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Eight of Pentacles

Minor Arcana pentacles

Represents diligently working on a craft or skill.

Apprenticeship skill focus dedication craftsmanship.

✨ Upright Meaning

Dedication, hard work, mastery, attention to detail, repetitive work, training.

Perfectionism, shoddy work, lack of focus, obsession, rush job.

Focusing on refining a skill; a quiet, industrious period.

Apprenticeship, craftsmanship, becoming an expert; working hard and consistently.

Working hard on the relationship; attention to small details.

Dedicated work on fitness; slow, consistent progress in recovery.

Dedicated spiritual practice; mastering a spiritual discipline.

Reversed: Perfectionism, shoddy work, lack of focus, obsession, rush job.

Reversed work meaning - challenges or blockages in: apprenticeship, craftsmanship, becoming an expert; working hard and consistently.

Reversed love meaning - difficulties in: working hard on the relationship; attention to small details.

Reversed health meaning - caution regarding: dedicated work on fitness; slow, consistent progress in recovery.

Reversed spirituality - disconnection from: dedicated spiritual practice; mastering a spiritual discipline.