Readings
Three Cards
The three card tarot spread is one of the oldest methods. You can get to the heart of your question with a simple three-card Tarot reading. In this spread, there are three different positions which can be changed by to your preference, Past – Present – Future (or Situation – Action – Outcome, Situation – Obstacle – Advice and etc.).
The meaning of the card you choose varies according to it’s position.
This opening provides a GENERAL perspective to the period you are in. Or you can evaluate the comments in the frame of your question.
King of Pentacles
Upright
Wealth, business, leadership, security, discipline, abundance
The King of Pentacles signifies wealth and economic safety. This King is a trusted provider; he uses his energy and determination to generate wealth for himself and loved ones. He is also a fatherly and protective character who gives people guidance and understanding, particularly in topics related to work and properties.
When the King of Pentacles card shows up, you are assured and prosperous at drawing and maintaining resources. While identifying possibilities for extension and benefit, you have self-control and power to handle your money and reinvest it intelligently.
The appearance of the King of Pentacles symbolizes that you are the great business owner and can turn your idea into something physical. When you connect yourself to your imagination, you create tremendous achievement and money come effortlessly to you. You do not strive to obtain your needs any longer like the Page and the Knight card.
The King of Pentacles often symbolizes the final realization of a duty. You have accomplished great things through great diligence and can definitely say that you accomplished your goal.
The King of Pentacles understands that a planned and continuous working will guide you to completion. Proceed this way rather than trying new methods of doing tasks. You should not practice any more ventures.
Reversed
Financially inept, obsessed with wealth and status, stubborn
The reversed King of Pentacles urges you to check your association with physical abundance and money. You may draw large amounts of money however you may not be handling your wealth properly. You need to improve your control so you can preserve it for your future while still appreciating the results of your hard work.
Or maybe you are placing money before everything else, badly affecting your connections and happiness. If this resonates, observe the greater influence of your passion with money. Is it helping you and supporting your essential priorities in life, or do you need to shift your approach?
In some instances, the reversed King of Pentacles pictures someone who is very determined and firm. Has life become so foreseen and regular that you are feeling somehow stuck in it? Being settled is great, however, you should let yourself be spontaneous and do something unusual sometimes. You should not be so serious and solid all of the time.
Eight of Pentacles
Upright
Apprenticeship, repetitive tasks, mastery, skill development
The Eight of Pentacles is a card of ability and mastery. When this card appears in a Tarot reading, you are working vigorously to develop your abilities and become a leader at what you do. You may have recently replaced your work, study or economic conditions, and now you are utilizing your pure energy and strength to master the new profession that you are studying. You are busy and you are connecting yourself completely to whatever is at the core of your attention.
The Eight of Pentacles may symbolize additional training in order to sharpen your skills. You know that it will demand a lot of focus and commitment to your education, but you are ready to work hard. You are prepared for the route towards becoming a leader in your preferred field.
Furthermore, the Eight of Pentacles implies you are working away at the more precise aspects of your life, attempting to continuously develop your position. You may be troubled with your current situation, and you know you need to make some significant modifications in your life to improve your overall comfort. This card is a good sign that you are started to make those adjustments. Overall, this is a very accomplishing and principled energy that is already in your life.
The Eight of Pentacles is a message to continue doing what you are doing as it will ultimately guide to prosperity. It may not be as obvious as you wish but results are revealing that you are in the true path.
If you find this card in a reading and are not involved in the active pursuance of your purposes, question what you could create to make your life better.
Reversed
Self-development, perfectionism, misdirected activity
The reversed Eight of Pentacles can show up in a Tarot reading when you are dedicated to personal development. You are very disciplined when it comes to your ideas and actions, and you are committed to becoming the greatest version of yourself. You are willing to do things repeatedly until you see outcomes with your health and overall happiness.
Alternatively, the reversed Eight of Pentacles may symbolize that you are focused on achieving completion, however, it causes damage more than help. You lose perception of the bigger picture because of focusing on small details.
The reversed Eight of Pentacles implies that you are working very laboriously, but you can’t get the result you were longing. You’re seeming frustrated and exhausted by the lack of progress instead. It is time to evaluate whether you are really concentrated on the best things, or if you need to change your focus to bring your actions back in arrangement with your larger purposes.
The Star
Upright
Hope, faith, purpose, renewal, spirituality
As the Star is next card after the Tower in the Tarot, it comes as a fresh start after a time of destruction and turbulence. You have endured many challenges and freed yourself from any limiting beliefs that were previously holding you back. No matter what life sends you, you know that you are always united to the loving energy of Divine. You hold a new sense of self, new gratitude for your Essence.
The Star brings refreshed hope and a feeling that you are truly blessed by the Universe. You are entering a peaceful phase in your life with a more deep knowledge of both yourself and the people around you. This is a time of meaningful personal growth and progress as you are now ready to receive the many graces of the Universe.
With the Star card, anything is possible and the magic is moving around you. Allow yourself to dream and to aspire in any way possible so you can touch the stars.
You may also want to rediscover meaning and direction in your life. You are making some important differences in your life, transforming yourself to the new you and, in doing so, you are producing about a fresh viewpoint. This is a great spiritual journey that will renew your inner vitality.
The Star also suggests an overflowing spirit. You want to share your resources with others to help change their lives. You have an open heart, and you now want to share the blessings you gained so that other people may benefit.
Reversed
Lack of faith, despair, self-trust, disconnection
The reversed Star card can suggest that you’ve lost belief and hope. You may be feeling defeated by life’s difficulties right now and asking why you are being put through this. You may be desperately questioning the Universe to give you some release but can’t see how the Divine is on your side. Take a moment to ask yourself what life lesson is in the situation, and how this is beneficial to you but is not a punishment.
Often, the reversed Star is a test of faith. When confronted with a challenging situation, you can either disintegrate like the Tower or stand strong in your faith that the Divine is everywhere. You will also learn how to trust not only in the Universe but also in yourself. Divine flows through you, and when you have confidence in yourself, you allow the Divine to radiate through.
The Star reversed also reveals that you are uninspired with life or parts of your life (for example, work, love, projects, etc.). Perhaps you began with great enthusiasm, but you are now finding yourself overwhelmed by day-to-day routines that are dull. In career readings, this card is particularly suitable when you feel detached from the work you do and question if it’s time to make a change. Try to connect to what is truly meaningful to you again. Adjust your life with this goal, and you will find new sources of inspiration.
The reversed Star urges you to take time for nourishment on a deeply spiritual level. Your energy resources may be exhausted, so rather than forcing yourself further, make time just for you.