Readings
Two Cards
If you are trying to make a very important decision in your life and you don’t know which path to follow, if you are really doubtful about the consequences the crossroads tarot spread will help you to find your way.
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 Fool
UPRIGHT
Potential, beginnings, innocence, spontaneity
You are ready for changes. The Fool card is associated with new beginnings. Just like the young man, you are at the start of your journey and about to take your first step into the unknown. There is innocence energy in this card, and it shows that the changes ahead has a risk element or you are not sure about your decision. However, it might be correct time for a crazy leap of faith, even though it seems dangerous to you.
The Fool encourages you to leave your comfort zone behind and look for the new opportunities with a curious mind and excitement. Be ready to embrace the unknown and leave your worry and anxiety behind. It is time for new experiences and major changes in your life.
You don’t need anyone or anything to give you a direction. If you were searching for a sign, this is it!! Fool leaves behind his personal belongings and steps into unknown. Now it is time for you to do the same!
The Fool’s journey is full of potential and anything can happen. If you have self-doubt in this stage of your life, The Fool is your guide. Listen to your playful soul and let them guide you to unknown, trust that the Universe will support you and stay open for the surprises.
REVERSED
Recklessness, naive, close minded
The Fool reversed is urging you to check your viewpoint about your limits.
In the one hand, you may be limiting yourself, by thinking that you have not enough potential and skills to take a risk. Something is holding you back from moving forward. You are deceiving yourself by thinking that you already know the outcome and it is not worth to take any action and save this opportunity to yourself for now.
However, even if you don’t know what will happen next you can take this step forward and see what will come next. You can’t plan everything because Universe is full of unknown.
On the other hand, you may be acting recklessly and forgetting your past experiences. The Fool reversed may be suggesting you to act more carefully. You may love new adventures so much that, you are putting both yourself and others at risk. Try to look at the bigger picture and find a way to dive deeper to what you already have without loosing your playful energy.