8 of Pentacles in the tarot

Pentacles in the tarot represents the earth; being grounded and centered, focused and not scattered. I like this suite the best since it is that part of me that is the least developed. I tend not to be aware of my surroundings, not very observant at all, though getting somewhat better at it as I get older....at least in my opinion, however some of my friends may not agree with that statement.

I am sort of a global type thinker, good at seeing the big picture and even good at ideas, but it is in the working things out, the nitty gritty that causes me trouble. I find it tiring to do detail work but also it is very fulfilling and when I actually do it, I feel very good and grounded, centered.

The 8 of pentacles for me is the simple art of learning by doing one thing at a time without any rush and when finished then going on to something else.....now for me that can be a challenge for sure. There is a part of me, the inferior function in Jungian typology that needs to be developed if I am to become a more integrated person and that part is the sensate function which is represented by the pentacles suite in the tarot. I think it is also in the inferior function that we make contact with the divine, or perhaps give the divine an entrance into our lives since it is in weakness that I am often reminded of my need for grace in my life.

In writing I am finding out that I need to spend more time focusing on the details of my writing and trying to learn something about it one thing at a time or one thought at a time. I re-read some of my post in my other blogs "talking to myself" and "debate" and was faced with the fact that I am not a very good writer and need to ground myself more in the present when I write. I was tempted to redo all of them but came to the conclusion that it is better to leave it and then sometime in the future I can compare my old writings with my new and see if there is any change or improvement.

One thing about being grounded and focused is that I need to make writing an end in itself and not worry about how I am coming across since that would again cause me to become unfocused. When I first began to write I had trouble putting down all the thoughts I had on any one subject since I had trouble slowing down enough to simply put one thought at a time and then developing a post; still having trouble but it is much easier and hopefully it will become easier as time goes by.

peace
mitch