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ok so ive been doing shadow work readings for the past month or so and the eight of pentacles reversed has shown up like 5 times now
im starting to wonder if theres something specific im supposed to be working through here. like am i avoiding putting in the work on something? or is it about perfectionism??
the weird thing is i feel like ive been really productive lately so idk why this card keeps coming up in shadow context
anyone else get this card a lot in shadow work? what did it mean for you
omg yes!! i kept getting this one too when i was doing inner child work
for me it turned out to be about how i learned as a kid that my worth was tied to being 'useful' and productive. the reversed 8 of pents was basically saying 'stop equating your value with your output'
idk if that resonates but something to think about maybe?
in shadow work i usually read 8 of pents rx as either workaholism hiding from deeper issues OR the opposite - avoiding the real internal work by staying busy with surface stuff
like sometimes we throw ourselves into being productive so we dont have to sit with uncomfortable feelings
found this thread while searching for the exact same thing lol
what tarot_tea said about staying busy with surface stuff really clicked for me. i was doing all these "productive" things but it was basically avoidance behavior?? like reorganizing my whole apartment instead of journaling about the actual hard stuff
the 8 of pents rx basically called me out on it. now i try to check in before i start a task - am i doing this because it needs doing or because i dont want to sit with my thoughts
oh wow this thread hit me hard lol
i kept getting 8 of pentacles reversed in my shadow work too and i was like "but im literally grinding 24/7 what more do you want from me??"
turns out thats exactly the point. i was using "productivity" as an excuse to never sit with my feelings. like oh i cant journal tonight i have to finish this project... oh i cant meditate i have too much to do
once i actually forced myself to take a whole day off with zero plans it was honestly terrifying?? like i didnt know what to do with myself. and thats when i realized the busyness was the avoidance
the card stopped showing up after that. now when it pops up reversed i take it as a gentle nudge to slow down and check if im actually doing meaningful work or just keeping busy to avoid sitting with myself
omg the 'feeling productive but the card says otherwise' thing hit me hard
i think for me pentacles reversed in shadow work was pointing at how i stay busy to avoid actually sitting with uncomfortable feelings. like technically getting stuff done but using it as a distraction??
once i noticed that pattern things started shifting for me a lot
ok so i've been sitting with everything you all said and i think i finally get it
the thing about productivity as avoidance really hit me. i realized i've been throwing myself into all these tasks and projects because it FEELS like growth but i've been completely avoiding the deeper stuff - like, why do i need to stay busy in the first place?
turns out there's some old stuff around feeling like i'm only valuable when i'm producing things. the shadow work was literally pointing at that the whole time and i kept missing it lol
once i started actually sitting with that (instead of immediately picking up the next project), the card stopped showing up. did a reading yesterday and it wasn't there at all
so yeah. thank you all seriously. sometimes you need people outside your own head to see what's staring you in the face 💜
found this thread searching for the exact same thing lol. did a shadow work spread last week and got 8 of pents reversed twice in one sitting
the productivity-as-avoidance thing everyone mentioned is hitting different for me rn. gonna sit with it instead of immediately starting a new project like i normally would
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