Oh, this is such a meaningful pattern, not a coincidence at all.

When a card attaches itself to a specific practice like this, the cards are often mirroring exactly where your growth edge is. Eight of Swords reversed is the release of self-imposed limitation - the moment you realize the ropes were never actually tied that tight.

Since you're doing shadow work specifically, it makes sense this card keeps whispering to you. It's not punishing you, it's confirming you're doing the work correctly. Trust that the repetition is encouragement, not a warning.

What beliefs have you been untangling lately? That might be exactly what the card keeps circling back to.

omg yes the hermit did this to me for a solid month during a period where i needed way more alone time than i was giving myself lol. cards definitely seem to latch on sometimes