Eric13 Posted November 18, 2019 Posted November 18, 2019 Using the Tarot Of The Bohemians... Ah, the 8 of Pentacles, Craftsmanship, To me this could also mean, Time is your friend. Or, learn to live in the moment, savor every second. I wonder what else this could mean to other readers...
CuppaTea Posted November 24, 2019 Posted November 24, 2019 To me, this particular card looks like sharing your gifts with others, but I wonder why the man watching her doesn't look pleased and proud. He looks worried, which gives me a different feel altogether.
TheBabelite Posted November 26, 2019 Posted November 26, 2019 To me this card says "a possession given away is more valuable than one hoarded". I'm also in agreement with @CuppaTea though. Maybe it could mean passing things on to the "newer generation", whether that be students, newbies, or kids.
Aaryn Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 (edited) This is such an interesting variation of the Eight of Pentacles. When I look at the doll the girl is carrying, it contrasts sharply with the other dolls on display - it's got more of a traditional look, and it's certainly dressed more brightly than the other dolls (a Pearl of Great Price). If one isn't into watching dolls being made/remade by hand on YouTube, those videos are still excellent demonstrations of how long it takes to make a doll's head, then a doll's body, then a doll's clothes. The man in the shop may have worked consistently for consecutive months before it was ready. But this beautifully handcrafted doll is a doll and it's meant to played with and loved by children; play is inherently in the doll's design. It's not enough just to work hard on something; that beautiful thing is no good if it's not shared with others. The light in the store above the dollmaker's head and the lantern outside the store make wonder if he won't come to this realization that he has made the right choice in giving/selling this doll that he spent so much time on. The decision to draw the dollmaker with a worried expression as opposed to a contented/satisfied expression is an interesting one indeed. Edited November 27, 2019 by Aaryn
Grizabella Posted November 28, 2019 Posted November 28, 2019 Isn't this the 8 of Pentacles from the Bohemian Gothic?
Raggydoll Posted November 28, 2019 Posted November 28, 2019 To me that looks like the scene from Gremlins where the shop owner realizes that his assistant (or was it his grandchild? Can’t remember!) had done the forbidden thing and sold someone a mogwai.... 😁 (and yes, it’s from the bohemian gothic deck)
Eric13 Posted December 5, 2019 Author Posted December 5, 2019 I dont know if the doll maker has a look of concern because the girl might feed the doll after midnight or let it get wet, but a look of her reaction to his craftmanship. Does she think the doll is a real baby? What will others say about his doll?
Raggydoll Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 23 minutes ago, Eric said: I dont know if the doll maker has a look of concern because the girl might feed the doll after midnight or let it get wet, but a look of her reaction to his craftmanship. Does she think the doll is a real baby? What will others say about his doll? I had to take a look in my bohemian gothic app to see what the guidebook says. Here is a snippet So in that case the doll maker might have a look of anxious anticipation (“will it work or not”). I love how Karen and Alex got so creative with their takes on the cards 😊
Eric13 Posted December 5, 2019 Author Posted December 5, 2019 They are good at these details while maintaining the essence of the RWS deck which this deck seems to be strongly influenced by. Is that app free? @Raggydoll
xTheHermitx Posted December 6, 2019 Posted December 6, 2019 just off the top of my head...one glance at the card... I don't know why, but I immediately got a vibe like The Fool....she is outside of the shop, looking down at the doll, seemingly content, and/or oblivious (?) to what lies ahead. The doll is representing a new life, and all of what that entails: the good, the bad, the love, the fear. The girl is only focused on the "newness", or present. She is also "out in the unprotected world" , representing the naiveté of youth but the man inside can see the future ahead of her and is concerned. He is in the safety of the shop, representing the safety of wisdom and age. The lantern of knowledge is on the threshold of the doorway. Her back is to it, but he is facing it. Funny that in a way, they are both ignoring it...she has forgotten it, and is not aware of it, and the man is looking past it, or maybe using the knowledge to "light the way" also, the doll is not "alive" yet, and I wonder if that is representative of the girl living in or creating a fantasy of her own.... hoping for something to happen... or maybe I am just crazy
Raggydoll Posted December 6, 2019 Posted December 6, 2019 7 hours ago, Eric said: They are good at these details while maintaining the essence of the RWS deck which this deck seems to be strongly influenced by. Is that app free? @Raggydoll I was able to get it as free trial on AppStore. When the trial was over I could still access the entire guidebook not just use the function where you do digital readings (and I’ve never used that anyway, it was the guidebook I was after). I believe it’s not free for android but that it’s still cheap. So go check it out!
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