Hemera
General:
Eight is two times four and a very stable number. It is about safety, firm anchoring and control and regulation. After turbulent times the stability of eight is very welcome and needed but stagnation is the other side of the coin.
If there is movement in the eight it tends to be below the surface.
I find it very interesting that in an octave the eighth and the last note is also the first note of the next octave (in the same key). So there is an element of rounding off and making a fresh start.
(source: K.Hamaker-Zondag:Tarot as a Way of Life)
Sweet Twilight eights:
The key words in the 8 of Chalices and the 8 of Swords seems to be stagnation, being stuck. Movement is restricted also in the 8 of Wands but the tree girl looks dreamy and maybe content. The 8 of Pentacles is more about just taking a pause and maybe starting in the next octave after a deserved rest. The ape doesn´t look too happy,though
I took a look at the Majors eight,too, and that is our Lady Justice. There is music (-going from one octave to the next!-) and there are certainly many of the more positive qualities of the eights: safety, control, regulation, order.
Eight is two times four and a very stable number. It is about safety, firm anchoring and control and regulation. After turbulent times the stability of eight is very welcome and needed but stagnation is the other side of the coin.
If there is movement in the eight it tends to be below the surface.
I find it very interesting that in an octave the eighth and the last note is also the first note of the next octave (in the same key). So there is an element of rounding off and making a fresh start.
(source: K.Hamaker-Zondag:Tarot as a Way of Life)
Sweet Twilight eights:
The key words in the 8 of Chalices and the 8 of Swords seems to be stagnation, being stuck. Movement is restricted also in the 8 of Wands but the tree girl looks dreamy and maybe content. The 8 of Pentacles is more about just taking a pause and maybe starting in the next octave after a deserved rest. The ape doesn´t look too happy,though
I took a look at the Majors eight,too, and that is our Lady Justice. There is music (-going from one octave to the next!-) and there are certainly many of the more positive qualities of the eights: safety, control, regulation, order.