Frel & Mel - Episode 2 - "Mel Gets a Proposal"
Some explanation -
The tradition calls the 8
'Embracer Of All Harmonies' and
'Safety'. It is literally a CUBE ~ safe, stable, and balanced.
On my 'square model' diagram, we can see this visually represented. The 7 launches us up on our ascent toward the 10. Once launched the 8 is on a coasting flight on the 'straight and narrow' It ascends by its own momentum, effortlessly, but has little option to do otherwise.
The Eight of Batons combines the Earth of the Baton, and the Water of the Eight, giving us a
Melancholic-Phlegmatic nature (industrious but complaisant). The common 'power' here is Cold. The Aristotelian tradition describes Cold as uniting, joining, relating, undiscriminating, sympathetic, stable, enduring and slow.
So, I would judge the prospective job to be agreeable, a slower pace, a more sympathetic work environment, less competitive, and better job security. But the danger of the Eight of Batons is in getting too comfortable and never challenging yourself to get out of the comfort-zone.
The Pythagoreans called the 9,
'Limitation', 'Final Limit', 'That Which Brings Completion', 'The Near Perfect', 'Shortcoming', and
'Failure'.
Look again at the 'square model'. Using a rocket launch allegory again, the coasting flight ascent of the 8 comes to a halt at the 9. If our flight trajectory was good, and our rocket clears that corner, the 9 will be 'what brings completion' and we will have arrived at the 10. If we are off however, we will fall back down to earth. It is that 'last hurdle'. Even if we have jumped all the previous hurdles, if we trip on the last one, we fail.
The Nine of Batons combines the Earth of Batons and the Air of the 9. Earth and Air are opposites and share no common power. The Batons are mildly malefic, so the unifying of these opposites proves laborious. This card shows a situation where tension is high, you can see your goal, but reaching it will require great effort.
Hence, I judged the current job as intense, stressful, with a more competitive environment, but with the opportunity for advancement, but failure is also possible.
sravana said:
Hell, I'd marry ya!
More later..
Well first you'll have to pass Mel's detailed inspection.. and
then you meet mama.