Eight is
the number of vibration. All the conflicting, confusing energies
of the seven have been mastered and unified into alignment. This
vibration can be very subtle, but it is there in all things.
It is the life force present in everything, though it may vibrate
at a higher or lower level.
Eight is
even and yin, it collects inward. We see this in the way the
Eight brings together the conflicting energies of the seven.
In response to the erratic seven, the eight is even and steady.
There is a vibrant stillness to it's response.
In the seven,
we mastered the self (Chariot) in that we came to consciousness
of our Selves. In the Eight we apply this awareness to all things,
all activities, refining our sense of integration with the Universe.
The seven showed us the light at the end of the tunnel. The eight
has us happily walking down the path.
The Eight
is 4 times 2, duality added to the reason of the 4. The eights
encompass reason and non-reason. In the Star card (17 reduces
to 8) we see the vibrant stillness of the eight as the clarity
given to us after the Tower. In the Strength card, this vibration
is the roar of the lion, great and terrible. But underneath that
roar is the stillness of the Woman who helps him to speak.
We see the
duality of vibration and the stillness in the physical world.
There is a stability in the eight that's moving. We are now used
to moving, having mastered it in the seven and can now move without
wasting a lot of energy. We can move and be still at the same
time.
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Giving
Voice Exercise |
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Look around
your house and pick up to eight different items. Take a moment
with each item and pay attention to it. What does it feel like?
What does it do?
For each
item, imagine what it would say if it could talk. Describe the
voice for each item. Ask the item a question and hear it answer.
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Stillness
Exercise |
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Go to a place
where you can really move around a lot. Perhaps the gym or your
backyard.
Move around
and make as much noise as you can for a few seconds. Jump up
and down. Hoot and hollar. Move as quickly as you can (without
hurting yourself). Wave your arms about.
And stop.
Stop suddenly and completely. What do you hear? What do you see?
What does it feel like to suddenly be still?
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Movement
Exercise |
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List up to
eight times in your life when you were on the move. Maybe you
moved from one house to another. Or maybe you went on a trip.
Maybe you moved into or out of a relationship. Have you ever
made a leap of faith? Jumped to a conclusion? Or got out of a
situation?
All of these
are examples of moving.
Relate each
move to one of the Tarot Eights. Did any particular Eight come
up more than the others? Did any not come up at all?
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