First Decan Virgo
First Decan Virgo, Tarot Eight Pentacles, Earth, Prudence
First decan Virgo, Tarot Eight Pentacles and each of the Minor Arcana cards numbered Eight, express attributes of Hod, the eighth sphere on the QBL Tree of Life. whose title is Splendor,
Sephirothic Planetary Correspondence
The planetary correspondence of Hod is Mercury and each of the minor arcana cards, numbered “Eight”, exhibit this planet’s quality coloured by their corresponding elemental suit of fire, water, air or earth.
These four suits correspond to the four worlds of the QBL: Fire: Atziluth, Water: Briah, Air: Yetzirah and Earth: Assiah.
Astrological Decan Allocation
Tarot Eight Pentacles corresponds to the First decan of Virgo with Sol as its planetary attribution.
The combination of Virgo and the decan planetary attribute of Sol is summed up in the card’s title of Prudence.
Considerations
Prudence is the quality expressed by a Sun-Mercury combination under the influence of Earth.
Here, the focus is on the practical application of opportunities in everyday events and needs.
This approach focuses on scrutiny and caution. Virgo introduces a spiritual influence, often resulting in serenity and delicacy in the right circumstances.
This character of caution and moderation in all things material sometimes results in the loss of promising opportunities through a lack of enterprise. While industrious, there is a tendency to hoard. Additionally, skill and cunning are evident due to the strong Mercurial influence.
Personality Type
The Knight of Earth embodies qualities ideal for understanding and conveying the ancestral voice of this decan. This knight shows patience and a clear sense of direction in material pursuits.
Decan Signature
When we struggle to understand a minor arcana card, we should revisit our inner voice linked to the decan for clarity.
In this example of Eight Earth, the conjunction of major arcana cards Hermit and Sun, corresponding to Virgo and Sun, the specific signature of this decan will be projected through the personality type represented by the Knight of Earth whose elemental quality is Fire of Earth.
