My Time with the Knight of Pentacles
Okay, so let me tell you about this Knight of Pentacles character in the tarot deck. For ages, this card just kept popping up for me. Seriously, almost every time I pulled cards for myself about work or just getting stuff done, there he was. At first, I kinda rolled my eyes. Seemed like the most boring knight, right? Just sitting there on his horse, holding a coin, not really going anywhere fast.
I was going through a phase where I wanted everything yesterday. You know how it is? Got all these grand ideas, big plans. I wanted to launch this online thing, learn a new software, get super fit, all at once. And I wanted it to happen now. But the cards? They kept showing me this guy. The message felt like a slow, heavy sigh: “Dude, calm down. One step at a time.”
So, I decided to actually listen for a change, treat it like an experiment. What if I just tried being the Knight of Pentacles for a bit? I picked one project – just one – the online thing I mentioned. And I broke it down into really small, manageable steps. Like, ridiculously small.
- Monday: Research domain names.
- Tuesday: Choose a hosting provider.
- Wednesday: Write the ‘About Me’ page draft.
- Thursday: Edit the ‘About Me’ page.
- Friday: Look at website templates.
Stuff like that. Felt tedious, honestly. Like I was moving through thick mud. Some days I just wanted to chuck the list and do something exciting. I’d pull a card again, hoping for some action, maybe the Knight of Wands? Nope. Often, it was him again. Staring back at me. Patient. Steady.
Sticking to the Plan
It was a real grind. I had to force myself to just do the next small thing on the list. No skipping ahead. No trying to do five steps in one day because I suddenly felt motivated. Just follow the plan. Consistency, that was the keyword ringing in my head. Show up, do the work, doesn’t matter if it’s glamorous or not.
I started documenting everything meticulously. Kept a simple log of what I did each day for the project. Not for anyone else, just for me. Seeing the list grow, even with tiny tasks ticked off, started to feel… good? It wasn’t exciting, not like a sudden breakthrough. It was more like building something solid, brick by boring brick.
There were days I messed up, got distracted, or just felt lazy. But the difference this time was, I didn’t scrap the whole thing. I just looked at the plan, saw where I was, and picked up the next task the following day. The Knight of Pentacles doesn’t beat himself up; he just gets back on the horse and plods on.
What Happened in the End
Well, guess what? Slowly, slowly, the online thing actually got built. It took way longer than my impatient self wanted, but it got done. And it was solid. No cut corners, no half-baked sections because I rushed. It actually worked.
Looking back, dealing with that Knight of Pentacles energy taught me something valuable. It’s not about being slow or boring. It’s about being reliable. It’s about the practical side of getting things done. You need the dreamers and the action heroes, sure, but you absolutely need someone to do the steady work day in, day out. Turns out, sometimes that someone has to be you.
So now, when that Knight shows up, I don’t groan anymore. Okay, maybe a little sigh sometimes. But mostly, I nod. It’s a reminder to check my foundations, focus on the process, and trust that steady effort pays off. It’s not glamorous, but man, it’s effective. That was my practical journey with him, just showing up and doing the work, step by step.
