As I mentioned at the outset, eight is an extraordinarily powerful number; it figures prominently amongst many world religions and cultures.
Thus:
The 8 is the great Karmic equalizer, a force that just as easily creates as it destroys. It balances the material and immaterial worlds.
The spiritual side of the 8 is practical, realistic and intelligent. On the material plane, it is focused on results, often in the form of money, yet does not care much about money for its own sake. It is not greedy, it sees money as a means not an end.
The number 8 in the Bible represents a new beginning, meaning a new order or creation, and man’s true ‘born again’ event when he is resurrected from the dead into eternal life.
Here’s a quick reference to the meaning of eight in the Western Tarot: cycles, infinity, fluidity, balance, success, intention, inspiration, revolution, opportunity, expansion, repetition, expression, perception, sustainability, and transcendence.
The number eight has played a significant role in my life for the last ten years.
Finally, here is stanza (viii):
torn corners & confetti (viii)
a poem in eight parts
by punkie
see how life circles
until the bitter end:
flesh clings to bones
blood courses through veins
thoughts skip to my lou
with plaques and tangles
denying past/present/future
in one last rueda dance.
© Susan Macaulay 2015. I invite you to share this link widely, but please do not reprint or reblog or copy and paste my poems into other social media without my permission. Thank you.
Really exceptional poetry. Wil you do a next post which includes all 8 and all of the pieces of confetti?
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Each section was beautiful. Would love to see it all together.
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Thanks ❤ and yes, I will post it in its entirety sometime soon.
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