by estellew | Aug 7, 2015 | Minor Arcana, Pentacles, Tarot
Known also as the Lord of Material Works, and aligned with Mars in Capricorn, the Three of Pentacles represents commitment to your stated desire, willingness to invest effort in the knowledge that it will be rewarded and respect for your abilities. Mars is energy and drive, while Capricorn brings focus and achievement to the mix. This card advises that if you bring your whole being to the task at hand - your body, mind and spirit - that you will achieve what you are striving towards. It will take effort however, but you have the skills and drive to make it a reality. There are constructive gains indicated by this card, and yet it is not the end of the story. Any success or achievement you experience now is merely the foundations of a more long term success and stability. You are on the road to creating something that in time you will look back on with pride and a sense of having earned what you have accomplished. Since hard work and dedication are required, make sure what you are dedicating your energy to has heart and meaning for you. When you love your work it is not work. When you would willingly do your work and not be paid a penny for it, then you are getting the idea. I am not saying you should work for free, far from it, but since this card requires true dedication without having your eye on the clock or on your paycheck, then it is worth doing work that you know makes a difference and is a credit to you. Be...
by estellew | Aug 7, 2015 | Minor Arcana, Pentacles, Tarot
The Four of Pentacles is the Lord of Power and it carries the energy of the Sun in Capricorn. It refers to earthly power, character and security. Sun in Capricorn brings consolidation, focus on security and status, and can also be fear of loss of financial security. There is much energy spent on acquiring material power, financial gain and long term security as well as how one's social standing can provide all of these. Certainly this period of time heralds a more secure period in your life where you are able to create material foundations that will ensure your comfort and stability and you will have some peace of mind where perhaps uncertainty reigned before. There is hard work and dedication that you have focused on to get you to this place, and perhaps you have also made sacrifices to ensure and secure your position as it is now. But along with this comes a certain degree of unease and fear of losing what you have built up so diligently. This may cause you to cling to behaviours that really serve to stop your growth - life is risk, and when fear stops us from taking even the smallest risks there is stagnation and eventually boredom. There is also a danger of putting too much emphasis on material concerns, and neglecting important matters such as relationships with others and finding joy in your everyday life. The energy of this card is fixed and quite serious and so it warns against being too caught up in acquisition of power and status, since the equally important aspects of a balanced life...
by estellew | Aug 7, 2015 | Minor Arcana, Pentacles, Tarot
Known also as the Lord of Earthly Power, and aligned with the Sun in Capricorn, the Four of Pentacles represents power and manifestation. The Sun is the centre of the ego, and in earthy Capricorn it bestows material confidence, responsibility and resourcefulness. It is also concerned with knowing your limits, and setting appropriate boundaries which are the road to your success in material concerns. It can also warn against being too guarded with your resources - to keep the energies flowing with your material resources, then you need to appreciate that what you want to increase has to be allowed to flow through you, and not be hoarded. With that in mind, this time is a time of financial increase and a promise of future comfort and improved material circumstances. This card advises you to be a good custodian of resources, and to ensure they grow to ensure your future comfort. T raditionally this card can indicate a promotion at work or consolidation of a career move that results in more income over time - it is not a momentous increase but you can expect a degree of security which helps you in terms of long range planning. In terms of health, this card warns against too much rigidity and clinging on to what you perceive as security, because this rigidity does not allow life to flow - when life does not flow as it is meant to, then there is a termination of the ability to learn by experience, and whatever in nature does not grow will atrophy and eventually cease to be. Therefore be aware of a...
by estellew | Aug 7, 2015 | Minor Arcana, Pentacles, Tarot
Known also as the Lord of Material Trouble and aligned with Mercury in Taurus, the Five of Pentacles represents fears relating to survival and events which affect our financial security that seemingly are out of our control. The number Five introduces instability and uncertainty to matters, and the Suit of Pentacles refers to material security and also to the body and health. Communication, symbolised by Mercury, seems to be stifled when in the sign of the solid, immovable Taurus. The road away from this impasse is to foster clear and open communication with those from whom you need co-operation the most. Traditionally this card refers to theft and losses, and if this is your experience then it is a sign that you are not acknowledging and allowing your inner wealth to flow. If you believe in scarcity and lack, then you will find evidence for it in the outside world and unfortunately there are always those around who will play out this role for you and prove you right. It is a time when spiritual lack will be reflected in material lack, and the normal optimism that can normally be mustered seems to have disappeared. Energy is low, dreams are lost and faith seems like a fruitless task. If you think of this time as a dip in energies and a low point, then you also know that the pendulum will swing up again, and soon. Energy can not wallow in the depths for long, by its nature it must be on the upswing again. There may be temporary hardships, so do not enter into any new or binding arrangements...
by estellew | Aug 7, 2015 | Minor Arcana, Pentacles, Tarot
Aligned with the Moon in Taurus, the Six of Pentacles indicates success and transformation, material gains and being in a position to share your resources with others. This card is also known as "The Lord of Material Success". The Moon represents intuition, cyclical changes and a deep satisfaction and awareness, while Taurus offers accomplishment, productivity and tangible benefits. You have been working hard and now is the time to reward yourself, so that you are willing and able to carry on building and growing what you have begun. This card tells you that by experiencing and sharing gratitude, you will experience emotional riches as well, which have been somewhat lacking lately. Money withheld and gifts will now flow to you as this Six is a card of kindness and generosity. Balance is restored and the Universe provides to those who know how to ask - not with pleading, a sense of lack, a demand for one's entitlement, but with grace, gratitude and faith that there is always enough. Help is offered from high places, so be on the lookout for this over the next six weeks. The lesson in this card is that through discipline, flexibility, striving from the heart, being authentic to yourself, communicating your desires clearly, and putting your passion and energy behind it all, you cannot but succeed. Your success will first be felt on a deep level, a knowing in your core self, and only then will you begin to see the outward signs. What really motivates and inspires you? Therein lies the key to your true success! Image "Six of Pentacles" from Tarot of...
by estellew | Aug 7, 2015 | Minor Arcana, Pentacles, Tarot
The Seven of Pentacles is also the Lord of Success Unfulfilled, and is Takes on the energy of Saturn in Taurus and represents delayed results, further effort required and a reshuffling of priorities towards your true desires. Saturn is the Lord of Time and in Taurus the promise of tangible results, while quite probable, is also delayed somewhat. There is hard work, determination, practical skill and tenacity of course, but don't count your chickens just yet. And don't be tempted to give up for the promise of a quick fix. Sometimes, we come to a stage where everything we have worked so hard towards is finally within reach, and yet we hesitate. We asked earnestly for answers and were granted them and yet we still do not trust that we have been delivered of a solution. Or we suddenly realise that what we have asked for was someone else's dream and has little to do with the call of our own heart. There might be a taste of dust in the mouth, a sense that perhaps we fell short of asking for what would truly satisfy our desire and quench our yearning. This merely means that you either underestimated your ambition or the time it would take to realise it into reality. The Suit of Pentacles often relates too one's health and this card denotes feeling the benefits of past decisions that you have made in areas of diet, exercise and energy. If you have been lacking in these in discipline in these areas, then it is time to renew your commitment otherwise you may feel the effects of...
