Pentacles Overview and the Two of Pentacles
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Ordinary
riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are
infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.
Oscar Wilde
Pentacles Overview
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Two of Pentacles
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The pop star Madonna said we're living in a material world.
I don't necessarily agree with this conveyance, but I do
know the Tarot pentacles are a glimpse into the world of
material & physical matters.
All of the four categories of the Tarot are equally
important. However, the pentacles tend to grab our attention
because these represent what has become manifest in the
physical world
Many Tarot scholars place the pentacles as the last suit in
the ordering of the Tarot deck because they are the result
of the elements brought about by executing elements of the
other suits.
In other words, emotion (cups), thought (swords), and
spirit/creativity (wands) brings about a culmination of
events that manifest themselves in our physical (pentacle)
reality.
Not all of us may be living in Madonna's material world, but
we can agree that all of us are most certainly subjects and
objects of the physical plane.
The scope of the Tarot pentacles spans across everything
physical you can conceptualize. Here are the physical issues
of the pentacles:
* Health
* Money
* Homestead
But we know that everything about the Tarot is
multi-dimensional, so we know there are much deeper meanings
to the Tarot pentacles than just materialism.
I would encourage you to spread out the suit of pentacles
before you in order. Observe these 14 cards in earnest. They
will begin to tell you a story of balance and goodness that
is wrought by our own actions.
The pentacles serve as a taproot of the Tarot deck. Your
observations of this suit will take you to the richest
reaches of the earth where immeasurable gifts are found.
While gazing at your suit of pentacles, contemplate the
deeper meanings this facet of the Tarot has to offer you,
such as:
# Faith
# Charity
# Bounty
# Equality
# Generosity
# Reciprocity
# Appreciation
# Dedication
# Groundedness
# Responsibility
# Determination
Pretty heavy-hitting concepts, aren't they? Did these
concepts occur to you while gazing at the Tarot pentacles?
What other deeper meanings come to your awareness? Write
these down, keep a little journal about your thoughts,
feelings and experiences with the pentacles. The more you
get to know the overall feeling of this suit, the better
your interpretations will be.
Refer to this chart while you continue to observe the
intricacies of this suit. What kind of associations can you
add? Do you agree with these associations? What would you
change?
| A.K.A.: | Discs, Coins |
| Symbolism: | Health, Wealth, Physical |
| Colors: |
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| Seasons: | Spring |
| Zodiac: | Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn |
| Elements: | |
| Realm: | Home & Hearth |
| Playing Card: | |
| Gender: | Female |
| Directions: | East |
The Tarot is an intensely personal mode of communication. Volumes have been written to help us interpret and clarify various meanings pertaining to it. However, ultimately you are the only interpreter who matters. Therefore, associations and meanings are your prerogative.
There are many examples to draw upon when relating these deeper meanings (above listed) to the pentacles. The prime example here is nature itself. All of these elements can be found in nature, and this is the backbone of the pentacles message.
Nature is a vast web of generosity, bounty, and balance. Look around at the simplest wonders in our physical world: A tree, flower, a blade of grass. Their very existence is the purest expression of generosity.
Nature is a cornucopia filled with gifts of grace. To use the ?reap as we sow? analogy, we as humans have the ability to enhance these gifts by properly sowing our seeds in fertile soils and tending to them diligently.
Among your Tarot pentacle associations of health, wealth, and physical properties, also consider the deeper meanings provided by the earth and nature itself.
Two of Pentacles
Tarot Card Meaning
Some keywords for the Two of Pentacles Tarot Card Meaning:
- Flow
- Trust
- Travel
- Motion
- Balance
- Well-being
- Preparation
- Utilizing skill
- Combination
- Contemplation
- Thought before action
At the heart of the Two of Pentacles is the feeling of flexibility. Pentacles represent the element of earth. Within this suit's realm, our attention is drawn to grounding effects, and matters of a physical nature.
However, the this card purposefully reveals an ethereal quality. We see this in the woozy water waves that undulate in the background the card.
Further, we see the prominent lemniscate (infinity symbol) wrapped around each of the Pentacles.
The physicality of Pentacles (stability, earth) juxtaposed with the more intangibles of water and the infinite is a clear message of combination and unification on an energetic level.
When the 2 of Pentacles shows up in a reading, it is a calling to:
- Strike a balance
- Travel beyond the conventional to reach your goals
- Consider the infinite channels of energy that provide you well-being
- Root yourself in your mission statement while trusting in the flow of your higher purpose to transport you
These points are the cause for that pensive look on our character's face in the Two of Pentacles card. He is contemplating the vehicles that will move him to his greatest, most balanced, and longest lasting reward.
A few symbol meanings on for the Two of Pentacles card:
Lemniscate: The lemniscate (also known as the
infinity symbol) is a geometrical represetation of the
endless and eternal nature of energy. Energy cannot be
created or destroyed, it simply continues on forever in
motion. The symbol meanings of this emblem serve to remind
us of the infinite nature of our spirit, as well as our
thoughts. When this symbol comes to our attention it may be
a message that we should consider the consequences of our
thoughts and deeds - the effects of which can be infinite.
See other cards with the lemniscate here.
Ship: Yes, of course ship symbol meanings deal with
travel and journey's. However a commonly overlooked factor
is the medium upon which they sail - water - it deals with
the deeper levels of the psyche and the subconscious. When
Ships sail across your vision in a reading, take into
consideration where your thoughts (psyche) are traveling -
what kind of baggage (cargo) are you carrying around, and
are you charting (navigating) out the best course for your
thoughts and emotions?
View cards with ships here.
Some questions the Two of Pentacles ask us:
- Am I prepared for the journey I'm taking?
- What are my upper-most thoughts, and how are the affecting my path?
- How can I use my skills to navigate to my desires?
Personal note:
When I see this card in a reading I'm drawn in by the cross
at the center of the lemniscate.
In most card renditions, this cross meets at the character's heart chakra. This is a symbolic, intuitive "hit" indicating whatever is at the heart of the querent's request also hold the solution to his/her conflict.
Within that ribbon of infinite energy is a connection point that launches motion. It is within the crux of the matter (the contrast or conflict) where we find our launching pad for achievement.
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