Card of the Day for October 14 - Queen of Pentacles
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Attribution - Sagittarius/Capricorn Cusp (20 degrees Sag to 20 degrees Capricorn)
Winter Solstice, Yule, the asteroid
Ceres, the harvesting goddess.
The suit of Pentacles represents the
element earth. This is the suit through which we can appreciate
what we have been given and it shows how we experience the
external world.
Queens stand for both women who are actual people in your life and for different aspects of your personality. They are mother figures and mature women with personal power.
Queens demonstrate creativity, love
of nature, caring, fondness for children.
Rider-Waite Imagery
The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by Arthur Edward Waite (1911)
The face suggests that of a dark woman, whose qualities might be
summed up in the idea of greatness of soul; she has also the
serious cast of intelligence; she contemplates her symbol and may
see worlds therein.
Divinatory Meanings
Upright: Opulence, generosity, magnificence, security, liberty.
Reversed: Evil, suspicion, suspense, fear, mistrust.
Some Additional Meanings of the Lesser Arcana
Queen: Dark woman; presents from a rich relative; rich and happy
marriage for a young man. Reversed: An illness.
UPRIGHT
“Earth Mother”, the healer, the “witch” of the village.
Prosperity, wealth, security, luxury, comfort.
Fertility.
Physical competence, common sense.
Generous in praise but has high
standards.
Natural homemaker.
Domesticity.
Security-minded.
Demonstrating love by caring for someone physically.
Arts, crafts, decorating.
Reliable, practical.
Skillful and industrious.
Steady employment.
The good things in life.
She is never lazy and is intolerant
of laziness in others.
This Queen is thoughtful, intelligent, creative and charitable. She can take a long time to make a decision and can appear moody or dismal while she is contemplating what to do. She is good at business, at gardening and is good with children – even those that are not her own.
She represents the harvest after much
labour, the acquisition of wisdom and the prudent use of wealth.
She is also aware of time and looks at her pentacle with a sense
of melancholy for her youth, the growth of her children and the
passage of time.
REVERSED
Resistance o risk or change.
Disruptions in routine.
Demanding, selfish, self-absorbed.
A widow or divorcee hardened by tough
times.
An older woman left in a financial
mess with no support.
Chronic pain such as arthritis.
Someone who is clumsy though they try hard to master a skill.
Impatience with children or animals.
Compulsive.
Stubborn.
Liking things done your own way.
Narrow-minded.
Unimaginative.
Corrupt.
Rough, abrasive.
Suspicious and fearful.
Having a talent that you are not developing or using wisely.
Someone lazy, impractical, wasteful and irresponsible.
Self-indulgent.
Wanting others to take care of you
and pamper you with no effort from you.
1. Haindl
2. Celtici
3. Robin Wood
4. Morgan Greer
5. Victoria Regina
6. Gill