Monster Girl October Tarot Day 7: The demoness Putana as the 6 of Pentacles card
Putana was a demoness who disguised herself as a beautiful woman and offered to care for the infant god Krishna. In actuality, she had poisoned her milk so that she could kill the baby Krishna when breastfeeding him. Krishna drank the poisoned milk, but also sucked out Putana's life force simultaneously, killing her in the process. The Six of Pentacles card is about giving, sharing, and generosity. Putana was a good example of using the guise of generosity to try to kill (although she was ultimately unsuccessful, she is sometimes thought of as a foster mother of Krishna anyway!)

















