#the pentacles

The Seven of Pentacles represents hard-won goals, rewards, cultivation, satisfaction, and perseverance. Reversed, it indicates aimlessness, waste, lack of clarity, lack of effort, and changed goals.

"A kind gentleman dressed in elegant earth-colored clothes of green and bronze appears to be showering poor children with six golden pentacles. [...] The six pentacles spill out from the man's generous hand and into children's outstreched ones. "

You may be like the wealthy man in this card, sharing your wealth and abundance with others. You have accumulated great wealth and are now in a position to offer financial assistance to those in need. You give generously through charitable donations, tithing or fundraising and enjoy the good feelings associated with helping others. Even if you are not financially wealthy, you offer up your time, energy, love and support to those who are in need, knowing it will be appreciated. Giving of your time or your wisdom is often just as spiritually fulfilling as giving away money or gifts, and the intangible gift of your presence is received just as well, if not better. There may be times when you wonder if you can truly afford to give generously to others – and the wise advice of the Six of Pentacles is to trust that every contribution you make is valued and will come back to you threefold.

You may have lived long enough in the darkness of the Five of Pentacles to be able to see the light. You are thinking about giving to charities or helping someone who could need your support and was in the same position you were before. The Six of Pentacles does not have to be about material gifts or money, it can also mean your time and presence.

If the card is showing you are one of the beggars, you could be receiving someone else’s charity. This could help you recover, so take the help - you will be able to repay the kindness in the future. You may also be able to find ways of becoming self-sufficient in the future. Despite this situation, you should be mindful that you should not become desperate or submissive during this time.

+Gifts, generosity, charity, donations, money, community, assistance, support, employment, sharing, kindness, wealth, prosperity, power, authority, control, investors, giving/receiving, gratitude, being valued, being well paid, rewards for hard work, fairness, equality

-Lack/abuse of generosity, abuse of power or position, gifts with strings attached, subservience, inequality, lack of charity, scams, fake charity, extortion, unemployment, lack of investment, underpaid, undervalued, bad debts, poor financial decisions, greed, meanness, gullibility, kiss-ass 

I actually made myself a tarot cheat sheet so I didn’t have to keep going online or using that little book to remember what the cards meant. Here’s a sample of my cheat sheet.

Major Arcana: Represents life lessons, karmic influences, and big archetypical themes that influence life and your soul’s journey to enlightenment. Calls to reflect on life lessons and themes being experienced at the time.

The Cups: Represents feelings, emotions, intuition, and creativity. Readings are about relationships and emotional connections and yourself and others.

The Pentacles: Represents finances, work, and material wealth. Readings are about career and financial wealth.

The Wands: Represents energy, passion, and motivation. Readings are about life purpose, spirituality, and new ideas.

The Swords: Represents thoughts, words, and actions, Readings are about communicating ideas, making decisions, and asserting power.

Upright: Card is presented right-side up.

Reversed: Card is presented upside down.