Monday, August 4, 2014

Ten of Pentacles

    The Ten of Pentacles represents a completion. Efforts that have been ongoing, possibly for more than one generation, come to fruit in a lasting way. There is a sense of maintaining an effort to stay in this place, recognizing that change happens, but the wealth, comfort, and well being will not be allowed to change. Generations that come are to recognize that it is important to keep their whole system, household, village, whatever all is kept and not to forget it is an effort to get there. This can be about sudden wealth like windfall or inheritance. Reversed is about losing longstanding efforts, or loss in a lasting way.
    In creation we have in the upper two circles a figure of great importance, but in lesser form. The centers of the circles in 9 and 10 make a small tree of life. This is manifested more so in a complete flower of life, but here in a lesser way. If we worked this another way it would complete a triangle. This way or the triangle produce a fifth harmonic bent in the long direction. These harmonics both gather larger energies, and vibrate more. In three dimensions, it adds a sphere either next to or directly opposite the previous one. I have not found the occult reason for this, but this is a natural chemical formation. It is fascinating that cards and mathematical drawings naturally depict the structures of nature.
    It is also interesting that while it completes several things in sacred form, it is smack in the middle of number lines. In the linear line we have 1,1,2,3,(4),5,(6),(7),8,(9),(10). The structures we have been working are all incomplete here.
    In spellwork this is like a completion of the growth of wealth. You could, for example, use it approaching the full moon for material growth, or gain in a career or skill. It is the energy used to obtain  culmination of effort, promotion, winning.
    So how are we like this card? Are we resting in the comfort of success? Have we done everything to bring our success about, and are moving into the results? Is it reversed and we are in stages of loss? This can also mean minor loss in order to be ready for major gain.

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