THE ACE OF PENTACLES
"The Root of the Powers of the Earth"
Taurus – Virgo - Capricorn
DESCRIPTION AND SYMBOLISM
Against a grey sky, a golden pentacle is offered in the palm of a radiant hand that emerges from a cloud and appears suspended in mid air amidst the beauty of a sheltered garden setting. Lilies grow in the lawn below and a golden road leads to a distant mountaintop that is framed by an opening in a flowering hedge. The Ace of Pentacles symbolizes the root force and creative potential of the Earth element. It is the matrix from which the potential of the Earth energy emerges and expands into the suit of Pentacles.
ASTROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
The suit of Pentacles relates to the earth signs of the Zodiac: Taurus (the material basis of our self), Virgo (the harvest of our material self) and Capricorn (the practical expression of our material self). Pentacles express our relationship with money, business, and the material aspect of life, our worldly status and security and how our spiritual purpose interacts with our material life.
SUGGESTED INTERPRETATIONS
When Appearing Upright in a Reading
A time of material success and prosperity is emerging. Your personal, social and financial situation will improve. This is a card of golden advantage. It is a time to move forward with your plans as there is a high probability of achieving success.
When Appearing Reversed in a Reading
Events will not go your way. Your plans may come undone. A time of want may befall you. Greed has taken control of your life and if you don’t alter your path it will be your undoing.
THE TREE OF LIFE
“The Crown”
The Powers of the Earth does not refer to the natural laws governing physical matter but to the elements of our earthly experience in the world of human society and the material aspects of our personal lives. How well we mesh our material success with our spiritual development shapes the path of our destiny as human individuals.