January 26, 2010 - The Two of Pentacles

The man of the Two of Pentacles deftly juggles two coins. He does so deftly, easily, with a dance in his step. He can juggle all the irons in his fire and is glad to do so. He has the tools and the talents.

When the Two of Pentacles comes up in a reading, he is telling you that you too have the tools and the talents. All those thing's you're juggling? A piece of cake. Yeah you want to make sure if you can deftly handle three and four things, and maybe with a push, five and six, that you don't take on too much, lest all your coins fall.

The Two of Pentacles is a card of balance. It reminds us to be flexible, supple. It is not a card of barrel through but deftly doing what needs to be done, stopping, moving forward, darting left, darting right. The ships behind speak of the ups and downs of life, in this case easily navigated. We can do it and sometimes you just need that little reminder. According to Joan Bunning at learntarot.com writes that this card is a also one of fun, laughter, and good times. It can also indicate the far extreme, overstimulation and exhaustion, but in general it is a good time card of skill and mastery and enjoyment.

In the Jane Austen Tarot, the Two of Coins is represented by Marianne Dashwood and John Willoughby of Sense and Sensibility. Specifically it is the moment he snubs her in London and she realizes that the passion and love that they both seemed to share is no longer, that he is choosing riches and comfort over love and her. It does not possess the same sort of joy and capability in this deck. It's not quite such a feel good card. In this deck it seems to speak of balancing pragmatic physical concerns with concerns of the heart, money and love, place and position and the heart.

What Would Jane Do?

"Our common sense does not always walk hand-in-hand with our hearts. We are often torn between our desires and our needs. Sometimes we make decisions we regret, and not only when we follow our hearts. We can momentarily be so swayed by pragmatic considerations that we agree to things we later regret. Sometimes we must even withdraw our word, and that causes its own brand of shame and heartache. Life turns us in some strange directions, but that does not mean we can remain static - because that is no life at all." p. 127