Thursday 7 January 2016

Capricorn in the DruidCraft Minor Arcana: The Three of Pentacles



Today we move on to the Three of Pentacles, which - in the system I use - is linked to Mars in Capricorn, as well as the middle ten days of Capricorn.  

Mars brings a different energy to Capricorn, compared to the expansiveness and benevolence of Jupiter in the Two of Pentacles.  Mars in Capricorn, astrologically, is looking to expand and grow through hard work. That fiery Martian/martial energy is still there but it asserts itself cautiously and in a disciplined way. The ambition is still there, too, as is the decisiveness, but in Capricorn – the initiating, practical cardinal Earth sign – the focus is on careful planning. Patience, not a quality we might usually associate with fiery Mars, comes into play here. The sure-footed mountain goat makes its way slowly and steadily, picking its path carefully but with determination. 

DruidCraft Tarot
We see this in the DruidCraft’s Three of Pentacles.  Hard work – and more importantly perhaps, a lot of detailed planning – has gone into a project. There’s a sense of the initial (Capricorn/cardinal) completion; a first phase or stage has been reached. Like the mountain goat, we know that we still have some way to go before the goal - the summit of the mountain – can be achieved.  Progress is steady, and there’s concrete, tangible (Capricorn/Earth) evidence of what’s been accomplished. Mars has provided the impetus, the physical energy and the determination, required to keep us on that path.

The image in the Three of Pentacles often depicts a group of three people. Here we have three people watching a craftsman at work. Co-operation is often a theme in this card – the need to pool resources, or, as I like to think with this depiction, recognition of how we’re using and developing our skills to create something for others, whatever that might be.  

Druidcraft Tarot created by Philip Carr-Gomm and Stephanie Carr-Gomm, illustrated by Will Worthington, published by Connections 2004

No comments:

Post a Comment