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.
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| 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
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