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The Ten of Pentacles is about fortune, legacy, and inheritance. One has perhaps acquired such an abundance of riches or skills that they have chosen to start giving it away philanthropically, or they have passed it down to future generations. D'you know what you could pass down to future generations? The Applied Tarot deck! Now you'll have all the same cards as pictured in the book. The deck ships in 2-3 weeks.  This card depicts the epitome of wealth, the highest level of career success, or a completed family tree.
Questions answered by Ten of Pentacles: Who? A matriarch or patriarch What? A legacy Where? At a financial institution When? The middle of September; At the end; A decade Why? success must be celebrated Yes or No? Yes Ten of Pentacles Before any card: Pass down or share your knowledge about (card) After any card: Inheritance, legacy, endowment The Ten of Pentacles as: ...an action?
...a place in your house?
...a place in your city?
...a place in the world?
...something to eat?
...something to clean?
...where to find the missing items?
...a color? yellow, red ...a movie theme? Legacy, inheritance
...a new career?
Ten of Pentacles combinations With The Devil: Only when success has been achieved is it time to play. With Nine of Wands: Someone takes a stand over an inheritance. With Five of Cups: A person is sad over the legacy they have left; too many regrets to celebrate rewards. With Four of Swords: The legacy has been passed down; it is time to rest. With King of Pentacles: The leader of the family bequeaths a surprising inheritance.
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 The Nine depicts a successful person on a large property surrounded by luxury. The person in the Nine has obtained great material status and comfort and keeps their power under control (In the Rider-Waite deck, a falcon is at the woman's command rather than being a predator.)
This card denotes abundance, wisdom, and the obtainment of material goods, but it might also indicate a lack of a companion to share those goods with. Questions answered by Nine of Pentacles: Who? A wealthy person What? A profitable skill Where? In a palace or room of luxury When? The beginning of September; After success is achieved; 9 months Why? to become more self-reliant Yes or No? Yes Nine of Pentacles Before any card: Have gratitude for (card) After any card: Luxuries, self-sufficiency The Nine of Pentacles as: ...an action?
...a place in your house?
...a place in your city?
...a place in the world?
...something to eat?
...something to clean?
...where to find the missing item?
...a color? Green ...a movie theme? Luxury, earned rewards
...a new career?
Nine of Pentacles combinations With The Tower: A great upheaval leads to luxurious success. With Ten of Wands: A fancy lifestyle is too much of a burden. With Six of Cups: The children are one's greatest reward. With Queen of Swords: A sharp and skilled person reaps the fruits of her labor. With Ace of Pentacles: A new job opportunity leads to great rewards. 12 From Parks and Recreation, NBC. What a great day for the Eight of Pentacles. I'm working my other job as tech support, and this week we've had a major system outage. Unfortunately, all of our developers are on vacation this week, so I've had to learn how to manage technical issues and calm users down all by my lonesome. Unlike the eight, I'm not proud of my work. Instead, I'd like a new career. If you're looking for a sign to switch careers the Eight of Pentacles is it!  The Eight is a skilled craftsperson or apprentice. It could represent a student completing his or her PhD, a hobbyist finishing a project, or a laborer completing a daily task.
In any situation, the Eight is about patience, hard work, and pride over one's accomplishments. Success is just around the corner, and although it may not result in financial reward, it is satisfying enough to have completed a hard day's work. Questions answered by Eight of Pentacles: Who? A grad student What? A completed project Where? In a classroom When? The end of August; As the project ends; 8 years Why? perseverance and focus leads to fulfilling work Yes or No? Yes Eight of Pentacles Before any card: Study (card) After any card: Apprenticeship, study The Eight of Pentacles as: ...an action?
...a place in your house?
...a place in your city?
...a place in the world?
...something to eat?
...something to clean?
...where to find the missing item?
...a color? Brown, yellow ...a movie theme? Hard work, graduation
...a new career?
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Eight of Pentacles combinations With The Star: Have faith that finishing your project will lead to reward. With Ace of Wands: A promotion at work! With Seven of Cups: Someone is searching for a life's purpose; it involves skills they already possess. With Five of Swords: An apprentice or student possesses unbridled ambition, perhaps too much. Stay focused on mastery. With King of Pentacles: A skilled and successful person shares their knowledge.  The Seven of Pentacles is about planting the seeds that will grow into success. It is patience and setbacks, but it is also perseverance and hard work.
When the Seven appears, the querent should know that wealth and prosperity are around the corner, but they must put in some hard work, and the results may be slow to come in. This is a card about patience, assessment, and progress. Questions answered by Seven of Pentacles: Who? A gardener What? A packet of seeds Where? In the yard When? The middle of May; After you've started the project; Seven weeks from now Why? plans need to be assessed before, during, and after Yes or No? Maybe later; no definitive answer yet Seven of Pentacles Before any card: Plan carefully for (card) After any card: Patience, assessment, gardening The Seven of Pentacles as: ...an action?
...a place in your house?
...a place in your city?
...a place in the world?
...something to eat?
...something to clean?
...where to find the missing item?
...a color? green, yellow, orange ...a movie theme? Patience, perseverance
...a new career?
Seven of Pentacles combinations With The Moon: The work seems difficult, but that might be all in your head. Get started. With Four of Wands: The journey is halfway through; or take a break at home. With Eight of Cups: Giving up because the work is too hard. With Knight of Swords: A studious person dives in before assessing the work that needs to be done. With Two of Pentacles: It is time to stand back and prioritize problems; all things in balance, including work projects.  After the greediness of the four and the impoverishment of the five, the Six of Pentacles brings us to a position where we either have enough to give back, or we are finally open to receiving gifts.
Whether you are the giver or the receiver will depend on where you are in your life, but in either situation the six is about generosity and favors. Therefore, even if you must be the recipient in this scenario, remember there are always ways you can help others, too. Questions answered by Six of Pentacles: Who? A generous person What? A donation Where? In someone else's possession When? The Beginning of May; When you help someone else; Six days Why? What you give to the world, you receive back in kind Yes or No? Yes Six of Pentacles Before any card: Be generous with (card) After any card: Gifts, generosity, donation The Six of Pentacles as: ...an action?
...a place in your house?
...a place in your city?
...a place in the world?
...something to eat?
...something to clean?
...where to find the missing item?
...a color? red, purple ...a movie theme? generosity, giving
...a new career?
Six of Pentacles combinations With The Sun: "Sharing is caring." When you give of yourself, you are rewarded with joy and success. With Seven of Wands: Don't give up before your efforts are rewarded. With Nine of Cups: Share what you have, even if it is just a laugh, with others. With Six of Swords: A difficult experience leads to a more generous nature. With Three of Pentacles: A nonprofit organization fulfills their generous mission. Join a nonprofit board. The Five of Pentacles is about poverty, worry, and insecurity, it's also about looking out for opportunities to break free. In most Tarot depictions, one or two poor souls hobble outside in the darkness, but need only look up to see the light beaming out from a welcoming place. The five warns us to change from a mindset of scarcity to gratitude. If you're feeling kind of impoverished today - the Applied Tarot book is now available on Kindle! While it's lower-priced than the paperback, there is a 5 of Pentacles caution that reading references manuals on Kindle isn't the easiest thing to do... but all the same content is there when you need it! Today is my birthday, so I treated myself to a re-watch of Hunt for the Wilderpeople. For US readers, it's new on Netflix in October 2020. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. Not only is it directed by the incomparable Taika Waititi, but it's the perfect "5 of Pentacles to 10 of Pentacles" (like rags to riches, but with Tarot) story of an unstable boy and a depressed man struggling to push through difficult circumstances, and finding love and stability in the end.  The Five of Pentacles appears daunting and ominous, but there is opportunity in this card as well. The impoverished person who is stuck outside in the cold need only to look around, and will see a light shining from a warm, secure, and welcoming place for the night.
The five is about looking for these opportunities when you are feeling unstable. It is also about changing from a mindset of scarcity to gratitude. Questions answered by Five of Pentacles: Who? A self-victimized person What? A comfortable place to sleep Where? Behind you; In the sheets When? The end of April; When you stop complaining about resources Why? You are not alone; you need only reach out and find people to help Yes or No? No Five of Pentacles Before any card: Worry and insecurity about (card) After any card: A dark night, poverty The Five of Pentacles as: ...an action?
...a place in your house?
...a place in your city?
...a place in the world?
...something to eat?
...something to clean?
...where to find the missing item?
...a color? Black, white ...a movie theme? Poverty, lack of stability
...a new career?
Five of Pentacles combinations With Judgment: A time of reckoning is upon you - seek help now. With Knight of Wands: Jumping in with fearlessness may lead to insecurity, first check to make sure your bases are covered. With Ten of Cups: The happiest person you know may be suffering internally - reach out to them. With Seven of Swords: A trickster or thief acts this way out of necessity without knowing resources are out there for them. With Four of Pentacles: A person is so greedy they risk losing companions.  The Four of Pentacles is the money lover, one who clutches at material goods and does not let go. The person represented by the four may be opposed to sharing, or perhaps they come from an impoverished background and do not want to lose their sense of security again.
Although this card represents a pleasant chapter of your life where your needs are met, it is also a warning not to be selfish about what you have acquired. Questions answered by Four of Pentacles: Who? A tightwad What? A stash of cash Where? In a purse, pocket, or wallet When? The middle of January; When you have earned enough money Why? You have a firm foundation, so do not fear change Yes or No? Yes Four of Pentacles Before any card: Conservation of (card) After any card: Greed, security, hoarding The Four of Pentacles as: ...an action?
...a place in your house?
...a place in your city?
...a place in the world?
...something to eat?
...something to clean?
...where to find the missing item?
...a color? grey, yellow ...a movie theme? protecting resources
...a new career?
Four of Pentacles combinations With The World: Fulfillment and security has been reached, now share with the world what you have received. With King of Wands: A conservative leader has trouble sharing the wealth, such as a boss who will not issue pay raises. With Page of Cups: A sensitive and dreamy young person gets a lesson in conserving his or her resources. With Eight of Swords: Someone is unable to see a path to wealth, but they may be imposing their own restrictions upon themselves. With Ace of Pentacles: A new job with more benefits and pay is available It's October 2, 2020 and it's a rough morning over here politically, culturally, pandemically. But a light in the tunnel is my morning write-ins with my author friends. They write fantasy and science-fiction, I turn fantastical divination tools into science-nonfiction. The meetings just work and we all hone our craft together. Running my morning write-in meetings is Tammy Deschamps, who currently has an LGBTQ fantasy out. Later this year she'll release her paranormal women's fiction Eastside Hedgewitch. Visit her stuff at https://tammydeschamps.com/ So, despite a stressful morning, the Three of Pentacles is a great card to write about. It is one of collaboration and mastery, artistic ability, and teamwork.  The Three of Pentacles is a card of collaboration and mastery, artistic ability, and teamwork. A ball player cannot win without a team. A skilled worker cannot complete the job without the help of coworkers who may be there to contribute, teach, or just tell the worker if the art being hung is level.
The Three is about the teamwork required to get the job done. Questions answered by Three of Pentacles: Who? A tradesperson or trades student What? A poured foundation; concrete Where? Standing on a bench When? The beginning of January; When you start working on a new skill Why? You still have a lot to learn Yes or No? Yes Three of Pentacles Before any card: Collaborating on (card) After any card: Teamwork, study, building The Three of Pentacles as: ...an action?
...a place in your house?
...a place in your city?
...a place in the world?
...something to eat?
...something to clean?
...where to find the missing item?
...a color? grey, brown ...a movie theme? Collaboration, apprenticeship
A new career?
Three of Pentacles combinations With Judgement: Start learning that new skill or working on that new project. With Queen of Wands: A mature person helps one continue their work. With Seven of Cups: "Teamwork Makes the Dream Work!1" With Nine of Swords: There is a lot of anxiety about starting something new - seek therapy or assistance. With Five of Pentacles: One has trouble reaching out for help. 1 This well-known phrase is first attributed to John Maxwell, an American Clergyman. His original quote was "Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team."  The Two of Pentacles is about balancing your resources. For many people it takes a fair amount of juggling to cover all the bills but still eat for the month. Finding that critical financial balance is what the two is all about.
For those who are not as stressed over covering bills, the Two of Pentacles might represent exchanging goods, transferring funds between accounts, or the basic economics of everyday life. In all situations, it is about weighing material goods and finding a solution that works in any situation. Questions answered by Two of Pentacles: Who? A juggler; Someone trying to balance several parts of his or her life What? Balls Where? At a playpark When? The end of December; Two days from now; When balance occurs Why? Sometimes we need to balance more than one ball in the air Yes or No? Too many fluctuating pieces; Maybe, maybe not The Two of Pentacles Before any card: Juggling or prioritizing (card) After any card: Balance, juggling, options The Two of Pentacles as: ...an action?
...a place in your house?
...a place in your city?
...a place in the world?
...something to eat?
...something to clean?
...where to find the missing item?
...a color? Blue, red ...a movie theme? juggling, adaptability
...a new career?
Two of Pentacles combinations With Sun: Prioritizing now leads to success, there are no wrong answers. With Page of Wands: An exciting new opportunity requires balancing one's current lifestyle first. With Queen of Cups: A loving and generous person must choose. With Ten of Swords: After a complete failure or upheaval, one can adapt to the change. With Six of Pentacles: Choose a charity to donate to - do your research first.  The World is the ending and the beginning. The previous card, Judgement, has shown you the lessons from the previous phase of your life, and now it is time to move on to the next amazing step.
Your new "World" might be a graduation, a promotion, an empty nest, a marriage, or any major phase in your life that signifies the end of a chapter and the start of a new one. Questions answered by The World: Who? A person going through a significant life change; God What? Everything; the planet; the culmination Where? Everywhere; Where the change happens (or happened) When? The New Year; Capricorn; Chinese Lunar Year; A slow but intense life change Why? Because now is the time Yes or No? Yes (Reversed: yes, but more difficult, and you should question if what you are seeking is worth it) What should I clean?
Where are my keys?
The World as: An action?
Place in your house?
Place in your city?
Place in the world?
Something to eat?
A color? no color or all colors A movie theme? Completion, fulfillment
A new career?
World combinations With The Devil: The misuse of time; environmental constraints; Limits that are out of one's control. With Seven of Wands: Maintain control of all that you have achieved. With Queen of Cups: A gracious and loving, well-traveled older woman. With Three of Swords: The end of heartbreak. A new beginning. With Eight of Pentacles: A student of the world; Someone with high standards for success. Before any card: The successful culmination of (card) After any card: The world, the best possible outcome The Major Arcana represent significant, unchangeable life events. The World could indicate:
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