Tarot by bluemoon
Hi! In the Mythic Tarot,* pentacles are represented by the story of the Greek mythological figure Daedalus
He was a master craftsman whose skills brought him success until he had to leave Athens for killing his apprentice, Talos, who was destined to become better than him
After starting afresh with the help of a benefactor, Daedalus once again becomes successful and lives to enjoy the fruits of his labours
I find this an interesting slant on the suit that represents the physical, the material and the financial
originally by Celeste:- Maybe i`m not on the right tracks myself with my own insights to this suit![/quote]Not at all! I always enjoy your insights: they provide a nice glimpse into the way you are personally approaching the Tarot and they are usually ones that I can relate to
As for the 10, my initial contemplation of this card gave me: [b]satisfaction, con-TEN-tment, just rewards, a family, home sweet home[/b]
This is, indeed, a card of much comfort and material abundance
Daedalus here is old and grey but surrounded by his happy family who are enjoying the toys and games he has made for them
The 5 is the antithesis of the 10
Daedalus's envy - and its terrible consequences - have been found out and we see him leaving, well, skulking off really in the dead of night (night is rarely a good thing in this deck!)
My initial thoughts here were [b]get away, time to leave it all behind, slip out incognito[/b]
I have since learnt that this is the card of loss of finances, loss of esteem, even loss of faith in one's own abilities
Celeste, you asked about any positive side to this card, well Sharman-Burke at least makes the point that, as the loss is directly or indirectly self-inflicted, there should be the possibility to acknowledge our own shortcomings and learn from our mistakes
The pentacle that really caught my eye, though, was the ace
Here is the god Poseidon rising from the waves bearing a huge pentacle
He looks just like the Poseidon from Chaffey's 1963 film version of Jason and the Argonauts:- (Columbia/Tristar Studios), crowned, bearded, big and with giant fish's tail
The card just oozes [b]power and strength[/b] to me
Is there a tiny anomaly, though, in the ace of the suit of earth being represented by the god of the seas (water)? *The Mythic Tarot J
Sharman-Burke and L
Greene Cards illustrated by T
Newell Workbook published by Rider/Eddison-Sadd, 2001 edition
ISBN 0 7126 1473 7
Cards ISBN 0 7126 3002 3
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