The Tarot Room – Georgianna

This is the first in a series of posts where I plan to share a few observations about specific cards.

It’s not so much meant to be me defining what a card might mean in a reading, but rather just a series of points connected to, or incorporated into a card image that might widen your own interpretation.

Six Observations about the Rider-Waite-Smith 6 of Pentacles …

1. It’s a pentacles card and therefore describes a situation in the physical world.
2. This 6 is connected to the Major Arcana card #6, the Lovers, and therefore incorporates ideas surrounding choice, commitment, and self-actualization.
3. in a reading, the querent might be represented by any or all of the characters in the image – the person doling out the coins, the person receiving them, and/or the person still waiting.
4. There is a distinct difference in the colours worn by the characters, with the two supplicants in blankets of muted yellow and blue, while the person with the coins (and the scale) is in vibrant red, and a tunic of stark black and white.
5. The RWS 6 of Pentacles is considered a ‘stage’ card, meaning that it looks like the characters are performing on a stage.
6. There seems to be a castle, and a forest in the background. Who do you think lives there?

Of course there’s much more to this card than these six points, but how might these particular ideas influence your interpretation of this card in a reading?