March 8th, 2025 § Comments Off on Card Compare – 9 of Pentacles/Coins § permalink
Here’s a card compare of 3 versions of the 9 of Pentacles/Coins. The first is from the Phantasmagoric Theater Tarot by Graham Cameron. The second is from Karma Tarot by Brigit Boline Erfurt. And the third is from the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot by Arthur Waite and Pamela Colman Smith.
I like each version in its own right.
Take a look and see what you think. How are the themes of personal abundance, self-discipline and clarity of vision expressed in each version? What makes them similar? What makes them unique?
I love comparing cards. Don’t be surprised if I do this again …
It was created back in 1959 by John Garth, who apparently made a number of such mosaics for Safeway stores across the country.
It’s an impressive piece meant to depict how the foods of the world are grown, toiled over, and ultimately transported to shopping carts at Safeway stores everywhere.
When I saw it though, my Tarot radar went off and three cards jumped out of the picture – the 10 of Wands, the 3 of Pentacles, and the 9 of Pentacles …