Today’s post is part of a series where I share some observations and/or questions about images in specific cards.
It’s not so much about defining the cards, but rather a series of points you might look at to widen your own interpretation of the images.
7 Observations about the Rider-Waite-Smith 2 of Pentacles
- A green lemniscate encircles the pentacles being juggled, suggesting an ongoing process of growth and transformation through the tasks at hand.
- This is another ‘stage’ card, meaning it looks like the Juggler is performing on a stage – what might that mean in a reading?
- The water in the background is decidedly choppy, but the boats are riding the waves comfortably. Considering water represents emotions, what might this suggest?
- This 2 is connected to the Major Arcana card #2, the High Priestess – how might her wisdom and quiet strength be influencing this card?
- The Juggler is wearing the colours red and rust, with light green shoes – fiery energy with a foundation of new growth? Or something else?
- The Juggler is in motion both with his hands and his feet – this is not a static situation.
- And finally … the Juggler is wearing a really odd hat – I don’t know what that means, but I’ve always thought it amusing and worth noting.
Take a look and see what else might be in this card … it’s one thing to memorize a guide book, it can be even more interesting to focus on what you actually see in the image.