Nine of Pentacles

Number: 9 Arcana: Minor Arcana Suit: Pentacles Astrology: Venus in Virgo

Keywords

training, discipline, confidence, enough

Fortune Telling

• Until you appreciate what you have, you won’t have any luck getting more

Meanings

Light

• Investing time in learning or teaching a difficult task
• Restraining yourself from physical or financial extremes
• Making sacrifices as a way of achieving larger goals
• Breaking a complex task down into simple steps
• Wanting what you have
• Knowing the difference between needs and wants

Shadow

• Being assigned to a task without being trained to perform it
• Pursuing a position for which you are not qualified
• Disregarding requirements
• Refusing to dedicate adequate time or attention when learning about something or someone new
• Always craving more

Archetype

N/A

Numerology

9 (The Completion: fullness, readiness, ripeness)

Elemental

N/A

Mythical/Spiritual

N/A

Affirmation

“I know enough to be confident in my decisions.”

Questions to Ask

• If you could not have what you want, how would you make do?
• Could you make a complex task easier by breaking it down into smaller steps?
• How patient are you during the learning process? With yourself? With others?

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Reference: Tarot