Pentacles - Energetic Currency.

Pentacles typically are related to materialism, money, foundations, the earthy parts of our lives.  After reading “Tarot and the Gates of Light” by Mark Horn, a different facet of the Pentacle arose.  Ruminating on the biblical phrase, “From earth we come, and to earth we shall return”. The Pentacle burned its image into my chest; it showed me how the essence of our being is the pentacle.  The star in the centre is the cross of our soul, the energetic currency is love, our body earth made. 

We toil endlessly to create a world filled with hearts and minds that see a vision of peace, a world of kinship, understanding, and a community that is rife with care. 

Following the pentacles shows us the road we take after a transformational rebirth and how we handle life based on our internal essence, how clouded is our judgement and how clear is our vision.  The world of materialism is something we can get attached to; it is a necessity in our lives.  We need to keep the essential services running, put food in our mouths.  We also have a social responsibility to care for those who do not have the same privileges as ourselves.  A little goes a long way when it comes to the common courtesies, that we often take for granted.

Keeping a balance between the spiritual and material is a lesson taught by the Pentacles, not everything is handed out on silver platters, nor are things hard to come by.  It is our ability to understand what we hold inside, our true essence and how that works that makes the journey of the pentacles relative when it comes to knowing about ourselves a bit more.