2 of Pentacles

Correspondences

Element: Earth

Timing: Dec 22 – 30. Jupiter in Capricorn

Numerology: 2 – Duality, togetherness, a settling of the energy, union, love, balance.

Card Counting Value: 2

Keywords

Change; movement; flux; maintaining balance; yin and yang; having ups and downs; a juggling act; growth through change; multi-tasking; a heavy workload; enjoying your work.

Reversed: an imbalance between work & home; not coping with work; discord; resisting change.

Discussion

The Two of Pentacles indicates the need for balance, that you are experiencing it, it is coming to you, or you need to achieve it. The juggler in the card doesn’t have a stable hold on the two pentacles in what Arthur Waite calls a ‘reversed eight‘. Our character is standing on one leg, not both, and while Waite says he is dancing, he at the very least isn’t stood firmly while trying to juggle his two pentacles. The ships in the background also show an unsettled ocean indicating that things are currently unstable, volatile and changeable.

This is the card of the multitasker, the one who can seemingly hold a multitude of tasks, jobs, responsibilities and countless other things in perfect balance. However, unless the juggling, or multitasking continues indefinitely, then the pentacles will fall and we will be left with a sorry mess. Thankfully, this card never indicates that – it does however have implications that you may have potentially taken on too much and you have too many pentacles in the air leaving other aspects of your life in neglect.

Tarot Tidbit

The Two of Pentacles was traditionally used by the deck creator/publisher as their signature card. This can be seen widely in European decks, particularly the Tarot de Marseille.

The 2 of Pentacles Across Tarot Elements

Daily Taroscope: October 30, 2011 – Harmony
Daily Taroscope: January 6, 2012 – Multitasking
Daily Taroscope: January 24, 2012 – Cooperation