MaineGirl117
Ace of Pentacles
Oh this is interesting! I hadn't even looked up the symbolism of the pearl, but it seems well placed here. I know the pearl necklace for the RWS Empress was symbolic of the 9 planets, but I couldn't see the association here. I wonder then, if the emeralds in her facemask have added significance here too.
Oh Hemera!! This is a perfect description of our lady!
The common phrase "money cannot buy happiness" comes to mind here. Without love, money is only a means to an end - and here she's saying you cannot buy love, the most valuable commodity on earth (I think )
This gives me a whole new way to look at this lady - strong, confident, in her own right independent, working in the confines of society, but not afraid to stand out or stand up for herself/her beliefs. Her loyalty cannot be bought for trinkets for they mean nothing to her. (isn't that funny that our suit for 'materialism' starts/ends with a lady not interested in tangible momentos??? What does that say about the rest of the suit???)
I always find myself staring at her pearl choker. It is gorgeous and I´m sure it´s very valuable. "Pearls bring out purity, honesty & integrity, plus feeling of beauty, dignity and calm. They both symbolize and stimulate femininity, feminine wisdom & charity"
http://therapeuticreiki.com/blog/power-of-pearl/
Her pearls are pink: "Pink pearls work especially well for the heart chakra, besides the solar plexus chakra."
Oh this is interesting! I hadn't even looked up the symbolism of the pearl, but it seems well placed here. I know the pearl necklace for the RWS Empress was symbolic of the 9 planets, but I couldn't see the association here. I wonder then, if the emeralds in her facemask have added significance here too.
This whole card reminds me of an excellent book: The Sacred Prostitute by the Jungian psychologist Nancy Qualls-Corbett (Inner City Books 1988). I think this quote from the book could be about our Sacred Priestess, the Ace of Pentacles:
" Whatever she undertakes, she does so with confidence, without regression, submissiveness or feeling of inferiority to a patriarchal system (which would mean returning to her father´s house). She neither has to compete with men nor adopt masculine qualities, that is, identify with the animus. The woman who has come to know the presence of the masculine power within is her own authority and stands constant to her feminine nature. She may not be able to change the patriarchal system which surrounds her, but, more importantly, she doesn´t allow the system to change her."
Oh Hemera!! This is a perfect description of our lady!
That she is not interested in the coin that is being flipped in front of her symbolises the fact that she is not allowing the system to change her. She is not doing anything for money.
The common phrase "money cannot buy happiness" comes to mind here. Without love, money is only a means to an end - and here she's saying you cannot buy love, the most valuable commodity on earth (I think )
This gives me a whole new way to look at this lady - strong, confident, in her own right independent, working in the confines of society, but not afraid to stand out or stand up for herself/her beliefs. Her loyalty cannot be bought for trinkets for they mean nothing to her. (isn't that funny that our suit for 'materialism' starts/ends with a lady not interested in tangible momentos??? What does that say about the rest of the suit???)