Bean Feasa
This card comes up for me a lot in daily draws, and I find the figure on it endearing. He's very eighteenth-century looking with his breeches and plump calves and carefully-curled wig. His clothes, and the sward of grass beneath him, bisected by a path, are all painted in primary colours - red, blue, yellow, green, and I think this contributes to the uplifting feeling I get from this card, like being a child in a schoolroom again, experimenting with the basic colours.
I know the 2 of Pentacles can sometimes be a difficult card, meaning feeling stressed out, trying to keep all the balls in the air; in other decks it often makes me think of some of my very busy women friends who run homes, care for children, hold down demanding jobs and are consequently wiped out with fatigue a lot of the time. But I think the ToP version shows someone who is enjoying the challenge of swinging those two Pentacles around, and looking forward confidently to the outcome of his balancing act. The book mentions that he looks quite happy despite his rather awkward position. It's a card that I always take as a little reminder to get back to my Yoga or Qigong, both of which I love and benefit greatly from but which I often don't make enough time for.
On a more ominous note, I do feel that the tower of the building behind looms quite tall, and clouds are building up in the sky. I wonder if this is a warning that great flexibility/agility may often be called for. A Tower situation may occur at any time, and so it's essential to be strong and grounded and skilful as this figure seems to be.
I like the way you can see traffic on the far side of the river - the mix of old and new gives this card a universality, a feeling of being applicable to all eras.
I know the 2 of Pentacles can sometimes be a difficult card, meaning feeling stressed out, trying to keep all the balls in the air; in other decks it often makes me think of some of my very busy women friends who run homes, care for children, hold down demanding jobs and are consequently wiped out with fatigue a lot of the time. But I think the ToP version shows someone who is enjoying the challenge of swinging those two Pentacles around, and looking forward confidently to the outcome of his balancing act. The book mentions that he looks quite happy despite his rather awkward position. It's a card that I always take as a little reminder to get back to my Yoga or Qigong, both of which I love and benefit greatly from but which I often don't make enough time for.
On a more ominous note, I do feel that the tower of the building behind looms quite tall, and clouds are building up in the sky. I wonder if this is a warning that great flexibility/agility may often be called for. A Tower situation may occur at any time, and so it's essential to be strong and grounded and skilful as this figure seems to be.
I like the way you can see traffic on the far side of the river - the mix of old and new gives this card a universality, a feeling of being applicable to all eras.