Universal Waite, 3 of pentacles

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 30 Dec 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

little	30 Dec 2002
In the Universal Waite three of pentacles, WHAT is the workman holding in his right hand? In his left hand is a chisel, but what is that in the right? It looks like a chemist's beaker, or a granite lightbulb, or maybe some kind of blunt object for whapping the tonsured monk in the head...

Woof	30 Dec 2002
It's some kind of hammer. I don't know what it's called but I've seen them made out of hard wood and used by stonecarvers and wood workers. It gives a softer blow on the chisel. Woof

tarotbear	30 Dec 2002
It's a hammer. The 'mushroom' thingie is the head, so instead of a conventional hammer like those used for driving nails (which is why the head is so small), this covers a larger area when struck. I want to know what the person in the spotted cloak is supposed to be. Someone once said it's a nun - What order? Our Lady of Perpetual Motion?

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