Literature Clues: 6 Disks

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 07 May 2003, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Two of Wands	07 May 2003
Bassanio: To you, Antonio, I owe the most money and in love, And from your love I have a warrenty To unburden all my plots and purposes How to get clear of all the debts I owe. Antonio: I pray you, good Bassanio, let me know it, And if it stand as you yourself still do, Within the eye of honour, be assured My purse, my person, my extremest means Lie all unlocked to your occasions. William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice Act 1 Scene 1.

jlbvt	07 May 2003
TWO of Coins? There is a "balancing the unbalanced" quality to it.

allibee	08 May 2003
6 coins? The give and take?

Two of Wands	08 May 2003
You got it Allibee with The Six of Coins. The quote on its simplest level is a friend generously giving to another, which fits well with the simplest meaning of the card. However, the play goes on to deal with the imbalances of generosity, and the pitfalls of offering too much to someone who cannot, or does not intend to repay the debt. Certainly Bassanio, although not a bad person, is not a friend I would like to have; he plays on Antonio’s generosity, which reveals the imbalance that jlbvt rightly referred to.

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