What Card Am I? (Literature Clues) - Matthew 25:14-27 -Solved

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 17 Nov 2003, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Gaidheal	17 Nov 2003
14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. 16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. 17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. 18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. 19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. 20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. 21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 22 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. 23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: 25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. 26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: 27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. Matthew 25:14-27

jmd	17 Nov 2003
Six of Coins?

gloria	17 Nov 2003
Four/Discs? The man is giving but purely as an investment for himself. G.

Mystic Zyl	17 Nov 2003
5 of Pentacles?

jmd	17 Nov 2003
I realise that our responses haven't been checked yet - but thought I would add the other card which came to me when reading the passage from Matt.: XV?

Mystic Zyl	17 Nov 2003
Quote: Originally posted by jmd I realise that our responses haven't been checked yet - but thought I would add the other card which came to me when reading the passage from Matt.: XV? You know I was think that same thing too!

Gaidheal	17 Nov 2003
Nope, sorry. None yet-but you're on the right track. gloria-Very good guess, I very much see where you're coming from, but it's not the one I thought of first. jmd-Close (with the 6 of Coins), but think of the servants as active, not passive, characters.

Diana	18 Nov 2003
Page of Coins?

gloria	18 Nov 2003
Seven/Discs?

Gaidheal	18 Nov 2003
Close, Diana, and even closer, Gloria, but not yet. Gloria-If the Seven of Pentacles is the beginning, the card I'm thinking of might be the end. Think of the first and second servants.

gloria	18 Nov 2003
Ten/Discs (Lord of Wealth) Material gain, prosperity for the servants?

jmd	18 Nov 2003
9 Coins !

gloria	18 Nov 2003
Just wanted to add from this morning, is this about accumulating material wealth for its own sake? Not many more discs to go now! G.

Mystic Zyl	18 Nov 2003
Knight of Pentacles?

Diana	18 Nov 2003
gloria took the 10 of Coins (quite simply an addition of 5 plus 5). So I'll go for the King of Coins.

Gaidheal	18 Nov 2003
We have a winner! And the winner is...*drumroll*...jmd! You looked pretty sure there-I think you caught on to my train of thought. I was thinking along the lines of making wise investments, and then getting to reap the fruits of your labor. Good guesses, everyone, although I guess I made it a little too obvious that it was a pentacle, didn't I? Oh well.

jmd	18 Nov 2003
Thanks again... now I'll have to find another diffic... errr, I mean easy quote :)

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