PentQueen
I recently rec'd this card in the 'how do others see you?' position, and the reader's interp (thanks faerylvr) was that I am seen as generous to a fault. While I'm not overlooking this interp, I've been feeling that there's more to the story, and that I might be the beggar as opposed to the giver. Anyway, it's been a great opportunity to become more aquainted with this card; particularly as we're so often intruiged about how others see us.
Upright, I see this card relating to strength somewhat; pointing to a balanced relationship between two very opposite roles. Where strength is balancing passivity and agression, the six of pentacles is harmonizing the acts of giving and receiving. Everyone knows and accepts their roles, and is even happy to play them: the beggars need, and therefore recieve, and give back via their gratititude. The giver has, so therefore gives, but recieves a sense of well-being from having helped those less fortunate. Everybody gives and recieves in the end. The downside to this card, is that those looking for independance need look elsewhere; neither side can exist without the other, so it's essentially a tied/dependant relationship.
So turn this card upsidedown, and what esle could it mean? Could it be that the dependance is still there, but the power has been abused? That the giver sees weakness in the beggars that he can take advantage of...almost like child labour or prostitution?
I don't want to suggest that my situation is this extreme, but perhaps in this particular placement reversed (how others see you), the 6 of pentacles could suggest that they see me as the beggar (and themselves as the giver); that the beggar is lacking strength and security, and therefore can be easily formed to make dependant on them?
Could the reversed position also point to my rejecting of this 'dependant' role? The spread included the 9 of pentacles reversed (as how I see myself), which makes me think of my own deferred desire toward independance.
Any thoughts? I'm racking my brain with this one! It has been an interesting card to ponder though!
Upright, I see this card relating to strength somewhat; pointing to a balanced relationship between two very opposite roles. Where strength is balancing passivity and agression, the six of pentacles is harmonizing the acts of giving and receiving. Everyone knows and accepts their roles, and is even happy to play them: the beggars need, and therefore recieve, and give back via their gratititude. The giver has, so therefore gives, but recieves a sense of well-being from having helped those less fortunate. Everybody gives and recieves in the end. The downside to this card, is that those looking for independance need look elsewhere; neither side can exist without the other, so it's essentially a tied/dependant relationship.
So turn this card upsidedown, and what esle could it mean? Could it be that the dependance is still there, but the power has been abused? That the giver sees weakness in the beggars that he can take advantage of...almost like child labour or prostitution?
I don't want to suggest that my situation is this extreme, but perhaps in this particular placement reversed (how others see you), the 6 of pentacles could suggest that they see me as the beggar (and themselves as the giver); that the beggar is lacking strength and security, and therefore can be easily formed to make dependant on them?
Could the reversed position also point to my rejecting of this 'dependant' role? The spread included the 9 of pentacles reversed (as how I see myself), which makes me think of my own deferred desire toward independance.
Any thoughts? I'm racking my brain with this one! It has been an interesting card to ponder though!