Sulis
Oh how I love this card... I think this must be one of my favourite depictions of the Ace of Pentacles..
Looking from above we see what looks like a tree stump that has been cut so that the rings inside are visible. The stump has splits in it (as they do) and these form 5 lines, joining in the middle - a pentagram type shape.. It reminds me of an apple when it's cut across so that it makes a little star. In the centre, where the cracks meet is the glowing core of the tree and around the outside, growing from the stump are small shoots with leaves.
Aces are like seeds, they show potentiaal, the potential of the suit so with the Pentacle suit that's Earth energy, the energy of real, solid things in the material realm. I like to think of the Earth suit as the suit of manifestation.
Air / Swords is thoughts and words, Fire / Wands is the action taken, Water / Cups are the emotions and feelings and Earth / Pentacles are the other elements made real, solid so Pentacles are concerned with money, health, security and the work we do to make those things.
The Ace of Pentacles is like the seed but what I think is so good about this card is the fact that we can see the age rings in the tree, rings of longevity that say here is the potential for something real and long lasting, it's not something that will be here today and gone tomorrow, it will be around for a good long while.
The tree has been cut but it's not dead, the core is glowing with life giving energy and the leaves are growing, there is new life there.
The central pentagram pattern makes me think of The Goddess, everything is there within that image - beautiful.
I'd love to hear other people's thoughts about this unusual depiction of this Ace.
Looking from above we see what looks like a tree stump that has been cut so that the rings inside are visible. The stump has splits in it (as they do) and these form 5 lines, joining in the middle - a pentagram type shape.. It reminds me of an apple when it's cut across so that it makes a little star. In the centre, where the cracks meet is the glowing core of the tree and around the outside, growing from the stump are small shoots with leaves.
Aces are like seeds, they show potentiaal, the potential of the suit so with the Pentacle suit that's Earth energy, the energy of real, solid things in the material realm. I like to think of the Earth suit as the suit of manifestation.
Air / Swords is thoughts and words, Fire / Wands is the action taken, Water / Cups are the emotions and feelings and Earth / Pentacles are the other elements made real, solid so Pentacles are concerned with money, health, security and the work we do to make those things.
The Ace of Pentacles is like the seed but what I think is so good about this card is the fact that we can see the age rings in the tree, rings of longevity that say here is the potential for something real and long lasting, it's not something that will be here today and gone tomorrow, it will be around for a good long while.
The tree has been cut but it's not dead, the core is glowing with life giving energy and the leaves are growing, there is new life there.
The central pentagram pattern makes me think of The Goddess, everything is there within that image - beautiful.
I'd love to hear other people's thoughts about this unusual depiction of this Ace.