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More Pentacles Cards:
Ace of Pentacles
2 of Pentacles
3 of Pentacles
4 of Pentacles
5 of Pentacles
6 of Pentacles
7 of Pentacles
8 of Pentacles
9 of Pentacles
10 of Pentacles
Page of Pentacles
Knight of Pentacles
Queen of Pentacles
King of Pentacles

Other Tarot Cards:
Major Arcana Cards
Suit of Cups
Suit of Pentacles
Suit of Swords
Suit of Wands

 

Two of Pentacles

The "Twos" in the Tarot Deck generally concern aspects of duality - such as communication, dialogue, relationships, and the balancing of opposites.

The Two of Pentacles often depicts a circus clown or other entertainer balancing two objects that appear to be in continuous motion (see for example, the Rider-Waite and Robin Wood Decks). These are cheerful, colourful cards.

The Two of Pentacles has a light-hearted aspect, reminding us to be aware of the potention for fun and a little harmless silliness in our situaion. Further, there is a recommendation to enjoy the changes and challenges as they occur: It is not necessary or virtuous to make things feel like hard work !

 

Keywords summarising the possible meanings of this card include:

  • Ability to cope with many challenges at once
  • Balance - all aspects of self
  • Constant Motion
  • Dancing for joy
  • Harmony within conflict and change
  • Work/Study conflict with Fun/Pleasure.

Remember that all of the Pentacles cards in the Tarot Deck have some energies in common. These include, for example, the overall association of the suit of Pentacles with the element of earth and material concerns. For further information, read about the Suit of Pentacles in general.

Some texts include meanings for "reversed cards", which apply when the cards are shuffled in both order and orientation. This doubles the number of possible "cards" in the deck from 78 to 156. (In terms of the probabilities of obtaining results by chance alone, it is not a simple doubling as once a card has been drawn it cannot be selected again in the opposite orientation in the same reading.)

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