August 9, 2016:
Now here is a message: The Wild Unknown Son of
Pentacles. Oh, I can feel the
steely determination in this one!
The image shows the head of a young stag, bowed with effort, with a
waning moon in the dark sky. This
one kind of feels like that moment just before you realize that the end is in
sight, when you need every ounce of fortitude you can beg, borrow or steal so
that you can see things through to the end. Here is the challenge that will allow the Son of Pentacles
to eventually lead, and to perpetuate the species. Right now he needs to focus on the task at hand without
allowing himself to be distracted, even if he is exhausted.
Two days in a row, I have thrown a Son/Knight
card, and maybe a short detour to explore the Knights might be in order. I see the Court Cards as presenting
expressions of the essences of the suit; most of the time the King presents the
most masculine or outer manifestation, the Queen presents the most feminine or
inner manifestation, the Page presents the youngest and least prejudiced (and
sometimes the least pure) manifestation, and our Knight presents the purest
manifestation. The element I
assign to this rank depends on the deck, and since I am presently working with
The Wild Unknown Tarot, I am assigning the element of Air to the rank of
Son. The beliefs of the Knights
are pure, unadulterated by the need to serve and protect or be mature and
balanced. They are fierce, loyal,
and very willing and able to fight for a cause. The knights of old tended to be mercenaries, loyal to their
lord and willing to fight in order to manifest the lord’s desires or mandates,
even if they personally did not agree with what they were fighting for. The Son of Pentacles is striving to
manifest in the physical world; yesterday’s Son of Cups is focusing inward and
striving to understand his feelings, emotions and visions.
Now comes two questions: Is it time to move on? Where do I go next?
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