Two of Pentacles

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The Elvis song chosen is a wonderful song of balance.

(0º – 10º Capricorn - 21st December – 30th December)

Description: A young man is holding two pentacles; one in each hand. The pentacles are connected by an endless cord in a figure of 8. The young man appears to be dancing from foot to foot. He wears an orange tunic with red sleeves, stockings, belt and a curiously high hat. He also wears green shoes. In the background there is a sea which appears to be quite stormy even though the sky seems calm. On the sea boats or ships appear to be being tossed about.

The two of pentacles is also known as the 'Lord of Harmonious Change'. Note the word harmonious – it indicates that any changes occurring are planned for and fit in well with the current situation. The changes are expected - everything is in balance.

Consider the business man's need to be flexible with his business and financial affairs. A clever business man or woman is aware of the ebbs and flows of sales in their particular trade and is able to balance stock and financial affairs and take account of the up's and downs. The cyclical life of the business is known and well planned for – extra stock is ordered in preparation for busy periods and stock is wound down ready for the slow times. In the periods when sales are high money is put away for the lean times. During the whole year decisions are constantly being made as to how much stock or finances are needed to sustain trade and balance stock and finances.

The same can be said for any household across the world – the home-maker is aware of when bills are due in, when food is running low, when the kids will need new shoes, etc. The home-maker is constantly making minute corrections to the budget to ensure that all these things are taken care of and in balance.

So, the two of pentacles indicates someone who is balancing more than one project or business and dividing his/her time and energy in a balanced way. He/she is constantly making decisions as to which project needs his attention, time or finances. It is a constant juggling act but one which is comfortable and stable. It doesn't matter whether it is the head of a conglomerate juggling many business issues and high finance or a one parent family managing on a basic wage – each is able to balance the necessary finances and make the right financial decisions.

The infinity symbol is a reminder that everything is cyclical - what you give out comes back to you – whether its money, time or effort.

The red and orange of his clothing suggests a strong practical approach to life while the blue skies above suggest that everything is stable. The choppy seas behind him indicate that should he let things get out of hand everything could soon go topsy turvy so he has to keep his eye on the ball and constantly make decisions regarding the future.

The two of pentacles is associated with Jupiter in Capricorn. The planet of expansion in the sign of restriction and discipline Jupiter only thinks of the future and what is on the horizon whereas Capricorn remembers the past, what worked and what didn't. So, we would be well advised whilst getting excited about our plans for the future to keep in mind the trends in business of previous years. Capricorn believes that keeping your nose to the grindstone is all that's needed to get ahead where Jupiter believes in luck and good fortune. Whatever gifts Jupiter decides to bestow upon us are based on solidity and structure.

When the two of Pentacles is reversed it can indicate a situation where failure to plan ahead has made finances and projects difficult to handle. Budgets are out of whack through lack of planning or overspending. Expenses are greater than the current income or savings and a decision cannot be made as to which bills are the most important and debts are piling up.

It can indicate that too many projects have been taken on and that time and resources are stretched to the limit and that he/she is constantly chasing his tail trying to catch up or that insufficient effort is being put into the projects. Red tape could be slowing projects down, computers containing valuable data could crash.

When the card is reversed the choppy sea is above his head indicating that his emotions are possibly getting in the way of him making rational decisions about his finances or projects.

The only solution here is to set a proper budget for the finances and set up a plan of action as to how to balance time and resources so that projects reach completion. Once decisions are made and plans put into action it is possible to return the card to its upright position. Emotions must be put aside and objective decisions must be made to achieve this.

If the solution to the problem is not immediately obvious, research must be made into the possible alternative solutions.

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