7 of Pentacles

I am carefully bringing things to life

The suit of Pentacles is traditionally associated with manifestation and material wealth. While a broader interpretation of wealth is one in which it’s kept in the three treasure chests: the body, mind and spirit. The Seven of Pentacles is all about nurturing  vision. A beautiful rose grows from red hot molten lava, up through a hole in the scorched earth skin, complete with it sown ecosystem in miniature. It grows because it has been tended and lovingly willed into existence regardless of the obvious impossibility.

In my own experience, I have seen things I thought were impossible become possible through small, consistent steps. Focusing intently on perfecting the next small step while simultaneously never losing sight of the greater vision, the “why”, the raison d’être, and adjustments are made along the way. Each action grows out of the previous action. Like the miraculous process of growing a baby – just two cells multiply through the simple consecutive process of doubling, into the two trillion cells that make life.

The gardener pictured is gentle, accomplished, dedicated, and above all, supremely patient. He possesses the magic touch of bringing things to life in the most hostile of conditions. Life, too, can present hostile conditions out of which we must grow and nurture a vision of ourselves. Many do not pay exquisite attention to the details and fail to nurture their young tender life force. Opportunities don’t sprout and possibilities remain buried.

In the distance we see the magical beanstalk leading to a mystical city in the clouds. This represents the exponential growth of intelligence into the “clouds” and beyond. intelligence now residing in the ether has grown incrementally out of the binary numerical system that was invented over 300 years ago, developing from analogue to digital to atomic – eventually to spiritual technology – and back home to the epicenter of god. In us, consciousness moves in one great circle, from pure energy, to atoms, to single cell entities, multi-cell organisms, self-consciousness, super-consciousness and back to god-consciousness. The potential exists to move from ignorance to unity through the vessel of life. Understand life must be nurtured with seeds of good habits for a radiant future right now.

The Seven of Pentacles indicates your vision of life must be nurtured. The situations and circumstances may not be ideal, with few skills and resources, yet with consistent, tender loving care and pruning they will grow stronger and see daylight.

The delicate shoots of ideas and possibilities will flower. Draw your fellow visionary gardeners to you, distancing yourself from people or situations which stunt your growth. Invest in learning new skills and knowledge. Each one of us deserves to grow rich meaning and purpose out of the soil of life.