Pentacles · Minor Arcana
An artist in stone at his work, which he exhibits in the form of trophies.
A workman at his bench strikes one pentacle after another, each a little better than the last. The tower of the town rises in the distance, but he keeps his eyes on the work. This is the slow magic of becoming skilful — the discipline that turns an outsider into a maker.
Element
Earth
Numerology
8— mastery, achievement, momentum, material strength
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An artist in stone at his work, which he exhibits in the form of trophies.
Source: “The Pictorial Key to the Tarot” by A.E. Waite (1910). Public domain.
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