· VI ·
Six of Pentacles
“One hand on the scale, the other giving.”
Upright
Reversed
Identity
- Sephirah
- Tiphareth
- Meaning
- Beauty — the sun at the tree's center; the meeting point where every force finds its proper weight.
- World
- Assiah · World of Action
- Decan
- Taurus · 2nd · Moon
- Dates
- 5/1–5/10
- Essence
- Moon in Taurus's second decan — nourishing water on settled earth. Generosity becomes bodied and measured; both giving and receiving keep a maternal rhythm.
- Numerology
- Six — harmony; many forces meeting without crowding one another.
Upright
Summary
The scale held level.
Scale and purse held at once — both giving and receiving are weighed. See how much the other needs, how much you can offer, and let neither side lose dignity.
Reversed
Summary
The scale tips — help arrives with hidden interest, or receiving becomes an identity. One side loses dignity, and the relation starts to list.
Symbols
Story
A merchant in crimson stands between two kneeling figures. In one hand he holds a scale held level; with the other, he drops coins one at a time into an open palm — not scattered, but chosen. Above him, six pentacles hang in a careful grid — not abundance, arrangement. Lamplight falls from one side, the scale steady, the edge of each coin catching the light for an instant. As he gives, he does not look down.
Correspondences
- Element
- Earth
- Color
- Crimson · gold
- Direction
- North
- Season
- Late spring
- Temperament
- Melancholic · weighted and measured
- Color
- Crimson · freshly struck copper
- Scent
- Sandalwood · parchment
- Plant
- Olive · grapevine
- Gem
- Emerald · citrine
- Metal
- Copper · silver
- Note
- A
- Animal
- Ox · swan
- Time
- One hour past noon — the shadow begins to stretch from the foot
Elemental Dignity
Shadow
Giving becomes display — the giver confirms their standing through the receiver's bowed head. Or the reverse: being-given-to becomes identity, and the receiver stops standing up.
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