Three of Pentacles
Affirmation
My work produces results.
Symbolic Attributes
- Element:
- Arcana:Minor Arcana
- Suit:Pentacles
- Archetype:
- Numerology:3 (The Result: expression, productivity, output)
- Hebrew Alphabet:
Keywords
Description
A sculptor at his work in a monastery. Compare the design which illustrates the Eight of Pentacles. The apprentice or amateur therein has received his reward and is now at work in earnest.
Light Meaning
- Finishing a project
- Setting and meeting standards
- Performing according to specifications
- Making something others value
- Creating something new
- Doing your part in a group project
- Delivering exactly what others have asked for
Shadow Meaning
- Pandering to the tastes of others
- Failing to deliver what you've promised
- Not delivering your best work unless closely supervised
- Ignoring or breaking agreements with those who have invested in you
- Refusing to do your part
- Failing to abide by a clearly-outlined agreement with yourself or others
Questions to Ask Yourself
- •How can I get more done?
- •What's expected of me? How large a role do I play in controlling those expectations?
- •What's been agreed to? How well has that agreement been followed?
Personal Meaning
Include others in your work, for teamwork is the best way to get the job done. Carefully plan and prepare before undertaking the actual labor, and have confidence in your team's abilities, for you have what it takes to get the job done right.
A job well done by a competent team.
This is a time to include others in your work, for teamwork is the best way to get the job done. Carefully plan and prepare before undertaking the actual labor, and have confidence in your team's abilities, for you have what it takes to get the job done right.
Personal Reversed Meaning
Be careful not to isolate yourself in your work at a time when you most need to draw others in. As capable as you might be, others bring a fresh perspective and valuable resources to any work and help make a good thing even better.
You may have isolated yourself in your work at a time when you most needed to draw others in.
You may be isolating yourself in your work at a time when you most need to draw others in. As capable as you might be, others bring a fresh perspective and valuable resources to any work and help make a good thing even better.
Fortune Telling
- •A high-dollar contract is in your future
- •If you work hard, you'll succeed