By Sarah Taylor
The reading this week is short and very much to the point: there is a decision to be made, but whatever circumstances you have been through in the past few months have stood you in good stead in terms of knowing what you want, knowing what you don’t want, and discerning the difference between intellect and insight.
The Three of Pentacles describes a time when we are undergoing an apprenticeship: it feels that the picture wants us to identify with the figure on the left, who is looking to the architect and the friar for instructions as to how to proceed next. The presence of these two figures is indicative of the support that is available to us, and from which we have been learning and continue to learn. Through our connection to someone/s or something/s who understand both planning and structure, and the importance of a spiritual foundation (in other words, bringing a sense of meaning to our lives), we are able to hone our craft.
Implicit in this is the idea that one day we will no longer need either, because we will have internalised both teachers: we will become our own architect; we will be able to listen to, and follow, our own spiritual guidance.