NINE OF PENTACLES

• DISCIPLINE
• SELF-RELIANCE
• REFINEMENT

• Actions
• Opposing Cards
• Reinforcing Cards
• Description

ACTIONS

• DISCIPLINE
• exercising self-control
• showing restraint
• reining in impulses
• sacrificing to reach a goal
• sticking to a program
• taking a step-by-step approach

• SELF-RELIANCE
• handling the situation alone
• acting on your own
• falling back on your own resources
• doing it all by yourself
• wanting to be alone
• feeling sure your way is best

• REFINEMENT
• achieving a comfortable lifestyle
• avoiding the coarse and unsavory
• being tactful and diplomatic
• seeking high-minded activities
• enjoying the finer things of life
• remembering to be gracious
• enjoying leisure

OPPOSING CARDS: Some Possibilities

• Empress - earthy sensuality
• Seven of Cups - being undisciplined, self-indulgent
• Three of Pentacles - working in a team, doing with others

REINFORCING CARDS: Some Possibilities

• Chariot - self-control, discipline
• Seven of Swords - relying on yourself, acting on your own

DESCRIPTION

The woman on the Nine of Pentacles is taking a leisurely stroll through the gardens of her estate. She is clearly a lady of refinement and grace, so it is incongruous to see on her left hand a bird trained to hunt and kill on command. Falconry is an unusual hobby for a gentlewoman, but it is the key to the special nature of this card.

On one hand, the Nine of Pentacles represents all that is most gracious, high-minded and civilized. Art, music and other forms of beauty are very much part of our physical world (Pentacles). Coins are present in this scene, but they are toward the ground. The business of life is important, but we don't have to focus on practical matters all the time. We can also enjoy the finer things of life. In readings, the Nine of Pentacles can imply an interest in these areas.

The Nine of Pentacles can also be a sign of discipline and self-control. This woman enjoys her cultured life because she has mastered her baser instincts. Her impulses work for her because they do not rule her. The falcon symbolizes all that is dark and unruly in human nature. Our shadow side can serve us well, but only when it is directed. Sometimes the Nine of Pentacles suggests that you must show restraint and self-control if you are to achieve your best efforts.

• TAROT CARDS
• TAROT CARDS PENTACLES
• Tarot cards, pentacles: ace of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: two of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: three of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: four of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: five of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: six of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: seven of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: eight of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: nine of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: ten of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: page of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: knight of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: queen of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: king of pentacles;