Episode 68: Five of Pentacles/Disks

Cue the blues: it's the 5 of Pentacles or Disks - otherwise known as the Lord of Worry, or the Lord of Material Trouble. It is the very disaster we thought we could forestall by stockpiling gold in the Four of Pentacles!  Mercury (The Magician or Magus) presides over the second decan of Taurus (The Hierophant), the quicksilver psychopomp contending with the steadfast pontifex.  Who will prevail, the Picker of Locks or the Keeper of the Keys?!  In this celestial heist, bankruptcy is all but certain, and there's plenty of worry to go all around. And yet there is more to this card than meets the eye. In our conversation, we discuss Taurus as bridge between the spiritual and the mundane, and the bull's quest to find success between worry and the failure.  We discuss sacred bovines, agriculture, having, holding, and belonging, economic inequality, the mills of God grinding slowly, tattvas, Earth Day, the star known as El-Nath, nails as the Vav of the Hierophant, averse pentagrams, padlocks, the problem-solving intelligence, patriarchs, Isaac's sacrifice, the separation of waters, the angel Kamael, the demon Asmodeus, mendicants, the church as that which binds and excludes, the etymology of "worry", broken records, elephants, keys, and the idea of the 5 as freedom from cycle of matter. To learn more about the suit of Pentacles or Disks, the world of Assiah, the war gods of Geburah, the color schemes of the cards, and so much else, be sure to visit us at www.patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse. You can also shop for Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts, mugs, backpacks, stickers, and more! at our RedBubble shop.