The Tarot of Eli 2: Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot- Knight of Pentacles & The Modern Witch Tarot-Knight of Pentacles

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Radiant Edition: Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot-Knight of Pentacles

The Rider-Waite-Smith- Knight of Pentacles, focuses on this mundane meaning of enduring, stalwart and imperturbable character. This medieval knight is stationary, holding a Pentacle in his right hand and firmly seated on his sturdy statue like mount. In the background is a cultivated field implying his contribution to agriculture as a fecund force of growth (bringing forth the vegetation) which suggests the Green Man, as does the green foliage on both his helm and the charger's bridle. The whole card is bathed in sun light which suggests summer fertility.

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The Modern Witch Tarot-Knight of Pentacles

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The Knight of Pentacles, is shown as being more modern than the Rider-Waite-Smith Knight, this is because the Modern Witch Tarot is a revitalization of the older Rider-Waite Smith Tarot. Here the female rider, is showing absolute concentration on the Pentacle in her hand. All is sun yellow in the background. This concentration makes her seem antisocial in some aspects. This is because of the 6th Sephiroth -Tiphareth which is called -Beauty,; Beauty being a collective harmony and is as high as our Personal Conscious can go up the Qabalistic Tree of Life. In Tiphareth, one sacrifices their personality - which one believed themselves to be, to the Higher Self-the original Divine Golden Child /Sun of the Queen and King. Hence, he is called a Prince in the Qabalistic Thoth Tarot, of which Waite understood. Tiphareth is the root intelligence of all the Princes/Knights of Tarot and is the Light of the Soul, on which the life of the Psyche depends.

This state of Consciousness is known in the Mysteries of Ancient Wisdom, as the Christ, or Buddha consciousness and it brings the body into a "higher" state of vibratory life force; a force some know as "unconditional Love". When the body channels this State of Energy Conscious that is Tiphareth, the physiology changes into that of a "Masters body" and the environment is made more fertile. However, only through diligent meditative techniques and ritual divination is this conscious state possible to physically experience.

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The Traditional Tarot Knights, are called the Prince of the Chariot of Earth. Prince and Emperor of the Gnomes and they are attributed to the last Decan of Aries and the first two Decan of Taurus.

This Prince-Knight is the Air of Earth and/ or Specific Air of Primal Earth. Hence, they are attributed to the ancient mythology of the Green Man of the Forest.

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The both the Rider-Waite- Smith and Modern Witch knight of Pentacles, are the Prince of Disks on the Qabalistic Tarot Birth Wheel. Denoting a very earthly personality.

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The Modern Witch Tarot- Knight of Pentacles

This Knight is linked to Taurus (the bull of earth), and can be "bull headed". S/He is certain s/he is right and does not easily listen to the advice of others. This stubbornness works in their favor in business, as s/he won't stop until s/he succeeds, s/he will even bring themselves to compromise in order to succeed. S/He is a good stalwart companion, with an outgoing personality that loves to play. S/He also can be a kind and gentle partner in a relationship, despite a natural detachment and impatience. S/He is frequently intuitive and has interest in metaphysics and the occult, although s/he has an inner conflict on what to believe. Besides early religious training, this conflict can appear as a result of a natural pragmatism which makes the knight of Pentacles personality most comfortable with cause and effect relationships of science.

Under negative influences s/he can be arrogant and demanding and tends to alienate those around them. S/He will then insist that others are at fault, totally ignoring their participation in the problem.

When the of Knight of Pentacles is thrown during a reading:

  • A young person who is responsible and serviceable. 
  • Implies issues of physical activity. Such as: bodybuilding, muscle tone, sports, and a steel like resolve to move through issues and remove blocks. 
  • The querent is in a kind of Moving meditation, a focus on the material world, experiencing personal balance and productivity.
  • Becoming or is a builder who works steady towards their goals and being singularly focused on establishing security.
  • The querent or a youth in their life, is both kind and trustworthy and will complete a long and laborious task, "come hell or high water".
  • There is suggested a Mastery here, of change and harvest procured by knowledge and productivity.

If reversed implies:

  • Stubbornness.
  • Phlegmatic nature.
  • Stagnation.

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