Tarot Pairs - Reversed Four of Pentacles and Reversed Five of Swords

I want to thank everyone who commented so enthusiastically about the Tarot Pair feature I introduced last week. Many of you enjoyed the feature and told me you need more practice reading combinations. I am happy to continue this feature. Today's pairing is the Four of Pentacles - Rx and the Five of Swords - Rx.

Learn To Give Freely

Today's card was the Four of Pentacles Reversed. In the Four we see a well to do merchant dressed regally in purple. He is clutching four pentacles to his chest. His hands clasped tightly together.

The Four shows a miserly demeanor. One who does not share easily. I believe that this miserly way extends beyond monetary matters to include a person's time, thoughts and feelings. A person described as the Four of Pentacles may be a clock watcher or emotionally unreachable. You may never know what is on their minds since the are communicatively closed.

Reversed the card is a reminder to give freely and openly. I believe this card reflects and relates back to my daily draw of the last few days and to my Birthday Spread yesterday. It is reminder to open my heart up and give. I can not be afraid of getting hurt. The only way to heal my pain is to let it go. Holding on to it does not protect me, but instead jails me. The four shows me I need to let people back in and take the risk.