Two of Pentacles

Upright

Pulled back and forth / Uncertain fluctuations

Reversed

Skillful adaptation / Adaptability


The animal depicted in the image seems to be a sheep. Although sheep appear gentle and not highly aggressive, they can show a fierce and combative side when their lives are threatened. The sheep's gaze moves between the two Pentacles, and the link between the Pentacles forms an infinite symbol, indicating the attraction of interests, causing indecisiveness and a desire to have both, just like the idiom "the sheep and the goats" in English, implying the conflict between wanting to have it all. The small horn on the sheep is just emerging, and it is unclear whether it will become a good sheep or a bad goat, suggesting that there may not always be clear boundaries between good and bad, just like when faced with interests, right and wrong are just a thought away.

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