EARTH OF EARTH

RWS Description: A youthful figure, wearing an unadorned tunic, stands under a golden sky looking intently at a pentacle that hovers over his hands. There are a grove of trees and a cultivated field. There are blue mountains in the distance. 

RWS Symbols

Grove of trees: Fertility

Keywords

UPRIGHT: Manifestation, Financial Opportunity, Skill Development, Practicality, Dependability

REVERSE: Lacking Goals, Financial Mismanagement, Missed Financial Opportunities, Impractical Plans, Financial Loss

Interpretation: Earth of Earth experiences material success, applying a pragmatic approach to skill development and manifestation. Earth of Earth deliver tangible results through focused, pragmatic execution.

Correspondences

Keys: The Preacher, The Sage, The Materialist

Sephira (Malkuth) – Specific Earth: Earth of Fire, Earth of Water, Earth of Air

Elemental Powers of Earth: Fire of Earth, Water of Earth, Air of Earth 

Numerical Elements: 1 of Earth, 2 of Earth, 3 of Earth, 4 of Earth, 5 of Earth, 6 of Earth, 7 of Earth, 8 of Earth, 9 of Earth, 10 of Earth

Card Details

Tree of Life (Malkuth in Assiah): The Page of Earth corresponds to Malkuth in Assiah. In the material World, Malkuth represents Specific Earth in the World of Earth.

Sephira (Malkuth): All Specific Earth deals with sense perception in physical manifestation, and correspond to the tenth sephira, Malkuth or “Kingdom.” Malkuth is associated with the elementals. The elements, which intermingle to create the stability of matter, are not the physical fire, water, air, and earth we perceive, but the forces that drive them. Malkuth represents the final, fixed manifestation of forces, where all potential is fully determined in material form. 

World (Assiah): All Pentacles correspond to the last of the four worlds, Assiah (“The World of Action”), which is also called the material world. The element associated with the World of Assiah is earth.

The Story of Earth: The element of earth, traditionally symbolized by the suit of pentacles in the Tarot system, exhibits an intrinsic association with the physical resources and the material realm. Earth is the heaviest and most stable of the four classical elements that constitute the foundational components of the manifest world. In stark contrast to fire, earth is the least dynamic element, yet paradoxically, it is also the most enduring and long-lasting in its manifestation within the physical plane. Earth symbolizes stability, grounding, and an inherent sense of solidity and permanence. The narratives and stories aligned with the earth element revolve thematically around the cultivation, acquisition, and harvesting of tangible resources from the physical world.

Time of Year: End of Summer

Color (Hex Code): #3C2415