six of pentacles // creative prompts

hello, friend. i'll be sending out another email soon with some updates on a new tarot spread series i'll be hosting exclusively in my discord server (with an extra special bonus for conservatory members, if you've been thinking about signing up!). this community is really special, and we'd love to have you join us.

our world is wild and painful, but i'm deeply grateful that we can sit together and remember its beauty too. thanks for being here.

our final piece on this month's card, the six of pentacles, is a free-wheeling, playful opportunity for you to connect in your own unique way with this card. i already shared an essay and a new tarot spread on this card, but these creative prompts invite you to explore the six of pentacles through whatever lens works for you right now.

you can use these as journaling prompts or thought exercises, but you can also use them to play around with stories, characters, questions, environments, songs, poems, visual art, food, scent, or literally whatever else inspires you. let these be a jumping off point, a gentle invitation to go wherever your heart and spirit lead you.

and if you love prompts like this, don't forget that i wrote an extensive series of journaling prompts for every single card in the deck designed to help you create your own unique interpretations for the entire tarot — and you can find it right now in my signature membership, the 3am.tarot conservatory.

what is the six of pentacles to you? how is this card an important piece in the building story of the suit of earth, the story of resources and tangible physical experiences? in what way is this card a reaction to the five of pentacles, which came before? how does it set up the card that follows, the seven of pentacles? in what ways is this card unique and important?

are there other cards in the deck that feel similar to the six of pentacles for you? how do the other sixes, or the other cards in the suit of pentacles, feel different than this card, and how do they feel the same?

what are your personal meanings for this card, and where did they come from? how has your relationship with the six of pentacles changed over time, if at all? what is your response when this card comes up for you in a reading?

what does this card remind you of? when do you see this card in characters or narratives, in people that you know, in actions or choices? how does this card look when it's in action, when it's being embodied by you or someone else? do you associate this card with any particular sounds, songs, flavors, colors, patterns, actions, movements? when does this card manifest in your world, or your daily life?

if this card was an environment or a place, what would it feel like to step into it? what would it feel like to leave it behind, or to walk out of it? if this card was a person, what would it feel like to talk to them? what would make them laugh, and what would make them cry? what kind of advice might they offer you?

and finally: what kind of medicine does this card have to offer you right now? what might strengthen or grow within you as a result of working with this card? how might the six of pentacles be exactly what you need in this particular moment?

i'll be back in your inbox soon with more information on everyday spreads as well as the essay for our next card, the seven of pentacles! but in the meantime, sending you safety, courage, and the strength to ask for what you need.