Good Sunday morning to you all. The card drawn today is the Two of Pentacles. Since it’s Mother’s Day in the U.S., this particular rendition of the card spoke to me: a woman, a bellydancer, whose age and physical characteristics (that can be used to stereotype a woman) are somewhat indeterminate. I like this very much. Instead, what we focus on is her seemingly effortless skill in balancing two silver pentacles up in the sky, while performing her intricate dance.

This capacity to juggle can only come with great practice and much concentration. Sort of like being a mother, among the many other roles – challenges and opportunities – that life brings a mother’s way.

The essential meaning of this card is that balance and harmony are achieved seemingly naturally, but after much effort. The card tells us that we are called, and have the capacity, to manage multiple situations.

The most simple interpretation for the Two of Pentacles is the juggling of two projects. You work on one project and when a section is completed you turn your attention to the other project. These two projects are constantly moving up and down. They seem to flow infinitely.

With all two’s there is a duality that needs to be examined. Perhaps your two situations are not projects. What could these two things represent in your life today? Self vs others, work vs rest, mind vs heart, body vs spirit, etc. Whatever it is, with all dualities comes the need to balance them to achieve harmony.

The dancing woman in this card shows us the possibilities that a balanced heart, mind, body and spirit can bring – not so coincidentally, this harmony represents all four suits of the tarot:

Heart: Cups (water)

Mind: Swords (air)

Body: Pentacles (earth)

Spirit: Wands (fire)

Hope we can all “go with the flow” today. Please enjoy your day – and if something is nagging you, take an action step, however small, even adding it to your “to do” list, so that you may feel balanced and in harmony today. Dance!