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| West, US Games 2008 |
At first glance you think, hey, what a nice guy! Even if he is a marrow with a turnip head and peapds for arms and legs. He's sowing seeds, he's providing for others. But then when you look closer you see...the garden is walled. It's protected by spikes. The tree marking out the garden wall is posted with a big sign. It might as well say, 'Keep out!' and all the rows of the garden have the same sign. Now, this could be marking out the community pumpkin patch. But somehow I think it marks out HIS pumpkin patch.
In fact, maybe he's made of vegetables because he's so fully identified with his vegetable treasure that he sees it as his only substance.
But that's a little deep for a card featuring a turnip wearing a crown.
Today's 1st November, and thus it is Samhain (which starts at sunset on 31st October and ends at either sunset or midnight 1st November, depending on your tradition). It can be considered the first day of winter, a bad day to be planting, I hate to break it to Turnip Head. But that's what you get when you're so totally selfish. A lot of barriers and defenses, a lot of planning and scheming and worrying, and you come out with very little in the end.
Hilarious! You tell that turnip-headed miser ;)
ReplyDeleteStill, the Four of Pentacles can also have the meaning of using your resources wisely, storing up for the future. Which is definitely what seeds are to the plant kingdom...
True, and I usually don't read the 4 of Coins so strongly for its negative aspects. But that huge grin plastered on Turnip Head freaks me out. To be honest, I'm a little tired of the Halloween Tarot and will be relieved to see the back of it!
ReplyDelete"But that's a little deep for a card featuring a turnip wearing a crown."
ReplyDeleteMade me laugh out loud. :-) I dreamed about my garden yesterday. Stuff was already growing, and I was so excited! Then I woke up and realized it's not growing time. It's dormant time. For people, though? Who knows. But that's a little deep,... ;-)