Twos symbolize formation, polarity and the coming together of opposites. Pentacles are associated with the material world, acquisitions of wealth and possessions, our connection to Earth and Nature, sensation, matters pertaining to the physical plane and the element of earth.  Pentacles can also be connected with practicality, groundedness and being realistic. Affirming and nurturing a new form of financial or material security.  Conserving and maintaining physical resources or physical energy.  Saying "yes" to a new direction for home, career, money, resources or your physical body.

'Recognizing and affirming the need for a new security base; nurturing and confirming a particular direction that would help to establish a different pattern of stability in my life; choosing and affirming a new kind of groundedness or inner stability; rigidity."  Gail Fairfield

Today was still about juggling to some degree but what I was juggling was my desire to spend individual or small group time with my Tarot friends at BATS and my desire to learn more about the Waite-Smith deck and Pamela herself.  Ultimately I tried to do a little of both - hence the juggling.  At least it was a fun juggling.  It's not as though I had an unpalatable choice.  I got to balance my desire for an intellectual understanding of the roots of the Waite-Smith deck and Pamela's artwork along with my visceral reaction to the artwork itself. 

I realized that even if I knew nothing about the history of Tarot I would still enjoy and be able to read with various decks.  Knowing more about the artist and origins of the deck just helps strengthen the bond between us.  What I'm balancing are not external objects or forces, simply my internal desires and wants.  Of course what makes this truly special is the fact that I have the ability to juggle these two areas of interest.  How many people don't have that gift.  It's something I'm very thankful for and I hope I never lose. 

Of course from a purely practical perspective, this card may be showing that I need to limit some of my attraction to curiosities.  I have a tendency to become drawn to a specific interest and dive in wholeheartedly.  This can prove quite distracting for a period of time but ultimately I end up with quite a collection and either don't know what to do with them or find myself moving on to something else.  I have done this with Tarot and with dolls.  I manage to acquire a rather large collection and then sit there surrounding by things and wondering how this happened.  So this card might also be reminding me not to get so caught up in the acquisition of curiosities that I lose my ability to play with them.  If I can't play with them and enjoy them then what's the point?