Earth trigram (Kūn) and mountain trigram (Gèn): material world, labor, stability. Pentacles ground the work — pure receptivity (2), humble service (15), erosion of what was built (23), and the slow upward push of growth (46).
Cross-Tradition Resonances
Western Astrology1
Taurus (♉) — Fixed Earth, The Sustainer
preservationearthfertilitypatience
I-Ching0.66
Yí (頤) — Nourishment
preservationearthfertility
Alchemy0.46
Salt (🜔 Body)
preservationearth
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Ancient Egyptian0.39
The Djed (𓊽) — Stability, the Backbone of Osiris
preservationearth
Elder Futhark0.39
Othala (ᛟ) — Homeland, Ancestral Heritage, Sacred Enclosure
preservationearth
Zoroastrianism0.38
Ameretat — Immortality, Deathlessness
preservationfertility
Hinduism0.37
Muladhara — Root Chakra, Foundation
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