- Equal give and take
- Giving where it comes back
- One foot in front of the other
Slow, steady progress, one foot in front of the other. And look at where your generosity actually goes.
Most people read this card as charity and it’s harder nosed than that. He’s giving to this person, not this person, because this person returns the favor. So it’s about where you direct your generosity, and it’s explicitly conditional. Notice too that she keeps more than enough for herself. Give three, keep six. Generosity with a reserve. In practice the reading I use most here is slow, steady progress, one foot in front of the other, and paying attention to what’s actually working so you can put more into it. It’s the opposite approach to the Nine of Wands, by the way. This one doesn’t want you throwing things at the wall, it wants you deliberate.
Give and take is even, and your generosity is going where it comes back.