From the Alchemical Tarot Renewed, the Nine of Coins; from the Oracle of the Radiant Sun, Influence (Mercury in Libra):
The investment of discipline and effort have produced a tree that now bears the fruit of prosperity. Because the tree is steadily nurtured rather than neglected, it will continue to naturally provide. However, with good fortune comes those who will try to persuade us how we should spend it, as the Influence card implies. It may be a good time to ask ourselves what their motivation is in telling us what to do with our money, time or energy. And before we immediately answer 'yes,' we should check to see if we are simply trying to please rather than being discerning.
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
~Abraham Joshua Heschel
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