It's Good, But...

From the Cosmic Tarot, the Nine of Pentacles; from the L'Oeil de Lotus, Summer:

It’s good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it’s good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven’t lost the things that money can’t buy. 

―George Lorimer

A neighbor once told a friend, "I know money doesn't bring you happiness, but it can help!" She was referring to the breathing space financial stability gives us. The lady in this card, who has time to smell the roses and listen to a bird's song, holds a key in her hand. That key represents the options that she didn't have before. Having worked hard to get to this place of security, it's doubtful she will be impulsive and use her resources unwisely. Summer indicates a time of personal growth through the arts, travel, education and spiritual practice. Economic stability can give us the freedom to seek and discover what we've been missing, things that can add to our lives a more lasting joy than simply increasing our collection of possessions.