MISSIVE 57

Geometry, Tensegrity, and the Three of Pentacles

Threes in Tarot tend to be forms of covenant or contract, whether with others or the self. The Waite-Smith Three of Pentacles demonstrates this fairly directly, showing a meeting between three figures: a monk, a figure in a liripipe (likely an architect or scholar), and a mason, as indicated by his apron and setting maul. They stand beneath the arch of …