2 of Pentacles

2 of Pentacles

The two of Pentacles here is depicted with Sunny Elizabeth!  Ha ha!  I had a hard time resisting using her as the image and finally decided the chance was too good to pass up.  The theme of the card is "Mirth/Misery" and at the time we were cast in the Wrightwood outdoor performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream".  She was the leading lady Hermia but was also cast as a fairy for some of the shows.  This meant that she had to learn lines indicating heartache and anguish as well as lines and dances showing merriment.  It was almost like it had been scripted for this card.

She was the blue fairy which kept her character separate from other fairies like Cobweb and Mustard Seed.  She wore a flowing blue gown and found some jewels that she could apply to her cheeks and eyelids.  The show was outside, so when the sun hit the jewels the effect was stunning.

I gave her a halo of butterflies and crown of wildflowers to indicate the nature aspect of her figure.  To tell the truth, I don't think she was to happy to suddenly find herself as the image on the card, but by the time she could lodge a complaint it was too late.  The image was etched and the cards were on their way to the publisher.  That is my take on mirth.

Like the feminine aspect cards, the lavender color as a background indicates the female influence.  The crown is made from ferns which mimic the "Chaos" card, which indicates that mirth has a wild and uncontrolled quality.