Many of the modern decks are based on the Marseilles
deck. The French historian Antoine Court de Gebelin
researched this deck in 1773 and many are scarcely altered
from the original woodcuts he described. Ten is the number
of completion in the Tarot deck. The cycle of the earthy
Pentacles is concerned with creating something physical or
tangible which will last longer than one human lifetime and
will make that one life meaningful. It suggests doing
anything which adds a sense of permanence and stability to
life.
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