Presiding over newly-plowed fields, the sun warm on his back, the imperturbable Bull is the Prince of Disks or Knight of Pentacles.  The airy part of Earth, he applies his methodical intellect and mechanical genius to problems of the land. The final decan of Aries and the first two decans of Taurus are his: Completion, Worry, Success.  He is the slow and tender lover of the earth, which yields to his concerned touch.

Our final Queen is the silent one, the thorny rose, the Queen of the Goats.  Ruling over the final decan of Sagittarius and the first two decans of Capricorn, the Queen of Pentacles or Disks offers silence, the certainty of death, and the inevitability of life's renewal.  The watery part of earth, she binds matter into new forms of Change and Work. She is tireless and prolific, and in her darkness light is born.

Perfection and control produce beauty in the 9 of Pentacles or Disks, province of Venus in the second decan of Virgo.  Here in the Lord of Gain, the perfectly ripened crop is gathered and organized, methodically, increasing in value at every step.  The Empress, wearing a harvest crown, works side by side with the Hermit, solitary seed saver.  Together they build a walled garden of self-sufficiency and comfort - a beautiful task, though sometimes a lonely one.

Alas, it was too good to last. After the brief shining success of the 6, we arrive at the Lord of Failure in the 7 of Pentacles or Disks. The 5 posed problems of scarcity and Mercurial anxiety, while the 7 suggests Saturnine obstacles which must be overcome if our efforts are ever to bear fruit.  Failure it shall be for certain, if we give up now when the going gets tough.  But at the moment, perhaps it is only 'success unfulfilled' as yet.  If nothing else, the bull of Taurus is steadfast. He may yet have hidden reserves of strength in his final decan.