A crowned figure, having a pentacle over his crown, clasps another with hands and arms; two pentacles are under his feet. He holds to that which he has.
the plate, in waite's words · the painted card will hang here in time
In divination
The surety of possessions, cleaving to that which one has, gift, legacy, inheritance.
Reversed:Suspense, delay, opposition.
The library's note
A crowned figure clutches one pentacle to his chest, balances another on his crown, and plants his feet on two more, and Waite's description is as compressed as the posture, "he holds to that which he has." Nothing here is offered outward or exchanged; the suit's material concern turns briefly to pure holding, legacy and possession named in his compiled reading rather than trade, work, or gift.
a young page · the keeper's voice pass on the note is still to come