I am the merchant with the scales. In my image, a well-dressed figure holds scales in one hand while distributing coins to kneeling figures with the other. Six pentacles float in balance. This is generosity - but also power. The giver stands, the receivers kneel. I am charity, but I am also the question: what does it mean to give? What does it mean to receive? Who holds the scales?
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Themes: Generosity, charity, giving, receiving, fairness, sharing wealth, philanthropy, power in giving.
I speak with the voice of generous exchange. I am about giving and receiving, charity, fair distribution. When I appear, I ask: are you the giver or the receiver today? Both roles have dignity. But notice the scales - fairness matters. Notice who stands and who kneels - power dynamics exist even in generosity.
**Themes:** Generosity, charity, giving, receiving, fairness, sharing wealth, philanthropy, power in giving.
I speak of generosity corrupted or exchange imbalanced. Either giving has strings attached, charity is refused, or someone takes more than they give. My reversed message asks: is this true generosity? Or is there debt, manipulation, or unfairness hidden in the exchange?
**Themes:** Strings attached, debt, unfairness, selfish giving, refusing help, one-sided exchange, conditional charity.
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