Gothic Tarot of Vampires - 3 of Pentacles

A very difficult card to interpret. A woman kneels in a shaft of sunlight. A trickle of blood runs from one of her eyes. There is a large cup in the right hand corner, and curtains are draped in the background. She wears an elegant gown and decorative jewellery. Her hands are clasped to her chest as if she is making an offering.

The card suggests self-sacrifice, which isn't something I normally associate with the 3 of Pentacles. (To me the 3 of Pentacles has always suggested positve feedback from others for your own hard work, good & tangible results, and sometimes teamwork.) Here the emphasis is on trust and letting go. I feel that despite the blood pouring from her eye she is gaining something from the sunlight. If she is a vampire then perhaps she is gaining release (and in a way that is less painful than she might have imagined). Perhaps the card suggests I need to stop fighting so hard, to stop striving so obsessively, and to let what is coming to me simply come - it will not be as bad as I fear because the driving force is good and the motivating force is love (the cup in the distance almost redirects the card to the Ace of Cups-as does the shaft of sunlight from the heavens).

Very thoughtprovoking!