The Suit of Pentacles represents the material aspects of life, including work, finances, and personal stability. Associated with the earth element, Pentacles focus on the tangible world—money, health, and the pursuit of security. These cards often appear in readings about career choices, investments, or long-term planning, guiding you towards practicality and grounded decision-making.
Pentacles also highlight your connection to nature, your body, and everyday life, reminding you to take care of your physical and financial well-being. However, they can also reflect negative traits like greed, envy, or becoming overly fixated on material success. In readings, Pentacles guide you towards finding a balance between your material needs and your sense of inner fulfillment.
Ace of Pentacles
The Ace of Pentacles represents new opportunities, success, and the potential for growth in various aspects of life, especially in material and financial areas. Its imagery often includes a hand holding a pentacle, symbolizing tangible opportunities provided by the universe, and a lush landscape indicating abundance and the fruitful results of efforts. Overall, this card encourages action and hard work to manifest the positive changes it signifies.
Upright: new opportunities, resources, abundance, prosperity, security, stability, manifestation
Reversed: missed chances, scarcity, deficiency, instability, stinginess, bad investments
Two of Pentacles
The Two of Pentacles tarot card represents balance, adaptability, and the art of multitasking. Depicted as a figure juggling two coins while surrounded by the symbol of infinity, it emphasizes the need to manage various life responsibilities and the constant flow of change. This card encourages individuals to navigate life’s challenges with grace, flexibility, and awareness of their priorities.
Upright: balancing resources, adaptation, resourcefulness, flexibility, stretching resources
Reversed: imbalance, unorganised, overwhelmed, messiness, chaos, overextending
Three of Pentacles
The Three of Pentacles signifies collaboration, teamwork, and skill in achieving goals. It represents individuals coming together, each contributing their unique talents toward a shared objective, emphasizing the importance of communication and mutual respect in creating something valuable. The card encourages pooling resources and expertise, highlighting that great achievements often stem from collective efforts.
Upright: teamwork, shared goals, collaboration, apprenticeship, effort, pooling energy
Reversed: lack of cohesion, lack of teamwork, apathy, poor motivation, conflict, ego, competition
Four of Pentacles
The Four of Pentacles represents themes of security, control, and possessiveness. Its imagery depicts a figure tightly clutching their wealth, symbolizing a fear of loss and an attachment to material possessions. This card often prompts reflection on one's relationship with stability and whether clinging too tightly to resources may hinder personal growth and adaptability.
Upright: possessiveness, insecurity, hoarding, stinginess, stability, security, savings, materialism, wealth, frugality, boundaries, guardedness
Reversed: generosity, giving, spending, openness, financial insecurity, reckless spending
Five of Pentacles
The Five of Pentacles symbolizes hardship, isolation, and insecurity, often representing moments of financial or emotional struggle. Its imagery depicts two figures outside in the cold, passing a warm stained-glass window, highlighting themes of exclusion and the search for support in tough times. The card serves as a reminder that even in the depths of despair, help may be closer than it appears.
Upright: hardship, loss, isolation, feeling abandoned, adversity, struggle, unemployment, alienation, disgrace
Reversed: positive changes, recovery from loss, overcoming adversity, forgiveness, feeling welcomed
Six of Pentacles
The Six of Pentacles is a tarot card that symbolizes generosity, balance, and the exchange of resources. It depicts a wealthy person sharing coins with those in need, emphasizing the importance of both giving and receiving help. This card encourages reflection on our roles in support and community, reminding us that true wealth extends beyond material possessions.
Upright: generosity, charity, community, material help, support, sharing, giving and receiving, gratitude
Reversed: power dynamics, abuse of generosity, strings attached gifts, inequality, extortion
Seven of Pentacles
The Seven of Pentacles symbolizes patience, reflection, and assessment of one's efforts. This card encourages you to take a step back and evaluate the progress you've made, acknowledging the growth from your hard work while also determining if adjustments are needed. It signifies the importance of hard work and strategic planning to reap rewards in various aspects of life such as love and career.
Upright: harvest, rewards, results, growth, progress, perseverance, patience, planning
Reversed: unfinished work, procrastination, low effort, waste, lack of growth, setbacks, impatience, lack of reward
Eight of Pentacles
The Eight of Pentacles tarot card symbolizes mastery, dedication, and the skillful pursuit of one's craft. It depicts an artisan hard at work, emphasizing the importance of diligence and attention to detail in achieving personal and professional goals. When drawn upright, it signifies growth through hard work and perseverance; in reverse, it warns against overworking or losing balance in life.
Upright: skill, talent, craftsmanship, quality, high standards, expertise, mastery, commitment, dedication, accomplishment
Reversed: lack of quality, rushed job, bad reputation, lack of motivation, mediocrity, laziness, low skill, dead-end job
Nine of Pentacles
The Nine of Pentacles represents abundance, luxury, and self-sufficiency. It symbolizes the achievement of personal success through hard work, allowing you to enjoy the fruits of your labor. The figure in the card embodies confidence and independence, surrounded by a lush garden and pentacles, indicating both material prosperity and the satisfaction derived from nurturing one's goals.
Upright: rewarded efforts, success, achievement, independence, leisure, material security, self-sufficiency
Reversed: being guarded, living beyond means, material instability, reckless spending, superficiality
Ten of Pentacles
The Ten of Pentacles is a tarot card that symbolizes legacy, wealth, and family harmony. It represents stability and successful completion, where the achievements and values passed down through generations contribute to lasting prosperity. This card highlights the importance of family connections and the shared support that fosters a secure and nurturing environment.
Upright: legacy, roots, family, ancestry, inheritance, windfall, foundations, privilege, affluence, stability, tradition
Reversed: family disputes, bankruptcy, debt, fleeting success, conflict over money, instability, breaking traditions
Page of Pentacles
The Page of Pentacles is a symbol of ambition, diligence, and the pursuit of new opportunities. It represents a youthful enthusiasm for learning and personal growth, encouraging focus and effort in bringing dreams to fruition while also advising patience and humility in one's journey.
Upright: ambitious, diligent, goal oriented, planner, consistent, star student, studious, grounded, loyal, faithful, dependable
Reversed: foolish, immature, irresponsible, lazy, underachiever, procrastinator, missed chances, poor prospects
Knight of Pentacles
The Knight of Pentacles represents stability, responsibility, and dedication to hard work. Symbolized by a steady knight on a dependable horse, this card embodies a methodical approach to achieving goals through consistency and patience. It emphasizes the importance of persistence and being grounded to reach your aspirations.
Upright: practical, reliable, efficient, stoic, slow and steady, hard-working, committed, patient, conservative
Reversed: workaholic, laziness, dull, boring, no initiative, cheap, irresponsible, gambler, risky investments
Queen of Pentacles
The Queen of Pentacles represents nurturing, practicality, and comfort. This tarot card symbolizes abundance, stability, and the balance between work and home life, showcasing a strong, caring individual who values both familial connections and personal success.
Upright: generous, caring, nurturing, homebody, good business sense, practical, comforting, welcoming, sensible, luxurious
Reversed: selfish, unkempt, jealous, insecure, greedy, materialistic, gold digger, intolerant, self-absorbed, envious
King of Pentacles
The King of Pentacles is a tarot card symbolizing wealth, security, and leadership. This card features a confident king seated on a bull-themed throne, representing his material success and prosperity. It signifies achievement, bounty, and the strength to manifest one's goals, often embodying a figure who offers wise advice in financial matters and stability in relationships and career.
Upright: abundance, prosperity, security, ambitious, safe, kind, patriarchal, protective, businessman, provider, sensual, reliable
Reversed: greed, materialistic, wasteful, chauvinist, poor financial decisions, gambler, exploitative, possessive