Suit of Pentacles: Tarot Card Meanings

The Suit of Pentacles (also known as Coins or Disks) is representative of the element of Earth. The Suit of Pentacles Tarot card meanings cover material aspects of life including work, business, trade, property, money and other material possessions. The positive aspects of the Suit of Pentacles include manifestation, realisation, proof and prosperity.

Pentacles deal with the physical or external level of consciousness and thus mirror the outer situations of your health, finances, work, and creativity. They have to do with what we make of our outer surroundings – how we create it, shape it, transform it and grow it. On a more esoteric level, Pentacles are associated with the ego, self-esteem and self-image.

The negative aspects of the Suit of Pentacles (i.e. when the Pentacles cards appear reversed) include being possessive, greedy and overly materialistic, over-indulging and not exercising, not effectively managing one’s finances, and being overly focused on career to the detriment of other life priorities. Often what is required to counteract these negative aspects is a return to nature to ground oneself and rediscover what is truly important. In addition, there may be blockages in being able to manifest ideas and plans resulting in a lack of success. Better goal-setting and planning is required.

When referring to timing in a Tarot reading, the Suit of Pentacles traditionally represents Autumn or years. In a deck of playing cards, Pentacles corresponds to Diamonds.

Suit of Pentacles Personality Characteristics

Pentacles represent the Earth signs of Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn. Pentacles people (as typically seen in the Court Cards) are practical, career-minded, down-to-earth and generous. They are tactile beings and like to experience the physical, tangible world. They are connect through the senses and seek pleasurable and sometimes indulgent experiences.

Pentacles Cards in a Tarot Reading

Should a Tarot reading be predominantly Pentacles cards, then you can be sure that the client is seeking solutions to what are primarily material conflicts, financial matters and concerns with career and work.

Suit of Pentacles Tarot Card Meanings

Click on each Tarot card below to find out more about its Tarot card meaning, including the upright and reversed Tarot card meanings.

Tarot Card	Keywords	Tarot Card	Keywords
Ace of Pentacles	Upright:Manifestation, new financial opportunity, prosperity Reversed: Lost opportunity, lack of planning and foresight	Two of Pentacles	Upright:Balance, adaptability, time management, prioritisation Reversed: Disorganisation, financial disarray
Three of Pentacles	Upright: Teamwork, initial fulfilment, collaboration, learning Reversed: Lack of teamwork, disregard for skills	Four of Pentacles	Upright:Control, stability, security, possession, conservatism Reversed: Greed, materialism, self-protection
Five of Pentacles	Upright:Isolation, insecurity, worry, financial loss, poverty Reversed: Recovery from financial loss, spiritual poverty	Six of Pentacles	Upright:Generosity, charity, giving, prosperity, sharing wealth Reversed: Debt, selfishness, one-sided charity
Seven of Pentacles	Upright:Vision, perseverance, profit, reward, investment Reversed: Lack of long-term vision, limited success or reward	Eight of Pentacles	Upright:Apprenticeship, education, quality, engagement Reversed: Perfectionism, lacking ambition or focus
Nine of Pentacles	Upright:Gratitude, luxury, self-sufficiency, culmination Reversed: Over-investment in work, financial setbacks	Ten of Pentacles	Upright:Wealth, inheritance, family, establishment, retirement Reversed: Financial failure, loneliness, loss
Page of Pentacles	Upright:Manifestation, financial opportunity, new job Reversed: Lack of progress and planning, short-term focus	Knight of Pentacles	Upright:Efficiency, routine, conservatism, methodical Reversed: Laziness, boredom, feeling ‘stuck’
Queen of Pentacles	Upright:Practical, homely, motherly, down-to-earth, security Reversed: Imbalance in work/ family commitments	King of Pentacles	Upright:Security, control, power, discipline, abundance Reversed: Authoritative, domineering, controlling

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