PENTACLES

Attaining Abundance

Pentacles are the suit of material possessions, career, and bodily health.  They signify the grounding need for home, hearth, and family.  Associated with the element of earth, pentacles allude to matters of business and money, property, and transactions, reminding us to be aware of both out innate generosity and our occasional greed.

In a deck of playing cards, Pentacles correspond to Diamonds.

Alexander Daniloff, Tarot by Alexander Daniloff, Russia/Italy, 2010
The artist works as a designer, fine artist, and book creator. His series of multiple Tarot decks draws upon Renassaince and medieval imagery to create a modern reinterpretation of arcana symbology.

The Qualities of the Suit of Pentacles are Finances, Work, and Possessions.

In Astrology, the Suit of Pentacles is associated with Taurus (Fixed Earth), Virgo (Mutable Earth), and Capricorn (Cardinal Earth).

PENTACLES SUMMARIES AND KEYWORDS

ACE of PENTACLES

Goals realized.  The Ace of Pentacles signifies moments in which we imagine and create.  This is the card of tangible results, hard work that reaps reward.

UPRIGHT
Offer
New Venture
Investment
Financial Gain

REVERSED
Disillusionment
Financial Disappointment

TWO of PENTACLES

Flexibility, adaptability.  The Two of Pentacles encourages an agile, fluid approach to life, asking us to take on a multitude of tasks with a balanced calm.

UPRIGHT
Multitasking
Juggling
Prospects
Possibilities

REVERSED
Overwhelmed
Must Prioritize
Adrift
Off Course

THREE of PENTACLES

Skill, cooperation.  The Three of Pentacles is a card of collaborative action, celebrating our unique potential and abilities, especially when working with others.

UPRIGHT
Endorsement
Recognition

REVERSED
Mediocrity
Displacement

FOUR of PENTACLES

Solidity, control.  The Four of Pentacles warns us to be aware of our tendency for stubbornness and reminds us that resistance to change results in stagnation.

UPRIGHT
Miser
Frugality

REVERSED
Recession
Obstacles

FIVE of PENTACLES

Worries, concerns, imbalance.  The Five of Pentacles asks us to be wary of negating our own needs for others and instead connect to self and spirit.

UPRIGHT
Destitution
Privation
Hardships

REVERSED
Rehabilitation
Rebound
Refurbish

SIX of PENTACLES

Perspective, balance.  The Six of Pentacles signifies shifts in power that result in balance and equilibrium and reminds us that generosity is almost always reciprocated.

UPRIGHT
Charity
Alms
Benevolence
Philanthropy

REVERSED
Ungracious
Indigence
Financial Hardship

SEVEN of PENTACLES

Preparation, assessment.  The Seven of Pentacles asks for calm evaluation, a moment taken to learn from past accomplishments before embarking on new paths.

UPRIGHT
Promotion
Harvest
Fiscal Responsibility

REVERSED
Anxiety
Denial
Non-Confrontation
Hesitation

EIGHT of PENTACLES

Planning, organization, implementing.  The Eight of Pentacles demands diligence, determination and a disciplined focus in both our work and our lives.

UPRIGHT
Aspiration
Apprenticeship
Natural Gifts in Craft

REVERSED
Squandering
Trifle
Idle

NINE of PENTACLES

Self-reliance and success.  The Nine of Pentacles represents resourcefulness and self-discipline and celebrates self-motivation and independence.

UPRIGHT
Prosperity
Refinement
Independence

REVERSED
Dissatisfaction
Depression
Longing

TEN of PENTACLES

Inner and outer wisdom, coming full circle.  The Ten of Pentacles signifies success, security, and affluence attained through diligence and value in tradition.

UPRIGHT
Stability
Alliance
Aristocracy
Urbanity
Prestige

REVERSED
Disengagement
Ostracism
Familial Disunion

PAGE of PENTACLES

Manifestation, practicality.  The Page of Pentacles encourages practiced and focused effort and represents diligent work rewarded by progress and inner growth.

UPRIGHT
Practical
Stylish
Scholarly
Receipt of Financial News

REVERSED
Materialism
Superficiality
Receipt of Negative Financial News

KNIGHT of PENTACLES

Persistence, diligence.  The Knight of Pentacles demands tasks be executed with patience and care, that hard work and realistic expectations are sometimes the best approach.

UPRIGHT
Methodical
Rational
Stable
Reliable

REVERSED
Inertia
Timidity

QUEEN of PENTACLES

Nurturing, replenishment, generosity.  The Queen of Pentacles reminds us to connect with out feminine intellect as well as creativity and nature.

UPRIGHT
Charitable
Noble
Opulence

REVERSED
Dependence
Indebtedness
Self-Preservation

KING of PENTACLES

Reliability, practicality.  The King of Pentacles signifies stability and confidence and emphasizes the value of success gained through principled intellect.

UPRIGHT
Powerful
Enterprising
Established

REVERSED
Sophmoric
Stoic
Lethargy

Lon Milo DuQuette, Tarot of Ceremonial Magick, United States, 1997
A contemporary deck by Lon Milo and Constance Jean DuQuette that combines traditional symbology with astrological, Kabbalistic, and Hebrew teachings.