Pentacles

Ace of Pentacles

• Your health will improve
• The check you're looking for really is in the mail

• health
• wealth
• practicality
• receiving

Upright

• Outlining a plan for achieving prosperity
• Becoming aware of opportunities to improve income or health
• Realizing you have everything you need
• Appreciating everything the Universe has given you
• Receiving the perfect gift at the perfect time

Reversed

• Indulging in relentless consumerism
• Wanting more, no matter how much you have
• Obsessing on your account balance
• Suffering from hypochondria
• Consuming blessings without expressing gratitude
• Taking what you want without concern for the needs of others

Two of Pentacles

• It's time to balance the budget
• Avoid the temptation to spend critical funds on frivolous goods

• evaluation
• decision
• budgeting
• diagnosis

Upright

• Weighing options
• Comparing prices
• Determining the value of one option over another
• Juggling resources to make ends meet
• Making difficult choices based on what's best for your body or your bankbook
• Looking at the bottom line
• Asking for a second opinion on health issues

Reversed

• Engaging in endless price comparison
• Putting off a buying decision for fear of finding a slightly better value later on
• Buying something without regard for value
• Breaking your budget with unnecessary expenses
• Engaging in behavior with no regard for how your body or bankbook will be impacted

Three of Pentacles

• A high-dollar contract is in your future
• If you work hard, you'll succeed

• expression
• production
• work
• contribution

Upright

• Finishing a project
• Setting and meeting standards
• Performing according to specifications
• Making something others value
• Creating something new
• Doing your part in a group project
• Delivering exactly what others have asked for

Reversed

• Pandering to the tastes of others
• Failing to deliver what you've promised
• Not delivering your best work unless closely supervised
• Ignoring or breaking agreements with those who have invested in you
• Refusing to do your part
• Failing to abide by a clearly-outlined agreement with yourself or others

Four of Pentacles

• A rainy day is coming—it's time to save

• protection
• conservation
• preservation
• safety

Upright

• Saving for a rainy day
• Fasting as part of a spiritual practice
• Dieting in an effort to improve your body
• Abstaining from sex as a way of honoring a spiritual tradition or personal promise
• Being financially conservative
• Establishing a trust fund
• Opening a savings account

Reversed

• Being stingy
• Refusing to spend money that needs to be spent
• Withholding sex from your partner
• Taking care of your own needs exclusively, without regard for the needs of others
• Spending a dollar to save a penny
• Failing to be a good manager of the blessings you've been given

Five of Pentacles

• Finances are getting tighter
• Prepare for a setback

• poverty
• destitution
• need
• crisis

Upright

• Recognizing your needs and taking action to fulfill them
• Doing as much as you can do with what little you have
• Admitting you need help
• Embracing the aid that comes your way
• Focusing on what you have versus what you don't
• Looking for the light at the end of the tunnel

Reversed

• Exaggerating your financial or physical needs
• Adopting a poverty mentality
• Refusing to support yourself
• Refusing offers of support
• Playing the martyr
• Turning down opportunities to improve your health or finances
• Wallowing in misery

Six of Pentacles

• When you need help, ask for it
• Remember, though: what you receive may be limited by what you've given to others in the past

• charity
• fairness
• cooperation
• sharing

Upright

• Giving time, money, or effort to a charity
• Taking part in a group effort
• Lending your resources to others without expecting anything in return
• Making sure everyone is treated equally
• Working together toward a common goal
• Redistributing wealth, time, or attention
• Tithing
• Sharing credit for your success

Reversed

• Making a loan as a means of gaining control over someone
• Using charitable acts to draw attention to yourself
• Dividing work or resources unfairly
• Failing to do your part in a group effort
• Ignoring obligations and commitments

Seven of Pentacles

• Things won't work out as expected
• Pick up the pieces and prepare to move on

• assessment
• evaluation
• re-evaluation
• reflection

Upright

• Measuring progress toward your goal
• Looking at results with an eye toward improving performance
• Asking, "How happy am I?"
• Coming up with ideas for improving your health or prosperity
• Deciding it's time for a change
• Expressing an honest opinion

Reversed

• Becoming distracted by melancholy thoughts
• Longing for "the good old days"
• Beating yourself up over lost opportunities
• Judging your own work harshly
• Holding others to inappropriate standards
• Refusing to take part in a project, then whining about the quality of the outcome

Eight of Pentacles

• Stop over-analyzing, researching, and outlining
• Buckle down and get the work done

• effort
• work diligence
• skill

Upright

• Doing your best
• Bringing enthusiasm and zeal to your work
• Making an effort to be the best you can be
• Finding the work that is right for you
• Taking care of the small details
• Becoming a finely skilled craftsperson
• Building something with your hands
• Making a handmade gift

Reversed

• Working yourself to death
• Doing a half-hearted or sloppy job
• Continuing in a job you hate
• Buying thoughtless gifts
• Producing work with shoddy craftsmanship
• Rushing through your work
• Rejecting opportunities to learn more about your craft

Nine of Pentacles

• Until you appreciate what you have, you won't have any luck getting more

• training
• discipline
• confidence
• enough

Upright

• Investing time in learning or teaching a difficult task
• Restraining yourself from physical or financial extremes
• Making sacrifices as a way of achieving larger goals
• Breaking a complex task down into simple steps
• Wanting what you have
• Knowing the difference between needs and wants

Reversed

• Being assigned to a task without being trained to perform it
• Pursuing a position for which you are not qualified
• Disregarding requirements
• Refusing to dedicate adequate time or attention when learning about something or someone new
• Always craving more

Ten of Pentacles

• Big money is in the near future
• Expect a powerful blessing to come your way

• wealth
• abundance
• acquisition
• greed

Upright

• Celebrating your physical and financial blessings
• Realizing how lucky or how blessed you are
• Being satisfied with your physical and financial achievements
• Taking best advantage of "times of plenty"
• Enjoying a feast
• Showering friends or family with gifts

Reversed

• Spending all of your money on extravagant gifts and possessions
• Trying too hard to impress others with your wealth or physique
• Giving an inappropriately expensive gift as a means of currying favor
• Obsessing on matters of weight, health, or finance
• Always asking, "What's in it for me?"

Page of Pentacles

• This card represents a young man or woman with an earthy, practical demeanor, likely born an Aries, Taurus, or Gemini, who playfully encourages you to take financial or sexual risks

• practicality
• prosperity
• learning
• growth
• adolescence

Upright

• Learning the value of a dollar
• Starting a savings plan
• Taking the first steps toward getting out of debt
• Learning new physical tasks
• Discovering your sexuality
• Launching a diet, a weight-lifting program, or a health-related effort
• Learning by doing

Reversed

• Trying to appear healthier or wealthier than you really are
• Spending money carelessly
• Living strictly for today, with no thought of tomorrow
• Possessing immature attitudes toward sex and sexuality
• Using wealth or beauty as an excuse for not having to learn and grow

Knight of Pentacles

• A stingy person may chide you for spending money
• Be prepared to defend an economic or sexual decision

• caution
• focus
• realism
• invention

Upright

• Spending money wisely
• Saving for a rainy day
• Paying close attention to physical or financial details
• Knowing where every dollar goes
• Having safe sex
• Preferring facts to "good feelings"
• Finding creative ways to "make do" with resources on hand
• Completing a new invention

Reversed

• Throwing caution to the four winds
• Spending without regard for consequence
• Spending on luxury when necessities are lacking
• Escaping stress by spending money
• Obsessing on tiny physical or financial details
• Perpetually chasing after some new bauble
• Copying another's work and claiming it as your own

Queen of Pentacles

• This card represents a woman with an expansive, sensual nature, likely born between December 13th and 31st, who uses sensual appeal and the promise of reward to sway others to her point of view

• luxury
• comfort
• resourcefulness
• generosity
• prosperity

Upright

• Appreciating fine food, fine wine, beautiful art, beautiful bodies, or any of the better things in life
• Reveling in healthy sexuality
• Treating yourself
• Splurging on the occasional "nice to have" item
• Rewarding someone with compensation above and beyond expectations
• Having it all

Reversed

• Indulging in gluttony or greediness
• Becoming insatiable
• Blunting the impact of treats by indulging in them too often
• Providing physical comfort without providing for emotional needs
• Allowing a feeling of entitlement to distort your gratitude for what you're given

King of Pentacles

• This card represents an older man with a financially, socially, and politically conservative spirit, likely born between August 12th and September 11th, who is known for putting his money where his mouth is

• stability
• dependability
• confidence
• intervention

Upright

• Becoming debt-free
• Having more than enough to get by
• Making contributions to a savings plan
• Taking a new job with an eye toward advancing your career
• Buying life or health insurance
• Being confident in the bedroom
• Taking on the role of enforcer when called upon to do so

Reversed

• Becoming so conservative you resist all change on principle alone
• Ignoring innovations in the name of preserving tradition
• Being smug or cocky
• Becoming ruthlessly dedicated to profit or pleasure
• Being sexually selfish
• Bossing others around, especially when you're not empowered to do so