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Ace of Pentacles

The Root of the Powers of Earth

Numerical Value: 5
Season: Winter
Direction: North

Divinatory meaning
Upright - Financial change for the better, material comfort, physical well being, wealth, possessions and an appreciation of the good things in life.  The essence and luxury of the Element of Earth.

Reversed - Greed, dependence upon physical pleasures for happiness, avarice, miserliness, materialism.  Lack of imagination and fear of death.

Two of Pentacles

The Lord of Harmonious Change

Numerical Value: 2

Divinatory meaning
Upright - Vast change and fluctuations.  A need to balance many skills when planning ahead.  A warning against purchasing items on credit.  The cards indicates: imminent changes and movement, such as news, journeys, communications, money, material preoccupations.  All change must be skillfully navigated with knowledgeable manipulation of life's rules, in order to attain continued success.  There needs to be careful handling of established business

Reversed - Fecklessness, reckless elation, and discounting warnings of impending trouble.  Debt, also may indicate over-indulgence in physical pleasures or drunkenness.  Inability to complete a project.

Three of Pentacles

The Lord of Material Works

Numerical Value: 3

Divinatory meaning
Upright - Success gained through hard work and effort. A gain in commerce and an increase in material things.  This is the card of the businessman, craftsman and merchant.  Skillful work is both awarded and appreciated.  A good time to start a project, with an indication of help in business.

Reversed - Miserliness, missed opportunities through fear of loss, inability to benefit from the advice of others as a result of obstinacy, conceit or prejudice.  Effort that yields disappointing results.

Four of Pentacles

The Lord of Earthly Power

Numerical Value: 4

Divinatory meaning
Upright - Financial and material security.  An increase in power and authority in business, through influence and wealth.  Business and monetary obstacles will be overcome.  Promotion.  Force is not needed to achieve law and order, it can be done through negotiation.

Reversed - Lack of an ability to delegate work, bureaucracy that destroys individual initiative.  Greed.  A fear of losing that which is familiar and established which in turn makes for opposition to change.

Five of Pentacles

The Lord of Material Trouble

Numerical Value: 5

Divinatory meaning
Upright - Redundancy, loss of financial stability, material worries, poverty.  A warning of money troubles lying ahead, however there is a suggestion that restriction in certain areas may open doors in others.  Avenues yet to be explored, a message of not being too despondent.

Reversed - Long term unemployment.  Lack of success.  Poverty and destitution.  Adversity that may be overcome was it not for a lack of imagination or ability to be less obstinate.

Six of Pentacles

The Lord of Material Success

Numerical Value: 6

Divinatory meaning
Upright - Solvency in material affairs, clearance of debts and use of good fortune to the benefit of others.  Repayment of favours. Charity, patronage, sympathy and a kind heart.

Reversed - Reckless and careless behaviour with money.  Loss of money through carelessness, deceit or theft.  Extravagance.

Seven of Pentacles

The Lord of Success Unfulfilled

Numerical Value: 7

Divinatory meaning
Upright - Promising projects that fail.  A warning not to rest upon one's laurels as success is only attainable through continued hard work.  Material success may be possible but the nettle must be grasped.  Previous past effort wasted through inertia in the present.  Reaping no reward from charitable work.

Reversed - Self induced money worries.  Bankruptcy, possibly gambling, promising circumstances that end in failure.  Financial insecurity.

Eight of Pentacles

The Lord of Prudence

Numerical Value: 8

Divinatory meaning
Upright - The use of one's skills and personal interests to rewarding and profitable ends.  Reaping the fruits of one's labour, a small increase in money.  An advantageous card for any talented or enthusiastic individuals.  To enjoy lasting success efforts should be continuous and not halted prematurely.  Thriftiness.

Reversed - Inappropriate use of energy and skills for unsuitable ends.  Dishonest dealings in business affairs.  Short term gain at the expense of long term profit.

Nine of Pentacles

The Lord of Material Gain

Numerical Value: 9

Divinatory meaning
Upright - The enjoyment of hard earned success.  Financial gains made from unexpected sources, such as: monetary gifts, winnings, inheritances and settlements.  Unearned income possibly from a divorce settlement.  Popularity, common sense and order arising out of chaos.

Reversed - Affluence obtained via deception.  Theft, swindling and pilfering.  Corruption and success earned from the backs and misfortunes of others.  This card also warns that present calm and stability will not be sustained.

Ten of Pentacles

The Lord of Wealth

Numerical Value: 10

Divinatory meaning
Upright - Emotional and financial stability.  Family fortunes, inheritance and prosperity that has been built up and handed down over the generations.  The formation of family tradition.  This card may indicated good fortune regarding a dowry.

Reversed - The negative effects of vast wealth and the restrictive effects of long tradition.  Family arguments about money, or the breaking up of an estate after a death.  Card may also indicate burglary.

Page of Pentacles

The Page of Pentacles
The Princess of the Echoing Hills; The Rose of the Palace of Earth

Numerical Value: 7
Elemental Name: Earth of Earth

Divinatory meaning
Upright - A meticulous, hardworking man, proud of his responsibilities.  He is essentially honourable, a good administrator, but may sometimes be a little too diligent and overzealous in his duties.

Reversed - A person with no sense of humur and full of his own importance.  A person who enjoys the power he wields over those below him.  Depending upon the surrounding cards there may be some unwelcome news concerning monetary matters.

Knight of Pentacles

The Knight of Pentacles
The Lord of the Wild and Fertile Land; The King of the Spirits of Earth

Numerical Value: 4
Elemental Name: Fire of Earth

Divinatory meaning
Upright - An impassive, indifferent and stoical person, who does not always appreciate the feelings of others.  A very traditional person who is clever in monetary affairs, patient and hardworking.
 

Reversed - A greedy and grasping person, sometimes self satisfied and smug.  Depending upon the surrounding cards may indicate that finances have reached a break even point or even a standstill.

Queen of Pentacles

The Queen of Pentacles
The Queen of the Thrones of Earth

Numerical Value: 4
Elemental Name: Water of Earth

Divinatory meaning
Upright - A capable and practical businesswoman, who enjoys her material comforts.  She has a responsible attitude to her wealth and uses it to advance the fortunes of those in her inner circle.  She is neither particularly bright nor insightful, but has depth of feeling, with an appreciation of life's pleasures.

Reversed - A person that enjoys the company of sycophants to shield her from criticism and uses her wealth to do this.  She is unable to see beyond material possessions or rise above them.  She can be highly changeable with a suspicious and narrow-minded outlook towards things that are either new or that she misunderstands.  Fortune used for displays of grandeur and opulence.

King of Pentacles

The King of Pentacles
The King of the Thrones of Earth

Numerical Value: 4
Elemental Name: Air of Earth

Divinatory meaning
Upright - A loyal and dependable leader who is neither particularly intelligent or imaginative.  He is trustworthy, patient, cautious and uses his inborn wisdom to increase his wealth.  He is slow to lose his temper, but once angered he stands rigid against his enemies.

Reversed - A person who is easily bought, dull, very materialistic and mercenary.  He is blind to beauty and hates change as he finds it hard to adapt.  He treads a well worn path even if it leads nowhere.