| Arcana | Minor |
| Suit | Pentacles |
| Element | Earth |
| Attribution | Fire of Earth |
King of Pentacles
King of Pentacles
In shortMake the sound, unexciting money decision.
Upright
material masterywealthreliable provisionbusiness sensestability
He built it and it holds. This is material mastery — the successful business, the sound investment, the person whose word on practical matters is worth taking. Generous because he is secure, unhurried because he does not need anything urgently. As advice: think like an owner, on a long timescale.
Reversed
greedstatus anxietystubbornnesswealth without meaning
Wealth has become the whole identity. Greed, status anxiety, decisions made purely for money, or a stubbornness about how things are done that has set hard. It can describe someone materially successful and not much else.
In the pictureHis robe is embroidered with grape vines; his throne carved with bulls for Taurus. A castle behind, vines heavy around him, one foot on an armoured boot resting on a boar's head — old conquests, now decorative. He barely holds the pentacle; it simply sits with him.
The turn
Make the sound, unexciting financial decision. Then stop thinking about it.