SageTarot Journal
Queen of Pentacles from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot deck
ArcanaMinor
SuitPentacles
ElementEarth
AttributionWater of Earth
Queen of Pentacles

Queen of Pentacles

In shortCare that shows up as practical help.

Upright

practical nurtureresourcefulnessgroundednessproviding wellwarmth

This is looking after people by actually providing: the meal, the stable home, the practical help that solves the problem. Warm, resourceful, and very good at the material world. As advice: attend to physical basics, yours and other people's, and trust that this is not a small thing.

Reversed

self-neglectsmotheringfinancial worryover-work

She gives everything and keeps nothing. Neglecting herself while everyone else is fed, money worry running underneath the competence, or care that has turned into control. The failure is always the same: she is not on her own list.

In the pictureShe sits in a bower of roses in a lush landscape, cradling her pentacle and gazing down at it like a child. A rabbit — fertility, abundance — hops in the lower corner. Everything around her is fruitful and everything is tended.

The turn

Put yourself on the list. Eat, sleep, and handle one practical thing for you.