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King of Pentacles Tarot Card Meaning
The King of Pentacles tarot card means wealth, success and security. Success and abundance.
Upright
- Wealth
- success
- security
Reversed
- Greed
- stubbornness
- poor money decisions
Yes or no
Yes
The King of Pentacles is one of the 14 cards in the suit of Pentacles. Pentacles are the suit of earth: money, work, home, health and the things you can touch.
What the card shows
A king in a robe covered with grapes and vine leaves sits on a throne carved with bulls' heads, holding a sceptre and a pentacle. A castle stands behind him.
This is the card as drawn by Pamela Colman Smith for the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deck, which is in the public domain.
Upright meaning
The King of Pentacles is read as success you can count. He built it steadily and shares it generously. The card points to business sense, security and enjoying good things.
King of Pentacles reversed
Reversed, it is read as greed, being stubborn about money, or risky financial choices.
Yes or no?
In a yes or no question, the King of Pentacles is usually read as a yes. Readers differ on some cards, so treat this as one common reading. You can ask a yes or no question and draw a card for it.
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More Pentacles cards
Ace of PentaclesTwo of PentaclesThree of PentaclesFour of PentaclesFive of PentaclesSix of PentaclesSeven of PentaclesEight of PentaclesNine of PentaclesTen of PentaclesPage of PentaclesKnight of PentaclesQueen of Pentacles
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