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Suit of Pentacles: All 14 Cards Explained
The Suit of Pentacles is tarot's suit of the material world: work, money, health, home, and everything you can touch. Traditionally linked to the element of earth, Pentacles cards show up when the question is practical: career, savings, skills, and security.
Ace through Ten
The numbered cards trace a slow, satisfying arc: a seed is planted, tended, tested, and grows into a legacy.
- Ace: a promising new material opportunity.
- Two: juggling, staying balanced amid change.
- Three: skilled work, teamwork, earned recognition.
- Four: holding on tightly to what you have.
- Five: hardship and lack, with help nearer than it seems.
- Six: giving and receiving in fair balance.
- Seven: pausing to assess slow, growing effort.
- Eight: focused craftsmanship, steady skill-building.
- Nine: comfort, independence, well-earned reward.
- Ten: lasting wealth, family, legacy.
The Pentacles court
- Page: study, planning, a practical fresh start.
- Knight: reliable, patient, dependable effort.
- Queen: practical care, comfort, grounded warmth.
- King: stability, abundance, grounded confidence.
For the logic behind every Page, Knight, Queen, and King, see the court cards guide.
Reading Pentacles cards
Pentacles answers arrive on garden time: slower than you'd like and sturdier than you expected. Suit theme plus the number arc (it's all on the cheat sheet) covers nearly every card. The Toe Bean Tarot app teaches the suit as a full course module with quizzes and spaced review, on Google Play (iPhone coming soon). Browse the rest in all 78 tarot card meanings.