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Earth, 14 cardsPentacles tarot card meanings

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Earth, 14 cardsAce to Ten

The suit of Pentacles has fourteen cards: ten numbered cards from Ace to Ten, and four court cards. In the Golden Dawn system Pentacles belong to earth. They speak of money, work, the body and the things you can hold.

  1. Ace of Pentacles cardACEAce of PentaclesOpportunity · Prosperity · New start
  2. Two of Pentacles card2Two of PentaclesJuggling · Balance · Adaptability
  3. Three of Pentacles card3Three of PentaclesTeamwork · Craft · Skill
  4. Four of Pentacles card4Four of PentaclesHolding on · Security · Control
  5. Five of Pentacles card5Five of PentaclesHardship · Need · Exclusion
  6. Six of Pentacles card6Six of PentaclesGenerosity · Giving · Sharing
  7. Seven of Pentacles card7Seven of PentaclesPatience · Assessment · Investment
  8. Eight of Pentacles card8Eight of PentaclesCraftsmanship · Diligence · Learning
  9. Nine of Pentacles card9Nine of PentaclesSelf-reliance · Luxury · Reward
  10. Ten of Pentacles card10Ten of PentaclesWealth · Family · Legacy

Page, Knight, Queen and KingThe court

Waite reads the four court cards as people: their age, their temper and the part they play in your story.

  1. Page of Pentacles cardPAGEPage of PentaclesStudy · Ambition · New skills
  2. Knight of Pentacles cardKNIGHTKnight of PentaclesSteadiness · Routine · Hard work
  3. Queen of Pentacles cardQUEENQueen of PentaclesNurture · Practicality · Comfort
  4. King of Pentacles cardKINGKing of PentaclesAbundance · Security · Success
Ace of Pentacles card
[ Ace of Pentacles ]

Pentacles at a glance

Element
Earth
Cards
14
Numbered
10
Court
4

Perfect contentment, felicity, ecstasy; also speedy intelligence; gold.

Waite on the Ace of Pentacles, 1911

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