Cards of the Minor Arcana: Pentacles
This deck usually represents financial matters, or anything in a material sense.
- Ace of Pentacles
- New ventures in financial matters; could mean a new start in money matters. Reversed: Hard times financially; a warning not to start new financial ventures as they could be bad ideas.
- 2 of Pentacles
- A man juggling two pentacles on a tightrope. Represents having to juggle things financially; feeling like you are waking a tightrope financially. Reversed: Losing control of a situation.
- 3 of Pentacles
- An artist working in what looks like a church. Represents hard work, labor, the fruits of labor. Reversed: Can mean not working and expecting the world to take care of you.
- 4 of Pentacles]
- A man clutching the pentacles he owns. Generally means being miserly or just careful with your possessions. Reversed: Being able to let go of material possessions.
- 5 of Pentacles
- A poor couple walking through the wind and snow past a church window with five pentacles in it. Can mean being destitute; represents financial hard times while those around you are wealthy. Reversed: Overcoming financial insecurities. Being able to save money.
- 6 of Pentacles
- A man distributing his wealth to the needy. Represents being charitable; ability to attach little meaning to physical possessions. Reversed: Can mean not being chraitable and giving when you are able; being possessive.
- 7 of Pentacles
- A young man looking at the fruits of his labor. Can mean seeing the results of hard work; working hard and getting what you deserve. Reversed: Having worked and are not seeing results. Can also mean not putting the effort you need to into something.
- 8 of Pentacles
- A man at work on his art. Represents the creation of something; hard work. Reversed: Not working at something; laziness.
- 9 of Pentacles
- A woman in a garden with a bird. Represents security; feelings of happiness and contentment. Reversed: Feelings of insecurity; withdrawing from the world.
- 10 of Pentacles
- A family in a garden of pentacles. Represents happiness and security. Reversed: Insecurity; not knowing what will happen next.
- Page of Pentacles
- A young man who is serious and intelligent. Tends toward the sciences. Reversed: A young man who probably isn't book-smart; someone who maybe lacks common sense.
- Knight of Pentacles
- A man who is good with money and probably the sciences. Reversed: A man who may not be very good at finances. Tends to be possessive.
- Queen of Pentacles
- A woman who is very good with money and is very good at the math and sciences. Very quiet and thoughtful. Reversed: A withdrawn woman who may not be good with money. Tends to be possessive.
- King of Pentacles
- An authoritative but fair man, who is very smart and is very good at the math and sciences. Reversed: A man who probably doesn't manage finances well; also is probably lacking common sense.

Wands
Cups
Swords
Pentacles

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