The Minor Arcana - The Suit of Pentacles
Posted by Luminakisharblaze on February 20, 2011 at 12:08am in Kabbalah & Tarot Group
The Suit of Pentacles (also known as Coins or Disks) is representative of the element of Earth. Earth covers the more mundane material things of life, including work, business, trade, property, money and other material possessions. The positive aspects of the Suit of Pentacles include manifestation, realization, proof and prosperity.
Pentacles deal with the physical or external level of consciousness and thus mirror the outer situations of your health, finances, work, and creativity. They have to do with what we make of our outer surroundings – how we create it, shape it, transform it and grow it.
The negative aspects of the Suit of Pentacles (i.e. when the Pentacles cards appear reversed) include being possessive, greedy and overly materialistic, over-indulging and not exercising, not effectively managing one’s finances, and being overly focused on career to the detriment of other life priorities. Often what is required to counteract these negative aspects is a return to nature to ground oneself and rediscover what is truly important. In addition, there may be blockages in being able to manifest ideas and plans resulting in a lack of success. Better goal-setting and planning is required.
Pentacles represent the Earth signs of Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn. Pentacles people (as typically seen in the Court Cards) are practical, career-minded, down-to-earth and generous. They are tactile beings and like to experience the physical, tangible world. They are connected through the senses and seek pleasurable and sometimes indulgent experience
When referring to timing in a Tarot reading, the Suit of Pentacles traditionally represents Autumn or years. In a deck of playing cards, Pentacles corresponds to Diamonds.
Should a Tarot reading be predominantly Pentacles cards, then you can be sure that the client is seeking solutions to what are primarily material conflicts, financial matters and concerns with career and work.
Tarot Card Keywords
Ace of Pentacles Manifestation, security, wealth, new enterprise
Two of Pentacles Balance, adaptability, harmony in change
Three of Pentacles Negotiation, skill, employment, skill, teamwork
Four of Pentacles Control, stability, security
Five of Pentacles Isolation, insecurity, worry, loss
Six of Pentacles Generosity, success, charity, prosperity
Seven of Pentacles Vision, perseverance, profit
Eight of Pentacles Improvement, apprenticeship, education, purpose
Nine of Pentacles Gratitude, accomplishments, good luck, culmination
Ten of Pentacles Wealth, inheritance, old age
Page of Pentacles Entitlement, good news
Knight of Pentacles Efficiency, potentiality
Queen of Pentacles Practicality, security
King of Pentacles Security, influence
(Source http://www.biddytarot.com/cards_list.php?arcana=Minor&minor_arc...)