King of Pentacles

The figure calls for no special description the face is rather dark, suggesting also courage, but somewhat lethargic in tendency. The bull's head should be noted as a recurrent symbol on the throne. The sign of this suit is represented throughout as engraved or blazoned with the pentagram, typifying the correspondence of the four elements in human nature and that by which they may be governed. In many old Tarot packs this suit stood for current coin, money, deniers. I have not invented the substitution of pentacles and I have no special cause to sustain in respect of the alternative. But the consensus of divinatory meanings is on the side of some change, because the cards do not happen to deal especially with questions of money.

Divinatory Meanings: Valor, realizing intelligence, business and normal intellectual aptitude, sometimes mathematical gifts and attainments of this kind; success in these paths.

Reversed: Vice, weakness, ugliness, perversity, corruption, peril.

Some Additional Meanings of the Lesser Arcana

King.- A rather dark man, a merchant, master, professor. Reversed: An old and vicious man.

Mastering the material realm.

Reliability, stability.

The Executive.

Patience.

Honesty.

Acclaim.

Status, professional success.

Common sense.

Increased income, money in the bank.

An excellent mathematician.

Sound financial advice.

Real estate matters go well.

A generous man of wealth.

An ambitious man who will work hard.

Financial mentoring.

Use the money you make wisely.

Make unpressured choices, dream big dreams -- and be generous.

Today is a day of practical action. Defend your kingdom, claim the success you set out to achieve. Abundance is your birthright but don't forget the responsibilities that go along with it.

A self-serving, tight-fisted man, one who hoards money and time.

All work and no play.

Too involved in self-gain.

A man easy to bribe, a corrupt man.

Given to gambling and other vices.

Lack of imagination.

Extravagance.

Easily tempted to unfaithfulness, drunkenness, excesses.

Wasting resources.

Manipulative, dishonest, shady person.

Poor business sense, foolish investments.

Seriously abusing one's physical health.

Misusing physical assets.

Having bad credit.

Becoming obsessed with money and status.

Feeling that you have reached a mature age but all you have is a dull, respectable, unchallenging life.