Card 77 • pentacles

King of Pentacles

Brief Description

The King of Pentacles embodies sustainable, grounded stewardship and a vision of material security based on generosity and mutual benefit rather than consumption and profit. He represents practical intelligence, refined values, and the ability to build systems that promote stability and long-term growth. In readings, the card points to assuming a provider or steward role, offering protection and material safety to others while managing resources wisely. It also celebrates earthy pleasures and a balanced life where hard work and enjoyment coexist as sustainable sources of happiness.

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Keywords

Leading through reputation, respect, generosity, practicality; cultivator, curator, provider; visionary of abundance, sustainable growth, and stewardship.

Meaning

The King of Pentacles is the cultivator of sustainable growth and communal abundance. Our ideas of both Kings and the Pentacles are so often hooked into capitalism and hierarchy, but that's not the Tarot speaking; that's the misplaced values of our society imprinting on the cards. The King of Pentacles envisions material security and wealth in new ways that aren't predicated on consumption, ownership, and profit, but are instead grounded in sustainability, generosity, and mutual benefit. With their attuned senses, refined values, and grounded discernment, they lead the way into building more supportive systems for a more equitable world.

In Readings

In readings, the King brings their maturity and practical intelligence to all things related to business and organizing growth, and they're a good sign that stability and longevity can be achieved with the right stewardship. This card can represent stepping into a provider role, where we have the ability to offer material safety and protection to others. Another side of the King is their refined tastes and enjoyment of earthy pleasures—because, after all, what's more practical than pleasure? It's a sustainable resource, made in our own bodies, and it's essential to happiness and health. And, at the end of the day, happiness is what we're all striving so hard for. Maybe we can work hard and also enjoy our lives. The King of Pentacles wants us to build a life with room for both.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Charlie Claire Burgess

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