Card 77 • pentacles

King of Pentacles

Brief Description

The King of Pentacles represents reliability, hard work, and material stability, symbolizing the ability to build a secure, well-designed life through dedication and planning. This card imparts earned confidence and pragmatic honor, encouraging steady accumulation of wealth and trustworthy behavior while warning against stinginess. As a person, the King often appears in financial or banking contexts and can indicate someone who is marriage material seeking lasting commitment. When representing you, it prompts serious attention to your future and clear goals for financial security, urging you to start working toward what success means to you now.

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Card Name

King of Pentacles

Meaning:

Introductory Questions

Are you finally clear on what's important in your life? Are you ready to settle down?

Description

The King of Pentacles is reliable, hardworking, and stable. What they build is rock solid and well designed. This card imbues us with an earned confidence that emerges from the fruits of our dedication and planning. Under its influence we can create a life for ourselves brick by brick. Pragmatic and honorable, the King of Pentacles can be trusted to keep their word and build their wealth. They can be somewhat miserly, so be sure that you're sharing your rewards with those you love.

As Another Person

When the King of Pentacles comes up as another person, they may work in finance or banking. They could be building a nest egg or saving for their toddler's college fund. When this card represents a lover, they're definitely marriage material. They are looking for a love that lasts, so be sure that's what you want for yourself.

If It Represents You

If the King of Pentacles represents you, it's time to get serious about your future. Do you know what success looks like to you? Are you working toward financial security? If you don't or aren't, now is the time to get started.

Visual Description

A crowned king sits upright on a dark throne topped by a bull's head and long curved horns. He wears a white robe patterned with grape clusters and vine leaves and a dark patterned collar. In his right hand he holds a scepter with a red orb and in his left he displays a round green pentacle. Bunches of grapes lie at his feet and a small tower or castle appears in the background beneath a bright turquoise sky with stylized clouds.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Sonia Lazo, Cyrée Jarelle Johnson

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