King of pentacles Tarot Card Meanings

Minor Arcana Tarot

King of pentacles Tarot Card Meanings

Upright Card Meaning

Material wealth is drawn to you when you draw the King of Pentacles. This is a suit of prosperity and material wealth, of fertility and security. Naturally, the King represents the culmination and ultimate manifestation of all of those things.
These are not blessings that have come to you out of thin air, but rewards for the hard work that you have put in. Open your arms and reap them, for you have earned them through your shrewd business decisions and work ethic. The King of Pentacles may also represent a generous benefactor, but here as well the gifts must be earned.
The King of Pentacles is a sign that you should continue on the path that you are on, the rewards that you have worked for are on their way. Perhaps you have just received a promotion at work, or your business is thriving. You can use this time to enjoy the finer pleasures in life, you can afford to splurge. Just do not forget to be as generous to others as others have been to you before you achieved your successes.

Minor Arcana Tarot

King of pentacles Tarot Card Meanings

Reversed Card Meaning

The King of Pentacles reversed is smothered by his own commitment to material wealth. It blinds him from that which is more important, such as spiritual awakening and generosity. It hardens his heart to everything good in the world that cannot be tallied in an accountant’s notebook. Although he surrounds himself with gluttonous pleasure, the sweetest offerings taste like mud.
The King of Pentacles reversed is a warning that you are on the path to becoming one of those cautionary tales. What has your quest for material success kept you from? Maybe you are set on becoming an entrepreneur for the status, when that is clearly not the path for you. Maybe your quest to rise higher in society is blinding you to actual friends and enemies. Rein in your stubborn nature and take heed of the warnings before it is too late.
Your greed may have convinced you that magnanimity is weakness, that you do not need to share your wealth with others because they do not “deserve it” as much as you do. You are not strong when you hoard your wealth, you are weak, too weak to withstand the call of money.