King of Pentacles tarot card meaning

Pentacles · King

authority · earth · money

Upright meaning

King of Pentacles brings authority, command and long experience into the field of money, body and material craft. Read as earth energy at that stage: concrete, specific, and about something already in motion.

Reversed meaning

Reversed, it points to authority misused or abdicated — the same earth theme, working against you rather than for you.

Love

Touches security and shared plans: authority, command and long experience.

Career

In work, income, skill and steady building at the stage of authority, command and long experience.

Advice

Practically: own the decision.

Nearby cards

Queen of Pentacles

More Major Arcana

🌱 The Fool
✨ The Magician
🌙 The High Priestess
🌺 The Empress
🏛️ The Emperor
📜 The Hierophant
💞 The Lovers
🐎 The Chariot

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