King of Pentacles
14 · Minor Arcana
Security, abundance, and wise management. The King of Pentacles creates stability through steady growth. He sits confidently on a throne adorned with vines, holding a golden coin—master of the material realm. Through discipline and wise investments, he has built great wealth and stability. He encourages you to lead with pragmatism and generosity, enjoying your success while being a good steward of your resources.
↑ Upright
Security, abundance, and wise management. The King of Pentacles creates stability through steady growth. He sits confidently on a throne adorned with vines, holding a golden coin—master of the material realm. Through discipline and wise investments, he has built great wealth and stability. He encourages you to lead with pragmatism and generosity, enjoying your success while being a good steward of your resources.
↓ Reversed
Stubbornness, greed, or misuse of wealth. The King of Pentacles reversed warns of the shadow side of success: greed, stubborn control, or indulgence. A focus on status or possessions may be limiting personal growth or compassion. Be careful not to cling so tightly to material things or rigid habits that you lose sight of what truly matters.
Meaning Contexts
King of Pentacles — Love
Stable, generous, reliable — you or your partner has created a material and emotional foundation for happiness. From this position of strength, love truly flourishes.
King of Pentacles — Career
The peak of material success: wise management, long-term thinking, an empire built step by step. Manage what you have created with the same wisdom you used to build it.
King of Pentacles — Health
The body is a fortress, and you are its keeper. Financial resources allow investment in the best health — don't skimp on yourself. That is not expense, it is high-return investment.
King of Pentacles — Spirituality
Master of the material world who remembers: wealth is a tool, not a goal. Generosity and responsibility for resources are the highest spiritual quality of the earthly king.