DIVE DEEP INTO THE SUIT OF PentaCoins

WHAT DO THE Pentacles (coins or Disks) MEAN IN TAROT?

Pentacles are metal disks of magical protection. In other deck traditions, this suit may be Coins or Disks, and those attributes carry into the Pentacles, but the decision to engrave a five-pointed star on those metal disks carries more than stylistic embellishment. It’s a reminder to balance the material world with spirit. So while the Pentacles are associated with earth and materialism—wealth and health—they are not only coins.

Like the rock of elemental earth, PentaCoins protect, and like soil, they allow for establishing roots and for growth. But let matter take over, and body and soul can become weighed down.

Quick concepts for the suit of Pentacles (Coins or Disks)

Ace of Pentacles: the gift of strong roots, sustenance, and growth

2 of Pentacles: juggling opportunities, balancing spiritual and material needs, matter in motion, Jupiter in Capricorn

3 of Pentacles: building on foundations, collaboration, blossoming, Mars in Capricorn

4 of Pentacles: comfortable terrain, paused growth, protecting body and soul, Sun in Capricorn

5 of Pentacles: material worry, spiritual imbalance, focus on health and wealth, Mercury in Taurus

6 of Pentacles: body and soul in harmony, generosity, financial flow, Moon in Taurus

7 of Pentacles: hard work, slow growth, reaping rewards, Saturn in Taurus

8 of Pentacles: striving for perfection, service, labor of love, Sun in Virgo

9 of Pentacles: prosperity, material and spiritual maturity, reflecting on desires, Venus in Virgo

10 of Pentacles: inheritance, preparing the next generation, transitioning into spirit, Mercury in Virgo

Page of Pentacles: someone who is eager to create new opportunities for themselves, always learning and growing, the earth of earth, Aries–Gemini

Knight of Pentacles: someone who works tirelessly to reap well-deserved rewards, the fire of earth, Virgo (primary) and Leo (shadow)

Queen of Pentacles: someone who invests in their area of influence to nurture and stabilize what is in their care, the water of earth, Capricorn (primary) and Sagittarius (shadow)

King of Pentacles: someone who knows how to achieve and enjoy physical comforts, the air of earth, Taurus (primary) and Aries (shadow)

Let’s dive deep into these cards

This is an ongoing series. Every other week on Instagram and Tumblr, I post a series of Deep Dive images tied to one minor arcanum. I’ve completed the aces and pips, so it’s just the court cards that are left. The court cards are not all here yet, but I know that you’ll learn a lot about the PentaCoins if you read on! And if you’re looking to read tarot more deeply like me, learn to read tarot deeply with my courses that go beyond the tarot basics.