King of Pentacles

The Tarot Suit of Pentacles

The Tarot Suit of Pentacles is associated with the suit of Diamonds in standard playing cards. The Suit of "Pentacles" is also known by other names, such as "Coins", "Discs" or "Disks".

There are meanings associated with each of the suits in a Tarot Deck (as well as the specific interpretations of each individual card - and the more precise meanings pertaining to its location within spreads.

The suit of Pentacles is associated with the element of earth and material concerns.
It is also associated with the season of winter, and with the direction "North".
Concerning personal attributes, the Pentacles refer to physical talents and mastery.
The pentagram (five-pointed star) is used to illustrate the pentacles in many of the most popular tarot decks. This is a Pythagorean symbol of health and knowledge - this symbol can have negative connotations if inverted.

The "Kings" in the Tarot Deck may also be known by other names (depending on the deck used).
For example, the The World Spirit Tarot includes "Sages" and the Shapeshifter's Tarot includes "Gods" in place of the "Kings" in the Rider-Waite and Robin Wood decks.
All Court Cards may be interpreted as referring to a person - the card itself including information to identify the individual. Alternatively they may be interpreted symbolically, in which case "Kings" may be understood to represent motivation, that is - a beginning or start of something.

The element of the Kings is "Fire".
The Kings are reflections of the Emperor.
In general terms, when Kings appear in a spread they indicate the presence (or need for) planners, motivators, commanders, creators, in fact - the type of people who make things happen !

The King of Pentacles expresses the theme of fulfillment of material, practical, or earthly pursuits.

When this Court Card appears in a spread to identify a person to the sitter then the characteristics it conveys include: A mature man, with (or who used to have) dark hair, and dark eyes, born under the astrological sign of Taurus.

Note this is not always the purpose of the appearance of a Court Card in a spread and not all of the above characteristics need apply - the readers intuition will guide him/her to mention only any that are relevant.

Keywords summarising the possible meanings of this card include:

• Balanced, Grounded, Connected, Male Figure
• Enjoyment of Success
• Pride in Successes
• Rich Man
• Reliable
• Sensual.