ACE OF PENTACLES- Upright: A new business venture, the beginning of prosperity, beginning of happiness or pleasure. Reverse: Possible greed or misery, money may not be everything.
TWO OF PENTACLES- Upright: The ability to handle multiple situations, juggling many new projects, expect a helpful message. Reverse: Difficulty with handling problems, expect a discouraging message.
THREE OF PENTACLES- Upright: A craftsman showing off his works, reward for skills or abilities, approval, success through effort. Reverse: Quality in workmanship is neglected, good work is expended due to a preoccupation with money, common place ideals or ambitions.
FOUR OF PENTACLES- Upright: Love of power or money, a lack of give-and-take, miserly or ungenerous nature. Reverse: Some earthly possessions may be lost, obstacles or delays in business affairs.
FIVE OF PENTACLES- Upright: Destitution, loss of possessions, poor health, despair due to spiritual impoverishment. Reverse: New employment, revived courage, a new interest.
SIX OF PENTACLES- Upright: Sharing of prosperity, one will soon receive what is rightfully theirs, charity, gifts, philanthropy. Reverse: Bribes, unfairness, prosperity is threatened, miserliness.
SEVEN OF PENTACLES- Upright: Waiting for results, hard work will cause growth, a pause during development, reevaluations. Reverse: Little progress, impatience, anxiety, investments may be unprofitable.
EIGHT OF PENTACLES- Upright: Internship, learning a trade or profession, employment is coming soon, handiwork. Reverse: Skills are not being used properly, a dislike of hard work, ambition is void.
NINE OF PENTACLES- Upright: Well-being, things in life are enjoyed, private world of pleasure. Reverse: Loss is possible, danger from thieves, caution.
TEN OF PENTACLES- Upright: Stable family, gain in wealth, property is acquired. Reverse: Family misfortune, caution, mind is dull, slothfulness.
PAGE OF PENTACLES- Upright: Generosity, kindness, a careful person, learning new ideas/opinions always there to help. Reverse: Wastefulness, luxury, rebellious, opposing ideas/opinions, bad news.
KNIGHT OF PENTACLES- Upright: Trustworthy, a heavy outlook, accepting of responsibilities, enjoying the best things money can buy, perfection. Reverse: Irresponsible, impatience, timidness, carelessness, a standstill in affairs.
QUEEN OF PENTACLES- Upright: Intelligence, scrupulous, practical, down-to-earth woman, thoughtfulness, talents are used well. Reverse: Too much dependence, neglected duties, mistrust, suspicion, not a very creative person.
KING OF PENTACLES- Upright: A chief of industry or a banker, a reliable person, solid, steadiness. Reverse: Materialistic, slow to anger, 'head is on the ground", bribes.
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