Tarot Card Meaning: King of Pentacles

King of Pentacles in a Tarot Card Reading

King of Pentacles - Air of Earth - Cardinal Earth - Capricorn

The King of Pentacles is the airy part of earth, the part that spreads and grows and influences others. The King of Pentacles is symbolised by the zodiac sign of Capricorn, the cardinal earth sign most associated with corporations, large organizations, financial institutes like banking. This makes the King of Pentacles a figure that can come into your life to show you the gains that can be made by climbing the corporate ladder. If the King of Pentacles came up in your tarot card reading, you may need to embrace some Capricorn traits into your life. You may be at a point in life where you are actually called to a project or company that you can grow in. The process that is in front of you will present many challenges, and by surpassing these challenges you may be able to generate a very good income for yourself and others in your support circles.

The King of Pentacles in a reading is already sitting at the top of the pyramid. This structure and position place him where he no longer remembers the hardships it took to get where he is at. He is asking you to remember your challenges when you climb. This is important for two reasons. The first reason is so that you can always offer the guidance and help needed to others climbing this path, so you can provide your trials as examples to show them they can overcome their challenges as well. The Second reason is so that you don’t lose sight of the work and dedication you gave to get to where you are. These sacrifices that were made along the path are imperative to remember, so that you can make sure to nourish any parts of your life that were neglected due to the climb. If you have neglected family life, self care or exercise, you must re-enforce these parts of your life so that your growth is not in vain.

King of Pentacles is associated with the astrology sign of Taurus King of Pentacles is the Taurus tarot card - click here to read more about the astrology association to tarot.