About these meanings: the traditional descriptions and meanings on this public reference page are taken from material associated with the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot deck. Some of the language is historical, severe, or old-fashioned. Slogit Tarot modernises this terminology and greatly expands the meanings, examples and interpretations inside the Arcana Nexus learning course.

Minor Arcana · Pentacles

Ace of Pentacles

Card Code P1

Suit Pentacles

Rank Ace

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Description & Symbolism

Ace of Pentacles

A hand--issuing, as usual, from a cloud--holds up a pentacle.

Divinatory Meaning

Upright

Perfect contentment, felicity, ecstasy; also speedy intelligence; gold.

The most favourable of all cards.

Reversed Meaning

Reversed

The evil side of wealth, bad intelligence; also great riches. In any case it shews prosperity, comfortable material conditions, but whether these are of advantage to the possessor will depend on whether the card is reversed or not.

A share in the finding of treasure.