Minor Arcana · Pentacles · No. 77
Upright · success, wealth, steady leadership
Reversed · materialism, stubbornness, corruption
A king in a robe patterned with grapes sits on a throne adorned with bulls, a castle behind him, holding a scepter in one hand and a pentacle in the other. The grapes and vines represent abundance and harvest, and the bulls earthly strength and endurance. The armor at his feet symbolizes that battles are behind him and peaceful prosperity has been reached, and the castle the achievements he has built. He is a wise leader who successfully rules the material world.
“Creating abundance through experience”
successwealthsteady leadership
Success and abundance built on experience and resources. You lead with steady, reliable strength.
This is a time of enjoying financial stability and worldly success as the fruit of your efforts. With practical judgment and responsibility, you share abundance with those around you too. In daily life it shows up as a promotion, business success, stable assets or a role as a trusted advisor. Protect what you’ve built while giving generously, and your influence will reach even further.
Advice · Trust your experience and resources, and lead with confidence.
✓ Try · trust your experience and lead
✕ Avoid · resting on your success
A question to ask yourself
What has your success been built on?
“Being fixated on success”
materialismstubbornnesscorruption
Obsession with money and success, or stubbornness, costs you what matters. Revisit your priorities.
Reversed, obsession with success or materialistic values become a problem. An authoritarian, rigid attitude, reckless investments or greed may shake your foundation. Workaholism may also lead you to neglect your family. Reflect on what wealth really means and restore your balance.
Advice · Don’t chase money and success at the expense of what matters.
✓ Try · rethink what you value most
✕ Avoid · judging everything by money
A question to ask yourself
What matters to you besides money?
Your past was a time of creating abundance through experience. Read it as the background that shaped your current situation.
Right now is a time of creating abundance through experience. Read it as the strongest force at work right now.
Ahead lies a time of creating abundance through experience. Read it as where things are heading if they continue as they are. If reversed, it can signal that this flow may be blocked or delayed.
Upright leans toward yes — Creating abundance through experience
Reversed leans toward no — Being fixated on success
As a Minor Arcana card, treat it as a lighter answer about an everyday choice.
Meeting The Emperor, stable authority and material success reach their peak. It’s a good time to lead an organization and expand your foundation.
A new financial opportunity grows greatly in the hands of an experienced leader. It’s a favorable pairing for investment or business expansion.
A dependable, stable relationship. Material things come before the relationship.
Obsession with money and success, or stubbornness, costs you what matters. Revisit your priorities. Reversed, obsession with success or materialistic values become a problem. An authoritarian, rigid attitude, reckless investments or greed may shake your foundation. Workaholism may also lead you to neglect your family. Reflect on what wealth really means and restore your balance.
Upright leans toward yes, and reversed leans toward no. As a Minor Arcana card, treat it as a lighter answer about an everyday choice.
success, wealth, steady leadership / materialism, stubbornness, corruption