King

King of Pentacles

Suit of Pentacles · earth

The King is the master of the material realm - a successful, grounded provider who has built lasting prosperity through discipline and steady enterprise. His abundance is generous and secure rather than anxious. As reflection, he asks where you exercise mature authority over your resources and ambitions, and whether your relationship to success remains rooted in stewardship rather than mere accumulation.

The image

A robed king sits on a throne carved with bulls' heads, holding a scepter and a pentacle, surrounded by lush grapevines and a flourishing castle estate.

Upright

abundanceleadershipstabilityenterprisedisciplineprovider

Reversed

greedmaterialismstubbornnesscontrollingcorruptionoverindulgence