Suit of Pentacles
The Suit of Pentacles is the tarot suit of earth: work, money, home and the material world. Its fourteen cards describe practical matters, skills, security and slow, steady growth. It corresponds to Diamonds in playing cards.
Also known as: suit of coins, disks
A pentacle is a coin engraved with a five-pointed star. In the Rider–Waite–Smith tradition the suit belongs to the element of earth, so it speaks of the tangible: career and craft, money and possessions, home, nature and the physical world.
Its cards trace the building of security. The Ace offers a seed of opportunity, the Three shows skilled work recognised, the Seven waits patiently for a harvest, the Eight practises a craft, and the Ten shows wealth shared across generations. The court cards are grounded, reliable, practical people or qualities.
When Pentacles lead a reading, the question is practical: work, income, property, skills or the home. They tend to reward patience and consistent effort over quick wins.
Pentacles are sometimes read as purely about money. They are just as much about value in a wider sense: the skills you build, the care you put into your work and the security you create for the people you love.