King of Pentacles
UPRIGHT MEANING
The King of Pentacles upright represents mastery of the material world, steady leadership, and the ability to create lasting security through discipline and wisdom. He symbolizes abundance, reliability, and the confidence that comes from building success over time. This card highlights stability, generosity, and the grounded authority that supports others while maintaining strong foundations. Upright, the King of Pentacles encourages practical decision making, long‑term planning, and trusting your capacity to cultivate prosperity with patience and integrity.
KEYWORDS:
abundance, stability, leadership, security, discipline, prosperity, reliability, success, responsibility, groundedness, generosity, mastery, structure, confidence, long‑term vision
REVERSED MEANING
The King of Pentacles reversed represents imbalance, overcontrol, or difficulty managing resources in a healthy way. It can indicate stubbornness, material insecurity, or the tendency to prioritize status or comfort over genuine stability. This card may point to financial mismanagement, rigidity, or fear of change that limits growth. Reversed, the King of Pentacles encourages reassessing your relationship with responsibility, loosening unhelpful control, and rebuilding a foundation that supports both security and flexibility.
KEYWORDS:
rigidity, insecurity, overcontrol, imbalance, materialism, mismanagement, stubbornness, instability, fear of change, excess, limitation, pressure, misalignment, resistance, overattachment