King of Pentacles tarot card from the Simply Tarot deck

King of Pentacles Tarot Card Meaning

The Wealthy Patriarch
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Prosperity • Stewardship • Success

A highly successful, authoritative figure you can trust. He has experience overcoming obstacles to manifest things of value in the world and is worthy of the rewards and respect he receives. His ambition yields amazing results without loss of integrity. You may be tasked with establishing something in the world. You will need to seek out guidance and advice where you lack the necessary experience or skills. So, be honest with yourself about your own capabilities; the King of Pentacles learned that through experience.

This card represents a mature man who has excelled on a material and financial level. He also has the authority, wisdom and confidence that comes with having successfully achieved and manifested something in the world.

He will be an extremely hard working, diligent character who may be a little averse to risk and doing things differently. He feels his responsibilities keenly and rarely lets anyone down. He has an understanding and methodology that has worked for him in his life and he may be a little rigid in the way he works.

When this card appears it may represent someone in the Subject’s life who is financially secure and willing to help. He is stable and trustworthy and extremely good at what he does. Above all he is generous with, and wants to share, his success and to make other people happy. These may be qualities that the Subject finds very attractive, and it may influence them to be more focussed on achieving stability and financial security in their own life.
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Love & Relationships

Stability, loyalty and long-term security shape this relationship strongly. Someone is thinking beyond temporary desire now, focusing instead on what can truly endure through time, hardship and responsibility. Love becomes deeply reassuring when it is rooted in both devotion and dependability.
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Material Life

Stewardship defines this card. Stability is maintained through wisdom, discipline and the ability to protect resources without becoming ruled entirely by them. no security feels calm, measured and deeply rooted rather than loud or desperate to prove itself constantly.
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Notes from the Artist

The King of Pentacles is richly clothed in silken gold robes and sits on a comfortable red velvet throne (demonstrating his wealth). His expression and posture depict his authority and acumen - he is always on alert and aware of what is happening - but is not looking directly at the viewer (suggesting he is not arrogant, or demanding, in his authority). Whether he puts in, or takes out, a Pentacle from the treasure chest is not important, the motion of what he is doing speaks of his personal control and skill with money matters. This King knows how to make money work, how to use skills appropriately and is willing to advise; thus representing a mature person who is financially clever that can be trusted.

From the archive

The Original Artwork, Reimagined

Before King of Pentacles became part of the Simply Tarot collection you see today, it was drawn and painted by hand for the original 2011 Tarot House Deck. The style has evolved, but the meaning and character of the card remain at its heart.

Original hand-painted King of Pentacles tarot card by Patricia House from the 2011 Tarot House Deck
2011 Original 2011 artwork King of Pentacles Hand-painted by Patricia House
The King of Pentacles sits in his castle on a, red velvet-covered and gold edged, throne. He holds his head up confidently and is not looking at the viewer directly. He is taking out, or putting back, a Pentacle in his personal treasure chest. He is dressed in rich, gold garments.
Today King of Pentacles reimagined The current Simply Tarot artwork

The original first edition

Buy the Original 2011 Deck

The card shown above is part of the original 78-card Tarot House Deck. Every image was drawn and painted by Patricia House before the deck was professionally printed by Cartamundi in the UK. A limited number from the original print run are still available.

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  • Short meanings leaflet
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