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Ten of Pentacles

Ten of Pentacles: An old man in a patterned cloak sits beneath an archway with two dogs, while a couple and a child stand behind, and ten pentacles are spread across the picture.

The picture

An old man in a patterned cloak sits beneath an archway with two dogs, while a couple and a child stand behind, and ten pentacles are spread across the picture.

The meaning

Three generations come together beneath the archway. The tradition reads the Ten of Pentacles as family, inheritance and permanence. It stands for what remains beyond a single life: a house, values, traditions. It is a card of quiet, secure well-being.

Reversed

Reversed, it is read as disputes over inheritance or family, or security that wobbles.

In love

In love it is read as a lasting bond, family and a shared foundation.

At work

At work it stands for family businesses, long-term security and tradition.

As your card of the day

Today is a good day to think of the family. Ask an older person about the old days.

The Ten of Pentacles stands for permanence. Look after something today that may still please your grandchildren.

Pentacles belong to earth. The tradition reads them as work, the body, possessions and everything we build with our hands.

Picture: Pamela Colman Smith, Rider-Waite-Smith tarot, 1909, public domain (Wikimedia Commons).