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Three of Pentacles

Three of Pentacles: A stonemason stands on a bench in a church, discussing his work with a monk and a figure holding a plan, with three pentacles carved into the arch above them.

The picture

A stonemason stands on a bench in a church, discussing his work with a monk and a figure holding a plan, with three pentacles carved into the arch above them.

The meaning

The stonemason works, and two others watch with respect. The tradition reads the Three of Pentacles as collaboration, craftsmanship and professional recognition. It stands for good work made together, when everyone knows their part. Waite links it with art and skill.

Reversed

Reversed, it is read as collaboration that sticks, or work that falls short of what it could be.

In love

In love it is read as a relationship you build together, stone by stone.

At work

At work it stands for teamwork, expertise and a result that is valued.

As your card of the day

Things go better together today. Ask someone who can do what you cannot.

The Three of Pentacles stands for craft. Do one thing carefully today, even if nobody sees it.

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).