Queen of Pentacles
Queen of Pentacles, minor arcana. practicality, comfort, nurture, financial security.
A queen sits on a throne decorated with fruit and flowers in a green garden, holding a pentacle in her lap, with a rabbit nearby. She is practical, generous and at home in the material world.
Upright
- practicality
- comfort
- nurture
- financial security
A queen sits on a throne decorated with fruit and flowers in a green garden, holding a pentacle in her lap, with a rabbit nearby. She is practical, generous and at home in the material world.
Reversed
- self-neglect
- work-life imbalance
- smothering
- insecurity
Over-working, or neglect of her own needs. Reversed, the card points to an imbalance between work and care.
Not every reader uses reversals. Many treat a reversed card as the same theme, blocked, delayed or turned inward.
Astrology and numerology
Court cards are read as people or as styles of behaviour rather than as events. Queen of Pentacles is traditionally linked with the earth signs: Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn. These links are looser than those for the numbered cards, and writers differ over which court goes with which sign.
Yes or no
In yes or no tarot, Queen of Pentacles counts as a yes when upright, and as a no when reversed. This follows a common convention and not a rule from the deck's makers.
Tarot is a tradition of symbolism. This page says what readers traditionally associate with the card. It does not predict anything and it is not advice.