77-King of Pentacles – Reversed Rider Waite Deck

Your Chosen Card – King of Pentacles Reversed Rider Waite Deck

When reversed, this card may warn of financial risk, greed, jealousy, dishonesty, irresponsibility, or acting out of expediency rather than following a prudent course of action. The mythical King Midas, preoccupied with acquiring gold, is one incarnation of the King of Coins reversed. The inverted King of Coins is related thematically to the Four of Coins.

Keywords Reversed: Imprudent, stubborn, impatient, greedy, workaholic, jealous, sexist, insensitive, materialistic, wasteful, opportunistic, fearful, dishonest.

Decans/Timing: 20 Aries to 20 Taurus. Tropical, 10 April–10 May. Sidereal, 04 May–04 June.
Astrology: Air of Earth. (Note the earthy scene, the garden and the presence of Taurus the Bull on his throne.)
Associated Trumps: The Emperor and the High Priest.

King Of Coins: Steward Of Material Resources

When King of Pentacles is reversed you can pretty much take it that life is going well but that’s when life takes us by surprise.  If King of Pentacles is unclear it may help to choose a card from the Major Arcana to provide more insight into what it is King of Pentacles is trying to tell you.  If you had a particular issue in  mind, or want to seek clarification on something else, you can also choose again to get more guidance.

This chosen card is part of your reversed card reading for King of Pentacles using cards from the Rider Waite Tarot Deck. You will find many more tarot pages that will be of great help if you need tarot card meanings. Use the search at the bottom of the page. We have some amazing tarot books for you to browse. Please see below.


Here are some snippets from a few of my favorite books

Complete Book of Tarot
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Complete Book of Tarot: Astrology: The proud and powerful Sun in the third decan of earthy Capricorn, realm of the Waite King/Thoth Prince of Swords (Air of Air) and the Devil (Capricorn).

Tarot Books

Creative Tarot: While the Death card does not mean the obvious—you are totally going to die this week (unless you forward this tarot card to seven friends in the next twenty-four hours)—it is an ending. Death has a tendency to show up at the end of relationships, the end of jobs, anytime you transition into a new identity or stage of life. It has shown up once or twice for my clients right before weddings, which tends to freak out the brides. But, I point out, your life as a single woman is dying, and a new way of being is beginning, so the card is appropriate. Just not the cheeriest of messengers.

Complete Book of Tarot: The decision to use elemental dignities depends on the personality of the tarot reader. Some enjoy this kind of systematic quasi-mathematical reasoning when reading the cards; others find it burdensome and prefer to read intuitively. It’s a matter of taste and preference.

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