Queen of Pentacles
Warm and practical, you create a comfortable home and look after everyone in it.
- Card
- Minor Arcana · Pentacles (Earth)
- Upright keywords
- Nurturing, Practicality, Abundance, Stability
- Reversed keywords
- Materialism, Insecurity, Jealousy, Neglecting yourself
- Yes or no
- Leans yes
Traditional correspondences Element: Water of Earth / Golden Dawn: Queen of the Thrones of Earth / Thoth: Queen of Disks / Sagittarius 21° to Capricorn 20° / Sephirah: Binah (Understanding)
Upright meaning
Practical care and abundance. A warm home.
A queen sits in a flowering garden, holding a pentacle in her lap, with a rabbit at her feet. The Queen of Pentacles is practical care: nurturing, resourceful and down to earth. Upright, she creates comfort and security for herself and others.
Reversed meaning
Insecurity or neglecting yourself.
Reversed, the balance between caring and self-care slips. Insecurity, materialism or self-neglect may be the issue.
For ways of reading reversed cards, see how to read reversals.
Love
A caring, devoted partner.
Neglecting yourself for others.
Work
Practical, nurturing leadership.
Work–life imbalance.
Money
Good household management.
Money worries.
Relationships
Warm hospitality.
Jealousy.
Health
Good self-care.
Neglect.
Tarot does not diagnose physical conditions. If you have symptoms that worry you, please see a doctor.
Mind and spirit
Grounded care.
Materialism.
As a person
A warm, practical, nurturing person.
Someone insecure or possessive.
Timing
Within weeks, a moment for practical care. In the calendar, mid December to early January is also a guide (roughly December 13 to January 9).
Advice
Care for yourself and others practically.
Make time for yourself.
Questions to ask yourself
- How can I care for myself?
- What makes my home feel good?
- Am I balanced?
A common misreading
The Queen of Pentacles isn’t only about home. She is practical care in every area.
The story of this card
The Queen holds earth with understanding: nurturing and abundance.
The Waite deck’s picture and symbols
In the Waite deck the Queen sits on a throne decorated with goats and fruit, in a garden, holding a pentacle. A rabbit is at her feet.
History and differences between traditions
In the Golden Dawn system she is the Queen of the Thrones of Earth.
Words for today
I nurture with practical care.
I care for myself too.