Ideas: Corporate ladder, debt payment, financial plan
Traits: Adaptable, ambitious, anticipative, flexible, hardworking, innovative, purposeful
Emotions: Disappointment, eagerness, hope, insecurity, uneasiness
Ideas: Diversification, dream job, financial management
Traits: Confident, firm, relaxed, resourceful, secure, stable, steady, wise
Emotions: Contentment, enjoyment, gladness, optimism, pleasure, relief, satisfaction
Ideas: Bossiness, monopoly, traditionalism
Traits: Arrogant, conceited, conservative, conventional, indulgent, money-minded, selfish
Emotions: Annoyance, desire, frustration, irritation, pride
Personal Growth
Mature souls handle money and relationships responsibly. Before spending money, consider the consequences. Before becoming physical with someone, consider the potential outcome of your actions. Live in the moment, but cultivate an awareness of future events your present actions could call into being.
Relationship
Money trouble can ruin romance; dedicate yourself to handling funds (especially mutual ones) responsibly. Planning for a future together can be exciting and even arousing. Express physical affection with boldness. When circumstances dictate, be prepared to speak up or take action in your partner’s defense.
Career
This card points to a need for a conservative approach to making and spending money. Stay on budget. Find ways to reduce costs. These measures don’t have to choke innovation and fun; they just call on you to be more creative with the resources you do have.
Spirituality
Allow your spirituality to inspire financial and physical responsibility. Take great care to honor the money you’ve been given. Take special care of your body, and see it as an instrument of the Universal Will. Lend your resources to those who earnestly need your help.
The Harvest Throne
The King of Pentacles frequently sits on a throne draped with vines and grapes—a reminder of his intimate connection with the forces that create abundance. How might a conservative approach today help you achieve greater abundance and wealth tomorrow?
Controlled Luxury
No excesses here; the King of Pentacles enjoys his comforts, but he keeps them in perspective. How do you assign value to the objects around you? If you sense that physical things are becoming too important, what should you do?
Lessons Learned
One way to control (King) the physical realm (Pentacles) is to restrict those actions that disturb the status quo. How might being physically or financially conservative be an advantage now? How might shattering that control lead to positive outcomes?
The Marseilles Image
The Marseilles King of Coins exudes a confidence that comes from knowing the Coin in his hand isn’t the only Coin at his command. When you’ve taken measures to make best use of your physical blessings, you can enjoy them without becoming their slave.