
Minor Arcana · Pentacles
Knight of Pentacles
- hard work
- reliability
- routine
- responsibility
- patience
- Element
- Earth
- Yes or no
- Yes
Imagery and symbolism
A knight sits motionless on a heavy black horse, holding a pentacle and looking over a ploughed field.
- still black horse
- pentacle
- ploughed field
- oak leaves on helmet
Upright meaning
Upright- hard work
- reliability
- routine
- responsibility
- patience
Slow and steady wins the race. Methodical, reliable effort leads to results.
Reversed meaning
- laziness
- stagnation
- boredom
- perfectionism
Routine has become a rut, or caution is paralysing progress. Find motivation again.
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