A stonemason works on the arch of a cathedral, while a monk and an architect hold the plans and consult him. It is teamwork, craftsmanship, quality work and recognition of skill.
Craft and collaboration, work recognised by others.
Waite’s keywords (1911): Trade, skilled labour; nobility, renown, glory.
Reversed
Reversed, the work suffers: poor teamwork, sloppy craftsmanship, lack of recognition, or no shared plan.
Careless work, a team that does not hold together.
Waite’s keywords (1911): Mediocrity, puerility, pettiness, weakness.
In love
Upright Building a relationship together, step by step, as a team.
Reversed Partners who do not work together on the relationship.
In work
Upright Teamwork, quality, recognition of your skill by those above you.
Reversed Poor collaboration; mediocre work; no one follows the plan.
In money
Upright Money earned through skill and well-made work.
Reversed Poor financial planning; costs that grow because of mistakes.
At home and in the family
Upright Building or renovating a home together.
Reversed Disagreements about how to build or arrange the home.
On your path
Upright Learning from a master; patient practice in a tradition.
Reversed Lack of discipline in your practice.
Its counsel
Upright Do it well, and do it together.
Reversed Agree on the plan before you build.
Correspondences
- Arcana
- Minor Arcana, suit of Pentacles
- Element
- Earth
- Rank
- Threes: growth, and the work of many hands
Pentacles
Ace of Pentacles · Two of Pentacles · Four of Pentacles · Five of Pentacles · Six of Pentacles · Seven of Pentacles · Eight of Pentacles · Nine of Pentacles · Ten of Pentacles · Page of Pentacles · Knight of Pentacles · Queen of Pentacles · King of Pentacles