Three of Pentacles
teamwork · craftsmanship · skill recognised · building together
Card art: Pamela Colman Smith, 1909, for A. E. Waite. Public domain.
The suit of Pentacles
In a few words
- teamwork
- craftsmanship
- skill recognised
- building together
A craftsman at work in a cathedral, two others consulting the plan. Skill recognised, and a thing built together.
Upright
- Everything
- A craftsman at work in a cathedral, two others consulting the plan. Skill recognised, and a thing built together.
- Love
- Building a life together, step by step. Each person's part matters.
- Work
- Good collaboration, your skill valued, a project taking real shape.
- Money
- Money earned by craft and cooperation. Investment in skill pays.
- Myself
- Mastery is a practice. Do the work well; the recognition follows.
Métier, trade, skilled labour; usually, how-ever, regarded as a card of nobility, aristocracy, renown, glory.The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (1911), p. 276
Reversed
- Everything
- Poor workmanship, a team that does not cooperate, effort unrecognised.
- Love
- Not pulling together. Each building a different house.
- Work
- Conflict over the plan, credit misplaced, quality slipping. Talk it through.
- Money
- Paying for shoddy work, or your own skill undervalued. Set the standard.
- Myself
- Rushing the craft. Slow down and do it properly.
Mediocrity, in work and otherwise, puerility, pettiness, weakness.The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (1911), p. 276
The card, as Waite described it
A sculptor at his work in a monastery. Compare the design which illustrates the Eight of Pentacles. The apprentice or amateur therein has received his reward and is now at work in earnest.The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (1911), p. 276
The plain-word meanings on this page were written for ShreeJyoti and are still under review.