Tarot · Minor Arcana · Pentacles

Ten of Pentacles

  • legacy
  • home
  • lasting abundance
  • lineage

Key facts

Arcana
Minor Arcana
Suit
Pentacles
Number
10
Numerology
10 (The End: finality, completion, exhaustion)
Keywords
legacy, home, lasting abundance, lineage

Ten of Pentacles upright

The Ten of Pentacles is the full house, the generations gathered, what gets passed on and lasts over time. Here you touch a rooted kind of abundance, made of bonds, shared security, solid foundations. It’s the wealth counted in presences as much as in possessions. Savor this legacy, and think about what you, in turn, want to pass on.

Ten of Pentacles reversed

Reversed, the Ten of Pentacles can speak of a material treasure that doesn’t fill the heart, or of tensions around what gets handed down. Maybe the chase for stability is pulling you away from the warmth of your bonds. Come back to what truly makes a home for you. Real lasting wealth is woven into presences, far more than into coffers.

A question to sit with

What would you love to see last and be passed on around you?

Frequently asked questions about Ten of Pentacles

What does Ten of Pentacles mean upright?
The Ten of Pentacles is the full house, the generations gathered, what gets passed on and lasts over time. Here you touch a rooted kind of abundance, made of bonds, shared security, solid foundations. It’s the wealth counted in presences as much as in possessions. Savor this legacy, and think about what you, in turn, want to pass on.
What does Ten of Pentacles mean reversed?
Reversed, the Ten of Pentacles can speak of a material treasure that doesn’t fill the heart, or of tensions around what gets handed down. Maybe the chase for stability is pulling you away from the warmth of your bonds. Come back to what truly makes a home for you. Real lasting wealth is woven into presences, far more than into coffers.

Sources

  • Arthur Edward Waite, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot, William Rider & Son, 1911.
  • Rachel Pollack, Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom, Weiser Books, 1980.