Queen of Pentacles: tarot meaning, upright and reversed

A queen cradles a pentacle on a carved throne within a lush garden.

Upright

resourcefulness · practical care

Use available resources to create a workable and nourishing setting.

Reversed

overwork · neglected needs

Practical care may be offered at the expense of personal stability.

In a reading

The position gives this card a particular task: a description of the situation, a challenge, or guidance. Read its image and meaning alongside the other cards and the question that brought them together.

Golden Dawn correspondence

Queen: Water of Earth. 20 degrees Sagittarius to 20 degrees Capricorn. Court naming differs between decks; this identifies the Book T rank explicitly. This is the attribution in Book T.

Sources

A. E. Waite, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot. These notes are original interpretations of the Waite–Smith imagery, informed by that text.