Ace of Pentacles

What the card means

Upright

A real offer, in the world, with weight to it. A hand from a cloud holds a coin above a garden, a gate below it and mountains beyond: a beginning that has ground under it and somewhere to go. The most substantial ace in the deck - not a spark but something you can pick up.

Reversed

The opportunity is real and nothing is done with it. The offer sits until it goes off. Sometimes it was taken and not planted: the money came and dispersed.

Love and relationships

Upright

A relationship beginning with something material: moving in, a shared household, help given in deeds. Unromantic and dependable.

Reversed

A beginning that never got begun. Or an offer that went unanswered.

Work and business

Upright

Work, a commission, a contract - specific, and with money in it. A good time to take what is offered.

Reversed

An offer hanging without an answer. Or taken on and not started.

Money

Upright

Money arrives - and it is a beginning rather than a one-off. The best thing that can come up on a money question.

Reversed

The money came and dispersed without leaving a mark.

The card's advice

Take it and plant it. The Ace of Pentacles is the only one you can lose simply by holding it and putting it back.

As the card of the day

A good working day. Good for taking something on, agreeing it and starting. Poor for deferring.

What is depicted

A hand from a cloud holds a coin above a lily garden; a gate in the hedge, a path beyond it and mountains. The gate is open - what is shown is not only the offer but where to go with it.

Zodiac sign and correspondences

Earth in the raw - what has weight.

With other cards

• Ace of Pentacles + The Magician — a skill somebody is finally paying for.
• Ace of Pentacles + Page of Pentacles — a beginning with ground under it from the start.
• Ace of Pentacles + Two of Pentacles — taken up, and the juggling started at once.