The Ace of Pentacles as Advice: Take the Practical Opportunity

Written by Chaya the Medium.

The Ace of Pentacles as advice asks you to take the coin. Here is how, and what the reversal says about missed chances.

If you want the short answer, the Ace of Pentacles as advice says: take the practical opportunity. Accept the offer, start the plan, plant the seed.

What the Ace of Pentacles advises upright

Tina Gong's the Ace of Pentacles guide at Labyrinthos associates the upright card with new opportunity, prosperity, manifestation and abundance. In an advice position I read those meanings as an instruction: the attitude or action the card is asking of you, rather than a description of what will happen. The Minor Arcana overview at Biddy Tarot is a useful second reference.

Upright, the Ace of Pentacles advises grounded action: accept the job, open the savings account, start the practical project.

What the Ace of Pentacles is not asking you to do

The Ace is not asking you to expect fast results.

The Ace of Pentacles reversed as advice

Reversed, the Ace of Pentacles as advice says plan better before the next opportunity, or catch the one slipping away. A reversed card in an advice position is usually pointing at the habit that is getting in your way, not at a punishment.

The Ace of Pentacles as advice in love

In love, the Ace of Pentacles advises a practical, stable beginning.

The Ace of Pentacles as advice for work and money

For work and money, it advises taking the concrete opportunity in front of you. Advice from a card is reflection. For decisions with legal, medical or financial weight, take it to someone qualified as well.

One step to take this week

Say yes to one practical opportunity this week, or create one.

For comparison, the Page of Pentacles as advice and the Ace of Wands as advice ask different things of you. The the Ace of Pentacles card meaning page covers the card in full, and the Ace of Pentacles as a yes or no, the Ace of Pentacles as feelings and the Ace of Pentacles as timing cover the other questions people most often ask of it. You can draw a card for yourself with the free daily tarot tool. For a personal interpretation, my guide to an online psychic reading explains how readings work, and the three-card tarot listing and customer reviews are worth reading before deciding whether to order.