The King of Pentacles as How Someone Sees You: Successful, Solid and Hard to Get Close To

Written by Chaya the Medium.

The King of Pentacles as how someone sees you means they see the castle and the vines. Here is what the picture includes, upright and reversed.

If you want the short answer, the King of Pentacles as how someone sees you means they see you as successful, stable, generous and grounded: the one who has built something, who provides, who can be relied on completely. It is a picture of security. It is often also a picture of someone they cannot quite reach, because the King of Pentacles is seen for the castle and not for the man in it.

This is you as the King among the vines. They see the provision. They may not know how to get past the bull at your feet.

The King of Pentacles upright as how someone sees you

Tina Gong's the King of Pentacles guide at Labyrinthos associates the upright card with wealth, security, leadership and material success. When the card lands in a position that asks how someone sees you, I read those meanings as the image the person holds of you, which is not the same as who you are and not the same as what they feel. the King of Pentacles as feelings covers what they feel; the King of Pentacles as intentions covers what they plan. This page covers the picture. The Minor Arcana overview at Biddy Tarot is a useful second reference.

Upright, I read the King of Pentacles as a person who sees you as a provider in the full sense: capable, loyal, financially sound, protective, the one whose house everyone gathers in. They feel safe with you. They may also feel they do not know what you feel, because you show it in provision rather than in words.

What I would not read into it is that they feel emotionally close. The King of Pentacles is seen for what he has built. The feeling behind the building is rarely in the picture.

What the card does not tell you

The card does not confirm the person sees you as warm, that the security is accompanied by intimacy, or that they would know how you felt about them unless they had been told. No card lets a reader see inside another person's head. What a card can do is describe the kind of image that fits the person's behaviour toward you, and give you something to check against how they actually treat you.

The King of Pentacles reversed as how someone sees you

Reversed, the King of Pentacles as how someone sees you means the picture has gone from solid to controlling or from generous to materialistic: they see you as possessive, status-driven, someone whose provision comes with ownership. The security they valued has started to feel like being owned.

In your own question, ask whether the person has lately seemed uncomfortable accepting things from you, or whether they have said anything about money or control. A reversed card here is a prompt to notice whether the picture the person holds has gone sour or gone wrong, not a verdict on you.

The King of Pentacles as how an ex sees you

Asked how an ex sees you, the King of Pentacles suggests they remember you as reliable, generous and emotionally unavailable, the one who provided everything except the words. It is a picture with gratitude and loneliness in it. Some exes return to it for the safety. Most do not return to it for the silence. My guide to asking a psychic whether an ex will come back explains what a reading can and cannot say about that question.

The King of Pentacles as how a new person sees you

For someone new, this card means they see you as secure and impressive and are not sure how to get close. Say something that is not practical, and the picture gains a person.

How to check the picture against reality

Look at whether the person brings you their feelings or only their needs. Look at whether they seem to know what you feel about them. A King of Pentacles picture is trusted and distant; the way to change it is to provide something that cannot be bought, in words.

What to record before drawing again

Keep three short notes: the question you asked, what the person relies on you for, and whether you have ever told them in plain words what they mean to you. If the third note is no, the picture is accurate and yours to change.

For comparison, the Queen of Pentacles as how someone sees you and the King of Cups as how someone sees you describe different pictures. The the King of Pentacles card meaning page covers the card in full, and the King of Pentacles as a person covers the card when it describes a temperament rather than an image. For a personal interpretation, my guide to a love psychic reading online explains how I work, and the three-card tarot listing and customer reviews are worth reading before deciding whether to order.