The Three of Pentacles as Advice: Work With Others

Written by Chaya the Medium.

The Three of Pentacles as advice asks you to bring in the team. Here is how, and what the reversal says.

If you want the short answer, the Three of Pentacles as advice says: work with others. Bring in the right people, respect their skills, and build it properly.

What the Three of Pentacles advises upright

Tina Gong's the Three of Pentacles guide at Labyrinthos associates the upright card with teamwork, collaboration, skill recognised and building in stages. 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 Three of Pentacles advises collaboration: ask for expertise, share the plan, build in stages.

What the Three of Pentacles is not asking you to do

The Three is not asking you to hand over all control.

The Three of Pentacles reversed as advice

Reversed, the Three of Pentacles as advice says the team is not working. Address it. A reversed card in an advice position is usually pointing at the habit that is getting in your way, not at a punishment.

The Three of Pentacles as advice in love

In love, the Three of Pentacles advises building the relationship together, as partners.

The Three of Pentacles as advice for work and money

For work and money, it advises teamwork and quality work. 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

Ask one person with the right skill to help with your project this week.

For comparison, the Eight of Pentacles as advice and the Two of Cups as advice ask different things of you. The the Three of Pentacles card meaning page covers the card in full, and the Three of Pentacles as a yes or no, the Three of Pentacles as feelings and the Three 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.