Nine of pentacles
We’ve come to the 9th card in the suit of Pentacles. This card is all about reward, enjoying the fruits of one’s labor, success, achievements unlocked and material security. 9 of Pentacles is that long-awaited and hard-worked for award. Rejoice and enjoy!
The Nine of Pentacles [Upright]
The predominant color of this card is yellow, standing for riches, pleasure, joy and confidence. The background, the ground, the pentacles, her glove and her robe are all yellow symbolizing splendor and riches.
Behind her are brown hills, an estate, two green trees and grapes ready for plucking; this all symbolizes her wealth, success and achievement. She has her right hand on 6 pentacles and the other 3 are on her flowing robe. On her left hand sits a hawk.
The Red and yellow combination of colors signifies material riches and finer things in life such as culture, arts, wines, cheeses and expensive textiles (so fashion). Hawk symbolizes wisdom (that comes with experience and years), perseverance and vitality.
There’s also a snail in front of her right foot, symbolizing the memory of progress and efforts that were needed in order to achieve this level of comfort and pleasure – hard work and energy invested are behind the Lady of Material Gain, but never forgotten.
Nine of Pentacles Keywords [Upright]
- Inheritance
- Success
- Riches
- Leisure
- Material security
- Self-sufficiency
- Finer things in life
- Joy
Nine of Pentacles Meaning [Upright]
9 of Pentacles is the card of material wealth and comfort. It represents the positive influences of the Moon on the Earth, and it symbolizes Venus in Virgo energy. This card means that you’ve recently inherited a big fortune, or you’re about to.
This is the card of arts, culture, fine wines and food, jewels, luxuries and expensive things. It’s also an omen of the time when you’re going to be able to dedicate time to yourself, and your self-care and just enjoy what’s around you and within you.
This card can also signify a middle-aged woman who’s settled most of her affairs, is well off and oozes beauty. She can be a potential partner who seeks perfection, or a patron-like influence in one’s life.
Key Points – Love [Upright]
- When the 9 of Pentacles shows up in a love reading it can mean that you’re about to enter a relationship with someone older, wiser and more experienced than you. Someone who can offer you not just material comfort, but also spiritual.
- It can also mean that you’re about to move in with your loved one into a very nice place and have an estate in your hands.
Key Points – Money [Upright]
- This is an amazing card to show up in a money reading, as it implies gains of epic proportions. The time has come for you to relax, enjoy life and entertain finer things in life that come with certain wealth and status.
- It’s a great omen to see in a money reading because some money is definitely coming your way, either through paper bills or through some property (jewelry, cars, estates…)
Key Points - Career [Upright]
- In a career reading, 9 of Pentacles foretells of achieving great honors, status and money. It’s a card that represents stepping up and reaping your rewards. It’s an excellent card to come up in a career reading for art dealers, connoisseurs and worshippers.
- It can also indicate that a certain (large) possession is about to come into your hands. It can indicate a role of a CEO, or a personal business that will bring about a massive fortune.
The Nine of Pentacles [Reversed]
Nine of Pentacles Keywords [Reverse]
- Superficiality
- Overspending
- Material instability
- Reckless investing
- Living beyond means
- Loneliness
- Reaping someone else’s rewards
- Stinginess
Nine of Pentales Meaning [Reverse]
When 9 of Pentacles is reversed, it takes on a lot of properties of the Hermit card. It depicts a peculiar and eccentric individual who prefers one’s own company.
It can represent a stingy person or that something is wrong with the estate’s papers, or with the house in which the reader/asker resides. This card reversed can also imply that the fortune one has attained was done so in questionable ways and by questionable means.
It can also imply a marriage for benefits and the general dissatisfaction and unhappiness in one’s emotional life.
Key Points - Love [Reversed]
- When the 9 of Pentacles shows up reversed in a love reading, it can imply that you’re about to inherit a lot of wealth or property.
- It can also point towards a loveless union/marriage and open up questions on how to improve your (emotional) situation. There’s a lesson about avarice and greed in this reversed card, but not all are ready to see it.
Key Points - Money [Reversed]
- When the 9 of Pentacles shows up reversed in a money reading, it’s implying that inheritance and/or money one has gained was done through morally dubious means and that there’s some bad karma attached to it.
- Adversely it can point toward a stingy attitude. If there’s someone in need, reconsider helping out.
Key Points - Career [Reversed]
- When it comes up reversed in a career reading, this card implies reckless investing, making wrong moves and trusting the wrong people.
- Adversely, it can mean the downfall of a business or a venture thanks to superficiality and overspending. Lack of resources and wisdom in order to maintain an empire.
