The ten of pentacles card in tarot stands for ultimate stability. This is 10 out of 10 pentacles and although it's Earth energy, it can speak to a variety of energies.
Element: Earth (Virgo)
Planet: Mercury
The Ten of Pentacles card is a powerful card representing complete stability.
While pentacles signify Earth energy (often money), this can also refer to emotional or other elements, depending on the surrounding cards.
This card has different meanings when interpreted upright as it does reversed (upside down, not the same as face down).
The table below shows a brief summary of interpretations, followed by more in-depth analysis of the card in both positions below.
| Upright | Reversed |
| Financial stability. Stable situations. Stability in situations. | Bankruptcy or debt. Financial instability. Instability in other areas. |
| (Yes/No?): Yes | (Yes/No?): No |
Number 10 Meaning
The number 10, in numerology, is significant, as all numbers are.
Is definitely a representation of completion.
This can either be completion in terms of success or completion in terms of failure, or neutral terms of completion.
The 10 Of Pentacles Card Description
In the original Rider-Waite tarot deck the Ten of Pentacles card depicts an elderly, but accomplished man sitting at an archway of his estate.
He is surrounded by younger family members, suggesting he is head of the family, or head of the household.
His robe is adorned with grapevines and crescents. This indicates he has a solid grasp on the union between spirit and the material world.
There is other family present in the depiction, including children who are petting dogs. They appear happy and playful.