Ace of Pentacles: tarot card meaning

Ace of Pentacles is card 1 in the suit of Pentacles, associated with the element of Earth. Drawn upright it speaks of a beginning, work, money; reversed, of material delay, stagnation.

Upright meaning

a beginning, work, money

A seed of material opportunity -- a real chance to build, save or grow takes root at your feet.

Reversed meaning

material delay, stagnation

An opportunity that is not quite grounded, or a reluctance to invest -- hold it until the soil is ready.

The suit of Pentacles belongs to Earth and to work, money and the body.

In a three-card reading

In the past position Ace of Pentacles describes the current that carried you to where you are; in the present position, what is most alive in the situation now; in the future position, the direction things tend toward if nothing changes. A reading weighs it against the other two cards rather than on its own.