Three of Pentacles
Secret whisperMason, monk and architect — great work is built together.
Upright meaning
Upright keywordsteamwork, craftsmanship, collaboration, learning
Collaboration and skilled work. Your effort is recognised; build something lasting with others.
Reversed meaning
Reversed keywordspoor teamwork, sloppy work, misalignment, mediocrity
Friction in the team or careless effort. Realign on the shared goal and the standard of the work.
About the suit of Pentacles
Pentacles belong to Earth: money, work, the body, home and the slow building of security. They ask what is real, practical and lasting.
Reading the Threes of the tarot
Threes bring growth: the first result of a union, expansion and creative expression.
In Waite’s own words (1910)
From A. E. Waite, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot, public domain. Original English text.
Divinatory meaning: Métier, trade, skilled labour; usually, however, regarded as a card of nobility, aristocracy, renown, glory.
Reversed: Mediocrity, in work and otherwise, puerility, pettiness, weakness.
The picture
A sculptor at his work in a monastery. Compare the design which illustrates the Eight of Pentacles. The apprentice or amateur therein has received his reward and is now at work in earnest.
