Knight of Pentacles

Upright Meaning

A knight sits on a heavy, stationary horse, holding a single pentacle and gazing at it thoughtfully. Unlike every other knight in the deck, this one isn't moving. The field around him is freshly plowed. The Knight of Pentacles is the most reliable and least exciting of the knights — the one who shows up every day, does the work, and builds slowly but surely. He is not glamorous. He is indispensable. If you need a task done thoroughly, this is your knight.

Reversed Meaning

Reversed, the Knight of Pentacles' reliability becomes stagnation. The thoroughness becomes an inability to move forward, the routine becomes a rut, and the patience becomes procrastination. You may be so focused on doing things perfectly that you never finish, or so committed to the plan that you can't adapt when circumstances change.

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