Nine of Pentacles

Upright meaning

Earned independence and comfort. Enjoying what patient effort has made possible.

Something to consider

Recognize what your effort has made possible. Independence can include enjoying your life and accepting help, as well as being capable on your own.

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Historical texts

Waite: the card

A woman, with a bird upon her wrist, stands amidst a great abundance of grapevines in the garden of a manorial house. It is a wide domain, suggesting plenty in all things. Possibly it is her own possession and testifies to material well-being.

Source: The Pictorial Key to the Tarot — A. E. Waite (1922) · Public domain

Waite: divinatory meaning

Prudence, safety, success, accomplishment, certitude, discernment.

Source: The Pictorial Key to the Tarot — A. E. Waite (1922) · Public domain

Waite: reversed

Roguery, deception, voided project, bad faith.

Source: The Pictorial Key to the Tarot — A. E. Waite (1922) · Public domain

Mathers: meaning

69. Nine of Pentacles.-Discretion, Circumspection, Prudence, Discernment; R. Deceit, Bad faith, Artifices, Deception.

Source: The Tarot: Its Occult Signification, Use in Fortune-Telling, and Method of Play — S. L. MacGregor Mathers (1888) · Public domain