How to Approach the Pentacles in a Love Reading

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Elliot Adam, author of Fearless Tarot and the new Tarot in Love.

Every tarot reader keeps an eye out for cup cards in a love reading. But how should pentacle cards be interpreted? This excerpt from Tarot in Love: Consulting the Cards in Matters of the Heart will offer some insight into what pentacle cards may be communicating about your relationship.

Pentacles govern your relationship’s values, practical matters, family, finances, and, most importantly, sense of worth and value. Associated with the element of earth, pentacle cards can quickly reveal if your relationship is built upon solid ground or an impractical foundation. Although you may want to avoid the practical realities of the pentacles suit in the first blush of a romance, they can grant invaluable insight into issues that could interfere with the security of the relationship down the road.

Pentacles are also concerned with realism. You won’t find fanciful promises that don’t amount to anything tangible in this suit! When many pentacle cards appear in a love reading, they draw your attention away from what people say, think, or feel, but rather toward what they do. Of all the cards in the tarot, the pentacles suit can give you the most concrete answers to how realistic a relationship is.

Pentacle cards are concerned with long-term success in all its forms, and this includes long-term relationship success. If you are wondering if your romance can last for the long haul, don’t write off the pentacles suit as you scan your spread for gushing cups! It may not be the sexiest suit, but it will likely lead you toward someone stable. However, if a reading is just inundated with pentacle cards it could indicate that there is a lack of passion, romance, intimacy, or spontaneity. Although they are considered “safe” cards, too many pentacles can signify a relationship that needs to be spiced up more. No one wants to be the couple that dines out in a gorgeous restaurant and yet can’t make eye contact or discuss anything past the flavor of the soup. As with any healthy relationship, a blending of the other elements is essential for happiness. Pentacle cards will also reveal if one partner needs to have a better work/home life balance. For any partnership to thrive there should always be a sense of fun, where work, stress, and struggles can be set aside for a time.

Pentacles can also reveal romantic opportunities after establishing your profession. If you are asking your cards about romance and continue to receive pentacle cards, it could indicate that it is time to prioritize your career. By creating success in your life, you develop self-esteem, which is the most intoxicating aphrodisiac you can place in your arsenal. Successful people are often romantically attracted to other successful people. By going for your best opportunities, you are proclaiming to others that you expect nothing but the best. It pays to invest in the pentacles!

For more in-depth card meanings for any relationship reading, check out Tarot in Love: Consulting the Cards in Matters of the Heart.

Our thanks to Elliot for his guest post! For more from Elliot Adam, read his article, “Have You Ever Fallen for a Knight? The Tarot’s Four Knights in Love.”