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[[File:Pents01.jpg|150px|thumb|Ace of Pentacles from the [[Rider-Waite Tarot]] deck.]] | |||
The '''Suit of Pentacles''' also known as '''Coins''' or '''Disks''', is one of the four suits of the [[Minor Arcana]] of the [[Tarot]]. Like the other suits, it contains fourteen cards. | The '''Suit of Pentacles''' also known as '''Coins''' or '''Disks''', is one of the four suits of the [[Minor Arcana]] of the [[Tarot]]. Like the other suits, it contains fourteen cards. | ||
==Divination meanings== | ==Divination meanings== | ||
In [[occult]] and [[divination]], the suit is connected with the classical element of | In [[occult]] and [[divination]], the suit is connected with the classical element of [[earth (element)|earth]], the physical body and possessions or wealth. Coins as a Latin suit represent the feudal class of traders, and therefore to worldly matters in general. It can be associated with physical characteristics such as dark hair and eyes, dark complexion, and a sturdy build. | ||
In the [[Rider–Waite Tarot]] deck and derivative decks, the suit is called the suit of Pentacles, and each card incorporates one or more coin-like disks with a pentacle carved into them. In [[Thoth Tarot | In the [[Rider–Waite Tarot]] deck and derivative decks, the suit is called the suit of Pentacles, and each card incorporates one or more coin-like disks with a pentacle carved into them. In the [[Thoth Tarot]], it is called the suit of discs, and the cards are associated with the [[Taurus]], [[Virgo]] and [[Capricorn]] signs of the [[Zodiac]]. | ||
==Origin of the suit== | ==Origin of the suit== | ||
This suit has maintained its original identity from Chinese money-suited cards, and can be found today in the suit of diamonds on standard | This suit has maintained its original identity from Chinese money-suited cards, and can be found today in the suit of diamonds on standard playing cards. | ||