- Arcana
- Minor · ace of pentacles
- Correspondence
- The root of earth
- Element
- Earth
Ace of Pentacles
The root of earth
Upright
opportunity · seed · material start
The root of earth: a tangible offer — money, work, a body to look after. Plant it.
Reversed
missed chance · insecurity · poor soil
An opening left unused, or planted somewhere it cannot grow.
Why this astrology
The pips two through ten map onto the thirty-six decans, ten degrees of the zodiac each, so Ace of Pentacles is the root of earth — a planet working through a particular third of a sign. Aces are the root of their element and the courts carry it as temperament.