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10 of Pentacles, Rider-Waite-Smith
Minor arcana · Pentacles

10 of Pentacles

The Ten of Pentacles deals with handing on, inheritance and what carries on from one generation to the next, within a family or a group.

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What the card shows

The Ten of Pentacles opens onto a courtyard where an old man seated strokes a dog, surrounded by figures. The gaze stays in the foreground, on that resting hand, while the scene spreads out behind.

Its light

The open arch welcomes: the name carved on the arms gives you support for launching someone, funding a start, and the charge passes from hand to hand without getting heavier.

Its shadow

The old house imposes its order: you keep costly habits in the name of what the elders built, and the next generation inherits a setting to maintain.

Keywords

inheritancefamilystabilitytransmissionlegacy

Notes on the symbolism

RWS. Ten of Pentacles. The coins held as arms state the passing of a good from a line to a name: wealth becomes lineage, and the house keeps it.

What this card invites you to do

Take one thing you have built, picture it in other hands, and make one concrete step to prepare that passing on.

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