Ten of Coins

To gain a more complete understanding of the Ten of Coins, an overview of the suit and number is provided first.

Overview of the Coins

Aliases: Pentacles

Element: Earth

Zodiac: Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo

Playing Card Suit:  Diamonds

Class: Merchants

Rules: The Physical Realm (Wealth)

The Coins controls issues in the physical world. It is a very practical suit so the meaning of each Tarot card may focus on family, money, health and home. Connected with the element of Earth, this suit rules the Zodiac Earth signs of Capricorn, Taurus and Virgo.

If you want to see all of the Tarot cards in the Coins suit in one place, visit The Coins.

The Coins is the Tarot suit most often connected with issues related to money and wealth. It's a material world, and the Coins wants to remind you that you are a material girl (or boy).

Practical and earthy, The Coins can also influence physical issues beyond finances. 

Issues about work, particularly those relating to salary, promotions or benefits, will be affected by the clink of the Coins.

If it's related to security and sensuality (we're talking in the physical sense here) then you'll start to see the influence of the Coins.

When learning the meaning of each Tarot card in the Coins suit, remember that the other suits near to these cards, as well as the placement in the Tarot spread, will confirm, magnify, lessen, or alter their meaning.

Synopsis of the Ten

Often considered a perfect number (hey, the idea of 'perfect 10' needed to come from somewhere), the Ten has been revered in almost every major religion including Christianity.

When Ten arrives, you know that it signifies both an ending and a new beginning.

The cycle is complete, gains have been made and we are ready to start again. 

Ten is a number of balance, comprised of the essentially masculine one and the feminine zero; when combined, they are the start of every new life and new adventure.

Ten also reminds us to enjoy the moment, savour the present and what we have achieved.  Soon enough, this time will pass and memories are never as evocative as the real deal. 

Upright Tarot Card Meaning:   

Money and family are intertwined with the Ten of Coins. Sometimes this can be quite literal, in the case of family businesses, inheritance, loans, or other financial help.

Perhaps extended family share a home and in this way the money is interconnected.

With the Ten of Coins, it can also be important to show your family that you are successful and desire their approval for how you make money and live your life.

The Ten of Coins offers prosperity and comfort, money invested and saved and allows you to look at the long term growth of your wealth.

Reversed Tarot Card Meaning:

When the Ten of Coins becomes reversed, the family that is so important to you can seem like a burden rather than a blessing.

Perhaps you support relatives or are seeking support that isn't forthcoming.

It may be that your family is vocal about how they think you should improve your life.

Money matters are especially complicated and there are unexpected drains on your resources. Just when you thought you were getting ahead, that extra money seems to vanish.

Tarot Card Keywords:

money and family, gifts, inheritance, loans, financial prosperity, tax rebates, lump sums, material comfort, family support, burdensome family, heavy expectations, conservative beliefs, unexpected expenses, financial drains, disappointments

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