Seven of Pentacles Tarot Card Meaning

Seven of Pentacles tarot card from the Rider–Waite–Smith deck: a farmer resting on his hoe looking at seven pentacles growing on a green bush.

A farmer leans on his hoe and looks at the pentacles growing on a bush. The Seven of Pentacles is patience and assessing long-term investments.

Suit:Pentacles — Earth
Keywords:patience, investment, evaluation, growth
Reversed:impatience, poor returns, wasted effort
Yes or no:Yes, eventually

What the card shows

A farmer rests on his hoe and contemplates seven pentacles growing on a vine.

The crop is coming, but not yet harvested.

Upright meaning

Upright, the Seven of Pentacles asks for patience and review: is your effort paying off?

Reversed meaning

Reversed, impatience or investing in the wrong thing.

In love and relationships

In love, a relationship that needs time and nurturing.

In work and money

At work, long-term projects. With money, long-term investments.

As advice

Review, adjust and keep tending what you planted.

In Marseille and Thoth

In the Tarot de Marseille the Seven of Coins shows coins arranged around a central one. In the Thoth deck the card is Failure — a warning about stagnation.

Questions to reflect on

What am I growing?
Is it worth continuing?
What needs adjusting?

Frequently asked questions

What does the Seven of Pentacles mean in career?

Long-term effort and evaluating results.

Is it a yes?

Eventually.