King of Pentacles Tarot Card: Making It Happen
The King of Pentacles demonstrates a successful culmination of his efforts. When you apply yourself and succeed, when you don’t give up along the way, when you prove yourself, you yourself are a King of Pentacles. To be a King of Pentacles, set goals and do whatever it takes to achieve them. Become very focused and let nothing get in your way. Being an example of what you can achieve when you make up your mind about what you want to do, and then do it. This is what a King of Pentacles does.
The King of Pentacles knows it takes more than luck to amass a fortune. It takes skills and know how as well. It takes a good brain and good analytical skills. It also takes patience and courage. It takes the courage of a Knight of Pentacles to take some gambles and risks. The King of Pentacles is a good strategist. He can envision the outcomes of his gambles and actions and make his moves accordingly. He is shrewd and unafraid to make a power play when he needs to. He knows what he wants and will make the moves to get it, even if he has to step on people to get it. He is proud of his achievements. He likes to reflect on his moves that got him where he is in life.
He can be a mentor and help others achieve their own success through their own force and determination. He will scan his competition and anybody who is in his way, and ascertain their weaknesses so that he can exploit them in his quest for success. He also ascertains their strengths so he is not taken by surprise by their power plays. He is able to anticipate their moves and has a number of contingency plans in place to react to them.
The most notable characteristic of a King of Pentacles is his shrewdness. He is not deterred by problems or setbacks and his always thinking a or two or several ahead. He knows what he wants to achieve because he has a vision of his success in his mind. Now all he has to do is work towards it and do that which supports that vision. — Jim Larsen