Three of Pentacles definitions
The Three of Pentacles is the establishment of a new business or project that may have arisen out of the uncertainty of the Two of Pentacles.
Rider-Waite: Three of Pentacles
A sculptor at his work in a monastery. Compare the design which illustrates the Eight of Pentacles. The apprentice or amateur therein has received his reward and is now at work in earnest.
Métier, trade, skilled labour; usually, however, regarded as a card of nobility, aristocracy, renown, glory.
Additional Meanings: If for a man, celebrity for his eldest son.
Reversed Three of Pentacles
Mediocrity, in work and otherwise, puerility, pettiness, weakness.
Additional Meanings: Depends on neighbouring cards.
Book of Thoth - Work - Three of Disks
The Three of Pentacles, in a similar manner, exhibits the result of the idea of Earth, of the crystallization of forces; and so the Three of Pentacles is called the Lord of Work. Something has definitely been done.
Golden Dawn - Three of Pentacles
Lord of Material World
An abrupt change in a situation; gain in the marketplace; turn for the better in matters of business.
Mathers: 3 of Pentacles
Nobility, Elevation, Dignity, Rank, Power.
Reversed 3 of Pentacles
Children, Sons, Daughters, Youths, Commencement.
Etteilla: Three of Pentacles
Important, Noble, Consequential, Celebrated, Big, Great, Extensive, Enormous, Magnificent, Renowned, Famous, Powerful, Lofty, Illustrious. Illustration, Esteem, Grandeur of Soul, Nobility of Conduct, Acts of Generosity, Magnificently, Splendidly.
Reversed Three of Pentacles
Puerility, Childhood, Childishness, Frivolity. Weakening, Debasing, Reduction, Courteousness, Lowness, Mediocrity, Trifle, Trinket, Servility, Weakness, Child, Infant, Puerile, Puny, Low, Grovelling, Lowly, Contemptible, Humble. Abjection, Humility, Humiliation.
Thierens: 3 of Pentacles
- TRADITION
- Nobility, noblesse, good and generous action, aristocracy, fame, glory, splendour, etc. Consideration, generous action. The reversed meanings do not appear at all to respond to a card of pentacle-nature and, as in many other cases, simply seem to imply the absence of the better qualities: weakness, humility, vile and abject action, etc. Another version gives: "Metier, trade, skilled labour." (W.)
- THEORY
- The Fire on the Seventh house, which rules the contact of the Self and the Not-self, the relations between both, the executive ability in man. So this must lead to the idea of well-doing and noble demeanour, owing to the Sun and Venus again. Compare horoscopes with the Sun and Venus in VII. Well-conducted relations denote civilisation, aristocracy, and the proper expression of one's relation to the world in his occupation, his m?tier, as W. has it; profession, marriage and employment. So this card has to do with 'workmanship,' which is well expressed by the drawing of the card in the set of W.
- CONCLUSION
- Civilisation, aristocracy, good workmanship, skill, civil treatment and noblesse, agreeable relation, m?tier, employment, profession, marriage; good done to other people, bounty, profitable relations in business; restoration, reparation, beneficial arrangement. A marriage will do much good.
