9 of PentaclesRider-Waite-Smith (RWS) Tarot Meaning

9 of Pentacles card from the Rider-Waite-Smith (RWS) tarot deck

Number: 9 of Pentacles · Arcana: Minor Arcana — Pentacles

Self-Sufficiency
Luxury
Refinement

Upright meaning

Prudence and genuine accomplishment — a hard-won success held with real certainty.

Reversed meaning

Roguery and deception; a project voided out by simple bad faith.

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