King of Pentacles

Comfortable (with)in abundance. His royal throne is on a rooftop, a long walk from the main castle. His robe sprouts grapevines, and these reach out to the vines growing out from the cracks in your castle walls. Your eyes are closed, meditating on your fraternity with the armor, stone and overgrowth.  It's cozy, and it continually gives you a sense of accomplishment.  Like a web of comfort, the wild vines blanket the stones and your armored leg. He could be a good husband who provides, or he could also be ruthless in his corruption and greed - or both at the same time.  He has the sitting posture of an old mafia boss...old money...loyal to family and especially to honor. Family honor.  Having good character can be used viciously too (heros can be viscous too).

He may be greedy.  If he believes he needs something, he may use any means to achieve the desired end.  He will help you in matters of money, but only if he can foresee a material benefit for himself in the deal. His greed is not inherently bad-spirited -- it's a logic and a way of life. He doesn't question himself, as the fish does not question the water.  He lives in his material comfort, he is a gall on an oak leaf, and also as the oak itself.  He is symbiotic with the economic (ecological) system that he operates within. Symbiotic with himself, he is both the reaction and the catalyst.



Turn the card and see where his tentacles unnoticed reside.