Ploughed field in tarot
Ploughing opens the ground for sowing and is among the oldest images of patient labour; the biblical saying about putting a hand to the plough and not looking back made it a figure for steady commitment. Smith sets furrowed fields behind two Pentacles court cards. The Page of Pentacles stands near a brown field in neat rows, and the Knight of Pentacles sits his still black horse before long furrows stretching to the horizon. Readers take the ploughed field as preparation, slow and reliable work, and the promise of a harvest that has not yet come but has been made possible.
Cards that show ploughed field
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Page of Pentacles
Page of Pentacles: The ploughed field
On the right, a brown field lies in neat furrows. It suggests ground already prepared for planting: learning that is about to turn into work.
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Knight of Pentacles
Knight of Pentacles: The ploughed field
Behind him, long brown and reddish furrows stretch to the horizon. Ploughing is patient, repetitive work done long before any harvest, and it is the clearest statement of this Knight's character.