In the minor arcana, the suit of Coins is the suit of wealth and material goods, covering affairs of business, commerce, and money matters. The Ace is symbolic of beginnings and opportunities. What this card means is that a new opportunity awaits you. You need to reach out and grab it, but be wary — you’re probably going to have to work hard to make it profitable. I chose Daring Do for this card on the grounds that her entire job is finding new temples to explore, fighting enemies and the natural world to get there, then making that into profit via treasure, new knowledge, and book sales.

Here, Daring is poised to seize the treasure before her, fairly literally illustrating the meaning of the card. The verdant overgrowth around her signals that the time is right, and the outcome fruitful. She will achieve her goals, so long as she can escape the ruins intact…