Five of Pentacles
Feeling left out in the cold.
A lean time. Help exists if you reach for it.
- hardship
- worry
- feeling left out
Element: Earth
What the card shows
Two ragged figures, one on crutches, walk through snow past a lit stained-glass window of a church. The window shows five coins.
Five is a number of hardship. The warm window shows help is near but not noticed, and the figures keep walking. It is a picture of need and of overlooked shelter.
▲Upright
Hardship or feeling excluded, with help nearby.
Who could I ask for help?
▼Reversed
Recovery, or refusing help.
What help is near that I have not asked for?
Five of Pentacles in a reading
In love
Feeling alone in a bond.
Reversed: Recovery, or refusing help.
At work
Financial or job worries.
Its shadow side: isolation, pride that blocks help.
As one of the Pentacles
Work, money and the body. The suit's element is Earth. It shows where in daily life the reading plays out.
Related cards
The other fives, and The Hierophant, Major Arcana card 5: the same stage of a story in other parts of life.
The Hierophant
Five of Wands
Five of Cups
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Questions about Five of Pentacles
What does Five of Pentacles mean in tarot?
Hardship or feeling excluded, with help nearby. Keywords: hardship, worry, feeling left out.
What does Five of Pentacles mean reversed?
Recovery, or refusing help. Releasing: the worst is over. Blocked: too proud to ask. Excess: dwelling on scarcity.
What does Five of Pentacles mean in love?
Feeling alone in a bond.
What does Five of Pentacles mean for work?
Financial or job worries.
What question does Five of Pentacles ask?
Upright: Who could I ask for help? Reversed: What help is near that I have not asked for?
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