The Five of Pentacles Card Meaning in the Tarot System

Five of Pentacles

General Meaning

The Five of Pentacles symbolizes worry and anxiety. This may be well-founded unease — business difficulties, an excessive workload, heavy responsibility, the risk of losing something valuable — or fear without any real cause: phobias, depression. The Five of Pentacles points to instability. But in this case the instability is a good thing, because it will not last long, and all the problems will soon be resolved. The card indicates that the person will have to face an event they fear (an exam, a job interview, moving house, changing profession). The Five of Pentacles often falls in the spreads of people inclined to live for the pleasures of today, without clear plans for the future. In that case, the card indicates that the anxiety is a consequence of exactly this careless approach. The card does not always carry a negative meaning — it can point to a period of trials whose purpose is to prepare the person for a new stage of life, to develop and strengthen them spiritually. The Five of Pentacles calls on you to meet the blows of fate with dignity, to be mindful, patient, and persistent. It is not worth reading this card as a sign of failure — it merely says the person is afraid of the coming event, and that event is not always frightening in reality.

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Meaning in Situations

Sometimes it feels as though all the misfortunes of the world have landed on your shoulders. It may be that right now you have serious financial problems and hard times have set in. But if your money situation is fine, then you have finally understood that not everything can be bought — love cannot be purchased. The current situation is favorable for shedding the excess obligations that have gradually piled up on you. The card says you are squandering your talent. If you are asking about your work, this is not a good time to start new ventures — better to wait. If you have run into trouble with the law, prepare for very serious financial losses.

Material hardship. An unfavorable period, heavy expenses, poverty (together with The Tower — loss of one's home). It takes away money and opportunities. A road to nowhere, loss of purpose, loss of prospects, a search for a way out.

Work

Bankruptcy, dismissal (at the worst possible time, unexpectedly). Unsuccessful investments. Under no circumstances lend or borrow. As for the future — there is something to hold on to, but for now everything is bad.

Health

The worst of all. An incurable illness (at best — feeling very unwell; at worst — the loss of a body part or organ). Low energy potential.

Relationships

Companions in misfortune — when the misfortunes end, such couples part. Loss of mutual understanding. They drag each other down. The relationship pattern: "I am so unhappy — without you I will be lost, I will die, I will kill myself."

Personality Type

An unhappy person. Does not know what they want from life. Considers themselves shortchanged. Inclined toward pessimism.

Advice and Warning

Advises being careful about what you are doing and what you are involved in. Warns that material and moral losses are approaching.

Yes or No

"No." Do not count on support.

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Reversed Card Meaning

In the reversed position, this card has two meanings. The positive one says that the period of money troubles is coming to an end. All your problems and losses are behind you. If you have been ill, the card says you have begun to recover. The problems that arose in your business will be overcome. The negative reading is that the difficulties this card speaks of in the upright position will grow even greater and take on a chronic character.

All the very worst of the upright card's characteristics. Despair. Material hardship. An unfavorable period, heavy expenses, poverty (together with The Tower — loss of one's home). It takes away money and opportunities. A road to nowhere, loss of purpose, loss of prospects, a search for a way out.

Reversed Meaning: Work

Bankruptcy, dismissal (at the worst possible time, unexpectedly). Unsuccessful investments. Under no circumstances lend or borrow. As for the future — there is something to hold on to, but for now everything is bad.

Reversed Meaning: Health

The worst of all. An incurable illness (at best — feeling very unwell; at worst — the loss of a body part or organ). Low energy potential.

Reversed Meaning: Relationships

Companions in misfortune — when the misfortunes end, such couples part. Loss of mutual understanding. They drag each other down. The relationship pattern: "I am so unhappy — without you I will be lost, I will die, I will kill myself."

Reversed Meaning: Personality Type

An unhappy person. Does not know what they want from life. Considers themselves shortchanged. Inclined toward pessimism.

Reversed Meaning: Advice and Warning

Advises being careful about what you are doing and what you are involved in. Warns that material and moral losses are approaching.

Reversed Meaning: Yes or No

"No." Do not count on support.