Five of Pentacles
Five of Pentacles, minor arcana. hardship, loss, isolation, worry about money.
Two figures in rags trudge through snow past a lit stained-glass window, one on crutches. It is a card of hardship, with help close by if they look up.
Upright
- hardship
- loss
- isolation
- worry about money
Two figures in rags trudge through snow past a lit stained-glass window, one on crutches. It is a card of hardship, with help close by if they look up.
Reversed
- recovery
- charity
- improvement
- spiritual poverty
Hard times easing, or help accepted at last. Reversed, the card points to recovery.
Not every reader uses reversals. Many treat a reversed card as the same theme, blocked, delayed or turned inward.
Astrology and numerology
In the Golden Dawn scheme that most modern decks follow, each numbered minor card from two to ten is given a planet in a sign. For Five of Pentacles it is Mercury in Taurus. The suit's element, earth, comes from Pentacles.
Its number reduces to 5, which numerology associates with change, freedom, curiosity. See every card that reduces to 5.
Yes or no
In yes or no tarot, Five of Pentacles counts as a no when upright, and as a yes when reversed. This follows a common convention and not a rule from the deck's makers.
Tarot is a tradition of symbolism. This page says what readers traditionally associate with the card. It does not predict anything and it is not advice.