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Five of Pentacles — upright, Rider–Waite

Five of Pentacles tarot card meaning

hardship · exclusion · worry

Minor Arcana · Pentacles

Upright meaning

A hard patch — financially, physically or in feeling left out.

Reversed meaning

Recovery, help accepted, or pride refusing the open door.

Symbolism

Coins carved with a star: the everyday made sacred through care. As a Pentacles card it belongs to earth, the suit of money, work, body and the material world.

Questions to sit with

  • · Where is this card's energy already present in your life?
  • · If this card were advice from a friend, what would they be telling you to do?
  • · What would need to change for the reversed version to become upright?

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Practise with Five of Pentacles