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Five of Pentacles Tarot Card Meaning

Five of Pentacles belongs to the suit of Pentacles — the earth suit of work, body and material life. Upright it speaks of hardship, isolation, feeling left out; reversed, of recovery, finding support. Below — the original 1911 meaning by A. E. Waite, the card's archetype and its astrological correspondence.

Five of Pentacles tarot card — hand-illustrated Lunara deck
Minor Arcana · PentaclesEarthMercury in Taurus

Upright meaning

“The misery of the poor, but it must be read with a certain commiseration; also a card of lovers' quarrels and troubles generally; it is called the card of worry; there is also a suggestion of cold and sterility”
A. E. WAITE — THE PICTORIAL KEY TO THE TAROT, 1911

Keywords: hardship, isolation, feeling left out, scarcity, worry.

Reversed meaning

“Conquest, gain, friendship, increase, happy issue”
A. E. WAITE — THE PICTORIAL KEY TO THE TAROT, 1911

Keywords: recovery, finding support, new hope.

The archetype

In the language of the sensation function (body, work and the material world — the earth of what is real): crisis — the function in conflict, loss as a teacher.

Astrology

Decan: Mercury in Taurus. Earth triplicity (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn).

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