hardship, exclusion, difficulty
Five of Pentacles Tarot Card Meaning
What Five of Pentacles means upright and reversed, with readings for love, money and career.
The picture and its symbols
Five of Pentacles shows two ragged figures passing beneath a lit church window on a snowy night. It belongs to the suit of Pentacles, the element of earth (money, work, the body and practical matters), and its rank carries the theme of conflict and change (Five). The window right above them is lit and neither looks up. Help is close, so do not endure this alone.
Upright meaning
hardship, exclusion, difficulty. A hard time, but a helping hand is close by.
- Love
- You feel lonely, or you go through hardship together.
- Money
- Money is tight. Look into support programs or ask for help.
- Career
- You may go through unemployment or an unstable situation.
- Yes or no
- No
- Advice
- Instead of a grand plan, choose one small, concrete thing you can do today.
Reversed meaning
recovery, help, overcoming hardship. You are coming out of a hard period.
- Love
- Getting through hardship together brings you closer.
- Money
- Your finances begin to recover.
- Career
- You find a new job or receive help.
- Yes or no
- Not yet
- Advice
- The flow frees up once you rebuild the practical basics: budget, health and schedule.
Timing
Because this is a Pentacles card, change is likely to show slowly but surely, over several months.
The question this card asks
Where could you ask for help, if pride were not in the way?
Draw the cards yourself
For entertainment and self-reflection only. Do not use a reading to make health, legal or financial decisions.