Five of Pentacles

Number: 5 Arcana: Minor Arcana Suit: Pentacles Astrology: Mercury in Taurus

Keywords

poverty, destitution, need, crisis

Fortune Telling

• Finances are getting tighter
• Prepare for a setback

Meanings

Light

• Recognizing your needs and taking action to fulfill them
• Doing as much as you can do with what little you have
• Admitting you need help
• Embracing the aid that comes your way
• Focusing on what you have versus what you don’t
• Looking for the light at the end of the tunnel

Shadow

• Exaggerating your financial or physical needs
• Adopting a poverty mentality
• Refusing to support yourself
• Refusing offers of support
• Playing the martyr
• Turning down opportunities to improve your health or finances
• Wallowing in misery

Archetype

N/A

Numerology

5 (The Catalyst: instability, resistance, confrontation)

Elemental

N/A

Mythical/Spiritual

N/A

Affirmation

“I have faith that what I need will appear.”

Questions to Ask

• What critical resources do I lack?
• What people or groups would come to my aid if I asked?
• How might an impoverished spirit be impacting my physical or financial condition?

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Reference: Tarot