Four of Pentacles

Number: 4 Arcana: Minor Arcana Suit: Pentacles Astrology: Sun in Capricorn

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Can’t you see that you’re smothering me? Holding too tightly, afraid to lose control — Linkin Park

Keywords

protection, conservation, preservation, safety

Fortune Telling

• A rainy day is coming—it’s time to save

Meanings

Light

• Saving for a rainy day
• Fasting as part of a spiritual practice
• Dieting in an effort to improve your body
• Abstaining from sex as a way of honoring a spiritual tradition or personal promise
• Being financially conservative
• Establishing a trust fund
• Opening a savings account

Shadow

• Being stingy
• Refusing to spend money that needs to be spent
• Withholding sex from your partner
• Taking care of your own needs exclusively, without regard for the needs of others
• Spending a dollar to save a penny
• Failing to be a good manager of the blessings you’ve been given

Archetype

N/A

Numerology

4 (The Status Quo: stability, equality, persistence)

Elemental

N/A

Mythical/Spiritual

N/A

Affirmation

“I use my resources wisely.”

Questions to Ask

• What factors determine how conservative or generous you are?
• What kinds of things must be preserved at all costs?
• When is greediness or stinginess a good trait to have? When might generosity work against you?

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Reference: Tarot