Tarot Arcanum Five of Pentacles: Poverty

Description: Poor and sick people are walking under a window with a stained glass pattern.

The main meanings of the card in the upright position:
1. missed opportunity;
2. lack of good health and well-being;
3. it seems to you that everything is directed against you;
4. uncertainty of the situation;
5. subjective feeling of fear;
6. transition to a new field of activity, to a new stage in life;
7. feeling of hopelessness;
8. losses, bad luck, depression;
9. wealth, splendor, abundance;
10. troubles;
11. short-term success in business, but you should be careful;
12. poverty and destitution;
13. benefits may pass you by;

The main meanings of the card in the inverted position:
1. the opportunity has already been missed;
2. you accept life's lessons with dignity;
3. diligence, perseverance;
4. new job;
5. a turn for the better;
6. unemployment, despair;
7. bad behavior;
8. health problems;
9. long-term problems;

Two beggars walk through the falling snow past a brightly lit window with five denarii inscribed in the stained glass. In the Aquarius Tarot, the card depicts a young man chasing a ghost.

This card symbolizes people (or a person) who have become accustomed to their situation and do not even think that it can be changed. Their perception is so limited that they pass by a house, maybe a temple, where they could find shelter, food, and a kind word. «They do not take their eyes off the ground in the hope of finding a miserable penny in the dirt,» as one book says, or they follow an illusion that they once took into their heads.

Forget about the usual for a moment, this card says, raise your head, wake up — and something new and bright will surely open up to you. Do not pass by your happiness, do not miss the opportunity to solve your problems, albeit in an unusual, but effective way.

In an inverted form, it means that this opportunity has already been missed.

(E. Kolesov «Azbuka Tarot»)

DESCRIPTION: Two beggars are making their way through a snowstorm. They pass a stained glass church window decorated with five pentacles. One beggar is wrapped in a shawl to keep warm; the other is walking on crutches. Element: Earth.

EXPLANATION: Drawing this card, traditionally called the “Lord of Material Troubles,” means that you need to review your life in order to determine for yourself what you want to achieve and how to do it. Your health and wealth have deserted you, and you may have lost your way both spiritually and physically. You are not taking care of yourself properly, your life is chaotic, and love seems far away. A “dark night of the soul” has set in—everything seems to be against you.

REVERSED MEANING: You accept life's lessons, even when they are unfavorable, and try to overcome the obstacles you face. You may be offered a new job. A sense of spiritual awakening enriches your life.

SELF-DEVELOPMENT LESSON: You can use your current adversity as an opportunity for personal growth. You may feel emotionally vulnerable or spiritually empty, but this is a turning point in your life. Whether you move forward with a more positive outlook is entirely up to you.

( N. Drewry «Tarot. Step-by-step guide to studying»)

The Five of Pentacles is a card of crisis, deprivation and anxiety. This is a decline, a failure in business, when we feel miserable, unhappy, abandoned, and sometimes we really are in straitened circumstances. At the same time, the Five of Pentacles rarely serves as a harbinger of truly serious losses, sorrows or ruin, but only indicates the uncertainty of the situation and our subjective feeling of fear of losing the ground under our feet. Such periods of decline are characteristic of any crisis of growth, when a person leaves a certain sphere that has become familiar, stable, and moves into a new, still unfamiliar, and possibly dangerous one.

WORK: Problems and objective difficulties that can interfere with our affairs and plans, or even deprive us of work. Thus, the card means the danger of losing something (property, money, position), failing an exam, or generally suffering a life fiasco. It also often falls in connection with a change of place of work, when a familiar business and guaranteed income are replaced by new tasks and increased risk, as, for example, when moving from service in a company to private enterprise. However, the card does not at all indicate the error of such a step. Rather, it is a completely normal feeling of uncertainty when moving from the old to the new in the process of professional growth. Thus, it characterizes only a subjective feeling, and only in rare cases does it mean a real failure.

CONSCIOUSNESS: A subjective feeling of poverty, decline, although in reality there may be nothing like that. The card only shows that we are concerned about our future, although our life may be quite prosperous and even rich. The lesson of such feelings is that poverty of spirit cannot be overcome by any external wealth and, conversely, that external poverty is no obstacle to the wealth of the soul. In addition, this card may indicate another growth crisis, quite natural for any development process, during which our (innate) fear of poverty and decline manifests itself, although the path to new, bright distances may lie precisely through them.

PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS: In personal relationships, this card means a feeling of abandonment, loss. A terrible feeling that we are not loved, that no one needs us. It can also express a feeling of hopelessness, which should be perceived as the approach of the «breaking point» phase, when we can finally get rid of old patterns of behavior and build qualitatively new relationships. If it is a harbinger of a crisis, then this crisis is an integral part of development, not a catastrophe. After such a crisis, the relationship between partners only improves.

Fives in Tarot

The number «five» is associated with the Hierophant card, with the planet Mercury and the astrological signs of Gemini and Virgo. The metal Mercury is also called quicksilver. Mercury symbolizes change, freedom of movement, adaptability, flexibility, mobility, diversity, travel and learning. People born under the sign of Mercury prefer intellectual activity to crafts. They need to beware of impulsiveness and a chameleon-like ability to adapt their thoughts to the situation.

The appearance of fives in the layout indicates major changes, often concerning career advancement, or possible travel. Some kind of public recognition is also likely. Fives often foretell adventures, challenging tasks, or moving. This is a time of tension and serious expenditure of nervous energy.

The number «five» represents Yang energy, restless, volatile, and impetuous. This may be a time of hasty action, adventurism, excitement, freedom from the limitations of the past, important changes, uncertainty, scattered energy, and creative possibilities. This is a favorable time for literature, art, public speaking, advertising, travel, research, gambling, trade, and communications. Since the nature of fives is rather restless, this is not the best time for long-term hobbies.

Five of Pentacles Upright

Key Words and Phrases: Losses. Disappointments. Bad Luck. Problems. Unemployment. Risky Business. Difficulty. Lack of Property. Omission. Feeling Abandoned. Financial Struggle. Dwindling Funds. Wasted Talents. Sadness. Uncertainty. Depression. Deprivation. Hard Times. Stretched. Legal Justification. Lack of Faith. Inability to Identify Spiritual Values. Rejection of the Gift of Faith. Loneliness. Despair. Demoralization. Cold. Feeling Abandoned. Health Problems. Re-evaluation Necessary. Money Can't Buy Happiness.

Situation and Advice: You may feel as if you have been left naked in the cold. Chances are you are currently experiencing financial difficulties and going through tough times. If you are doing well with money, then it seems that you are beginning to understand that money cannot buy love. You are overburdening yourself. Now is the best time to get rid of unnecessary responsibilities and other unnecessary situations in your life. This card warns that you may be wasting your talents. If your question was about work, then now is not the time to start a risky venture, otherwise there is a possibility of losing money. Problems with the law can also lead to financial losses. Your preoccupation with practical issues distracts you from finding a spiritual mentor and creating the comfortable environment you need. If you asked about a love relationship, do not count on it being long-term.

People: Impoverished. Lonely. Down and out and rejected by society.

Five of Pentacles Reversed

Keywords and phrases: (Positive meanings) A turn for the better. Spiritual rebirth. Renewed faith. Improved working conditions. Restored health. End of poverty and unemployment.

(Negative meanings) Unemployment. Frustration of plans. Misfortune. Despair. Money problems. Extreme poverty. Severe deprivation.

Situation and advice:Positive meaning of the Five of Pentacles reversed: A prolonged period of poverty and despair is coming to an end. Health will improve. Money and income problems, difficulties in business will be overcome. Perhaps you will come across a temporary job.

The negative meaning of the Five of Pentacles in the inverted position: the difficulties that this card foretells in the correct position will become even greater, they will become chronic.

People: Those who have gone through difficult times.

The meaning and inner meaning of the Five of Pentacles Arcana

The meaning of the five of pentacles in the upright position:

• Gold, Wealth, Luxury, Magnificence, Splendor, Brilliance, Abundance, Property.
• The physical, philosophical and moral Sun.

Other meanings of the five of pentacles tarot in the upright position:

• emotional and financial difficulties, anxiety
• material difficulties, ruin, health problems, loss of love

The five of pentacles tarot card in the layout is undesirable, because it indicates troubles. Their origins can be financial problems, probably related to unemployment; difficulties in relationships with others; difficulties with illegal actions; dissatisfaction in emotional relationships and simply a lack of love. This situation inevitably leads to uncertainty and anxiety, but by giving preference to business, the Client can take adequate measures to limit these adversities.

The Five of Pentacles tarot says that short-term success in business is possible, but losses are also possible if you do not pay due attention to business. Financial difficulties, deprivation. Poverty and destitution, loneliness, sudden loss.

Reversed Interpretation:

• Dissolute, Disorganized.
• Bad behavior, Disorganization, Confusion, Muddle, Chaos.
• Corruption.
• Devastation, Ruin.
• Extravagance, Consumption.
• Dishonesty, Debauchery.
• Discord, Disharmony, Discord.

Other meanings of the reversed Five of Pentacles Tarot:

• financial difficulties — collapse, financial crisis, ruin
• serious difficulties, health problems, extravagance
• disorder, confusion, chaos, collapse, extravagance, imprudence, dishonor
• Prospects for spiritual rebirth

Problems associated with the reversed Five of Pentacles Tarot are more serious and long-lasting. As a result, the Client's health suffers. It is necessary to understand or admit the difficulties in full, which will be the first important step in overcoming them.

Inner meaning

The Five of Pentacles Tarot is a warning card; there is a small chance of success in business, but a much greater chance of disaster. Even in a favorable scenario, the Five of Pentacles suggests financial difficulties, losses, or poverty.

The questioner is or will soon find himself in a situation where money is tight and/or where the property or income he was counting on will pass him by. In some cases, the problems may be caused by circumstances beyond your control; in other cases, they are the result of your actions. Either way, you need to watch your every step to avoid ruin.

Sources:

1. N. Drewry«Tarot. A Step-by-Step Guide to Studying»
2. E. Kolesov«The ABCs of Tarot»
3. Unknown author«Basic Information for Reading Tarot Cards»
4. H. Banzhaf«A Self-Study Guide to Tarot»
5. Anthony Lewis«Tarot Made Simple and Clear»

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