Five of Pentacles: Tarot Card Meaning

Meaning of the Five of Pentacles card upright

Two ragged figures struggle through the snow past a church window with five pentacles, and a lighted window offers shelter. They feel alone and out of luck, though help is nearby. The card speaks of material or emotional hardship, and reminds you that you may only need to ask.

Five of Pentacles reversed

• a way out of crisis
• help
• recovery

Reversed, the Five shows the first signs of recovery, an offer of help or a way out of a hard time. It encourages you to accept support and to rebuild step by step.

Five of Pentacles in love and relationships

In love it means a feeling of being left out, a cold phase or a lack of support. Reversed, warmth returns and you feel accepted.

Five of Pentacles in work and finances

At work it is money worries, a job loss or a lack of resources. Reversed, a new source of income and improvement.

Symbolism of the Five of Pentacles card

The snow is cold and hardship. The stained glass window with pentacles is the shelter and wealth that they do not notice. The crutches and bandages show a hardship that they share.

Five of Pentacles in a yes or no reading

In yes or no spreads, Five of Pentacles upright reads as “no” and reversed as “maybe”. The answer comes from the general meaning of the card (need, hard times), so always take the wording of the question and the neighbouring cards into account. Try a yes or no reading.