FIVE OF PENTACLES

• HARD TIMES
• ILL HEALTH
• REJECTION

• Actions
• Opposing Cards
• Reinforcing Cards
• Description

ACTIONS

• HARD TIMES
• running into material troubles
• losing a job or income
• feeling insecure
• going through a period of hardship
• lacking what you need
• struggling to make ends meet

• ILL HEALTH
• feeling run down and tired
• refusing to take care of yourself
• neglecting your body and its needs
• feeling ragged around the edges
• getting medical attention
• abusing your body

• REJECTION
• lacking support
• having the door slammed in your face
• taking an unpopular position
• being ostracized
• feeling excluded
• standing alone
• receiving disapproval

OPPOSING CARDS: Some Possibilities

• Strength - strength, stamina
• Temperance - good health
• Sun - vitality, strong constitution
• Six of Wands - acclaim, recognition
• Seven of Pentacles - material reward

REINFORCING CARDS: Some Possibilities

• Tower - hard times
• Ten of Wands - struggling to make ends meet, hard times
• Five of Cups - rejection, lack of support, loss of approval
• Three of Swords - rejection, separation, lack of support

DESCRIPTION

The two figures on the Five of Pentacles are cold, hungry, tired, sick and poor. They show us what it feels like to be without - to lack the basic ingredients of life. This is the specter that haunts so many in our world - a reality that is all too immediate. Those of us who are more fortunate may not have experienced this extreme, but we still recognize suffering. When we do not have what we want and need, it hurts.

In readings, the Five of Pentacles can represent several kinds of lack. First, there is poor health. It is hard to tackle life's challenges when we do not have our vitality and strength. This card can be a signal that you are neglecting the needs of your body. You are moving away from complete physical well-being, so you must take steps to discover and correct the problem.

This card can also be a sign of material and economic setbacks. There is no doubt that life is harder when we lack money or a decent job. When we are struggling to make ends meet, all other problems are magnified. Even if we are comfortable, we can still feel insecure, afraid that misfortune will take away all that we have worked for.

• TAROT CARDS
• TAROT CARDS PENTACLES
• Tarot cards, pentacles: ace of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: two of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: three of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: four of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: five of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: six of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: seven of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: eight of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: nine of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: ten of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: page of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: knight of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: queen of pentacles;
• Tarot cards, pentacles: king of pentacles;