Feeling lost or broke can be brutal. The Five of Pentacles tarot card is about tough times, hardship and loss.
Five of Pentacles Tarot Card Meaning
Two people walking through snow, poverty, sickness and rejection. They’re hunched and worn out, isolated and desperate. The snow is the backdrop to their struggle, physical and emotional.
This card means financial loss, unemployment, health struggles and emotional turmoil. A reminder that life is uncertain and we need to seek help when things get tough.
Upright Five of Pentacles Meaning
The upright Five of Pentacles is financial and emotional hardship but also resilience and recovery.
Overall Meaning
This card is financial struggles, unemployment or illness, often with feelings of isolation and exclusion. Adversity affects not only material wealth but also self worth and relationships.
Seek support, self care and remember recovery is possible even in hardship. Lean on your support networks not alone.
Love & Relationships
In relationships the Five of Pentacles means feelings of abandonment, loneliness or emotional distance. Financial or personal struggles can strain the connection, need open communication and mutual support.
For singles it can mean despair or loss of faith in finding love. But don’t isolate yourself emotionally, seek connection and understanding.
Money & Career
Financial struggles, job loss or career setbacks are common with this card. It’s about feelings of alienation and stress around work. Be careful with your finances and make wise decisions.
The Five of Pentacles is a warning to address financial issues before they become a problem.
Health & Spirituality
This card can mean health struggles often tied to emotional or financial stress. It’s about prioritising mental and physical well being and seeking help when needed.
Spiritually the Five of Pentacles is about finding inner strength and faith in tough times. Be resilient and hopeful in adversity.
Reversed Five of Pentacles
Reversed the Five of Pentacles means recovery, resilience and the end of hardship. It means overcoming adversity, finding support and financial or emotional relief.
In relationships it means reconciliation, healing or getting past a tough time. Financially it means stability and recovery from setbacks. Emotionally it means letting go of feelings of lack and embracing security.
Five of Pentacles and Astrology
Associated with Mercury in Taurus this card combines communication and stability. Mercury is about resourcefulness and Taurus is about perseverance and practicality. Together they mean resilience and adaptability in financial and emotional hardship.
Combinations with Other Cards
Five of Pentacles and Strength
This combination means resilience and emotional strength in hardship. Face the struggle with determination and grace.
Five of Pentacles and Temperance
Temperance balances the Five of Pentacles, means moderation, patience and self control in the challenge.
Five of Pentacles and Six of Cups
This combination is about past experiences affecting current struggles. May mean healing emotional wounds from financial or personal hardship.
Final Thoughts
The Five of Pentacles means hardship, financial struggles and emotional isolation. Upright it’s about challenges and resilience. Reversed it’s about recovery and stability. Whatever the area of life, love, career or health, remember to seek support, self care and hope.
