PENTACLES
Five of Pentacles tarot card meaning
The Five of Pentacles is the card of hardship. It can show financial difficulty, health worries or feeling left out in the cold.
In a reading, it acknowledges real struggle. It also reminds you that help is often closer than it seems, and asks you to reach out for it.
Five of Pentacles upright meaning
Upright, the Five of Pentacles reflects hardship or feeling left out. It is okay to ask for help. Look for support around you.
Five of Pentacles upright in love & relationships
In love, it can show feeling unsupported or going through hard times together.
Five of Pentacles upright in career & work
At work, it suggests job loss or insecurity. Reach out to your network.
Five of Pentacles upright in money & finances
Financially, it shows hardship. Look for resources and assistance.
Five of Pentacles reversed meaning
Reversed, the Five of Pentacles shows recovery and help arriving. Hard times are easing.
Five of Pentacles reversed in love & relationships
In love, the reversal may show reconnecting after hard times.
Five of Pentacles reversed in career & work
At work, it may show new opportunities after a setback.
Five of Pentacles reversed in money & finances
With money, it suggests improvement.
Is Five of Pentacles a yes or no card?
No upright · No reversed
The Five of Pentacles leans no for now, often because of hardship or lack of support. Reversed, it is still a no for the moment, though things are starting to improve.
Five of Pentacles symbolism and imagery
On the Rider–Waite–Smith card, two figures in ragged clothes walk through snow past a lit stained-glass window. One is on crutches. Neither looks up at the window.
The snow and ragged clothing show hardship. The lit window represents help and shelter nearby. The fact that they do not see it suggests that help is available but not noticed.
Five of Pentacles in a reading
As an outcome, the Five of Pentacles suggests a difficult time, but not a permanent one. Next to the Six of Pentacles, help arrives.
Notable combinations
- Five of Pentacles + Six of Pentacles: Help arriving in hard times.
- Five of Pentacles + The Star: Hope after hardship.
- Five of Pentacles + Ten of Swords: Rock bottom. It gets better from here.
Tarot is a tool for reflection and entertainment, not a prediction of fixed events or a substitute for medical, legal or financial advice.