PENTACLES
Four of Pentacles tarot card meaning
The Four of Pentacles is the card of holding on. It can show healthy saving, but often it shows holding on so tightly that nothing new can come in.
In a reading, it asks whether your need for security is helping you, or holding you back.
Four of Pentacles upright meaning
Upright, the Four of Pentacles shows a focus on security and control. Saving is wise, but ask whether fear is making you hold on too tightly.
Four of Pentacles upright in love & relationships
In love, it can show possessiveness or holding back emotionally.
Four of Pentacles upright in career & work
At work, it may show resisting change to protect your position.
Four of Pentacles upright in money & finances
Financially, it favors saving, but not at the expense of living.
Four of Pentacles reversed meaning
Reversed, the Four of Pentacles can show letting go and becoming more generous. It can also show overspending or financial insecurity.
Four of Pentacles reversed in love & relationships
In love, the reversal may show opening up.
Four of Pentacles reversed in career & work
At work, it may show embracing change.
Four of Pentacles reversed in money & finances
With money, check you are not overspending.
Is Four of Pentacles a yes or no card?
No upright · No reversed
The Four of Pentacles leans no: holding on tightly may be blocking what you want. Reversed, it is still a no for now while money or control is unsettled.
Four of Pentacles symbolism and imagery
On the Rider–Waite–Smith card, a man sits on a stool clutching one coin to his chest, with another balanced on his head and two under his feet. A city stands behind him.
His tight grip shows holding on. The coins under his feet and on his head show that money is controlling him. The city behind him suggests a world he is shutting out.
Four of Pentacles in a reading
As an outcome, the Four of Pentacles suggests stability, but possibly stagnation. Next to The Devil, attachment to money is strong.
Notable combinations
- Four of Pentacles + The Devil: Attachment to money or control.
- Four of Pentacles + Six of Pentacles: Learning to share.
- Four of Pentacles + The Emperor: Rigid control.
Tarot is a tool for reflection and entertainment, not a prediction of fixed events or a substitute for medical, legal or financial advice.