PENTACLES
Six of Pentacles tarot card meaning
The Six of Pentacles is the card of giving and receiving. It shows generosity, charity and sharing resources fairly.
In a reading, you may be giving help or receiving it. It asks you to keep the exchange fair and to notice any imbalance of power.
Six of Pentacles upright meaning
Upright, the Six of Pentacles shows generosity and fair exchange. Give what you can, and accept help when you need it.
Six of Pentacles upright in love & relationships
In love, it suggests a balanced, giving relationship.
Six of Pentacles upright in career & work
At work, it can show fair pay, mentorship or support.
Six of Pentacles upright in money & finances
Financially, it may show receiving a gift or loan, or giving to others.
Six of Pentacles reversed meaning
Reversed, the Six of Pentacles can show one-sided generosity, debt or help with strings attached.
Six of Pentacles reversed in love & relationships
In love, the reversal may show an imbalanced relationship.
Six of Pentacles reversed in career & work
At work, it may show unfair pay.
Six of Pentacles reversed in money & finances
With money, it warns about debt.
Is Six of Pentacles a yes or no card?
Maybe upright · No reversed
The Six of Pentacles is a maybe: it depends on a fair exchange. Reversed, it leans no if there are strings attached.
Six of Pentacles symbolism and imagery
On the Rider–Waite–Smith card, a wealthy man holds scales in one hand while giving coins to one of two kneeling beggars.
The scales show fairness. The kneeling figures show the power difference between giver and receiver. The card asks whether giving is balanced and respectful.
Six of Pentacles in a reading
As an outcome, the Six of Pentacles suggests a fair exchange. Next to the Five of Pentacles, help comes.
Notable combinations
- Six of Pentacles + Five of Pentacles: Help in hard times.
- Six of Pentacles + Justice: Fair exchange.
- Six of Pentacles + Four of Pentacles: Learning to share.
Tarot is a tool for reflection and entertainment, not a prediction of fixed events or a substitute for medical, legal or financial advice.