Five of Pentacles
5 (The Catalyst: instability, resistance, confrontation)
Keywords
- poverty
- destitution
- need
- crisis
Upright meanings
- Recognizing your needs and taking action to fulfill them
- Doing as much as you can do with what little you have
- Admitting you need help
- Embracing the aid that comes your way
- Focusing on what you have versus what you don't
- Looking for the light at the end of the tunnel
Reversed meanings
- Exaggerating your financial or physical needs
- Adopting a poverty mentality
- Refusing to support yourself
- Refusing offers of support
- Playing the martyr
- Turning down opportunities to improve your health or finances
- Wallowing in misery
Fortune telling
- Finances are getting tighter
- Prepare for a setback
Questions to ask
- What critical resources do I lack?
- What people or groups would come to my aid if I asked?
- How might an impoverished spirit be impacting my physical or financial condition?