Symbols
5 (Number)
Bell
Clothing, Beggar's
Coin
Crutches
Facing right
Night
Pentacle
People, Two
Window, Stained Glass
ElementEarth
ZodiacTaurus, Virgo, Capricorn
Decan0°–9° 🐂 Taurus I
Numerology5 · Change · Conflict
Upright
HardshipIsolation; ExclusionLoss; Financial lossPoverty; Spiritual PovertyDon't call attention to your weaknesses
Reversed
Recovery/Improvement○
Finding help/Support○
Regaining faith○
End of hardship○
Isolation deepened▼
Card Story
In the Five of Pentacles, two people walk through the icy wind and snow; both are destitute and living in poverty. One man is injured and on crutches, while the other is barefoot and has only a thin blanket to protect him from the bleak winter weather. Behind them sits a church with its lit up and exuding warmth, a symbol of hope, faith and spiritual support. However, because the two people are so focused on their plight, they fail to see that help is available to them and continue on in their desperate journey.
“If you see yourself as prosperous, you will be. If you see yourself as continually hard up, that is exactly what you will be.”
— Robert Collier (writer)
Moodboard
6
Moodboard — Reversed
5
