Five of Pentacles
This card represents a time of hardship and perceived scarcity, where self-pity blinds us to available help and opportunities. Like orphaned brothers lost in the woods, we may feel abandoned and focus only on our lack, missing the magical strawberries growing right behind us that could lead to warmth and safety. The card reminds us that even in our darkest moments, assistance and abundance may be present if we can shift our perspective from despair to awareness. It calls us to stop wallowing in self-pity and look around for the miracles we might be overlooking.
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The Story
Two orphaned brothers left their sad and abandoned home and set out to seek happiness. Now, in the approaching twilight, they are lost in the forest. Wrapped in their father's old cloak, they huddle from the cold. They have only one piece of bread left between them. They have suffered for so long that they no longer believe anyone can help them. Pitiful and helpless, they have resigned themselves to their fate. But look! Right behind them in the snow grows magical strawberries, forming a long winding path to a cozy house, through whose open door warm light pours.
The Hidden Blessing
You might think: 'How can one not notice strawberries in the snow?' But having experienced the blows of fate and hardship, it is very difficult to recognize offered goodness. Who knows how many miracles have gone unnoticed? You may be missing them right now. Stop pitying yourself and look around.
Brief Meaning
Poverty. Need. Feelings of exile from a comfortable life. Destitution. Self-pity.
If You Look Closer
Often the evil stepmothers in fairy tales give the task of finding strawberries in the snow. Only those who are generous and kind can find the magical berries.
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