Four of Pentacles
The Four of Pentacles represents a hunched figure clinging possessively to material wealth, having traded human connection for external status symbols. This card warns against the dangers of excessive attachment to material possessions and the stagnation that comes from hoarding rather than investing or sharing. The figure's obsessive control and fear of loss blinds them to their spiritual poverty, while their attachment to the status quo leaves them unprepared for life's inevitable changes. The card teaches that loosening our grip on control and allowing ourselves to move forward is essential for true prosperity.
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The Miser's Grip
A hunched man sits on a low wall, pressing a pentacle to his chest. Another coin crowns his head, while two others lie beneath his feet. He looks around warily—afraid that someone might decide to take possession of his precious belongings. An air of pettiness, irritability, and miserliness hangs in the atmosphere... But the character doesn't care. He long ago traded the company of other people for external attributes—material valuables.
Tarnished Wealth
The Four of Pentacles depicts coins without shine or glimmer, among the few in this suit to appear so dull. The miser hoards his wealth, refusing to share it or invest it. Gradually, stagnation sets in within the scrooge's prosperity, and it deteriorates on its own. Blind to his spiritual poverty, he sincerely believes he has succeeded in his endeavor.
Lessons from Misfortune
There is something to learn from this unfortunate person. Dependence on the status quo will leave you unprepared for the inevitable changes that will shake up your life. Loosen your grip. Allow yourself to move forward.
Visual Description
A solitary man in a red robe sits beneath two gnarled, patterned trees, clutching a pentacle to his chest while another rests on his head and two lie beneath his feet. Dark foliage dotted with red fruit forms a heavy canopy against a streaked golden sky. The figure's posture is protective and inward, with his hands curled around the coin at his heart. The printed title "FOUR of PENTACLES" is visible at the bottom of the card.
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