Five of Pentacles
The Five of Coins symbolizes financial hardship, exclusion, and the pain of being left without support. It draws on The Little Match Girl image of someone close to potential help yet unable to receive it, highlighting isolation and struggle. Upright, it points to recession, adversity, isolation, unemployment, and ruin; reversed, it suggests paid debts, improved finances, positive change, acceptance, and recovery. The card emphasizes awareness of material need while holding the possibility of recovery and positive change.
Keywords
Character
The Little Match Girl
Origin
Denmark, Danish Fairy Tale
Description
The Five of Coins represents financial hardship and feeling left in the cold. The Little Match Girl needs help, but no one is willing to help her. She struggles alone, despite her proximity to a force that could potentially help her.
Upright
Recession, adversity, isolation, unemployment, ruin
Reverse
Paid debts, improved finances, positive change, acceptance, recovery
Visual Description
A dark brick wall frames a tall stained-glass window composed of gilded circular coins bearing five-pointed stars. Snow falls and drifts on the ground where a cloaked, barefoot figure in a green shawl and red skirt sits, clutching a small coin or light to their chest. The scene is cold and quiet, with decorative white borders and the artist signature visible near the snowbank.
Tarot of the Divine
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