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5 of Pentacles
The 'impoverishment' depicted by the RWS 5 of Pentacles has little to do with finance. The card represents an impoverishment of spirit.
Ultimately, The Tarot gradually teaches us that all wealth comes from within and that our external circumstances are but a reflection of inner conditions.
A secondary consideration is that the couple depicted on the card are 'outside' of the church or sanctuary (related to # 5 The Hierophant) representing the 'higher teachings' regarding putting one's faith and trust in 'something higher' to always provide the necessities of life.
The couple depicted on the card may as well be millionaires but without a divine connection they are, for all intents and purposes, paupers!
gilded goat said:can anyone out there answer me this one?
the five of pentacles is quite a sad looking card and yet astrologically its nature is mercury in taurus which gives it virtually the opposite meaning to the tarot one!.I mean mercury in taurus is sociable and friendly also it is said to have good business sense whereas the five is loss and destitution etc.
all help gratefully recieved
The 'impoverishment' depicted by the RWS 5 of Pentacles has little to do with finance. The card represents an impoverishment of spirit.
Ultimately, The Tarot gradually teaches us that all wealth comes from within and that our external circumstances are but a reflection of inner conditions.
A secondary consideration is that the couple depicted on the card are 'outside' of the church or sanctuary (related to # 5 The Hierophant) representing the 'higher teachings' regarding putting one's faith and trust in 'something higher' to always provide the necessities of life.
The couple depicted on the card may as well be millionaires but without a divine connection they are, for all intents and purposes, paupers!