Five of Pentacles

The Five of Pentacles is about poverty, worry, and insecurity, it's also about looking out for opportunities to break free. In most Tarot depictions, one or two poor souls hobble outside in the darkness, but need only look up to see the light beaming out from a welcoming place. The five warns us to change from a mindset of scarcity to gratitude.  

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The Five of Pentacles appears daunting and ominous, but there is opportunity in this card as well. The impoverished person who is stuck outside in the cold need only to look around, and will see a light shining from a warm, secure, and welcoming place for the night.

The five is about looking for these opportunities when you are feeling unstable. It is also about changing from a mindset of scarcity to gratitude. 
 
Questions answered by Five of Pentacles:
Who? A self-victimized person 
What? A comfortable place to sleep
Where? Behind you; In the sheets
When? The end of April; When you stop complaining about resources
Why? You are not alone; you need only reach out and find people to help
Yes or No? No
 
Five of Pentacles
Before any card: Worry and insecurity about (card)
After any card: A dark night, poverty

The Five of Pentacles as:
...an action?

• Look behind you
• Ask for help
• Get a health checkup

 
...a place in your house?

• A shrine
• The phone
• A window to something that brings you joy

 
...a place in your city?

• A church
• A shelter

• A hotel

 
...a place in the world?

• Canada
• Yemen

• Australia
• D.R

...something to eat?

• Lentil soup
• Porridge

• Carrots and potatoes

...something to clean?

• The front hall closet
• The windows
• Shovel the driveway

 
...where to find the missing item?

• Behind you
• On a window ledge

 
...a color? Black, white
 
...a movie theme? Poverty, lack of stability

• Moonlight
• Les Misérables
• Hunt for the Wilderpeople

 
...a new career?

• Social work
• Health care or medical supplier
• Solving the poverty crisis
• Stained glass artist

Five of Pentacles combinations
With Judgment: A time of reckoning is upon you - seek help now.
With Knight of Wands: Jumping in with fearlessness may lead to insecurity, first check to make sure your bases are covered.
With Ten of Cups: The happiest person you know may be suffering internally - reach out to them.
With Seven of Swords: A trickster or thief acts this way out of necessity without knowing resources are out there for them.
With Four of Pentacles: A person is so greedy they risk losing companions.