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The "Fives" in the Tarot Deck typically depict images of loss, sorrow, and misfortune. They stand in stark contrast to the secure structure conveyed by the Fours. One way to think of this is to imagine the fours as the body complete with its four limbs, yet the Fives also include the head - together with awareness, concerns, hurt, and uncertainties. These take different forms for each of the four suits.

In the case of the Five of Pentacles many decks depict sad, negative images of difficulties. For example, both the Rider-Waite and Robin Wood Decks illustrate crippled beggars outside in extreme winter weather - conveying both poverty and ill-health simultaneously.

This card may appear to advise the sitter to recognise the deepest anxieties in a situation - rather than becoming too distracted by the superficial ones. It may also/alternatively be there to advise the sitter to take better care of him/herself, or of the situation in question.

Keywords summarising the possible meanings of this card include:

• Destitution, Loss
• Fear of Illness
• Fear of Povery
• Feeling "out in the cold" - left out of something
• Spiritual Impoverishment
• Worry.

Remember that all of the Pentacles cards in the Tarot Deck have some energies in common. These include, for example, the overall association of the suit of Pentacles with the element of earth and material concerns. For further information, read about the Suit of Pentacles in general.

Some texts include meanings for "reversed cards", which apply when the cards are shuffled in both order and orientation. This doubles the number of possible "cards" in the deck from 78 to 156. (In terms of the probabilities of obtaining results by chance alone, it is not a simple doubling as once a card has been drawn it cannot be selected again in the opposite orientation in the same reading.)

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