Four of PentaclesTarot card meaning
The Four of Pentacles is a Minor Arcana card in the suit of Pentacles. In tarot it means holding on, security and scarcity grip. As a yes or no answer, it says not yet.
Coins on the head, under the feet, clutched to the chest. The Four of Pentacles is security achieved, and the question of when holding becomes hoarding. Savings are wise; a clenched life isn't.
In a yes or no reading: Not yet clear · yes or no tarot →
- Element
- Earth
- Astrology
- The Sun in Capricorn
- Number
- 4
What the card shows
A crowned man sits on a bench with a coin hugged to his chest, one balanced on his crown, and one pinned under each foot. A whole city stands behind him, and he faces away from it. Every coin is accounted for and every hand is full. Nothing can be taken from him, and nothing can be handed to him either.
Four of Pentacles reversed
The grip loosens, generously, or catastrophically. Reversed, it names either healthy release or money slipping through fear-based decisions. Check which hand is opening.
How to read a reversed card →Four of Pentacles in love
In love, the Four of Pentacles is holding on too tight: the man with a coin clutched to his chest, another on his head, two under his feet. It speaks of jealousy, of control, of a partner who will not let go for fear of losing, or of a heart that closed after a wound and now lets nothing in. The card says what is clutched cannot be embraced.
Is Four of Pentacles a yes or a no?
The Four of Pentacles answers not yet clear, because you are holding on too tight. The seated man clutches a coin to his chest, has another on his head and two under his feet. What you ask does not move until you let something go. Loosen one hand and the answer turns to yes or turns to no, but it turns.
Compare: the same card in all four suits
| Card | Keyword | Element | Yes or no |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four of Wands | celebration | Fire | Yes |
| Four of Cups | apathy | Water | Yes |
| Four of Swords | rest | Air | Not yet clear |
| Four of Pentacles | holding on | Earth | Not yet clear |
Cards that often appear with it
- Five of Pentacles
The next card in the suit
- Four of Swords
The same number in the opposed element
- The Empress
The Major Arcana that rules this suit's questions
Number and correspondence
In the deck's old correspondences, the Four of Pentacles belongs to the Sun in Capricorn.
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