Six of PentaclesTarot card meaning
The Six of Pentacles is a Minor Arcana card in the suit of Pentacles. In tarot it means generosity, give and take and fair exchange. As a yes or no answer, it leans yes.
The scales in one hand, coins in the other. The Six of Pentacles is flow restored, giving what you can, receiving without shame. Generosity with accounting: both directions matter.
In a yes or no reading: Yes · yes or no tarot →
- Element
- Earth
- Astrology
- The Moon in Taurus
- Number
- 6
What the card shows
A merchant in fine red robes drops coins into one beggar's hands while holding a merchant's scale perfectly level in the other. A second beggar waits, still empty-handed. The scale is the whole card: who measures, who receives, who waits. Generosity is real here, and so is the position it is given from.
Six of Pentacles reversed
Strings attached to the coins. Reversed, it names charity as control, debts emotional or literal, giving that keeps the receiver kneeling. Check the fine print on the kindness.
How to read a reversed card →Six of Pentacles in love
In love, the Six of Pentacles is giving with the scales in hand: the merchant handing coins to two kneeling figures, weighing how much. It speaks of a relationship where one gives and the other receives, of generosity that is also power, of helping a partner with money or with time. The card says generosity is beautiful, and asks who holds the scales.
Is Six of Pentacles a yes or a no?
The Six of Pentacles answers yes, with the scales in hand. The merchant hands coins to two kneeling figures and weighs what he gives. What you ask is granted, but it passes through someone who decides how much and when. It is a generous and uneven yes. Take it, and notice who holds the scales.
Compare: the same card in all four suits
| Card | Keyword | Element | Yes or no |
|---|---|---|---|
| Six of Wands | victory | Fire | Yes |
| Six of Cups | nostalgia | Water | Yes |
| Six of Swords | transition | Air | Yes |
| Six of Pentacles | generosity | Earth | Yes |
Cards that often appear with it
- Seven of Pentacles
The next card in the suit
- Six 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 Six of Pentacles belongs to the Moon in Taurus.
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