Element: Earth
Imagery: A figure clutches coins to their chest, head, and feet, guarding material resources.
General Themes: Security, conservation, control of resources, scarcity mindset.
Four of Pentacles Upright
This card appears when a scarcity mindset creeps in. You don’t need to hold on so tightly to your resources. In fact, the more you try to hold onto your wealth—both literal and metaphorical—the more it leaks out of you. It seems counterintuitive, but if you loosen up, you don’t lose that hard-earned wealth; you’ll add to it.
The Four of Pentacles invites us to cultivate an abundance mindset. It’s a reminder that you are a capable, empowered being who has the ability to nurture and maintain wealth in all things. So loosen up!
This card can also signal that you are being stingy with yourself energetically, not just monetarily. When it appears, ask yourself where you feel restricted in your life. Often, we tighten our energy when we want to feel safe or in control. Examine the situation and allow yourself to breathe into the discomfort. Notice how flowing allows for more abundance and insight than restriction.
Four of Pentacles Reversed
Reversed, the message is much the same: cultivate an abundance spirit. There is a greater sense of safety in this card’s reversal, however, as if the figure no longer needs to hold on so tightly to their resources.
Release your need for control and security. Again, it seems counterintuitive, but the harder you hold on to your assets, the more you restrict growth—if you let go, the more abundance you create naturally through the return of flow. In other words, prosperity comes from living in harmony with your true nature and nurturing energies that feed your interests.
This card in reverse can also appear when you’ve successfully outgrown your scarcity mentality. Keep staying open, keep flowing, keep nourishing that which feeds your soul.
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