Tarot · Minor Arcana · Pentacles
Four of Pentacles
- security
- preservation
- caution
- grounding
Key facts
- Arcana
- Minor Arcana
- Suit
- Pentacles
- Number
- 4
- Numerology
- 4 (The Status Quo: stability, equality, persistence)
- Keywords
- security, preservation, caution, grounding
Four of Pentacles upright
The Four of Pentacles is the gesture of putting what matters to you somewhere safe. You protect your resources, your energy, your space, and that’s legitimate, the need for security is part of you. This stable footing lets you breathe. Just make sure the hand that guards also knows, sometimes, how to open.
Four of Pentacles reversed
Reversed, the Four of Pentacles speaks of a grip held a little too tight around what you own. By holding it all back, the fear of lacking ends up locking you in. You have nothing to fear in gently loosening your fingers. True security circulates, it breathes, it renews itself when you give it some air.
A question to sit with
What are you holding so tightly that it could use a little room to breathe?
Frequently asked questions about Four of Pentacles
- What does Four of Pentacles mean upright?
- The Four of Pentacles is the gesture of putting what matters to you somewhere safe. You protect your resources, your energy, your space, and that’s legitimate, the need for security is part of you. This stable footing lets you breathe. Just make sure the hand that guards also knows, sometimes, how to open.
- What does Four of Pentacles mean reversed?
- Reversed, the Four of Pentacles speaks of a grip held a little too tight around what you own. By holding it all back, the fear of lacking ends up locking you in. You have nothing to fear in gently loosening your fingers. True security circulates, it breathes, it renews itself when you give it some air.