Tarot Card Meanings / Four of Pentacles
4 · Pentacles
Four of Pentacles
Holding on · control · security
Upright Meaning
Held too tightly, money and love both stop flowing. Loosen your grip.
Symbolism
A figure clutches one pentacle to his chest, stands on two, crowns himself with another. Security held so tight nothing moves.
Reversed Meaning
Reversed: learning to let go, or over-spending — swinging from clutching to splurging.
Four of Pentacles in Love
Gripping too hard or lacking security in a relationship. Loosen up so love can move.
Four of Pentacles in Career & Money
Saving and control — but don’t let fear of loss stop you investing.
When Four of Pentacles Appears
Turns up around control, saving and holding on — where a looser grip lets things flow.
Suit & Element
Pentacles · Earth
In a Word
“Held too tightly, nothing flows.”
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