Your Chosen Card – Five of Patens Upright Salem Deck
When upright, the Five of Disks traditionally refers to two people who remain very much in love despite any material troubles they must confront. They take seriously their marriage vows: ‘for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part.’ The lovers walking in a snowstorm pass the church where they got married. Despite declining finances and ill health, they remain devoted to each other in a committed relationship. This card indicates the importance of love and mutual support in weathering lifes storms. It shows a willingness to face hardships with a partner in a mutually supportive way.
Keywords Upright: Spiritual solace, seeking financial assistance, mutual support, devotion, pure love, affection, commitment, lovemaking, affinity, concord, reconciliation, married life for better or for worse; ‘no matter what happens, were in this together.’
Timing: 0 Taurus10 Taurus. Tropical, 21 April30 April. Sidereal, 14 May24 May.
Astrology: Nimble and clever Mercury in the first decan of earthy Taurus, realm of the Waite Knight/Thoth Prince of Disks (Air of Earth) and the Hierophant (Taurus). Mercury is linked to the Magician. [The church window is a reference to the Pope and the sacrament of marriage. Fickle Mercury brings instability to the earthy solidity reflected in Taurus and the Knight of Disks, thus exposing the marriage to fluctuations in its material security.]
Number Symbolism: 5 – instability, disruption, crisis, loss, tension, conflict.
Crowley/Thoth: Worry, disquiet, material trouble, unemployment, loss of money, strain, inaction, financial worries.
When Five of Patens is upright you can pretty much take it that life is going well but that’s when life takes us by surprise. If Five of Patens is unclear it may help to choose a card from the Major Arcana to provide more insight into what it is Five of Patens is trying to tell you. If you had a particular issue in mind, or want to seek clarification on something else, you can also choose again to get more guidance.
This chosen card is part of your upright card reading for Five of Patens using cards from the Salem Tarot Deck. You will find many more tarot pages that will be of great help if you need tarot card meanings. Use the search at the bottom of the page. We have some amazing tarot books for you to browse. Please see below.
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Reversed Cards: As I mentioned in the beginning of this section, fives dont have goodness or badness built into them. It really is all about how you perceive the change the fives have swept into your life. This could not be more evident in the blocked Five of Pentacles. You could say you have tunnel vision and are only able to see one outcome to one pressing problem. The reality is that everywhere you turn there are multiple solutions and possibilities. This card reminds us that life doesnt have to be difficult, but it will be if we choose for it to be.
Tarot Card Meanings: Five of Pentacles; unexpected loss or hardship. Generally a lack of ability to recognize opportunity and feelings of isolation. The card is strongly linked to poor investments or unwise use of money in some way. Reversed; largely the same but with more severe results.
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Tarot Card Meanings: Five of Pentacles; unexpected loss or hardship. Generally a lack of ability to recognize opportunity and feelings of isolation. The card is strongly linked to poor investments or unwise use of money in some way. Reversed; largely the same but with more severe results.