68-Five of Pattern – Upright Mage Deck

Your Chosen Card – Five of Pattern Upright Mage Deck

When upright, the Five of Pentacles 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 life’s 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, we’re in this together.’

Timing: 0 Taurus–10 Taurus. Tropical, 21 April–30 April. Sidereal, 14 May–24 May.
Astrology: Nimble and clever Mercury in the first decan of earthy Taurus, realm of the Waite King/Thoth Prince of Pentacles (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 King of Pentacles, thus exposing the marriage to fluctuations in its material security.]
Number Symbolism: 5 – instability, disruption, crisis, loss, tension, conflict.

Rider Waite: Two mendicants in a snow-storm pass a lighted casement. Divinatory Meanings: The card foretells material trouble above all, whether in the form illustrated – that is, destitution – or otherwise. For some cartomancists, it is a card of love and lovers – wife, husband, friend, mistress; also concordance, affinities. These alternatives cannot be harmonized. (R) disorder, chaos, ruin, discord, profligacy.

When Five of Pattern 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 Pattern is unclear it may help to choose a card from the Major Arcana to provide more insight into what it is Five of Pattern 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 Pattern using cards from the Mage 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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Elements of the Psychic World
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Elements of the Psychic World: A form of communication, distant healing or thought projection with the divine or supernatural. The simplest forms of prayer are requests for oneself or others or thanksgivings. These are directions of psychic energy towards a goal and involve words, symbols and images.

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Development for Beginners: The premise of his show Crossing Over is that Edward receives images, clues, and information from ‘the other side,’ which pertains to deceased friends and relatives of his audience members. Edward then questions the members of his audience about the information that was communicated to him and they help him to interpret what it could mean.

Elements of the Psychic World: Direct voice channelling occurs when another entity or personality takes temporary possession of the channeller’s body, often using voices and mannerisms different from those of the channeller. The channeller may be unaware of what is being said or done and may not recall anything afterwards. Mental channelling, the mediation of thoughts, words, images and feelings, is also done in a state of light

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Elements of the Psychic World: Creative visualization is the process by which the creation of a visual image is believed to promote the desired outcome.