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This is tarot, a different tradition from astrology. The card is drawn at random: nothing in the sky chooses it. It is a prompt for reflection and it predicts nothing.

How tarot is handled here

5Five ofPentaclesPENTACLES
Tarot cardMinor Arcana · Pentacles

Traditionally read as hardship and the feeling of being left outside: scarcity, worry about means and help that goes unseen although it is near. It is associated with insecurity, isolation and the question of asking for support.

  • hardship
  • isolation
  • scarcity
A question to sit withWhat help is nearby that I have not asked for?

Reversed

What the tradition associates with this card when it falls the other way up.

Reversed, traditionally read as a hard stretch easing. It is associated with help accepted, with a return to firmer footing, and with a feeling of being shut out that slowly gives way.

  • recovery
  • accepting help
  • thaw
A question to sit withWhat support have I recently let in, and what made that possible?

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