Six of Pentacles card

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Supporting / Blocking Tarot Card

support

A supportive card, the Six of Pentacles represents abundance where the querent receives a reward or compensation greater than what they deserve. It advises the querent to wisely use the situation at hand to advance themselves in a proper manner.

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Finances

Relationships

Career

Finances

The Meaning of The Card

Six of Pentacles is a card of victory and success that stem from an opportunity given to the person. However, it also serves as a warning not to rest on one’s laurels after achieving success.

Six of Pentacles card: The Meaning of The Symbols

Card Symbols	Symbol Meaning
Arch of Coins	The arch of coins above the people symbolizes a supportive system existing in their lives. Represents the element of earth; it is grounded, rooted in the physical, symbolizing success, conventions, and abundance.
Merchant	The merchant represents someone who provides support. The merchant symbolizes material success, generosity, kindness, and a desire to help.
Hat	Protection, symbol of honor, change. The red color symbolizes action.
Scales	The scales in the merchant’s hands symbolize the judgmental and critical aspects of a person’s personality. They suggest tempering one’s self-criticism and accepting oneself and the world as they are. Represents justice, balance, judgment, duality.
Blue Tunic	The blue tunic symbolizes the sky, spirituality, infinite possibilities, and eternity. Blue represents potential, opportunities, optimism, freedom of expression, independence, and hope.
Red Coat	Symbolizes action.
Gifts	Receiving gifts symbolizes a unique stage of personal development in a positive direction. It also refers to character traits that positively distinguish a person from others, such as creativity or a special talent.
Two People Kneeling in Blue and Yellow Attire	The kneeling posture symbolizes submission. The blue clothing represents the sky, spirituality, infinite possibilities, and eternity, while the yellow symbolizes abundance, energy, happiness. It represents courage but also caution and fear. Internal and external communication. The yellow robe represents intellect, diligence, strength, and self-image—qualities that will enable the beggars to use the gifts wisely.
Beggars	The beggars represent the receivers and symbolize feelings of insecurity and lack of self-esteem. There is a sense in the person that they are unworthy of what they have received.
Castle	Security, protection, authority.
Gray Background	Compromise, limitation, detachment, protection.

Mythology

Daedalus arrives on the island of Crete and confesses the truth about his actions to King Minos, pleading for mercy and refuge. Minos, recognizing Daedalus’s talent, grants him asylum, restores his professional status, and hires him as an artist in the royal court. The card represents life situations where one receives more than they deserve, even before proving themselves. It signifies a job or status that obligates the seeker to act with gratitude, acknowledging that someone believes in them, and now they must prove themselves.

Representation of the Card in a Reading

In a reading, the fives represented a response to the delay that occurred in the fours, but the person’s reaction was not balanced. In the sixes, the issues that the person dealt with in the fives are resolved. The sixes are cards of achievements, success, harmony, and completion. After success, it is important for the person to continue improving their life and growing. Compromise will lead to neglecting both old and new goals, halting development, and thereby harming the achievements that were gained.