Four of Pentacles

What is on the card

A crowned man sits on a stone seat, hugging one pentacle to his chest. Another rests on top of his crown, and he keeps one under each foot. Behind him stands a city.

Each pentacle is held in place: on his head, against his heart, under his feet. It shows security, and also a fear of losing it. The city behind him is what he has built, though he sits outside it, apart from others.

Four of Pentacles, upright

Upright, the Four of Pentacles describes security and control: saving money, protecting resources or holding firmly to what you have built.

It asks whether you are holding on wisely or out of fear. Stability is good; rigidity can keep out what you need.

Four of Pentacles, reversed

Reversed, the Four of Pentacles can show letting go: loosening control, sharing more freely or releasing an attachment.

It may also describe the opposite: holding on even more tightly, or delays and obstacles around possessions or money. The reversed card asks what a healthy balance between security and openness would look like.

Four of Pentacles in love

In love, the Four of Pentacles can describe possessiveness, fear of losing someone or difficulty opening up.

Four of Pentacles in career

At work, the Four of Pentacles describes stability and caution, and perhaps an unwillingness to change or to share.

Four of Pentacles in money

With money, the Four of Pentacles describes saving and security, and asks whether caution has turned into fear.

Is the Four of Pentacles a yes or no card?

Usually “maybe”.

As a yes or no card, the Four of Pentacles usually leans toward a cautious maybe. It suggests that holding on too tightly may be getting in the way.