Six of Pentacles

Six of Pentacles is one of the 56 minor arcana of the tarot, in the suit of Pentacles; in the Golden Dawn tradition it corresponds to Moon in Taurus.

The Six of Pentacles weighs coins on small scales and shares them with two people. It is about the flow of help, fairly given and gracefully received.

Symbols on the card

The scales

Fairness in what is given.

Coins shared

Generosity and support.

Two receivers

Different needs, met fairly.

Number and suit

Sixes restore harmony after the five: giving, receiving and moving on. Pentacles are earth: the body, work, money, home and what we build over time.

Upright meaning

Give and receive fairly. Generosity creates balance when it is sincere.

Love　Mutual support and generosity.

Work　Mentoring, funding, fair exchange.

Inner life　It is also generous to let others help you.

Reversed meaning

Help comes with strings, or the balance of giving is off. Make it fair.

Love　One person always giving.

Work　Unequal pay or dependence.

Inner life　Notice where you give to feel in control.

In a three-card spread

Situation

Giving and receiving are in motion.

Challenge

Imbalance or conditional help.

Advice

Give fairly and receive gracefully.

Tarot and astrology

In the Golden Dawn system this card is the decan of Moon in Taurus: the themes of Taurus, expressed the way Moon acts. Taurus →Moon →

Questions to sit with

• Where am I giving, and where receiving?
• Is the exchange fair to everyone?

Through the suit

Tarot here is a mirror for reflection, not a prediction. The meanings follow the Waite-Smith tradition and the Golden Dawn attributions, in our own words.