Minor Arcana · Pentacles · earth
Six of Pentacles
Six of Pentacles in tarot is a card of generosity, exchange and giving and receiving.
Key meanings
- generosity
- exchange
- giving and receiving
- balance of power
- charity
Six of Pentacles upright
Generosity that flows freely: an honest exchange between the one who gives and the one who receives.
The shadow side
Giving for the power it buys over others, or refusing everything so you never owe anyone.
Six of Pentacles reversed
A gift with strings attached, a debt that weighs on you, or the awkwardness of accepting help without feeling indebted.
Six of Pentacles as the card of the day
Today a hand weighs coins on a scale and shares them freely with those who ask. Spend today on both sides of that gesture, learning to give without holding yourself above anyone and to receive without shame. Real exchange flows in both directions.
The question this card asks
Is it as easy for you to receive as it is to give, and if not, what gets in the way?
Six of Pentacles: yes or no?
yes
Six of Pentacles weighs out what is fair. Help is coming. Yes.
Placed on the five-step scale a card of earth like this one comes out at yes, and the rest is yours to make.
That is one card leaning, and what it leans on is generosity. Pull your own card →
Every card is a mirror, not a verdict. Walk the other arcana and listen to what they say together.
✦ See all 56 Minor ArcanaFAQ
Does Six of Pentacles (earth) count as a good card or a bad one?
The deck holds no plainly bad card. It carries generosity and exchange, and whether that reads warm or difficult is decided by your question and by the position. Frightening you is not my work.
Major or minor: where does Six of Pentacles sit, and why is earth its element?
Minor, suit of Pentacles (earth). Everyday matters sit with the minor arcana and turning points with the majors, and the everyday here is shaped by earth.
What are the cards either side of Six of Pentacles in the earth suit?
In the suit's order Five of Pentacles stands in front of it and Seven of Pentacles behind. Fourteen cards, Ace through King, all of them working in earth.
How do you read Six of Pentacles (earth) upside down?
Set the right way up, the card speaks of generosity and exchange without a mute on it. Upside down the card describes the shadow of the same movement, and earth marks where it goes too far or stops too soon.