Six of Pentacles
Rider-Waite
General meaning
Upright
generositygiving and receiving in balancesharing resourcesgenuine charitygratitudefairnessmutual supportreciprocityshared abundanceselfless helpa balance of power in givingphilanthropyconscious generositysharing what you havegiving from abundancereceiving with gratitudefairness in the exchangecommunity supportpractical compassiongiving with no expectation of returna balance between giving and receivinggenerosity that strengthens bondstimely helpsharing knowledge or resourcesa balanced flow of giving and receiving
↕ Reversed
imbalance in giving and receivingconditional generosityemotional debthelp that creates dependencygiving with hidden expectationsinequality in the exchangegreed disguised as generosityreceiving with no gratitudecontrol through helpselfish generositygiving to feel superiora power imbalance in helpingunacknowledged debtsreceiving without ever givingforced generositymanipulative helpunhealthy financial dependencygiving more than you can affordreceiving with guiltinequality that generates resentmentgenerosity that impoverisheshelp conditional on the other person changinggiving out of obligationreceiving with no reciprocityan unbalanced flow of resources
By topic
- Love
- balanced generosity in the relationshipgiving and receiving fairly in lovegenuine mutual supportgratitude for what you receive from your partnersharing resources in the relationshipemotional reciprocityselfless help toward the other persona balance of power in lovegenerosity that strengthens the bondgiving from emotional abundance
↕ imbalance in giving and receiving in the relationship, conditional generosity in love, dependency created by one person's help toward the other, giving with hidden expectations as a couple, inequality in the emotional exchange, receiving with no gratitude in love, control through help in the relationship, forced generosity as a couple, manipulative romantic help, an imbalance of emotional power
- Friendship
- balanced generosity with friendsgiving and receiving fairly sociallygenuine mutual support in the groupgratitude for friends' supportsharing resources sociallyreciprocity in friendshipselfless help toward your close circlea balance of power in friendshipsgenerosity that strengthens social bondsgiving from abundance toward friends
↕ imbalance in giving and receiving socially, conditional generosity in friendship, dependency created by social help, giving with hidden expectations toward friends, inequality in the social exchange, receiving with no gratitude in friendship, control through social help, forced generosity with friends, manipulative social help, an imbalance of power in the group
- Family
- balanced generosity at homegiving and receiving fairly within the familygenuine mutual support among relativesgratitude for support received at homesharing family resourcesreciprocity in the household dynamicselfless help toward loved onesa balance of power within the familygenerosity that strengthens family bondsgiving from abundance at home
↕ imbalance in giving and receiving within the family, conditional generosity at home, dependency created by family help, giving with hidden expectations within the family, inequality in the family exchange, receiving with no gratitude at home, control through family help, forced generosity at home, manipulative family help, an imbalance of power at home
- Career
- generosity in sharing professional knowledgegiving and receiving fairly vocationallygenuine mutual support between colleaguesgratitude for mentorship receivedsharing professional opportunitiesreciprocity in the vocational realmselfless help toward colleaguesa balance of professional powergenerosity that strengthens your networkgiving from your own experience
↕ imbalance in giving and receiving professionally, conditional generosity in your career, dependency created by vocational help, giving with hidden expectations professionally, inequality in the exchange of opportunities, receiving with no gratitude in the professional realm, control through vocational help, forced generosity with colleagues, manipulative professional help, an imbalance of power in your career
- Work
- generosity in sharing knowledge with the teamgiving and receiving fairly in your rolegenuine mutual support between coworkersgratitude for help received at worksharing work resourcesreciprocity on the teamselfless help toward colleaguesa balance of power at workgenerosity that strengthens the work atmospheregiving from your own experience in your role
↕ imbalance in giving and receiving at work, conditional generosity at work, dependency created by help in your role, giving with hidden expectations at work, inequality in the exchange of tasks, receiving with no gratitude at work, control through work help, forced generosity with the team, manipulative help in your role, an imbalance of work power
- Studies
- scholarshiphelp to studysharing notesgenerous teachergiving private lessonssupportfair exchangereward
↕ help with strings attached, imbalance in the group, depending on others, scholarship that doesn't arrive, favouritism, student debt, lack of reciprocity, taking advantage
- Money
- balanced generosity with financial resourcesgiving and receiving fairly financiallygenuine mutual support in money mattersgratitude for financial help receivedsharing financial resourcesfinancial reciprocityselfless help with moneya balance of financial powergenerosity that strengthens financial trustgiving from your own abundance
↕ imbalance in giving and receiving financially, conditional financial generosity, dependency created by financial help, giving with hidden expectations about money, inequality in the financial exchange, receiving with no gratitude financially, control through financial help, forced generosity with money, manipulative financial help, an imbalance of financial power
- Pets
- balanced generosity in its shared caregiving and receiving support fairly among caretakersgenuine mutual support in raising itgratitude for help received in its caresharing resources devoted to itreciprocity between those who care for itselfless help toward its wellbeinga balance of power in its shared handlinggenerosity that strengthens the caregiving bondgiving from your own willingness toward it
↕ imbalance in shared care, conditional generosity in raising it, dependency created by help in its care, giving with hidden expectations about handling it, inequality in dividing up its care, receiving help with no gratitude in raising it, control through help in its care, forced generosity toward it, manipulative help related to its wellbeing, an imbalance of power in its handling
- Health
- balanced generosity in receiving support in your own processgiving and receiving care fairlygenuine mutual support in wellbeinggratitude for help received in healthsharing resources for your own carereciprocity in the healing processselfless help toward your own wellbeinga balance of power in the care receivedgenerosity that strengthens your own processgiving from your own health experience
↕ imbalance in giving and receiving care, conditional generosity in your own process, dependency created by health help, giving with hidden expectations about wellbeing, inequality in the support received, receiving help with no gratitude in health, control through medical help, forced generosity in your own care, manipulative help related to health, an imbalance of power in the healing process
- Choices
- generosity in sharing perspectives to decidegiving and receiving advice fairlygenuine mutual support when considering a decisiongratitude for help received when choosingsharing relevant information for the dilemmareciprocity in the shared decision processselfless help in advisinga balance of power in a joint decisiongenerosity that strengthens your own judgmentgiving from your own experience when advising
↕ imbalance in giving and receiving advice, conditional generosity in advising, dependency created by others' opinions when deciding, giving advice with hidden expectations, inequality in influence over the decision, receiving advice with no gratitude, control through the advice given, forced generosity when opining, manipulative advice about a choice, an imbalance of power in a shared decision
- Creative projects
- generosity in sharing resources with collaboratorsgiving and receiving creative support fairlygenuine mutual support in the projectgratitude for help received in the worksharing technical knowledgereciprocity in the creative collaborationselfless help toward the projecta balance of power in the collaborationgenerosity that strengthens teamworkgiving from your own creative experience
↕ imbalance in giving and receiving in the collaboration, conditional generosity in the project, dependency created by creative help, giving with hidden expectations in the work, inequality in dividing up the creative work, receiving help with no gratitude in the project, control through creative help, forced generosity with collaborators, manipulative help in the creative work, an imbalance of power in the collaboration
- Creativity
- generosity in sharing your own process with othersgiving and receiving inspiration fairlygenuine mutual support between creatorsgratitude for help received in your own developmentsharing artistic knowledgecreative reciprocityselfless help toward other artistsa balance of power in the creative exchangegenerosity that strengthens your own artistic communitygiving from your own creative experience
↕ imbalance in giving and receiving creatively, conditional generosity in your own process, dependency created by artistic help, giving with hidden expectations about your own talent, inequality in the artistic exchange, receiving help with no gratitude creatively, control through artistic help, forced generosity with other creators, manipulative help regarding your own development, an imbalance of power in the creative exchange
✨ 3 tips for combining it
- With Justice, giving and receiving equally. Example: Six of Pentacles + Justice speaks of a fair deal or a debt being settled.
- With Cups, generosity. Example: Six of Pentacles + Queen of Cups is someone who helps you without asking for anything in return.
- With The Devil, watch for help with strings attached. Example: Six of Pentacles + The Devil suggests checking whether that favour leaves you in debt.
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