Six of Pentacles
Minor Arcana · Pentacles

Six of Pentacles

KeywordsHelp, sharing, support, give and take

The picture · Bright face · Shadow · Way through

Every card has four faces: what the picture shows, the bright face it turns when the situation supports it, the shadow when the same root is overdone or stuck, and the way through that the picture itself draws.

The picture

Scales in hand, a merchant gives to two kneeling figures

Bright face

Help given fairly; balance in the exchange

Shadow

Charity with strings

Way through

The scales change hands in time — giver and receiver trade places

As your card of the day

If Six of Pentacles is the first card you draw today, the day leans toward “Help given fairly; balance in the exchange”. When it tips toward “Charity with strings”, remember the way the picture draws: The scales change hands in time — giver and receiver trade places.

Read Waite's 1911 text and the correspondences

Auspira is for entertainment and self-reflection. The cards are a mirror that shows the present from another angle; they do not predict the future and are no substitute for medical, legal, financial, or psychological advice.