Uprightgenerosity, giving and receiving, charity, sharing
Reverseddebt, strings attached, inequality
Upright meaning
The Six of Pentacles stands for generosity, giving and receiving. It points to sharing resources, charity and balance in exchange.
Reversed meaning
Reversed, it can show debt, gifts with strings attached or inequality.
What the card shows
A merchant holds scales in one hand and gives coins to two kneeling beggars with the other.
As your card of the day
Giving and receiving are part of the same flow. Share what you can, and accept help gracefully. Generosity returns.
“I give and receive with an open heart.”
Do something generous, big or small.
Questions
What does Six of Pentacles mean in tarot?
The Six of Pentacles stands for generosity, giving and receiving. It points to sharing resources, charity and balance in exchange.
What does Six of Pentacles reversed mean?
Reversed, it can show debt, gifts with strings attached or inequality.
Is Six of Pentacles a yes or no card?
Yes. Yes; generosity flows both ways.
Card pictures: the 1909 deck by Pamela Colman Smith (public domain). Meanings based on A. E. Waite's The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (1910), rewritten in modern language. For inspiration and reflection only.