Five of Pentacles

“Deprivation endured together on a cold night, yet a light of help is right nearby”

Keywords

• Deprivation
• Poverty
• Adversity
• Sense of alienation
• Isolation
• Loss
• Declining health
• Hardship
• Shared suffering
• Enduring together
• Helping hand
• Light of hope
• Financial difficulty
• Temporary hardship
• Possibility of recovery

Symbols in the picture

1. 1
   Glowing Stained-Glass Window

   A stained-glass window set with five pentacles glows warmly in the cathedral wall. This signifies a place of salvation and help right nearby. It symbolizes that even amid hardship, hope exists within reach if you extend your hand.

2. 2
   Two Rabbits Walking Through the Snow

   Two rabbits struggle along a cold, snowy path. This represents deprivation and difficult circumstances experienced together. It symbolizes companionship that endures while staying by each other’s side, rather than facing it alone.

3. 3
   Tattered Clothes and Patched Marks

   Worn places and patched cloth can be seen on the two rabbits’ cloaks and clothes. This signifies impoverished living and material loss. Their shabby appearance honestly reveals their present difficulties.

4. 4
   Bandaged Foot

   The foot of the rabbit following behind is wrapped in a bandage. This represents bodily pain or declining health. It symbolizes the hardship of a time when not only material circumstances but also body and mind are exhausted.

5. 5
   Walking with a Staff

   The rabbit in front moves forward, leaning on a staff. This signifies the struggle of barely managing to endure. Even so, it shows the will to keep moving forward without stopping.

6. 6
   Falling Snow and a Cold Night

   Snow drifts down all around, and the sky has sunk into darkness. This symbolizes a season of alienation and hardship that freezes the heart. It also hints that even the coldest time is only a season that will soon pass.

7. 7
   Footsteps Passing the Window

   The two rabbits pass beneath the warm window without noticing it. This signifies a heart with no room to lift its head even when help is nearby. It reminds you that salvation is there if you turn your gaze just a little.