Tarot card

Four of Pentacles

Four of Pentacles: security gained by holding tightly to what has been accumulated. The card joins the earth nature of Pentacles to its place in the numbered sequence.

2 correspondences · 0 with an ancient or scriptural source · 0 with no source located · Four of Pentacles in full

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The oldest attribution here is Sephirah and number Chesed, first attested 1888 CE.

Sephirah and number

  • Chesed

    Traditional
    Who says so
    Not yet attributed to a school
    Earliest verified attestation
    1888 CE
    Ancient or scriptural source
    Not yet investigated

    The Fours settle the suit into order and stability. Its force has found a form that can be established and held.

    Evidence

    1. Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (primarily); Harriet Felkin (later material), Book T, c. 1888 — General meanings of the small cards under the Sephiroth, p. 27

      · Mathers, c. 1888 (Golden Dawn internal)

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Suit and element

  • Earth

    Traditional
    Who says so
    Not yet attributed to a school
    Earliest verified attestation
    1888 CE
    Ancient or scriptural source
    Not yet investigated

    Pentacles express the powers of Earth: material conditions, labour, resources, embodiment and practical consequence.

    Evidence

    1. Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (primarily); Harriet Felkin (later material), Book T, c. 1888 — Titles and descriptions of the four suits, pp. 3–23

      · Mathers, c. 1888 (Golden Dawn internal)

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