Cast & Chart
Six of Pentacles, Rider-Waite-Smith tarot card

Minor Arcana, Pentacles

Six of Pentacles

generosity, gifts, fairness, attention

Upright

Scales in one hand, a wealthy figure drops coins into the hands of two people kneeling. Waite gives presents, gifts and gratification, and another account says attention and vigilance: now is the accepted time.

Notice which position you hold today. Helping a friend with rent or mentoring a junior colleague can do real good when you pay attention to what they need. When you are receiving, accept it and thank them, and keep track of any terms attached.

Reversed

Giving gets tangled with wanting here. Waite lists desire, cupidity, envy, jealousy and illusion, so a favor may come with hooks, or you may be measuring your share against someone else's.

Ask what a gift is buying, whether you gave it or received it. Say no to help that leaves you in debt to someone's moods. Envy of a coworker's pay can still tell you what you want, so raise it with your manager.

A card is a prompt for reflection. It cannot promise a result, and it is no substitute for medical, legal or financial advice.

In Waite's words

Upright: Presents, gifts, gratification; another account says attention, vigilance; now is the accepted time, present prosperity, etc.

Reversed: Desire, cupidity, envy, jealousy, illusion.

From A. E. Waite, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (1910), Part 3, on Wikisource. The meanings above are by Cast & Chart.

Card art by Pamela Colman Smith, 1909, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.