Let’s talk about the Fives in Tarot

Welcome back! It’s Tuesday, and we’re continuing our tarot adventure by spotlighting the number Five. 

Join us as we explore its significance and how it influences the world around us. Get comfy and let’s dig into the steady and grounding energy of this number!

About the Number Five

In different spiritual and cultural contexts, five represents balance, change and personal development. Placed centrally between one and nine; it makes a link between the material and the spiritual world thus indicating harmony.

It embodies the human ability to balance the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of life while embracing change and adaptability. Number five stands for freedom of spirit that encourages exploration of new worlds as well as personal growth which leads to self-discovery.

Five in sacred geometry signifies the pentagon and pentagram, representing harmony, protection, and connection between human body shape with elements.

It is also related to the golden ratio (phi) that shows beauty and proportion in nature.

In Chinese philosophy number five is important to Wu Xing because it symbolizes the five elements responsible for shaping the natural environment. Similarly Mayan culture considered the number five as holy because they believed it represented where heaven met earth at its center. Number five indicates versatility, individuality, dynamism of transformation.

The Five of Wands

The five of wands represents conflict, competition, and discord. It’s usually the sign many views colliding to create tension and obstacles.

This card indicates that surroundings are chaotic with people struggling for power or acknowledgement.

While it may signify external fights, it also shows an internal battle in need of resolution. Try to find ways to work with yourself as well as others and settle differences so as to turn chaos into constructive energy.

When the five of wands appears reversed, it denotes conflict resolution or avoidance of confrontation. It may mean peace is desired thereby suggesting easing off tensions or actively working towards their de-escalation.

Inverted it can also show compromise as withdrawal from inner conflicts; however, this might indicate hidden clashes due to unaddressed matters being ignored too.

What’s needed now is a rethinking of tactics so you can achieve peace even though the strategy may have changed,

The Five of Swords

The five of swords represents the residual conflict or tension, which comes after a difficult time.

It depicts people in defeatist positions and suggests that there needs to be resolution; that we should move away from disagreements.

The card advises us to pick our battles wisely and know that not every fight results in victory.

Rather than continuing suffering, it recommends finding ways to resolve differences through compromise. Cooperation between parties involved can achieve better results than confrontations.

Reversed, the five of swords indicates the end of hostility and strife between parties involved. A settling of disputes or deciding to bury the hatchet.

You are invited to let go of hard feelings towards persons you may have had problems with, for a sense of internal peace.
It denotes a time for healing relationships and having more love towards one another.

Embrace the chance to patch up broken relationships and create an atmosphere of harmony instead.

The Five of Cups

In many decks the five of cups show three spilled cups, standing before a figure, which signifies disappointment and loss. Despite this, there are still two that remains upright indicating hope and the possibility of emotional healing.

Give yourself space to process your feelings of sorrow while recognizing the positive aspects that remain in your life is what this card is all about.

The five of cups reminds us that there’s always room for redemption as well as personal growth, even during tough times.

When reversed, the five of cups symbolizes an emotional turning point and an opportunity to change one’s outlook towards positivity.

The reversal of the spilled cups indicates an opportunity to release sorrow or remorse. Rather than focusing on your disappointment, it tells you how to embrace what’s left to rekindle your emotions.

This card encourages moving on from past regrets, with yourself or others, in order to approach things more optimistically.

Let go off emotional burdens and welcome in brighter emotional landscapes being released.

The Five of Pentacles

The Five of Pentacles indicates hardship, struggle, and financial difficulty. Often this means feeling scarce, lonely, or left out in the cold.

In health, finances, or relationships – where help seems so far away – this card shows there will be hard times.

It represents an insecure or lacking phase that asks you to seek aid or re-evaluate your resources. Furthermore, it tells us not only during difficult moments should we keep our eyes open for hidden supportive measures.

When reversed, the five of pentacles points towards healing, hopefulness, and a turning point after a tough period. This could mean many things such as improved health, renewed connections with loved ones, or overcoming financial woes.
What it mainly signifies however, is getting through struggles which implies better days are on their way!

Another perspective might involve finding stability once again by either changing how one views things (i.e., seeing possibilities instead of restrictions) or by seeking a more solid support systems around oneself, lest any underlying problems go unnoticed due to improvements elsewhere.

Further Reading

Below are some books on amazon that discuss tarot and numerology in more detail:

• The angel numbers book by Mystic Michaela
• The little book of numerology by Elise Wild
• Ultimate Guide to Tarot by Liz Dean 
• Origins of the Tarot: A Guidebook to the Ancestral Influences that Shaped the Tarot’s Minor Arcana by Benjamin David Hoshour

Here are the other posts within this blog discussing tarot meanings.

• Aces in Tarot
• Twos in Tarot
• Threes in Tarot
• Fours in Tarot
• Fives in Tarot
• Sixes in Tarot
• Sevens in Tarot
• Eights in Tarot
• Nines in Tarot
• Tens in Tarot
• Princes in Tarot
• Princesses in Tarot
• Queens in Tarot
• Kings in Tarot