The Four of Pentacles is a card about "possession and holding on." It symbolizes security, but also hints at being trapped by obsession. The red dates, peanuts, longans, and lotus seeds in the picture are auspicious desserts at wedding banquets, implying many children and blessings, reproduction and continuation. But when these fruits are combined and placed on the wedding bed, their joy carries a bond. The wish for prosperity and the blessing of trust are firmly bound to the continuation of bloodline and family business. Like the person in the Four of Pentacles gripping the coins, he guards the wealth, but is also guarded by the wealth. Behind the sweetness of "Zao Sheng Gui Zi" also hides an obsession—control over the future, reliance on stability, and fear of loss.
Overly cautious, stable, secure, conservative, wedding.
Loosening in conservatism, loss of control, resource loss, breaking through limitations.
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