Four of Pentacles

Element: Earth

This card is inspired by Eugénie Grandet by French novelist Honoré de Balzac. Monsieur Grandet is a wealthy and respected merchant, infamous for his stinginess. He hoards wealth, refuses to buy vegetables or meat, and subjects his family to frugality even in winter. The card’s image shows his underground vault, filled with the money he’s spent a lifetime accumulating—his pose clutching a coin mirrors the Rider–Waite Four of Pentacles. While this card represents growing wealth and saving, excessive possessiveness can lead to becoming a miser, just like Grandet.

Keywords: Miser, possessiveness, selfishness, accumulation, insecurity, materialism

Relationships:
1. Emotionally closed off  2. Lacks sense of security  3. Values material wealth

Career & Study:
1. Stable but rigid  2. Income is steady and growing  3. Cautious and strategic success

Finance:
1. Stingy  2. Saving and hoarding wealth

Mental & Spiritual Health:
Self-centered, unwilling to give

Keywords: Open-mindedness, instability, loss, overspending

Relationships:
1. Arguments over money  2. Freedom in love  3. Unstable connection

Career & Study:
1. Prone to errors  2. Unstable work environment  3. Takes action

Finance:
1. Extravagance and overspending  2. Expenses exceed income

Mental & Spiritual Health:
Open heart, willing to share