- Four of Coins
Four of Coins (also known as the Four of Pentacles) is a card used in Latin-suited
playing cards , which include tarot decks. It is part of what tarot card readers call the "Minor Arcana ".Tarot cards are used throughout much ofEurope to play Tarot card gamescite book
last = Dummett
first = Michael
authorlink = Michael Dummett
title = The Game of Tarot
publisher =Gerald Duckworth and Company Ltd.
date = 1980
isbn = 0-7156-1014-7 ] .In English-speaking countries, where the games are largely unknown, Tarot cards came to be utilized primarily for divinatory purposes [ Huson, Paul, (2004) "Mystical Origins of the Tarot: From Ancient Roots to Modern Usage", Vermont: Destiny Books, ISBN 0-89281-190-0 [http://www.innertraditions.com/Product.jmdx?action=displayDetail&id=887&searchString=huson&y=7&x=7 "Mystical Origins of the Tarot"] ] .Divination Usage
A spread containing the Four of Pentacles refers to a lover of material wealth, one who hoards things of value with no prospect of sharing. In contrast, when the Four of Pentacles is in reverse it warns against the tendency of being a spendthrift. [Kuykendall, Karen, (1985) "Tarot of the Cat People", Connecticut: U.S. Games Systems, Inc., ISBN 0-88079-078-4 ]
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