Perhaps they canвЂ™t turn to that particular source of support because they donвЂ™t feel safe in a church environment. Perhaps they are so caught up in their pain and struggle that they donвЂ™t see the opportunity. Perhaps they have just that moment been cast out of that very church. Why do they not step inside and warm up? Surely they will be offered blankets and soup? The thing is, we donвЂ™t know. In traditional decks, for example, two figures in rags pass by a brightly-lit church window. Some decks not only show вЂsuffering peopleвЂ™ on this card, but also a possible вЂsalvationвЂ™. This is showing us the opposite of privilege. If you can understand the concept of privilege вЂ“ in the many different forms it may take вЂ“ then you can understand this card. There is an вЂothernessвЂ™ in this card, an вЂoutsider-nessвЂ™. Of a system that was created for the benefit of just a few. Of society, which does not value folks such as you. In particular, this card can point to a feeling of being left out, or even cast out. And whateverвЂ™s going on вЂ“ itвЂ™s getting us down. We may be depressed вЂ“ with or without clear reason вЂ“ or feeling under a great deal of pressure. We may be suffering ill-health, or it may be financial poverty.

ItвЂ™s a card for those times when we exist on only the basics, just making it through. Clothes in rags, out in the cold, overwhelmed or tired out, this is not a happy sight. The image often shows a person or people who are in an apparent state of crisis. This is one of the minor arcanaвЂ™s toughest cards.

Tarot card five of pentacles