Minor Arcana · Four of Pentacles
The Locked Granary
Security · holding · control
The granary was perfectly secure. Unfortunately, this included protection from the people it was meant to feed.
Upright
Protecting what sustains you is reasonable. Check whether your grip still serves that purpose or has begun preventing the resources from doing the work they were saved for.
Reversed
You may be ready to loosen control, or reacting to fear by spending or withholding too sharply. Make a considered choice rather than letting scarcity decide your manners.
A question for you
What am I protecting, and what is the protection costing?
Take it into the day
Review one boundary around time or resources for its actual purpose.