Is Five of Pentacles a yes or a no?

The answer

No — the resources aren't there right now, and pretending otherwise won't make rent, the heat bill, or the meal appear.

What argues for it

Things are hard enough already that the downside is smaller than usual.

Reversed

You have less to lose than you did, which is a bleak argument and still an argument.

When it moves

This has already gone on longer than it should have. Help is closer than the current stretch of it feels.

What to do about it

Turn your head. The help you need is close enough to reach tonight, not far off in some improved future.

Reversed

Walk through the door that's finally open. The cold doesn't end on its own.