Tarot Card of the Week: Dec 12 – Dec 18, 2016
Ten of Cups
Ten of Cups is the card for this week and I’m using one of my favorite decks, Crystal Visions Tarot by Jennifer Galasso.
The picture on the card of the loving mother cuddling her sweet baby close to her while the father wraps his arms around his beautiful family truly shows the meaning of the Ten of Cups.
The Ten of Cups represents The Lord of Perfected Success. Its element is Water, the season is Summer and the direction is West. The Zodiac signs are Pisces, Cancer and Scorpio.
The ten of any suit in the Tarot, especially with the Ten of Cups, is always a good card. It will be a sign of new growth and better things to come as you move forward.
The Ten of Cups depicts a happy card, happy family, happy life and also true friendships. It’s a card of joy and peaceful fulfillment.
In your Career, the ten of cups will mean you’ve reached a level of respect for your good work. That doesn’t mean you can just kick back and relax, but keep working toward your goal of where you want to be for success.
Tarot Card of the Week: Seven of Pentacles
Tarot Card of the Week: Dec 5 – Dec 11, 2016
Seven of Pentacles
This week you may be feeling frustrated over something that’s taking longer to manifest than you’d hoped for. While the urge to push ahead anyway and move things at a faster pace will be strong, the Seven of Pentacles encourages you to do otherwise.
It says it’s time to step back, test the waters, and assess the progress you’ve already made before you plan your next move.
It’s about getting your ducks in a row and taking the time to finesse your plans before you act on them — even if you’re tempted to push forward prematurely.
In this version of the card — from Patrick Valenza’s Deviant Moon Tarot — we see a little witch figure standing before a tree under the light of a New Moon. Perhaps she needs some of the tree’s life essence to cast a spell. But she pokes at it with her wand and draws blood.
We can see all seven pentacles growing on the limbs of the tree, but there are no leaves and no flowers: they too are not quite ripe for the picking.
There’s a sense with this card that it’s just not time; she’s just not ready; and there are still preparations to be made.
Tarot Card of the Week: Prince of Wands
Tarot Card of the Week: Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2016
Prince of Wands
If there is something you have been aiming for and are not sure how to accomplish it, then this is the time to jump in with both feet and just go for it!
The Prince of Wands — this is the King of Wands from Cathy McClelland’s Star Tarot — implies that you have many changes coming your way and you are not afraid to reach out and grab them.
There are tools around for you to use that facilitate the journey you take to bring about these changes.
The Unicorn in this card and the background it runs in front of suggests that for a while now you have not been sure what to do but you have never given up knowing that you are going to do something big.
Suddenly, the answers have come to you and your joy is written across your face for everyone to see. With this week’s New Moon in fiery Sagittarius, you will see that nothing will hold you back; if anyone tries they’ll have more to contend with than they realise.
Tarot Card of the Week: Justice
This week, you might be protected by your honesty. Once upon a time a fair decision was made because, protected by your honesty, you were absolved from blame. Justice indicates the revelation of truth, or insight to make an adjustment, or a karmic experience has been fulfilled and a past action has been judged.
You, the Hero-Justice, are associated with a continuous cycle of change and the seventy-eight passageways of growth that will open up and lead you into new opportunities that are ready to be explored.
Tarot Card of the Week: Seven of Swords
Tarot Card of the Week: Nov 14 – Nov 20, 2016
Seven of Swords
This week we have a Full Moon at 22° Taurus. This is a Super Moon — stretched across the Scorpio / Taurus axis — which can shed light on questions you may have about your values, and can see you struggling with feelings of uncertainty.
Because of this, you’ll want to work on trusting your instincts and staying tuned in to your environment.
You may be dealing with internal conflicts and anxiety. You may be feeling guarded and apprehensive and may see yourself being more touchy or jumpy than usual.
You may also be dealing with trust issues, as in questioning other people’s motives or agendas. You could be questioning your own instincts, or fretting over something that just feels “off.” It can be especially challenging for you to navigate through uncharted territories, much like the woman in this version of the card.
There are elements of fear, uncertainty and even paranoia associated with the Seven of Swords — this version from the beautiful Cosmic Tarot. This usually comes from overthinking and over-analyzing things, to the point where your own intuition becomes hopelessly compromised.
Tarot Card of the Week – The Lovers
Tarot Card of the Week: Nov 7 – Nov 13, 2016
The Lovers
Using the Gilded Tarot the sensual and smoldering Lovers is drawn for this week. The light of the universe shines on these two, watching over them, and celebrating in their love and connection for each other.
The Lovers card is one representing the harmony of the universe, a glimpse of true mind, body and spirit connection with someone or even something, depending on the reading.
In Tarot, the lovers can be a bond between friends, a mutually spiritual attraction to each other, that leans to a soulmate connection. There is a solid trust in these two Lovers, they give each other strength, confidence. They are prepared to weather the storms of life together. There is an intimate and close relationship between the two whether it’s sexual or spiritual.
The Lovers represent perfection, harmony and mutual attractiveness. Their trust in one another gives them strength and confidence to overcome the obstacles in life.
The bond that the two lovers has created is incredibly strong and is often reflective of a marriage, soul mate connection or very intimate and close relationship.
Tarot Card of the Week: Special Halloween Edition
Tarot Card of the Week: Oct 31 – Nov 6, 2016
Judgment
The celebration we think of today as Halloween, All Souls Day, All Saints Day and Day of the Dead have roots in an ancient celebration that began around the 5th century BC in what is now Ireland.
Ancient Celts celebrated a festival called Samhain (pronounced Sow-en) which means “summers end” – it marked the beginning of winter and the start of The Celtic New Year between the nights of October 31st and November 1st.
This holiday was seen as a time when the veil between the spirit world and our own was the thinnest and spirits were said to be able to visit the realm of the living during this time.
Costumes, feasts, divination games, and bonfires marked a time of the year when the abundance of summer gave way to the darkness of winter, when a ripe new year was beginning, and a renewal of spiritual interconnectedness took place within families. It was the perfect time to do divination and take a look at the year ahead
So this week, our card (from the wonderful Halloween Tarot) is not only about this weeks energy but it also gives us clues to the themes we can expect to keep growing and expanding over the next year as well.
Tarot Card of the Week: Six of Pentacles
Tarot Card of the Week: Oct 24 – Oct 30, 2016
Six of Pentacles
Trick or Treat! This week’s card — the Six of Pentacles from the whimsical Housewives Tarot — is all about getting in the spirit of giving, and what better way to do that than to hand out candy to the hoards of costumed characters who show up at your door?
This card is all about the exchange of energy — which often comes in the form of gifts or tangible goods. But whether it refers to giving or receiving is a matter of perspective.
Look at the little devil in this card. Is he handing out cookies and candy to the little tricksters who show up at his door? Or is he standing outside and reaching into someone else’s house for goodies of his own?
And think about the whole concept of Trick-or-Treating, and how it’s just as much fun to answer your door with a big bowl of candy as it is to be standing out there on the stoop with your flashlight and pillowcase.
This is attitude you want to hold onto this week: that there is always enough for everyone and that prosperity and abundance can be continuously replenished.
Tarot Card of the Week: Eight of Swords
Tarot Card of the Week: Oct 17-Oct 23, 2016
Eight of Swords
This week you may need to think about your own limitations, and how you’ve contributed to the obstacles that stand between you and your goals.
The Eight of Swords — this version from the World Spirit Tarot — speaks of self-imposed obstacles and restrictions. You may feel powerless in your current circumstances and may be so caught up in blaming the people or events that have brought you to this that you’re unable to see a way out.
You may feel like you’re beating your head against a wall or like all of your efforts are being met with resistance. You may question whether the Universe is telling you to fight or to accept defeat — although neither of these is going to be the right course of action.
Although the woman in this card is bound and blindfolded, and although it may seem like there’s no way out, if you look around you can see that things are not nearly as bad as they seem. She’s got the light of the full moon to guide her and a path laid out before her with a clear way out. Of course she’d have to untie herself and remove her blindfold to see it too.
Tarot Card of the Week: Eight of Wands
Tarot Card of the Week: Oct 10-16, 2016
Tarot Card of the Week: Oct 10-16, 2016Eight of Wands
The card I’ve chosen for this week is the Eight of Wands from one of my new favorite decks, Paulina Tarot, by Paulina Cassidy.
I love the softness of her drawings, but am pulled in by the unique designs. The young lady on this card, a combination of Victorian and Mystical, seems to be rushing along but has her feet on a wand to keep her balanced.
The general meaning of this card is swift action over short periods of time. News, communications, phone calls and letters, usually messages coming fast. It can also refer to air travel. If this card is in reference to a person, it is often someone that is connected to a love of nature, gardening and flowers. It signifies hope of a change for the better.
Since this card indicates fast moving energy, it also means you may need to harness that energy so it doesn’t get out of control, but instead keep a good balance.
The eight of wands represents The Lord of Swiftness. Its element is Fire, the season is Spring and the direction is South. For the Zodiac, it represents the fiery signs of Leo, Aries and Sagittarius.
The herb is Sassafras which was used medicinally for healing wounds, acne, urinary disorders and to bring down fevers. It is also used in the making of beer and tea. The number Eight, while often referred to as a number of career and finance, also shows us from the shape, to mean balance.
Tarot Card of the Week: Four of Pentacles
Tarot Card of the Week: Oct 3- 9, 2016
Four of Pentacles
This week you want to think about what it is you might be holding onto too tightly, and more importantly why.
The Four of Pentacles can refer to a hoarding mentality, a poverty consciousness and a resistance to change. All of these end up creating blockages in your life, where your fear of letting things go can prevent new things from coming in.
The cat in this card is not only protecting his territory (by sitting squarely on top of it), his ears are perked up and pulled back, a clear sign that he’s alert and guarded against any sign of danger.
The pictures on the front of the box tell you his treasures are well worth protecting — as any cat could tell you. There’s a pitcher of milk, a fish, a bird and a butterfly. But notice how the box is closed up so tightly that nothing else (a little field mouse perhaps?) could possibly get in.
Notice the landscape behind him. There’s a great big old world out there and what cat wouldn’t like to explore it?
But this one can’t — he’s stuck where he is because he doesn’t want to run the risk of leaving his hoard unattended.
Tarot Card of the Week – The Fool
Card of the Week: Sep 26 – Oct 2, 2016:
Card of the Week: Sep 26 – Oct 2, 2016:The Fool
You’re only given a little spark of madness, you mustn’t lose it.
~ Robin Williams
The Fool of the Witches Tarot deck is on a ledge, his foot so very close to the edge we feel almost scared for him. There is his trusty dog, a representation of the universe that is keeping him on the path.
The Fool looks up, and doesn’t care where he is going but he is happy in the moment.
The Fool in the major arcana of the Tarot, is numbered zero, which is the number of unlimited potential and unlimited possibilities. It can be considered the first card in the deck or the last, doesn’t really matter where he falls.
If you look at the card you can see the fool doesn’t seem to care where he’s been or where he is going, but he is jubilant and carefree. He doesn’t care what is behind him or in front, but only about the present moment.
When you see the Fool in a Tarot reading it represents a need to change things, to start fresh, or take a different direction.
This card is all about personal growth and development which means sometimes taking risks, not looking where you are going, but simply plunging in.