by estellew | Sep 20, 2015 | Court Cards, Cups, Knights, Minor Arcana, Tarot
Known also as the Lord of the Waves and the Water, the Knight of Cups represents desires, wishes and the seeds of transformation. So at the deepest level, the Knight of Cups represents dealing with one's emotional needs. The Knights always represent movement of some kind, and Cups ruling the emotional realm, there must be some change or progress in terms of emotional maturity. He represents the Knights of the Holy Grail, who searched across many lands and faced many unknown dangers to follow a spiritual ideal - this individual is someone who is idealistic, creative and sensitive. As a lover he is romantic, attentive and reflects back to you what you most desire - it is the blossoming of the potential of true love and it is intoxicating. Understanding emotions, learning how to master them and to not be governed and thrown hither and thither by them, is the lesson in this card. The energy of this Knight will bring you opportunities to learn more about your emotional responses in the world and how to control and use them for your benefit. Rather than be carried away by passion, which is the first impulse when this energy arises, this card seeks a gentler and more soulful expression of emotion - chiefly love and desire. Traditionally, this Knight may bring romantic offers, proposals, first dates - the Knight of Cups represents the chivalraic energy of poetic love, admiration and adulation from a distance and the romantic gesture, but it can also bring news of creative work offers and interesting opportunities to develop artistic talents. This card can also refer...
by estellew | Sep 20, 2015 | Court Cards, Kings, Minor Arcana, Swords, Tarot
Prince of the Chariot of the Winds is today's card, and is better known as the King of Swords. This King is the fiery aspect of Air, and represents a flexible and powerful intellect, ambition and passion. He will often appear as a mature Air sign man - Gemini, Libra or Aquarius, and the months ruled by these signs would be ideal to put new ideas into action - this is his demesne. This King represents the upholding of law and justice as well as the use of the analytical and logical mind. He is impartial, precise and logical, and is an advocate for fairness and justice - he brings to the table intellectual leadership and inspiration for the future. He is an innovative thinker, intelligent and intellectual, and has powers of intuition and foresight. He can also be emotionally cold and have a certain degree of ruthlessness - making decisions based on logic rather than passion. Powers of reason, analysis and logic are his strong suits. He easily communicates ideas and is comfortable with technology and energy systems. At the same time, he is easily bored - he follows trends and often can see them coming, but once he identifies them he is ready to move on to the new. He is an inventor, a thought leader and lover of shared ideals. He is impatient and eager to move on to the next exciting idea or development. He is not one to plod along and finish what he starts - others are better suited in temperament to do so. There is a world of exciting ideas and change out...
by estellew | Sep 20, 2015 | Court Cards, Kings, Minor Arcana, Tarot
The King of Pentacles is the Prince of the Chariot of Earth and is aligned with the Earth signs of Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn. He represents expert manifestation of skills and resources. The King of Pentacles brings the harvest of creative endeavours, and is the realisation of rewards of effort, foresight and planning. He plods towards his substantial goals deliberately, seriously and without humour. As a person he is serious, sensual and astute. He knows how to maximise his resources and looks after those he is closest to as an accomplished provider and custodian of money and property. When the King of Pentacles turns up in a reading it is time for you to get your financial affairs sorted out in your favour - you have the ability now to either attract those who will help you grow and secure your resources or you will find the information that will allow you to do this for yourself. There is a focus on large established organisations, and these will be important to you now, and this will generally be in a helpful way. The realisation of long-held ambitions and goals, especially of a material nature, is likely now. Patience is key, as is faith in a positive outcome, although care is also needed to protect what you have built up. As a partner he is devoted, sensual and tactile. He is serious about his relationships and while it may take him some time to get around to declaring his feelings, when he does it is out of a sense of certainty and an eye on the long term. He makes...
by estellew | Sep 20, 2015 | Major Arcana, Tarot
The Justice card is also known as the Daughter of Lords of Truth and the Ruler of the Balance.It is ruled by Libra which represents fairness, cause and effect and moving away from extremes. Libra, the Scales, brings the ability to balance between opposites to arrive at a centrepoint of fairness and calm. Justice is an ideal concept, the way our world would be if there was always a balanced and fair outcome to any conflict. So we strive for this ideal, and sometimes we get there. Often we don't as our emotions and our history and patterns come between rationality and putting things right. This card often shows up when you have been feeling out of balance, perhaps working too hard and not looking after your health, or neglecting your relationships in favour of a deadline. There may be a backlash as nature attempts to bring the pendulum back to the centre - if it has been swinging to one extreme it may have to swing to the opposite before it becalms. And then balance can be restored. There may have been injustices that you have suffered that are very personal to you, and if you feel the need to get even then this card will say to you that you need to take a few steps back and look at the situation without the colour of emotional judgement and reaction. It also brings favourable outcomes with contracts and other legal matters. If you are unable to be impartial in any of these situations, then you are advised to seek advice that is not biased but is able...
by estellew | Sep 20, 2015 | Major Arcana, Tarot
The Justice card is also referred to as the Daughter of Lords of Truth and Ruler of the Balance. It is ruled by Libra the Scales (so no surprises here) and calls for the need to weigh decisions or our way of showing up in the world - the need for balance between spiritual, emotional and intellectual concerns. Often represented by the Egyptian Goddess Maat, who was tasked with weighing the souls of the dead against a feather to determine their truthfulness and worthiness to pass into the Underworld, this card represents duality and the fine acuity needed to make choices in life that are congruent with our essential nature. When this card is drawn to determine one's life purpose, it would indicate that somehow we are challenged to find a balance or midpoint between extremes, where we may feel torn between opposite ways of being and doing. There is a question of fairness, and what is right contrasted against what we feel would serve us and provide us an advantage. Sometimes the easy choice is not the right one, and from our moral training we know this, but still we are torn between the easy road and what we have been taught is right. Which side will win? The Justice card can refer to the legal profession, the cold clarity and detachment required to make an unbiased decision. But this attitude can cause a conflict in one's life, because as humans we are flesh and blood and not designed to be impartial. We are passionate, flawed and prone to errors. So there is also a need for balance within Justice...
by estellew | Sep 20, 2015 | Major Arcana, Tarot
The Judgement card is ruled by Pluto and known as the Spirit of the Primal Fire and aligned with the Element of Fire. It represents new directions, rebirth and redemption. Pluto is the ruler of the Underworld, and symbolically represents the treasures buried in the deep unconscious. This would signify that there are gifts that are buried deep within that we are unaware of, but which we have the opportunity to bring to the surface and to benefit from. Transformation is another term for renewal, and it tells us that the tale is never told, it is never over and we always have a chance to turn things around. It takes a willing heart, a dedication to do the work and courage to look at our deepest desires and drives. The Judgement card is a really positive card and tells you that if you just trust your own judgement, coming from a place of your Soul rather than your Ego, that you will always make the right decision. This is not something that you should rush - take the time to notice those times in your life when you seemed to be connected to an energy that is affirming and things just work for you. Judgement is about reaping the rewards of what we have put into our life. If we have been focused, diligent and connected to our vision, then this card comes along to affirm that the rewards are coming. If we haven't been quite so consistent, then all is not lost, still. We get a second chance to start again, from a wider viewpoint. This card can...
