Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. The Wheel of Fortune is filled with symbolism. We see a large wheel containing three sections. The inner ring represents divine law or the energy of creation; the middle ring describes natural law and the energy of manifestation; and, the…
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Exploring Tarot: 6 of Wands
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. In the 6 of Wands, the King rides back to his kingdom victorious. He carries a white flag on a crystal-tipped staff (wand) adorned with a garland, rays emanating from the crystal itself. The Sun appears on the white flag…
Exploring Tarot: Ace of Pentacles
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. The Ace of Pentacles depicts a hand reaching out from a cloud holding a large coin. Energy emanates from the hand suggesting the manifestation of material security. Lilies are visible growing on both sides of a pathway that leads to…
Exploring Tarot: 9 of Vessels (Cups)
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. A card of Jupiter in Pisces, the traditional Rider-Waite version of the 9 of Cups depicts happiness, contentment, fulfillment, and a feeling of emotional satisfaction. It illustrates a jolly fellow in a red hat sitting on a wooden bench with…
Exploring Tarot: 2 of Cups
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. In this departure from the traditional Rider-Waite deck, the Black Tarot depicts the 2 of Cups as a form of energetic entanglement. Instead of a lion’s head atop a caduceus separating the man and the woman, we see the soul’s…
Exploring Tarot: 2 of Wands
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. In the 2 of Wands, we see a merchant, wearing a brown cape over his clothing along with a red hat, holding a globe in his right hand, as he looks out from a rooftop. He holds a staff in…
Exploring Tarot: Queen of Pentacles
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. The Queen of Pentacles sits on her throne within a large gnarled oak tree. She’s dressed in a green gown and a mask adorned by dried oak leaves. She holds a scepter topped by a pentacle while surrounded by crystals…
Exploring Tarot: The Sun
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. A child sits atop a white horse while he holds a reddish flag that waves in the breeze. Four sunflowers reach above a stone wall while a bright Sun shines above, its rays radiating throughout the sky. The child wears…
Exploring Tarot: 9 of Pentacles
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. A woman of means walks in her garden with grape vines heavy with purple grapes climbing on a fence behind her. Her hand rests on a large coin while she looks at a hooded falcon sitting on her gloved left…
Exploring Tarot: 7 of Pentacles
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. A farmer leans on his hoe, observing the growth of the vines in the 7 of Pentacles. Seven coins appear throughout the greenery as the farmer reflects on the season and whether or not he will have enough to carry…
Exploring Tarot: 8 of Swords
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. A woman stands on wet, soppy sand, bound and blindfolded. She is surrounded by eight swords that pierce the sand while her back is to her home, the castle on the bluff. The 8 of Swords has more than one…
Exploring Tarot: Page of Wands
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Pages are the first card in the Court, followed by the Knight, Queen, and King. In Hermetic-oriented decks, the card might also be titled, the Princess. However, irrespective of whether or not you see the Page as a girl or…
Exploring Tarot: 4 of Cups
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. In the 4 of Cups, a man sits with his arms and legs crossed on the ground with his back up against an oak tree. Three cups are placed upright in front of him while a hand reaches out from…
Exploring Tarot: Judgment
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Emerging from the clouds, archangel Gabriel blows his trumpet while the dead, arms raised in supplication, rise from their caskets. Judgment, card 20 of the Major Arcana, describes awakening, renewal, and rebirth. The red cross in the center of the…
Exploring Tarot: The 5 of Cups
Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. The 5 of Cups depicts a man in a black cape, his head down, encapsulating himself in his grief. Three cups are spilled on the ground in front of him while two remain standing behind him. A small creek or…
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