You learn a lot about Tarot cards when you compare them with one another. Especially those that are similar. The six of swords and the eight of cups both deal with moving on. So what’s the difference between them?
A key to this is in their suit. One is swords and the other is cups. Swords are about thoughts. Cups are about emotions.
Let’s look at them more closely…
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I recently attended a music festival in my home state of Victoria, Australia.
Not something I do all the time but it reminded me that I should, because you get to experience this card in abundance…
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Sometimes the images in the Smith Waite deck can give cards a bad rap.
The Four of Pentacles is a great example of this.
The dude in the picture looks like he’s clutching his money too tight. Like he’s possessive. Miserly. Reminiscent of Scrooge in The Christmas Carol.
He wants to own.
He wants to control.
He wants to prevent others from touching these gifts as well.
But it’s important to remember that every Tarot card has a positive, as well as a negative, implication.
The Four of Pentacles can also indicate the need to hold onto what you have. Or that you’ve made material gains that you deserve to take credit for!
Don’t assume just because the picture on a card looks ‘bad’ that its meaning should be taken this way. Smith and Waite would have had their own subconscious biases when designing them.
Would you agree?
I’m under the pump with an important deadline to meet this weekend.
Which can feel like this card…
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It’s been hard to leave my holiday bubble. To get back into daily routines. My life.
You know the bubble I’m talking about.
That golden glow you feel after enjoying a wonderful holiday.
I mean, look at my face in that photo. You can see how happy I am. And why wouldn’t I be happy when I’m surrounded by a gorgeous view of sandy beaches and aqua blue waters (This is Bruny Island in Tasmania, by the way).
Before the post holiday blues set in, you get to feel the post holiday glow.
Which is this card…
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Image: Coles Bay
I’ve been on holiday in Tasmania, Australia for the past three weeks and haven’t been thinking much about Tarot.
I’ve been focussed on this…
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Is it just me or does life feel challenging at the moment?
There’s the rising cost-of-living, testing political situations, devastating fires (or floods or other climate events), needless wars, and online bots dedicated to spreading lies about everything. It’s like the ground beneath us has shifted in recent times, making it hard for us to stay afloat.
Which is this card…
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The Eight cards in Tarot signal a shift in the journey through each suit. They ask that you dig deeper inside yourself than you have before. They ask you to be brave. To face challenging situations full-on. Take a look…
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Tarot cards are similar to playing cards. In fact they both turned up around the same time during the fourteenth century. Clearly, they’re related somehow.
Which has got me wondering…
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