Seven Of Pentacles: Taking Stock

Posted on November 11, 2012 by tanlee3

I notice I haven’t talked much about the ‘seven’ cards so far on this blog so I thought I’d correct that oversight tout suite by discussing this one:

The Seven of Pentacles: A man pauses during his work to contemplate his achievements so far.

Seems pretty obvious what this means, huh? It’s time for a bit of reassessment of your accomplishments. To ask like any good gardener: What do I want to keep and what do I want to prune? Have I reaped a fair crop for my efforts? What could I do to improve the harvest?

The Seven of Pentacles can also suggest you’re about to be rewarded for the effort you have put into something. That’s all those pentacles hanging on the vine.

Of if you’re feeling disillusioned re a project/relationship/whatever it suggests your efforts have not been in vain. They have in fact borne fruit. Although the result may not seem satisfactory.

It could also literally be:

A stock take.

Receiving stock dividends or bank interest.

A meeting with your financial planner.

Contract re-negotiation.

Maybe a mid-life – not so much crisis as – re-evaluation.

Can you think of any other examples?

The Tarot Of The U.S. Election 2012

Posted on November 10, 2012 by tanlee3

Everyone else is talking about this on the net so why shouldn’t I? Here’s my Tarot of the U.S. Election 2012: Continue reading →

The Tarot Of Introverts

Posted on November 5, 2012 by tanlee3

I’m a massive introvert. By that I mean I need a lot of time by myself. This is because there’s a party going on in my head all the time that demands attention. Party, imagination, stories, other worlds, same diff. I think a lot of writers are introverts. My friends and family find it hard to believe I’m one of these strange creatures because I actually like talking to people. You can tell. But there’s the thing, despite the popular misconception being an introvert doesn’t make you anti-social. It just makes you feel really really tired when you’ve had people in your face all day long. More than is normal tired.

So I’ve been pondering the Tarot of Introverts and here’s what I’ve come up with: Continue reading →

Death In Its Infinite Variety

Posted on October 31, 2012 by tanlee3

My thoughts today are with the families and friends of those who have passed away during the once-in-a-lifetime weather event happening along the U.S. east coast. So I thought I’d explore different types of death Tarot style. Keeping in mind that the Death card doesn’t always mean someone is going to die. Far from it. But sometimes it does. Death during a freak event such as Hurricane Sandy would be represented as follows:

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The Tarot Of Meetings

Posted on October 22, 2012 by tanlee3

I have to attend a long meeting after work tomorrow and already my spirits are sinking at the thought. So just to amuse myself (and hopefully you too) I thought I’d contemplate the Tarot of meetings. Continue reading →

Ways Of Being Successful According To The Good Book Tarot (Part 1)

Posted on October 18, 2012 by tanlee3

You can achieve success in various ways according to the good book Tarot. Here are the ones that stand out for me from the Everyday Tarot part of the deck.

Four of Wands: Success at bagging yourself a partner or getting people to generally wish you well using your social skills.

Six of Wands: Success achieved through natural talents or skills developed over the years. You experience this type of success after being in a job for awhile. It’s when you’ve learnt how to work the ropes to get what you want in the workplace.

Six of Pentacles: Success thanks to another party. Maybe you win Tattslotto or get an inheritance.

Seven of Swords: Success by being a master tactician or sneaky bastard. And if you’re both the world is your chupa chup (my daughter insists I say this, she doesn’t like oysters). A shout out here to our friend Lance (see previous post)!

Eight of Wands: Success at achieving something you’ve been working towards. Such as getting funding for a business idea. It’s the kind of success that comes out of the blue after a hard slog.

Nine of Pentacles: Success achieved all by yourself.

Nine of Cups: Just generally feeling successful.

As a teacher I employ many of these scenarios. I use my experience (6 Wands) and strategy (7 Swords) to maximise learning in the classroom and have benefitted from being well looked after by my bosses (6 Pentacles).

Are you experiencing any of these types of Tarot success right now in your life? You know the drill, please share.

Jobs For The Boys (I Mean Kings)

Posted on October 13, 2012 by tanlee3

This is an equal opportunity blog so it seems only fair to do to the boys what was done to the girls yesterday, keeping tongue firmly in cheek as we ask: What kind of man does each King card represent? What kind of job might he have?

King of Wands: A man who wants to be his own boss or live on the wildside. The small business man. The self-employed. The entrepreneur. The media magnate. The high-rise window-washer. The wildlife warrior. The fireman. The emergency services worker. The primary school teacher. The demolitions expert. The film director.

King of Swords: A man who cuts through the crap. The butt kicker. The CEO. The lawyer. The accountant. The judge. The justice of the peace. The salary man. The human rights activist. The humanitarian. The writer. The philosopher. The journalist. The blogger. The academic. The army officer. The diplomat. The linguist. The researcher. The scientist. The detective. The computer programmer.

King of Cups: A man who acts from the heart. The team player. The tortured artiste. The stay-at-home dad. The doctor. The over-stretched social worker. The musician. The pub owner (and the alcoholic). The priest. The anti-hunting protestor. The childcare worker. The communist. The vet. The actor.

King of Pentacles: A man who respects traditions. The business man. The tradie working with his hands. The hard working employee. The board member. The president of the local Rotary club. The parliamentarian. The bishop. The historian. The TV newsreader. The sugar daddy. The suit and tie. The Republican.

Any other suggestions?

Yo Girl, Which Queen Are You?

Posted on October 12, 2012 by tanlee3

Court cards are complicated. I’m talking page, knight, queen and king. They seem to have a lot of different meanings which I’m still coming to grips with. One of the things they can definitely represent is people. People you know or you yourself. I thought it would be fun to take a tongue-in-cheek look at the Queen cards and guess what kind of woman they would be in real life. Keep in mind that Queens represent the epitome of womanhood for each suit. They’re not girls they’re mature women in their prime.

The Queen of Wands: The ultimate multi-tasker. Continue reading →

Five of Pentacles: It’s a Beautiful Beautiful Life!

Posted on September 28, 2012 by tanlee3

Two people in ragged clothing walk barefoot in the snow looking mighty sore and sorry for themselves, ignoring the lighted window of what looks like a church (stained glass window) in their vicinity. It’s all very doom and gloom. As so many singers have sung, ‘Oh baby, it’s cold outside.’

As I mentioned yesterday this card has Continue reading →

Fifty Shades Of Tarot

Posted on September 25, 2012 by tanlee3

I know, I know. This blog’s title is a shameless ploy to hop on someone else’s gravy train, isn’t it? Well why not I say! It’s true. And I’m not talking about Tarot as a whole, no siree, it’s bigger than that. Every single card has about 50 different shades, 50 different versions of what it means. So my blog title may be shameless but it’s also appropriate.

How’s that work you ask? Continue reading →

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