I’ve written about this before. About how I use Tarot cards as my Agony-Aunt-In-A-Box, rather than to tell peeps’ fortune. But it feels like time to revisit this aspect of the cards….
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We live in a fast-paced world and it’s easy to get overwhelmed by all the tasks we have to do.
We can also become overwhelmed by the negative tone of most media information.
Which is why we need to keep this card in mind…
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The Four of Swords and The Hanged Man both involve men having some kind of rest.
So what’s the difference between them?
A key to this difference is their location in the Tarot deck. The Four of Swords is part of the Minor Arcana, which deals with everyday situations. Whereas, The Hanged Man is part of the Major Arcana. A much more profound part of Tarot.
Let’s look at them more closely…
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Ever feel like the news is too much?
Too much chatter.
Too much disagreement.
Too much misinformation.
Too much pain and sorrow to absorb.
Then you need to follow the advice in this card…
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We all have those moments where we want to undo something.
Delete that sent email.
Rewind that conversation.
Reconnect with a lost friend.
Or a previous version of ourselves.
Do you think the desire to turn back time would be captured by this Tarot card…?
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The Devil card came to mind as I lay in bed this morning.
And lay.
And lay.
Felt apt.
Some would consider laziness a devil quality.
I was pondering how darkness can illuminate. How there is a richness to the dark as if it’s full of squirming creatures invisible to the human eye. How thoughts can wander to new possibilities in this fecund womb.
Which brought me to The Devil card.
The black background on this card doesn’t indicate that darkness is inherently ‘evil’.
It’s a reflection of the ‘evil’ inherent in not exploring beyond the known. Not opening yourself up to new possibilities in life. Evil reversed spells ‘live’.
Yes, The Devil card can indicate that you are chained to others in some way. Through apprenticeships, or worse, damaging psychic relationships, such as domestic abuse or slavery.
But deeper than that, The Devil card indicates that we are willingly keeping ourselves enslaved.
Those chains are loose. They could be lifted off.
We can chain ourselves to people and situations because we want to learn from them.
But we can also chain ourselves to people and situations because we are too scared to look beyond them. Unwilling to leave our comfort zones.
The torch light is pointed downwards.
We don’t want to know!
Can you identify any of these sorts of Devil situations operating in your life?
We’re at the beginning of a new year, full of excitement and possibility, like The Fool card.
There’s a numerological formula you can use to work out your Tarot Card for 2025. This card represents the type of experiences you can expect to have this year. I’ve been using the formula for so long I can’t remember where I learnt this trick, but I find it reliable.
The formula gives you a number that correlates with one of the Life Lesson aka Major Arcana cards. Because of the way it works, each following year you shift into the subsequent Life Lesson card e.g. If your Tarot Year Card in 2024 was The Empress, in 2025 it will be The Emperor.
The formula is this:
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Gee, the Knight of Swords gets a bad rap.
It’s a design issue with this deck.
There are good sides to this card.
Usually, I’d use the reversed image for a negative meaning. But not today. Not when the expression on the knight’s face is so apt.
He’s pissed.
Things aren’t going to plan.
He was meant to have reached his destination years ago.
Or rather, she. Because I’m talking about myself.
I keep getting side-tracked on my Tarot journey. Putting my fingers in other pies. I’m an easily distracted Gemini. Ooh, look, new shiny glittery thing over there. Let’s go explore that!
But it’s a new year and here I am, back on my blog again.
I always circle back, which is this card…
I used to hate the saying: It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.
F**k the journey!
I’m a multiple air sign, eager to reach the end. I check the last pages of books before deciding whether to read them. Impatience is my achilles heel.
So naturally, everything has evolved slowly in my life.
And I’ve learnt to love the journey.
Its highways and byways.
To accept that I will get to the destination at the right moment.
A new year feels like a good time to be reminded of this lesson. We’ll hit our goals when we’re ready to hit them.
Have you set any goals for this new year?
We often start our year doing this…
Page of Swords: Setting goals
Sometimes we tackle them like this…
Knight of Swords: In haste
In which case we might…
Ten of Swords: Burn out fast
In other cases, we need to do this…
Knight of Wands: Summon up courage to take action
Or you might approach your goals like this…
Knight of Pentacles: Laying solid groundwork
In which case you’re more likely to…
Six of Wands: Experience success
Maybe a goal you’ve chosen this year involves this…
Knight of Cups: An act of love
You might feel this…
Judgement: A call to serve others
In which case you’re this…
King of Wands: My hero
My resolution this year was this…
Three of Cups: Start up a dinner club with friends to experience the amazing food we have here in Melbourne.
However, this happened…
The Tower: Omicron
And my friends…
Eight of Cups Reversed: Don’t want to go anywhere outside their comfort zone
So I joined a bushwalking club instead…
The Empress: Enjoying nature
This week my youngest daughter said she would join my dinner club. We went to this high-energy Japanese eating house in the city, Yakimono, where I enjoyed the most wonderful smoked paprika raw tuna steak AND spent precious time with a child who is always super busy…
Nine of Cups: Feeling sated
So I get to participate in two new hobbies this year #win
Did you make a New Year resolution?
What was it?
Feel free to share in the comment section below.
I’ve started doing a ritual on the solstice before Christmas – the true New Year – whereby I choose a Tarot card to represent the year that is coming up.
This year I got the Two of Wands.
Not a card I’m super familiar with.
It signifies…
Having power over others
Wielding influence
Being a pioneer
Investigating a new opportunity
Stepping outside social expectations
Figuring out the way forward
Note: Wands involve action. So the figuring out occurs by doing, not thinking.
But my favourite meaning is…
Being bold!
Choosing your own path!
Taking a risk!
Do you know any other meanings for this card?
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