Health and vitality are at the core of our daily existence, without good health and wellbeing we become vulnerable and so we find there there are many tarot cards in the major and minor arcana depicting various states of susceptibility relating to our health.
Read MoreThe 10 of Pentacles reflects institutionalised success in family and society. This can be seen where families have accumulated wealth over generations and it has then been handed down from one to the next. However, this kind of success often comes at a price because in order to inherit such wealth, one must always play by a certain set of rules.
Read MoreLove, relationships and romance are one of the popular reasons people search tarot for an answer. Emotional involvement with a person puts your heart at risk, so you want to know if it's safe to open up and allow that them into your life. Flirtation, an old flame that burns brightly, or an individual who you are totally in love with, sometimes you just want to know where things are heading. If you have your own set of tarot cards you use one of these easy to follow examples to understand the dynamics and direction of the relationship.
Read MoreThe swords are a difficult suit in that they symbolise a weapon which signifies pain, anger and destruction. As a rule they represent the intellect, including our thought and decision making processes. Swords belong to the element of air and just as air moves constantly, the mind never rests. The mind sees so many sides to a situation, it constantly twists and turns in an effort to understand and derive wisdom. However, the stormy side of air distracts us from our ability to focus on what really matters in terms of our spiritual path, often it misunderstands what it sees and becomes lost in a deceptive dark cloud, fighting destructively against it very own illusion.
Read MoreThe King of Pentacles is the pinnacle of wealth and prosperity, he signifies success in every financial sense. He sits comfortably on his thrown and is lavished with symbolism reflecting financial abundance and generosity. But this success comes at a price, it is difficult to get close tot he King because of the wealth surrounding him, and his degree of success comes with the responsibility of power. In this context the King's wealth has become a burden that weighs him down. The King of Pentacles is a showy character, he's a little over the top and can reflect someone who has become distracted by success and all its trappings. When the King is indicated in the outcome of any reading to do with finances, it provides a best case scenario in terms of financial success.
Read MoreThe Wheel expands our awareness and understanding of a much a broader universal truth and signifies events and circumstances unfolding. It represents fate or destiny beyond our control and understanding. For example how is that one person can be born into royalty, whereas someone else, a commoner?
Read MoreThe Moon represents our dreams, intuition and unconscious. As our unconscious unfolds it manifests a burst of energy that charges us with unsettling feelings, imaginations and a heightened psychic sense. The Moon reflects the partial and hidden light of the sun, in the same way that the imagination reflects a distorted inner experience to the outer mind.
Read MoreBearing in mind the pentacle symbolises a talisman or magical object, the Ace of Pentacles is a highly auspicious card signifying a potent new beginning or opportunity. This could be a new financial beginning that provides a lump sum of money, such as an inheritance or a financial deposit for a new home. The material nature of the Ace of Pentacles, combined with its magical quality, offers a new opportunity that will enrich our lives deeply over a long period of time. Such opportunities don’t happen often but when they do, they change our lives for the better, beckoning an optimistic era.
Read MoreThe wands are an adventurous, outgoing, hard working physical suite. Like all aces, the Ace of Wands beckons a new beginning or opportunity. The card is filled with elemental energy and literally bursts forth, as small leaves fly off in all directions from its intensity. The Ace of Wands is an inspirational card, reflective of its dynamic energy, signifying eagerness, strength, vitality and optimism. The card sparks fiery creation, initiative, sexual energy and a passion for life. In a reading, the card most often reflects the initiation of a new job or creative opportunity.
Read MoreAll ace cards gift us with a new beginning, an opportunity to start afresh in order to explore each suites fullest potential, so in this respect they are quite auspicious cards. The Ace of Cups is a card of receptivity and signifies a creative new beginning filled with love, joy, peace and happiness.
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