Keywords: addiction; vice; weakness; self-inflicted adversity; gross materialism; unhealthy obsessions and compulsions
Archetypes: Satan; addicts -- alcohol, drugs, sex; Michael Myers; the boogeyman;
Correspondences:
Number/8
Planet/Saturn
Element/Earth
Astrological Sun Sign/Capricorn
In a Nutshell: Addictions
Upright Interpretation:
This card is a bitch. It’s sly and sneaky; it has no conscience; and it lives to deceive. How many times has this card come up and I knew that the person sitting across from me was an alcoholic, or a drug addict? Lots! But I’ve never come right out and actually revealed this. How can you look someone in the eye and name their private demons out loud? That’s why this card is a bitch. At the other end of it all is the victim of someone else’s addictions sitting across from you, and you aren’t going to tell them anything they don’t already know. It sucks. You tend to pick up your skirts and try to gingerly dance around this card, when in truth, you should lay it all out on the table… the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Reversed Interpretation:
It’s all in the past; whatever the demon was. They’ve beat it, or they’re trying to, maybe still clawing their way out of the pit with the cold skeletal hand of this vice gripping their foot. Give it a kick! Come on, you can do it! Encourage, rejoice, celebrate, support, and monitor these people. They often win the battle, but discover that the war is a life-long endeavor. Anyone coming out of this will be stronger for it, tempered by the trials and tribulations. But never forget, he will still be there, The Devil, standing behind them, breathing down their neck.
Keywords: free-falling; jumping ship; shit hits the fan; cataclysmic; inevitable; Warning
Archetypes: Wrong-Way-Corrigan; Gilligan; Larry, Moe, & Curly Joe
Correspondences:
Number/7
Planet/Mars
Element/Fire
Astrological Sun Sign/Sagittarius
In a Nutshell: Disruption
Upright Interpretation:
Oh, my -- she says with a weary sigh. I can’t tell you how many catastrophes, or catastrophic changes, this card has heralded in all its shitty glory. Even when the changes are good, or at least necessary, this card and the events it warns of are never easy. It makes me tired, anxious, and spell-bound for my clients, usually all three at the same time. You’d think, with this card coming up as a warning, that it would make facing the future and what’s coming easier, but it doesn’t. It just laces life with an unusual amount of unwanted Anxiety. (Where’s my Valium, the three figures on this card ask, as they plummet to the earth.)
Reversed Interpretation:
Now that wasn’t so bad, was it? (They always ask after a shot, after you’ve had a tooth pulled, after you’ve faced something-- anything-- that you’ve been dreading). And your answer?...Hell, yes! It was a stupid question, it always is. So the calamity might be behind you, or it might not have been as bad as you thought, but you’re still going to have to lick your wounds and pull yourself together for Life’s next round. Hopefully you’ve learned a few things from the experience, coming through the fire storm wiser and more profound. If not, believe me, as long as you’re living you can be sure of one thing -- there will be a next time. It’s part of this insane process called LIFE.
Keywords: perseverance; concentration; one-track mind; diligence; endless possibilities; miracles; magick
Archetypes: The Nutty Professor; Dorothy (and her crew); Dr. Seuss (his manuscript was rejected 80 times before he hit pay-dirt)
Correspondences:
Number/4
Planet/Uranus
Element/Air
Astrological Sun Sign/Aquarius
In a Nutshell: Hope
Upright Interpretation:
This card reminds me somewhat of Temperance, except the angelic figure on Temperance is robed and this woman is naked. What this card deals with is more “out there”, more viewable, more public; and whatever circumstances it surrounds, it’s going to open up the can, whether there’s any worms in there or not. This card is a defining moment, it is every defining moment you will ever have in life; and we all have more than one. It’s brilliant, it has Super-Star quality. It is unembarrassed, intent, directed. This card validates all your hard work. This card acknowledges that you gave it your best shot. This card isn’t afraid to bare all to the world, so don’t be shy.
Reversed Interpretation:
It’s okay to fail. All you can do is try. If your best efforts got all fucked up, it might-- or it might not-- have been your fault. The main message here? Get up off your knees, wipe off the dust and dirt, the mud and the blood, and get your ass in gear to try again. Don’t give up... that’s the main message. If you give up, you will not succeed for sure. If you try, you might be victorious. I know, this sounds like a flip of the coin; but hey, that means you’ve got a 50/50 shot. Don’t waste your opportunity.
Keywords: women’s mysteries; secrets; occult mysteries; lies; deception; goddess power; polar opposites
Archetypes: Mother Goddess; Dorian Gray; feminists; Katherine Hepburn; Hecate
Correspondences:
Number/7
Planet/Neptune
Element/Water
Astrological Sun Sign/Pisces
In a Nutshell: Deception
Upright Interpretation:
The Moon is every beautiful exquisite torturous moment of deception and denial. It’s the mystery of truth. The Moon propels us forward, to venture deep within ourselves. It bathes us with the silver light of self-awareness. For some Pagans, this card exemplifies the Goddess and all her feminine mystery. For others it’s an unnameable energy that envelops them in personal awareness, revealing misconceptions, secrets that are whispered on the winds, a darkness so intense we cannot bear to look upon it, yet so beautiful, we cannot stand to look away.
Reversed Interpretation:
The dark aspects of our psyche, and often of someone connected to us, is intensified. The mystery is deeper, the deception more twisted, the energy more unsettled. The Moon like this is a warning. Take heed, it says, the gray-black mists of the inevitable are slowly winding their way through the corners of your life, and if you don’t take action, they will catch up to you. And you’ll look at it, mesmerized by the beauty and mystery of it all, and you’ll have to pause to wonder... Do you want to change your course, or do you want to embrace it?
Keywords: happiness; contentment; illusion; peace
Archetypes: Snoopy; Reese Witherspoon (Legally Blond); Mr. Rogers; the smiley face
Correspondences:
Number/1
Planet/Sun
Element/Fire
Astrological Sun Sign/Leo
In a Nutshell: Happiness
Upright Interpretation:
This card has been described as that big slobbery spaniel dog that jumps all over you in joyous unbridled enthusiasm, which can be a wonderful thing in itself, but it can also be too intense and overwhelming for the more quiet gentle soul. Happiness in large big drafts in short intervals are probably better for our fragile skeptical human nature. No one is going to be yippity-skippity glowing in sunshine one hundred percent of the time, but they sure will be riding a wave when this card is shining upon them. It’s so bright as to be blinding.
Reversed Interpretation:
Sad days ahead, maybe a bout of melancholia, a feeling of wistfulness, as though happiness is right at our fingertips, but just as we reach for it, it slips painfully away. We seem to have drawn a very definite line between utter happiness and total despair, leaving a large (and more normal) gray area to be forgotten by some, taken for granted by most, and tripped through without a lot of thought by those few lucky souls who traipse through life oblivious, unfettered by anything. Know that the darkness is not forever and the Sun will shine again.
Keywords: karma; “uh-oh”; conscience; tribulation; revelations; last chances
Archetypes: angels; guardian angels; General Patton; your mother; Dog the Bounty Hunter
Correspondences:
Number/2
Planet/Pluto
Element/Fire
Astrological Sun Sign/Aquarius
In a Nutshell: Expectations
Upright Interpretation:
Judgment lets you know that it’s time to pay the piper; it’s time to take accountability for anything in your life that has hurt someone, anything that disrupted the natural flow of nature. We’re all guilty. Even the little things count. If you believe in the theory that everything in the universe is connected by a fine strand of energy, then everything that we touch has rippled through the universe creating change, disruption, growth, improvement, or devastation. If the whole world believed in this theory, we’d all tread more gently on this Earth.
Reversed Interpretation:
“Uh-Oh!”, warns Judgment on its head. You fucked up, it’s telling you, but this card is also warning you that it might not be too late. You still might be able to make amends, to fix whatever you broke, to make positive change where you might have created havoc, hurt someone or something, or generally crashed through an area of life like a bull in a china shop. “Fix it!” -- Judgment is shouting at us.
Keywords: finished; completion; self-satisfaction; the circle; sacred space
Archetypes: Oscar winners; gold medalists; New York Times Best Selling Authors; Einstein, the Pope; Nobel Peace Prize Winners
Correspondences:
Correspondences:
Number/3
Planet/Saturn
Element/Air
Astrological Sun Sign/Scorpio
In a Nutshell: Completion
Upright Interpretation:
The World is rife with positive possibilities. It’s letting us know that anything we’ve been working on, or working for, will be finished up soon with positive results. It’s saying, “Good job! You’ve come full circle.” But it’s also letting us know that just because one thing has reached a conclusion, not all things are done. Life must move on, we’ve got a lot yet to do. The circle, almost a universal symbol for this card no matter what deck, represents Sacred Space. It is a safe place where you can concentrate with confidence on all the Important Stuff. The world is your oyster, go forth to create, to build, to invent, and to enjoy.
Reversed Interpretation:
Life, along with it’s projects and any important activities, has stalled. What do you need to jump-start Life again? Look at the people around you, look at the circumstances surrounding you, look within yourself. You’ll recognize it; the question will be... Can you fix it? Of course, there are those things in life we have no control over; and then, there are those things in life we only think we have no control over. Learn to discern between the two.
LEARNING TAROT
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