Reading the Tarot is trickier than these runestone fellas...
I have been having a look today at trying yet another new toy, learning to read the Tarot as I have been pretty much exclusively using runestones for years and they are very similar. So to learn I have to have a reading and interpret in the same way as the stones using the same 'celtic cross' spread. Well it's trickier than it looks having more cards than stones and learning their meanings. Some have corresponding runestones, others don't. Anyway just for a giggle here is 'today's' reading on a general life/love level. Not toooo bad, in fact as per it's pretty accurate but these things can be very generalised if it isn't the individual concerned doing their own reading..... Thing is though I can sit outside in the rain with stones, these tarot jobbies get a bit damp.....
Nine of Chalices
Your present position.
NINE OF CHALICES - Generosity
This card signifies open-heartedness. Your ability to accept others as they are, without judgement and with no expectations of them, gives you an endearing quality that draws people to you. Because you are able to function from your heart energy, the universe responds by enabling you to accept its gifts while you offer your own gifts of love and compassion to others.
This is a time of abundance, a time when your dreams are about to be realised, filling you with a sense of blessedness. Allow yourself to enjoy what is being offered to you, without questioning it, because it is your own positive energy that is finding its way back to you. A healing is taking place on many levels, so allow yourself to celebrate the bounty of life.
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Four of Chalices
What crosses you.
FOUR OF CHALICES - Emotion
The Four of Chalices shows that you have the support of others around you, which enables you to feel nourished and cherished. You give a great deal of yourself to those whom you care for, and are able to receive love in return. There is a childlike quality in this card, a sense of open-ness and innocence.
It is important that you enjoy the support of others, without allowing yourself to rely on it. It is good to have, but there is also a need for you to be able to stand alone and know that your strength truly comes from within yourself, and not from those around you. By realising this, you are able to resist any temptation to lean on others, or to allow them to lean too heavily on you. Through this, a healthy balance of energy can be obtained. E-motion stands for 'energy in motion'. In the midst of a time of change, it is important to maintain your centre, and your sense of self.
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The Magician
What is above you
- The Future.
THE MAGICIAN
The Magician represents the power of the will to manifest the energy needed for your purposes. It shows that you have all the tools you need at your disposal, and that you only need to have confidence in order to attain what you desire. The Magician shows that you have a particular direction that you need to follow, and that this has deep meaning for you. It can be accomplished, with the correct focus.
In the image, Merlin does not need to do anything - he simply is himself, with a strong awareness of his ability to manifest his wants and ideas. He receives the power needed through the chalice and vesica, and directs it through the staff and the sword. Whereas the Fool card is the beginning, the Magician represents the first steps actually taken to begin a new and exciting phase of your life. It is the sense of empowerment that you feel when you realise that you are in control of your life.
The Magician shows that you are able to accomplish what you want through being focused on your goal. It shows strength of will and determination, and reminds you that you have all you need at your disposal. It can also indicate someone in your life who bears these qualities.
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The Emperor
What is beneath you
- Passing out of your life.
THE EMPEROR
The Emperor signifies stability and authority. There is the need, and the ability, to maintain the status quo, and to act as an anchor. The Emperor is the father figure, who is able to lay the groundwork for creativity to spring from.
This card advises you to lay foundations, create firm boundaries along with stability and order, and to explore where discipline is needed in your life. In the card, the Emperor holds his sceptre across his lap, indicating that you can tap into your qualities of wise leadership. His sword rests by his side. He does not need to wield his sword to prove his power - just showing it is enough.
This is a time when you can take the helm, and feel in control of your life. Yet, too strong a need for rules and structure can be stifling. Finding the balance between stability and rigidity is called for in your situation.
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Three of Vesicas
What is behind you
- The Past.
THREE OF VESICAS - Creativity
The Three of Vesicas indicates rewards for hard work. This is a time of growth and steady progress. The expansion of your abilities and ideas leads to success because you are prepared to put effort into what you are doing.
The key to working with this card is the ability to see the outcome you desire, and to keep that focus and intention at all times. Just as a house sprung first from an idea in the mind of an architect, then was brought into form through drawing up plans, then built and lived in, so your ideas can be brought into tangible form. Creativity arises through openness to possibilities, and the ability to see potential and make connections.
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Strength
What is before you
- The Future
STRENGTH
The Strength card shows an influx of confidence, and the ability to deal with obstacles in a positive, even joyous, way. It indicates a time of feeling passionate about your life, filled with hope for the future and the knowledge that you are strong enough to overcome any challenges which may stand in your way.
Fears can be swept aside, and you feel less need for the approval of others. This could be a time of great creativity for you. You can now accept yourself as you are, which enables you to give free rein to your energies.
You are likely to feel supported and nurtured in your undertakings, because your instincts about what you want and need are strong and reliable. This is the time to make decisions consciously and with clarity.
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Four of Vesicas
Where you will find yourself.
FOUR OF VESICAS - Integrity
The Four of Vesicas indicates the need to deal with power issues in a constructive way. There is stability and deep integrity in your dealings with others. You expect people to be as you are yourself, and are disappointed if they let you down. Either there is a need for more boundaries, or you are putting up too many barriers between yourself and others.
The position of the vesica symbols on the figure in the card reveal the way forward. The first vesica is on the solar plexus chakra, the seat of the will, indicating the need to push for what you want. The next vesica is positioned at the heart chakra, signalling you to follow your feelings. The last two vesicas are on the shoulders, the area where you carry responsibility, and remind you to be willing to take responsibility for your actions.
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The Hermit
Your surroundings and
- or how others see you.
THE HERMIT
The Hermit is the spiritual guide. It shows that you need to make some space in your life, in which you can reflect on your needs, and meet them. It is time for a period of withdrawal from worldly considerations, whether this takes the form of a holiday, a weekend break, or a day spent alone or with nature. This space will allow you to perceive your inner light, that which inspires you, and to nurture it.
The Hermit card does not mean that you deprive yourself of relationships with others, however. Its rulership of Virgo does indicate that you need to be discriminating about who shares your life, and that you are attracted to those with whom you have shared ideas and ideals. Someone could be entering your life whom you respect, and can learn a great deal from.
Perhaps you have been hiding your light under a bushel. If so, now is the time to let the beauty of your true self radiate outwards so that it can be recognised by others. Kindred sprits can then be drawn to you, who will accompany you on the next stage of your spiritual journey.
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The Fool
Your hopes - or fears
THE FOOL
The Fool card is a time of new beginnings, the first step on the journey of self-discovery. It denotes an attitude of trust and innocence, even naivete and also a sense of wonder. The Fool dares to take risks that others would not consider, because he is fully immersed in the moment, and has no concern for consequences.
This card shows the demeanour of one who is able to step blindly into the future, in a state of perfect, and blessed, trust. The Fool shows that you need to trust, to take a risk, to have a fresh start and leave behind past patterns of thinking or being that have held you back. It encourages you to take a leap of faith and jump joyously into the unknown.
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Queen of Chalices
The Outcome.
QUEEN OF CHALICES
This card signifies that you are now ready and willing to give of yourself in an unconditional way. You have the ability to relate to your deepest feelings, and to express them through your creative and imaginative faculties. There is a need to both give and receive love, as it is a cornerstone of your existence.
You know what you want, and how to go about getting it. The Queen of Chalices represents the ideal of womanhood and motherhood, and this card shows that you are learning the lesson of how to integrate passion with unconditional love.
Nine of Chalices
Your present position.
NINE OF CHALICES - Generosity
This card signifies open-heartedness. Your ability to accept others as they are, without judgement and with no expectations of them, gives you an endearing quality that draws people to you. Because you are able to function from your heart energy, the universe responds by enabling you to accept its gifts while you offer your own gifts of love and compassion to others.
This is a time of abundance, a time when your dreams are about to be realised, filling you with a sense of blessedness. Allow yourself to enjoy what is being offered to you, without questioning it, because it is your own positive energy that is finding its way back to you. A healing is taking place on many levels, so allow yourself to celebrate the bounty of life.
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Four of Chalices
What crosses you.
FOUR OF CHALICES - Emotion
The Four of Chalices shows that you have the support of others around you, which enables you to feel nourished and cherished. You give a great deal of yourself to those whom you care for, and are able to receive love in return. There is a childlike quality in this card, a sense of open-ness and innocence.
It is important that you enjoy the support of others, without allowing yourself to rely on it. It is good to have, but there is also a need for you to be able to stand alone and know that your strength truly comes from within yourself, and not from those around you. By realising this, you are able to resist any temptation to lean on others, or to allow them to lean too heavily on you. Through this, a healthy balance of energy can be obtained. E-motion stands for 'energy in motion'. In the midst of a time of change, it is important to maintain your centre, and your sense of self.
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The Magician
What is above you
- The Future.
THE MAGICIAN
The Magician represents the power of the will to manifest the energy needed for your purposes. It shows that you have all the tools you need at your disposal, and that you only need to have confidence in order to attain what you desire. The Magician shows that you have a particular direction that you need to follow, and that this has deep meaning for you. It can be accomplished, with the correct focus.
In the image, Merlin does not need to do anything - he simply is himself, with a strong awareness of his ability to manifest his wants and ideas. He receives the power needed through the chalice and vesica, and directs it through the staff and the sword. Whereas the Fool card is the beginning, the Magician represents the first steps actually taken to begin a new and exciting phase of your life. It is the sense of empowerment that you feel when you realise that you are in control of your life.
The Magician shows that you are able to accomplish what you want through being focused on your goal. It shows strength of will and determination, and reminds you that you have all you need at your disposal. It can also indicate someone in your life who bears these qualities.
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The Emperor
What is beneath you
- Passing out of your life.
THE EMPEROR
The Emperor signifies stability and authority. There is the need, and the ability, to maintain the status quo, and to act as an anchor. The Emperor is the father figure, who is able to lay the groundwork for creativity to spring from.
This card advises you to lay foundations, create firm boundaries along with stability and order, and to explore where discipline is needed in your life. In the card, the Emperor holds his sceptre across his lap, indicating that you can tap into your qualities of wise leadership. His sword rests by his side. He does not need to wield his sword to prove his power - just showing it is enough.
This is a time when you can take the helm, and feel in control of your life. Yet, too strong a need for rules and structure can be stifling. Finding the balance between stability and rigidity is called for in your situation.
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Three of Vesicas
What is behind you
- The Past.
THREE OF VESICAS - Creativity
The Three of Vesicas indicates rewards for hard work. This is a time of growth and steady progress. The expansion of your abilities and ideas leads to success because you are prepared to put effort into what you are doing.
The key to working with this card is the ability to see the outcome you desire, and to keep that focus and intention at all times. Just as a house sprung first from an idea in the mind of an architect, then was brought into form through drawing up plans, then built and lived in, so your ideas can be brought into tangible form. Creativity arises through openness to possibilities, and the ability to see potential and make connections.
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Strength
What is before you
- The Future
STRENGTH
The Strength card shows an influx of confidence, and the ability to deal with obstacles in a positive, even joyous, way. It indicates a time of feeling passionate about your life, filled with hope for the future and the knowledge that you are strong enough to overcome any challenges which may stand in your way.
Fears can be swept aside, and you feel less need for the approval of others. This could be a time of great creativity for you. You can now accept yourself as you are, which enables you to give free rein to your energies.
You are likely to feel supported and nurtured in your undertakings, because your instincts about what you want and need are strong and reliable. This is the time to make decisions consciously and with clarity.
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Four of Vesicas
Where you will find yourself.
FOUR OF VESICAS - Integrity
The Four of Vesicas indicates the need to deal with power issues in a constructive way. There is stability and deep integrity in your dealings with others. You expect people to be as you are yourself, and are disappointed if they let you down. Either there is a need for more boundaries, or you are putting up too many barriers between yourself and others.
The position of the vesica symbols on the figure in the card reveal the way forward. The first vesica is on the solar plexus chakra, the seat of the will, indicating the need to push for what you want. The next vesica is positioned at the heart chakra, signalling you to follow your feelings. The last two vesicas are on the shoulders, the area where you carry responsibility, and remind you to be willing to take responsibility for your actions.
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The Hermit
Your surroundings and
- or how others see you.
THE HERMIT
The Hermit is the spiritual guide. It shows that you need to make some space in your life, in which you can reflect on your needs, and meet them. It is time for a period of withdrawal from worldly considerations, whether this takes the form of a holiday, a weekend break, or a day spent alone or with nature. This space will allow you to perceive your inner light, that which inspires you, and to nurture it.
The Hermit card does not mean that you deprive yourself of relationships with others, however. Its rulership of Virgo does indicate that you need to be discriminating about who shares your life, and that you are attracted to those with whom you have shared ideas and ideals. Someone could be entering your life whom you respect, and can learn a great deal from.
Perhaps you have been hiding your light under a bushel. If so, now is the time to let the beauty of your true self radiate outwards so that it can be recognised by others. Kindred sprits can then be drawn to you, who will accompany you on the next stage of your spiritual journey.
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The Fool
Your hopes - or fears
THE FOOL
The Fool card is a time of new beginnings, the first step on the journey of self-discovery. It denotes an attitude of trust and innocence, even naivete and also a sense of wonder. The Fool dares to take risks that others would not consider, because he is fully immersed in the moment, and has no concern for consequences.
This card shows the demeanour of one who is able to step blindly into the future, in a state of perfect, and blessed, trust. The Fool shows that you need to trust, to take a risk, to have a fresh start and leave behind past patterns of thinking or being that have held you back. It encourages you to take a leap of faith and jump joyously into the unknown.
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Queen of Chalices
The Outcome.
QUEEN OF CHALICES
This card signifies that you are now ready and willing to give of yourself in an unconditional way. You have the ability to relate to your deepest feelings, and to express them through your creative and imaginative faculties. There is a need to both give and receive love, as it is a cornerstone of your existence.
You know what you want, and how to go about getting it. The Queen of Chalices represents the ideal of womanhood and motherhood, and this card shows that you are learning the lesson of how to integrate passion with unconditional love.
