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Two Of Swords Tarot Card Interpretation

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Nov 072011

The Two of Swords Tarot Card Interpretation

My grateful thanks to Holly Marie Colino for this Guest Post, an excellent interpretation of the Two of Swords Tarot Card.

The Two of Swords

“Purified Judgment” Do I need to act now?
Could my decision include submission?
If I am avoiding, I am creating barriers. How? Why? Where?
Do I believe in myself enough to have calm assurance that I will be able to endure the unfolding events from my choices?
What do I need to tap into in order to have more Faith in my future?
Am I trying to rush my decisions rather than allowing them to unfold before or within me?
Have I entered my inaudible and sanctified corridors?

*Allow yourself to be influenced by Heavenly Justice and its balancing effect. Heavenly purity will assist you in liberating your mind of past conditioning causing indecision.

*Instead of staring into the Moon and its reflections, allow yourself to be open to the psychic energy in order to receive taciturn messages.

*Be honest if you are creating barriers or if you are avoiding, realize that those energies are not the true solution.

*You may want to avoid conventional means of guidance and allow the subtle motions of Gods energy to assist your Judgment.

*Allow and patiently be open to receiving pure ordered thoughts and tacit understanding.

*Cleanse your thoughts from the perplexity of your emotions while barring any physical senses which influence your clarity and ability to make divine Judgments.

“Balance the mind using purified intellect and intuition with trust”

Two of Swords

Thinking one way and feeling the opposite will create contradictions causing indecision. What is causing the inability to bring our thoughts into harmony?

Barriers that we establish often cause stalemates in situations.

Sometimes we need an objective mediator to create balance. Outside of our thoughts and emotions lies our psychic self and guidance from our Faith. In order to let go of the avoidance that our emotions and thoughts may be causing us we must purify ourselves from self- defeating controls in order to accept the truth and walk in it with trust. Again, you have choice.

The Two of Swords Tarot Card Interpretation was written for this site by Holly Marie Colino.

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Four Of Pentacles Tarot Interpretation

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Oct 312011

Four of Pentacles Tarot Interpretation

Grateful thanks to Holly Marie Colino for writing this Guest Post, an interpretation of the Four of Pentacles Tarot Card.

The Four of Pentacles

“Protecting the Self”

What am I keeping to myself that should be shared with others or in support of society?
Are my fears about safety, security and financial hardship rational?
Why do I hold these fears about security, safety and financial hardship and are they from past circumstances that I have let influence my emotions which are causing these limiting thoughts?
What bondages from the past can I free that no longer hold true to the reality of my situation in order to liberate myself from isolating emotions and feelings?
Is my ability to express my feelings blocking or supporting my social competence?
Do I need to consider my willingness to share my thoughts?
Why am I unwilling to share myself or my achievements with society?

Here is an example of why a client would draw the Four of Pentacles for a guidance card:

Client X feels socially oppressed. Client X claims they suffer from relationships that include receiving mixed messages, betrayal and deception. Client X did have 3 cases in their past in which deception was found to be true. Relationships within love, business, college, religion, family, friends, and so on are unclear to X. X has sent me a claim to receive guidance about deceiving relationships because X feels isolated and is lonely. X also claims that others hold ulterior motives and that is why X feels they have keep to themselves all the time. X claims they suffer from indecision. X also claims they are afraid to enroll in college because they feel they may get the “run around”.

Even if feelings occur naturally (subconscious) we still can’t state that emotions and feelings you have received are an effect from the party you are accusing. Critical thinking can be manipulated due to self -interest and self-motivation. Post-traumatic stress can cause one to perceive situations inaccurately. Post-traumatic stresses can trigger emotions from past situations that influence thoughts and feelings in the present. We now can say that one’s feelings and thoughts cannot be the judging factor of truth in their claims of another’s motives.

The Four of Pentacles as a result of drawn cards in your reading discloses preoccupations that involve potential threat to your security. In this case, X’s security is being challenged by dependence upon degrees of reliability, loyalty, truth, selflessness, and wholesomeness because the cause involves relationships. Relationships concern degrees of all the above traits. These traits open us to vulnerability which challenges our security.

The Four of Pentacles will also question your perception of security. X now holds on to negative beliefs and these beliefs degrade their convictions to pursue or follow through with opportunities concerning relationships. X is afraid that their security, safety and physical energies will be taken advantage of by others if they choose to join in or initiate commitment. X is now limiting their possibilities with their thoughts by assuming ill will.

Client X holds on to their feelings and thoughts from past situations while racing them over and over again irrationally. X is not addressing where their accountability has been an influence in creating their current dissatisfaction. This is causing X to not analyze their present relationships accurately and without bias. X does not accurately perceive present situations.

The effects of X’s assumptions have manifested disillusionment, avoidance, illusions, confusion and misdirection. Inadvertently this has caused X to be at an indecision concerning their educational path and what to major in and if they should approach online or on campus education. (Another life changing decision) X is now creating more isolation by avoiding the college classes he/she signed up for. X does not exhibit a strong conviction to pursue college education.

We can say that if one is being suppressed with the Four of Pentacles energy they may also be confused about their direction. X has been assuming outcomes. Your direction will not be clear if meaningful parts of yourself are not unleashed and you are not taking accountability while assessing situations objectively.

If X is not addressing all the facts, can X create a solution? X has not organized their thoughts, addressed all the facts and taken any accountability. X has judged opportunities with assumptions and bias. X has created their present claimed isolation, indecision and sense of loneliness.

This is connected to will and choice. What are you avoiding? Are you activating irrational beliefs? Why are you avoiding all the facts?

In Summary: The Four of Pentacles speaks straight forward.

In all Tarot cards you have a choice. You must take accountability for your actions to see Truth. Only looking at the spilt milk will cause stalemate and fallacy. You must look at yourself and ask why. You must question yourself and answer honestly. In any situation you choose to engage in or avoid, is your will making the decision? Has bias influenced your present critical thinking? You must also recognize that avoiding facing your role in an upsetting situation is causing you to hold on to negative emotions that affect your confidence and security which helps to create dissatisfying circumstances. Do you want clarity and a solution to your problem? Truth is the way to gain clarity so you may create a solution. You will also blind yourself to truth by avoiding all the facts. (Facts) Your actions are facts in many cases you are involved with. Take a good honest look at yourself. Get over the fact that humility is part of self- development and all humans suffice humility. Forgive yourself for any past situation in which you did not detect underlying motives, were at the mercy of another’s security (being a child) or absence of another honoring your partnership. Seeing what you want to see or brooding over past events will not give you Justice.

In this case the 4th and 3rd questions proposed above should be the first questions contemplated.

Note:

Root Chakra work should be a compliment to self- assessment concerning The Four of Pentacles. Our Root Chakra governs our harmony with areas of Trust, Security, Safety and Physical Energy.

The Four Of Pentacles Tarot Interpretation was written for this site by Holly Marie Colino.

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Intuitive Tarot Readings/How They Work

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Jul 252011

I am going to write a little about how intuitive readings work, from my own experience. Other Intuitives will have different experiences/ways of working and so will describe things differently.

In my opinion, the main difference between an Intuitive Tarot Reading and an ‘ordinary’ (not that any reading can be ordinary!) Tarot Reading, is that the reader draws their tarot interpretation, directly from their intuition, rather than from a set meaning, learned from a book or other outside source.

Take for example, the Ace of Swords Card in the outcome position of a tarot spread.

Here is a set meaning of the Ace of Swords Tarot Card:

Focus, force, clarity, insight, intensity. The appearance of this card in a reading is like drawing the sword from the stone. The card is saying that you do have, the intelligence, strength and foresight to be able to tackle and deal successfully with whatever life is throwing your way.

So, in the outcome position of a tarot spread the Ace of Swords card, would indicate that the Querent (person asking the question) will have the strength and wherewithal to handle the situation at hand. It probably will not be easy, but the Querent will deal with the situation successfully in the long run.

Reading the Card Intuitively

This is only an example to give you an idea of what I am describing.

Looking at the Ace of Swords Card, the reader senses a feeling of unease, they see the sword wobbling slightly where it stands and see someone other than the Querent, attempting to pick it up. So, using their intuition the reader interprets the Ace of Swords Card slightly differently, from the set meaning: That the Querent may be fearful and have difficulty in accessing the power and strength needed, to make a success of the situation. Being forewarned of this tendency, gives the Querent the opportunity to face their fears and exercise caution, especially with regard to giving their power away.

Speaking as someone who began by giving Tarot Readings strictly from the set meanings of the cards. Over time and with experience, I have now gained the self confidence to use the intuitive approach.

I hope this has given you some understanding of Intuitive Tarot Readings and how they work.

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Tarot Card Interpretation – The Seven Of Wands

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May 272011

I am very grateful for the perceptive insights into this card, given in this Guest Post, by Holly Marie Colino.

The Seven Of Wands – Tarot Card Interpretation

“Valor, Self Reliance, Cogitation”

This does not mean to castigate your opposition but to expose yourself with purpose and bravery. What does personal courage mean to you? Personal courage is what it sounds, personal. That is you standing in a confident and sure footed position for yourself with courage and purpose. The Seven of Wands has you standing in your truth in order to sustain your divine values, boundaries, worth and beliefs for causes that are personal or for the greater good of humanity in which you stand. This represents a brave individual with willingness to take the undesired position, as a lone entity against all opposition, for an honorable cause.

“Alone by being opposed to the group”

Alternatively this can mean that the opposition you face is within in you. The meaning of the Seven of Wands can challenge your coping ability to emotionally persevere with moral integrity. This card can speak of spiritual inner battles.

“Spirit within the inner self as your only ally”

The test is to seek how we can pull from our inner reserves and hold faith to persevere. The Seven of Wands suggests that we use diplomacy and tact to get through a conflict (consider the sea of opinions). How can we effectively get our point across and respect the views of others? Is this asking you to face your inner battles, the ones that are not serving your divine spirit? Is there any inner “demon” holding you back from your Highest Self that must be faced with honesty? The Seven of Wands could be telling you that you are up against your own thoughts and emotional bondages that are imprisoning.

Ask yourself if this really means for you to apply the energy of the Seven of Wands to your internal self. If this be the case you must consider initiating yourself in any potential conflicts. Ask yourself what issues can I just let go and do I always need to make my point in a situation and be right. What potential or current conflicts are really worth the time and energy? In each demeanor of the Seven of Wands (inner or outer opposition) you have a choice. All cards in the tarot present you with a choice.

Tarot Card Meaning - The Seven of Wands – was written by Holly Marie Colino.

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The Star Tarot Card

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May 042011

I am delighted and grateful, that Holly Marie Colino has written a Guest Post for this site, about The Star Tarot Card.

The Star Tarot Card.

The Star Tarot Card symbolizes that you are liberated from false securities. After the death of a situation or a towering event you learn that what your intuition said was no good, must be discerned and complimented with critical thinking. You also may have noticed that allowing yourself to yield to external pressures or stigmas has gotten you into situations where your true self could not be honored and unleashed.

This causes acceptance of what you have created and gives new insights into your development.

New hope and personal power supports you to move authentically. Passionate energy resonates within you from the valor you displayed in getting through the trials. You now have hope for manifesting your desires.
This is a time to reinvent yourself and your life. You are the energy that radiates and magnetizes what you can attain. Why not rejuvenate your entire core being? The Star Tarot Card is symbolic of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual cleansing.

The energy of the Star Tarot Card tells you that you now have enough time to evaluate yourself and accept your truth in order to manifest harmony.

Inspiration of Desire – The Star Tarot Card

The Star Tarot Card does give us hope because we know we are now liberated from chaos which manifested from false securities and oppression. This means you are now able to attract opportunities and act on them. You are no longer imprisoned or oppressed to the point of an inability to initiate actions to achieve or nurture what you desire. Here are a few things you must consider:

Do my beliefs support my desires?

What choices can nurture my desires?

Are my behaviors facilitating my desires or blocking them?

Can I accept myself so I may accept the right decisions in order to prevent oppressing and meaningless situations?

Remember; you do not want to create an oppressing future or another decision that will be another false security.

The Star Tarot Card is really telling you that you must utilize the past and contemplate what situations were false securities and oppressing and why. What were you trying to be and who you honestly are.

A real process of ascension is liberating because you are releasing the falsehood within your true self and loving yourself enough to accept your truth and live by your truth. Living in your truth will influence choices that nurture and empower yourself in order to create a life that brings you happiness and lasting security.

The Star Tarot Card was written by Holly Marie Colino.

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The Tower Card Message For Today

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Mar 162011

The image on this card is a very powerful and disturbing one, it pulls no punches. The Tower Card message for today seems to me, to be very relevant, both for individuals and also for the collective.

The base of something; whether it be a relationship, an economy, an endeavour, or the motivation of a group of people, has of necessity to be built on solid and firm foundations.

The Tower Card symbolizes the catastrophes, strokes of fortune, and unexpected events that appear seemingly out of the blue, to test these foundations to the limits.

What foundations is our society built upon? Are they going to stand this testing time?

What foundations are our lives built upon?

In my own life, I can feel that the foundations my own ‘tower’ rests upon, are very rocky and the masonry is starting to fall about my ears.

Is there anything shaky in your life that needs your immediate attention to prevent a collapse?

How do we personally and collectively build a life and a society on firm foundations?

The Tower card message for today cannot be ignored, it will not go away. Does the edifice have to crumble completely, before something stronger and more durable is built up to replace it? Or can we, by heeding the very obvious warning signs, act swiftly and expediently, to rebuild our respective towers before their total collapse?

Please leave a comment below, because I would love to know your views and opinions.

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The Hierophant – Developing Your Intuition

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Dec 122010

Anyone can learn to give tarot readings, it is merely a matter of memorizing the meaning of the cards. The more highly developed your intuition, the more insightful and accurate your readings will be.

If you want to develop your intuition – ‘Ask and you will be given to you’. The very act of asking for this facility to develop within yourself, will open the door for you. Practice will bring your gift to fruition.

I feel passionate about encouraging others to develop and use their own intuition. That’s why I write so much about it in this blog. In my opinion, many of us and I speak most definitely for myself here, have been brought up in a culture, that has stunted the development of their innate intuitive guidance system. Thank goodness, the tide is turning now, as more and more people become aware of and access their intuitive faculties.

“Listen to your inner voice, it is the most important guide for you on this planet.” – Guruji

Intuition Exercise Focusing On The Hierophant Card

Breathe slowly and deeply until you feel relaxed. Imagine that you have roots growing down from your feet into the ground beneath you. You feel centred, firm and strong. Look at this card, let it speak directly to you. Disregard anything you have read about this card in books, or that others have told you.

Questions

What stands out about the card to you?

What is the message from the card?

What is the figure saying to you?

How does the card make you feel?

Anything else you notice or pick up?

If you would like to share what you receive, write it down in the comments box below. I am going to do this exercise right now and I will write what I receive on the Impressions Page. Don’t look at my ideas, or any one else’s ideas, till you have done the exercise for yourself. There is no right or wrong.

Bring your attention fully back into normal waking consciousness, before you go about the rest of your day.

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The Death Card – Some Interpretations

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Oct 282010

I am writing about The Death Card when it appears in a spread, as I have had occasion to contemplate this card and what it represents, in my own life recently.

When I give a reading and this card appears, depending on its position in the spread, I counsel the Querent to be aware of a major transformation occurring/going to occur in their life. The death of one thing/the end of a way of being in the world. The ending making way for a fresh new life and a new beginning. This end is inevitable and necessary, much like winter paving the way for spring. Without this death/ending there is no room for new birth and new growth.

Now, I am very aware that humans (speaking for myself here) are creatures of habit and that we can get used to something/someone in our lives, even if that someone or something is difficult or painful to bear. So, often its not an easy thing to accept, when a situation changes drastically, or a person leaves our lives. Major readjustment is needed, also and often a period of grieving for what has been lost.

In my case, I drew the Death Card in the outcome position, when I asked the cards about a sick cat’s health and the likelihood of his recovery. However, I couldn’t accept this card as symbolizing a physical death, I didn’t want to know. It made me wonder, how often I give people readings and they don’t want to hear what I am saying? Who wants to be told bad news, no matter how positively written. I certainly don’t!

Nevertheless, when interpreting the Death Card in a reading I stress that the death referred to is a transition to another condition. For, depending on the question and the other cards in the spread, this death could refer to the ending of a relationship, to the ending of a job/situation, the ending of a way of being in the world, the necessity of making a break…or as in my cat’s case the physical ending of a life.

In my own case, the impending death of my cat has since been confirmed, both by the Veterinarian and by an Animal Communicator. If you are not aware of the possibility of communicating with animals you might find what I am saying here a bit strange. No stranger than Tarot Readings really….another way of being intuitive, another way to bypass the rational mind and receive relevant and pertinent information to help in our lives. (I am waiting now till my cat tells me when he wants to go).

It is impossible to circumvent or sidestep Death. The old has at some point, to give way to the new, this is part and parcel of the cycle of life.

This is interesting:

I was having difficulty scanning in the Death Card, though I have had no trouble doing this in the past. I thought my printer was malfunctioning – the ghost in the machine it seems. I have been doing some scanning since and having no problems at all.

The following picture is of the Death Card and is the same picture as the one above, but translated into something else during the scanning process. It looks like some sort of bird to me. What do you think? Symbolic of the trans-formative nature of death maybe?

If you have any insights or thoughts about The Death Card and its meaning, please add a comment below and help all of us gain greater depth of understanding.

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Tarot Card Reading – The Basics

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Sep 142010

1) What is The Tarot?
The Tarot is a deck made up of 78 colorful cards. The Tarot deck is divided into a) Major Arcana and b) Minor Arcana and it contains 22 symbolic cards and 56 suit cards – wands, swords, cups, and pentacles.

The Major Arcana consists of: the Magician, the High Priestess, the Empress, the Emperor, the Hierophant, the Lovers, the Chariot, Strength, the Hermit, the Wheel of Fortune, Justice, the Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, the Devil, the Tower, the Star, the Moon, the Sun, Judgment and the World.

The Minor Arcana (the suits) consists of the aces, twos, threes, fours, fives, sixes, sevens, eights, nines, tens, pages, knights, queens, and kings of Wands, Swords, Cups and Pentacles.

The word “Tarot” comes from the Italian word “Tarocchi,” a card game originally termed “carte datrionfi” – “cards with trumps.” It has been theorized that the name was shortened from “Tarocchi” to “Taro” and evolved over time into the French “Tarot”. From a purely historical perspective, there is evidence to suggest that the cards came into being in the Northern Italian Courts, during the mid -15th century. People with more esoteric leanings maintain that the cards have their roots in the ancient mysteries of Egypt and the mythical city of Atlantis. Here is an interesting Tarot History Site.

2) What Is a Tarot Reading?
Basically speaking; a Tarot Reading is given by a Tarot Reader to a Querent (a person asking for a reading). The cards are laid out by the Reader in a variety of different layouts (or spreads). Meanings are asigned to the cards themselves and their placement within the spread influences the interpretation of the individual cards and the meaning of the cards taken as a whole. A Tarot Reading can be used as a form of divination and is often given with the assumption that the cards can give insight into current and possible future situations. The Tarot can also be used to give direction and guidance.

3) What Isn’t A Tarot Reading?
A Tarot Reading is not evil nor a scam, it is not magic and you do not have to be a witch or a psychic to give a reading!

4) Are The Tarot Cards Magic?
Virtually no one who has any knowledge or experience with Tarot Cards believes that the cards themselves are magic. This is a superstition. Tarot cards aren’t magic. They are cardboard!

5) How Do Tarot Readings Work?
The Tarot is part of the living sea of energy in which everything and everyone is connected. When you ask the Tarot a question you link up to all that is. The pictures on the cards are expressions of the life forces that are moving through you, at any given point in time. The Tarot Cards are symbolic pictures of the influences within your life. The Tarot can also be seen as a living picture book that changes every time we read it. It can help us to decide on the most suitable course of action; when to move and when to wait, or when to look in another direction entirely. Also it can show hidden agendas and solutions we may have previously overlooked. The Tarot does not take away our free will or our ability to make the best choices for ourselves and it certainly doesn’t predict a fixed unchanging future. We have free will and are always able to change the path we are on. A Tarot Reading gives us information – it does not live our lives for us.

6) Do You Have to be Psychic to read Tarot?
Anyone can read the Tarot cards, it’s just a matter of memorizing some basic meanings and getting used to the different cards in the deck. I personally, believe that everyone has psychic abilities that are latent and are for the most part left uncultivated. Reading the Tarot can help wake up dormant intuitive and psychic powers.

7) What Is the Tarot Best Used For?
The Tarot can be used for divination and prediction, it can also be used to also offer insight, direction and guidance. The future is not fixed or fated, it changes with experience, with knowledge and through choice. A Tarot reading can assist you in making these choices, it cannot make them for you.

How Accurate Are Tarot Readings?
Very talented and experienced readers have high accuracy, others will have accuracy rates that vary. Tarot cards in themselves are accurate, but if the person reading them does not interpret them to fit the querent, then the reading will not be accurate, even if the cards are. There are certain conditions that need to be met when giving and receiving a Tarot Reading. When all the conditions are met properly, the accuracy/outcome of a tarot reading can be very good.

9) What Conditions Determine A Good Tarot Reading?
The Reader
Your Question
Your preparation/attitude
The Tarot Reader’s Preparation/attitude

10) How To Find A Good Tarot Reader?
Seek someone with knowledge and a good reputation. You can ask friends and relatives to
recommend a good tarot reader, if you know they have sought this kind of advice in the past.
Alternatively, if looking online, seek out someone you feel comfortable with and resonate with and read the testimonials that have been given about their readings. Ask Spirit / God / Higher Self (whatever name you feel comfortable with) to guide you to the right reader.

11) How To Prepare For A Reading?
The tarot is indeed a powerful tool to use for guidance. You must always remember however, that its effectiveness is determined by several components: So, before you ask for your reading sit peacefully for a little while adopting an attitude of trust, openness and love. When you feel completely settled within yourself ask the Tarot your question…

12) How To Ask The Tarot A Question?
This is a very important component of receiving a good and satisfying reading and its not something to rush into. How you ask the question and how you word it affects the answer that the cards are able to give to you. You should put a lot of consideration into this.. You will want to ask the cards something that will give you insight into your problem or situation. The Tarot can provide guidance about relationships and projects. So ask how best to accomplish what you want rather than if you will accomplish it.

Consult the Tarot as if you were asking the advice of a good friend
Try to ask a specific question or ask about a particular area of your life

13) How Can I Trust What A Tarot Reading Tells Me?
Once you have received your answers from the Tarot, sit with them for a little while. Watch how the answers affect you both physically, mentally and emotionall. Have an open mind as you mull over the messages from the cards and see how they relate to your own life. You may need to think about the answers you receive for a few days before you can really understand what the reading is saying to you. I personally, will always urge you to follow your own intuition. So if the reading seems to counteract what you feel at a deep level, then I would urge you to listen to what your intuition is telling you, over and above the messages that you have received from the cards.

14) How To Use The Guidance Received From A Tarot Reading?
Look at the pictures on the cards that have been drawn for you, as well as working with the
interpretation that has been given to you in words. The pictoral messages have the ability to bypass the logical mind and can work in a very direct way upon your understanding. Put the reading somewhere where you can refer to it frequently. Let the ideas seep into your mind. Look at the reading last thing at night and let the messages from the cards speak to you as you sleep. Ask for further clarification on the reading from your dreams. As a result you may well wake up feeling inspired, with fresh insight, new ideas and with a deep knowing of the direction you need to take in your life.

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The Devil Card – Some Interpretations

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Jun 072010

Here are some interpretations of The Devil Card that I find helpful:

Major challenge; a situation or person that you face in your life that epitomizes your deepest fears.

Negativity – your own dark side. Dealing with your own fears, dark secrets and unresolved issues, as they appear and surface in your daily life.

The illusory nature of matter. The lovers that appear to be chained to the rock of matter in the picture, are not really chained at all, they can walk free any time they choose. Though the Devil looms over them and seems to control them, if you look closely this is not in fact the case. Its a bit like the dream scenario and you may be familiar with this one…. You are being chased by a fearsome beast, you are terrified; but when you have the courage to turn and confront this horror, the beast turns out to be a great friend and helper.

The opposite of love. A relationship based in control and manipulation. When sex is used to manipulate and control. When real love is missing from a relationship

Fear, hatred, envy, greed. These seeming monsters, can be dissolved in an instant by the power of love.

Recognizing the dark side within yourself. Rather than pointing the finger at the darkness in others, acknowledging the darkness within yourself.

Instead of bemoaning a situation or individual who is causing you much difficulty, anguish and pain. Try seeing them in a different light; as your teacher, your personal life trainer, your coach. Putting you through your paces in order that you do your very best and win at the game of life.

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Tarot Card Readings – How They Work

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Jun 052010

I offer some insights into how Tarot Card Readings work:

In my opinion, we humans each with our unique name, family, history and social setting, tend to believe the illusion that we are separate from one another. Yet in truth we are all part of the boundless self in which all things are one, we are all connected.

When I am asked for a reading its like being dialled up through the ethers and a conscious connection is made between myself and the person asking for the reading.

I attended an Animal Communication course recently which further expanded my understanding of the oneness and connection between us all. As the workshop leader said; ‘If you heard what was going on in the thoughts of every animal you passed in the street, your mind would be bombarded by their thoughts and feelings continuously. Its necessary therefore to concentrate your mind and energy on one individual to receive their communications’.

Likewise, it is necessary for me to be connected to someone in order to be able to give them a reading. This happens simply and easily when I am asked for one, even by someone half way around the world.

For me there is a definite process involved in giving a reading and this process has three separate stages.

1) Tuning In

It is of the utmost importance to be in the right space within myself to give the Reading. I meditate and ask for help from Great Spirit and then concentrate my mind and energies upon the person who has requested the reading.

2) Dealing The Cards

I have several different packs of cards and use whichever pack I feel drawn to, though usually I use the Rider Waite pack, which is like a reliable old friend to me. I hold the person’s question in my mind and use my intuition to draw cards from the pack, into whichever spread seems appropriate for the reading.

3) Interpretation

The Tarot Cards speak a symbolic language that is understood by my intuition. My logical mind gathers and sorts this intuitive information into concepts, these I then convert into words and I am then able to communicate the information to the person asking for the Tarot Reading.

To me, the process of giving a reading is sacred and I feel honoured to be able to give readings to others, especially when they are experiencing difficulty or doubt in their lives.

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Tarot Spread – Creating Your Own

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Apr 082010

Creating Your Own Tarot Spread

Once you have become familiar with the Tarot Cards themselves and a few of the layouts / spreads that are available, its time to find your own Tarot Spread and your own unique way of working.

Its how the symbols speak to you and how you interpret them that matters and this comes with practice. For myself, every time I work with the cards they give me a bit more information, or I see something in a different light and learn a little extra about their symbolism. When I started out reading Tarot I adhered very rigidly to the rules.

I have been made aware of two differnt methods of Tarot Reading lately: One method uses no set spreads at all and the other has a methodical, almost mathematical way of determining the meaning of the cards.

For myself, I need a middle way between these two extremes – a defined meaning for each card and a few set ways of laying them out. With a great deal of room to improvise and grow in between.

With practice, you will gain the confidence to experiment with different Tarot Spreads and determine your own unique way of working with the cards.

You enter the forest at the darkest point, where there is no path. Where there is a way or a path, it is someone else’s path. You are not on your own path. If you follow someone else’s way, you are not going to realize your potential.” ~ Joseph Campbell

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Tarot Readings – Mirroring Our Lives

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Mar 062010

Since I started this email tarot reading site I have had the pleasure of meeting and working with many wonderful people. It is a privilege to be able to give tarot readings and help people with the issues that they face in their lives.

One of the greatest things I feel that I can do with my readings, is give people insight into what is happening in their lives, which allows them greater freedom, to make enlightened choices.

Science, most especially Quantum Physics, is discovering what mystics have known for eons, that everything is connected. The rational and analytical way of perceiving the world that we have been taught for so long, is gradually being replaced by a new world view.

For myself, working with the Tarot teaches me about the connection between all things on a very practical level. When someone asks me for a reading, I connect with them through my intuition and through the physical medium of the cards. This connection is made instantly and works beyond time and space. It allows both me and the person asking for the reading, to touch and be touched by Divine Guidance / the Muse / Higher Self / Energy / the Ethers / Great Spirit / the Angels (whatever name you feel comfortable calling it).

The cards are a mirror to what is going on in our lives, at given a point in time. The influences that have shaped us, including our thought patterns and emotional tendancies are depicted clearly in the cards. The cards also show where these tendancies will lead us. The exciting and empowering part of all this is, that if we don’t like what we see in the mirror of the Tarot, we can do something about it.

The teachings of The Law of Attraction, Abraham Hicks and many others, show us that how we think, feel and envisage in the present, influences how life will manifest for us in the future. Using the Tarot as a mirror to our present situation, we are given the insight and oppotunity, to be able to take the small steps and make the necessary changes, to create the giant leap into the future that we so desire.

The Tarot acts as a bridge between worlds, showing that we can be masters of our destiny, not just the victims of an unyielding fate. The more I work with the Tarot, the more in awe I become of it.

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