The Emperor is one of the masculine archetypes in Tarot and he represents control, structures, stability, power and discipline. The Emperor describes someone with great power and authority, someone who is influential, logical and practical. The Magician is a card of action and manifestation, individuality and creation, the master of personal Will and Intention....
The Moon is associated with subconscious fears, darkness, secrets, mistakes and mood swings. The High Priestess is the female principle, passive, secretive and receptive. She represents hidden knowledge, mysteries, intuition and is associated with the Moon and its phases. With this pair nothing is open and out in the light and there’s nothing rational, harmonious...
The Two of Wands is a card of decisions, dilemmas, and action. It represents a balancing act, triggered by a choice and/or by taking action. The Two of Cups predicts a happy meeting between friends/lovers or a successful partnership at work. Typically, 2s show ambiguity and with this combination we should expect some hesitation or a contrast...
The King of Pentacles is extremely practical, methodical, and he is associated with professional, financial or practical matters. In his negative manifestation he can be stubborn, boring, conservative and short-sighted. The Two of Cups often predicts a happy meeting between friends or lovers. In this card, opposites come together in a harmonious union. The combination...
The Seven of Wands is a card of defense and opposition, as we find ourselves "under siege". Criticism and attacks from other people are likely to occur when this card comes up. It's also a card of resistance, so whenever it appears in a spread, the natural flow is blocked. The Page of Pentacles is a card of material qualities and learning and as all pages, it...
Definitely not the most welcome card of the deck, the Ten of Swords marks an ending after a period of great stress, sadness and grief. The Justice, being the card of cause and effect, clears the waters for us and allows us to see with clarity the consequences and the repercussions of all the events that took place and led to the breakdown the Ten of Swords represents. ...
The Three of Pentacles is a card of planning, hard work, growth and teamwork. It's a grounding, expanding and stable card that provides strong foundation for any type of project, be it professional or personal. The Queen of Wands is a doer, the active energy that takes immediate action and gets things done. She is enthusiastic, skillful, a true visionary. When...
The Seven of Cups is a card of options, daydreaming, procrastination, while the Two of Wands indicates dilemmas, decisions and a desire for action. The common theme of the two cards is a certain difficulty in decision making. The difference between these two is that the Seven of Cups doesn't mind staying happily lost in reveries, but the Two of Wands feels restless...
The Ten of Swords and the Five of Cups describe the first stage after a painful ending. It's the stage of grief, of mourning, which comes naturally after the loss of something or someone that played an important role in our life. The challenge that this combination will make us face is whether we'll be able to rise above the loss or dwell in the past, feeling...
The card of patience and timing, paired with the card of transformation, change and endings, point to a situation which drags on for too long, as the persons involved are reluctant to face whatever issues they may have due to fear of the unknown. The Seven of Pentacles indicates that our efforts haven't brought the results we expected them to bring and w...