Tag: divination
4 of Swords
Keywords for the Four of Swords RETREAT MEDITATION WITHDRAWAL CONTEMPLATION REST CONSERVING ENERGY RECOVERY DEVELOPING INNER STRENGTH TIME OUT HEALING PAST WOUNDS In the image on this card, we see a person laying down flat on his back in what appears to be the inside of a church. He holds his hands up together in…
The Magician
Source: A.E. Waite’s Pictorial Key to the Tarot (pub. 1909) via sacredtexts.com Keywords for the Magician CONSCIOUSNESS POWER ATTENTION INTENTION FOCUSED ENERGY MASTERY ACTION CONTROL CREATION MANIFESTATION It’s late afternoon, and we see an intense, mysterious looking man standing alone in a secret garden. Dressed in long, flowing robes of red and white, his ritual…
8 of Cups
Keywords for the Eight of Cups CHANGES WALKING AWAY MOVING ON SEEKING FULFILLMENT TRANSFORMATION LEAVING THE PAST BEHIND FOLLOWING OUR HEARTS TRUSTING OUR INTUITION MEETING OUR DESTINY FAITH IN THE FUTURE In the image on this card, we see a darkened sky, at the moment when the moon moves to cover up the sun in…
Queen of Cups
Keywords for the Queen of Cups LOVING GENTLE NURTURING INTUITIVE COMPASSIONATE PSYCHIC CREATIVE SENSITIVE INTROSPECTIVE KIND-HEARTED In the image on this card, we find ourselves down by the water’s edge early on a bright spring day. To our right, we see yellow cliffs rise up in the background. On our left, we see water flowing…
9 of Swords
Keywords for the Nine of Swords SHAME OPPRESSION REGRET SORROW GUILT SUFFERING ANXIETY AGONY FEAR PAINFUL MEMORIES In the image on this card, we see someone sitting up in bed, holding their head in their hands. They appear as if they had just woken up from a nightmare, or recalled some horrible, traumatic memory. Now,…
The Devil
Keywords for The Devil IGNORANCE HOPELESSNESS OBSESSION DESPAIR DARKNESS DOUBT LIMITATION DEBAUCHERY BONDAGE ADDICTION In the image on this card, we see the Devil represented not as Lucifer, bringer of light, but instead as Baphomet, part man, part goat, with the wings of a bat and feet of a bird. In this form, he is…
King of Pentacles
Keywords for the King of Pentacles SUCCESSFUL RESPECTED ACCOMPLISHED SELF–ASSURED GROUNDED GENEROUS STRONG WEALTHY POWERFUL ABUNDANT In the image on the card, we see the King of Pentacles seated out in his garden, with his castle rising visible to his right in the background. He is dressed in rich, sumptuous robes made of a dark…
Queen of Pentacles
Keywords for the Queen of Pentacles DOWN TO EARTH GROUNDED NURTURING RELIABLE RESOURCEFUL LOYAL CARING TRUSTWORTHY COMPASSIONATE SELF-ASSURED It is a sunny and warm late afternoon in the countryside. We see a land filled with verdant fields, flowering trees and abundant wildlife all around. Amidst this vibrant and lush natural landscape, we see an attractive…
Knight of Pentacles
Keywords for the Knight of Pentacles HARDWORKING PESSIMISTIC RELIABLE CAUTIOUS SERIOUS BORING DEPENDABLE STUBBORN RESPONSIBLE CONSERVATIVE In the image on this card, we see the Knight of Pentacle seated astride his black horse, wearing a dark tunic and heavy suit of armor. Both the Knight and his horse appear to be utterly immobile. The Knight…
Page of Pentacles
Keywords for the Page of Pentacles PRACTICAL APPRECIATING BEAUTY GROUNDED LOVE OF NATURE CREATING ABUNDANCE A SENSE OF WONDER CURIOSITY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OPPORTUNITY SENSUAL ENJOYMENT In the image on the card, we see a lush and verdant countryside before us. To our right, we can see soft purple mountains off in the distance. Closer, we…