Tag: the minor arcana
Ace of Cups
Keywords for the Ace of Cups LOVE INTUITION INTIMACY INSPIRATION ROMANCE EMOTIONAL SENSITIVITY COMPASSION PSYCHIC EXPERIENCE KINDNESS CLAIRVOYANCE A hand reaches out from a cloud, holding out in offering a golden chalice, recognized by some to be the Holy Grail of legend. From this cup the waters of life spring forth. We hear the gentle…
Knight of Cups
Keywords for the Knight of Cups ROMANTIC DREAMY CHIVALROUS UNREALISTIC POETIC MOODY IDEALISTIC OVERDRAMATIC QUIXOTIC UNSTABLE In the image on the card, we see what appears to be an arid landscape in the background. It appears to be high noon–the sun lights up the landscape, and amidst these intense solar rays one can almost taste…
10 of Cups
Keywords for the Ten of Cups JOY SERENITY CONTENTMENT EMOTIONAL FULFILLMENT LOVE FAMILY INTIMACY MARITAL BLISS AFFECTION A HAPPY FAMILY It is a beautiful, bright spring morning—the birds are chirping, the dew is still fresh on the grass, and the sun is shining down gently on the new life stirring in all corners of this…
9 of Cups
Source: A.E. Waite’s Pictorial Key to the Tarot (pub. 1909) via sacredtexts.com Keywords for the Nine of Cups CONTENTMENT ABUNDANCE SATISFACTION ENJOYMENT LUXURY OVERINDULGENCE GOOD FORTUNE OSTENTATION WISHES FULFILLED EXCESS In the image on the card, we see a plump man sitting contentedly on a stone bench. He sits with legs spread wide, clearly relaxed…
6 of Cups
Keywords for the Six of Cups INNOCENCE NOSTALGIA SINCERITY CHILDHOOD GOOD INTENTIONS YOUTH PURE OF HEART GENUINE AFFECTION SIMPLICITY APPRECIATION In the image on this card, we see four cups standing in a row in front of us. The remaining two cups are set at different points in the card, effectively dividing the scene in…
3 of Cups
Keywords for the Three of Cups FRIENDSHIP CELEBRATION COMMUNITY HAVING FUN CONNECTION SHARED JOY EMOTIONAL INTIMACY ENJOYING COMPANY COMPANIONSHIP FEELING SUPPORTED In the image on the card, we see three dancing women dressed in elegant flowing robes. As they raise their cups in celebration, they toast to each other in recognition of a shared accomplishment. …
2 of Cups
Keywords for the Two of Cups LOVE DESIRE INTIMACY EROS ROMANCE ATTRACTION CONNECTION SHARING RELATIONSHIP UNION In the image on the card, we see a bright blue day in the countryside. The sun is shining down on green fields bursting with life. Nestled comfortably amongst a cluster of trees is a charming red roofed house…
10 of Wands
Keywords for the Ten of Wands HARD WORK OVERBURDENED CHALLENGES EXHAUSTED STRUGGLE OVERWHELM DIFFICULTIES OPPRESSION BURDENS CARRYING A HEAVY LOAD In the image on the card, we see a tired looking man, dressed in drab, ill-fitting and worn work clothes. He is carrying a heavy bundle of ten wands in his arms as he struggles…
9 of Wands
Keywords for the Nine of Wands DETERMINATION DEFENSIVENESS RESOLVE REACTIVITY GRIT FEELING GUARDED ENDURANCE UNHEALED WOUNDS RESILIENCE HYPERVIGILANCE In front of us we see a man who, battered and bruised, stands in front of a tall fence of wands he has built himself. He grips a final, ninth wand tightly in front of him, on…
7 of Wands
Keywords for the Seven of Wands ASSERTIVENESS FIGHTING SPIRIT TAKING ACTION THE THRILL OF BATTLE DETERMINATION DEFIANCE CONVICTION DEFENSIVENESS STANDING YOUR GROUND RESILIENCE A man stands at the edge of a cliff, both hands gripping a wand held high in self-defense. He is on high alert, ready for battle, fully prepared to fight off any…