VII The Chariot

Cancer

When the Chariot appears, it can be a great blessing or a stern lecture. As an outcome card it is extremely positive, showing great success, triumph, and victory. You will find that any endeavour you are currently in or any journey you have embarked upon will reach a conclusion that is more than satisfactory.

This might indicate promotions at work, success in exams, the completion of a project you have worked on for a long time or investments that pay off.

You will also find that you will make great and swift progress on any current projects or situations.

If you find yourself being called to a task, purpose, or challenge that seems difficult or insurmountable, certainly taking you out of your comfort zone. You are advised that this is an important opportunity for you, as it will offer potential for growth and progress as well as great results and achievements.

You may feel that events around you are pulling you in that direction anyway, like momentum is gathering in their life and pointing toward a certain road. The Chariot says that you should take the hint and follow this road—it will lead to amazing things! This is the call to adventure, the invitation to rise to a challenge.

The presence of the Chariot can often “speed up” things up, saying that things will happen quicker than expected and with more force.

As an advisory card, it tells you that you must have clear focus and direction; having control over yourself and the situation is necessary for progress and victory. If you lose control, direction, or focus, you will find that you are no longer in charge of your situation but rather a victim of circumstance.

This card therefore asks you what your goals are, what direction you are heading in, and how you plan to exert your will to achieve your goal.

With regards relationships or other partnerships, the Chariot can raise issues of control and power. You are advised that the relationship will be successful if you have control over yourself and the situation, but not power over the other person. Shared goals and achievements will aid the partnership.

Keywords: Victory, control, force, direction, momentum, quest, journey, achievement, ambition, goal, speed, challenge, adventure, progress, focus, triumph.

Love/Relationships: Thinking what the future holds for your relationship, passionate and fast movements in love, two lovers to choose from.

Finances/Career: Opportunity to increase your income, an important event, finishing a plan or project, you’ll have to confront someone over a money issue, but you’ll be paid.

VIII Strength

Leo

Strength to rise above a crisis and strength to forgive and forget the past

The Strength card advises that obstacles and opponents are best approached from the standpoint of quiet strength and power, rather than obvious displays of power and aggression. That obstacles and opponents can best be dealt with through gentle acts of kindness, calm, and inner strength.

It often points to your own inner strength, or the fact that you are in a strong position in the situation.

It also indicates the need for courage in situations, and the need to show compassion and understanding, perhaps even kindness, at this time.

There is a certain amount of self-control implied by this card that leads to the ability to face opponents with an understanding of their position. That enables you to disarm them.

Sometimes Strength can also indicate the strength needed to overcome the hold the your lower self has over you in cases such as overcoming addiction.

It can also suggest a special relationship with the animal kingdom, such as somebody who works with animals or hasan animal companion. It is particularly apt for veterinarians and others who heal sick and injured animals.

Finances/Career: Slow progress, expected money arrives, debts paid, financial troubles handled positively. Acknowledgement for efforts coming later.

Love/Relationships: You can now overcome the fear of letting real love enter your life and at a stage where you can make a commitment. Current relationship is solid and based on understanding. Love brings a solution to the problem.

VI The Lovers

Gemini

There is a harmony in the Lovers card that often comes out in a reading, especially when asking about a current situation. It indicates balance and harmony between people and states, as well as the desire within you to maintain or achieve that harmony. In many cases, this card will point to the ways in which you feel and experience unity and love in your life.

If there is a “true love” card in the tarot, this is it.

Most often in a reading the Lovers will indicate a human love of some kind, and usually surrounding cards will indicate what nature the love takes.

It is rare to see this card indicating the kind of spiritual reunion that it represents at its core, since most readings are concerned with everyday life rather than spiritual realities or paths.

Commonly, this card signifies a relationship. It may point to a current relationship or a prospective one. If it does, then it also suggests that this relationship will be extremely important and long-lasting.

It says that you and the other person in question are made for each other, a perfect fit. The love indicated by this card is not just sexual gratification or mutual attraction: it is also a deep and intimate bond between two people, which often plays out on a spiritual level as well as on the emotional and physical levels. This type of relationship is often described as feeling as though you have found the missing piece of yourself in another person, or as having found a twin soul.

Occasionally the Lovers points to a love of some kind in your life that is not another person, such as a career, a pastime, or a place. It indicates a deep passion for it, a yearning to be involved with it, to work on it, or to pursue it. Just as with a human partnership, the Lovers suggests that this passion is a perfect fit for you.

As a card of separation as well as love, however, the Lovers can sometimes point to the gaps between two people, yet it also focuses on the yearning to bridge the gap. Thus, it can signify a yearning for a relationship to work out, as well as the desire to work in a field of study that you love, or a burning desire for a particular outcome.

Finance/Career: It could be that they are working in a career that brings out their passion, the kind of work they love doing with all their being. It might also indicate a particular field of expertise or area of study that the querent loves so much they would want to dedicate their entire life to it.

V The Hierophant

Taurus

Divine wisdom, Manifestation, Teaching, Explanation, Religious inclination

The Hierophant can represent your inner moral compass, as the manner in which you approach authority. Sometimes this card signifies some form of hierarchy that you are involved in, perhaps at work or in a spiritual or religious community. Particularly those that offer teaching in certain traditions. Because of this, the Hierophant suggests that you seek aid and comfort for a solution to a problem or turn to received wisdom and tradition for the answers to a problem.

If you are on a path or undertaking a project to manifest something that is based in spiritual wisdom, then the Hierophant is a great card to receive. It represents the grounding and manifestation of such goals, making definite reality from abstract concepts. You may need to seek advice and aid from another person to help make this happen, but the potential is there.

Often, it points to a person in your life, who plays a teaching role, somebody to whom you have recourse, one who advises you and guides you. It can be an actual  “hierophant” or priest, leader, or a person with experience in their field to whom you go to for guidance. Sometimes old wisdom is best.

The Hierophant can also ask you to consider what values and traditional wisdom they hold dear, and why.

The Hierophant can indicate a time of learning for you, especially learning within an institution. It therefore relates to any education within a school system or higher education at college or university.

It can also point to research and the need to turn to the writers and wisdom-bearers of the past for answers or inspiration.

If in doubt, the Hierophant advises, the best approach resolving a situation is a tried and tested method that is supported by experience.

Sometimes this card places you in the role of teacher or spiritual leader; if so, it relates to issues concerning those you teach and guide, imparting the wisdom you possess.

Keywords: Mercy, goodness, alliance, marriage, search for truth and understanding, Moral courage despite opposition.

Love/Relationships: Relationships based on social conforms or stability rather than emotions. Need for productive and satisfying relationships. Marriage.

Finances/ Career: Creative energy, new alliances made, ability to go your own road if you believe it right. Established groups.

XIX The Sun

Leo

Contentment, energy, achievement, new beginning, material blessings, The Sun card brings a blaze of energy and warmth that is always welcome. It radiates joy and enthusiasm, happiness, and optimism, making everything else a little brighter, no matter how dark everything may seem.

When the rays of the Sun touch your life, you can expect light to be shed on the truth, opportunities to pour forth, and vitality to be renewed.  It indicates that the future that awaits you is bright and filled with happiness. You will be walking a path of truth and awareness, being given the opportunity to make conscious and fully aware decisions, and to act with clarity in your life.

The Sun brings a general atmosphere of joy, happiness, and brilliance that is coming in your future. Sometimes the Sun points to you standing out from the crowd, your light shining so brightly that it is impossible for others to ignore you. You are a force to be reckoned with, and somebody who is likely to have or gain great reputation and fame.

If you are having a difficult time now, the Sun advises you that optimism will get you further than you think. Look on the bright side, turn your face toward the truth, and keep moving.

Most of the time the Sun points to immense self-confidence and confidence that you have in your work, skills, knowledge, or talents. It also indicates that you feel intense happiness in your life and work.

Whatever you were hoping for will come to pass. It brings good health, wellness and wellbeing, positive outlooks, and healthy friendships. There will also be some excitement and good luck thrown into the mix.

In situations where you feel stuck, the Sun provides an opportunity of seeing the way forward, and anything unclear will become clear in the near future. It also bodes well if you are studying, since it indicates all forms of clarity, truth, and wisdom.

On a spiritual level, the Sun can sometimes suggest a mystical experience of unity, or an affinity with light and forces of goodness, with you wanting to bring light to others with their optimism and joy.

Keywords: Confidence, enthusiasm, optimism, happiness, joy, enlightenment, illumination, origin and source, renewal, consciousness, awareness, well-being, luck, positivity, success, vitality, radiance, brightness, enthusiasm.

Love/relationships: Spontaneous energy, warm relationship with potential for future success. Spontaneous loving relationship, harmony and balance, successful future, trust, openness, marriage.

XII The Hanged Man

Neptune

Delay’s is the key word; or Stuck, not knowing where you should be heading. Feeling out of sorts and not really beingable to put your finger on what is wrong. This is temporary. Things are pretty much out of your hands at the moment and things are happening behind the scenes. Things will be revealed to you as you need to know them. There is a greater hand than yours steering your course. Let it be. In time you will understand why you had the experiences you had. When nothing seems to be working, surrender for the time being and let it resolve itself.

Often The Hanged Man indicates a time of standstill and suspension of activity, in which you may find that it is seemingly impossible to move forward, make progress, or achieve the breakthrough you need. However, the Hanged Man is not bound or tied down, but rather in a state of stillness for a good reason. It may be that you would not benefit as much as you think you would from action or movement forward at this time; you must take the time to be still and surrender yourself to the current process or moment, rather than look to the one that may be coming.

Sometimes the Hanged Man points to a time of spiritual darkness for you, feelings of abandonment and isolation on your path or journey. It may feel like a time of limbo, as if nothing is happening. However, if you learn to not struggle against this experience, but instead surrender yourself to the process, you will find spiritual wisdom and a deeper understanding of yourself. If you are going through changes, difficulties, or worries, the Hanged Man simply tells you to let go and give in. It will do them more harm to fight, and you should instead become passive, receptive participant rather than trying to direct the changes or take any action.

In relation to projects, the Hanged Man sometimes advises a brief pause in work so that you may reflect on your current progress and achievements to date and take the time to make better plans. The main positive aspect of the Hanged Man’s suspension and limbo is that it gives you plenty of time to think.

This card can sometimes indicate a change of perspective, seeing the issue from a different point of view, and turning everything on its head. In a relationship, it can break or a temporary separation so that both partners can assess what they want from each other and the relationship.

With regard to family matters or an issue you care deeply about, the Hanged Man talks about sacrifice for the higher good, particularly self-sacrifice in some way for the benefit of others. In this sacrifice you will find peace, serenity, and inner harmony.

Keywords: Spiritual limbo, letting go, surrender, suspension, pause, thinking, reflecting, sacrifice, descent, Dark Night of the Soul, martyrdom, inner harmony, serenity, giving up, inaction, standstill.

Love/Relationships: Powerless to change a relationship that has gone stagnant or lost it’s sparkle, you can’t have the one you want at the moment. Waiting to see how a love will react and what they will do.

XVII The Star

Aquarius

Perhaps the Star could be called the luckiest card in the pack, but it is also a deeply spiritual card. It often appears when you're going through a time of intense renewal in your life, usually after a difficult time or experience. You feel like you are being led out of the darkness and into the light, being given renewed hope and opportunity, guidance and direction, and your mind is set on rising higher into spiritual awareness and understanding.

When the Star appears, it reassures you that no matter how bad things may become, or how dark they feel inside, there is a glimmer of hope that, if it is nurtured, will grow, and spread its light to all parts of your life. You are being given a chance at new life, a rebirth of sorts, through increased awareness and rejuvenation of energy, hope, and direction.  This is a breath of fresh air, a spiritual pampering of the soul, a restoration of faith. Often the Star signifies the end of a difficult time or a period of conflict.

In a social situation, it indicates peace making, with rivalries and enmities being healed and all participants moving on. Any pettiness between people is let go so that they might all move on, heal, In love, the Star indicates the kind of relationship that heals both parties, provides them with inspiration and hope, renews their passion and ability to love, and ushers in a new era of peace and harmony.

For work, projects, careers, and goals, the Star is a truly wonderful card to receive. It signifies hopes, dreams, and wishes coming true—not necessarily through effort, but instead through synchronicity or chance or a bit of luck. Everything just seems to fall into place, and you will enjoy a clear path towards future goals.

The Star might also indicate you achieving some sort of recognition, fame, or fortune, and your light will shine brightly for all who to see.

Sometimes the Star can also represent you “following your star”—carrying within yourself glimmer of a dream that you can nurture and listen to, letting it guide you toward achieving the dream and making it bigger and more manifest. You are encouraged to chase your dreams and wishes, and to take every opportunity that comes your way, as it will all lead toward achieving that dream.

The Star can also point to an interest toward a more spiritual way of thinking and being. You may have an interest in the New Age movement, spirituality, religion, mysticism, ecology, and any associated practices, such as meditation, crystal or sound healing, or Reiki. Anything concerning healing is of particular interest to you, as you may wish to help other through the difficult, wounded feelings you yourself have undergone and overcome.

Occasionally the Star can also signify you has a spiritual gift of some kind, such as the ability to see auras or clairvoyance.

Key words: Wisdom, hope, happiness, intellectual fulfilment, spiritual enlightenment

Love/Relationships: Bound to another by a karmic link or emotional tie, if single, total belief you can find a person to share your life with.

Finance/Career: Bright prospects ahead, understanding your goals and progress towards them, finances ok, looking better in the future, money in the mail.

XVX The Tower

Mars

Expect the Unexpected. Chaos, bizarre events and destruction. Remain calm in the face of unexpected changes and listen to the inner force that reassures you everything is going to be alright.

The Tower represents a structure of false or outgrown values. Your attitude to life no longer supports you and needs to be surrendered so that you can grow. This can come in the form of a flash of enlightenment, allowing a new understanding of life. The Tower brings the change you longed for but feared. This change can be sudden and sometimes violent, particularly when you resist it. Often your subconscious mind calls for this change to free you from the restrictions around you, and your attitude to the change will determine whether it is exciting or painful. By handling problems in a grounded and realistic manner the Tower need not occur. The Universe does not allow people to live far from their spiritual path forever. When we become stuck and cannot free ourselves peacefully, life does whatever is necessary to free us.

When The Tower appears, it’s time for change. It is too late to prepare for change, or how you would like to change, but simply a time to release the old. For you to move on, you must accept that some things have been and will be lost, and that inevitably certain elements of your life must be let go before they can move on.

Even though the process of destruction is painful and difficult for you to undergo once you have picked up the pieces (or others have picked up the pieces for you!) You are liberated and freed from a situation or relationship that was negative or holding you back. Sometimes the Tower appears when you feel trapped or unable to move forward because of outside obstacles, and the Tower’s destruction clears the way for you. Unfortunately, it clears everything else out also.

When you surrender to the forces of the Tower card you will see a resurrection in your affairs and improved conditions, but on a much stronger, firmer foundation. Unexpected luck or good fortune. New opportunities appear or success and recognition for your talents. If you refuse to accept this, you will be stuck reliving the destruction over and over, but once you let go of what was lost, you are free.

Even though the process of destruction is painful and difficult for you to undergo, once you have picked up the pieces (or others have picked up the pieces for you!) You are liberated and freed from a situation or relationship that was negative or holding you back. Sometimes the Tower appears when you feel trapped or unable to move forward because of outside obstacles, and the Tower’s destruction clears the way for you. Unfortunately, it clears everything else out also.

Love/Relationships: Relationship needing to change, addressing problems in your relationship, refusing to change could end the relationship.

Finance/Career: Financial loss and disruption such as the loss of a business or investment, unforeseen problems, forced change in your career or direction,

An honest look at yourself, responsible where you are now by your past actions, accept the repercussions. Define your goals again before you set off.

III The Empress

Venus

The Empress says you need to trust your feelings more and suggests domestic harmony, marriage, and maternity.

The Empress represents living life to the full, in an uncomplicated way. Contentment and stability with home life and understanding from personal experiences.

Most often she indicates that a creative process will be started or finished, or that you are undergoing the process currently.

The Empress also asks you how much effort you are willing to put into something and reminds you that, most of the time, the act of creation can be painful and can require dedication.

This card isn’t about duty or responsibility, although it might involve them. It also says that anything that you are currently undertaking will undergo a great period of growth.

Keywords: Fruitfulness of action, Beauty, personal development, and progress.

Love/relationships: A new partner could be coming into your life if not in a good relationship, desire to care for someone special, wanting to express feelings on a deeper level.

XX Judgement

Pluto

The Judgement card can be difficult to interpret in an everyday situation without downplaying its meaning or power. Nevertheless, it is likely to appear in a reading for mundane questions at some point. In these cases, the idea.

In a reading, this card could indicate a time of rebirth and reawakening, associated at times with the ending of a long-term relationship, the ending of a job or career, or the ending of a stage of your life. This is a time of reassessment of the self, of rebirth from the ashes like the phoenix.

You may have been undergoing a painful process of letting go or loss, and the Judgement card appears to let you know that these events will fertilize a time of growth and awakening for you, and that you will leave behind the cause of pain and rise above it.

This card usually points to a movement toward a new sense of self, one that is better for you and more fitting for your life’s goals and aspirations. Thus, Judgement can also indicate the act of breaking old habits and habitual thought processes in order to move on unfettered in life.

Sometimes the Judgement card appears to indicate your aspirations and long-term goals, or it suggests that you have reached the end of a goal or cycle and now need to move on. It might also indicate that one opportunity is closing off to you, but that this will lead to a new, better opportunity instead.

Everything to do with your higher self and higher calling is discussed with this card. You may be on a spiritual quest for rebirth or seeking a radical change in your life that will allow them to feel more in control and free from limitations.

It can also point to an epiphany or “eureka!” moment in your life, one that has happened or is about to happen, and a dawning realization. It suggests that any answers you are searching for currently can be found if you let yourself undergo the process of rebirth and awakening.

You need to pay attention to a deep calling within yourself and allow it to lead you to a higher understanding. It may also be that something has been lying dormant within you or your life, and it is now time for it to be released.

You will also find that learning from the past will be beneficial to you and allow you to move on and rise higher.

In situations you are finding difficult, the Judgement card suggests that the best response is to rise above it and move on. You must not let yourself be drawn back down into the mire of ignorance.

Love/Relationships: Nostalgic, remembering old loves, wishing you could have that feeling of love and rekindle or experience it.

Finance/Career: Improvements in income, investments and profits, Paid for outstanding debts.