The tarot meanings for the individual tarot cards on this page is a simple, basic meaning for use with my basic Online Tarot Quick and Easy Tarot Card Reading method.

The individual tarot meanings go much deeper than what is listed here. In fact, the whole of the tarot system is so tremendously in depth that years after you being to learn the tarot meanings, you will still occasionally find some nuance, some thought you had not realized before.

In many ways, saying that you learn the tarot meanings is missleading because you do not learn the tarot meanings, you live them. They become a part of the very fiber of your being.

The tarot meanings on this page are nothing more than a small taste of what the tarot has to offer. Use this system when you do not have the time to delve to the depths that the Tarot can take you, but if you have the time, consider learning on a deeper level that what these simple meanings can take you.

1. The Fool
2. The Magician
3. High Priestess
4. Empress
5. Emperor
6. Hierophant
7. The Lovers
8. The Chariot
9. Strength
10. The Hermit
11. Wheel of Fortune
12. Justice
13. The Hanged Man
14. Death
15. Temperance
16. The Devil
17. The Tower
18. The Star
19. The Moon
20. The Sun
21. Judgement
22. The World
23. Ace of Wands
24. Two of Wands
25. Three of Wands
26. Four of Wands
27. Five of Wands
28. Six of Wands
29. Seven of Wands
30. Eight of Wands
31. Nine of Wands
32. Ten of Wands
33. Page of Wands
34. Knight of Wands
35. Queen of Wands
36. King of Wands
37. Ace of Cups
38. Two of Cups
39. Three of Cups
40. Four of Cups
41. Five of Cups
42. Six of Cups
43. Seven of Cups
44. Eight of Cups
45. Nine of Cups
46. Ten of Cups
47. Page of Cups
48. Knight of Cups
49. Queen of Cups
50. King of Cups
51. Ace of Swords
52. Two of Swords
53. Three of Swords
54. Four of Swords
55. Five of Swords
56. Six of Swords
57. Seven of Swords
58. Eight of Swords
59. Nine of Swords
60. Ten of Swords
61. Page of Swords
62. Knight of Swords
63. Queen of Swords
64. King of Swords
65. Ace of Pentacles
66. Two of Pentacles
67. Three of Pentacles
68. Four of Pentacles
69. Five of Pentacles
70. Six of Pentacles
71. Seven of Pentacles
72. Eight of Pentacles
73. Nine of Pentacles
74. Ten of Pentacles
75. Page of Pentacles
76. Knight of Pentacles
77. Queen of Pentacles
78. King of Pentacles

The Fool is the medieval court jester. He was never expected to behave as others when in the presence of royality and his role was not to just keep people laughing but to keep them off balance somewhat. He was always unpredictable and full of surprises and had an eye for finding the right buttons to push to make sure every situation was different.

The Fool is a card of faith not just in life but in the Higher Power that sustains us and protects us. When this card appears in a reading it can fore tell of a change of direction that will lead you to personal growth. He reminds you to trust your intuition, believe in yourself and remain true to your hearts desires.

When we see a master magician we see what appears to be someone that is in control of the forces of the Universe. He can command at will forces we can not see to do his bidding and make changes in our world that amaze and mystify us. He is in control and in charge of the forces of nature and for the time that we watch, he is in control of us too. He is not afraid to act and will push forward with a sword through the middle of his assistants stomach because he knows he is in charge and the assistant is not in danger.

When you see this card in a reading, it is a reminder to you that you too can control the forces of your life. God has given you gifts you can use to create your own future and now is the time to use those gifts.

The High Priestess represents the mysterious world that lies beyond our conscious minds. We often hear of the veil that separates the two worlds and she sits just in front of this veil, urging go deeper and look beyond what we see in our world of matter to find what secrets are held within the world of mind and spirit.

She reminds you that you have unlimited potential to become anything you wish to become. You have an unlimited supply of knowledge and information you can tap into if you will just believe, accept and strive to find it.

When this card turns up in a reading, it is time to ask yourself if you are trying to make things happen in the mundane world of matter or are you allowing things to happen in the spiritual world. The spiritual world often takes time and it requires a quietness, a stillness within yourself to manifest. Listen to her message and don't try to force you will upon the situation, allow it to unfold in itself own way and you will come out ahead.

The Empress is the life giving mother. She is the nurturing, caring, loving mother that reigns in nature and urges you to maintain your connection to the earth. In readings she sometimes represents some aspect of motherhood but often it goes beyond just simple mothering and on to the creation of life and making life worthwhile through loving care and attention.

At times, she can represent abundance in all forms but especially those things that involve the senses, food, pleasure, love, needs being met and exceeded. She can also represent material reward but keep in mind that riches should only be received in the spirit of sharing with others also. So enjoy what you get, but do not forget your ability to help others.

When you think of the Emperor, you think of a man that is stern, has little sense of humor, expects 110% out of everyone and even more out of himself. He keep everyone and everything in working order and jobs are accomplished according to schedule. But he does not rule by whip and anger. He is authoritarian but respected.

If your current situation is chaotic, he urges you to get things in order. Fix the problems, tie up the loose ends and get the trains running on time. If your situation is already overly controlled, especially if it is so controlled that no one is accomplishing anything, it is time to loosen up and allow things to flow more naturally.

At times, this card car foretell of an encounter dealing with the law, those in authority, or the government. He can also stand for a father type of figure that has your best interests at heart and seeks only to guide and protect you.

The Hierophant deals with learning in all its many forms and the groups that facilitate learning. We all know and understand the learning that takes place in formal settings such as schools, but we often forget that the majority of our learning takes place in settings outside of an actual school. We learn from dealing with others. Clubs, teams, churches, exercise groups, the companies we work for, even the people we deal with during our daily tasks of shopping teach us what is expected and permitted in our society.

But not all the learning in these group situations is good for us. If you run with the wrong group you can be taught behavior which is not acceptable in our society and which can end up getting you in trouble. The Hierohpant urges you to make sure the group you are dealing with is helpful and uplifting to you. Don't allow yourself to be stifled by energies that are not supportive to you and trust yourself to know the difference.

Love and Sex are perhaps the two subjects that stay on the mind of more people than any other topic on a regular basis. This car represents both love and sex and more at the same time.

When this card shows in a reading, it often represents a deep love. One that may or may not involved sex. It is the attraction, the chemistry, the thoughts and feelings and everything else that goes into the equation in which two or more people are drawn together and can include not just a one on one relationship but a relationship among a group of people that join forces for a common cause.

At times, the card can represent a crossroad in front of you. One where you must choose between right and wrong, whether to go against your personal beliefs or the truth or a lie. Just remember that often what is right for you may seem to be wrong for others, but you can only be responsible for your own life.

The Chariot is a card that talks about emotional control but unlike the Emperor who deals with completely suppressing the emotion in favor of logic and reason, the Chariot knows that emotions can be trainined and used to help you obtain your goals.

Too often in life we are our own worse enemies and we allow our emotions to run away with us, sending us off in various directions and breaking our focus on the matter at hand. Emotions can be used to enthrall and energize those around us, they can learn power to our creative processes and urge to less fortunate to greatness, yet if we let our emotions run away with us, they can cause hurt and pain. It is by controlling our emotions, not killing them that we become the most powerful.

When the Chariot shows up in a reading, it is often reminding you to take control of your emotions, don't keep your emotions in a uproar by complaining or by thinking "Oh poor me the world is out to get me". Instead use that energy to take action, to fix something that is not working right, to take charge of a situation, to clean up the mess that has been made, for these are the actions that will change your situation.

The Chariot also is a messenger of victory and success,but only if you control your emotions and prevent things from distracting you from your goal.

The Strength card is not speaking of physical strength but rather inner strength. The strength to remain clam when everything around you is falling apart, the strength to overcome the emotions that hold you back and prevent you from being all you can be for it is only when we can overcome these emotions that we can find that quiet place within us where we can hear the voice of God, guding us along our path.

When this card appears in a reading, if you are lack or problems in your life it is reminding you that you can overcome the inner emotions that hold you back and bring forth those emotions that will allow you to soar. If other people are taking all of your time and patience the card is reminding you that some time it is tough love that is needed and often our attempts to help others can actually prevent them from learning their own life lessons.

When we think of a hermit we think of a bearded old man in ragged clothing that has chosen to live away from the eye of mainstream society. He represents the desire to turn away from a life of stuggling to have the material things of the world and finding peace and solice in the inner world where the voice of God is heard during the quiet times.

If we are to learn true and complete wisdom, we must strip away the distractions that life throws at us at every turn. It starts with quieting the inner turmoils that is within us and once that is mastered we move on to quieting the outter turmoil of the world around us so we are left with perfect quiet and can commune in solitude with the creator of it all.

When the Hermit appears in a reading, it is a call to put aside the "things" of life and find that quietness so you can listen for a message is awaiting you. No matter how crazy your living arrangement make your life seem, do not give up those moments of quietness for it is you who will lose in the long run as you cut yourself off from the infinite wisdom.

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The Wheel of Fortune talks about fate. But before you can understand the card you have to understand the basics of how fate works in our lives. We are not destined to any specific event but before we were born we decided on a lesson to be learned or strived for in this life. Our lives were designed to allow opportunities for us to learn this lesson and we often go through similar events over and over again until we do learn the lesson.

When the card shows up in a reading it is often fore telling of an event that pertains to a life lesson. This could be something as simple as suddenly realizing something you have struggled with in your mind for years or as that a twist of fate is stepping up the learning process a couple of notches. If you have been worrying on a specific problem try taking a few steps back and looking at it with the spiritual eyes instead of your logical brain and the answer may well be found.

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The Justice card reminds us that the Justice that we seek is based on the justice promised by the Highest Power. It is a reminder that justice is a balance of many things and involves not just right and wrong, but fairness and truth. It reminds us that even though the world may seem completely unfair to us, there is a divine balance that overrides everything.

For Justice to prevail, the law of cause and effect and the law of Karma will come into play. Every action we take has an affect on someone or something at some point in time and we never truly know what that affect will be until it comes into play. Karma on the other hand is what happens when the Universal balance works it way round to giving you what you are due based upon what you have put out in the past.

In readings this card often involves a legal matter but it can appear when you are concerned about fairness or getting what you are due. The card urges you to accept your responsiblities and do what needs to be done. If there is something in your past that you are not happy about what you did, you may soon receive the the affect of what you did. Deal with it and move on and your will be stronger for having dealt with it.

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The Hanged Man is a card of opposites. It teaches us about facts of life but in contradictory ways such as in order to be in control of our lives we often have to allow someone else to control us. Often by sacrificing ourself we become the victor and that by standing still we can move forward with our lives.

The card urges us to look for solutions in the not so obvious. If you want someone to do what you want, then let them do what they want. If you feel the urge to do something right this moment, wait, delay it before putting it into action to get the best result. The answer you are seeking will come from one of these contradictory concepts.

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Death is probably the most feared thing that can happen in any human beings life, or should I say will happen. For the death of our physical bodies will happen eventually. But the death of our physical bodies is not the end of us. We go on and become something even better than we are in our current physical form.

Plus, death is not something that we are free from then it suddenly catches up with us. We experience death of our part of our physical bodies on a daily basis. Every breath we take see some of our cell dying and though we may look very similar, we are never 100% the same from moment to moment in our lives due to the death and birth of cells in our bodies.

In a reading, the death card rarely if ever it talking about the actual physical death of someones body. Rather it means the death of a concept, an idea, a way of doing things, a time period, a relationship or something similar. You may experience some sadness or reluctance to accept what is to come but there could also be relief and happiness for many times the things we have to release are the things that are holding us back. The card simply urges you to be on the lookout for the change that is coming and when it arrives, just deal with it. It is not the end of your world.

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A person with a temperate personality takes the middle ground much more often than the high or low road. Their world is one of moderation. They are the type of person that stays calm, cool and collected during a major upheaval when everyone around them is losing their head.

When the Temperance card turns up in a reading, it tends to indicate a need for balance. Look for situations where the people involved are on opposite ends of the situation and help to bring them together. Look for solutions that involved a mixture of the ideas being presented by each party. Determine a method that uses the best of both sides and the best results.

The card also speaks of good health and if you have been experiencing any sort of health problems recently, it foretells of improvement and well being in the future.

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Whether you choose to call it the Devil, Satan, Lucifer, the Prince of Darkness or any of the other names he is called in the various cultures around the world, there is no doubt that the Devil hold to position in our society for being known as everything that is bad in our world. We think that if we could just get the Devil out of our lives we would have a world of perfect peace and harmony. But it is not possible to remove all of what we call evil from the world for our existence is based on a balance of all things. Good and bad, light and dark, happy and sad.

No one likes to think that there is evil inside of us, but we too must be in balance. It is how we express the darker side of ourselves that determines the person that we are. Deny the darker side and you give it power. Give it too much power over you and it will destroy you. Accept the negativity that is a part of you and learn to deal with it. Do not blame the bad things in life on an outside Devil and you will have captured one of the secrets to life.

When the Devil card appears in a reading it is often a sign that you do not have control of your life and it is leading to a loss of hope and a lack of faith in your own abilities. Pay attention to how you are thinking about your life. Never accept that darkness has won or it has because you will have given it everything it need to win. Learn your lessons, accept the light and turn as much of the negativity in your life into positive energy.

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Life is filled with constant change, everything is growing, being used up or winding down its life cycle so we are use to nothing staying the same forever, which is good because it gives us time to adapt to the new situation, but the Tower card is about sudden change.

Have you ever seen in a movie where someone is hysterical with fright or worry to the point they can not communicate, forcing someone to give them a quick slap across the face to bring them back to reality. This is how suddenly things can change in our lives and when it happens this quickly, it is usually because we are being given a wake up call that something is wrong in our lives.

If you have not recently experienced this sudden upheaveal, it is coming, however it does not have to be extremely negative for you. Your own attitude about the situation and how you decide to handle it will determine the type of impact it has on your life.

Look for the good to come out of the situation instead of dwelling on the negative aspect of it. This too shall pass and you will come through it a better and stronger person is you take it in stride and do what needs to be done to get through it.

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Often it is amazing how when you look toward the stars, hope will rise up within us. The stresses and tensions of the day fall away as we look upon something so majestic we can no longer deny the presence of God in our Universe and that alone provide hope for a better future.

The Star card tends to appear when we have suffered a loss or are grieving over the loss of something or someone that was dear to us. The card urges you that no matter what the problem is, no matter how insurmountable life may seem, there is always hope. Things will get better. You may need to open your heart and ask for help to release that which is binding you but never forget that there is help available and you can always turn your eyes toward teh stars and ask for it.

If you have not suffered a loss of some kind, the card is acknowledging to you that you are on the right track. That which you are striving for has been blessed and as long as you stay true to your path, yourself and your higher self and continue to work for your goals, they will be obtained.

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The Moon card is perhaps one of the most mysterious cards in the deck. The world that we love and enjoy in the light of day, suddenly become deep and mysterious in the moonlight. Nothing is as it seems. A place of safety suddenly looks and feel dangerous. A joyful playground becomes a terror waiting to pounce on the unsuspecting. The world becomes filled with illusions and deception.

But it is not the night itself that holds the dangers we fear. Most of the fears are born of our imagination, of the unknown, of not being able to see into the darkness. There may be the few that work their evil under the darness of night, but they are rare when compared to the times when it was only our fertile imagination running wild.

When the Moon appears it a reading it is a warning that something is not as it appears to be. Something is being hidden from you or you are simply forgetting about something important to your decision and you should know that the potential for failure does exist.

If this card appears in a reading that is mostly negative, it can be telling you that you are letting your imagination run away with you and things are not as bad as you think they are.

At times this card can turn up when you are lost. You may not know which way to go or even where you are going. If this is the case, you are being urged to use your own intuition of guide you. Let go of your preconceived notions on what to do and listen to the voice of God to guide you. You have a valuable lesson to learn and it will help you for years to come.

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In times past in cultures around the world, the Sun was worshiped as a god. The attributes attributed to this god were strength, vitality, vigor, energy, health, warmth, hope, prosperity, high office, success, fame, positions of rank or title. Our ancient ancestors saw the sun as the bringer peace, happiness, food and life in general.

To understand what this card is telling you, you have to think about all the things that a Sun God would think, feel and do. The confidence that comes with health and success, The energy that comes from vibrant health and vitality. These are the attributes you will see when everything you undertake is successful.

When The Sun appears in a reading it is a sign of success. The toils and troubles are over and you can rejoice in the brilliant sun shine. If you have not seen recent toils and troubles, expect something joyful and happy to happen soon. It could be the birth of a child, unexpected money or almost anything else as long as it is positive and enjoyable.

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Judgement comes in 2 forms. There is the kind where we look at what a person has done and past judgement that says you are bad or have done something wrong and deserve to be punished for it. Then there is the judgement when all sides of the situation are looked at and the truth of the matter is sought, without blame or damnation being placed.

When this card appears in a reading, it is often saying that we must make a judgement on something and we are being urged to judge without blame. Seek the truth of the situation and base your actions accordingly. If you are the one that is being judged, learn from the situation. Accept your role and aspire to do better, all the while knowing you are a worthy, strong and decent person.

The card can also mean that the hard time you have been experiencing is about over. You can lay down the judgement of the past and accept a new, brighter future. The mistakes, guilts and burdens you have been carrying from the past can be shrugged off like and old coat and thrown away. They no longer serve a purpose for you and it is time to begin life anew.

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The World card is about the happiness that comes from having everything you want and need and everything going your way. It's sort of a cross between total happiness, having your hearts desire, love of friends and family, and being adored by the public all rolled into one. It's the times when we feel on top of the world and think that no one or nothing can bring us down.

When this card turns up in a reading it is a sign that there is a high probability that something is going to give you that feeling. Exactly what it is depends on your situation and what it takes to give you that feeling. But keep your eyes and ears open for there a good times coming.

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Have you ever had an idea that you just knew would be big. It could change your life or perhaps even the whole world and just having the idea left you charged with creative energy and urged you to push forward and act upon it. This is the type of energy the Ace of Wands talks about.

When this card show up in a reading it is urging you to look for ways you can bring forth or use that type of energy in your life. Grab hold of thoughts and ideas and allow them to blossom forth in your life. The passion you feel over the subject will energize you and help guide you to completing the project in record time. Trust your ideas and your potential for there is nothing that you can not do.

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The 2 of Wands is a card of personal power. But this is not the power that comes from muscle strength but rather the power that comes from courage and determination. I'm sure you have heard stories of how people have overcome tremendous obstacles from which most people could not imagine succeeding. Yet they looked down deep within themselves and found where God has given them the strength, courage and determination to succeed and they did exactly that. This is they type of personal power this card speaks of.

Our lives are controlled by the amount of power we choose to use. We make our own realities by the choices we choose to make in our lives. This is one of the many life lessons each person will learn in their own time. The amount of strength, courage, determination, boldness and daring we choose to put into affect in our lives determines our level of success, and how much happiness we have in our lives, yet while most everyone agrees with this statement, few fully realize how heavily this concept works in our lives.

When this card appears in a reading, it is urging you to look at your situation and see if you are missing an opportunity to use your person power to improve yourself and/or your world. Now may be the time to use a little extra dose of daring or boldness and take a giant step in a new direction.

When you look at your situation, if you find you are already using your power to a big degree, the card is urging you to make sure you are using your power wisely. Power used solely to control others, take from others or for no worthwhile purpose does not bring you closer to your goal and only serves to create situations where you will end up falling (or failing) to reach your goals. Use your power wisely.

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The Three of Wands has 3 very distinct meanings, yet all three tend to work together and effort in one, tends to improve things in the other. It's first meaning is Success, the second is Partnership or Teamwork and the third is Leadership.

The success of this card is what you feel after you have gone through some trials and tribulations. Think about what it feels like when you run into one road block after another or when it feels like someone or something is intentionally trying to hold you back, then suddenly everything clears up and you accomplish your task.

When partnership and teamwork comes into play, you could be receiving a reminder that there is nothing wrong with asking for help or if could be that the answer to your question will be found while working with others. Teamwork can solve problems that seem insurmountable to an individual.

Leadership is what pulls it all together. Whether you are dealing with your personal life or a business, someone has to be in charge and make the decisions or almost nothing will get done. Just remember that as a leader, it is fine to bring in some of the team to help out on the issue which can mean the success that you are after.

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Life is a series of effort and reward. It starts as a child when we behave as our parent wish and they reward us with a smile, their joy or perhaps a little treat. As we grow, the efforts often become harder but the rewards also become better. Our years of education gets us a good job. Our good job buys us the house we have always dreamed of and so forth.

Yet not everything we do it the right thing. We all make mistakes and often, we believe we are doing the right thing but our reward is loss, or pain and suffering because we made a mistake or did not foresee the entire situation as is really was. For some, a decision was made to intentional do wrong. In a way, we receive a reward for these things too, it just usually is not a reward we would really like.

When the 4 of Wands appears in a reading, it usually means excitement of some sort. It can be something unexpected or it could be something planned, such as a wedding or a party. Whatever the excitement is, remember to enjoy it to its fullest.

If you are experiencing the negative side of this card at the moment, the card is urging you to let go of the negative feeling and focus on the good that is in your world. Break the bonds the negative is holding on you and you too can experience the joy of life that makes it worth living.

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The 5 of Wands is about lifes little problems that never seem to stop at times. Ever had a day where everything you touch seems to go wrong. You have a flat on the way to an important meeting, the kids wake up with a bad cold, the family pet that has been house broken for years, suddenlt leaves you 3 little presents in one day. Your boss gives you a dirty look the minute you walk in the door. Your watch battery dies just before you leave for an important meeting for which you must be on time. It is a never ending stream of little things that make you want to scream.

The card does not represent a major negative event in your life. It stands for those times when it seems like the entire world is upset with us and is taking it out one small chunk are a time. There is no one source or thing responsible for it all. If anything it seems like mother nature, God and all your belongs have turned against you are the same time. When this is happening, the card is urging you to take a deep breath, stand back for a moment and just laugh at it all. This too shall pass and you can make the decision to allow it to get you upset or just laugh it off and go on with your life.

At times, this card stands for a competition. A Competition that may not always be fair. Try not to allow the competition to get you down. Competition can often mean the difference in just getting things done or excelling at them. Keep your mind on this fact and stay out fo the bickering that competition sometimes stirs up and you can come out a winner in the situation.

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The 6 of Wands is the card of victory. But unlike the spiritual victory shown in The Chariot card, this card represents a victory here in the material world. As humans it is important that we remain in balance, and for that reason alone there is nothing wrong with developing the material side of your life while also developing the spiritual side.

When this card appears in a reading, it usually is a sign that your efforts are about to pay off. Your goals are being met, the battle is about to be won or you are about to receive the recognition you deserve.

It is important to remember however that everything must be in balance. Do not allow arrogance to enter in while you enjoy your hard earned recognition. Pride goeth before the fall and if you tilt the balance of your life too far into that direction, you may find your hard earned rewards are taken from you after the fact. It is easy to forget that even though your physically did the work to accomplish the goal, you and the goal would not have been there without Gods help. Your talents are a gift from God and not mean to be used with spiteful pride.

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The 7 of Wands is about standing up for what you know is right. In this card we see a man, standing on a hill with this wand raised in battle with those standing at the bottom of the hill. He is defending his place, taking care of what is his and refusing to allow others to take it from him.

When this card appears in a reading, you must ask yourself if your current battle is worth fighting? Is the issue one that is deserving of your efforts? Will the rewards make the effort worthwhile? If so, by all means fight this battle to the end. Through aside your fear and take action for the side of what is right and good in life.

If the is some other motive for your actions and they are not pure and good, think seriously about letting this fight go for the prize won may not be worth the effort you must go through to get it.

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The 8 of Wands is about action, action that happens swiftly and powerfully. It is like a crack of thunder that suddenly happens on a clear day, surprisingly and forceful it can wake you up from the midday doldrums that seem to hit a few hours after lunch. That suddenly release of energy clears your mind and leave you ready to tackle the rest of your day with renewed vigor.

When this card shows in a reading, it speaks of the way before you being suddenly cleared like thunder striking and opening the way before you. Obstacles are swept away and anything holding you back is dissolved so you can move forward at any speed you choose. But be warned, just because the road in front of you is clear does not mean you must drive 90 miles an hour. To do so would be putting yourself in danger.

Moving ahead with your life in fast speed is fine occasionally but go too fast for too long and you will find you miss many of the things that make life worth living.

If the energies this card speak of are not already obvious in your life, take the time to review areas you have had problems with in the past. The solution to these problems may be found or the person or way to handle them will be known.

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The Nine of Wands is about inner strength and what I personally called, Stick-to-it-iveness. Through out our lives we are presented with many obstacles of overcome. This is not some mean, cruel trick God is playing on us but rather mutliple opportunities to learn and grow in our lives and on a spiritual level.

This card speaks of doing whatever needs to be done to get to where you are trying to get. Sometime that means pushing hard to make things happen and sometimes that means standing back and allowing things to run their course. You are the one that must decide which path you should take.

To make that decision, look deep within yourself. Do you have the strength to battle through the obstacle, if not, it may well be time to simple wait it out for this too shall pass. But if you tend to sit back and try to wait out most obstacles, now might be the time to step up and fight for the right outcome on this one.

When this card appears in a reading, it is usually a sign that some difficulties are on the way, but always remember that you have the strength, knowledge and abilities to handle the situation. Dig deep within you and find the courage you need because in most cases, when this card appears in the reading the success you seek is just past this last hurdle.

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The 10 of Wands talks about over extrending ourselves, burdens and struggle. Our world has become so complicated that we tend to try to do way too many things just to keep up with what everyone else is doing.

In a reading the card can be telling you that you are doing too much. You need to lighten your load and stop trying to do everything that is available to be done. Your health, sanity and even your wealth will improve if you cut back. On the flip side if it is your work that is all consuming the card can be telling you there is more to life than just work. Earn a living of course but take time to enjoy what you have earned.

At times the card talks about you talking the biggest part of the responsiblity for something. You may have to be responsible because you you are the only one capable of doing so or you many be the one that is blamed for a problem. Either way, you will be the one to deal with the responsiblity issue of the situation.

The card also indicates a uphill battle for a while where everything seems a little harder than it should and it may appear you are fighting against the world. Just keep in mind there are others around that can help. You don't have to do it all alone.

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The Page of Wands appears in a reading when 1 of 3 things is happening. First it could be an event about. All the Pages are signals of good news, things that cause great excitement such as the someone close to you is now expecting. But the type of conception the Page of Wands heralds is more creative. Its an idea, a concept, a new business, it is something that comes out of the blue and often hits you so hard it leaves you breathless.

Sometimes this card is an actual person that has (or will) come into your life. If it is a person, it is either a child or an adult that has the exuberance of a child. Someone that loves every moment of their life, is always happy, always smiling, heis passionate about the future and has high hopes and desires for the future, but he is not fool hardy and will approach the future with logic rather than abandon.

The Page of Wands could also be a part of you. If he is appearing in your life now, he is here to give you a passion for life and to add a little fearlessness to your life. He will help you face your fears and overcome them so that you can overcome them and get on with your life.

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Like all Knight cards the Knight of Wands is dual sided and your job is to figure out which side you fall on. Do you take action for what is right or act without thinking? Are you loyal to others or always ready for a fight? Are you adventurous and love to make things happen or are you restless and can't connect with others? Are you the hero type and will volunteer for the dangerous job to help others or are you reckless and dangerous, putting yourself and others at risk? Are you confident and self assured or do you brag, boast and exaggerate your accomplishments? Are you attractive, sexy and charming or are you vain, thoughtless and insensitive to others?

When this card is showing in a reading it is telling you to seek a balance of these energies. Find which side of the card you fall on and strive to find a middle ground. Don't go all the way to the other side but find a happy place in the middle that lets you enjoy both sides of the situation.

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If the Queen of Wands was someone you knew in your life, she would be classically attractive, have plenty of friends, always ready and willing to smile. She is dedicated and committed to everyone and every thing she deals with. She is healthy, fit, strong and coordinated. She is self assured but never arrogant and knows she can accomplish anything she set her mind to.

When this card appears in a reading, it is urging you to think and feel as the Queen of Wands would. Can you shake off the blues and become gung ho about life? Do you have the energy to make things happen in your life? Are you cheerful and confident even when problems arise?

Live your life the way the Queen of Wands would and you will find positive changes happening in your life.

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The King of Wands appears in a reading when he either represents a person you will be dealing with or he represents something within you that needs to be dealt with as the King of Wands would deal with it.

If it is a person, it could be a man or a woman. They are strong, faithful and have a high sense of what is right and wrong. They are hard working and show respect for other people, even those of less social standing. He is a born leader and quick to offer assistance, which can actual be a negative in some cases because he tends to help, even when the help is not wanted. Rarely is he wrong about things being discusses but when he is wrong, it can cause more harm than good because he can convince others to go along with him and therefore be wrong also.

If the card does not represent another person, it is urging you to look within yourself and find ways you can put the positive energies of the King of Wands to work in your life. Look for ways that you can help humanity to reach a reality in which all people are truly equal and everyone can have the necessities of life, not matter what their financial standing.

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Cups cards are the emotional cards and the Ace of Cups points to some of the more positive and deep emotions coming into play in your life soon. These can include compassion for others, true love, sexual intimacy, becoming in tuned with your higher self, putting others before yourself, your intuition kicking in full force, an outpouring of sympathy for other and much more.

Often when this card showing in a reading, you are being asked to put the love that is within you to work. You may not realize it just yet, but the seed for this has already been planted within you and now is the time for it to start to blossom forth. Now is when you will begin to click with others and things will start to fall into place.

If you have anger trapped within you, now is the time to let it go for you are being called to deal with others with love, the pure love that comes from the heart and can heal and sooth the soul of those it touches.

It can also mean it is time to learn to trust your intuition, trust the connection you have to the One Source of all that is and learn to draw from that source to benefit yourself and those around you. Rejoice and be happy for your spirit is about to soar.

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The Two of Cups almost always deals with relationships between two people, but occasionally it can be dealing with 2 parts of you.

The relationship between the two people can be almost any type of relationship. Often it is lovers and in fact, the card is a very good sign when the reading is dealing with lovers. However it can be dealing with partners in a business, workers who work together, siblings that have to deal with each other on a specific topic, or even neighbors or friends that are working together on a situation.

In most cases, the appearance of this card is a positive sign, however it always pays to be on your toes because whenever two people come together, there is the chance the two will stretch further than what the original purpose was intended to be. This is not always bad of course, just make sure the original purpose does not get overlooked in the process.

If the card is speaking of two parts of you, chances are these two parts are pulling you in different directions leaving you unsure which path to take. Look within yourself, find the problem areas and settle them, either with yourself or seek counsel with someone to find and answer. You will be stronger and more a peace, able to help others if you do.

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The 3 of Cups deals with groups of all kinds. As individuals we are limited in what we can personally do, but when you bring a group of people together for a common goal, they are more powerful combined than their individual pieces. This is why man is such a gregarious creature, there is safety in numbers in more ways than one.

This card can be urging you to reach out to others around you, to get out into the crowds, to join in with others, but it can also mean there will soon be a celebration of some sort. It could be anything from a community fair or festival to a wedding or baby shower. Rest assured however that there will be multiple people involved and it will be happy occasion.

At times, this card is reminding you to count your blessings. When lifes troubles are getting us down it is easy to forget that no matter how bad things seem, it could be worse so be thankful for what you do have and not dwell on what you don't.

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The 4 of Cups is about whether we focus our attention more on the inside world or the outside world and whether we focus on ourselves or others. When we keep our attention focused on what we can personally get, we tend to miss opportunities to help others and often miss opportunities for gifts being given to us.

It is always good to occasionally focus inwardly on our spiritual side, but when that inward focus is solely to ask for more for you personally, you will loose opportunities to have more. Spend some time asking for others. Give up that time to benefit someone else and it will benefit you in the long run.

Do the same when you are focusing outside of yourself. Live you life working not just for yourself but to also help others and you will have more in the long run.

At times, the 4 of Cups can be a sign of being stuck where you are at. If life seems unfocused and you are not really sure which way to go, find something to do dealing with others to focus your attention on and give the path in front of you time to become clearer. For helping others will always get you further in the long run.

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The 5 of Cups is a card of loss and grief. The card lets you know that a loss is possible but it could be a big loss or a small loss and it will involve the emotional aspects that go with loss.

The loss could being anything from a possession being stolen or breaking down, money being stolen or kept from you, a relationship ending or a job loss. It could be the loss of a chance to do something you have dreamed of, a lost of your reputation, or the loss of the opportunity to do something you have always wanted to do. But no matter what the loss is, it is important to know that the loss is not the end of the world.

Do not allow the card to discourage you. No one enjoys losing anything because quiet frankly it hurts to be on the losing end of anything, but often one thing must be removed from our life to make room for something even better.

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The 6 of Cups refers to all the good memories of the past and how we can bring those good memories with us and use them to build a better future. It is a card of joy involving the simple things in life and urges you to remember all the things from your past brought you to where you are today and made you who you are. Change any one thing from the past and you would not be who you are right now.

Like almost everything else in life however, there is a reverse side to all of the joy in this card. It also contains a warning to remember to not dwell on the past. To remember a joyous feeling and relive it today is fine. To dwell on something bad that happen to you is not. Find inspiration from the past but do not dwell on changing it. You can have even more joyous experiences in the future but if you choose to bring only the negative from your past with you, you will kill the joy you are due. You are the one who must decide to view the past as a gift or a burden.

A times, this card can literally signal a gift you will receive or one you will give to someone else. The gift does not have to be a physical item, though it could be. When you give your time and energy to help someone you are giving them a gift too.

If your question deals with a decision on which path to follow, open you heart and ask the question, which path will bring the most joy to my life and the lives of those around me. Peace and joy in your life can be the most valuable gift you will ever receive.

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The 7 of Cups is a card of choices. Not all choices are good for us but at the same time, they seem very tempting. Some choices seem real but when we try to use them in the real world they tend to fall apart life a house built on a foundation of sand instead of rock.

The card may also point to temptation and if so, the temptation will probably involve something emotional or sexual. Contemplating an affair? Seeking to run off and enjoy an exotic vacation in a far away place? Just be aware that of any ramification that could come from your choices.

Are you looking to make your dreams come true? Double check to make sure your dream is capable to standing up to the light of day and is no so far fetched or in the realm of fantasy that it can not work in the mundane world. Stay true to the path you are on and make sure you keep your ethics in high order and you will be fine.

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The 8 of Cups is about turning away from what has been and facing what will be. It could be as simple and leaving a job that was not fulfilling and moving to a job that is be rewarding. It could be as complicated as leaving a spouse that is holding you back and turning toward a future that is supporting of you on all levels or anywhere between the two.

But any time one thing ends, the door opens for something else to replace what just ended. So even though the future may be scary, because it is unknown, do not think turning away from the old is the end of the world. More often than not, you will be turning to something even better.

This card often signifies the turning to a more spiritual life. It can mean leaving behind the doubts that society places on spiritual gifts and turning to the infinite knowledge and wisdom that God has for you. You will know when the time to move on is at hand. Listen and accept it. The past is over and you have a full future ahead of you.

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The 9 of Cups is known as the Wishes Come True card, for it oftens foretells of just that. It brings a message of anything being possible and encourages you to enjoy all the senses that go along with getting what you want. It speaks of being happy and content with what you have gotten.

But there is a word of caution. If you get what you have through less than upstanding means, you may become like the catthat ate the owners canary. It was good while it lasted but life at the pound was not worth those few moments of pleasure. On the physical level, the card often speaks of sensual pleasures and urges you to enjoy your body, but again, without harming others.

Last but not least, the card urges you to be careful what you wish for. Nothing is as perfect as we would like it to be and there is responsiblities that go along with everything we get.

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The 10 of Cups is a card of Joy, Peace and Family and the 3 are usually involved with each other. If you do not have joy in your life, you may need to find peace to be able to find the joy and your family can probably help you. It is the same with Peace, look for your family to help you find it, often by sharing in their joys.

When the card shows in a reading, it is often a sign of the end of hostilities. If you are involved in a fight, it may well be over. If you are at war with yourself on an issue, the solution may soon be found.

Often this card signals a time of peace and happiness in your life, a time when you feel you are fulfilled, a time of joy and peace, that involved those you are the closest too. If there is and arguements within your family at this time, now it the time to work toward solving it.

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When the Page of Cups shows up in a reading, it usually means one of 3 things. It could be speaking of a specific person either already in your life or about to appear in your life. It could be speaking of any event that you are about to experience or have already started to experience, or it could be talking about a part of your spiritual makeup that is ready to be opened and used.

If he is speaking of an actual person, this person will be exceptionally kind, loving and caring. They will be gentle and compassionate, giving when other would hold back. They could be the artistic type, with a very active imagination. While brave this person would much prefer to stay away from conflict of all types and might be a little moody to boot.

If the card is speaking of an event it will be dealing with something that brings out almost childlike emotions or perhaps even the birth of a child or a pregnancy. For instance a new whirlwild romance that appears out of the blue, or a new friendship that feels like you have been best friends forever, or a sudden trip to an exotic new place.

If he is speaking of a part of you that needs to be opened or used, it is usually something dealing with intuition, dreams or manifestation. He urges you to dream because without a dream, without the hope that goes along with being able to dream something bigger and better than you currently have, then there is no hope because there are no dreams to come true.

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The Knight of Cups can fore tell of a specific person, an event or even a part of your own personality and like all knights there is a positive and negative side of him.

When the Knight represents and actual person, it could be a man or a woman. On the positive side they will be in touch with their intuition and their emotions. They will have a magnetic personality and be someone you feel very much at home with. On the negative side, they may use their intuition to get what they want from others and be very moody and tempermental. They tend to flirt even if they are in a committed relationship. They take offense easily and would rather allow others to do the dirty work.

As an event, the knights energies tend to manifest as some sort of messenger bringing news or news that comes through dreams or visions. The message or news usually involves something very emotional such as an invitation to a romantic evening, a marriage proposal or an "I love you" from someone you did not expect it from. The card could fore tell of a new relationship or a friendship that steps up a notch. But if this is the case, it serves as a warning because the relationship is not firmly planted in reality and one partner is not seeing the other as they truly are.

If the Knight is speaking of a part of yourself, he is warning that you could be getting too wrapped up in your dreams. You should follow your dreams but not to the point of allowing them to over rule your head. On the other hand, if you don't have any dreams, spend some time learning to develop your imagination. Either way, know that you are in control of your life and that you can make your dreams come true, but the two work together.

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Rarely does the Queen of Cups fore tell of an event. She almost always is speaking of a person, either someone around you or you yourself. The person she represents will be highly intuitive or perhaps even a full blown psychic. She is the type of person you feel completely comfortable using her shoulder to cry on and feel completely at home near her because of the positive energies she gives off.

Common jobs for the Queen of Hearts deal with counseling, the healing arts, music, writing, anything artistic of dealing with children or animals. Others are attracted to her because whether she is beautiful on the outside or not, the inside is like a light shining in the darkest night and attracts others with the love and compassion that shines through her.

When this card appears in a reading, if it is not speaking of a specific person it is urging you to think carefully on how you can use the knowledge that you have to help others, that it is time to use your intution for your already have your answers if you will just trust it, or it is a warning that you are thinking too much with your heart and not your head.

When this card is speaking of a person, it could be a man or a woman that has the above energies in their physical and mental makeup, know that they will have a special meaning in your life.

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The King of Cups cares deeply about the people he rules over. Never the demanding leader, he leads by showing the way to others, allowing them to see in him the way they should proceed in life. He teaches rather than demands and he sees all situations with the gentle lovingness of a father instead of a ruler that has lost touch with his followers.

He has a quiet disposition and always takes a moment to think about the situation before he responds rather than responding in haste. He is patient and calm, even when others have lost their heads (or their tempers), and shows patients and tolerance to other views, even if they are not his own.

When this card shows in a reading it is urging you to develop the skills of the King of Cups. Be inspired by him and take care of all the many things that arise in life with a peacefulness about you that can mystify others. Use deplomacy rather than force as you reach out to others and you will go far.

The Ace of swords is about truth and justice and having the knowledge and mental ability to know and fight for both. Many people wonder why we don't live lives that are 100% blessed with everything going our way, but we would never learn or grow that way. Humans tend to need to suffer a little for the message to truly sink in.

When the Ace of Swords appears in a reading it is letting you know about one of those instances when you might have some sort of a setback or lesson to learn from. But the main message is not about the actual instance, but the fact that you have the ability to overcome the problem, to learn and grow from it and to remind you that you will come out on the other side, a better and stronger person than when you went into the problem.

We are given opportunities to learn on a daily basis and there is no reason to think this life lesson will be any more severe than the thousands of others we learn throughout our life. Just make sure that you hold your head high, maintain your commitment to truth and honesty and know that God has already put inside of your everything you need to make it through this and many other trials in your life.

Swords cards almost always deal with some sort of conflict which of course involves a duality. For there to be conflict, there must be 2 sides to the story. But the 2 of Swords is a double duality, the 2 upon the duality so to speak and it causes the conflict to be hidden behind the a barrier of protection.

So rather than you needing to look at what is working against you, you must first look at what is blocking you from knowing what is against you. There could be someone holding you back, but if they are all smiles to your face, they could be hidding the fact. There could be someone out to get you, but if they use the disquise of being your best friend, you may not realize it. You may be ready to make a change in your life, but there could be a problem you don't yet know about that will hold back your success. There are the types of things to ponder when this card appears in a reading.

At times the 2 of Swords can mean that you have blocked yourself from seeing the truth of a situation. The block may or may not be deliberately put in past. It is often hard to accept the truth especially when accepting the truth means we must admit things would wish could not happen, but know they are happening. Just remember that blocking the truth is living in the dark. You are blinded and making decisions without a proper knowledge base. It is better to accept the truth and deal with it than to live life in the dark and be held back.

At first glance, the 3 of Swords appears to be one of the worst cards in the deck. Three swords pierce a heart. Blantant symbolism of hurt and pain and sadly, when this card appears in a reading, it is usually fore telling of pain to come.

You may have recently experienced this pain. An argument, a breakup, betrayal, separation, and experience whether intentional or not that causes you to feel less than what you really are or brings in loneliness, sadness and lost of hope.

Sadly, pain is a necessary part of our lives, it is what motivates us to not put outselves into danger. It is what teaches us how to be strong when we have to be and to learn from our mistakes. If you have not already experienced this pain, seek within yourself from answers to where the pain will be coming from. Do what you can to prevent the pain or at the very least, lessen it somewhat because you have been given a gift by knowing it is come your way.

The 4 of Swords is a card that is offering you a challenge to do one of the hardest things for any human being to do, be still and be quiet. Our modern world is filled with thousand upon thousands of people, places and things to keep our attention. Radio, newspapers, tv, the internet, buses, cars, everywhere we look we are being bombarded with information, all of it trying to keep your attention. To keep you focused on what they are offering and without regard to what is best for you personally.

With all this chatter going on around us, is it any wonder that people are losing the ability to hear the voice of God. It is only in these quiet times, when we can step away from the chatter and the bright lights that we are open to receive what God has to say and this card is urging you to be quiet and listen because God has something important to say to you.

When this card appears in a reading, it can mean God is trying to speak to you and you need to stop and listen or it can mean that you need to take a rest. If you have been ill, the rest is needed to recouperate. If you have been living a hectic life, it can mean the need to rest to prevent illness. It can also mean it is time to slow down and thing through your prospects. Take some time to gather your thoughts and feelings on the subject and make your decision from that aspect.

The 5 of Swords is a card about your own self interests. When we live a spiritual life, we strive to think of others more than we think of ourselves and we understand how we are just one small part of a whole that is so entwined, when we help others we also help ourselves. This concept is one of the first anyone on a spiritual path learns as they begin their path, but it is also one of the easiest to forget in a world where everything seems to be "ME" oriented.

When this card shows in a reading, it usually means you or someone you are dealing with has forgotten this basic concept of our spiritual world and are defining your hopes and desires in too tight of a circle.

There could be times when the card is urging you to put your own needs first instead of others first but these times should be obvious. If you are in pain, seek medical care, if a relationship has become toxic, get out of it.

The card can also mean there is dishonesty in your life. You or someone you know could be using tricks, lies, or even crimes to get what they want. In this case, the card is warning you that if you are the perpetrator, keep in mind that everything you do also affects you in the same way it affects those you are doing it to. If it is not you, it urges you to be on the look out for someone that may treat you this way.

The 6 of Swords indicates travel or a journey. But keep in mind, travel does not always mean physically moving our bodies from one location to another. Many journeys happen within our minds and spirits and your journey could be on a spiritual level or a physical level.

If you have been going through some rough times, the 6 of Swords points to that time being over and your journey will begin to be more refreshing and positive. It you have not been experiencing troubled times, then look for things to get even better because the card is not about a journey to rough times, it is a journey to better things.

This can sometimes mean a journey to a better financial situation but more often than not it involves a journey that is more of a spiritual journey. One in which you can toss off all the negative emotions and allow the light of peace and happiness to enter your life.

Always remember that no matter how bad things get, it can and will get better and this card is letting you know better is just around the corner.

The 7 of Swords represents the type of person that works on their own. He doesn't work well in a group and prefers to be in charge of his own life and everything he does. Team work is not part of his equation. If this is you the card is urging you to look long and hard at how you do things. Is isolation from others really serving you? It does not mean you must run out and find a group to work with but rather it urges you to stay in contact with others and build up a support system around you that can help when you run into problems.

The card also asked are you running from something that you would rather not have to deal with? Sometime we have to face the things that make us uncomfortable in order to become comfortable in our everyday life, having negative situations hanging over us often causes more problems that the running away fixes.

At times the card can represent a mistake you have made that you are somewhat ashamed of. If this is the case, the card urges you to look at your mistake and ask is it really that serious. Everyone makes mistakes and if you do not deal with them on the conscious level they can eat away at your self confidence and hold you back from succeeding. Correct the error if possible and if not, move on. It is not doing the higher good any justice to hold on to these things.

The 8 of Swords is almost like physical bondage. It speaks of times when we feel trapped by our circumstances of by others and don't know which way to turn for help or relief. It is when we feel our most powerless and vunerable. Sometimes we find ourselves in circumstances where there is not enough money to last through the month, a spouse or other loved one is not being true or in some cases being exceptionally cruel. We owe more money than we could ever pay and we feel like nothing will ever get any better.

For others, you may have all that you need but for some reason you feel trapped. There is nothing you can put your finger on but you are afraid to make a move for fear it will be wrong and everything will come crashing down around you. In either case, the situations can be hard to get out of because the more you worry about things the worse they become. The law of cause and affect sets in and instead of seeing a light at the end of the tunnel, you only see the tunnel reaching out to eternity and getting smaller and smaller as it move out before you.

The card urges you to remember you do have choices and no matter how bad things feel and look you can make changes and pull yourself out of it. The way may not be easy to find and it may take some work, but if you try hard enough and never give up you will find a way out. Stop trying to solve everything at one time and focus on one small step at a time. As each step is completed, you are that much closer to being free and before you know it, the light at the end of the tunnel will grow brighter and brighter until you are eventually freed.

The 9 of Swords is a card of regret and the pain and anguish that often goes along with it. Imagine the times in your life when you have lain awake till the wee hours of the morning, anguishing over something that happened and all the unhappiness that goes along with these times.

The worry, doubt and fear that takes hold of us during these times causes us to question, who we are, what we are doing, can we fix things, will it ever get better, and on and on. The thoughts often become a non stop litany of voices running through our heads and it often makes you want to scream.

The card is a warning that the road ahead may not be easy. You are at a point in your life when you could be vulnerable to the actions of others and your should be on your guard. It is also a good time to examine your path and see if adjustments need to be made. Even small changes in our lives can make a bid difference.

One word of note here. It is important to realize that even though the warning of this card sounds severe, it does not mean the end of the world. If you use the warning constructively you can completely avoid the feeling the card represents or they could be so minor as to be as annoying as fly and nothing more.

The image on the Ten of Swords shows a man laying dead on the ground with 10 swords sticking in his back. He wasn't just killed, he was over-killed.

In most readings the card is a warning of what is to come. Something quick, unexpected, happening suddenly and leaving you less than what you were. This could be misfortune such as a natural disaster, or an unexpected loss of income, but often it is your past actions catching up to you. Karma at it most painful.

Thankfully it also means that your suffering is almost over. In the image, the sun is just starting to rise in the background. Thinks may look dark now, but know that the sun will rise again and things will be OK again.

When you see this card, take heart in the lesson to be learned. No one wants to experience pain and by all means do what you can to allieviate the pain. Know that you have the strength and the power to overcome this and you will be a stronger person for having experienced it.

The Page of Swords is a messenger card. He brings news of challenges and opportunities that lie in store for you. The opportunities are chances for you to grow and expand your horizon and they come in the form of the challenges you must face. These are the types of things we would like to be able to say, no thank you to, but they are the things we must deal with in order to learn and grow in our lives. The way may not be easy but the rewards are many and we always come out the other side a stronger person than we were going in.

The card often deals with a child or a grown person who is childlike in some ways. The problems usually involved truth, ethics, the need to encourage or matters of the mind. This can include helping them to discover their world through exploring and teaching, or simply playing games that stimulate the intellectual side of life.

The Knight of Swords has both a positive and a negative side and can manifest in your life in either way.

On his positive side, the Knight is highly intelligent, understand every situation quickly and with ease, uses logic wisely and efficiently. He can get his point across to others clearly and with authority, much like a judge in a trial, he does not jump to conclusions and listens to all the details before making the best decision possible.

On the negative side, he can be rude and obnoxious. He will think he is better than everyone else and that his superiority should reign over everyone around him. Simple mistakes are considered stupidity by him and anyone that shows or uses their feelings is illogical and worthless.

When this card appears in a reading, it means the energies of this card are at work in your life somewhere. It could be you or someone you are dealing with but you need to determine if these energies are helping or hurting you and make changes accordingly.

If the Knight in your life is causing pain or suffering in you or others, you need to pull back from those energies. If on the other hand you are afraid to assert you own authority, you need to grab hold of the knights energies and add them to your life.

The Queen of Swords is a highly intuitive person that knows the ways of the world but at the same time, she is a no nonsense person that tells it like it is and admires honesty and truthfulness. She understands people can and will make mistakes and she does not look down upon them when they do. She has a great sense of humor, is quick to make small jokes but she does not easily fall prey to the tricks and temptations people can throw at us.

When this card shows up in a reading it is urging you to look at your own situation through the eyes of the Queen of Swords. Have fun, enjoy your work but do not allow others to take advantage of you.

The card may be pointing to a specific person be it man or a woman, that has the energies of the Queen of Swords. Be inspired by this person and mold your life to be more like them.

The King of Swords is highly intellectual. He is a problem solver that uses reason and logic to quickly find a solution to any problem that comes his way. When a situation arises where everyone is running around and not getting anything accomplished quickly, he can step in, find a solution and get everyone working together quickly. He is truthful and speaks eloquently. Others seek him out when a fair decision needs to be made because unlike modern politicians, he holds himself to the highest ethical standards and urges others to do the same.

When this card shows up in a reading, it is either urging you to take the actions the King of Swords might take, or it represents someone who is like the King of Swords that you are or will be involved with. Either way, be inspired by the energies of this card, for the energies have special meanings to you.

The Ace of Pentacles is a sign that shows the potential for financial reward, trust, the security that comes with finances that are in good shape, the trust we earn through our actions and the understanding that keep us planted with our feet on the ground while striving to fly as high as we can fly.

The card urges you to build a solid foundation for yourself and your work and to focus on the natural world while you build your life around you. Learn to trust your intuition and follow your dreams and you will be a success in all your endeavors.

The Two of Pentacles speaks of balance and change and how they interact in our lives. It can sometimes be hard to keep life in balance, especially when change is happening on a regular basis, but in order for our lifes to grow and become more than they currently are, there must be change. At the same time, we must keep all the various parts of life in balance or life becomes more chaos than peace.

When this card appears in a reading, it usually signifies that there is change in the works, but it is usually positive change. It may require you to do a balancing act for a while, but you will handle it with ease and come through it feeling like you have accomplished something.

At times, when this card appears it means that you are trying to balance too many things at once. Take a look at your life and if this is the case, think about putting a task to the side to give you time to complete another. This is the balance that will get your through the tasks.

The 3 of Pentacles is a card about employment that is satisfying and rewarding on many levels. For more people, the idea job would be one that provides them with the money they need for survival, but also fulfills them on other levels, such as being emotionally rewarding, inspiring you to do great things and allowing you to accomplish your goals.

To be truly successful in our jobs, we must do many things that some consider to be boring. We must stick to schedules, follow the rules and procedures our job demands, and work with others in a way that is mutal satisfying to everyone involved.

When this card shows in a reading, you must ask yourself, have you already found success? If so, know that you can build upon that success to build an even brighter future. If you have not found success yet, look for situations that allow you to work with others on a common goal.

You can have a career that gives you the fulfillment you desire on many levels. Just remember however, that it is never all play and no work. Life is about give and take and you can only take from a job what you put into it.

Pentacles are money cards and the 4 of pentacles is no different but the 4 of Pentacles is a little different in that it goes beyond either having or not having and gets into the realm of can you handle it, can you keep it and do you deserve it.

We all need and want to have control of our lives, but it is easy to go overboard and move into being too controlling, which causes a wide range of problems between the people involved in the situation and shows a lack of faith in God at the same time.

When this card shows in a reading it is asking you to look at your situation and see if you are exerting too much control. Are you trying to force things into happening instead of allowing them to happen? Are you cutting people off from their creativity and their ability to help you advance by exerting too much control of the situation? Are you holding on to your money so tightly that you do not allow it to work for you? These are the types of questions you should be examining within yourself at the moment.

It is possible that the 4 of Pentacles is someone you deal with who is blocking change and growth for you. This would be someone that does not want you to advance and grow for some reason. It may not be a cruel or evil reason, but it is easy for someones fear of losing you to cause them to hold on too tightly and the result is advancement becomes blocked.

The 5 of Pentacles is a card of lack. It speaks of the various types of lack we can experience in our lives. There is the lack of money that causes us to no have the necessities of life. There is the lack of health that can rob us of the joy of life. There is the lack of acceptance when people do not accept us as we are. Our lives are filled with these and many, many other types of lack.

Most of the time however, this card is speaking of material or financial lack but with a spiritual component to it, because the card urges you to remember that no matter how bad things seem, we do have a provider that will give us what we need it we will only keep our hearts and minds upon Him. Abundance is your birth right but only if you keep your heart and mind in the right frame to allow it to come to you.

Pentacle cards are usually dealing with money, either having or not having it, but the 6 of Pentacles is sort of a middle ground, it comes just after the cards that speak of lacking the money or material things of life but before the cards that speak of having it all.

Usually the card represents your generosity but it is important to note that generosity does not always mean giving money, it can be your time, your energy or even material things that is being given and giving these things can be just as rewarding emotionally and spiritually.

Remember too that while everyone should help others that are less fortunate, there is no law that says you must do without so you can give to others. Too often giving till it hurts us actually hurts the people we are giving to because they become dependent on the giving instead of depending on theirselves.

If you are currently in a dark time in your life, the card can represent someone that is willing to help you through this time. It may not be money they are willing to give but their advice could be priceless.

The 7 of Pentacles shows a man that has put in the work of planting and tending to his garden and now as its fruit has ripened, he is standing back and admiring his handiwork. He can stand there all day and think about why he planted it and how good the fruit will taste, or he can reach out and pick the fruit and enjoy the rewards it has to offer.

The card has 2 meanings. If you are about to see the rewards of your efforts, the card is urging you to go ahead and take them. You deserve them for all you have accomplished. But if you reward is not quiet in sight just yet, the card is urging you to take a look at the how and why of what you are doing. Are you still on the right path. Now is the time to make a course adjustments you might need to make to ensure you can enjoy your rewards in the future.

The image on the 8 of Pentacles shows a man hard at work. He is so determined to finish the job that he has moved his work area away from the interuptions from others and is working hard to make sure the job gets done.

When this card appears in a reading, it is urging you to be like the man in the image. It is time to give 110% of your efforts to taking care of the issue at hand. Put in the extra effort. Check and double check all the details. Make sure you have not overlooked anything. Tie up any loose ends so you will be prepared to move on with your life.

At times, this card can mean now is the time to broaden your horizons. It may be time to do some research or dig out some facts, or it may be a good time to learn something new.

The 9 of Pentacles talks about success and self reliance. The card is the culmanation of the hard work and determination to succeed. It is about enjoying the benefits of the efforts we have put forth in the past and having some of the finer things that go along with success.

The card reminds us that rarely do we succeed without having a plan and sticking to it. It is a sign of discipline and self control and reminds us that if we want the finer things in life and the time to enjoy them, we often have to sacrifice for the moment to receive the reward in the future.

Often this card is urging you to be self-reliant. It is easy to prefer to have someone else do everything for us, especially when we can afford to pay for it, but any time you turn a job over to someone else, there is always the possiblity they will not do it correctly or they may take advantage of you, so it is always wise to get your won hands dirty every now and then so someone does not take your finer things from you.

The 10 of Pentacles is a card of material wealth and worldly posessions. It is about prosperity and all the fine things that go with it. If your question deals with your financial success, the card is saying it is assured.

When we have success, we want to keep it and that often means doing the same thing we have always done to get where we are. So often the card speaks of following tradition and not rocking the boat so to speak. Just know that there are times when we must change for the sake of everyone concerned but when it is not necessary, leave things the way they are.

Life has a tendency to try to cause change on a regular basis. But we feel our most secure when then stay the same and no one rocks our boat. So often the card is speaking of working toward a long term goal rather than a short term one. Look for solutions that will work well into the future instead of short term flash in the pan type of solutions.

Like all pages, the page of Pentacles can represent a person, event or a part of yourself and like all Pentacles, it tends to deal with money in some form.

If the Page of Pentacles is a person, they will be a young person that is wise (and knowledgeable) for their age. They will be a hard worker, diligent, show lots of common sense and can follow complex instructions. In the world after a disaster movie, he is the kid that can always find exactly what you need, when you need it even though nothing has been produced in the world for 20 years.

If it is an event, it is almost always dealing with your work, whether you work for someone else or own your own business and it is almost always good news. Keep your eyes open for someone that will be bringing you good news on these issues. If someone approaches you with an idea, pay attention even if it does not sound like a good idea. Do your research and look deeper into it, you just might find the goose that laid the golden egg hidding in there some where.

When the Page of Pentacles is a part of yourself, you are being urged to think more like the Page of Pentacle would think. Change your way of seeing the issues at hand and you can find a solution that can be financially rewarding.

The Knight of Pentacles has a very definite positive and negative side but is also the perfect example of how positive and negative are not the same as good and bad. The Knight of Pentacles is like a pit bulldog. Once they clamp their jaws down on something, they can not let go and you literally have to pry their jaws open to get them to let go.

This can be good or bad. On the positive side the Knight is a hard worker, is willing to work long hours and pays close attention to details. On the negative side, he lacks a sense of humor, probably suffers from a bad case of obsessive compulsive disorder and can never admit he made a mistake, even when he knows he is wrong.

Which side do you fall on. The card urges you to look long and hard at your sitation and to make adjustments to bring balance in your life. A balance of the two energies by far creates an extremely powerful situation for you.

The Queen of Pentacles can represent either a man or a woman and it could be you or someone else. It is the type of person that the Queen pictured on the Queen of Pentacles card that is important.

She is a down to earth type of person. Caring, loving, nurturing. Whether she has children or not, she would make a fantastic mother and raise children that would grow up to do something great with their lives. She tends to be involved with many things that grow. It could be people, pets, plants or even finances or a business venture. But whatever she has her hand in, will tend to flourish. In times past she might have been called a housewife. In todays society, she could be a stay at home mom running a business from home, or the CEO of a corporation that is in a major growth spell.

When this card appears in a reading, it can mean too things. It can stand for an actual person either in your life or soon to appear that is like the Queen of Pentacles. If this is the case, this person will supply you with some help.

It could also be that you need to look within yourself and try to find some of the characteristics of the Queen of Pentacles and put them to work in your life. Are you being caring and nurturing toward others? Can others count on you when times get rough? Have you been keeping your word to others? These and all the other aspects of the Queen of Pentacles are needed in your life at this point in time and putting them into action can improve your situation.

When you think of the King of Pentacles, think about if 1 person was in charge of all the money in the world, what would he be like? He would be similar to the story of King Midas, where everything he touched turned to gold. He would be exceptionally successful, highly capable and would always complete every task he started, on time and with flair. He would be very talented and capable of handling almost any situation that would arise.

The King of Pentacles would be success oriented like above, but he has better people skills and understands the metaphysical laws. He would share his wealth with others because he knows that by giving you get more in return. He would help others lift their spirits because people are more productive when they are happy and he would set goals for himself that he would keep after until they are met.

When this card appears in a reading, it can be urging you to take the actiions that the King of Pentacles might take or it could be speaking of a man or a woman that has ways much like the King of Pentacles. Either way, the card is telling you these qualities have special meaning in your life at this point in time and to accept these energies for you will do fine.