We see an encampment with colorful tents. Is it a battleground or an amusement park? In the background are figures but we don’t know if they’re warriors or carny folk. The fancy-dressed fellow carrying the five swords looks to be sneaking away. Tiptoeing in broad daylight he leaves behind two swords. His smile says everything. The games afoot and he is getting away with something. Often seen as the card of betrayal we ask you this week whether you are the one betrayed or are you perhaps harboring secrets, intrigue, strategic plans for your advantage. If so be judicious with what you take with you and what you leave behind.
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Weekly Tarot Card – Four of Cups
Have you ever had opportunities come your way that didn’t excite you? It doesn’t make sense to your friends or family members and it doesn’t really make sense to you. In your right mind you should be delighted. But something doesn’t feel right. This card with the fellow sitting under the tree in contemplation, some would say meditation, who has chosen to ignore the three golden cups standing at attention by his feet or the one being offered by a hand coming out of a cloud in the sky (very much like the hand of God) signals a state of ambivalence. His arms are folded across his chest in a defensive posture. He’s chosen to retreat within himself. Perhaps he seeks a deeper alignment with his true self. Will you meditate this week and ask yourself the question, “What do I want?”
Weekly Tarot Card – Four of Swords
A knight in armor rests on a bier in a church. His hands are in prayer position. Three swords hang on the wall pointing downwards, one sword rests horizontally underneath. We feel this is a time of rest and stasis. A nurturing scene of a woman and child is illustrated in the stained glass window. Have you been going and going? Perhaps to finish a project, or start one? It is now time for a rest, especially in the realm of mental activity. This card reminds us that after much activity, perhaps tension and stress, it is necessary to step back, be silent in solitude and re-charge one’s battery. Some meditation to clear your mind would be very good at this time…and always.
Weekly Tarot Card – Six of Cups Reversed
Does your life need some sweetness right now? Take in this picture of a young boy giving a younger girl a golden cup with a beautiful white flower. The scene is a farmhouse with five golden cups used as planters holding groups of the same beautiful white flowers. As the card was pulled in a reverse position we feel the message is a call to attend to your inner being. If it feels tossed and turned by the harshness of life, feed it the sweetness of nostalgia, the gentle reminder of a bygone era where innocence prevailed. You might not get all the way back there but your mood will be uplifted by the gentle memories and you will be able to weather the present storm.
Weekly Tarot Card – Ten of Cups
There’s no doubt about it, things are lining up for a big success. The fellow in the picture is smiling as he sits on a wooden bench with arms akimbo in front of a blue curtained platform on which a line of nine beautiful golden cups stand. All is illuminated and there is a feeling of comfort and satisfaction from the fulfillment of wishes. This is why the nine of cups is often called the wish card and so perhaps there is a happy alignment in areas of your life and you are enjoying a moment of bliss. Yes, you can relish this delightful confluence of happiness. Take stock of this feeling and anchor it in an expression of gratitude. You will want to remember it when the pendulum swings the other way.
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