A woman holds the mouth of a lion - is she opening or closing the lion's mouth? We don't know, but we do know that her actions require courage and trust! She wears a garland of flowers, indicating a zest for life, coupled with her white gown of purity of thought and emotions. Around her [...]
The Chariot represents a turning point in The Fool's journey to enlightenment. There are 22 keys in the Major Arcana, with The Fool being numbered 0. The remaining 21 Keys are divided into three groups of seven, with each group representing a stage of The Fool's journey. The Chariot, Key 7, is highly mystical in [...]
The man in Key 6, representing conscious thought, gazes at the woman, representing the unconscious mind, while she gazes upward at Archangel Raphael, the angel of air, representing the superconscious. This triangle of connection reminds us that Truth conveyed by the conscious mind cannot be manifested in the superconscious (and believed) unless it has passed [...]
Once again, we see the symbol of balance, of choices facing us. The Hierophant's throne is flanked by two pillars, this time representing Mercy and Severity. He wears the triple crown of the pope (in some Tarot decks, this Key is called The Pope). The crown's lower trefoil represents the material world, the middle trefoil [...]
The theme of finding balance in one's life continues in Key 4, The Emperor. He sits on a throne flanked by rams' heads, symbolizing Mars energy. In his right hand (the active, male side of the body) is the Egyptian ankh, also called the Cross of Life. The ankh also is a symbol of Venus, [...]
The Empress is Mother Earth. She is fertility, pregnant with new life, new creativity, new pathways to intuition. She is the High Priestess coming into her own. She represents Venus, the Goddess of Love. She is Isis unveiled. Wearing the white of purity and the red of passion, she is Mother of balance and harmony. [...]
The High Priestess is the first of the Major Arcana cards to clearly be male or female. She is the virgin daughter of the moon, representing the potentiality of the Divine Feminine. She is the manifestation of Isis in her maiden, or untried, form. She is spiritual enlightenment, inner illumination. Where The Fool and The [...]
The Magician represents strength of will, creative talents and organizational skills. How many of us pledged to undertake creative endeavors, get organized, and be determined and steadfast in our resolutions this year? I know those are some of my resolutions, and here we are, nearly at the end of the year. How much did I [...]
Welcome to my Tarot Blog! Using the Rider-Waite Tarot Deck, we'll work our way through all 78 cards (or keys, as they are correctly named). After that - who knows where Tarot will lead us! In traditional Tarot, the 22 cards of the Major Arcana tell the story of The Fool's journey to enlightenment, thus [...]
