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The Strength Card, Rider Waite Tarot | Lust Atu XI, Thoth Tarot

How do you interpret The Strength Card of the Rider Waite Tarot, or the Lust Card, ATU XI of the Thoth Tarot? Following are my thoughts on this card. I've also included different ways that it might be interpreted in a reading, to help you understand it when it comes up in your own readings. The human and the lion - make friends with your enemy or that which opposes, overpowers, threatens or preys upon you. Befriend your fears. Are things really what they seem to be? Do you follow what has been taught to you in the past, or do you live by experience? Is this card advising the querent to put mind over matter. Determination will pay off? Is it truly a lion being tamed? Or is it the beast within? The card can refer equally to the inner struggle as it can to the struggles that the outside world throws at us. Does this card tell us that change is coming? That yes we can stave it off, but only whilst we are applying sheer force. What will happen when force is removed? Will circumstances have changed? Will the lion be tamed? Aleister Crowley renamed this card "Lust" in the Thoth Tarot. The reasoning behind it makes perfect sense... think of the imagery on the card, a woman taming a beast - or the masculine. Crowley reminds us

Tarot Insights: Two Wands
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Tarot Insights: Two Wands

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Tarot Insights: Two Wands

With the Two Wands the world is your oyster, you have so much going on, and so many ideas. You are capable of anything you set your mind and heart to. Be strong, be determined go after what you want, and be true to yourself. Your inspiration is Mars the Warrior... Two Wands As with all the cards in the Tarot, the Two of Wands, conjures many different meanings, feelings, visions and interpretations. This card is typically or traditionally seen as representing the contemplation of the future, or that which is unseen (beyond the horizon), the recognition of one's need to make choices and evaluate opportunities, as well as to take ownership of the power that lies in your hands. Personal Empowerment. The choices you make will become the reality you live, the Two of Wands reminds you, that you are the master of your destiny. This card is about you - and what is being presented to you, and what in turn is required of you. Mars is the planetary significator of this card. He brings to it all his fiery, confident, wandsy male energy. Mars is a warrior and his sign of rulership powers the 2 wands, and those who follow him, with vibrant enthusiasm. Self-doubt does not exist for Mars; he charges forward fearlessly, he will not be bound by worry. His decisions are made quickly and with full of

Four Cups – Tarot Insights
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Four Cups – Tarot Insights

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Four Cups – Tarot Insights

Recently the Four Cups has been jumping out at me with the meaning or message "the morning after". In it I see and feel the disillusionment and discomfort the querent or his/her friends are experiencing the day after their big night out. When I see the four cups this way, I feel that the querent has awoken had that "I feel like I've been run over by a bus, what on earth did I do to myself last night?" moment. They have already woken up with a throbbing headache, perhaps a dubious stranger in their bed, and the evidence of a night's debauchery around them. They are experiencing the regret of excess - not just because of how hard they partied and the toll taken on their body. But also, because they have carelessly gone through all their party supplies. They are officially 'out of supply' and unable to top up in the foreseeable future. Therefore their pain of today is unavoidable. In this light what happened last night whilst fun doesn't quite seem worth it anymore. If The Devil or The Star turn up next to the Four Cups, when being read this way, multiply the level of debauchery significantly and look carefully for indications of legal repercussions ensuing as a result of the festivities enjoyed. Amber @ www.intothesoul.com

The Ten of Swords – Meaning & Interpretation
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The Ten of Swords – Meaning & Interpretation

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The Ten of Swords – Meaning & Interpretation

The ten of swords is the final number card of the sword suit, indicating your completed journey through this particular world of the tarot. This card shows us clearly an end from which there is no returning; the worst has happened, nothing can be changed or saved, nothing can be 'fixed'. The idea, the thought, the dream, it's over. A new beginning must be your focus, you cannot hold onto the old ways any longer. I often make the point that in the swords suit, which correlates to air and thought, that in the majority of this suit you really are able to take control of your thoughts and perception and prevent yourself from suffering the points of the swords. What I mean is that in the swords its your thoughts that are hurting you, change your thoughts and you change the suffering. However, With the 10 of swords, it is too late. You have been pierced already and you are suffering. You will not find a way to avoid this. All you can do is prepare; think ahead and plan how to cope with the mental distress you will be facing. I truly believe that the most important thing that I can share about this card is its gravity. You have to take it seriously. If this card appears in a reading, serious stuff

The Four of Swords; Meaning & Interpretation
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The Four of Swords; Meaning & Interpretation

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The Four of Swords; Meaning & Interpretation

When I look at The Four Swords, in the Rider Waite Deck (RWD), I put myself immediately in the situation of the prone man lying on the tomb. I feel it's almost too painful to even think outside of my current needs and situation, all I can do is stay alive, barely. If I do attempt anything further those swords might just fall and pierce my brain… so right now it's better to be still and have a time out. In the RWD the time out seems peaceful and there's a nobility about it and the sense of honourable service somehow implied. Definitely a feeling of vigilance and retreat here. However there is also a darker side to this card. We must remember that the swords are the suit of Air. Those four swords are actually 'thoughts', they are not events or circumstances and their power to hurt or affect us is based upon our mental strength. We should be able to shake away those thoughts... but in times of depression that is impossible. To me this card signifies depressive moods and isolating oneself due to prolonged and overwhelming sadness. Still hope remains, despite being locked alone in this dark room with your thoughts, the window view is enough to confirm that vibrant life is going on outside, almost within reach. The universe never gives up on us and a second chance at happiness is always offered. However,

The Celtic Cross Tarot Spread
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The Celtic Cross Tarot Spread

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The Celtic Cross Tarot Spread

It's time for a Tarot Top up! So let's take a look at one of the spreads that everyone will run across in their journey with the cards. The Celtic Cross tarot spread is a great one to get used to. It's quick and easy to lay out , yet it has a lot of depth to it and literally can be used for guidance, insight and predictions for all situations. Over the next few weeks we're going to be learning all about it. Today - just have a look at the positions of the cards and their meanings and get a bit familiar. The Celtic Cross Tarot Spread -this is a spread that can be used to gain insight into many different situations. And really is one of the most basic spreads from which you could draw out an entire reading." celtic cross, celtic cross tarot spread This tarot spread can be used to gain insight in many different types of readings and works well as an all rounder to have u your sleeve. Here I have provided a diagram explaining the meanings of the cards, when laid out, in accordance with each position. Positions are provided on the left.

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