<\/a><\/p>","id":366180,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 15 - Six of Wands - Reversed","permissions":[],"position":40,"settings":{"collapsed":true},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":64007,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-05-05T07:40:30.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"The Star Tarot card is about reconnecting one's soul with the divine \n-- the transcending of personality, family, community, and reputation. \nIt has to do ultimately with the freedom to be one's self. The soul is \nresponding to celestial influences -- forces that can provide the \npersonality with a stronger sense of purpose. The Star card helps us to \nremember our exalted origins and our attraction to a higher union.<\/p>\n
This\n card could also be called The Celestial Mandate -- that which refers us\n back to our reason for being, our mission in this lifetime. The Star \nreminds us that, in a sense, we are agents of divine will in our \nday-to-day lives. If we let go of the idea that we are supposed to be in\n control, we can more easily notice and appreciate the synchronicities \nthat are nudging us along. In this way, we become more conscious of the \ninvisible helping hand, and we better understand our place within -- and\n value to -- the larger cosmos.<\/p>
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Word Association:<\/b> <\/strong>hope, faith, rejuvenation\n <\/p>Notable Characters:<\/b> Brother Anderson<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>","entry_parsed":"
The Star Tarot card is about reconnecting one's soul with the divine \n-- the transcending of personality, family, community, and reputation. \nIt has to do ultimately with the freedom to be one's self. The soul is \nresponding to celestial influences -- forces that can provide the \npersonality with a stronger sense of purpose. The Star card helps us to \nremember our exalted origins and our attraction to a higher union.<\/p>\n
This\n card could also be called The Celestial Mandate -- that which refers us\n back to our reason for being, our mission in this lifetime. The Star \nreminds us that, in a sense, we are agents of divine will in our \nday-to-day lives. If we let go of the idea that we are supposed to be in\n control, we can more easily notice and appreciate the synchronicities \nthat are nudging us along. In this way, we become more conscious of the \ninvisible helping hand, and we better understand our place within -- and\n value to -- the larger cosmos.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association:<\/b> <\/strong>hope, faith, rejuvenation\n <\/p>Notable Characters:<\/b> Brother Anderson<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>","id":374865,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 16 - The Star - Upright","permissions":[],"position":39,"settings":{"collapsed":true},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":64007,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-05-10T01:54:05.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
The Ace of Cups reversed warns of a loss of self-esteem, optimism and\n faith in the abundance that the universe has to offer. Stop to examine \nwhat it is that is causing you to lose altitude. It might be the mental \nfood you are feeding yourself.<\/p>\n
It\n could be that you are putting too much attention on the outer \ncircumstances and not enough on the nurturing energy that is available \nto you. Retreat and become harmonious within yourself, until you feel \nlove and trust returning. Reclaim your faith in the abundance of the \nuniverse. Make no moves or decisions until you have cleansed yourself of\n any pessimism and negativity that are haunting you at this time.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>emotional loss, blocked creativity, emptiness\n <\/p><\/p>","entry_parsed":"
The Ace of Cups reversed warns of a loss of self-esteem, optimism and\n faith in the abundance that the universe has to offer. Stop to examine \nwhat it is that is causing you to lose altitude. It might be the mental \nfood you are feeding yourself.<\/p>\n
It\n could be that you are putting too much attention on the outer \ncircumstances and not enough on the nurturing energy that is available \nto you. Retreat and become harmonious within yourself, until you feel \nlove and trust returning. Reclaim your faith in the abundance of the \nuniverse. Make no moves or decisions until you have cleansed yourself of\n any pessimism and negativity that are haunting you at this time.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>emotional loss, blocked creativity, emptiness\n <\/p><\/p>","id":379147,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 17 - Ace of Cups - Reversed","permissions":[],"position":38,"settings":{"collapsed":true},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":64007,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-05-19T23:46:53.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
The Ace of Pentacles reversed suggests that you should reconnect with the\n values you are trying to serve. Perhaps external appearances have to \ndistinguish between true gold and costume jewelry.<\/p>\n
Search your heart. If your motives aren't clear, your performance won't shine either.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>lost opportunity, missed chance, bad investment\n <\/p>Notable Location<\/b>: The Boston Trainyard
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<\/p>","entry_parsed":"
The Ace of Pentacles reversed suggests that you should reconnect with the\n values you are trying to serve. Perhaps external appearances have to \ndistinguish between true gold and costume jewelry.<\/p>\n
Search your heart. If your motives aren't clear, your performance won't shine either.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>lost opportunity, missed chance, bad investment\n <\/p>Notable Location<\/b>: The Boston Trainyard
<\/p>
<\/p>","id":386396,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 18 - Ace of Pentacles - Reversed","permissions":[],"position":37,"settings":{"collapsed":true},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":64007,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-05-25T05:30:10.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
The Four of Swords reversed suggests that even though solitary \ncontemplation can be a great pleasure, it should be balanced with \nappropriate interpersonal communications. Isolation in this situation \ncan, in some cases, be counterproductive.<\/p>\n
It\n may be necessary to seek help or counsel to intervene with an \nenergy-draining pattern. Try to supply yourself with enough human \ncontact, preferably of a therapeutic or, at the very least, a supportive\n kind, so if you get stuck in an emotionally painful position, you will \nhave a safety net in place.<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: restlessness, burnout, stress\n <\/p>
<\/p>","entry_parsed":"
The Four of Swords reversed suggests that even though solitary \ncontemplation can be a great pleasure, it should be balanced with \nappropriate interpersonal communications. Isolation in this situation \ncan, in some cases, be counterproductive.<\/p>\n
It\n may be necessary to seek help or counsel to intervene with an \nenergy-draining pattern. Try to supply yourself with enough human \ncontact, preferably of a therapeutic or, at the very least, a supportive\n kind, so if you get stuck in an emotionally painful position, you will \nhave a safety net in place.<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: restlessness, burnout, stress\n <\/p>
<\/p>","id":390768,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 19 - Four of Swords - Reversed","permissions":[],"position":36,"settings":{"collapsed":true},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":null,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-06-01T07:27:23.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
When the Hierophant card is reversed, this may be indicating that you\n bring an unnecessary episode of rebellion against traditional, long \nheld ideals and spiritual beliefs that belong to your lineage. Be aware \nthat without the steadying influence of tradition observed from \ngeneration to generation, there would be no stable support system within\n which you could afford to rebel.<\/p>\n
Get\n a sense of whether you are biting the hand that feeds you. Take care \nlest you damage your right relationship to the Great Mystery.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>rebellion, subversiveness, new approaches\n <\/p><\/p>","entry_parsed":"
When the Hierophant card is reversed, this may be indicating that you\n bring an unnecessary episode of rebellion against traditional, long \nheld ideals and spiritual beliefs that belong to your lineage. Be aware \nthat without the steadying influence of tradition observed from \ngeneration to generation, there would be no stable support system within\n which you could afford to rebel.<\/p>\n
Get\n a sense of whether you are biting the hand that feeds you. Take care \nlest you damage your right relationship to the Great Mystery.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>rebellion, subversiveness, new approaches\n <\/p><\/p>","id":397844,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 20 - The Hierophant - Reversed","permissions":[],"position":35,"settings":{"collapsed":true},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":null,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-06-08T04:13:44.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
A\n Three of Wands symbolizes an inner balance that allows you to feel \nmore optimistic about new endeavors you are committed to, or want to \ncommit to. In the illustrated Tarots, the human character is standing on\n his balcony, watching ships leave the harbor, loaded with his goods for\n far-off ports, dreaming of the fortune he will reap if all goes well. \nSummon the optimism within you.\n <\/p>
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This\n energy must be patient and trusting, because he or she will have to \nwait some time to find out how the ships have fared. Meanwhile, a lot of\n resources are tied up until they return with the bounty. Only those \ntruly confident in their ideas and abilities would undertake such a \nrisk. This card represents the energy a person needs to take on great \nadventures and accomplish noble (and remunerative) deeds.<\/p>\n
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>looking ahead, expansion, rapid growth\n <\/p>Notable Character:<\/strong> George Kampfer
<\/p><\/p>","entry_parsed":"
A\n Three of Wands symbolizes an inner balance that allows you to feel \nmore optimistic about new endeavors you are committed to, or want to \ncommit to. In the illustrated Tarots, the human character is standing on\n his balcony, watching ships leave the harbor, loaded with his goods for\n far-off ports, dreaming of the fortune he will reap if all goes well. \nSummon the optimism within you.\n <\/p>
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This\n energy must be patient and trusting, because he or she will have to \nwait some time to find out how the ships have fared. Meanwhile, a lot of\n resources are tied up until they return with the bounty. Only those \ntruly confident in their ideas and abilities would undertake such a \nrisk. This card represents the energy a person needs to take on great \nadventures and accomplish noble (and remunerative) deeds.<\/p>\n
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>looking ahead, expansion, rapid growth\n <\/p>Notable Character:<\/strong> George Kampfer
<\/p><\/p>","id":402556,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 21 - Three of Wands - Upright","permissions":[],"position":34,"settings":{"collapsed":true},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":64007,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-06-16T18:31:55.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
A Four in this suit sends a message to take some time out, \nsurrendering worldly concerns and retreating to a sheltered place of \nserenity away from the hustle and bustle. The oldest Tarot card images \nsuggest a visit to the tombs of our ancestors, a place to contemplate \nyour mortality and breathe in the dust of those who brought you here.<\/p>\n
A\n vision quest or pilgrimage to one's own center allows us to contemplate\n our roots, values and goals. Here you will see your place in the flow \nof time ... and unfolding generations.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>rest, restoration, contemplation\n <\/strong><\/p><\/p>","entry_parsed":"
A Four in this suit sends a message to take some time out, \nsurrendering worldly concerns and retreating to a sheltered place of \nserenity away from the hustle and bustle. The oldest Tarot card images \nsuggest a visit to the tombs of our ancestors, a place to contemplate \nyour mortality and breathe in the dust of those who brought you here.<\/p>\n
A\n vision quest or pilgrimage to one's own center allows us to contemplate\n our roots, values and goals. Here you will see your place in the flow \nof time ... and unfolding generations.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>rest, restoration, contemplation\n <\/strong><\/p><\/p>","id":408258,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 22 - Four of Swords - Upright","permissions":[],"position":33,"settings":{"collapsed":true},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":64007,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-06-24T03:01:16.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
When the Nine of Swords is reversed, it generally indicates an \nopportunity to wake up from a long dark period of depression and \nnegativity. Some long dark period is becoming illuminated by optimism.<\/p>\n
You\n are finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. This is a \ntremendous breakthrough, and it's a blessing when you turn negative \nthinking around -- with the power of renewed hope and optimism.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>hope, reaching out, despair\n <\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>","entry_parsed":"
When the Nine of Swords is reversed, it generally indicates an \nopportunity to wake up from a long dark period of depression and \nnegativity. Some long dark period is becoming illuminated by optimism.<\/p>\n
You\n are finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. This is a \ntremendous breakthrough, and it's a blessing when you turn negative \nthinking around -- with the power of renewed hope and optimism.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>hope, reaching out, despair\n <\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>","id":412454,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 23 - Nine of Swords - Reversed","permissions":[],"position":32,"settings":{"collapsed":true},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":64007,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-07-01T06:32:57.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
The Eight of this suit often shows a flight of spears or staffs \nmoving through the air in formation, as if a hidden group of archers had\n let them fly all at once. This can refer to swiftly unfolding events, \nwhether of unintentional or intentional design. There are also versions \nthat emphasize the agricultural cycle, paralleling the yearly crop cycle\n with the swift growth of children into adults with children of their \nown.<\/p>\n
In\n each case, the emphasis is on the necessity of change and the challenge\n of keeping up with it. With the turning of the seasons, we are \nconstantly being forced to deal with change and there is no remedy but \nto live with that in mind. So, get busy -- there is no time to waste!<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>rapid action, movement, quick decisions<\/p><\/p>","entry_parsed":"
The Eight of this suit often shows a flight of spears or staffs \nmoving through the air in formation, as if a hidden group of archers had\n let them fly all at once. This can refer to swiftly unfolding events, \nwhether of unintentional or intentional design. There are also versions \nthat emphasize the agricultural cycle, paralleling the yearly crop cycle\n with the swift growth of children into adults with children of their \nown.<\/p>\n
In\n each case, the emphasis is on the necessity of change and the challenge\n of keeping up with it. With the turning of the seasons, we are \nconstantly being forced to deal with change and there is no remedy but \nto live with that in mind. So, get busy -- there is no time to waste!<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>rapid action, movement, quick decisions<\/p><\/p>","id":417544,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 24 - Eight of Wands - Upright","permissions":[],"position":31,"settings":{"collapsed":true},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":null,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-07-08T19:33:33.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
The challenge of The Hermit card is to be able to recognize a teacher\n in a humble disguise. This font of mysterious knowledge will not make \nit easy for the student to acquire his wisdom, as it takes time and long\n contemplation to fathom what he knows. He often speaks wordlessly, or \nin ancient and barbaric tongues, communicating with the elements, \nanimals, and nature herself.<\/p>\n
While\n an hourglass was an identifying feature on the earliest Hermit Tarot \ncards, more modern cards have shifted the metaphor, showing more or less\n light released from his lantern. In either case, the Hermit card \nreminds us of the value of time away from the hubbub of civic life, to \nrelax the ego in communion with nature.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>contemplation, search for truth, inner guidance\n <\/strong><\/p><\/p>","entry_parsed":"
The challenge of The Hermit card is to be able to recognize a teacher\n in a humble disguise. This font of mysterious knowledge will not make \nit easy for the student to acquire his wisdom, as it takes time and long\n contemplation to fathom what he knows. He often speaks wordlessly, or \nin ancient and barbaric tongues, communicating with the elements, \nanimals, and nature herself.<\/p>\n
While\n an hourglass was an identifying feature on the earliest Hermit Tarot \ncards, more modern cards have shifted the metaphor, showing more or less\n light released from his lantern. In either case, the Hermit card \nreminds us of the value of time away from the hubbub of civic life, to \nrelax the ego in communion with nature.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>contemplation, search for truth, inner guidance\n <\/strong><\/p><\/p>","id":421938,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 25 - The Hermit - Upright","permissions":[],"position":30,"settings":{"collapsed":"1"},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":64007,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-07-14T20:32:25.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
This suit represents the rational mind and its ability to \ndiscriminate. Swords cut through things in order to pierce illusion, to \ndifferentiate between fantasy and reality.<\/p>\n
In\n the image of this Ace, a single upraised sword represents your prime \nmotive or guiding ideal -- the vision that guides you through life's \nchanging fortunes with single-minded clarity.<\/p>\n
The\n sword is sometimes shown piercing a silver and\/or laurel crown, a \nsymbol of optimism implying evolution, progress, a sense of hope and \nvictory. It is occasionally shown pointed downwards -- a darker message,\n which refers to sacrifice, challenges and a critical environment.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>breakthrough, clarity, sharp mind\n <\/strong><\/p><\/p>","entry_parsed":"
This suit represents the rational mind and its ability to \ndiscriminate. Swords cut through things in order to pierce illusion, to \ndifferentiate between fantasy and reality.<\/p>\n
In\n the image of this Ace, a single upraised sword represents your prime \nmotive or guiding ideal -- the vision that guides you through life's \nchanging fortunes with single-minded clarity.<\/p>\n
The\n sword is sometimes shown piercing a silver and\/or laurel crown, a \nsymbol of optimism implying evolution, progress, a sense of hope and \nvictory. It is occasionally shown pointed downwards -- a darker message,\n which refers to sacrifice, challenges and a critical environment.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>breakthrough, clarity, sharp mind\n <\/strong><\/p><\/p>","id":425461,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 26 - Ace of Swords - Upright","permissions":[],"position":29,"settings":{"collapsed":"1"},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":64007,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-07-20T21:42:21.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
The Judgement card, sometimes called \"Resurrection,\" represents the \ngreat reunion that the ancients believed would happen once in every age.\n This was the time when souls are harvested and taken home to their \nplace of origin, outside the solar system. Then the world is seeded with\n a batch of new souls and the process starts over.<\/p>\n
From\n a modern point of view, this great reunion -- which includes every \npersonality that you have ever been and every soul that you have done \ndeep work with -- reunites to consciously complete the process. In a \nway, we symbolically celebrate this returning to center every year on \nour birthday.<\/p>\n
In\n personal terms, the Judgment Tarot card points to freedom from inner \nconflicts, and so clear a channel, that the buried talents and gifts of \npast incarnations can come through an individual in this lifetime. This \ncard counsels you to trust the process of opening yourself, because what\n emerges is of consistently high quality. You can effortlessly manifest \nas a multi-dimensional being, and assist in evoking that response from \nothers.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>reflection, reckoning, awakening\n <\/strong><\/p><\/p>","entry_parsed":"
The Judgement card, sometimes called \"Resurrection,\" represents the \ngreat reunion that the ancients believed would happen once in every age.\n This was the time when souls are harvested and taken home to their \nplace of origin, outside the solar system. Then the world is seeded with\n a batch of new souls and the process starts over.<\/p>\n
From\n a modern point of view, this great reunion -- which includes every \npersonality that you have ever been and every soul that you have done \ndeep work with -- reunites to consciously complete the process. In a \nway, we symbolically celebrate this returning to center every year on \nour birthday.<\/p>\n
In\n personal terms, the Judgment Tarot card points to freedom from inner \nconflicts, and so clear a channel, that the buried talents and gifts of \npast incarnations can come through an individual in this lifetime. This \ncard counsels you to trust the process of opening yourself, because what\n emerges is of consistently high quality. You can effortlessly manifest \nas a multi-dimensional being, and assist in evoking that response from \nothers.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>reflection, reckoning, awakening\n <\/strong><\/p><\/p>","id":429156,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 27 - Judgement - Upright","permissions":[],"position":28,"settings":{"collapsed":"1"},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":64007,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-07-28T20:36:34.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
The Eight of this suit often shows a flight of spears or staffs \nmoving through the air in formation, as if a hidden group of archers had\n let them fly all at once. This can refer to swiftly unfolding events, \nwhether of unintentional or intentional design. There are also versions \nthat emphasize the agricultural cycle, paralleling the yearly crop cycle\n with the swift growth of children into adults with children of their \nown.<\/p>\n
In\n each case, the emphasis is on the necessity of change and the challenge\n of keeping up with it. With the turning of the seasons, we are \nconstantly being forced to deal with change and there is no remedy but \nto live with that in mind. So, get busy -- there is no time to waste!<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>rapid action, movement, quick decisions\n <\/strong><\/p>","entry_parsed":"The Eight of this suit often shows a flight of spears or staffs \nmoving through the air in formation, as if a hidden group of archers had\n let them fly all at once. This can refer to swiftly unfolding events, \nwhether of unintentional or intentional design. There are also versions \nthat emphasize the agricultural cycle, paralleling the yearly crop cycle\n with the swift growth of children into adults with children of their \nown.<\/p>\n
In\n each case, the emphasis is on the necessity of change and the challenge\n of keeping up with it. With the turning of the seasons, we are \nconstantly being forced to deal with change and there is no remedy but \nto live with that in mind. So, get busy -- there is no time to waste!<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>rapid action, movement, quick decisions\n <\/strong><\/p>","id":434075,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 28 - Eight of Wands - Upright","permissions":[],"position":27,"settings":{"collapsed":"1"},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":64007,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-08-03T21:19:07.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"The Nine of this suit has a special resonance with the Middle Ages, \nbecause it figures the plight of a woman who is alone in the world, \nduring the centuries when women had no personal rights, no ability to \ninherit property or use the law in their own defense. We generally see \nher sitting up in bed weeping, grieving and in fear of abandonment \nbecause of her vulnerability, wondering what will happen to her now that\n her protector (father, brother, husband, or son) is gone.<\/p>\n
The\n swords above her head may indicate that the loss has come through some \ncruel conflict, the outcome of which has left her behind as chattel, the\n spoils of war. Really what we are looking at is the price of pride, \nwhich creates losers as a side effect of glorifying winners. The woman \nin the picture represents the concerns of the heart, the damage to the \nsoul and to vulnerable ones, when the ego-mind becomes so invested in \ncontrol and domination that it does not count the human costs. A \nsensitive, subtle, heartfelt approach to nature (the \"feminine\") is \ntrampled and thrown aside in service to a \"winner takes all\" mentality.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>anxiety, hopelessness, trauma<\/p><\/p>","entry_parsed":"
The Nine of this suit has a special resonance with the Middle Ages, \nbecause it figures the plight of a woman who is alone in the world, \nduring the centuries when women had no personal rights, no ability to \ninherit property or use the law in their own defense. We generally see \nher sitting up in bed weeping, grieving and in fear of abandonment \nbecause of her vulnerability, wondering what will happen to her now that\n her protector (father, brother, husband, or son) is gone.<\/p>\n
The\n swords above her head may indicate that the loss has come through some \ncruel conflict, the outcome of which has left her behind as chattel, the\n spoils of war. Really what we are looking at is the price of pride, \nwhich creates losers as a side effect of glorifying winners. The woman \nin the picture represents the concerns of the heart, the damage to the \nsoul and to vulnerable ones, when the ego-mind becomes so invested in \ncontrol and domination that it does not count the human costs. A \nsensitive, subtle, heartfelt approach to nature (the \"feminine\") is \ntrampled and thrown aside in service to a \"winner takes all\" mentality.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>anxiety, hopelessness, trauma<\/p><\/p>","id":438016,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 29 - Nine of Swords - Upright","permissions":[],"position":26,"settings":{"collapsed":"0"},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":null,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-08-10T03:14:29.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
The Seven of this suit typically refers to mental preparedness, \nacquired through the use of imagination, including the rehearsing and \nvisualizing of desired results. This card represents the positive mental\n habits of a natural winner. The image most often associated with this \ncard is that of a canny warrior who has infiltrated into the enemy camp \non the eve of a fateful battle, checking out their preparations and \nstealing their swords. Such a move is guaranteed to demoralize the enemy\n and undermine their performance in the upcoming confrontation.<\/p>\n
Putting\n it in modern terms, one who draws this card needs to work smarter, not \nharder. Think long and deep, study all the angles and put yourself in \nthe shoes of your competition. As a result, you will have such a \nthorough grasp of the whole situation that there will be no surprises --\n and no excuses for anything but success. Skillful preparation justifies\n the optimism of the natural winner.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>deception, trickery, tactics and strategy\n <\/strong><\/p><\/p>","entry_parsed":"
The Seven of this suit typically refers to mental preparedness, \nacquired through the use of imagination, including the rehearsing and \nvisualizing of desired results. This card represents the positive mental\n habits of a natural winner. The image most often associated with this \ncard is that of a canny warrior who has infiltrated into the enemy camp \non the eve of a fateful battle, checking out their preparations and \nstealing their swords. Such a move is guaranteed to demoralize the enemy\n and undermine their performance in the upcoming confrontation.<\/p>\n
Putting\n it in modern terms, one who draws this card needs to work smarter, not \nharder. Think long and deep, study all the angles and put yourself in \nthe shoes of your competition. As a result, you will have such a \nthorough grasp of the whole situation that there will be no surprises --\n and no excuses for anything but success. Skillful preparation justifies\n the optimism of the natural winner.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>deception, trickery, tactics and strategy\n <\/strong><\/p><\/p>","id":442065,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 30 - Seven of Swords - Upright","permissions":[],"position":25,"settings":{"collapsed":"0"},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":null,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-08-23T06:55:32.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
Two of swords reversed can indicate it is time to come to a compromise with a rival and find common ground. It can indicate the need to put away your righteousness and gather input and feedback from others.<\/p>
Alternatively, it can also indicate a choice with no right answer, where you need to compromise your own desires and choose between two bad options.
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: lesser of two evils, no right choice, confusion<\/p>
Associated Character<\/b>: Natalie Kusomoto<\/p>","entry_parsed":"
Two of swords reversed can indicate it is time to come to a compromise with a rival and find common ground. It can indicate the need to put away your righteousness and gather input and feedback from others.<\/p>
Alternatively, it can also indicate a choice with no right answer, where you need to compromise your own desires and choose between two bad options.
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: lesser of two evils, no right choice, confusion<\/p>
Associated Character<\/b>: Natalie Kusomoto<\/p>","id":456639,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 31 - Two of Swords - Reversed","permissions":[],"position":24,"settings":{"collapsed":"0"},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":null,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-09-07T20:33:35.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"The Nine of this suit is sometimes titled Happiness, but it is also known as Victory. The image on several versions of this card often shows an innkeeper doing a brisk business and feeling very happy about it all.
The rewards of high achievement are not all monetary, however. This happiness also refers to the feelings of fulfillment that come from good service to the community and support of one's family, as well as gratitude for all the blessings in one's life.
Word Association<\/b>: satisfaction, emotional stability, luxury
","entry_parsed":"The Nine of this suit is sometimes titled Happiness, but it is also known as Victory. The image on several versions of this card often shows an innkeeper doing a brisk business and feeling very happy about it all.
The rewards of high achievement are not all monetary, however. This happiness also refers to the feelings of fulfillment that come from good service to the community and support of one's family, as well as gratitude for all the blessings in one's life.
Word Association<\/b>: satisfaction, emotional stability, luxury
","id":470443,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 32 - Nine of Cups - Upright","permissions":[],"position":23,"settings":{"collapsed":"0"},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":null,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-09-14T01:18:27.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
This card is usually called The Knight, but in some modern decks \nappears as the Prince. Traditionally, this card in this suit pictures an\n overseer of fertility and growth. His period of ascendancy is during \nthe quiet years between conflicts, when everybody can collaborate in \nraising the collective standard of living. His horse is usually huge and\n thickset, more suitable to pulling a plow than riding swiftly into \nbattle. His temperament is easygoing and relaxed, he's moving at the \nrate of the flow, because he knows that you can't hurry time.<\/p>\n
Seeing\n the bigger picture, like a farmer planning for the future, he doesn't \nallow momentary fads or fancies to distract him, and he doesn't take \nseriously those who do. One can feel his stability and dedication -- he \nis totally responsible and even somewhat predictable when it comes to \nhis projects. He is earthy and gentle, as simple and deep as the soil he\n tills and the flowers he loves.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>efficiency, hard work, responsibility\n <\/strong><\/p>Notable Characters<\/b>: Demeter, The Spring Court
<\/p>
<\/p>","entry_parsed":"
This card is usually called The Knight, but in some modern decks \nappears as the Prince. Traditionally, this card in this suit pictures an\n overseer of fertility and growth. His period of ascendancy is during \nthe quiet years between conflicts, when everybody can collaborate in \nraising the collective standard of living. His horse is usually huge and\n thickset, more suitable to pulling a plow than riding swiftly into \nbattle. His temperament is easygoing and relaxed, he's moving at the \nrate of the flow, because he knows that you can't hurry time.<\/p>\n
Seeing\n the bigger picture, like a farmer planning for the future, he doesn't \nallow momentary fads or fancies to distract him, and he doesn't take \nseriously those who do. One can feel his stability and dedication -- he \nis totally responsible and even somewhat predictable when it comes to \nhis projects. He is earthy and gentle, as simple and deep as the soil he\n tills and the flowers he loves.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>efficiency, hard work, responsibility\n <\/strong><\/p>Notable Characters<\/b>: Demeter, The Spring Court
<\/p>
<\/p>","id":474641,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 33 - Knight of Pentacles - Upright","permissions":[],"position":22,"settings":{"collapsed":"0"},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":null,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-09-21T19:07:53.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
An Ace of this suit in this position symbolizes a pivotal act, or fateful step, that will set loose a chain of events leading toward your desired goal. It refers to a birth or new beginning, the inauguration of an endeavor, and the building of the necessary commitment to see a project or plan through. It personifies an aroused Will that is totally focused, aiming at the bulls-eye.\n\n<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: creation, willpower, inspiration, desire <\/p>","entry_parsed":"
An Ace of this suit in this position symbolizes a pivotal act, or fateful step, that will set loose a chain of events leading toward your desired goal. It refers to a birth or new beginning, the inauguration of an endeavor, and the building of the necessary commitment to see a project or plan through. It personifies an aroused Will that is totally focused, aiming at the bulls-eye.\n\n<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: creation, willpower, inspiration, desire <\/p>","id":480458,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 34 - Ace of Wands - Upright","permissions":[],"position":21,"settings":{"collapsed":"0"},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":null,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-09-29T04:52:08.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
The Hierophant Tarot this card refers to a master and the learning of\n practical lessons from the study of natural law. The energy of this \ncard points to some agent or resource that can reveal the secrets of \nlife, the cycles of the Moon and tides, the links between human beings \nand the heavens.<\/p>\n
Because\n monasteries were the only places a person could learn to read and write\n in the Middle Ages, a Hierophant was one to whom a student would \npetition for entry. He was the one to set the curriculum for the \nneophyte's course of study.<\/p>\n
Often\n pictured with the right hand raised in blessing, the Hierophant is \nlinked with the ancient lineage of Melchezidek, initiator of the Hebrew \npriestly tradition, the one who passes on the teachings. All shamans of \nany tradition draw upon this archetype.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>tradition, conformity, morality, ethics\n <\/strong><\/p>","entry_parsed":"The Hierophant Tarot this card refers to a master and the learning of\n practical lessons from the study of natural law. The energy of this \ncard points to some agent or resource that can reveal the secrets of \nlife, the cycles of the Moon and tides, the links between human beings \nand the heavens.<\/p>\n
Because\n monasteries were the only places a person could learn to read and write\n in the Middle Ages, a Hierophant was one to whom a student would \npetition for entry. He was the one to set the curriculum for the \nneophyte's course of study.<\/p>\n
Often\n pictured with the right hand raised in blessing, the Hierophant is \nlinked with the ancient lineage of Melchezidek, initiator of the Hebrew \npriestly tradition, the one who passes on the teachings. All shamans of \nany tradition draw upon this archetype.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>tradition, conformity, morality, ethics\n <\/strong><\/p>","id":485028,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 35 - The Heirophant - Upright","permissions":[],"position":20,"settings":{"collapsed":"0"},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":null,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-10-06T17:54:19.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"The Devil Tarot card expresses the realm of the taboo -- the culturally rejected wildness and undigested shadow side that each of us carries in our subconscious. This shadow is actually at the core of our being, which we cannot get rid of and will never succeed in taming. From its earliest versions, which portrayed a vampire-demon, The Devil evoked the church-fueled fear that a person could \"lose their soul\" to wild and passionate forces.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>addiction, materialism, playfulness\n <\/p>Notable Characters:<\/strong> Jess Thornton
<\/p>","entry_parsed":"The Devil Tarot card expresses the realm of the taboo -- the culturally rejected wildness and undigested shadow side that each of us carries in our subconscious. This shadow is actually at the core of our being, which we cannot get rid of and will never succeed in taming. From its earliest versions, which portrayed a vampire-demon, The Devil evoked the church-fueled fear that a person could \"lose their soul\" to wild and passionate forces.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>addiction, materialism, playfulness\n <\/p>Notable Characters:<\/strong> Jess Thornton
<\/p>","id":490083,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 36 - The Devil - Upright","permissions":[],"position":19,"settings":{"collapsed":"0"},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":64007,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-10-12T23:08:32.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"Traditionally, The Magician is one who can demonstrate hands-on magic\n -- as in healing, transformative rituals, alchemical transmutations, \ncharging of talismans, and the like. A modern Magician is any person who\n completes the circuit between heaven and Earth; one who seeks to bring \nforth the divine gold within her or himself.<\/p>\n
At\n the birth of Tarot, even a gifted healer who was not an ordained \nclergyman was considered to be in league with The Devil! For obvious \nreasons, the line between fooling the eye with sleight of hand and \ncharging the world with magical will, was not clearly differentiated in \nthe early Tarot cards.<\/p>\n
Waite's\n image of The Magician as the solitary ritualist communing with the \nspirits of the elements -- with its formal arrangement of symbols -- is a\n token of the freedom we have in modern times to declare our spiritual \npolitics without fear of reprisal. The older cards were never so \nexplicit about what The Magician was doing. It's best to keep your \nimagination open with this card. Visualize yourself manifesting \nsomething unique, guided by evolutionary forces that emerge \nspontaneously from within your soul.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association:<\/b> <\/strong>willpower, desire, creation, manifestation\n
<\/strong><\/p>Notable Location: <\/strong>Boston College
<\/strong><\/p><\/p>","entry_parsed":"
Traditionally, The Magician is one who can demonstrate hands-on magic\n -- as in healing, transformative rituals, alchemical transmutations, \ncharging of talismans, and the like. A modern Magician is any person who\n completes the circuit between heaven and Earth; one who seeks to bring \nforth the divine gold within her or himself.<\/p>\n
At\n the birth of Tarot, even a gifted healer who was not an ordained \nclergyman was considered to be in league with The Devil! For obvious \nreasons, the line between fooling the eye with sleight of hand and \ncharging the world with magical will, was not clearly differentiated in \nthe early Tarot cards.<\/p>\n
Waite's\n image of The Magician as the solitary ritualist communing with the \nspirits of the elements -- with its formal arrangement of symbols -- is a\n token of the freedom we have in modern times to declare our spiritual \npolitics without fear of reprisal. The older cards were never so \nexplicit about what The Magician was doing. It's best to keep your \nimagination open with this card. Visualize yourself manifesting \nsomething unique, guided by evolutionary forces that emerge \nspontaneously from within your soul.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association:<\/b> <\/strong>willpower, desire, creation, manifestation\n
<\/strong><\/p>Notable Location: <\/strong>Boston College
<\/strong><\/p><\/p>","id":494173,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 37 - The Magician - Upright","permissions":[],"position":18,"settings":{"collapsed":"0"},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":null,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-10-21T00:56:43.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
This archetype is that of a unique \nindividual, a nonconformist, often something of a bohemian, definitely \nindependent by nature. He or she requires little in the way of \naffirmation or approval. Perhaps a mischief-maker, often an innovator or\n inventor, the energy represented by this card will only serve others \nuntil he or she figures out how to get others to serve him\/her.<\/p>\n
This\n person's freedom is so important they would rather go as a peasant \namong strangers than inherit a fortune with strings attached. Don't be \nfooled by this humble appearance. This person is a future captain of \nindustry or world leader, now serving an apprenticeship. These people \nare sometimes seen planting a staff like a flagpole into the earth in \nthe far off wilderness (where they can start fresh without having to \nmake any compromises). You could think of this card as a wild card.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>exploration, excitement, freedom\n
<\/strong><\/p>
<\/strong><\/p><\/p>","entry_parsed":"
This archetype is that of a unique \nindividual, a nonconformist, often something of a bohemian, definitely \nindependent by nature. He or she requires little in the way of \naffirmation or approval. Perhaps a mischief-maker, often an innovator or\n inventor, the energy represented by this card will only serve others \nuntil he or she figures out how to get others to serve him\/her.<\/p>\n
This\n person's freedom is so important they would rather go as a peasant \namong strangers than inherit a fortune with strings attached. Don't be \nfooled by this humble appearance. This person is a future captain of \nindustry or world leader, now serving an apprenticeship. These people \nare sometimes seen planting a staff like a flagpole into the earth in \nthe far off wilderness (where they can start fresh without having to \nmake any compromises). You could think of this card as a wild card.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>exploration, excitement, freedom\n
<\/strong><\/p>
<\/strong><\/p><\/p>","id":499055,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 38 - Page of Wands - Upright","permissions":[],"position":17,"settings":{"collapsed":"0"},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":null,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-10-26T01:11:14.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
When the Page of Swords is reversed, it may be that one's critical \ntendencies are given too much leeway. Although you may declare a need to\n state the truth, a primary urge may be to recount another's \nshortcomings.<\/p>\n
Analyze\n your possible prejudice, instead of the weakness of others. Don't take a\n stand against another until you have cleared any feelings of resentment\n or a punitive motive -- or else your attitude problem might undermine \nthe truth of your message. Your best work is done when you are most \nobjective. An urge to be overly discriminating destroys objectivity and \ncan lead to conflict.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: deception, manipulation, all talk<\/p>
<\/p>","entry_parsed":"
When the Page of Swords is reversed, it may be that one's critical \ntendencies are given too much leeway. Although you may declare a need to\n state the truth, a primary urge may be to recount another's \nshortcomings.<\/p>\n
Analyze\n your possible prejudice, instead of the weakness of others. Don't take a\n stand against another until you have cleared any feelings of resentment\n or a punitive motive -- or else your attitude problem might undermine \nthe truth of your message. Your best work is done when you are most \nobjective. An urge to be overly discriminating destroys objectivity and \ncan lead to conflict.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: deception, manipulation, all talk<\/p>
<\/p>","id":502282,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 39 - Page of Swords - Reversed","permissions":[],"position":16,"settings":{"collapsed":"0"},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":null,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-11-03T16:57:42.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
The Three of Pentacles reversed suggests that you beware of perfectionism\n and other subtle forms of egoism. This may be tied to a refusal to \nshare one's gifts and vision with the world.<\/p>\n
Perhaps\n you consider the world not worth it or are afraid that others simply \nwon't care. This is really an indirect form of perfectionism that would \nhave you cut off your nose to spite your face. Remember that acts of \ngenius belong more to the divine inspiration that calls them forth than \nthey do to the personalities they come through.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>lack of teamwork, disorganized, group conflict\n <\/p>Notable Location<\/b>: The Slaughtered Lamb Inn
<\/p>
<\/p>","entry_parsed":"
The Three of Pentacles reversed suggests that you beware of perfectionism\n and other subtle forms of egoism. This may be tied to a refusal to \nshare one's gifts and vision with the world.<\/p>\n
Perhaps\n you consider the world not worth it or are afraid that others simply \nwon't care. This is really an indirect form of perfectionism that would \nhave you cut off your nose to spite your face. Remember that acts of \ngenius belong more to the divine inspiration that calls them forth than \nthey do to the personalities they come through.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>lack of teamwork, disorganized, group conflict\n <\/p>Notable Location<\/b>: The Slaughtered Lamb Inn
<\/p>
<\/p>","id":508739,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 40 - Three of Pentacles - Reversed","permissions":[],"position":15,"settings":{"collapsed":"0"},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":null,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-11-10T16:36:10.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
The Eight of Pentacles reversed asks that you not mistake your work for \nyour identity. It is a common error to overly identify with one's \nlivelihood.<\/p>\n
This\n card reversed indicates that you are in danger of losing your self to \nyour work. This would be a big mistake. Refuse to accept such a limited \ndefinition of who you are.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>lack of passion, uninspired, no motivation\n <\/p><\/p>","entry_parsed":"
The Eight of Pentacles reversed asks that you not mistake your work for \nyour identity. It is a common error to overly identify with one's \nlivelihood.<\/p>\n
This\n card reversed indicates that you are in danger of losing your self to \nyour work. This would be a big mistake. Refuse to accept such a limited \ndefinition of who you are.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>lack of passion, uninspired, no motivation\n <\/p><\/p>","id":513361,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 41 - Eight of Pentacles - Reversed","permissions":[],"position":14,"settings":{"collapsed":"0"},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":null,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-11-17T18:53:55.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
The Ten of Pentacles reversed suggests that having to make an entirely \nnew start is sometimes a blessing. You may feel as if you have \nexperienced a terrible loss or a fall from grace. This may be true, but \nboth the having and the losing are part of the fluctuating evolution of \nhuman consciousness. Sometimes you just have to begin again.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>fleeting success, lack of stability, lack of resources\n <\/p>
<\/p>\n \n
\n \n <\/div>
<\/p>","entry_parsed":"
The Ten of Pentacles reversed suggests that having to make an entirely \nnew start is sometimes a blessing. You may feel as if you have \nexperienced a terrible loss or a fall from grace. This may be true, but \nboth the having and the losing are part of the fluctuating evolution of \nhuman consciousness. Sometimes you just have to begin again.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>fleeting success, lack of stability, lack of resources\n <\/p>
<\/p>\n \n
\n \n <\/div>
<\/p>","id":518760,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 42 - Ten of Pentacles - Reversed","permissions":[],"position":13,"settings":{"collapsed":"0"},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":null,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-11-26T17:53:59.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
Although it has taken on a strictly romantic revision of meaning in \nsome modern decks, traditionally The Lovers Tarot card reflected the \nchallenges of choosing a partner. At a crossroads, one cannot take both \npaths. The images on this card in different decks have varied more than \nmost, because we have had so many ways of looking at sex and \nrelationships across cultures and centuries.<\/p>\n
Classically,\n the energy of this card reminded us of the real challenges posed by \nromantic relationships, with the protagonist often shown in the act of \nmaking an either-or choice. To partake of a higher ideal often requires \nsacrificing the lesser option. The path of pleasure eventually leads to \ndistraction from spiritual growth. The gratification of the personality \neventually gives way to a call from spirit as the soul matures.<\/p>\n
Modern\n decks tend to portray the feeling of romantic love with this card, \nshowing Adam and Eve at the gates of Eden when everything was still \nperfect. This interpretation portrays humanity before the fall, and can \nbe thought to imply a different sort of choice -- the choice of \nevolution over perfection, or the choice of personal growth through \nrelationship -- instead of a fantasy where everything falls into place \nperfectly and is taken care of without effort.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>partnerships, duality, union<\/p><\/p>","entry_parsed":"
Although it has taken on a strictly romantic revision of meaning in \nsome modern decks, traditionally The Lovers Tarot card reflected the \nchallenges of choosing a partner. At a crossroads, one cannot take both \npaths. The images on this card in different decks have varied more than \nmost, because we have had so many ways of looking at sex and \nrelationships across cultures and centuries.<\/p>\n
Classically,\n the energy of this card reminded us of the real challenges posed by \nromantic relationships, with the protagonist often shown in the act of \nmaking an either-or choice. To partake of a higher ideal often requires \nsacrificing the lesser option. The path of pleasure eventually leads to \ndistraction from spiritual growth. The gratification of the personality \neventually gives way to a call from spirit as the soul matures.<\/p>\n
Modern\n decks tend to portray the feeling of romantic love with this card, \nshowing Adam and Eve at the gates of Eden when everything was still \nperfect. This interpretation portrays humanity before the fall, and can \nbe thought to imply a different sort of choice -- the choice of \nevolution over perfection, or the choice of personal growth through \nrelationship -- instead of a fantasy where everything falls into place \nperfectly and is taken care of without effort.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>partnerships, duality, union<\/p><\/p>","id":526129,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 43 - The Lovers - Upright","permissions":[],"position":12,"settings":{"collapsed":"0"},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":null,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-12-03T18:31:06.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
Representing the energy of a King, this card in the suit of Coins or \nPentacles displays one who has accomplished a lot in life and has \narranged his or her affairs so that he has much good to show for it. \nPossessing a practical genius in the ways of the world, he loves to \nbuild things. Because he's so good at deal-making, this character is \nprivy to the biggest deals in town. He has the power to make or break \npeople financially. Although this does not always win him love, it \ncertainly earns him respect.<\/p>\n
In\n previous centuries this card referred to the myth of Midas, who loved \ngold so much that he was cursed so that everything he touched turned to \ngold. One day his daughter reached out to him and was turned into a \ngolden statue. This story illustrates the downside of letting material \nsecurity take too much precedence.<\/p>\n
While\n the character of this card understands the value of wealth, including \nthe burden it produces, he or she is mature enough to keep things in \nperspective. Even though the suit of Coins represents the material \nrealm, this King is not just a materialist -- his sovereignty reflects \nhigher values, as well as general welfare and prosperity.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>abundance, prosperity, security\n <\/strong><\/p><\/p>","entry_parsed":"
Representing the energy of a King, this card in the suit of Coins or \nPentacles displays one who has accomplished a lot in life and has \narranged his or her affairs so that he has much good to show for it. \nPossessing a practical genius in the ways of the world, he loves to \nbuild things. Because he's so good at deal-making, this character is \nprivy to the biggest deals in town. He has the power to make or break \npeople financially. Although this does not always win him love, it \ncertainly earns him respect.<\/p>\n
In\n previous centuries this card referred to the myth of Midas, who loved \ngold so much that he was cursed so that everything he touched turned to \ngold. One day his daughter reached out to him and was turned into a \ngolden statue. This story illustrates the downside of letting material \nsecurity take too much precedence.<\/p>\n
While\n the character of this card understands the value of wealth, including \nthe burden it produces, he or she is mature enough to keep things in \nperspective. Even though the suit of Coins represents the material \nrealm, this King is not just a materialist -- his sovereignty reflects \nhigher values, as well as general welfare and prosperity.<\/p>
<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>abundance, prosperity, security\n <\/strong><\/p><\/p>","id":532449,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 44 - King of Pentacles - Upright","permissions":[],"position":11,"settings":{"collapsed":"0"},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":null,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2023-12-17T05:44:41.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
The Ace of Wands reversed suggests that you may be resisting change, which can seem frightening. Nevertheless, it is to your ultimate advantage not to balk even though the situation may seem risky.\n<\/p>
\nWord Association<\/b>: lack of energy, lack of passion, boredom\n<\/p>","entry_parsed":"
The Ace of Wands reversed suggests that you may be resisting change, which can seem frightening. Nevertheless, it is to your ultimate advantage not to balk even though the situation may seem risky.\n<\/p>
\nWord Association<\/b>: lack of energy, lack of passion, boredom\n<\/p>","id":541260,"is_private":false,"layout_id":null,"name":"Session 45 - Ace of Wands - Reversed","permissions":[],"position":10,"settings":{"collapsed":"0"},"updated_at":"2024-03-21T23:28:08.000000Z","updated_by":null,"visibility_id":1},{"created_at":"2024-01-06T22:19:01.000000Z","created_by":64007,"entity_id":3776174,"entry":"
The Moon card refers to a deep state of sensitivity and imaginative \nimpressionability, developed within a womb of deep relaxation. Here we \ndream and go into trance, have visions and receive insights, wash in and\n out with the psychic tides, and experience deep mystical and\/or \nterrifying realities beyond our ordinary senses. In a state of expanded \nconsciousness, we cannot always control what happens. The Moon card \nrepresents the ultimate test of a soul's integrity, where the membrane \nbetween the self and the unknown is removed, and the drop of \nindividuality re-enters the ocean of being. What transpires next is \nbetween a soul and its maker.<\/p>
Word Association<\/b>: <\/strong>unconscious, illusions, intuition\n