Individual Card Meanings

This area is for general discussions of the cards and for discussing different meanings and usages of them. This is not the area for personal readings or specific meaning help, which must be in the personal / your readings section for the system you are using. This section is for general discussions only. You also need to have 5 posts to post in this area but everyone can read the threads. This is an index of all the cards studied so far in this section Please add your thoughts and ideas to the existing discussions or start new discussion threads You are welcome to start threads for cards not yet discussed and they will be added to this index later on …

I never understood The World very well. I know it means natural endings and transitions, such as a child growing up and entering the world or an elderly person dying and leaving the world. But I don’t understand it deeply. What does it mean when it shows up in a position that signifies karmic debt in a past life relationship?

anyone have any good detailed insight on the knights of the after tarot deck? The knight of pents The knight of swords The knight of wands The knight of cups

Not sure if 8 of Wands has shown up this way for anyone else's readings but twice now it has shown up in readings I did about people who passed in accidents where the event happened very quickly and could not be stopped once it was started... The first reading was about Kobe Bryant's death.... I took the 8 of Wands to be talking about how the incident with the helicopter happened very fast and that once it had begun there was no way to stop it from crashing. I also felt the card often being associated with air travel was also pertinent. Then a few days ago, I was reading for someone whose best friend threw himself on a bomb to save his life (while…

I am intrested to know whether or not you believe cards can represent a place or a country. I asked a question 'in which country could I move' twice. I got: The King of Swords (first time) and The Star (second time) In general I would like to know which country you associate with each card. *moderators please feel free to move it or modify this post as/if needed.*

Hello everyone, I'd like to discuss here the core meaning of the 3 of Wands. I know we can consider it as the entrepreneur card, that is you invest your money in something and wait for the results, you hope your investment will pay off at the end. My question is: if you get this card as outcome, could you interpret it as an investment that pays off? Or this card leaves open any options, also a failure? Thank you so much.

I would like to start some threads to share some ideas on individual cards.Especially for those decks who have images that look different or strange. This one is for 6 of cups. These days i am studying and started to use some decks that i didn't use till now. One of them is the Scapini Medieval.Some minors on this deck are really strange.Here the 6 of cups has the meaning of past influences, things that have vanished, faded images, longing, childhood past, memories,nostalgia but look how different is the feeling you get when you see this image, how it affects you.Well very different from r/w and the decks based on it i mean. On the r/w deck there is something sweet w…

Is there any good source for two, three or more card combinations? Thanks in advance

Just wondered. Can be 5 of wands about making thinks together/build something? If you check out at this card, it seems like they are working on something and they are looking at their wands like with admiration and astonishment and not who is next to them. Maybe they are mad for small place between them, but seems more they are working on something imo.

So Neptune is one of my favorite planets but I was wondering what tarot card may represent Neptune.

The meanings of the ten of cups like long-term relationship, harmony, soulmates and homecomings tsc.. always brought me a a very happy vibe but in my life this card mostly appears whenever a big relationship is coming to an end (not always a harmonic one). So I personally see this as fate, a karmic long-term relationship coming to it's purpose (and that depending can mean marriege or separation tsc). Any thoughts about how to interprete this card alternative and negative sides? And in what contexts this card has already appeard in your experience?

The Knight of Coins reversed is symbolic of someone who is out for him or herself regarding money. They do not take kindly to the financial successes of others as it can leave them quite jealous. When this Knight reverses, his horse falls and squashes his coin, so that it's not as shiny or straight as those of his friends. This causes him to be envious. When this card appears reversed, the best course of action is to straighten his coin and reassure him that his money is just as good as everyone else's.

How would you interpret the moon as an external influence, for example in the celtic cross spread? I've recently gotten it twice in this potition in regards to relationship questions. I know the moon can mean that you might not be seeing things clearly or be delusional about the situation. But as an external influence I'm struggling.

If anyone was thinking of making their own deck, I think a great idea for the Devil card would be an apple tree with 10 apples on it and a snake slithering through it and a man and woman standing under it with the woman reaching out and looking up into the tree and the man looking at her. Each are naked of course. They are standing on a black ground. Just a thought. It foes well with the Lovers card.

Hey! So I did some research and Emperor reversed in a breakup reading can be some really intense feelings of wanting to get back together, as opposed to the usual controlling vibe of emperor reversed. But what's your take?

By the way, the illustration below isn't a layout or a reading. What cards might mean 'uneasiness'? Not outright fear, or worry (like you would get from the 9 of Swords, etc) ...but just that naggy feeling you get when everything seems fine, but something just doesn't feel right. And you can't tell (yet) what that something might be. I do use reversals when I read, so these cards are the way I'd read them, if they were to appear in a layout. I went through the RWS deck and chose 8 cards I think MIGHT represent cards that might make you uneasy. You might caution yourself not to count chickens even AFTER they've hatched. Obviously the car…

I keep stumbling into this card, and have been looking up different interpretations of it. I apologise if this has been covered here. I tried to find but couldn't locate it. For me, this card kinda signifies giving. Like feeling the sense of abundance and sharing it with people. I always read this as material giving or sharing, since it's pentacles. But, I see people read this as sharing of anything- love, knowledge, perspective, guidance. Was I being restricted then? One very interesting interpretation: The reader used the card from the RWS deck and read it as a spirit guide helping the person and the soulmate, and bringing and keeping them toget…

Hello all! There are the Lovers versions where there is a man with two women, and I've seen it interpreted as having to make a choice between them, like between love or money, or between piety or temptation, or simply a love triangle. However, considering the influence of Jewish thought, and of course the influence of Scripture, have any of you come across historical connections of this card with multiple wives (polygyny)? A scene like the old Jewish blessing: "Yahweh make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel." - Ruth 4 The images are, left to right, from the Piedmontese Sol…

I’ve been re-reading some threads about the page of pentacles in the old AT forum. I wish I could comment on some of those threads, but, alas, I cannot so I’m starting this thread in the hopes of getting a discussion going. I think other than the standard meaning of a child who is serious and studious, the page of pentacles could mean someone who has received something (perhaps an offer—of a job, opportunity, friendship, love, etc) but is taking a long time to decide whether he wants it. The RWS image shows a young man holding a pentacle and looking at it with wonder, but I get the feeling he’s also deciding if he wants to keep it or set it down. Like he’s loo…

I'm struggling to understand the meaning of the Magician card in the outcome position of a love reading. Could it be about manifestation and creation. That the querent needs to be clear about what they wish for and can make it happen. Any thoughts appreciated.

In the RWS deck the Queen of Cups is staring at the elaborate container in which she holds on to at the shore of the waters. I notice that the container has "angel wings" on it, does the Queen know what's inside the container? Is there a mystery there? What do you think is inside that container? What is the message here about that container? Thanks for reading this! Rick-

Although there are no 'positive' and 'negative' cards per se, some archetypes are significations of good omens and others indicate attention. I would choose as the most positive 1) the world, 2) the sun, 3) the chariot, 4) the star and 5) the empress What do you think?

Hi Iv been struggling a bit to know the differences with the lovers and two of cups just hoping to get peoples views on how they interpret these cards, any similarities and differences and there interptetations. I have mis read the lovers card before linking it more to new romatic love when it was more to do with a longer term partnership or insights into how the partnership was unfolding, the 2 of cups is also a coming together of partnerships just wondering how others interpret these cards and if hiw they differ or can be interpreted weather the 2 of cups is more romamcy than the lovers card. Keen to get peoples thoughts and interpretations to help me wit…

I saw this question on another site and would like to hear your thoughts on this. If 10 of Cups comes up in a spread for you as "something to let go of" or "cut off", how do you plan on interpreting this or breaking the news to the querent?

This card can feel hard on clients. I struggle with it myself. Is this a card of action? Yet first acceptance? Any insight you can offer is appreciated.