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The Devil card advises that you show some spunk. There may be nothing to be gained by trying to be subtle or strategic in this situation. Assert your agenda, express yourself honestly, and let the chips fall where they may. Your best bet could be to express your true emotions, possibly even including anger. Acknowledge that you have whatever feelings you have. While it may not be necessary to act out what you feel in every situation, accepting the power and depth of your inner experience enables you to remain true to yourself.
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The Devil Tarot Card Meanings
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The Devil Advice Position
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The Temperance card is a reference to the soul. Classically female, the woman or angel on the Temperance card is mixing up a blend of subtle energies for the evolution of the personality. One key to interpreting this card can be found in its title -- a play on the process of tempering metals in a forge. Metals must undergo extremes of temperature, folding, and pounding, but the end product is infinitely superior to impure ore mined from the earth. In this image, the soul volunteers the ego for a cleansing and healing experience, which may turn the personality inside-out, but which brings out the gold hidden within the heart.
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Temperance Tarot Card Meanings
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The Temperance card reversed suggests that you are in danger of giving up on yourself. Something is making you feel apathetic and ignore what you deeply want and need. You may be morbidly overemphasizing the chaos and disruption that would come with change and growth rather than focusing on the regeneration and liberation that could be yours. Try to carve out a day in which you do only activities that make you happy. Eat well and get some rest, then take another look at your life. If you do not gain a better perspective, seek help.
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Temperance Tarot Card Meanings
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The Temperance card advises you to identify and seek the missing ingredients in your life. Marshal your known skills and abilities and do what needs to be done to complete your mission. Prepare to use spiritual practices, studies, or lifestyle changes that can assist you in your quest. A tremendous amount of benefit is available if you can organize yourself and be disciplined at this time.
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Temperance Tarot Card Meanings
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Temperance Advice Position
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The Death card is not about the literal death of any person. It may represent the death of something else, like a project, plan, or relationship. This card also points to a time of harvest, symbolized in classical decks by the reaping skeleton. Unless the fruits of summer are harvested, they are lost to winter's harshness, and the people do not eat. As the scythe cuts the cords that link us to the past, it liberates us to go forward without fear, because we have nothing left to lose. Everything being pruned away is recycled for the fertility of the future, so that nothing is really ever lost, despite seasonal cycles of gain and loss. In more modern Tarot decks, we see Death mounted on a horse and wearing black armor. The emphasis in these decks is on the punishment of sin, as in the way the medieval Plagu which the Death image was based on was used to explain the wrath of God. Luckily, in modern times, we are not so encumbered with such a guilt-ridden philosophy.
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Death Tarot Card Meanings
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Death Upright Meaning
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The Death card reversed suggests that you might long for the cord to be cut, but unfortunately you have to persist and endure without the relief of an ending. It is not time for termination and closure yet. Be patient with the current circumstances without resigning yourself to a negative outcome. Coming changes may alter the way you feel about the status quo. Remember that harvest isn't started until the fruit is ripe. Work at becoming wiser and more mellow, sweeter and more nourishing, and your time of release may happen sooner.
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Death Tarot Card Meanings
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Death Reversed Meaning
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The Death card advises you to detach from the old order. You may want to close accounts, complete unfinished tasks, and gather your harvest. It is time to move on. If you cut the cords that have bound you to old ways and outdated conventions, you could free yourself to join the sweep of incoming light. This is not an excuse to reject others or hurt them in any way. It is simply a time to move toward your ultimate interests. Do not allow nostalgia and outworn loyalties to hold you back. Be willing to go through whatever it takes to get to where you really want to be.
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Death Tarot Card Meanings
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Death Advice Position
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The Hanged Man usually indicates a lack of ability to help oneself through independent action. The energy is arrested and awaiting judgment. With this card, there is no avenue for the will to regain control until the situation has passed. This represents a good time to be philosophical, to study and meditate upon the position you find yourself in, and to form resolutions for the moment you become free again. Only those who possess wisdom, patience, and optimism will be able to see through limitations, including possible humiliation, to grasp the inspiring lesson one can gain from such an experience.
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The Hanged Man Tarot Card Meanings
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The Hanged Man Upright Meaning
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The Hanged Man reversed suggests that the seemingly noble deed of offering yourself as the sacrificial lamb is, at least for the time being, a useless gesture. There will be no benefit to the greater good; you will experience no expansion of consciousness. It would be an empty move, so don't put yourself in that position. Ask yourself on what basis you allowed yourself to hope that your sacrifice would make a difference in this situation. Who knows? Perhaps this is meant to be an opportunity to learn something about self-denying tendencies.
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The Hanged Man Tarot Card Meanings
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The Hanged Man Reversed Meaning
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The Hanged Man advises you to surrender illusions of control. Accept that you have been overcome and deceived by your own devices. Having made your bed, you now need to lie in it. This is not a negative judgment. It's just that sometimes there are consequences for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Bad things can happen to good people. These consequences are not fatal, even if they are inconvenient -- or perhaps even embarrassing. Stop resisting your circumstances and let some time go by. Eventually, you will be released a little wiser and not much the worse for wear. You will come to realize in time how you collaborated with the problem. However, the issues you were stuck on when you were first hung up have subsided and no longer concern you. You are free to take up new endeavors. You will ultimately feel refreshed and grateful that you were derailed from your former track.
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The Hanged Man Tarot Card Meanings
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The Hanged Man Advice Position
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The Justice Tarot card has to do with moral sensitivity and that which gives rise to empathy, compassion, and a sense of fairness. Since the time of Solomon, this image has represented a standard for the humane and fair-minded treatment of other beings. Often including the image of a fulcrum or scale which helps to balance competing needs against the greater good, and a two-edged sword to symbolize the precision needed to make clear judgments, this card reminds us to be careful to attend to important details. It's a mistake to overlook or minimize anything where this card is concerned. The law of karma is represented here -- what goes around comes around.
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Justice Tarot Card Meanings
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Justice Upright Meaning
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When the Justice card is reversed, the deeper meaning of this situation is being withheld for reasons only Higher Power truly understands. There are times that logical, common, rational and organic laws are overridden by some paradoxical higher order. At such times you won't be fully informed about what is going on. Wait, stay quiet, keep watching and listening. Eventually the chaos will resolve itself and the truth will be revealed.
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Justice Tarot Card Meanings
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Justice Reversed Meaning
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The Justice card advises you to listen carefully as others explain to you their version of events and the parts they played. It is unnecessary to offer feedback. Your role is to observe, listen closely, give a full hearing and keep your wits about you as the story takes shape. As you witness people's account of themselves, your understanding will go beyond the words you hear. Subtle inferences and clues will reveal the truths that will enable you to make a wise and accurate assessment.
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Justice Tarot Card Meanings
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Justice Advice Position
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The central theme of The Wheel of Fortune card is cyclical change. The wheel keeps on rolling, churning events in a ceaseless progression of ups and downs, either way freeing us from the past. No one can escape its cyclical action, which can feel somewhat terrifying -- no matter whether we are rising or falling. When one is balanced on top of the wheel, there is a moment of crystal clarity. However, the only part of the wheel that's actually not going up and down is the hub, which represents your eternal self. Every one of us will occupy all the points on the wheel at one point or another. The cycle of the wheel is its lesson -- and we can learn to take comfort in it. If you don't like the look of things right now, just wait -- things will change. Of course, if you do like the look of things right now, enjoy it while it lasts, because that will change too!
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Wheel of Fortune Tarot Card Meanings
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Wheel of Fortune Upright Meaning
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When the Wheel of Fortune card is reversed, it suggests that you may have dropped from the heights and have been sent back to the beginning -- to either start over or reframe your plan. This may feel as if you have hit bottom, but think of it as a chance to renew yourself and chart a path that will help you rise from the ashes. You will be a more compassionate and wise ally when the next person takes a nosedive. In the future, you might want to be a little more modest in your aspirations.
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Wheel of Fortune Tarot Card Meanings
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The Wheel of Fortune advises you follow the flow of events. Physical moves, spiritual awakenings, or dramatically changing social patterns could arise now. Accept these transformations. This is a safe place for you to be. You are watched over and protected as you go round and round the wheel. You will learn a lot. You will also learn it quickly, and what you absorb will benefit you for a long time to come.
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Wheel of Fortune Tarot Card Meanings
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Wheel of Fortune Advice Position
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The challenge of The Hermit card is to be able to recognize a teacher in a humble disguise. This font of mysterious knowledge will not make it easy for the student to acquire his wisdom, as it takes time and long contemplation to fathom what he knows. He often speaks wordlessly, or in ancient and barbaric tongues, communicating with the elements, animals, and nature herself. While an hourglass was an identifying feature on the earliest Hermit Tarot cards, more modern cards have shifted the metaphor, showing more or less light released from his lantern. In either case, the Hermit card reminds us of the value of time away from the hubbub of civic life, to relax the ego in communion with nature.
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The Hermit Tarot Card Meanings
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The Hermit Upright Meaning
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When the Hermit card is reversed, you may be resisting the process of evolving towards a level of wisdom that sets you apart. Fear of the path is haunting you; it could be a fear of loneliness. Try to remember that the shamanic method for facing fears is to relax and open. Let them in and allow them to have their way for a while. This way you know them fully and will see them pass of their own accord. When there are no more surprises, you can move into a place of empowered action.
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The Hermit Tarot Card Meanings
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The Hermit Reversed Meaning
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The Hermit advises that you think things through carefully. The demands on you have been high, giving you scant time for reflection. While you have a gift for understanding the larger implications involved, you need some private time to consider the steps to take in the future. You can't just lock yourself in your room for fifteen minutes and expect to come up with profound solutions. You need more seclusion and time to assimilate and process. Now may be the moment for you to tell everyone to leave you alone. When you are fully ready, you will be able and willing to give others what they need.
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The Hermit Tarot Card Meanings
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The Hermit Advice Position
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The Strength Tarot card represents nature, which, however wild in its primal form, is tamed by our subtler, finer self -- our feminine side, our inner self. The will and passion of our instinctive nature does not need to be broken, but refined and brought to consciousness, so that all levels of creation may come into harmony. The feminine soul-force contains a persuasive power that can nurture and induce cooperation from others, stilling disruptive energies by harmonizing differences in the spirit of collective good will.
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Strength Tarot Card Meanings
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The Strength card reversed suggests that you are in a position where you have little power to affect behavior. No amount of modeling, persuasion or leadership will affect the out-of-control, untamed force that is set loose. Subtleties are overlooked, and the inducements which have served in the past to reward order may meet with scorn. You may have to lay low and do what you can to preserve yourself, and let this upside down time blow over.
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The Strength card advises that you assertively discipline yourself and separate self interest from enlightened wisdom. Deliberately identify with your intuition, even if it works against the desires of your willful ego. Demand and expect the same from others who have some power in this situation. You cannot challenge them to live to a higher standard if you, yourself, have not yet done so. Influence others by setting an example of integrity. Your self-esteem will increase to the degree that you succeed in your efforts.
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Strength Tarot Card Meanings
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Strength Advice Position
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The Chariot Tarot card points to a triumphal feeling of freedom, as if the Charioteer is being paraded through the streets as a hero or heroine. The card reflects congratulations for high achievement, and serves as a sign of empowerment. Huge wheels and frisky steeds speed the rate at which the driver's will power can be realized. This kind of charge makes more of the world accessible to one ambitious enough to seize The Chariot's reins. But there is danger in this feeling of freedom, because of the increased rate of change and its power to magnify mistakes in judgment. As a seasoned warrior, the Charioteer is called upon to be extra attentive to the way ahead.
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The Chariot Tarot Card Meanings
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The Chariot Upright Meaning
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When this card is reversed, it suggests that you may balk when you know you need to pick up the reins and take responsibility for setting your life in motion. You know you could instigate change, but you haven't yet chosen to move toward it. You may be holding back for what feels like good reasons, but nothing is actually being imposed upon you; you do have other options. Own your own inner resistance instead of blaming circumstances.
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The Chariot Tarot Card Meanings
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The Chariot Reversed Meaning
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The Chariot advises that you be prepared for changes that might include a move or an opportunity to travel. The Charioteer travels light and stays open to fresh experiences that change with every valley or mountain pass. You may be asked to live out of a suitcase and consider every place your home for a while. Be receptive to new people who come into your life. Most especially, become more fluid and taste the joys of freedom. The Charioteer is nothing if not self-sufficient. Be prepared and self-contained for the changes that will sweep in and carry you with them.
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The Chariot Tarot Card Meanings
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The Chariot Advice Position
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Although it has taken on a strictly romantic revision of meaning in some modern decks, traditionally The Lovers Tarot card reflected the challenges of choosing a partner. At a crossroads, one cannot take both paths. The images on this card in different decks have varied more than most, because we have had so many ways of looking at sex and relationships across cultures and centuries. Classically, the energy of this card reminded us of the real challenges posed by romantic relationships, with the protagonist often shown in the act of making an either-or choice. To partake of a higher ideal often requires sacrificing the lesser option. The path of pleasure eventually leads to distraction from spiritual growth. The gratification of the personality eventually gives way to a call from spirit as the soul matures. Modern decks tend to portray the feeling of romantic love with this card, showing Adam and Eve at the gates of Eden when everything was still perfect. This interpretation portrays humanity before the fall, and can be thought to imply a different sort of choice -- the choice of evolution over perfection, or the choice of personal growth through relationship -- instead of a fantasy where everything falls into place perfectly and is taken care of without effort.
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The Lovers Tarot Card Meanings
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The Lovers Upright Meaning
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The Lovers card reversed may indicate that you are going along with a divided situation because you have a vested interest in opposition. You can't resolve this situation until you own up to your own double standard. Admit the resistance you feel, instead of proceeding halfheartedly or with unspoken resentments. In such an important area of your life, you should not just go along to get along.
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The Lovers Tarot Card Meanings
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The Lovers Reversed Meaning
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The Lovers card advises that you study your options and make the wisest choice. Carefully consider your long-term interests. There is no judgment on what you choose to keep from the array of possibilities before you. Just watch out for choices that will produce dissatisfaction and discontent. Be willing to make some compromises, then stick with the commitments you finally make. Trust your intuition along with your rational intellect, and once you make your choice, carry it out with conviction.
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The Lovers Tarot Card Meanings
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The Lovers Advice Position
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The Hierophant Tarot this card refers to a master and the learning of practical lessons from the study of natural law. This energy of this card points to some agent or resource that can reveal the secrets of life, the cycles of the Moon and tides, the links between human beings and the heavens. Because monasteries were the only places a person could learn to read and write in the Middle Ages, a Hierophant was one to whom a student would petition for entry. He was the one to set the curriculum for the neophyte's course of study. Often pictured with the right hand raised in blessing, the Hierophant is linked with the ancient lineage of Melchezidek, initiator of the Hebrew priestly tradition, the one who passes on the teachings. All shamans of any tradition draw upon this archetype.
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The Hierophant Tarot Card Meanings
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The Hierophant Upright Meaning
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When the Hierophant card is reversed, this may be indicating that you bring an unnecessary episode of rebellion against traditional, long held ideals and spiritual beliefs that belong to your lineage. Be aware that without the steadying influence of tradition observed from generation to generation, there would be no stable support system within which you could afford to rebel. Get a sense of whether you are biting the hand that feeds you. Take care lest you damage your right relationship to the Great Mystery.
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The Hierophant Tarot Card Meanings
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The Hierophant Reversed Meaning
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The Hierophant advises that you return to the role of a meticulous student. Learn everything you can about your chosen area. Let that knowledge become a part of you and an operative influence on your day-to-day awareness. In this way, you can slowly and steadily establish real credibility in your field or chosen subject. Earn respect and recognition by completing your education and broadening your experience. If you already have all the necessary experience you need, then rewrite your resume so others can appreciate who you are and what you can bring to a situation. Focus on your goal and be determined. You may be destined to be a master in your realm.
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The Hierophant Tarot Card Meanings
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The Hierophant Advice Position
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In the most practical terms, The Emperor Tarot card represents the highest leadership, a head of state, or the most exemplary and powerful person in the realm. This archetypal ruler is responsible for the affairs of a society or community, which are directly proportional to his well being and happiness. The more enlightenment and cosmic perspective this energy brings, the better life is for all. The Emperor archetype masters the world of matter and physical manifestation. When you apply this card to your situation, acknowledge your potentials for mastery. Reinforce a sense of sovereignty within yourself, despite any self-limiting beliefs, habits, or appearances to the contrary.
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The Emperor Tarot Card Meanings
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The Emperor Upright Meaning
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When the Emperor card is reversed, there may be a tendency to behave like a petty tyrant, insisting on being indulged, served and flattered. This emperor prefers his own version of events to what is actually true and as such risks losing the respect of his people. Try to curb whatever arrogance might be distorting your point of view. Remember that, though the emperor looks like the king, he is the servant of everyone in his realm. If he doesn't serve well, the negative impact of his own defects are what will bring him down.
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The Emperor Tarot Card Meanings
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The Emperor Reversed Meaning
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When the Emperor arises, he advises you get in touch with your inner sovereignty and natural self-possession. Realize that somewhere deep inside you is the memory of royalty. Reach within to find that strain of natural nobility and leadership. These innate qualities will help you manage your current situation. The Emperor suggests that you have the necessary abilities to be the final authority. This situation is an opportunity to showcase your competence and skill. Act with the confidence of someone who knows how to take care of business.
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The Emperor Tarot Card Meanings
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The Emperor Advice Position
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The Empress is a Major Arcana, or trump card, that portrays the energy of the great mother. She is nature, around us but also within us, the ever-unfolding source of life-giving power. The Empress is often pictured as a pre-Christian Goddess, as the one whom The High Priestess is channeling down to Earth for the rest of us. In medieval Europe, The Empress card was painted to represent whatever queen currently ruled the land, probably to satisfy the Inquisitors. But the scholars of the Renaissance and beyond had no doubt of her true identity -- she could not be fully revealed on Tarot cards as the woman clothed with the sun until after the French Revolution. This supreme archetype of femininity also symbolizes fertility. It is The Empress who provides us nourishment and security. She is also sometimes seen as delighting us with flowers and fruit. A potentially terrifying aspect of this archetype manifests itself whenever karmic mood swings wipe out our plans, like a storm that has come upon us. Whatever happens, The Empress is the source of our embodiment and of natural lLaw. She might even be called The Great Recycler.
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The Empress Tarot Card Meanings
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The Empress Upright Meaning
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Because the Empress represents Nature, when she is reversed she has tremendous natural power to correct her heedless children. Volcanoes, tsunami, hurricanes and the like symbolize violent emotions triggered by ignorant or foolish humans. If you feel like being corrective, you are probably justified, but set limits on how punitive you allow yourself to be. You don't want to go too far and destroy all you have taken so much delight in.
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The Empress Tarot Card Meanings
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The Empress Reversed Meaning
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The Empress advises you to trust in the good sense you have shown up to this point. Recognize your good intentions in carrying out your responsibilities as a compassionate human. You are capable of demonstrating the finest aspects of your personality. Demonstrate this through caring actions, a forgiving and generous attitude, and wise understanding of others' needs and struggles. Bring a healing influence to the current situation and take full credit for the supportive part you play.
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The Empress Tarot Card Meanings
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The Empress Advice Position
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The High Priestess is a Major Arcana, or trump card, that represents human wisdom. The High Priestess can be viewed as a kind of female Pope a Papess, or the ancient Egyptian Priestess of Isis, the even more ancient snake and bird goddesses, the Greek goddess Persephone, or Eve, before the fall. For the accused heretics who were burnt at the stake for revering her in the 14th and 15th century, the Priestess symbolized the prophecy of the return of the Holy Spirit, which was perceived as the female aspect of the Holy Trinity. In terms of the Major Arcana ordering of cards, The High Priestess appears in the sequence as soon as the Fool decides he wants to develop his innate powers, making a move toward becoming a Magician. The High Priestess is his first teacher, representing the inner life and the method for contacting it, as well as the contemplative study of nature and spiritual mystery.
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The High Priestess Tarot Card Meanings
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The High Priestess Upright Meaning
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The High Priestess card reversed suggests that when you have problems, it's usually because you are so attracted to your inner life that it has become an addiction in itself. It blots out your interest in ordinary reality, friends, and family -- the connections that hold us fast to our worldly identities. Don't take this card as permission to abandon the world. This is a reminder to balance your outer identifications with internal cultivation, so you can more effectively bring the spiritual world to the material world.
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The High Priestess Tarot Card Meanings
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The High Priestess Reversed Meaning
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The High Priestess advises you to adhere to your chosen spiritual practice on a more regular basis. If you want the benefits of evolution, you'll have to cooperate with spirit. We all have distractions, demands -- a whole life full of reasons why we cannot find the time to retreat into our inner sanctum. Until you consider this as vital to your well-being as the need to eat and sleep, you are likely to be eternally restless and deeply dissatisfied. A spiritual routine that suits your temperament, practiced every day, is the most trustworthy path to freedom.
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The High Priestess Tarot Card Meanings
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The High Priestess Advice Position
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Traditionally, The Magician is one who can demonstrate hands-on magic -- as in healing, transformative rituals, alchemical transmutations, charging of talismans, and the like. A modern Magician is any person who completes the circuit between heaven and Earth; one who seeks to bring forth the divine gold within her or himself. At the birth of Tarot, even a gifted healer who was not an ordained clergyman was considered to be in league with The Devil! For obvious reasons, the line between fooling the eye with sleight of hand and charging the world with magical will, was not clearly differentiated in the early Tarot cards. Waite's image of The Magician as the solitary ritualist communing with the spirits of the elements -- with its formal arrangement of symbols -- is a token of the freedom we have in modern times to declare our spiritual politics without fear of reprisal. The older cards were never so explicit about what The Magician was doing. It's best to keep your imagination open with this card. Visualize yourself manifesting something unique, guided by evolutionary forces that emerge spontaneously from within your soul.
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The Magician Tarot Card Meanings
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The Magician card reversed suggests you may be working against your own creativity. Perhaps you feel that your ideas are too scandalous or too precedent breaking. Perhaps you feel it should be someone else who communicates these insights or challenges. Perhaps you are uncomfortable with taking a leadership position, even a temporary one. Ask yourself what you have to lose. Have the courage of your convictions and speak your truth.
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The Magician Tarot Card Meanings
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Have faith in your innate creativity. The Magician advises you give your questioning nature and free-associating mind plenty of room to explore the subject at hand. Behave just as if you were an open-minded and curious scientist. Through this process, you may bring freshness and clarity into the situation that is both stimulating and catalytic. You do not have to understand it all intellectually. Besides, intuition is your ace in the hole. Respond in a spontaneous manner to what is right in front of you. There is no reason to hold yourself back. Your natural urges are exactly what is needed, and, your ingenuous timing and elegant style will help smooth over any awkwardness.
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The Magician Tarot Card Meanings
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Justice is a card about karma and fairness. This card may show up when you are dealing with an imbalanced relationship, or suffering the consequences of a bad interaction between you two. Justice reminds you that you must be equally open to both sides of the situation -- are you doing your part to understand the other's perspective, or only thinking of yourself? When this card arises, you must open yourself to accepting the truth of your situation -- emotions aside. If you cannot do this, perhaps a third party such as a counselor is needed to mediate, and offer an outsider's practical perspective.
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Best Tarot Cards for Reconciliation
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Justice Tarot card meaning
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You're stuck. When The Hanged Man shows up in a reconciliation reading, you must consider what you can do to get unstuck. In this case, it's not about the other person. This is about YOU. You've gotten yourself trapped in this situation, by thinking and acting in limited ways. To relieve the situation does not require intense action on both parts -- it requires that you open yourself up to more realistic, spiritual, open ways of thinking and living. When The Hanged Man appears, only by bettering yourself can you better your relationships with others.
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Best Tarot Cards for Reconciliation
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The Hanged Man Tarot card meaning
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Temperance is a card of mixing and moderation. It's a very important card in reconciliation readings because it reminds you that your relationship is a combination of two people's pasts, present, desires, stresses, joys, fears -- all mixing together. If Temperance arises in your reading, remember to be tolerant in your situation. Everyone acts and reacts differently, and expecting others to act as you would is not realistic. Going to extremes would be a mistake now -- do not cut off ties completely, and do not pressure others incessantly to find a resolution. Do what you can to demonstrate acceptance and openness, and have patience.
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Best Tarot Cards for Reconciliation
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Temperance Tarot card meaning
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Some relationships just come along at the wrong time. When a relationship self-destructs, it's for a reason. Sometimes, it's because that relationship was never right, and was never meant to be. Other times, the relationship isn't what's wrong, but the timing. When this is the case, you may find The Tower comes up in your reconciliation Tarot reading. The Tower is an indicator that everything must be torn down as you know it, in order to ever build something new. Relationships that ended on bad terms, for example, maybe were just a product of circumstance. The Tower reminds you that, while a relationship may have devastated your life in the past, it may be the very thing that had to happen in that moment. Now that both of you have been able to move on and grow separately, as individuals, there's a chance you could come back together, completely brand new.
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Best Tarot Cards for Reconciliation
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The Tower Tarot card meaning
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When the Judgement card arises in a reconciliation reading, a major change is needed to move forward. This is like the Judgment Day of your relationship -- a time where you review all the good, all the bad, and the things you could have done differently to create a better outcome. The bonus? Things aren't over. You then have all the opportunity to take your lessons back to your relationship, and actually apply them. Start over. Make healthy choices. Put the past in the past, and do good things for your relationship's future. It will not survive if changes are not made.
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Best Tarot Cards for Reconciliation
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Judgement Tarot card meaning
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The Two of Cups is a card about balance in relationships. Perhaps one of you is putting more into the relationship than the other, or perhaps one of you is expecting more than they're willing to give. The Two of Cups reminds you that a loving relationship is an equal relationship, where each person feels they receive as much as they give. When this card arises, you must be aware enough to consider your own role in this imbalance -- are you part of the problem? In order to reconcile this situation, the Two of Cups tells you to actively work to create an equal relationship.
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Best Tarot Cards for Reconciliation
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Two of Cups Tarot card meaning
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This card is about nostalgia, and indicates people or memories from your past returning in the present. If you've had a falling out with someone, there's a chance they'll reappear when the Six of Cups arises. This may be literal, or you may simply find yourself thinking heavily about this person again, affecting your current life with these past memories and feelings. The Six of Cups advises that you reconcile this unrest by finding closure on your past. Often when we look back, the good things overshadow the negativity we experienced, and we long for false memories. With the appearance of this card, it's time you realize this person was meant to hold a time and place in your life, and there are far better relationships in the future.
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Best Tarot Cards for Reconciliation
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Six of Cups Tarot card meaning
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The Page of Cups is a card about YOU. Pages indicate newness, and the Cups suit is all about emotions and relationships. When the Page of Cups arises, it's an indicator that you are experiencing a new way of feeling, and new ways of interacting with others. If you've experienced a rift between you and another in the recent or distant past, this card is telling you that you're a different person now. How you felt about things and how you reacted in past was the old you. Now, with a newer, more mature sense of feeling and openness, these rifts can be reconciled thanks to new perspectives on an old situation.
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Best Tarot Cards for Reconciliation
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Page of Cups Tarot card meaning
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The Wheel of Fortune reminds you that nothing is permanent -- including your financial situation. If you're at a high point with your cash flow, this card is a sign to be careful and wise with your money, or else your situation could change in an instant. If you're at a financial low, the Wheel is a reminder that you will not feel financial stress forever, that money comes and goes, and it will come back to you -- but it may take time and effort.
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The Best Tarot Cards for Money Advice
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Wheel of Fortune Tarot Meaning
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The Ace of Wands is a card of action, potential, and positivity. It's full of energy and power, and looks to the future instead of the past. The Ace of Wands may appear when you are unsure of a new financial situation -- a new job, newly jointed finances, or starting up a business -- and encourages you to be confident in your endeavors. Your natural talents will take you far when the Ace of Wands appears.
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The Best Tarot Cards for Money Advice
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Ace of Wands Tarot Meaning
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Money means security for many people. So in order to maintain that secure feeling, we hold on to dollars for dear life. Or in order to obtain that security, we may go about getting money in malicious or greedy ways. So, the Four of Pentacles reminds you to loosen your grip on money -- to diminish the control it has over your life. Stability comes from many sources. Money does matter, but it's time to look beyond your finances for comfort.
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The Best Tarot Cards for Money Advice
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Four of Pentacles Tarot Meaning
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When the Five of Pentacles appears, you're likely at a low point in your finances, and it's affecting you on an emotional level. You may feel helpless, and that you're alone in your struggles. This card, however, reminds you that help is out there, but you may have to reach out for it.
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The Best Tarot Cards for Money Advice
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Five of Pentacles Tarot Meaning
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This is a card of charity and karma. The Six of Pentacles reminds you that money is a two-way street. If you've given to others in times of abundance, this card arises to remind you that others are there for you in your times of need. Likewise, when others have given to you in the past, the Six of Pentacles tells you that it's time to pay it forward. What goes around comes around, and it's your responsibility to continue this cycle of giving and receiving. Read More
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The Best Tarot Cards for Money Advice
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Six of Pentacles Tarot Meaning
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The Seven of Cups is a card of fantasy, distraction, and confusion. It reminds you that all that glitters is not gold, and that all financial opportunities are not as good as they may seem. This card will often appear in readings related to spending a windfall or starting a business. It encourages you to be skeptical about flashing dollar signs, careful with the details of your situation, and realistic in your expectations. Read More
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The Best Tarot Cards for Money Advice
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Seven of Cups Tarot Meaning
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This is a card of personal success. It tells you that you've been wise with your choices and actions, and that your current money situation is a direct result of everything you've done or not done. The Nine of Pentacles encourages you to celebrate your financial stability and success, and acknowledge how you got there.
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The Best Tarot Cards for Money Advice
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Nine of Pentacles Tarot Meaning
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The King of Wands is a card of intention, action, and creativity. This card encourages you to be hands-on with your finances, and to maintain a confident state of mind. Money -- or the lack of it -- isn't a problem for the King of Wands -- it's a challenge that he's ready and willing to figure out. When this card appears in a money reading, you're reminded that when you put real effort and energy into your job and finances, you will see real growth -- it's all in your hands.
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The Best Tarot Cards for Money Advice
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King of Wands Tarot Meaning
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Strength is one of the most straightforward messages in a grief Tarot reading -- you are strong, and passing through these feelings of loss will make you even stronger. When the Strength card arises, have confidence -- even if you feel at your least confident -- that you CAN do this. Dig deep into your heart and muster up all the courage you can. Once you reach a greater point of healing, you will look back on this moment with pride and see how far you've come.
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Best Tarot Cards for Grief and Healing
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The Hermit is a sign that you must pull away from the world for a while. Whatever loss you've encountered, healing won't come from getting out and trying to get your mind off things. When The Hermit arises, the message is to retreat, to find a place of solitude, to feel your feelings and connect with your inner wisdom, all in the interest of healing. Only when you do this will you be able to truly overcome your feelings of loss or sadness, and re-enter the world with strength and an understanding of your situation.
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Best Tarot Cards for Grief and Healing
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Death seems like an obvious message here, but that's not really so. While it looks ominous, the Death card is not about literal death. In Tarot, the Death card is actually about cycles and rejuvenation. When Death arises in your reading, you have surely been dealt or will be dealt a loss. But the message of the Death card is not to focus on that loss with grief, but with understanding. Just as in nature, old life must die back in order for new life to grow. When dealing with heavy feelings of loss, Death helps you find perspective by reminding you that there was no way around this -- in order to get where you are meant to be, this had to happen. Accepting this fact and being open to filling that space with something better will help your healing process.
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Best Tarot Cards for Grief and Healing
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One of the most positive cards you can receive in a grief Tarot reading, The Star card is the ultimate symbol of hope and healing. When The Star arises, she is a reminder that better times are ahead, and you must persevere. Perhaps your thoughts are becoming too negative, perhaps you're feeling so lost -- let The Star guide you. Her message urges you to keep a positive perspective on life as a whole. It's very easy to wallow in sadness, but The Star urges you to be open and willing to heal, to want to feel good again, and to know that you will.
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Best Tarot Cards for Grief and Healing
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The Ace of Cups is a very inspiring card to receive in a Tarot reading about loss, grief, and healing. All the Aces symbolize newness, but the Ace of Cups represents a new phase of emotion, feeling, intuition and understanding. When this card arises in your reading, have faith that feelings of loss and sadness are not forever -- that you're reaching a point of closure on your emotions and a fresh start is very near.
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Best Tarot Cards for Grief and Healing
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Grief can feel like you're heart has been pierced. It's a very real feeling, and it's the feeling the Three of Swords acknowledges. When the Three of Swords arises, you are surely experiencing emotional trouble. Yet while you probably want these feelings to end immediately, to have things back to the way they were, or to be to be beyond this -- that is not the message of this card. The Three of Swords tells you you must go through this. There is no way around -- the only way out is through. By passing through this situation, you are growing, strengthening, and understanding more about yourself and the world. Your healing process is not about the destination now, it's about the journey. Read More
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Best Tarot Cards for Grief and Healing
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Three of Swords
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The Five of Cups is perhaps the card most closely related to the emotions of loss. A dark man stands, head down, amid scattered cups, emotions spilling everywhere... But if you'll look closely, you'll see that of the five cups illustrated on this card, three are tipped over, yet two are still upright, full. The message of this card is clear. When struggling with grief, you must not lose sight of the good things that are still in your life. If you spend all your energy focusing on your upsetting situation, you neglect the positive. All is not lost, and there are good things right in front of you -- opening your eyes to the goodness you do have will help put perspective on feelings of trouble. Read More
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Best Tarot Cards for Grief and Healing
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Sometimes the hardest part of dealing with loss is not knowing if you've really lost it forever -- either being in denial about your situation, or having false hope that something will change. When the Ten of Swords comes up in your Tarot reading, it's a signal that it's OVER. This person or situation will not come back to your life, and you will be in limbo until you accept that. Only when you accept this truth can you begin your process of healing. Read More
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Best Tarot Cards for Grief and Healing
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Determined, creative, entertaining, idealistic, witty, empathetic Born on the Capricorn-Aquarius cusp, you are blessed with the drive for success and the gift of creativity. Normally these two traits might clash, but for you these traits allow you to dream big and envision positive change. You can easily put yourself in others' shoes and see the world from different perspectives. This also makes you a kind and generous friend -- when you take the time to listen.
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Capricorn-Aquarius Cusp: Dates, Traits, and Compatibility
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Detached, chaotic, selfish, aloof, critical, judgmental Because you have your amazing imagination and creativity to keep you entertained, you may close yourself off in your own world and feel like you don't need others to keep you company. You enjoy being alone with your thoughts, but this can make your loved ones feel unwanted -- which is a shame because they are your greatest supporters! Remember that teamwork makes the dream work and if you don't put a little effort into your relationships every now and then, they may not be there anymore when you need them.
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Capricorn-Aquarius Cusp: Dates, Traits, and Compatibility
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You enjoy your freedom, so you may find that committed and co-dependent relationships aren't really your cup of tea. You thrive on your own, but you enjoy the support and friendship that a lover offers. It might take time until you're ready to settle, but when you do, you'll find that Fire signs keep things fun and light! They'll dig your creative work ethic and can easily get behind your radical ideas. Air signs Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius can also make good partners for you. They'll be able to keep up with your constant flow of conversation, and be understanding of your not-so-emotional personality.
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Capricorn-Aquarius Cusp: Dates, Traits, and Compatibility
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Pay attention! The inside of your own head may be entertaining, but it's important to keep one foot in the real world. You don't want to miss the important conversations and developments happening around you. Listen to others when they talk to you and don't be judgmental if they're not as quick or creative as you are. You'll have sustainable, long lasting friendships if you're willing to put in the work. Have fun in life and never let your sense of possibility and imagination fade!
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Capricorn-Aquarius Cusp: Dates, Traits, and Compatibility
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Capricorn is represented by the powerful and determined Mountain Goat. Strong willed and ambitious, this sign is considered the businessperson of the zodiac, and they will stop at NOTHING to achieve their goals. And while these individuals are great leaders, loyal friends and excellent lovers, their obsession with status and success can sometimes get them into trouble...
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A Taste of Tarot: Capricorn & The Devil
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Capricorn and the Mountain of Achievements
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The Devil is one of the most misunderstood cards of the Tarot deck. If you look a little closer, the figure in the card is not a representation of Satan -- but rather, the card depicts Pan, the half-man, half-goat nature god. Like Pan, who is often depicted chasing nymphs, The Devil card is associated with temptation and sexuality. Capricorns are always driven to strive for more, for the best -- which means that they are rarely satisfied with what they have. Like bats notice the large bat wings on this figure, Capricorns are often in danger of being manipulative and using others while climbing their way to the top. Ultimately, The Devil card is about feeling trapped or stuck -- that's shown by the slaves in chains in the foreground. Conservative Capricorn is ruled by Saturn, the planet of limitations and structure. But here's the twist: the chains are actually quite loose, implying that the slaves could leave if they really wanted to. Similarly, Capricorns may feel restricted by the expectations of those around them and their own expectations of themselves but in the end, they always have the opportunity for freedom and change.
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A Taste of Tarot: Capricorn & The Devil
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Capricorn and the Devil
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In a Tarot spread, The Tower Tarot card looks pretty grim. In practically all renditions of the card, disaster is striking or has just struck. The demons of madness and despair are released from ancient hiding places and nature conspires with human failings to destabilize a society. The upheaval is collective and impersonal. Let us remember, though, that these frightening images were originally created for the educated nobles and clergy, reminding them they had the most to lose if the hierarchy was toppled. Lightning is a fitting karmic payback for the guilt of those whose fortunes come from the exploitation or abuse of others. A modern subtitle might be revolution, indicating that through drastic social change, oppressed people can find renewed hope of better times. The Tower experience comes like a flash of lightning to topple the hierarchy of the old order, after which everyone can have a fresh start on more equal footing. In a reversed position, The Tower card suggests that the drama is over. All the leaning towers have fallen. Leave behind the issues and emotions that caused this to happen. Ask yourself what you can do now that the options of your past are closed. As you pick yourself up and begin again, you'll find renewed energy for your next significant endeavor. To look at The Tower simply, it means great change forced by those who have been made to feel powerless. On a personal level, it could mean confronting someone who is a negative influence in your life -- either causing them to change, or banishing them altogether so you can focus your energy on more positive people around you. On a collective level, it could indicate a social transformation -- like voters standing up for real change in a coming election. It's not quite scary when you look at it like that, right?
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Death, The Devil & The Tower: The Truth in These Tarot Cards
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The Tower
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The good news is, when The Devil Tarot card pops up during a Tarot reading, it doesn't mean the recipient is going to go to hell or will be possessed by demons. What has traditionally been known as The Devil 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, this card evoked the church-fueled fear that a person could lose their soul to wild and passionate forces. The image which emerged in the mid-1700s gives us a more sophisticated rendition -- that of the scapegoated Goddess, whose esoteric name is Baphomet. Volcanic reserves of passion and primal desire empower her efforts to overcome the pressure of stereotyped roles and experience true freedom of soul. As a part of the message of Tarot, this fearsome passion and power must be reintegrated into the personality to fuel the soul's passage from mortal to immortal. The Devil card in a reversed position suggests that you are enjoying creating chaos and resistance for no particular reason. Your sense of humor could be a bit twisted. Your motive may be vengeance or you are simply being an irritant. The juvenile prankster streak in you must be corralled and changed before it gets you into further trouble. Suppress those impulses until you successfully engineer a shift away from this careless behavior. Such antics will cost you in the long run even though they seem amusing in the moment. Basically, The Devil card tells us what impulses we need to accept as part of our basic nature, what Sigmund Freud called the Id. We can only suppress it so far, but we can suppress it enough that it doesn't translate into addiction or destructive behavior. It's knowing who we are and our own limitations. A resolution that's much better than an eternity burning in hell, certainly.
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Death, The Devil & The Tower: The Truth in These Tarot Cards
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The Devil
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No card in the Tarot deck is as feared -- and as misunderstood -- as The Death Tarot card. What has traditionally been known as the Death card is not about literal death of any person. It may represent the death of something else, like a project, plan or relationship. It also points to a time of harvest, symbolized in classical decks by the reaping skeleton. Unless the fruits of summer are harvested, they are lost to winter's harshness and the people do not eat. This card portrays the action of winter on the landscape -- lush greenery is cut back, revealing the bones of the landscape. The season of dark and cold separates the annual plants -- that live and die in one year -- from the perennials, which can take refuge in their root systems until the following spring, to sprout anew. As the scythe cuts the cords that link us to the past, it liberates us to go forward without fear, because we have nothing left to lose. We can see that everything pruned away is recycled for the fertility of the future, so that nothing is really ever lost, despite seasonal cycles of gain and loss. In the more modern decks, we see Death mounted on a horse and wearing black armor. The emphasis in these decks is on the punishment of sin -- much like the way the medieval plague, which inspired the death image, was used to explain the wrath of God. Luckily, nowadays, we aren't so encumbered with such a guilt-ridden philosophy. The Death card reversed suggests that you might long for the cord to be cut, but unfortunately you have to persist and endure without the relief of an ending. It is not time for termination and closure yet. Be patient with the current circumstances without resigning yourself to a negative outcome. Coming changes may alter the way you feel about the status quo. Remember that harvest isn't started until the fruit is ripe. Work at becoming wiser and mellower, sweeter and more nourishing, and your time of release may happen sooner than you think.
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Death, The Devil & The Tower: The Truth in These Tarot Cards
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The complexity of the Hermit Tarot Card is unmistakeable -- here we have a solitary man draped in a long dreary grey cloak, pacing atop a desolate mountain. Similarly, Virgo, is the epitome of a person at complete fulfillment alone and to themselves, while always pondering perfection. Their stereotypical virginity is not literal -- most Virgo's are seldom celibate. Instead their virginal nature is a representation of the sustained personal identity they keep throughout their entire lives. And actually, the astrological glyph for Virgo is thought to depict our sexual organs! As you can see, there's nothing sexual on the outset of the man in the Hermit card. This guy is on a different level… LITERALLY. At the peak of the mountaintop, his personal struggles have lead him to inward reflection and an uphill climb -- rising above any distractions and focusing on his mission. All Virgos out there can relate to this: as forever perfectionists, there's nothing that will stop a Virgo from successfully reaching their goals.
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A Taste of Tarot: The Hermit & Virgo
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Virgo and the Virgin
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Virgo is represented by the Virgin in Astrology. So how can a virgin be connected with the dreary Hermit Tarot card? Want some enlightening words from the Hermit himself? Wisdom, like a flame to a candle, turns us into lanterns lit from within.Basically, the wisdom gained during times of solitude is meant to be shared with others! This wisdom is represented in the Hermit's very special lantern - lit by a glowing star. This star is the Seal of Solomon which just so happens to symbolize wisdom. Of course a star filled lantern helps light the way, but how does this old man make his way up that treacherous snowy mountain? Not without the help of the Wizard Staff in his left hand! This represents guidance in lessons learned, a quality Virgos cherish.
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A Taste of Tarot: The Hermit & Virgo
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Words of Wisdom from the Hermit
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The Sun's move into detail-oriented Virgo gives all of us a leg up on polishing our skills, getting organized, or doing any activities that require us to pay close attention. Reveal what you can do to make the most of the quest for perfection during this transit: Get your work done -- perfectly. Then go for a run, get a deep tissue massage, and wind down with a good book and a glass of fine wine. Virgo is an Earth sign that values sensation and the best experiences in life. Let me look at that. Virgo doesn't let anything go -- a quality that is both invaluable and annoying. It's great to have an eye for the smallest details, but if you're double-checking someone else's work, take it easy on them if you find fault -- and you will, because the Sun is in Virgo! Camping! Earthy Virgo finds comfort and security when surrounded by nature and wildlife, so get out to the country during the Virgo Sun. Such a serene setting will also calm Virgo's overly anxious tendencies, and help you loosen up and relax. A cashmere cardigan and a comfy pair of shoes. Practical Virgo is most at home in luxurious yet comfortable clothing. Virgo can be a fussy sign, so it's best to keep it clean, cozy, and simple when it comes to getting dressed in Virgo season. A vacuum cleaner! Forget spring cleaning -- it's all about summer cleaning when the Sun is in Virgo. Pick up a broom, a mop, and a new feather duster, because now is the perfect time to use that meticulous Virgo energy to get your home spotless. Being too critical and judgmental. Virgo can sometimes be too finicky, turning perfect into picky, which can be annoying and frustrating for others. Strive to loosen up a little and let a few things go -- after all, not everything needs to be flawless. Getting back on track. Sun in Virgo is an organized and practical period in which to get back to business after a few lighthearted months. It may not be all fun and games, but you will feel fantastic about how much you've accomplished.
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Sun in Virgo: Discerning, Modest, Detail-Oriented
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When the Sun is in Virgo
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Virgo is considered the perfectionist of the zodiac. As a practical, Mercury-ruled sign, you generally prefer neatness and order to loose ends and chaos. People sometimes see your need for order as excessive, but your focus on the details simply ensures efficiency and high quality work -- two things you love! You are body-aware, and place an importance on your health and nutrition. In fact, you take your well-being so seriously that you may have gotten a reputation for being a hypochondriac. You just like making sure that everything is in perfect working order -- even your body. Because it is called The Virgin, people mistakenly think of Virgo as a passionless sign -- and that's simply not true! In reality, you have an appreciation for all aspects of intimacy: mental, emotional, and physical. You take your time picking a partner, and you'd much rather be single than with someone who doesn't live up to your standards. You don't open up right away, but when you do, you are devoted and will do whatever it takes to keep your partner happy in the relationship. All Virgos have one common problem: none of you can relax! Work is play to you, and you genuinely enjoy organizing projects and checking items off your to-do list. You're analytical and precise which is why careers in technology, science, or finance usually appeal to you. You have a sense of duty to complete tasks simply because there's a job to be done and someone has to do it. The phrase if you want something done right, then do it yourself must have been coined by a Virgo! While not everyone is invited into your social circle -- you hold others to the same high standards you have for yourself -- you are an incredibly loyal friend to those who are. The only thing you enjoy more than getting things done perfectly is lending a helping hand to those closest to you. When a friend has a problem, you're able to get in there with your meticulous mind and examine the nitty-gritty details so you can come up with a solution. You have quite an eye for detail, Virgo! You always work hard to dot your i's and cross your t's so that everything goes according to plan. Just remember to take a break and not judge yourself or others too harshly. Nobody is perfect!
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Sun in Virgo: Discerning, Modest, Detail-Oriented
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If you were born with the Sun in Virgo
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If you're ruled by Mars, either by having the Sun or Ascendant in Aries or Scorpio, then you belong to the VIP Mars club. Mars, as your ruling planet, has a special emphasis in your lives. When this planet moves direct, you're enlivened and embroiled. You're full of vim and vigor. When retrograde, however, you are forced into a cosmic time out. The universe doesn't ask, but rather orders you to take a chill pill. This could be a huge relief for those of you ruled by Mars! When Mars turns retrograde you know that for at least a few weeks you'll have time to fully inhale and exhale. You see, being ruled by Mars could mean you live a high octane existence and rarely give yourself any down time. So when Mars turns retrograde every couple of years, you might experience a bout of frustration if you're trying to get something off the ground, but even so, you could be secretly thankful. Why? Because at the very least, you can count on a BREAK! As soon as Mars enters his cave for hibernation you'll feel the endless anxiety begin to lift. You'll realize that you've got time to relax. There's an almost unhurried vibration in your energy field that is foreign to you most of the time. But it will allow your fight or flight tendency to diminish just enough to stop, sit down, and smell the roses.
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Mars Retrograde: The Cosmic Chill Pill
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When Mars is your ruler
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You can say goodbye to boredom while active Mars moves through curious Gemini. With Mars in Gemini, we're so excited to explore new ideas and start new hobbies that we have no interest in sitting around idly. There's so much out there to discover, and Mars' transit through Gemini is just the time to do it. However, because there are so many things that pique our interest during this transit, it's hard to stay focused on one thing for too long. The challenge is to stay on track -- or, to realize that many tracks can take us to our goal. Diversity is the name of Gemini's game, and Mars in Gemini is about tasting, rather than making a total commitment. We have a greater amount of flexibility when it comes to how we go after what we want. If Plan A doesn't work out, it's no problem. We can quickly come up with a Plan B, C, and even D. Gemini is a childlike, fun-loving sign, but Mars in Gemini isn't all fun and games. We're quick to move from one thing to the next during this transit, but there could be consequences for leaving projects unfinished. We're like butterflies, flitting about a garden of interests. This satisfies our need for discovery, but it could also make us feel generally scattered and unfocused. Because Mars is the planet of action and drive, it's no surprise that it's also the planet of passion and sex. While Mars is in Gemini, the greatest erogenous zone becomes the brain, and we simply must have mental stimulation with our partners before anything else. A meeting of the minds is the biggest turn-on of all when Mars treks through this sign.
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Mars in Gemini: Curious, Quick, and Diverse
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When Mars is in Gemini
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Hey, brainiac! If you were born while Mars was in Gemini, your mind is one of your most powerful assets. Not only are you very adept at taking in loads of information, but you have the uncanny ability to utilize everything you absorb. In your world, it's not who you know, it's WHAT you know that matters. For many people, a brilliant idea is nothing more than a pipedream. But for you, a brilliant idea is just the beginning. Your ability to absorb information makes you very skilled at planning and strategizing, which means you can take a nebulous idea and see the steps you must take in order to manifest it. Innovation and creation come easy to you when you set your mind to it. You crave excitement and variety, and probably get bored with situations quickly if they don't keep you stimulated. In love, you excel in the dating phase, but may often run into trouble when deeper commitments start to develop. Commitment means routine to you, and routine is not your style. You'd rather keep your options open, and staying light with your lovers is the only way to ensure this flexibility. You don't feel the need to limit yourself to this or that. To you, everything should be this AND that! Your curiosity is insatiable, and you thrive when meeting new people and trying new things. Those with their Mars in Gemini are fun, social spirits, so you probably know many people from many different backgrounds. Surrounding yourself with a variety of people helps ensure you always have someone or something exciting going on in your life!
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Mars in Gemini: Curious, Quick, and Diverse
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Your Mars Returns offer insight about the most vital new endeavors you'll begin over the next two years. The energy you experience during your Mars Return, as well as your physical location, can tell you in what area of life your greatest efforts should be placed, and how to go about achieving goals.
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The Significance of Your Mars Return in Astrology
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What can your Mars Return tell you?
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At the exact time of your Mars Return, an astrologer can actually cast a special Astrology chart, that looks a lot like a birth chart, but it's called your Mars Return chart. By reading your Mars Return chart, you can pinpoint key time periods and influences. The Rising sign, houses, angles, and other planets in your Mars Return chart can greatly impact the energy you experience until your next Mars Return! Let's say a Mars Return chart has Libra Rising, and Venus, the ruler of Libra, is placed in the 11th house of that return chart. Furthermore, Libra in the natal chart is on the cusp of the 7th house. This suggests that partnerships will be of primary importance over the next two years -- both in business and personal dimensions. The owner of the birth chart will likely notice that he or she spends considerable energy cultivating relationships. Now, add in the Venus in the 11th house. Friends and networking might figure into the new partnerships somehow. A friend might turn into a romantic connection. A friend might turn into a business partner. Group involvement may lead to partnership opportunities. Now, let's say this same person has Mars in the return chart conjunct the 10th house cusp, and in the return chart Mars is conjunct Jupiter but opposing Pluto. Then we know that this person will be highly motivated to achieve new career heights over the next two years, but with the opposition to Pluto, we can also see there might be a few power struggles along the way. Of course there is a lot of room for interpretation in these examples, but you get the idea. So as you can see, Mars Returns -- or any return chart -- can be a valuable addition to your predictive toolbox! So, what's the energy that fills your gas tank?
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The Significance of Your Mars Return in Astrology
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How to read a Mars Return chart
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Known as a Solar Revolution or Solar Return, it's a potent moment in time when you're infused once more with all of the potential your Sun sign infused you with. Ever notice how saturated you are with vitality around your birthday? That's the direct result of the Sun in the sky connecting to your natal Sun. This is your moment each year to begin the next chapter of your exciting life. What does that chapter contain? Well, interestingly enough, the outline can be found right there in your Solar Return. Your Solar Return chart is cast for the date and time the Sun reaches your natal Sun placement. However, the location of your chart is not your birth location. Most astrologers prefer to use the location you are physically in during the moment of your return because this is technically where the energy imprint occurs. What is this energy imprint? Well, your birth chart works because at the moment you took your first live breath, the planetary energy patterns in the sky imprint onto your physical body. The same principle applies to the Solar Return chart. What's the difference? In a natal chart, you have this imprint for an entire lifetime, whereas your Solar Return chart is only active for one year. A Solar Return chart is read much like a birth chart, with an emphasis on the house placements of planets and their aspects. One of the most important considerations in a Solar Return chart, of course, is the placement of the Sun that year and any aspects it makes to the rest of the horoscope.
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Your Solar Return Chart -- Why It's a Big Deal in Astrology
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Solar Returns 101
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A year where the Sun is placed in the 1st House of Identity, for example, suggests a time of focus on self-development. On the other hand, a year that you find the Sun placed in your 7th House of Partnerships will be a year you focus on others -- particularly a close business or personal alliance. If other factors agree, a year where the Sun is in the seventh house might point to a marriage year. Is your Solar Return Sun in your 10th House of Career for the year? Expect significant themes surrounding professional advancement or shifts in your vocation. Wherever the Sun is placed in your horoscope is where you're meant to shine your light for your entire life. Wherever the Sun is placed in your Solar Return chart will be where you shine your light specifically for that year. Of course this is a general, bare-bones analysis that does not include the aspects the Sun makes or other important considerations, but hopefully you get the idea. Remember: the Sun is the primary consideration in this Return chart.
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Your Solar Return Chart -- Why It's a Big Deal in Astrology
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The Sun's placement in different houses
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Another major consideration in synthesizing a Solar Return is to then go and compare it with your natal chart. What sign, for example, is rising in your Solar Return chart? Where is that sign located in your birth chart? This means something vital since the Ascendant is an area of energy manifestation. Any angle is where the stuff of life happens. Do you have any natal planets conjunct a Solar Return angle? Again, this is important! All of these nuances add subtle but vital elements to a thorough assessment of your Solar Return. As you can see, the Solar Return chart is an incredibly useful tool to add to your astrological toolbox. Think back on the years you had life-changing moments such as a marriage, career milestone, move, divorce, or major life change. Check over those Solar Return charts and you will be amazed. Then, look into the future as you create your upcoming Solar Return chart. Anticipate what is yet to come.
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Your Solar Return Chart -- Why It's a Big Deal in Astrology
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The importance of comparing charts
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Taurus is a sign that likes things steady and stable, and isn't the best at handling big, sudden changes ... but big, sudden changes are what Uranus is all about! Taurus would prefer to stick to the status quo and keep doing things the way they've always been done. The problem is, the old ways aren't always the best ways. Even if we are resistant to the changes Uranus in Taurus brings, we have no choice but to go along for the ride, and, chances are, we'll realize in the end that these changes brought us to a much better place. Money is Taurus' main area of expertise, so while Uranus is in Taurus, we can expect some very revolutionary ways of handling and dealing with money, both nationwide and worldwide. During the seven years Uranus will spend in Taurus, brand-new forms of currency may arise, banks and banking could come to a halt or change dramatically, and the housing and stock markets may be in for a major shake-up. On a more personal level, Uranus in Taurus encourages us to break free from the grips of money: debt, taxes, credit card interest, rent, and mortgages are all things that can prevent us from saving money or using it the way we want to. We may also feel trapped by our material possessions in general. During this transit, we must be ready and willing to change our relationship to money and materialism -- we no longer have a choice. Uranus is here to liberate us, and digging in our heels and resisting won't make things any easier ... and won't stop these changes from happening. The changes we make during this period can actually help bring us to a point of greater stability, and can be very long-lasting.
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Uranus in Taurus: Surprising, Enduring, Finance-Focused
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When Uranus is in Taurus
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Things get more personal when Uranus is retrograde in Taurus, which happens about five months out of every year. This is a time when we aren't as concerned with money as we are with value -- the things we value personally and, especially, our own self-worth. When Uranus is retrograde, the shocks and surprises he normally brings from the outside instead come from the inside. We are faced with personal revelations that lead to personal revolutions. Uranus Retrograde in Taurus will present us with opportunities to realize our own value and what we have to offer the world. While we may often feel that we aren't worth enough or don't provide enough, Uranus' retrograde in Taurus wants you to break free from this negative thinking and realize you're worth more than you think.
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Uranus in Taurus: Surprising, Enduring, Finance-Focused
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Uranus Retrograde in Taurus
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If you were born while Uranus was in Taurus, you are not one who likes to rock the boat. You realize the benefits of stability and persistence -- sometimes to a fault. You can be very resistant to major changes, preferring to stick to your long-held beliefs and methods, even if better options come along. When you do make a change to your life or behaviors, it is not a sudden change -- you put a lot of time into thinking about the changes you want to make, and therefore the changes you do make are practical and long-lasting. With your Uranus in Taurus, you may sometimes feel confined by rules and regulations. While you aren't a rebel at heart, every now and then you want to branch out and do something really different, but instead choose to stick to the existing way of doing things. Though this can help you maintain stability and a dependable reputation, you may be closing yourself off from other possibilities that could become very beneficial to you. Try to balance your reserved approach with an open mind.
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Uranus in Taurus: Surprising, Enduring, Finance-Focused
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If you were born with Uranus in Taurus
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Aquarian energy is humanitarian. It is full of boundless ideas about what will improve the lives of others, and how shared efforts can make the world a better place. As the 11th sign of the zodiac, Aquarius rules over the 11th House of Groups and Visions. This is the playground of visionaries, inventors, and creators. But as with anything airy, this sign exists primarily on the mental plane. This is why when grounded and pragmatic Saturn moves into Aquarius, the two inspire each other in truly monumental ways. With this focus on structure in the realm of groups and visions, now is the perfect time for us to connect with others and take action on our most lofty plans: find ways to give back to the community, network in some way with people in your field, or lay the groundwork for that non-profit that's been kicked around for ages. Saturn in Aquarius can also be a very auspicious time to begin or deepen a relationship. This transit brings people together to reach beyond the individual's capabilities. Romances or marriages that are established during this time are some of the most powerful and activated unions of all. As much as this transit strengthens and deepens connections, it also has the potential to end that which is no longer serving us or maybe never did in the first place. Be on the lookout for people and connections that drain you, and be ready to let them go. Now is the time for building sturdy and lasting structures. Sometimes this means letting go of weak links in friendship, love, and work.
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Saturn in Aquarius: Harmonious, Foundational, and Humanitarian
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When Saturn is in Aquarius
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When Saturn takes a backward trip through Aquarius, all this energy and focus on groups shifts inward for us. This time becomes much more focused on the parts we play in humanitarian efforts, and the internal blockages we need to clear out in order to be useful in the larger harmonies unfolding around us. While looking inward may not be the easiest of tasks, Aquarius' optimism and eye on potential can help us keep things in perspective. Saturn Retrograde in Aquarius tells us to slow down and balance social energy with personal work. Practice self-care, journal, talk to a therapist, connect with a trusted friend. Anything that helps us learn and improve ourselves will flourish during this time, and we'll come out the other end ready to contribute our gifts and energy clearly, likely attracting new relationships and love interests in the process. Want to know if YOUR Saturn is in Aquarius?
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Saturn in Aquarius: Harmonious, Foundational, and Humanitarian
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Saturn Retrograde in Aquarius
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Entering this world with the powerhouse of Saturn's structural energy hanging out in Aquarius -- the realm of groups and visions -- makes you a master organizer and a super-connector. You know how to find the people in this world you can make the most change with, and you're probably well on your way to solving the world's problems ... or you at least have the plans laid out to start. As a natural leader, others will often lean heavily on you with your Saturn in Aquarius. People pick up on your capabilities and will gravitate toward you when they need support. This can sometimes be draining on you, and may result in you learning to push people away. You may also have a difficult time falling in love if you have learned this lesson too well. Practice balancing supporting others with healthy doses of supporting and loving yourself. You'll create an even stronger foundation that both you and your world can depend on.
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Saturn in Aquarius: Harmonious, Foundational, and Humanitarian
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If you were born with Saturn in Aquarius
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Saturn in Pisces is the perfect time to look inward. Connect with that daydream of writing a book or opening a business. Clear the mind, breathe, and ask the energies in this transit what to do next. Then have a notepad ready because we're about to get a coaching for the ages. When the Master of Rules is in the final sign of the zodiac, the two are darn-well going to make sure our dreams are fruitful. This is the time to gather up all those details we've imagined and plan out how to make things happen: write a business plan, work out a budget, look into loan options. When we tune into the lessons Saturn in Pisces has to teach us, our path becomes clear. This is not to say that Saturn in Pisces is a cake-walk. We don't always want to be questioned about our daydreams, especially the ones closest to our hearts -- but Saturn's presence here may do just that. If Saturn in Pisces catches us off guard, we may easily feel intruded upon or become defensive. But all the Stay Out of My Room signs in the universe won't keep this planetary dad from barging in to clean up the place. The move here is to be ready, open the door, and hear him out. His advice is more helpful than you'd like to admit... With all this conscious attention in the Piscean realm, which is associated with sleep and dreams, we may feel restless, anxious, or have trouble sleeping. This is a great time to cultivate inner calm: meditate, go for a walk in the woods, breathe deeply, take a nap but have a dream journal ready!, and make sure to get a full night's sleep. We may even want to go to bed a little early to allow time for our minds to slow down and rest. Take the time needed to hear and heed the deep wisdom available during this transit.
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Saturn in Pisces: Contemplative, Purposeful, and Grounding
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When Saturn is in Pisces
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Whenever Saturn retrogrades, the planet of slowing down and re-evaluating really digs in his heels. Saturn takes this backward stroll as the perfect opportunity to bring up old wounds. Normally, Saturn is focused on what is, but in retrograde old Father Time takes a long look down memory lane. His focus is still on the concrete and the real, but he'll also ask us what we've been doing with our lives up until this point. Get ready for some serious cosmic interrogation. When this karmic review backsteps through dreamy and Neptunian Pisces, it can be easy to feel bewildered. But if we ride the waves back into the shadowy oceans of memory and intuition, we can find order in some of the murkiest parts of our lives. Saturn Retrograde in Pisces is ideal for soul searching, digging into shadow work, or getting a past life reading. It's time to take a deep breath and dive in.
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Saturn in Pisces: Contemplative, Purposeful, and Grounding
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Saturn Retrograde in Pisces
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With your Saturn in Pisces, your spirituality is grounded and your fantasies flow seamlessly with reality. You may take on the pains or joys of others as their experiences interplay with your own, but natal Saturn in Pisces also gives you a practical idealism that makes sure you're not lost in that energy for too long. You often come out the other side with actionable ways to share healing and inner wisdom with those around you. The energetic combination of Saturn and Pisces gives you an intimate awareness of the work that is needed of true spiritual seekers. You know intuitively that movement toward awakening the soul does not come easily. With a natural propensity toward philosophy and the scientific study of the mental and spiritual realms, you likely have a rich spiritual or mystical practice, possibly with a deep love of ritual.
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Saturn in Pisces: Contemplative, Purposeful, and Grounding
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If you were born with Saturn in Pisces
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Neptune in Pisces grants us a unique form of sight. As the Piscean focus on emotion and spirit merges with Neptune's pull to unify all things, a clarity emerges from the fog, shedding light on our own contradictions. We can suddenly see clearly the futility of caring about petty differences. The value of coming together shines like gold, and the path to wholeness is illuminated. This transit calls us to look at what we each can contribute toward our collective progress and healing. We all have gifts, ideas, and dreams for how things could be. Neptune in Pisces is an invitation to explore our emotional intelligence for our own unique offerings. This is the perfect time to take a course in a spiritual path that calls to us, or to create an altar space at home and connect with that which feels most sacred. The energy of Neptune in Pisces nudges us to consider how to then share these ideas with the world, and reminds us that its presence will support us in this process.
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Neptune in Pisces: Dreamy, Empathetic, and Metaphysical
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When Neptune is in Pisces
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When Neptune retrogrades through emotional Pisces, our feelings of connection with everything around us take a dip into our personal world. We feel a nourishing depth of empathy for ourselves. As we peer into the deepest and darkest corners of ourselves, we can feel a new sense of acceptance for the wholeness of our beings. Neptune Retrograde, in general, shines a light inward, but its backward float through Pisces stirs our souls like none other. Here we begin the foundational work of internal relationship building. We can see our darkest fears, our holiest hopes, our most mundane realities, and learn to embrace them all as essential parts of ourselves. Once we feel this unity within, we no longer need to look outside for it. It becomes a permanent part of the nature of our experience, and suddenly we are whole. Some additional effort is advised to ground this experience in tangible reality, however. Neptune Retrograde in Pisces is heady and could remain a nebulous concept once Neptune turns direct. Taking time to create art, write, or otherwise share our experiences helps us ground what we have learned and carry it forward.
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Neptune in Pisces: Dreamy, Empathetic, and Metaphysical
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Neptune Retrograde in Pisces
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Natal Neptune in Pisces grants you an uncanny ability to tap into the productive forces of dreams and imagination. You easily dance along the border between imagination and reality and your capacity for active manifestation is immense. You may dream about a certain person, then get a call from them later that day. Or you may imagine how delicious donuts would be on the way to work in the morning, only to get to the office and find someone brought in a dozen. As you surely know, this capacity is true for both positive and negative imaginings. Take care to not get lost in ongoing worrying, lest you manifest that which you least desire. Hone your ability to dream up what you want, and don't stop dreaming til it's yours. While you may also find it all too easy to drift off into dreamland, or maybe even all too hard to find your way back, take courage to know this dreamland is exactly where your power lies. Explore these spaces, dig into the metaphysical, immerse yourself in your visions for a better world. Daydreaming is your superpower.
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Neptune in Pisces: Dreamy, Empathetic, and Metaphysical
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If you were born with Neptune in Pisces
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