Feb 9, 2024
9 of pentacles / Morgan Greer tarot deck
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9 of pentacles / Morgan Greer tarot deck
KNIGHT OF CUPS
The Upright Knight of Cups holds a golden chalice at their heart. The water imagery of their cloak (or elsewhere in the card in some other decks) reflects cups’ element - the cups & water are all about emotions, feeling, and healing. The Knight is looking straight ahead, moving confidently, their winged helmet ready to lift them above obstacles.
The open chalice at the Knight’s heart is poised to collect inner emotions, feelings, and intuition. When this card comes up, it’s a great time to listen to your gut. Move forward with a passion project. Communicate what you need in relationships. Make any changes you’re thinking about for your career or education. The Knight’s passion is pouring into the chalice, and they’re moving calmly and confidently in the same direction, following where their heart leads. There will be challenges (look at those mountains!), but your imagination and hard work can help you tackle them. If it feels right, take a risk.
This is a great card to start a journey, take a chance, begin a project, and most importantly to move out of the planning or brainstorming stage. The Knight is on the road, not planning the itinerary. Trust your gut, and make moves if that’s what it’s telling you. The Knight of Cups isn’t a guarantee of success (and what card could be?), but is urging you to appreciate the beauty, joy, and discovery of the journey.
Justice
Beyoncé Knowles Carter
My reading about my therapy session this morning.
Question: How will therapy go?
(I tried to grab just the top card but the one under it stuck to it so I used that in my reading as well.)
RIGHT: 7 of Rods - my beliefs are going to be challenged and I am going to have to fight for them.
LEFT: 8 of Pentacles - I will talk about or work on something that will lead to financial or spiritual gain.
Ultimately this Tarot spread came true.
In regard to the 7 of Rods, my therapist keeps telling me to work on my substance use (cannabis) and doesn't believe me that it is part of my spiritual practice. She says it is a justification, but it's not like I smoke multiple blunts every day. I smoke between one and three thimble-sized bowls a day starting in the afternoon or evening, and they don't interfere with my productivity, plus it's legal here and I am of legal age to purchase it. Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is numerologically and alchemically smokable magic, although she is a Buddhist psychologist and writes my beliefs off as "justifications" or possibly delusion.
In regard to the 8 of Pentacles, we did have some productive conversation regarding me transferring to university in the Fall to move ahead with my career path. We also talked about my choice in friends, and how I have been making better decisions in regard to who I allow into my life.
What win I, if I gain the thing I seek? A dream, a breath, a froth of fleeting joy: Who buys a minute’s mirth to wail a week? Or sells eternity to get a toy?
— Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece
My favorite tarot/oracle decks!
I have accumulated a ton of decks in the last few years and have therefor decided to rank them in order of my preference. I’ll provide links to the decks!
The Goddess Tarot: This deck is fucking beautiful. I have formed an extremely strong bond with it and the illustrations are fantastic. If you’re looking for a deck with wonderful, descriptive imagery that has parallels to Rider-Waite, this one is for you. I love the use of Goddess imagery and how each of the major arcana is shown with a Goddess. All the goddesses used clearly show the meanings of the cards and are honestly just perfect.
The Gospel of Aradia Oracle: I haven’t had this deck for very long, but the images and symbols used in the cards are phenomenal. There are only 34 cards in the deck so it’s not good as a basic baseline tarot deck and would not make as much sense to someone who doesn’t practice witchcraft. It has not let me down yet and I would strongly recommend investing in these cards if you already have a basic understanding of witchcraft and like smaller oracle decks.
Morgan-Greer Tarot: This deck is basically Rider-Waite but more vivid and fun in terms of the colors. Almost all the cards draw parallels to Rider-Waite. That being said, it’s become a go-to for me and I really love it a lot. It’s a great starter deck for people who prefer vivid colors and a fun art style.
The Wild Unknown Tarot: I’ve had this deck for nearly a decade now and I really like it, though I would not recommend it to a beginner. Much of the imagery is difficult to interpret and they aren’t nearly as intuitive as I’d like. I do love the art and the imagery, though, now that I have become accustomed to them and understand the meanings of the cards. I’d recommend this deck if you like a more line-art based art style and have a little more experience with cards.
The Rebel Oracle Deck: This deck is just fun. The only reason it isn't higher up on my list is that it’s difficult to do any kind of full reading with it. It’s the largest oracle deck I’ve come across, but each card has its own full message and there’s really no way to draw your own conclusions or work off of it. I think it’s a great supplementary deck or good for setting a daily intention. Sometimes, I like to pull one of those to set a theme for my readings! I’d recommend this if you like straightforward, easy to interpret messages or are looking for a cute gag-gift for a witchy friend of yours.
Wicca Oracle: This is one of the smallest oracle decks I’ve come across, and I really wish it had wowed me a bit more than it did. Overall, it was sort of underwhelming. I like how it goes over basic concepts of Wicca (holidays, ritual tools, etc). The art is cute, I think, and I like the use of shiny textured reflective paper in the deck. It’s also good for single card pulls if that’s what you’re looking for! Not my favorite deck, but also not my least favorite.
Rider-Waite Tarot: There isn’t anything necessarily wrong with this deck. It’s great for teaching/learning tarot and its meanings. Personally, though, I don’t love the art on the cards and have never connected to them particularly well. Nothing against Rider-Waite, I just haven’t reached for this deck in years.
The Goddess Oracle: Okay. This is the only deck I own that I outright don’t like, and here’s why: it’s disappointing. The art style on the cards is decidedly meh and I’ve never connected to them very well. It’s difficult for me to explain. Just look up the cards and I think you’ll see what I mean. I have used them about five times in total. I bought these with high hopes, thinking maybe they’d make a great addition to my Goddess tarot, which I love. I started shuffling through them and was utterly disappointed. Bland colors, weird font on the cards, and just energy-less cards in general.
They have arrived! Currently bonding.
The Great Tarot culling of 2017! Hey folks! I'm letting lots of my decks move on to new homes. If you are interested, shoot me an ask or a message. Price listed does not include shipping - shipping for the US will run about $4 unless you would like it in a priority box which will run $6. Payment is through PayPal. All of the decks are in excellent condition, barely used except for the full size Morgan Greer deck (top left) which shows some use but is still in good shape.