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The Major Arcana in Quotes
The Major Arcana in Quotes
For those of us who read the Tarot, we’ll often hear a quote, a song or see a situation or image that reminds us of a Tarot card. Playing with quotes, and poetry and song can be a great way to examine different facets of each Major Arcana (and indeed minor arcana) card of the Tarot. Today, I’ve concentrated on quotes that reminded me of particular Major Arcana cards.
Use mine as a…
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Be a Tarot Court Card Genius
Be a Tarot Court Card Genius
Be a Court Card Genius
The court of the Tarot is the cause of much consternation with many Tarot readers. But it needn’t be.
Learn how to understand the people of the court in all of their depth and glory and how to recognise when they represent an aspect of self or another person in a reading.
In decks based on the Rider Waite Smith cards, all of the Knights, Queens and Kings correspond…
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Away From The Madding Crowds
Away From The Madding Crowds
No longer will you find Trade Winds Tarot on Facebook or Instagram. No longer will you find pop-up sign-up boxes on my blog. Instead you’ll find a discrete link at the bottom of each post.
I’m Honouring my inner Hermit and concentrating my light in a small, perfectly formed puddle.
The Hermit and The Moon just happen to be my birth cards – you can check your birth cards out in the Tarot…
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The Antidote to those Tarot Majors
Isn’t it lovely to see The Fool popping up in a reading urging you to take that leap?
No? Are you sick and tired of trying to pluck up the courage? To make your mind up?
It happens.
Reimagine The Fool, sitting on the edge of that cliff eating the sandwich and cake from the bundle. Reimagine The Fool swinging his legs and scratching the belly of that dog who is contentedly lying on his…
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Bare Bones Tarot
Bare Bones Tarot - Healing Tarot from the essence of the cards.
It’s quite an an art to distil a Tarot reading to its essence. Cutting out superfluous fluff and delivering the message you see in the cards. No more. No less.
Sometimes it feels like a brutal art.
There’s profound beauty in simplicity.
I stumbled across a method of reading at the weekend that gave me one of those big intuition body bumps and I knew it was going to hit a deep spot.
Th…
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The Numbered Cards of the Tarot
Playing with the minor arcana cards of the Tarot Beyond the text books. Breathe life and vitality into your Tarot readings.
More exercises to help you to take your Tarot readings beyond textbook learning and breathe life and vitality into what you see in the cards.
The numbered cards from The Light Seer’s Tarot published by Hay House
A Tale of Everyday Life
The numbered cards in decks which have scenes as illustrations tell the tale which is often peopled by the court cards and dictated by the major arcana –…
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The Numbered Cards of the Tarot
Playing with the minor arcana cards of the Tarot Beyond the text books. Breathe life and vitality into your Tarot readings.
More exercises to help you to take your Tarot readings beyond textbook learning and breathe life and vitality into what you see in the cards.
The numbered cards from The Light Seer’s Tarot published by Hay House
A Tale of Everyday Life
The numbered cards in decks which have scenes as illustrations tell the tale which is often peopled by the court cards and dictated by the major arcana –…
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The Professions in the Court of the Tarot
The Personalities in the Tarot Professions Hares and Tortoises
In this ‘Playing Court’ activity, we’re going to have a look at the work or study of the court cards and at the speed (or sloth) of the characters.
Remember when we think about the traditional titles of the court cards, we are looking at the medieval roles of the characters. Pages would be servants to the knights or court messengers
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Court Cards - The Lords and Ladies of the Tarot
Court Cards – The Lords and Ladies of the Tarot
All the world’s a stage…
You’re a casting director. Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to cast the court cards from your Tarot deck as the characters in your favourite book, play, movie, tv drama or sitcom.
Westside Story, The Nutcracker, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Ru Paul’s Drag Show, The Flinstones, Jumanji, Jane Eyre, The Walking…
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The Hero's Journey
The Hero’s Journey
Joseph Campbell described The Hero’s Journey which is the basis for myth, legend and story globally and right throughout history. It is arguably the story of every life and situations that crop up in day to day life.
Understanding The Heroes Journey can deepen your experience of the Tarot as you begin to identify how the trumps, the court cards and the numbered cards illustrate the various…
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Slow Questions From The Tarot - The Major Arcana
Slow Questions From The Tarot - The Major Arcana Tarot for self-exploration and growth
In a series of articles, I examine the questions that the Tarot poses to us for our growth, development and healing. The questions I suggest here are a spring board for your own thoughts and the lists I’ve presented aren’t exhaustive by any means. You will find different decks, quite naturally, pose slightly different questions due to their various imagery and symbolism.
In this blog post…
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The Distant Healing Project
The Distant Healing Project
The Distant Healing Project
The Distant Healing Project is a not for profit venture by two UK energy healers. Both feel strongly that energy healing is of great value to many, many people and that it should be offered widely regardless of financial status, location or condition.
An appointment is made and both energy healers and the person receiving healing tune in at the same time. The…
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The Major Arcana as Superpowers
The Major Arcana as Superpowers
I posted what you see below on Facebook this morning, and thought that some explanation might be helpful.
“Over the years of working with cards it dawned on me that the Tarot is mainly being used as a fortune telling device. A tool to tell people what their future holds. And that’s it. Full stop. I always felt that this was kind of pointless.
I had discovered that working with cards can be a deep…
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Spiritual Stuff Without All Of That 'Stuff'
Spiritual Stuff Without All Of That ‘Stuff’
You know what it’s like, your spiritual side perks up and you start to realise that there’s so much more to life, the universe and everything than you ever thought possible. You start to explore and then discover that spiritual stuff comes with a whole load of ‘stuff’. Who’d have thunk it?
Crystals by the bucket load, card decks by the ton, enough books to fill a library or three and then there’s…
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The court cards are the personalities of the Tarot. All of us contain a bit of each in our own personalities to a greater or lesser degree. It’s not too difficult to spot this in ourselves or others closest to us, but perhaps more difficult to see in others. When we look at others we tend to subconciously see that aspect of them, that court card which they portray to us in the situations that we see them.
In the majority of the readings that I do for myself and others, the court cards demonstrate an aspect of self. In others, they represent a person who displays the characteristics of that particular court card. I have no system to differentiate other than the surrounding cards and the position in the spread in which the court card is laid.
Court cards are a lot of fun. Thinking about their suit, their element and what each court card’s title represents holds a whole lot of scope for pinpointing rich, deep aspects of personality.
The Pages of the court tend to be those young in outlook. Often said to have a fairly receptive and responsive demeanor. Traditionally the pages are bearers of messages, or in the case of the page of pentacles, gifts. Young students, curious and eager to find their place in the world.
The Knights have a youthful vibe. They’re on a quest, out to find something of great value. They have movement and a degree of skill, but can be OTT in the realms of their suit. Requiring finesse and sometimes guidance, they have a pressing need to explore the realms of their suit.
Queens hold and share the knowledge of their suit. They tend to have a wisdom that sets them apart somewhat. Usually self assured with healthy boundaries, they are the personalities that draw out the best in others. Inspiring rather than instructing. Listening before advising and requesting rather than ordering.
Kings also hold knowledge, they share it in a different manner to the Queens. They are directive and demonstrative. They lead by wielding their authority and mastery of their suit. They also tend to sit apart from and slightly above the goings on around them.
The Suit of Swords
The swords of the Tarot, for me, are the weapons of the mind. They can be used positively in thinking, learning, seeking truths and articulating ideas. They can also be a negative force. The feelings that hold us back. States of mind that cause us, and others, anxiety, fear, hurt, mental overwhelm and depression.
Swords usually correspond to the element of air in Tarot decks that come from a modern western esoteric tradition – Rider Waite Smith derived decks, or Crowley Thoth based decks.
The element of air represents the ethereal, the cerebral, the forces that can’t be seen but which activate what can be massive events and consequences. A small fire can be whipped up into wildfire by air, hurricane force winds can destroy all in their path, wind can be harnessed to create electricity, breath animates words, from a whisper to a scream of terror, gentle breath on a lovers neck arouses passions etc., etc., etc.
Have a look at the court cards of the suit of swords in your favourite Tarot deck, do you see the title, the suit and the element reflected in each?
Can you see each of these as part of your own character in any way? How about in those close to you?
Can you think of someone you know who seems to you to be strongly represented by any of the court cards in the suit of swords? Can you pinpoint why?
The Suit of Cups
The suit of cups represents that which flows into us, within us and from us. It represents emotion and that which we feel from the heart. The gentle artistic temperament, the poet and singer of songs of love found and lost. Grief and shared joy, relationships, contentment and melancholy, deep support and care. The more challenging aspect of the suit of cups is that it can become self absorbed. Inward looking and sometimes yearning for ever more. More love thatn can be given, more of anything at all to fill an emptiness.
The suit of cups usually corresponds to the element of water in Tarot decks that come from a modern western esoteric tradition – Rider Waite Smith derived decks, or Crowley Thoth based decks.
The element of water flows, is often tidal, can be still and deep or shallow and babbling. It can fall from the sky in torrents, crash into inlets in roiling, violent, spuming frenzy or lap gently at a shore. It sustains us, but can drown us. It nurtures the earth, it can be lacking in drought times or all consuming and destructive in flood. It can be fresh and pure or stagnant and stinking.
Have a look at the court cards of the suit of cups in your favourite Tarot deck, do you see the title, the suit and the element reflected in each?
Can you see each of these as part of your own character in any way? How about in those close to you?
Can you think of someone you know who seems to you to be strongly represented by any of the court cards in the suit of cups? Can you pinpoint why?
The Suit of Rods
The suit of Rods (or wands, staves, staffs, spears), represents the passion and will. The spiritual connection that drives one forward. It represents the drive to move things forward at a pace. Empowerment and action. It can also present as impetuous, way to quick and impulsive. If passion has no distinct direction it can lead to a hot mess in the blink of an eye.
The suit of rods corresponds to the element of fire in most Tarot decks that come from a modern western esoteric tradition – Rider Waite Smith derived decks, or Crowley Thoth based decks.
Fire warms us, in the case of the sun, it is the spark of life that activates growth. It can burn brightly and usefully for long periods if well controlled and maintained, it can also burn wildly out of control destroying all in its path, eventually burning itself out with nothing but charred remains and ashes to show for its efforts.
Have a look at the court cards of the suit of Rods in your favourite Tarot deck, do you see the title, the suit and the element reflected in each?
Can you see each of these as part of your own character in any way? How about in those close to you?
Can you think of someone you know who seems to you to be strongly represented by any of the court cards in the suit of Rods? Can you pinpoint why?
The Suit of Pentacles
The suit of pentacles (coins, discs), represents that which is manifest. That which has been made, that which allows us to maintain a comfortable, healthy and safe life. It represents our body, the work we do with our hands, our income, our security and that which we do for others to maintain their health, comfort and security.
The suit of pentacles corresponds to the element of earth in most Tarot decks that come from a modern western esoteric tradition – Rider Waite Smith derived decks, or Crowley Thoth based decks.
The element of earth is our grounding and safety. It can take hard physical application to successfully work with the element of earth. Our nourishment comes from the earth in the form of plants and animals that eat plants. We need means to acquire that which comes from the earth that we need, but don’t have. This can be done by effort or by exchange. Earth can be loamy and fertile, heavy and sodden or dry and barren.
Have a look at the court cards of the suit of Pentacles in your favourite Tarot deck, do you see the title, the suit and the element reflected in each?
Can you see each of these as part of your own character in any way? How about in those close to you?
Can you think of someone you know who seems to you to be strongly represented by any of the court cards in the suit of Pentacles? Can you pinpoint why?
In many Tarot decks, the court cards also have directionality, facial expression and objects and symbols around them that you can draw yet more information from. A sense of stasis or speed, seeking or settling, contentment or restlessness.
If you’re astrologically inclined you may like to investigate which sun sign or planet might best represent each card (the court cards do often correspond with sun signs in various esoteric systems, but why not explore for yourself and make up your own mind?).
What fragrances would each court card likely favour? Which foods, modes of transport, sports, hobbies, clothing styles, movies or TV programmes do you envision each member of the court enjoying or hating with a vengance?
The people of the Tarot are a diverse bunch and you may be able to identify management styles, professions, states of mind and more among them.
Have fun with them, let them speak to you, reveal their personalities to you and show you a depth that perhaps you’ve never found in them before.
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The Court of the Tarot, their Personality. Suit and Element Continued The court cards are the personalities of the Tarot. All of us contain a bit of each in our own personalities to a greater or lesser degree.
The Suit and Element in the Numbered Cards of the Tarot
The Suit and Element in the Numbered Cards of the Tarot
The Tarot deck is a deck of seventy eight (at least 78, sometimes more, but any less and the cards aren’t Tarot). The seventy eight cards are split into two, the twenty two cards of the Major Arcana and the fifty six of the Minor Arcana. The fifty six cards of the Minor Arcana are also split into two. The sixteen court cards and the forty numbered (or pip) cards.
Today, this post will be all…
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Tarot Cards - Making the Case For Less
Tarot Cards – Making the Case For Less
Fewer tarot decks.
Less space. Careful purchasing. Ecologically mindful. In depth awareness of the messages of the cards. A raise of the rude finger to the materialism machine.
I’m not talking about one deck forever. I’m talking about a carefully created clutch of divination loveliness put together not on a tide of want, but in the certain knowledge that the tool you are choosing will be valuable…
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