Card for today, 31st July 2021

Rider Waite card No 44, IX of Cups

Cups: Nine
Astrological Correspondence: Jupiter in Pisces [For more information, click]
Keywords: pleasure, well being, satisfied.
Description: The Nine of Cups is one of happiness and well being. Many good times and celebrations are likely to occur when this card appears. Excellent social life, parties, good friends and fun. Places where people meet. Good health, happiness and popularity. Relationships will be very fulfilling. Ease of communication and the flow of new ideas.
Upright Associations: An assured future, emotional well-being, the realization of dreams. Contentment, complacency, over-indulgence, solitary achievement. Hosting a gathering, getting your wish.
Reversed Associations: Fidelity, complacency, spoilt, taking love &/or life for granted. Never being satisfied, superficial attachments, over-indulgence, narcissism. Choosing spiritual over material.

Card for today, 30th July 2021

Rider Waite card No 5, V Hierophant

Hierophant
Astrological Correspondence: Taurus
Keywords: teaching, school, blessing, ritual, marriage, acting
Description: As a priest, the Pope represents traditional values and moral development. He is the wise teacher or counsellor guiding groups or collectives on their path in search for spiritual truth or meaning. 
Depicted as a religious figure in ceremonial vestments he interprets secret mysteries, divine law, and theological doctrine. Although this card describes that he is linked to the church, the Pope signifies not only organised religion but also focuses on groups in general, such as schools, teams, companies, any group with fixed roles and assigned responsibilities. The Pope is a symbol for rules, procedures, structure, and ritual, creating harmony within groups and staying their course so they can find identity and progress as a whole. 
Upright Associations: Ritual and routine, religious guidance and authority, academic preparation. Quest for knowledge and wisdom. Good advice, mercy, kindness, compassion, and respectful conformity.
The negative imagery symbolism dogmatism and inflexibility, extreme conformity, or conventionalism.
Reversed Associations: Bound by rules & tradition. Danger, weakness, persecution, stubbornness. Liberation from rules, unorthodox behavior, unsound advice.

Card for today, 29th July 2021

Rider Wait card No 47, Knight of Cups

Cups: Knight
Astrological Correspondence: None.
Keywords: romantic, imaginative, sensitive, refined, introspective.
Description: The Knight or Prince of Cups can have two meanings. The first interpretation is a young man who enjoys life and likes to live it to the fullest. He is generally thoughtful and loving to those he cares about. The second meaning is that a certain emotional situation is progressing nicely. A faithful lover or good friend, enthusiastic, passionate and amiable. He brings offers and opportunities. The Knight is often poetic and graceful.
Upright Associations: An intelligent but restless person, artistic, refined, amiable and full of high principals. Romantic dreamer, invitations, idealistic, empathic, following your heart.
Reversed Associations: Wanting affection, trickster, deception, flirtatious. Lack of self-worth, emotional dishonesty, illusion, escapism, false modesty, denial of personal power.

Card for today, 28th July 2021

Rider Waite card No 24, III of Wands

Wands: Three
Astrological Correspondence: Sun in Aries [For more information click]
Keywords:  success, astute business person, opportunist, knowledge and experience.
Description: The Three of Wands indicates opportunities and success are at hand, but knowledge and skill are essential components if this formula is to achieve rewards. 
Upright Associations:  Co-operation in material affairs, fruitful partnerships, accepting practical help. Assessment, appreciation. realized goals.
Reversed Associations: Problems will be solved. Being too passive, difficulty in taking action. lack of confidence, disturbing past. Need for a decision.

Card for today, 27th July 2021

Rider Waite card No 12, XII Hanged Man

Hanged Man
Astrological Correspondence: Neptune
Keywords: stop, retreat, reflect (change point of view), observe, meditate
Description: The Hanged Man is an unsettling, mysterious card, because it symbolises the reversal of our life situations, all contradictions we face in ourselves and in life in general, paradox in action. Although the Hanged Man seems restricted and helpless, he looks calm and relaxed. 
In this position the card represents the rational mind being turned off, acceptance of a new situation, a unique point of view, reflection and serenity. Deeply thoughtful he seems to have reached a higher consciousness. By letting go and giving up, as painful as it may be, this symbolism suggests that we can overcome restrictions, find what we have been looking for, and ultimately become free, self-determined beings.
Upright Associations: Adaptability to change, reversal, transformation, pausing to reflect. Rebirth, readjustment, suspension. Sacrificing one thing to obtain another. Stepping back to leap.
In a negative setting the symbolism suggests manipulation, passivity, useless sacrifice, and apathy.
Reversed Associations: Crime and punishment, pain, selfishness, the sacrifice of success, surrender. A great contentment in life. Materialism, need for approval.

Card for today, 26th July 2021

Rider Waite card No 75, Knight of Coins

Coins: Knight
Astrological Correspondence: None.
Keywords: future projects and ventures, offers of some kind.
Description: The Knight or Prince of Coins has two meanings. The first indicates a young man who is very practical. The second indicates further development of a material venture which, if handled correctly, could bring about future projects.
Upright Associations: Practical, sensuous, patient, methodical, progress. Sensible course, dependability, industriousness, hard work, conviction. Beneficial science, finding meaning, nature.
Reversed Associations: Confusion, missing vision, instability, greed, indolence. Apathy, material preoccupation, inactivity, tiredness, necessary inner turning.

Card for today, 25th July 2021

Rider Waite card No 51, II of Swords

Swords: Two
Astrological Correspondence: Moon in Libra. [For more information, click]
Keywords: balance, adversity, friendship.
Description: The Two of Swords indicates an argument or parting of ways. The persons involved are not able to find a common point of interest, so the best alternative is to agree to disagree. Friendship at a time of adversity. An ally upon whom you can depend. A decision has to be made logically, but there are no clues as to which direction to take. A balance between two equally matched opponents. A duel, either literally or one fought with words.
Upright Associations: Weighing, balancing, merging, deciding. Resolution of differences and the restoration of peace. Denial, need for space, looking inward.
Reversed Associations: Betrayal, fraud, overprotective, renewed action. Making a decision, broken tension, external focus.