Card for today, 22 nd January 2022

Knight of Cups

 The Gilded Tarot

Using Rider Waite's Keywords and Meanings

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, 21st January 2022

Ace of Coins

 The Gilded Tarot

Using Rider Waite's Keywords and Meanings

Keywords: new financial ventures.

Description: The Ace of Coins indicates potential for a financial venture. Although the initial seeds of creation are present, proper action must be taken to ensure material gains and prosperity.

Upright Associations: A new business venture, the beginning or essence of prosperity, happiness or pleasure. Abundance, physical energy.

Reversed Associations: Experiencing inner emptiness, loss, insecurity, delay. Material detachment, spiritual power.

Mystical meaning of Playing, Oracle and Tarot cards

Mystical meaning of Playing, Oracle and including the history of Tarot Cards.

The first writer to bring the Tarot to the attention of occultists was the French author Court de Gébelin (1724 or 1728-1784), who first published his theories in 1781. Therefore 1781 may be thought of as the beginning of this second stage of Tarot history. The Tarot’s supposed Egyptian origin, its transmission by Gypsies, and its connection to the Egyptian sage Hermes Trismegistus, the Hebrew alphabet, and the mystical Kabalah are all ideas that were first introduced by Court de Gébelin.

Card for today, 20th January 2022

VI of Wands

 The Gilded Tarot

Using Rider Waite's Keywords and Meanings

Keywords: victory, achievement, triumphant, success and battles won.

Description: The Six of Wands, while many interpretations of this card indicate victory and good fortune, this achievement could be misleading because, although we are on our way, success "the coveted award" has not actually been achieved. Therefore, caution must be exercised because some unexpected events could arise to thwart the anticipated outcome.

Upright Associations: Victory, hard work prevails, helpful friends, leadership. Appreciation, inspiring others, diplomacy, wise decisions.

Reversed Associations: Fear, betrayal, evaporation of trust. Delayed recognition, arrogance, defeatism. Need to reaffirm confidence, self belief.

Card for today, 19th January 2022

VIII of Cups

 The Gilded Tarot

Using Rider Waite's Keywords and Meanings

Keywords: seeking, searching.

Description: The Eight of Cups indicates walking into the unknown. An emotional risk is being taken and one never knows whether it will bear fruit. Another interpretation is to set limits on emotional involvement. Sometimes we can put too much emotional energy into relationships or projects, only to be disappointed. It is then that we need to distance ourselves, walk away if necessary. Don't be afraid to leave the past behind. Travel. There is plenty more in the world to see and experience. If you are disillusioned with your life now, take heart, because the future promises to be brighter. Follow your heart and do what you truly desire.

Upright Associations: Embracing change, restlessness, desire for something higher. Letting go, moving on, breaking away, loss of heart, shyness.

Reversed Associations: Happiness, reevaluate the past, abandoning old ties. Sticking with what you have, finding excitement in something old, drifting, refusing to move forward.

Card for today, 18th January 2022

III of Swords

 The Gilded Tarot

Using Rider Waite's Keywords and Meanings

Keywords: heartache, emotional pain, major decisions have to be made.

Description: The Three of Swords indicates heartbreak. This card indicates something, or someone, must be cut out of the querent's life to enable him or her to grow and more fully evolve. A painful ending of a relationship. That which has stood in your way is now being removed. Possibly a three way relationship in which heartache is inevitable for one participant or all. Minor surgery is possible.

Upright Associations: Sorrow, pain, grief. Cathartic grieving. Love triangle, transformation though pain or sorrow.

Reversed Associations: Victimization, embarrassment, a loss. Release, broken heart, resolution, denial.

Card for today, 17th January 2022

XX Judgement

 The Gilded Tarot

Using Rider Waite's Keywords and Meanings

Astrological Correspondence: Pluto 

Keywords: judgement, resurrection, healing, music, good news, revelation.

Description: The Judgement card represents the judgement day or awakening call heralding a rite of passage. As one cycle comes to an end we need to prepare for a new stage in our development, the future is waiting. Now is the time when past efforts yield positive results, when we can reap the rewards, when we realise that we are drawn in a new direction and recognise our true calling. In it's positive meaning the Judgement card reminds us that through honesty and true reflection we can realise where we have erred on our path and that we need to forgive ourselves to regain a feeling of self worth and accomplishment.

Upright Associations: Awakening, revival, the good life, health, mental agility, accomplishment, perfection. Summing up, spiritual calling, transformation.

Placed in a negative situation, Judgement symbolises indecision, a fear of letting go, remorse, and regret, and imbalance, imprisonment.

Reversed Associations: Hesitation, denying change, poor judgement. indecision. Stagnation, closing off spiritually, needs to evaluate your direction.

Card for today, 16th January 2022

IX of Coins

 The Gilded Tarot

Using Rider Waite's Keywords and Meanings

Keywords: rest and recuperation, achievement, relax.

Description: The influence of the Nine of Coins indicates that a plateau of earning has been achieved. This is an opportune time to take a vacation, which will be a well deserved rest.

Upright Associations: Satisfaction, self reliance, financial reward, retirement, realisation of  investments. Pleasure, fulfillment, self assured & spiritually aware. Productive, well deserved success.

Reversed Associations: Hopes unfulfilled, employing ruthless methods, to marry for material rewards. Entanglements, unwise decisions, losing your way, lack of discipline.