The court cards

• joy in exploring (childlike attitude), joy in the journey; special skills curiosity, adventurousness

• looks at her surroundings/body/environment asks questions - sense of wonder, open-minded/hearted - potential

• taking pleasure in studies; travel, sex, anything in the nautral world, taking up new crafts/hobbies (esp. things with hands, sensual experiences), house-hunting, job hunting

• taking pleasure in your hard work. Go for what peaks your curiousity

dedication

• steady (slow) energy / diligence - in it for the long haul

• special skill: dedication, hard-working attitude

• complete commitment / obsessive: persuit of a goal

• awareness of the journey ahead (will take a lot of hard work)

• not everything figured out yet; might represent misdirecting focus

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a generous leader:

• special skills: richness, generosity, leadership

• a person who has achieved great things - has all they need - has worked for it

• values order and logic, opts for quality over quantity, has an eye for things that will last / conservative, strongly prizing tradition

• achievement: comfortable home, happy with your body, a job you love, …

• shares what he has extra

• person might be leader, holds status in society - helps other to achive the same

embodying self-care

• rules the elemnt of earth: deeply comoftable in her home/environment - nurturing soul - exudes care/compassion

• someone who works with physical materials with deep appreciation of world’s resources (farmer, herbalist, potter, builder,…)

• values realm of senses: enjoy food, good smells, beauty, music,… - sense of abundance

• able to meet their own needs

• able to share what she has and nurture others - strong desire to care for someone or become a parent

a quest for truth

• special skills: curiousity, seeking truth/answers

• want to explore, know where they are and why

• talks to others, ask questions, gathers range of views, wants to hear it all - naivety - like a sponge

• paying too much attention to gossip?

• using information as springboard to form own opinions

know it all

• special skills: not afraid to speak the truth

• confident, bold, dynamic - ego, immaturity, self-righteous, arrogance

• entanglement of your own identity with objective facts

• didn’t fact check or think of consequences

• some situations need someone to shake things up a little, make a controversial statement or, just maybe, speak an important and genuine truth

• being hung up in the past, dwelling on old hurt rather than moving forward

a just communicator

• special skills: powerful communicator, strong sense of justice

• profound fairness, no space for grey areas

• King of Swords has been through everything we saw in the suit of swords and has emerged with strong views rooted in a keen appreciation of justice

• mastered communication: excellent teacher, writer, speaker - able to formulalte their truth and express them clearly

• planning from goal to plotting route towards it

• encourages you to be very, very rational. To put aside your feelings and ask yourself what is fair, what is objectively right

compassionate truth

• special skills: compassionate, strong, and has been through a lot

• she represents getting through it, and coming out stronger

• commited to “doing the work” (inner work), accountable to herself and to the world, yet always aware that there is more to unravel/learn

• mastery of mindfulness, spiritual practice, observing mind without judgement, bring peace to our lives

• keen to see truth behind any situation - but with compassion - knows there are grey areas

• The Queen of Swords is able to articulate some of the most challenging truths of our time – she explains not only the sadness in this world, but where it comes from, the systems of injustice and fear that cause harm. She is a visionary too, and when she shares her vision for a fairer world, all can understand.

the heart’s adventure

• special skills: open-hearted, eager to explore emotions and spirituality

• eager to flal in love, hand their heart over, overflow with willingness to open up and share

• acts like they’ve never been hurt/ feels alive/ playfulness

• realm of water, spirituality, intuition, and magic, as well as feelings and emotions - experimenting

• This is a good time to try something new, perhaps something you’ve been cynical about in the past, or something that has always called to you.

• Don’t take things too seriously at this moment

feeling without form

• special skills: ability to surrender, deeply romantic

• falling in love - beautiful experience, but it can also represent becoming emotionally stuck

• taking their journey very seriously. It may even be all they do, as they are consumed by this experience of following their heart and soul

• the more seriously we take ourselves, the less accessible enlightenment becomes

• brooding, moody, at the mercy of their heart’s fluctuations. They feel everything ten times over, ten times as strong.

• all that deep feeling is swirling, but has no form, no real expression. And without form it becomes, well, sort of meaningless.

• superficiality - trying too hard; focusing how it looks like

• kights represent extremes and arrogance - short-term situation

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controlled emotion

• special skill: emotionally “sorted”, analytical

• They’ve ‘done the work’ and now feel they have achieved a position of stability and strength.

• close rein on their feelings, not vulnerable / open-hearted

• too rigid boundaries around their heart - hard to know what they are really feeling - control

• A very positive expression of this king would be a person who, drawing on their studies and their own life experience, assists other people to achieve spiritual balance. Along with experience and study has come the ability to look deeper into matters of the heart and soul, and they are able to analyse and articulate what is going on for troubled people.

emotional freedom

• special skills: empathetic, deeply intuitive

• has had plenty of experience in matters of the heart. They have searched and experimented, moved through breakups and new love, learned about kindness and compassion - helps others

• can truly see people for who they are

• you know yourself - knows how to listen to their heart

curiousity in motion

• special skill: curious, energetic, inspired

• just had a brilliant idea and is wondering how to set about it - excited to see how things will go

• This is someone who wants to learn all about the element of fire

• Because ‘action’ is a core idea for this page. Wands are all about doing. Manifesting. Making magic. The Page of Wands is inspired by ideas, but is focused on what they might become.

wild charisma

• special skills: dynamic, bold

• confidence, ego, boldness - storm into the center of things, ready to show the world how great they are

• can be fun and attractive - isn’t afraid to take the first step and get things moving, inspiring others to come along

• clumsy, over the top ways: urge to act – but hasn’t thought or felt things through yet. They don’t have a container for their fire, it’s just running wild.

• inspiring person who loves to lead

• may take up a lot of space: dominates spaces with their need for attention. They can be demanding and loud – not to mention arrogant. This person asserts themselves with confidence – yet at the same time, they need a lot of validation to keep that confidence rolling.

confident leadership

• special skill: confident, great leader, sees things through

• gets things done, insired, have the wisdom and experience to actually bring ideas into the real world - completion and achievement

• leader, who inspires others - delivers on promises - people want to be around this energy

• The arrogance we saw in the Knight has grown and mellowed into a deep sense of self-confidence

• dgreat at eligating: discern between activities that are actually worth time and energy, and tasks that can be dropped or handed over. They don’t need to micro-manage, because they know that they are in control.

creative confidence

• special skill: lust for life, self-belief - This is a positive person who feels abundant.

• she lives a life that she really loves and owns it with joy

• gets things done, but also creative in any sphere - does things her way

• This may be an unusual person, someone who does things differently, but there’s no fear or shame in it

• she has done the work

• she’s a good leader and friend; charismatic and compassionate - she inspires

• represents having a true passion for your work, for being inspired and working on projects, feeling really in tune with what you’re doing

• she believes in good things, asks for them, and expects them