for the
most part this suit represents work, whether it be what you do
for a living, or what you consider your ‘life's work’ to be.
They often indicate movement in this way, and can often
indicate changes connected to our home, where
we live, the sort of place we are in whether temporarily or
permanent, and information about our
‘spiritual home’. They also suggest the things that you can
acquire on your life path, and your level of accomplishment.
Swords
are perhaps
the most difficult of the four suits, they indicate ‘thought’
rather than emotions,
intellect rather than intuition, although
they can also indicate a person who is highly intuitive and
psychic to some degree. A predominance of swords in a reading
always signals challenges! And should be read with great care
and optimism, as often there are solutions and new pathways
implicit in the reading that it would be easy to miss for an
inexperienced reader.
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Pentacles
for the
most part indicate wealth, goods, and the ability to
create this in your life. When
people are represented by pentacles they are
usually grounded and have many of the attributes of the ‘earth
signs’ of the Zodiac. Pentacles often indicate balance and
structure in your life or the ability to draw this into your
life in the future. Wealthy people appear to draw pentacles in a
reading for obvious reasons.
So these are at the four suits of the sacred
tarot and their most basic meanings. These suits can also in
some readings indicate areas of the body (the chakra’s) or
seasons of the year. For this reason I have coloured them in
their most relevant colours so that you may see the connection.
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THE COURT
CARDS. KEY WORDS.
ALL COURT CARDS CAN REPRESENT EITHER A PERSON OR A SITUATION
which makes them the most difficult area of the Tarot to
effectively deal with, I find it best to read the Court Cards
intuitively, this area will be dealt with intensively in TAROT
ADVANCED.
CUPS
King of Cups as
a person;- imaginative—emotional—charismatic.
As a
situation;- cultural and spiritual experiences.
Queen of Cups as
a person;- feminine—artistic—spiritual.
As a
situation;- can mean fantasy of some kind, and in a positive
way.
Knight of Cups as
a person;- young—loving creative person (sometime a lover)
As a
situation the search for the Grail.
Page of Cups as
a person;-increasing intuition and awareness in a young person.
As a
situation;- awareness & emotion.
SWORDS
King of Swords as
a person;- logical—clever—very quick-witted.
As a
situation;- can mean clear and logical advice.
Queen of Swords as
a person;- cool—charming—intelligent—(often a witch)
As a
situation;-a battle of wits.
Knight of Swords as
a person;-young—quick thinking—new ideas—whirlwind.
As a
situation;-speed and change.
Page of words as
a person;- the young awakening mind.
As a
situation;-news—contracts—gossip.
PENTACLES
King of Pentacles as
a person;- sensual sound and secure.
As a situation;- gradual material improvement.
Queen of Pentacles as
a person;- supportive—practical—kind.
As a situation;- rewards & treats.
Knight of Pentacles as
a person;- young—ambitious and determined.
As a situation;- taking steps towards security.
Page of Pentacles a
person;-young—happy—good natured—grounded.
As a situation;- small gains and loses, on the whole stability.
WANDS
King of Wands as
a person;—energetic with drive and integrity.
As a situation;—negotiations and agreements.
Queen of Wands as
a person;—warm-light—loyal—vital.
As a situation;—rural pleasures—success for woman.
Knight of Wands as
a person;—young—intelligent—impetuous—friendly.
As a situation;—much activity.
Page of Wands as
a person;—lively young person—clever—quick.
As a situation;—opening up—creativity.
The Elements
THE ELEMENT OF FIRE.
Wands or Rods.
Fire is expressed through wands. And
relates to the three fire signs of the
zodiac.
When the Court Cards appear in a spread
they frequently indicate the state of mind of a person or
situation.
The King Queen Knight or Page of Wands
usually mean a fiery person, fire sign may dominate their birth
sign, or fiery behaviour may be indicated.
They may also be “Go ahead people” work
oriented, active extravagant! And sometime selfish
THE
ELEMENT OF EARTH. Pentacles.
Earth is expressed through Pentacles, the
Court Cards may indicate the person concerned has the zodiac
qualities of the Earth signs, Hard working plodders! Good with
money and property. Practical people, or some aspect of these
traits. They may also lack imagination and tend to get “stuck”
in life.
THE ELEMENT OF AIR.
Swords.
Air connects to the Air signs of the
zodiac, and the so called “civilised mind” there may be a sense
of aloofness about these people, and a detachment on the
surface, these are often difficult to read as the can think on
their feet and will try to out smart you! The Court Cards often
indicate qualities of professions educated to some degree and
sometimes spiteful and dangerous. Be careful always of the Court
Cards of Air which are Swords..
THE ELEMENT OF
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Perhaps
the easiest to deal with! Being linked to the Water signs and
emotion they are the Cups that are connected to births and
weddings, partnerships, and the aspects they portray are
sensitivity, emotionalism, friendship often self indulgent and
artistic in some way. They also may be moody and negative and
sometimes self-serving..
Reading the Tarot is a skill like any other..
If you practice and ‘attune’ to your cards
you will do better than if you simply lay them to one side and
occasionally pick them up and expect to be brilliant at reading
them!
When you first
obtain your new pack, it
is very
important to become very
familiar with that pack (more packs may be bought later, but it
is your first pack that you will learn the
Sacred Tarot from!) Have them with you all of the time to begin
with, look at them often, and if something happen in your life
that you need direction, or an answer to...take out one card and
see if it gives you that answer or direction. You may well be
amazed at how relevant and to the point the card you have chosen
may be!
To
start with don’t even attempt to do a ‘full’ spread for
yourself or anyone else...one card, or at the most three cards
is enough to focus on when you begin to read the Tarot. But the
more often you do so is the important thing! Your pack should
become your friends and loving advisers and like any friendship
this has to be worked at constantly.
To begin a
formal three card reading for
yourself or another you must prepare. The small amount of
‘ceremony’ here is not strictly essential, but I believe that if
you treat your skill and your cards with loving respect, they
and it will repay you in like manner very quickly!
Keep
a special cloth for laying your cards out on...buy
or make a special bag to keep them in when they are with you. or
any extra pack that you keep at home you may like to
invest in a beautiful
box for that purpose, but a bag made to the right size is fare
more convenient for the pack you always have with you.
When you place your cards down on their
special cloth then sit for a moment and ‘tune in’ to them, greet
them like the friends that they are, and in your mind ask that,
with the help of your Guides and Angels they will lovingly lead
you to wisdom.
Before you undertake a short reading for
another person, always explain to them that the pictures that
you see in the Tarot are symbols, and do not always point to how
things are. Reassure them particularly about the ‘death’ card
and that at its worst, it points to change and is often welcomed.
You can approach
the reading two ways. Either
ask them to choose three cards themselves from the pack that you
have shuffled and then spread (backs up) on your cloth, or get
them to shuffle the cards, themselves, then you spread them and
ask them to choose. (Personally I do not allow my clients to
shuffle the cards, preferring to have done
that myself previously and laying the cards out so that they can
simply choose without having to go through the business of
shuffling which with larger cards often results in cards all
over the place and often around your feet!...you are reading
Tarot...not playing poker!)
When they have
chosen their cards, then
place them on the cloth in the order they handed them to you
(having chosen your type of spread) I find it more inspirational
to turn each card over and focus on that card and its message
before moving on to the next and treating it in a similar
manner. Remember to consider all aspects of the cards that were
chosen, together with their numerological value which can also
be enlightening!
If the cards
chosen seem not to supply the information or answer required, then
ask the querant to choose another card for clarification. This
card is often the most
revealing
and great relevance should be placed on it, although it may
simply tell you that a clear answer is not possible through the
cards at this time.
I always have a
crystal ‘dowsing pendulum’ with my Tarot cards for
just such an occasion, as you may well get a simple ‘yes or no’
answer this way if the cards are unclear. Used together the
Sacred Tarot and a Crystal Pendulum are a wonderful combination,
and I would strongly recommend that you keep your favourite
pendulum in the bag with your Tarot cards as they are so
compatible to work with together!
Final Thoughts
All the
information in this guide is
directly from my own ongoing experience over the past 30+ years.
I turned to the
Sacred Tarot for
solace at a particularly difficult and lonely time of my life,
having lost both my parents within a six month period, and
subsequently having suffered an abusive and destructive
relationship. I was looking for answers and a
way to move forward in my own life. The Sacred Tarot provided
both!
The Tarot became
my mentor and my friend! And
once I had regained my strength and self-esteem I began to read
for others with great success! Sometimes I feel that we have had
to suffer ourselves to be of help and service to others.
Reading
the Tarot can be a life skill and a life tool, whether
it is for yourself of for others, Treat it with respect at all
times and it will re-pay you many times over! As with most
things, the Tarot can not successfully be used in isolation, all
things are connected….Tarot Runes Crystals Numerology
Astrology...all can be used together and compliment each
other...All
things are connected as
is our connection to Our Mother Earth and all that she contains.
Aho!
To programme your Crystal Dowser. 
Crystal pendulum dowsing can be performed in many ways
and it is used for all sorts of purposes, such as finding water,
minerals,
missing people and even lost objects.
It is also used in healing and to answer questions, and
even to tell you if food is suitable for you to eat or not! It
can also be used for Reiki healing and divination.
Crystal pendulums are unique, different cuts, different
stones... different energy. They really do have something quite
magical about them. Any type of crystal can be used for pendulum
dowsing...in fact any heavy object will work, but in my
experience crystals work
best
for me, although many people prefer wood or natural stone.
At Silvermoon we sell beautiful crystal dowsing pendulums
with a pouch to keep them in and full instructions.…
in fact we always offer a short free lesson in how to
work with them whenever we sell one!
First hold the crystal in your hand (left or right which ever
feels right!) andfeel your self ‘attune’ to your crystal.
Then hold the dowser with one hand by its chain or cord, and
hold the other hand under it, (see illustration) so that the
pendulum can freely swing….close your eyes and again tune in to
your crystal….then ask that it show you how it will move for YES
.
Do this by asking it the question …. “Show me yes!” Whichever
way the crystal swings (circle ….or back and forth) is its way
of answering YES. You then know that any other movement will
mean NO.
Only ask your pendulum questions that require a yes or no
answer! Otherwise it can not answer you with any clarity. Always
choose a crystal that you feel drawn to.
This is a basic idea of how to use your crystal dowser...but
there are many good books on the subject.
This can become a fascinating exercise in psychic ability! And a
real help to compliment a Tarot reading.
With Blessings!
Crystal Green at SILVERMOON X
The
Magic of Tarot 
ancient
Egypt, others say that it was begun in India, but my belief is
that like all universal truths, the Tarot has always been there
in our hearts and in our minds, and it is not so much a question
of when it was started or invented, more a question of various
people at various times putting together these wonderful symbols
and pictures, and coming up with the same conclusions.
Both of these cards are
given a very negative connotation, when in fact they are simply
symbols like any other that have diverse meanings.
contained within this card and again, there
are many layers of meanings. 
There
are two ways to read the Tarot, one is Clairvoyantly, and the
other is by simply learning the face value of each card and
relating it to the person who is enquiring (the Querent) A
person who reads the cards in this way (and not clairvoyantly)
is traditionally called a ‘Cartomancer’
Whatever
you do, do not purchase a Tarot pack without seeing 
show simply 6 cups and nothing else)
