ASTRID TAROT ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ The central card represents your year in general. The surrounding cards are a month-by- month forecast. ___________________________________________________________________________ MONTH 1 - MARCH The Three of Pentacles The Meaning of The Three of Pentacles Tarot Card Skill. Using your talents to make a profit. Rising above both opponents and friends. Mastery, perfection and artistic ability. Great skill at work or in a trade. You may find yourself the subject of envy by those who are less talented than you. The Three of Pentacles can sometimes indicate moving home. Summary: ____________________________________________________________________________ MONTH 2 - APRIL The Four of Cups The Meaning of The Four of Cups Tarot Card Boredom. Reaching stability within a relationship and wondering what more can be achieved. Familiarity breeding contempt. Weariness, aversion and disgust. Unhappiness and disappointment. Bitter experience. The need for a new start to renew the spark in an old relationship. New activities, interests and friends are needed. Summary: MONTH 3 - MAY The Three of Swords The Meaning of The Three of Swords Tarot Card Heartache. A painful ending to a relationship. Absence, sorrow, dispersion, removal and strife. The removal of something which stood in your way. The Three of Swords my indicate a love triangle in which heartache is inevitable for one or all of the parties involved. This card may indicate minor surgery. Summary: ____________________________________________________________________________ MONTH 4 - JUNE The Empress Card 3 The Empress tarot card is the third card of the Major Arcana. The number three is associated with synthesis and harmony, maternal productivity and childbirth. The Empress is depicted as an Earth Mother figure, caring and fertile, surrounded by abundance and comfort. Her crown features twelve stars representing the twelve signs of the zodiac. The Empress is known by many as "the star-crowned Empress, herself the morning star". She is associated with the goddess Venus, otherwise known as "the morning star". Although famously a symbol of love and romance, Venus was also celebrated as the deity of fruitfulness and associated with the harvest. She is symbolic of feminine productivity and action. The Meaning of The Empress Tarot Card When the Empress appears in a tarot card reading, she represents material and domestic comfort, security, protection and abundance. The Empress is strongly associated with childbirth and motherhood, reassurance, nurturing and building firm foundations for future progress. The Empress tarot card is associated with Spring. She represents material wealth, fertility and marriage. Summary: ____________________________________________________________________________ MONTH 5 - JULY The Seven of Swords The Meaning of The Seven of Swords Tarot Card Dishonesty. Direct confrontation will not work. You need to be cunning and use your wit to defeat your opponent. You may need to sacrifice something in order to succeed. Your efforts may not be whole-hearted. The Seven of Swords can indicate new plans and wishes about to be fulfilled. Endeavour, hope and confidence. Summary: ____________________________________________________________________________ MONTH 6 - AUGUST The Queen of Wands The Queen of Wands is a dignified woman with a fiery disposition. She is usually portrayed with fair hair and blue or hazel eyes wearing beautiful robes. She is a lively, freedom-loving woman who is active - a practical person with good common sense. The Queen of Wands is creatively gifted. She may be an entrepreneur and run her own business or hold a responsible position. The Queen of Wands is warm natured and a practical organiser of others. She is a nature lover. The Meaning of The Queen of Wands Tarot Card The Queen of Wands represents a sympathetic and understanding person, full of grace and feminine charm. Practical, chaste, honourable, loving and friendly. Summary: ____________________________________________________________________________ MONTH 7 - SEPTEMBER Justice Card 11 In the Justice tarot card, a woman is shown sitting between two pillars representing mercy and punishment. She holds a sword in one hand, carrying scales in another. The scales represent fairness and equity. The sword represents triumph. Justice is ruled by the Libra zodiac sign. The woman's face is resolute and firm in conviction. She represents virtue and integrity. She sees all of the facts and does not allow envy or temptation to misguide her. Justice tells us that ignorance of the law is no more a defence in the courts of life than it is in the courts of men. Laws must be studied and obeyed. Justice also tells us, however, that we must resist being too harsh in our punishments: the balance must not be tipped. The Justice tarot card signifies that whereas the judicial system can be hoodwinked in life, we can never escape divine justice. The Meaning of The Justice Tarot Card The Justice tarot card represents things going our way. Success in legal affairs and judgement in our favour. Unity, harmony, fairness and balance. Signing of contracts. The righting of a wrong. An advantageous proposal in business. Satisfaction in accomplishments. Summary: ____________________________________________________________________________ MONTH 8 - OCTOBER The Wheel of Fortune Card 10 The Wheel of Fortune tarot card is ruled by Jupiter, planet of luck and good fortune. Since Medieval times, the Wheel of Fortune has been regarded as a symbol of man's vanity and earthly power. It dates back as far as Ancient Greece as the spinning wheel of three goddesses known as Fates. There is a hint of "Sleeping Beauty" to the tale of the three fates - three fairies and a fateful curse they impose on an infant princess through a spinning wheel: the Wheel of Fortune. At the top of the Wheel of Fortune is the sphinx, saying "I rule". The Wheel is turning. Ahead of the sphinx is the serpent, saying "I have ruled". Behind the sphinx is the dog, waiting patiently as he rises up on the turn of the Wheel, saying "I will rule". The Wheel itself is without rule. The power of the fates in mythology exceeded those of the gods themselves. The Wheel of Fortune is in perpetual motion, continuously changing the universe and the flow of life. The Meaning of The Wheel of Fortune Tarot Card Good luck. Improvement in circumstances. A turn for the better. The result of past efforts and the workings of destiny, which no one can truly understand. Fate, destiny, unexpected events. A stroke of luck and an end to current problems. Summary: ____________________________________________________________________________ MONTH 9 - NOVEMBER The Emperor Card 4 In the Emperor tarot card, a regal, middle-aged man sits on a throne, exuding accomplishment and confidence. He is dressed in ornate robes and holds a sceptre with a ram's head. The throne is also decorated with ram's heads. The ram's head symbol is associated with the Aries zodiac sign. The Emperor wears a crown and sits surveying a barren domain. At his feet is a shield. It is decorated with an eagle, a symbol of aspiration and worldly power. In most tarot card decks he has a beard and long, flowing hair. He is sometimes shown with an amulet hanging from a red ribbon around his neck. Only one side of the Emperor's face is visible in the card. This suggests that he is concerned with only one side of life. Where this card features in a woman's reading, it is usually associated with an important man and suggests paternal overtones. The Meaning of The Emperor Tarot Card This card is associated with achievement of ambition and high honour. It might indicate that help may be required from an influential man. This tarot card suggests leadership, wealth, stability, endurance and an indomitable spirit. The domination of reason and intelligence over passion and emotion. The Emperor is associated with people in authority - bosses. It represents a man in control in any given situation. In a woman's reading, this can often represent her father or her partner. Summary: ____________________________________________________________________________ MONTH 10 - DECEMBER The Queen of Swords The Queen of Swords stands resplendent in her beautiful robes, bearing a raised sword. Her left hand is raised to signify recognition and generosity. She is a woman who has suffered great loss - possibly a widow or divorcee. The Meaning of The Queen of Swords Tarot Card A keen, sharp, quick-witted person. She is forthright and judgemental - she doesn't mince her words or spare feelings. The Queen of Swords tarot card may signify a widow or woman of sadness. She should not be underestimated - she is very alert to undercurrents. She is generous. An independent lady who is intelligent and rational. Cool in a crisis. She is graceful and has a fondness for music and dancing. This card can indicate mourning, loneliness and separation. Summary: ____________________________________________________________________________ MONTH 11 - JANUARY The Two of Swords The Meaning of The Two of Swords Tarot Card Balance. Harmony. Friendship at a time of adversity and an ally on whom you can depend. Firmness - possibly stalemate. Offsetting factors. A balance between two equally matched opponents. A duel - either literally or fought with words. A decision which has to be made logically without any indication