29 May 2012
by cathylynntarot
in Court Cards as a Family, Cups, Minor Arcana, Tarot
Tags: Cups, family units, minor arcana
The court cards house a lot of interesting dynamics; Especially when you look at them as families. They have both functional and somewhat dysfunctional elements. You get an idea of how they communicate, what’s important to them, and what their place in the family is. It can also offer up ways of relating them when they turn up in a reading.
Over the next few weeks, I’m going to take a look at each suit as a family unit based on the following: More
24 Sep 2011
by cathylynntarot
in Cups, Major Aracana, Minor Arcana, Pentacles, Swords, Tarot, Wands
Tags: creative, drawing, major arcana, minor arcana, powerful women, queen of cups, queen of pentacles, queen of swords, Queen of Wands, tarot, the empress, the high priestess, unique women
Last weekend as I was working with the Rider-Waite deck, I started looking at
the women in tarot. Those that are specifically named. Not The Star, or The World, etc., but the queens of Pentacles, Swords, Wands and Cups, the High Priestess and Empress. I pulled them all and then More
05 Sep 2011
by cathylynntarot
in Cups, Major Aracana, Minor Arcana, Pentacles, Tarot, Wands
Tags: affirmations, Cups, law of attraction, major arcana, meditation, minor arcana, swords, tarot, wands
This morning I did an exercise outlined in Scott Grossberg’s blog. Through the exercise, I wrote 5 affirming statements: More
23 Jul 2011
by cathylynntarot
in Cups, Minor Arcana, Tarot
Tags: 8 of Cups, blue, Cups, eight, enlightenment, loneliness, lovers, luna, minor arcana, moon, passion, ra, red, solar eclipse, tarot, water, yellow
At first glance, this guy looks very forlorn and lonely. He seems to have turned away from full cups to go somewhere unknown.
But take a closer look.
The moon above gives a sly, flirty and knowing look as she covers her lover, More
24 Jun 2011
by cathylynntarot
in Cups, Major Aracana, Minor Arcana, Pentacles, Spreads, Tarot
Tags: Aces, balance, chakras, Cups, energy, energy work, major arcana, Pentacles, Queens, stress, Temperance
When I started asking what I need to consider over the weekend, I asked for 3 cards. As I shuffled, one popped out – the Queen of Pentacles (a card that represents me most often). Then I shuffled further and another popped out – Temperance reversed. I asked for just one more card, and very quickly, More
02 Jun 2011
by cathylynntarot
in Cups, Major Aracana, Minor Arcana, Swords, Tarot, Tarot Decks
Tags: 2 of Cups, 8 of Swords, Moon cycle, Moon phase, New Moon, relationships, self-critic, self-sabotage, Temperance
Most of the time when the 2 of Cups shows up, we think about love relationships and partnerships with other people. But, yesterday when I drew it reversed in conjunction with the New Moon, I saw it as an indicator of More
11 Apr 2011
by cathylynntarot
in Cups, Major Aracana, Minor Arcana, Tarot
Tags: 8 of Cups, enlightenment, first quarter, The Hermit, virgo
On this rainy, stormy Monday here in the Southeast, we start a new moon phase. This one is the First Quarter. During this phase, it’s time to take action. Start making moves toward the goals. Interestingly enough, my card for today was the 8 of Cups – a card all about action. More