Tarot: Voice of the Inner Light by Richard Palmer - HTML preview

THE SUITE OF WANDS

ACE

“Root of Fire”

U: A new opportunity; a creative growth potential; innovation; enthusiasm; dynamic vitality; emerging opportunities; new beginnings; the realization of goals; the pursuit of ambition; strength of will;  innovative thinking; inventiveness; fertility

R: Setbacks; weakness of will; a lack of ambition; a failure to formulate goals; a lack of determination; lost courage, initiative or passion; missed opportunities; sterility

TWO

“Dominion”

U: Success; prosperity; ambition realized through hard work and strength of will; courage; enterprise; boldness; taking the bull by the horns

R: Pride; excess ambition; dishonesty; cowardice; a lack of success; a frustrated enterprise; a good beginning gone bad; failure due to dishonesty or treachery

THREE

“Established Strength”

U: Strength; success; the achievement of goals; hopes being realized; personal recognition; energetic growth; exciting new opportunities; ventures flourishing; the need to take acceptable risks; the pursuit of a bold enterprise;

R: Misplaced trust; treachery; mistakes; carelessness; disappointment; a lack of success; weakness; setbacks; delays; being blinded by pride and arrogance;   a  lack of vision

FOUR

“Abundance”

U: Abundance; fulfillment; satisfaction; prosperity; peace; beauty; harmony; romance; joy; stability; triumph

R: Ones plans coming up short; obstacles; delays; a lack of fulfillment; prosperity not attained; a need for greater effort; harmony and beauty in a lesser degree; learning to value the little things of life

FIVE

“Strife”

U: Strife; troubles; obstacles; opposition; a need for courage; success attained through strenuous, sustained and unwavering effort; a compromise that may be necessary to resolve a conflict; a need to hold your own by being as tough as your competition

R: Change being on the way; obstacles that have to be overcome; a new cycle that is emerging; a need to work harder; being aware that treachery and deceit may surround you; a warning to avoid unnecessary competition at this time

SIX

“Victory”

U: Success; recognition; your hopes becoming fulfilled; victory; the attainment of your goals; advancement; triumph; creative achievement; good news; peace being achieved at last; attaining the crown of your hopes

R: Defeat; bad news; disappointment; disloyalty; treachery; a lack of achievement; your hopes remaining unfulfilled; stagnation; missed opportunities; a lack of success; lost rewards;  a need to rethink your strategy

SEVEN

“Courage”

U: Courage; strength; tenacity; perseverance; faith in oneself; holding one’s own; maintaining one’s position; success against all opposition; being victorious; clearing the way ahead of you

R: Cowardice; indecision; weakness; a lack of commitment; a flight from responsibility; timidity; inadequacy;  being overwhelmed by a powerful opposition; the need to flee in the face of impossible odds

EIGHT

“Swiftness”

U: An awareness that change is rapidly approaching; the need to move quickly in a matter; opening up your mind to new ideas; a need for immediate action; good news; an end to delay; progress; improvement; success; a quick decision; a change for the better; your goal being finally at hand; mental expansion; the need to act decisively before an opportunity passes

R: Inaction; narrow mindedness; stagnation; trying to preserve the status quo; lost opportunities; inertia;  the fact that time is running out; a closed mind; a failure to seize the decisive moment before it is lost;

NINE

“Strength”

U: Strength; stamina; courage; commitment; the will to go on; vigilance; bravery; decisiveness; mounting a bold defense; keeping strength in reserve;  retreat not being an option; emerging victorious  no matter what it takes

R: Weakness; adversity; calamity; a failure of will; impractical or foolhardy schemes; a lack of courage or emotional commitment; cowardice; an apparently secure position that could collapse

TEN

“Oppression”

U: Oppression from too much gain or success; overachievement; taking on too many responsibilities; becoming weighed down by endless details; becoming enslaved by an overmastering will; being driven by inner compulsions; being impaired by a limited perspective; a heart being tried by pain; too heavy of a workload

R: Deceit; lies; difficulties; falsehoods; self delusion; ones strength being applied to selfish ends; an attempt to escape from responsibility; a desire to ruin others happiness; biting off more than you can chew; a need to unburden oneself as the task is too difficult to bear up under

PAGE OF WANDS

U: Good news; success; energy; enthusiasm; a faithful lover; resourcefulness; vigor;  strength; self confidence; an ambitious nature; loyalty; trustworthiness; success in love

R:  Bad news; disappointment in love; deceit; egotism; instability;  a broken heart; cruelty; ruthlessness; being untrustworthy; irresponsible behavior; a domineering attitude

KNIGHT OF WANDS

U: Good news; optimism; boldness; progress; success in love;  generosity; faithfulness; nobility; a charismatic personality; sexual passion; too much haste; a lack of predictability; impulsive behavior

R: Bad news; narrow mindedness; ill temper; pessimism; conflict; a lack of success in love; treachery; pride; suspicion; jealousy;  cruelty;  self centered behavior;  antagonism; a failure to accept responsibility

QUEEN OF WANDS

U: Personal success; self confidence; independence; inner strength; vitality; honesty; generosity; practicality; kindness; intelligence;  sexual passion; using sound judgment; a charismatic personality; honorable behavior;  shrewdness in business dealings;  marital fidelity 

R: Emotional coldness; jealousy; obstinacy; self righteousness; self conceit; egotism; a lack of consideration for others; narrow-mindedness; deceit; marital infidelity

KING OF WANDS

U: Loyalty; trustworthiness; honesty; kindness; generosity;  strength; passion;  nobility; understanding; self confidence; political success; high moral principles; decisiveness; an ambitious nature; being innovative; just judgments; alertness; an enterprising and adventuresome spirit; marital fidelity

R: Tyranny; cruelty; selfishness; ruthlessness; severity; intolerance; prejudice; a lack of feeling for others; being quick tempered and prone to violence; possessing an unyielding will and a foul nature; marital infidelity