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Numerology and Tarot

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Numerology is an important part of the symbolism of Tarot cards. An understanding of the basic principles of numerology will add richness and depth to the Tarot card reading. The numbers on the cards are filled with meaning, and these meanings are consistent with numerology.

The deck is divided into two sections, the Major Arcana and the Minor Arcana. The Major Arcana consists of 22 cards that are in a numbered progression. The Minor Arcana consists of four suits with 10 numbered cards and 4 Court cards each.

Numerology is an important part of the symbolism of Tarot cards. The numbers on the cards are filled with meaning, and these meanings are consistent with numerology.

The Major and Minor Arcana and Numbers

The Number 0 – There is only one card in the entire Tarot deck with the Number 0. This card is The Fool. The Fool is both the first and the last of the Major Arcana, and thus, this card is the beginning and the end. It also represents the innocent soul on his journey through the rest of the Major Arcana. Though The Fool is the only card that is numbered 0, the symbol is also contained on the wreath that surrounds the woman on The World.

The Number 1 – The Number 1is the first act of pure Creation, and it also represents new beginnings. The card of Major Arcana that is the Number 1 is The Magician. Each of the Minor Arcana suits begins with the Number 1 as well. The four suits represent the four classical elements. Wands represent Fire, the realm of action. Cups represent Water, the realm of imagination and emotion. Swords represent Air, the realm of thought. Finally, Pentacles represent Earth, the realm of materialism. The Number 1 has mostly positive associations.

The Number 2 – The Number 2 represents balance, decision-making, and polarity. In the Major Arcana, the Number 2 is The High Priestess. Justice, whose number is 11, can also be simplified to the Number 2, because 1+1 = 2. Judgment, whose number is 20, can be simplified to the number 2 as well. In the Minor Arcana, the 2’s represent balance, relationships, and decisions.

The Number 3 – The first of the Major Arcana to be represented by the Number 3 is of The Empress. The Hanged Man, Number 12, and The World, Number 21, also carry the symbolism of the Number 3. Of the Minor Arcana, in all of the suits except for Swords, the 3’s have positive connotations.

The Number 4 – The Number 4 is a more tense number. In the Major Arcana, the Number 4 is The Emperor. This is largely a positive card, but it brings in a harsher, very masculine element. Death, Number 13, also carries the symbolism of 4. In the Minor Arcana, it is only in the suit of Wands that 4 has an unambiguously positive connotation.

The Number 5 – The Number 5 represents freedom and expressiveness, but there is also an element of wildness and unpredictability to it. In the Major Arcana, 5 is the number of The Hierophant. Temperance, Number 14, also carries the symbolism of the Number 5. In the Minor Arcana, 5’s may carry a negative connotation in every suit and introduce an element of conflict, change or strife.

The Number 6 – The Number 6 has the meaning of balance and harmony. In the Major Arcana, The Lovers, Number 6, and The Devil, Number 15. In the Minor Arcana, the 6’s carry relatively positive connotations in all four suits.

The Number 7 – The Number 7 represents faith, but it also represents knowledge and understanding. In the Major Arcana, the Number 7 is The Chariot as well as The Tower, Number 16. And the Minor Arcana, the 7’s have mixed or ambiguous meanings in all suits.

The Number 8 – The Number 8 represents power and intensity. 8 is the number of the card, Strength. The Star, Number 17, also incorporates the symbolism of 8. In the Minor Arcana, the Eight of Pentacles is positive, as is the Eight of Wands. The Eight of Cups is mixed, and the Eight of Swords is negative.

The Number 9 – The Number 9 is the number of completion. In the Major Arcana, 9 is The Hermit, as well as The Moon, Number 18. In the Minor Arcana, the 9’s represent as far as the suits can go before it reaches completion.

The Number 10 – The Number 10 is the end of the matter. At the same time, because 1+0=1, 10 also incorporates the meaning of the Number 1 and indicates a new beginning. In the Major Arcana, Number 10 is the Wheel of Fortune and also The Sun, Number 19. In the Minor Arcana, the 10’s mark the end of the numbered cards in each suit.

  • 1. New beginnings, opportunity, potential, inspiration.
  • 2. Balance, duality, a crossroad or choice, partnership.
  • 3. New Initial achievement of goals, growth, creativity, groups
  • 4. Structure, foundation, stability, manifestation
  • 5. Instability, conflict, change, challenge
  • 6. Communication, problem-solving, cooperation, harmony, adjustment
  • 7. Reflection, assessment, spirituality, discovery, knowledge
  • 8. Movement, action, change, regeneration, accomplishment, attainment
  • 9. Fruition, attainment, fulfillment, nearing completion
  • 10. Completion, end of a cycle and renewal

Timing and Tarot

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People want to know when something will happen and they look to Tarot readers to predict the timing of these important events.

When will I find true love, when will I find a job, how long do I have to wait for something.

There are probably many ways to determine “when?” but this is a method that I relate to.

What you do is use the suits and the number on the cards. The suits represent the days, weeks, months, years and the seasons.

Example:
• Wands represent Days or Spring
• Swords represent Weeks or Autumn
• Cups represent Months or Summer
• Pentacles represent Years or Winter

For the numbered cards Ace to Ten, simply combine the suit and the number of the card.

For the Court Cards, the timing of the event may depend on another person; however you can still gauge an approximate indication of time using the suits.

Learn the suit of wands
When referring to timing in a Tarot reading, the Suit of Wands traditionally represents spring or the number of days. So, for example, the Three of Wands could represent either spring time or a period of three days.
Learn the suit of cups
When referring to timing in a Tarot reading, The Suit of Cups traditionally represents summer or the number of months. Example, the Three of Cups could represent either summer time or a period of three months.

Learn the suit of swords
When referring to timing in a Tarot reading, the Suit of Swords traditionally represents autumn or weeks. So, for example, the Six of Swords could represent either during autumn time or in a period of six weeks.
Learn the suit of Pentacles
When referring to timing in a Tarot reading, the Suit of Pentacles traditionally represents winter or years. So, for example, the Three of Pentacles could represent either during winter time or in a period of three years.

Beltane

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Beltane is a fire festival celebrated mid-day April 31st and goes on until midnight on May the 1st.

It is a prime time for love, lust, fertility, abundance, success and revelry. Dancing around a bonfire naked is a classic Beltane move!

Beltane marks the most fertile and energetic time between early spring and mid-summer. Now is a time to consider the “seeds” you are planting for the coming year. It is a time to think about the coming summer and offer blessings and protections.

Earth is coming alive with fertile energy, it is a powerful time to celebrate the fertility deep rooted in all life. Beltane is a time to acknowledge all the pleasures in being alive. It’s the perfect time to breed, plant and create.

Nature is bursting. The birds are building nests, animals are breeding and love is in the air. Beltane honors life and is a celebration of passion and putting your plans into action.

Beltane is a festival of life, love and fertility.

This is the perfect time to set some intentions, breathe into your own magic and remember you have the power to plant, grow and create, just like the earth does.

How to Celebrate Beltane

Beltane is a festival of life, love and fertility. Focus on abundance, your deepest desires, and celebrate the sensuality and fertility of our lives.

Beltane Themed Tarot Spread

  • What seeds are you planting?
  • How can you apply energy to this?
  • How can you nourish this?
  • The potential outcome.
  • Reconnect with Nature. As the world around us bursts into life and color, we are invited to embrace our connection to the rhythms and cycles of this planet.
  • Celebrate your body and honour you sexuality.
  • Have a Bonfire. Fire represents light. It illuminates and purifies. Use fire to protect, transform and release.
  • Gather Flowers and give thanks to Mother Nature for her blessings.
  • Wear a garland of flowers in your hair.
  • Dress in green – The color green symbolizes growth and birth.
  • Take a ritual bath – Add candles, crystals, bath salts, and essential oil to the the water and cleanse away the grime of winter, and be ready to embrace the fertile season.
  • Celebrate with a feast of delicious food.

What ever you choose to do to recognize Beltane will be perfect. This is a time to celebrate the season and bring all of the elements together. Celebrate your sensual side. Get lucky! Be alive and grow.

Beltane blessings to you.

Learn the Suit of Swords

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Suit of Swords

The Suit of Swords is associated with action, change, force, power, ambition, courage and conflict.

The Suit of Swords element is Air. Air signs are people born under the astrological sign of Aquarius, Libra and Gemini.

Air represents the intellect and the process of thinking and communicating. It provides originality, versatility, freedom and free-flowing thoughts.

Swords mirror the quality of mind present in your thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs.

When referring to timing in a Tarot reading, the Suit of Swords traditionally represents autumn or weeks.

In a deck of playing cards, Swords corresponds to Spades.

Should a Tarot reading be predominantly Swords cards, you are seeking solutions to what are primarily mental struggles, conflict and arguments, and decisions that must be made.

While Swords can carry with them many negative or very strong, forceful messages, Swords serve also as a warning to be more cautious of what is occurring around you.

Ace of Swords
Two of Swords
Three of Swords
Four of Swords
Five of Swords
Six of Swords
Seven of Swords
Eight of Swords
Nine of Swords
Ten of Swords

Learn the Suit of Wands

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Wands deal with what is important to you at the core of your being. They address what makes us tick – our personalities, egos, enthusiasms and personal energy.

The Suit of Wands is representative of the element of Fire.

Fire reflects movement, change and life force. This element projects self-expression, creativity, courage and enthusiasm. Fire also promotes a warm glow within each of us that provides security and inspiration.

Wands have to do with primal energy, spirituality, inspiration, determination, strength, intuition, creativity, ambition and expansion, original thought and the seeds through which life springs forth.

Wands deal with what is important to you at the core of your being. They address what makes us tick – our personalities, egos, enthusiasms and personal energy.

Wands represent the Fire signs of Leo, Sagittarius and Aries. Wands people are energetic, charismatic, warm and spiritual.

The negative aspects of the Suit of Wands include illusion, egotistical behavior, self-importance, impulsiveness, a lack of direction or purpose, or feeling meaningless.

When referring to timing in a Tarot reading, the Suit of Wands traditionally represents spring or days.

In a deck of playing cards, Wands corresponds to Clubs.

Should a Tarot reading be predominantly Wands cards, you can be sure that you are seeking solutions to issues that are based mainly in the realm of thought, or that are in the first stages of development.

You may also be seeking greater purpose and meaning in your life and will want to understand more about what motivates and energizes you.

Ace of Wands
Two of Wands
Three of Wands
Four of Wands
Five of Wands
Six of Wands
Seven of Wands
Eight of Wands
Nine of Wands
Ten of Wands

Learn the Suit of Pentacles

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The Suit of Pentacles is representative of the element of Earth.

Earth covers the material things of life, including work, business, trade, property, money and other material possessions. Earth also indicates grounding and stability.

The positive aspects of the Suit of Pentacles include manifestation, realization, proof and prosperity.

This Suit represents the practical, realistic and material side of human nature, bringing with it a stable, secure and structured environment.

Given the association with Earth, the Suit of Pentacles promote grounding, balance and harmony.

The negative aspects of the Suit of Pentacles include being possessive, greedy, overly materialistic, over-indulging and not exercising, not effectively managing one’s finances, and being overly focused on career to the detriment of other life priorities.

Often what is required to counteract these negative aspects is a return to nature to ground oneself and rediscover what is truly important. In addition, there may be blockages in being able to manifest ideas and plans resulting in a lack of success. Better goal-setting and planning is required.

Pentacles represent the Earth signs of Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn.

Pentacles people are practical, career-minded, down-to-earth and generous. They are connected through the senses and seek pleasurable and sometimes indulgent experiences.

When referring to timing in a Tarot reading, the Suit of Pentacles traditionally represents winter or years.

In a deck of playing cards, Pentacles corresponds to Diamonds.

Should a Tarot reading be predominantly Pentacles cards, you are seeking solutions to what are primarily material conflicts, financial matters and concerns with career and work.

Read More on the Suit of Pentacles
Ace of Pentacles
Two of Pentacles
Three of Pentacles
Four of Pentacles
Five of Pentacles
Six of Pentacles
Seven of Pentacles
Eight of Pentacles
Nine of Pentacles
Ten of Pentacles

Learn The Suit of Cups

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Should a Tarot reading be predominantly Cups cards, you are seeking solutions to what are primarily emotional conflicts, love matters and feelings.

The Suit of Cups is representative of the element of Water.

Water represents the subconscious, psychic awareness, intuitive feelings and the emotional realm.

Cups deal with the emotions and are associated with love, feelings, relationships and connections.

The Cups Tarot cards indicate that you are thinking with your heart rather than your head, and reflect your spontaneous responses and your habitual reactions to situations. Cups are also linked to creativity, romanticism, fantasy and imagination.

The people represented by the Suit of Cups are emotional, artistic, humane and creative. They are connected with their emotional selves and will draw energy from what they feel within. They are said to correspond to the water signs in the zodiac Pisces, Cancer, and Scorpio.

For timing, the Suit of Cups traditionally represents summer or the number of months. For example, the Three of Cups could represent either summer or a period of three months.

If using an ordinary deck of playing cards, Cups correspond to the Suit of Hearts.

The negative aspects of the Suit of Cups include being overly emotional or completely disengaged and dispassionate, having unrealistic expectations and fantasizing about what could be. There may be repressed emotions, an inability to truly express oneself and a lack of creativity.

To help you learn more about any Tarot card, here are some links.
Ace of Cups
Two of Cups
Three of Cups
Four of Cups
Five of Cups
Six of Cups
Seven of Cups
Eight of Cups
Nine of Cups
Ten of Cups

LisaTarot Essential Mist Collection

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The LisaTarot Essential Cooling Mist is voted #1 in the collection. This blend is lively, uplifting and invigorating. The benefits are also great for relieving hot flashes, cooling a fever, over- heating and reducing inflammation. 

They are extremely versatile and can used be used as an aromatic freshener, body spritz or as a room or pillow spray. They can be applied to your protective face mask covering for a refreshing effect or spritz in your vehicle for a little uplift during long road trips.

These essential mists work wonders to enhance and nurture your home, family, friends and, most importantly, yourself. 


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Tarot Myths

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This is for those of you sitting on the fence, wondering what tarot really is and what might you experience if you got a reading.

The very word “tarot” is suggestive and it conjures up images of psychics or fortune tellers seen behind a velvet curtain in the back room through clouds of incense smoke and crystal balls or secret ceremonies conducted by moonlight.

Maybe you think of something you saw in a movie like Whoopie Goldberg in “Ghost” saying “You in danger girl”, or like when Lisa Simpson goes to the tarot card reader and receives messages that are vague and mysterious.

If you were to ask anyone on the street about Tarot, and what do they think about Tarot, you’d probably hear all kinds of things. Like “Oh that’s the thing that tells you your future?” Or “tarot scares me. It’s just going to tell me something bad,” or, “I don’t want to know what’s going to happen to me. I don’t want anyone reading my mind” Or, even worse, you might get people who are saying, “Tarot is evil,” or, “That’s the Devil’s work.”

And that’s really sad because a lot of these perceptions of what Tarot is, are actually quite incorrect; or are not in full alignment with what the potential of Tarot really is.

Tarot really works, in a way that’s constructive, enlightening, and empowering. It’s actually a tool to connect with your inner wisdom.

We all have intuition within us, it’s just a matter of opening up our minds and allowing us to really receive more of those intuitive messages, and to give time and space to our intuition.

Tarot isn’t about predicting your future soulmate’s name or the winning lottery numbers.

Tarot helps you define your direction while getting clarity about your situation and the steps required to create your best future.

The Tarot reveals what’s really happening below the surface of events around us. It is a visual medium; those of you who love pictures, art, music, design – anything picture related – can appreciate all the rich colors, symbols, numbers, and archetypes present in the Tarot cards.

You don’t need any special powers to read tarot cards. You don’t need to come from a magical background or have grown up in a forest talking to spirits.

I believe that everyone has the capacity to open themselves up to their intuition and read people in their own way.

Tarot cards have no evil powers. Tarot cards are not a genie in a lamp or a fairy Godmother. And definitely not a magician.

Tarot cards are powerful, no doubt, but they certainly don’t have the powers to summon any spirit that will fulfill your wishes, or change your destiny.

We all have free will. Tarot doesn’t create your future, you create your future.

Tarot is more about tapping into your intuition than it is about having to be connected to a psychic ability of some sort.

How you connect with your intuition matters. Tarot is one way of accessing your inner wisdom and receiving guidance to make aligned choices in your life.

Basically, Tarot can give you that deep insight into any part of your life. It’s a tool that helps you listen to and trust your intuition.

To learn more about tarot or to book a reading. Just reach out. Contact LisaTarot today.

New Moon Manifestation

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The New Moon is a great time to check in with yourself and take stock of what changes you’d like to make.

It is a time of new beginnings.

The New Moon is a great time to check in with yourself and take stock of what changes you’d like to make. It is a time of new beginnings.

Embrace new projects, ideas, plans, thoughts, relationships and the changes you wish to invite into your life.

The New Moon is a moment to conjure what seems out of reach, and creating the vision is the first step to making it a reality.

It is believed that as the moon grows, that your intention or goal will grow too.

Time to reconnect with your spirit, your source energy. Plant the seed of what you want to grow in your life.

Making a wish, setting an intention, a promise, or a vow is a common custom.

Let your imagination run wild and dream big. Tap into your intuition and set your intentions to bring your visions to life.

Feel the power within you growing. Trust yourself and follow your instincts knowing that you are doing important work.

Bless the new opportunities and new beginnings that are available to you now. Harness this powerful new energy.

The new moon offers you a chance to reflect, clarify your big-picture visions, and bolster your self-awareness as well as your faith in yourself.

Ask yourself this.
What new seeds are beginning to sprout?
How can I nurture these new opportunities?