Tarot Verbatim
GUIDANCE Act now. Seize the day. Either go for it – one big burst of energy – or quit. You come to a fork in the road while you are speeding along. You hurry up and ace this challenge to pursue another one. You drop everything for a battle that gets your blood moving. You go out of your way to pursue something important to you. On the other hand, here’s something else that, if you have to hurry, you don’t do it. You swear you’re going to quit being the one doing the chasing. Or you get over with it and get past it. There’s a time to leave one town, and there’s a time to get over to another one on the spur of the moment. You’re on your way, however you slice it.
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Knight of Wands – Eight of Cups – Ace of Swords
GROUP TAROT CARDS READING
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Tarot Readings: Pursuing Something Different Now (Knight of Wands and Eight of Cups)
Tarot Readings: Speeding on the Turn (Knight of Wands and Ace of Cups)
Tarot Readings: Seize the Day and Run with It (Knight of Wands and Ace of Swords)
Tarot Readings: Have to Hurry (Knight of Wands and Ace of Swords)
Tarot Readings: Got to Quit This (Eight of Cups and Ace of Swords)
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Tarot Readings: Pursuing Something Different Now (Knight of Wands and Eight of Cups)
You overcame, and you are pursuing something else now.
You drop everything for a battle that gets your blood moving.
Give up on getting out of something challenging.
Force yourself to get moving in a different direction.
You go out of your way to pursue something that’s important to you.
Don’t have to be on the fast track anymore.
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Tarot Readings: Speeding on the Turn (Knight of Wands and Ace of Cups)
You run off the road for sure if you speed.
If you drive fast, you are sure to miss the turn.
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Tarot Readings: Seize the Day and Run with It (Knight of Wands and Ace of Swords)
Not going to let anyone derail my high-speed train.
You gotta make him chase you for a change.
The time has come to seize the day and run with it.
Either go for it or quit: One or the other!
An unexpected win gets you going.
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Tarot Readings: Have to Hurry (Knight of Wands and Ace of Swords)
Just don’t do it if you have to rush!
You have to leave in a hurry.
Got to make a change in a hurry.
You must hurry before it’s over.
Win the battle in a hurry and get it over with.
You have to take a short cut – you’re in a hurry.
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Tarot Readings: Got to Quit This (Eight of Cups and Ace of Swords)
I hereby resign from the rat race.
Got to get over it and get past it.
You have to either quit or transfer.
I’ve got to quit chasing.
To avoid something, he has to leave unexpectedly.
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Knight of Wands – Eight of Cups – Ace of Swords
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….. …….…… ….. Have to, Ace of Swords; and Knight of Wands is getting out in a hurry; and Eight of Cups is also aborting course, dropping out, leaving unexpectedly without notice. All three of our cards are in the throes of movement and change. There’s urgency here; there’s speed here; and with Ace of Swords there’s victory here too. Strike while the iron is hot, as they say.
Knight of Wands and Eight of Cups are on the road. Knight of Wands is speeding – either fleeing or pursuing (as usual). Eight of Cups on its road has an abrupt change of course that is involuntary – often a turn off, or running off the road. (This is a caution to drive safely, okay?) Both Knight of Wands and Eight of Cups are leaving or getting out of something, too, and Ace of Wands says ‘have to.’
Knight of Swords is to Knight of Wands as Ace of Swords is to Ace of Wands: These pairs have very similar meanings and very similar applications. Both Knight of Swords and Knight of Wands mean ‘to pursue’ as well as ‘to flee.’ And both Ace of Swords and Ace of Wands mean force (have to, gotta) and primacy (number one, most important); and both of them are weapons as well.
We have stories, lots of stories, and we have lots of energy to them too.
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Knight of Wands You see him not in control of his horse as he races from one place to another, a discombobulated – even panicky – look on his face. His weapon isn’t raised, as Knight of Swords’ is, so, really, he should be more likely running away than pursuing. (These two Rider Waite Tarot cards (Knight of Wands and Knight of Swords) share that leaving-or-pursuing-in-a-hurry story.) Knight of Wands comes up for over-the-road trucking, for a job transfer, and for driving by a place to surveil it. Knight of Wands can be Don Quixote, of whom it was quoted somewhere that he ‘ran off in all directions.’
Knight of Wands every once in a while is about energetic effort. Today he is ‘the rat race,’ ‘giving it all you got,’ and ‘gets your blood moving,’ for instance.
Eight of Cups The story here is that a pilgrim (one who is determined to arrive at a destination) takes a detour and aborts his course because a mountain is in the way – but of course this is, in the story, a temporary derailment. Eight of Cups joins Hermit in being a card that shows a pedestrian and has meanings about being on the road.
Eight of Cups has a lot of meanings about dropping out, quitting, being A.W.O.L., abandoning, being short-lived, changing, ‘not anymore.’ It some, too about ‘haven’t yet.’ Words like ‘bypass’ and ‘shortcut,’ and even phrases like ‘fall off the wagon’ and ‘it’s over before it begins’ belong to Eight of Cups.
Ace of Swords A double-edged sword held upright, crowned, and the crown crowned with laurel leaves has to mean victory, total victory. That means total defeat for whoever the opponent was. So Ace of Swords is black-or-white; it means ‘for sure’ and is ‘all one way.’ Ace of Swords is an order (imperative), is ‘you have to,’ is by force. Ace of Swords is overcoming and overruling. Ace of Swords is also important – primacy or primary. Ace of Swords is a challenge, too. And a weapon, of course – any weapon.
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There comes a moment of action when you have to make up your mind on the spot, if you haven’t already. Whether to buy it. Whether to pull the trigger. Whether to have the baby. That moment of decision which determines your direction. Not always an informed decision, that spur-of-the-moment act. We have bought its consequences, and we own its benefits: Done deals.
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Tarot Readings: Pursuing Something Different Now (Knight of Wands and Eight of Cups)
You overcame ACE OF SWORDS, and you are pursuing KNIGHT OF WANDS something else now EIGHT OF CUPS.
You drop everything EIGHT OF CUPS for a battle ACE OF SWORDS that gets your blood moving KNIGHT OF WANDS.
Give up on EIGHT OF CUPS getting out of something KNIGHT OF WANDS challenging ACE OF SWORDS.
Force yourself to ACE OF SWORDS get moving KNIGHT OF WANDS in a different direction EIGHT OF CUPS.
You go out of your way to EIGHT OF CUPS pursue KNIGHT OF WANDS something that’s important to you ACE OF SWORDS.
Don’t have to be ACE OF SWORDS on the fast track KNIGHT OF WANDS anymore EIGHT OF CUPS.
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Tarot Readings: Speeding on the Turn (Knight of Wands and Ace of Cups)
You run off the road EIGHT OF CUPS for sure ACE OF SWORDS if you speed KNIGHT OF WANDS.
If you drive fast KNIGHT OF WANDS, you are sure to ACE OF SWORDS miss the turn EIGHT OF CUPS.
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Tarot Readings: Seize the Day and Run with It (Knight of Wands and Ace of Swords)
Not going to let anyone ACE OF SWORDS derail EIGHT OF CUPS my high-speed train KNIGHT OF WANDS.
You gotta make him ACE OF SWORDS chase you KNIGHT OF WANDS for a change EIGHT OF CUPS.
The time has come to EIGHT OF CUPS. seize the day ACE OF SWORDS and run with it KNIGHT OF WANDS.
Either go for it KNIGHT OF WANDS or quit EIGHT OF CUPS: One or the other ACE OF SWORDS!
An unexpected EIGHT OF CUPS win ACE OF SWORDS gets you going KNIGHT OF WANDS.
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Tarot Readings: Have to Hurry (Knight of Wands and Ace of Swords)
Just don’t do it if EIGHT OF CUPS you have to ACE OF SWORDS rush KNIGHT OF WANDS!
You have to ACE OF SWORDS leave EIGHT OF CUPS in a hurry KNIGHT OF WANDS.
Got to ACE OF SWORDS make a change EIGHT OF CUPS in a hurry KNIGHT OF WANDS.
You must ACE OF SWORDS hurry KNIGHT OF WANDS before it’s over EIGHT OF CUPS.
Win the battle ACE OF SWORDS in a hurry KNIGHT OF WANDS and get it over with EIGHT OF CUPS.
You have to ACE OF SWORDS take a short cut EIGHT OF CUPS – you’re in a hurry KNIGHT OF WANDS.
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Tarot Readings: Got to Quit This (Eight of Cups and Ace of Swords)
I hereby ACE OF SWORDS resign EIGHT OF CUPS from the rat race KNIGHT OF WANDS.
Got to ACE OF SWORDS get over it EIGHT OF CUPS and get past it KNIGHT OF WANDS.
You have to either quit EIGHT OF CUPS or transfer KNIGHT OF WANDS.
I’ve got to ACE OF SWORDS quit EIGHT OF CUPS chasing KNIGHT OF WANDS.
To avoid something EIGHT OF CUPS, he has to ACE OF SWORDS leave KNIGHT OF WANDS unexpectedly EIGHT OF CUPS.
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HERE ARE PHRASES FOR ALL THREE 2-CARD COMBINATIONS
resonates with your subconscious awareness!
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………………….. Knight of Wands and Eight of Cups You are pursuing something else now. You drop everything that gets your blood moving. Give up on getting out of something. Get moving in a different direction. You go out of your way to pursue. Not on the fast track anymore. You run off the road if you speed. If you drive fast, you miss he turn. … derail my high-speed train. … him chase you for a change. The time has come to … and run with it. Go for it or quit. An unexpected _ gets you going. Just don’t do it if it’s a rush. Leave in a hurry. Make a change in a hurry. Hurry before it’s over. … in a hurry and get it over with. Take a short cut – you’re in a hurry. Resign from the rat race. Get over it and get past it. Quit or transfer. Quit chasing. To avoid something, leave unexpectedly. x
… ………….. ..… Knight of Wands and Ace of Swords You overcame and you are pursuing …. A battle that gets your blood moving. Getting out of something challenging. Force yourself to get moving. Pursue something that’s important to you. Have to be on the fast track. … for sure if you speed. If you drive fast, you are sure to …. Not going to let anyone _ my high-speed train. You gotta make him chase you. Seize the day and run with it. Either go for it …: One or the other. A win gets you going. You have to rush! You have to __ in a hurry. Got to _ in a hurry. You must hurry. Win the battle in a hurry. I hereby _ the rat race. Got to get past it. You have to transfer. I’ve got to _ chasing. I’ve got to chase. He has to leave. x
……… … ….…… .. Eight of Cups and Ace of Swords You overcame and you are _ something else. You drop everything for a battle …. Give up on getting out of …. Force yourself to _ in a different direction. You go out of your way for something that’s important to you. Don’t have to be _ anymore. You run off the road for sure. You are sure to miss the turn. Not going to let anyone derail …. You gotta … for a change. The time has come to seize the day. Either _ or quit: One or the other! An unexpected win.*** Just don’t do it if you have to _. You have to leave. Got to make a change. You must _ before it’s over. Win the battle and get it over with. You have to take a short cut. I hereby resign. Got to get over it. You have to either quit or _. I’ve got to quit _. To avoid something, he has to _ unexpectedly. x
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Four Card Spreads, Our Daily Spread, Tarot Verbatim
If you have to rush it, you could ruin it
Moon Ace of Swords, Knight of Wands, Page of Cups
You have to hurry, it could get/be worse. You have to question (it): To hurry through (it) would be a mistake. Put that foolish mistake behind you! If you drive by fast, you will surely get lost. The ‘unlawful flight’ part has to be a question. Had to leave to avoid being questioned about the crime/mistake. Have to get out of this hellhole someday. If you have to rush it, you could ruin it. Must inquire whether it’s fast getting worse. If I had to rush through, maybe I would make a mistake. Have to get out before the ridiculous extreme is the case. When you really mess up, you may have to leave. I guess I’m going to have to get out of town when the fit hits the shan. Is it so bad I have to leave? This is a warning to get out or hurry up, something bad may be happening, a mistake may be happening or some questions may be asked. It isn’t every day that you have ‘Run!’ – Knight of Wands – and ‘Big Bad Mistake’ together, especially with the ‘have to’ of the Ace of Swords. Then there’s a ‘what if,’ the Page of Cups, that tones down the heaviness of the Ace of Swords-Moon conjunction. Advice is to watch your step.
Meanings and Illustrations:
Ace of Swords: You have to, that’s an order. Surely, you must. There’s a hand with a big weapon that says you have to.
Knight of Wands: Hurry up, get moving, get out of the way, avoid, and put something behind you, or pursue. Here is this fellow whose horse is in a lather and he’s movin’ on out. Page of Cups: Huh? Duh? Maybe it could or would be foolish, ask a question or speculate about what may happen ‘if.’ This fellow in a dress with a fish in a cup is a walking question mark. Moon: Here’s the big bad ugly worst case scenario, the mistake, mess, ruination or crime, expose of he the hellhole … the getting sooo lost. The towers in the illustration have some occult significance, and the wolf and the dog, enemies, have joined forces as the lobster sets out on a land journey … craziness.
She is a talented manager of the company’s affairs regarding some secretive bookwork
Ten of Cups High Priestess, Queen of Pentacles, Queen of Wands
She is in the back room, in charge of keeping books for the people. She manages everybody’s money expertly. She is the expert on investing other people’s money, that’s her department. She fits in with the other women in the group. Three married women. Three happily married women. Three women in the family. She stays home and takes care of him and the household. She is making this a happy home by being there, taking care of her man and being the wife. The wife has her own money, and knows how to make other people happy. She keeps her own money in her name as a married woman. She, the wife, is secretive about the family money. This is one big happy family, and the women devote themselves to family matters. She has been with the company long enough for her talents to be recognized, she is a manager. She is a talented manager of the company’s affairs regarding some secretive bookwork. Well, should I have just put these back in the deck and drawn some more? We simply have three cards in a row that mean a woman and then one that means the (happy) family. That card, with some stretch, can be a community or company. This isn’t much to work with, but it means something to some people who read this blog. I wonder what? Advice is to recognize the talent of a woman in a support role whose talent and contribution is to keep things straight, mind a budget and/or paperwork. There must be something to ‘the three’ as well, the three individual women described below. It is possible that the ‘witchy’ theme applies to someone, too: That is a factor the three women cards have in common.
Meanings and Illustrations:
High Priestess: The quiet woman, which also means expert, keeping secrets and/or keeping books or some written records. She stays in one place in some sense. The illustration on the Rider Waite version of Tarot shows a quiet, seated woman holding a book, associated with deep knowledge of spiritual and occult things. Queen of Pentacles: The woman who takes care of her man and his money, who minds the fortunes of her family. She superintends the money of the company or estate. She also has her own money. She is talent, she contributes. The illustration shows a crowned woman with the money symbol in her possession and indications of fertility: the verdant vegetation around her, and the bunny. The goat head carved on her throne suggests she has some witchy talent as well. Queen of Wands: Wife, mother, manager of the place, whether ‘the place’ is a home or company. Her black cat suggests witchy possibilities. She is a very practical, competent person, reliable, ‘the mama.’ Ten of Cups: The happy family, happy group or community. Prosperity in a good neighborhood. The illustration shows the happy family outside their landed home, a rainbow of plenty overhead, the children dancing and the couple’s arms stretched up. My, my, aren’t we happy and prosperous?
My, my has this day started out with a bang. First Emily makes a few interesting mistakes, managing to thoroughly insult the Page of Pentacles by mixing him up with the Page of Cups. I messed up and the computer ate today’s post. Emily says it might be a good idea to stay in bed, and then you won’t have to spend the money on a call to her wondering what the heck happened … -Stef
Four Card Spreads, Our Daily Spread, Tarot Verbatim
Winning makes you happy, but overcoming gets you going
Knight of Wands Three of Cups, Strength, Ace of Swords
To make yourself happy, you have to handle this in a hurry. He has won, he is well on his way to celebrating with the woman who handled some of his obstacles. He went all out for her to be the winner, but she handled things herself. Winning makes you happy, but overcoming gets you going. A forceful hands-on approach to getting problems out of the way quickly wins the day. Put everything you’ve got into overcoming in this pivotal struggle, and you will be so happy. The joy of engaging and defeating the opposition gets your blood moving. She exerts a forceful influence that gets those girls going, and everyone is happy. She is on her way to celebrating victorious living, having overcome even her own resistance. Challenging this woman gets her fighting spirit up: She wins and he leaves the field to her. The girls pool their resources, meet their challenges, and are on their way to the good life. Strong women who stick together win fast. She gets women to go all out in pursuit of prosperity. At first glance, the girls win and the guy flees: It’s a battle. But there’s a lot more going on when you look a little. There’s overcoming a challenge, and getting going or getting one’s blood moving. And the guy can be pursuing victory, not fleeing someone else’s. The girls celebrate, though, that’s for sure. So we have several scenarios, which I unwound in due course. Smack in the middle is the Strength card, which in Rider Waite Tarot is having the character to overcome without a battle, to have such an influence about you that the monster doesn’t want to eat you. It means spiritual overcoming, and the figure who has the lion purring is without question female. Next to her is the Ace of Swords which means victory by force, winning, and challenging. And on the other side of her is the celebrating … girls celebrating a good life, that lovely Three of Cups. On top is the Knight of Wands, putting all his energy into the pursuit … or the flight, depending. These are the pieces that make the messages above. A victory is the direct and main subject of both he Three of Cups and the Ace of Swords. The Strength card is also about overcoming, which is a victory. Women or a woman winning is in the Three of Cups and the Strength card. The idea of going all out for something is in the Ace of Swords and the Knight of Wands. Advice is some battles are won before any blood is on the floor. Advice is to lunge into high gear and grab your win from the opposing factors directly. Exert your influence expertly, surgically, and forcefully but deftly. A sure win is under your hand.
Meanings and Illustrations:
Three of Cups: These girls get together and celebrate; they have pooled their investment and made a whopping profit they share. The harvest is at their feet, and the sky is all blue. Strength: She loves her enemy, you see. She gets on the good side of the monster by having such an influence about her that he doesn’t want to mess with her, so he submits to friendly contact with someone he really would rather eat. You go, girl. Ace of Swords: Win. Victory. Challenge. Totally one way. Those are the meanings we use today anyway, the easiest ones, because there’s the hand with the sword in it that is crowned with victory. Knight of Wands: He is all in a lather getting going out of town in a hurry, or in hot pursuit of something or someone. This is exertion, giving it your all, going all out – today’s emphasis.
A sudden big unexpected win, when losing was a sure thing
Knight of Pentacles Five of Cups, Wheel of Fortune, Knight of Swords
Focus is on getting back a lost opportunity. This is your big chance: Take it and run with it, or be the loser. Something wonderful comes along while you are feeling so sad or sorry: Watch for it. A miraculous recovery from his focus on past losses. A miraculous recovery from focusing on past losses. That miracle, to change when you are down, is what you are looking for. He can see his destiny changing as he bounces back from heartsickness. This is the one opportune time to capitalize on that loss. To quit drinking, he focused on making that one thing happen. He knew the loss had to happen to fuel the getaway. Keep your eye on the ball of grand opportunity and reverse that loss. One big chance to turn things around from despondency. A sudden big unexpected win, when losing was a sure thing. One thing on his mind: To snatch victory out of the jaws of defeat. A sudden loss focuses you/him on one thing: the turnaround. This one win makes up for all his losses. Only a miracle can save the day, it’s sooo bad. When you hit bottom like this, luck can change fast. He is so down, and he is looking for that stroke of luck. That grand opportunity happens in the nick of time: just before you go under. This is pretty much all these four say – as if we asked for more! Smack in the middle is the grand Wheel-of-Fortune opportunity, the miracle, the big chance, the lucky strike, the jackpot. Next is the fast Knight-of-Swords turnaround: Yay! To the left is the dismal depressing sad past you are sorry about, the Five of Miserable Cups. Overall is the focus-on-one-thing Knight of Pentacles. Notice that today’s two spreads have the same message: victory that is coming FAST. Each spread features a dude on a horse hurrying, and each spread ends in a dude on a horse. Three knights in shining armor! Not bad for an eight-card pantheon. Advice is, once again, to seize the day, be looking for that crack of light in the dark tunnel of despair that is the first glimmer of turnaround. It’s coming fast. The Wheel of Fortune is not about finding ten bucks in the grocery store; it is about a pivotal lucky destiny. The concept of capitalizing on a loss may refer to taxes for some visitor here. This second spread is a guy’s perspective; the first one was about a girl’s.
Meanings and Illustrations:
Five of Cups: Oh, woe is me, I focus on what is spilled more than the cups that are filled. It’s a gray day, and I’m all droopy in my black robes. Wah, I’m a big loser and I’ll never get over it, I just look back enveloped in sorrow and sorry. Wheel of Fortune: Miracle. Luck. Destiny. Jackpot. It happens. Grand opportunity/opportune The big chance. Illustration has occult symbols of fate, and a roulette-wheel looking thing in the center. Knight of Swords: The last-minute turnaround strikes, this time right after the jackpot miracle. Can you think of a better place for that? He is pictured full speed ahead brandishing his weapon, eyes on the prize. Knight of Pentacles: He has one thing on his mind, he does. His eye is on the prize, too. And he is a tough guy who will reach out and grab it, not politely at all. You know what they say about thugs like him: It’s good to have him on your side.
Our Daily Spread, Tarot Verbatim
To get what you wish for and are entitled to, you have to pursue it
Justice
Ace of Swords, Knight of Wands, Nine of Cups
Romance Perspective:
Make him chase you to get the marriage you want.
He has to do what he should in a hurry to get his satisfaction.
He is motivated by desire to pursue the lady in the right ways, and win.
You gotta chase to get what you want and should have.
His first priority is chasing after her: He is entitled to the one he wants.
Pursues making it legal in order to have the good life.
Got to have what you want and are entitled to?: Go after it, chase.
Pursues with great energy the one he really wants, who is right for him.
Wants only what is right, is in hot pursuit of it.
Business/Other Perspectives:
To get what you wish for and are entitled to, you have to pursue it.
You have to do what you should and get moving, to be well off.
You have to get moving to get all you want – as it should be.
You will have to transfer to have the good life you are entitled to.
You will have to transfer to entitle yourself to the good life.
You will have to ‘go on the road’ to be entitled to a lot of money.
You should put all your energy into whatever you’ve got to have.
To get the law enforced the way you want, hurry, go to them.
He got all that money but is running from the police (from law enforcement).
Law enforcement wants to pursue this in a hurry.
You have to do it right to get what you want that fast.
The legal victory you want comes quickly.
He did what he had to to get rich quick legally.
Somebody who wants justice forces him to leave town in a hurry.
To make it right, you will want to move out of town.
You have to sue to get what you want: hurry up!
Hot pursuit by the police, they want to use force/weapons.
He loves to speed and defy the police.
Guaranteed to get what you want when you go after it the right way.
Here is advice to strike while the iron is hot, advice to take advantage of opportunity, to seize the day.
What you really, really want is at hand, under your nose, so reach out and grab onto it. ‘Justice’ says you should and you gotta do this. So, keep your eye peeled for that happy circumstance. From my typing fingers to the ear of God’s executive secretary, the one who keeps his appointment book.
These four Tarot cards have disparate (different from one another) meanings, so the stories they can make are many, and the phrases that arise from pairs of them are diverse and many as well. I guarantee you you can find some I didn’t by taking the phrases arising from single cards and recombining them … which is what Tarot Verbatim is all about.
The four concepts which/who appear here are, in order of appearance: You have to/force or enforce (Ace of Swords), pursue/chase (Knight of Wands), get what you want/to desire (Nine of Cups) and Justice/should/entitlement (Justice). Phrases such as ‘you have to pursue,’ (Ace of Swords with Knight of Wands), ‘law enforcement,’ (Ace of Swords with Justice), ‘pursue what you want’ (Knight of Wands with Nine of Cups), ‘the good life you deserve,’ (Nine of Cups with Justice) arise from these combinations.
Meanings and Illustrations:
Ace of Swords: This Rider Waite Tarot card shows a hand with a weapon in it, a crown of victory over the sword tip. It means phrases like: make him/it/etc., have/has to, got to, win, victory, the one, only, force/weapons, enforced, enforcement, forces him, guaranteed, even ‘certain’ or sure thing.
Knight of Wands: The picture shows a partially-armored fellow brandishing his weapon (a club) as he rides fast through desolate terrain, suggesting going from one town to another. It calls for words such as chase, hurry, pursue/pursue/with great energy/hot pursuit, get moving, move or transfer to another town, running from, fast, comes quickly/quick, leave town in a hurry, hurry up, speed, and go after it.
Nine of Cups: He done et tha’ whole thang. The picture shows a fat rich man who ate and drank to excess and is glad to have done so. It is one of the simple cards with few and reliable meanings that you can use as an anchor card when you put down your spread and are initially figuring out what it is talking about. Phrases it raises are get the __ you want/get what you want, satisfaction, what you desire, the good life, what you wish for, to be well off, a lot of money, you’ve got to have, got all that money, get rich and loves to. Pretty simple, huh?
Justice: I want this card in a stained glass window! Anyone? A sword in one hand and the scales of justice in the other? – I can relate to that. You? Another simple card with few phrases, mainly: should, in the right way, entitled, right, legally, as it should be, law legal, justice, sue and police. It is a weak marriage card.
Don’t let anything rock your world!
World
Queen of Swords, Eight of Pentacles, Seven of Wands
Business Perspective:
No harm comes of you being confronted at work with something you are not comfortable with.
You push yourself to do this work, feeling like complaining … but you act like it doesn’t get to you.
Just put a bubble around yourself and do your routine: Some mouthy dude is going to annoy you.
You ignore a bitch at work who is sooo pushy.
He keeps trying to ‘get to you,’ to make you mad, but ‘you don’t know him.’
Well, there is no romance here! None, nada. That is because the first spread tells you about luv, up there. This one is pretty straightforward. It tells you to keep your cool under pressure, mostly at work, of someone who is very annoying and trying to get a rise out of you. Advice is to act like he isn’t doing that and he isn’t even there.
Meanings and Illustrations:
Queen of Swords: It isn’t fair. She isn’t getting what she deserves, what is fair. As a matter of fact, she is a bitch perhaps, and/or she is pissed perhaps. I like to put “Now would be good” regarding her outstretched hand, the other hand having the weapon at the ready. Today, she is being purposefully annoyed by some fellow who wants to rattle her cage.
Eight of Pentacles: Well, he is working, he is making one of those carvings after another with his hammer and chisel. He is into the groove of his routine, right there in between two Rider Waite Tarot cards that say ‘aggravation and pressure.’
Seven of Wands: Oh, God, spare me! Here come the hypermouth, the pushy s.o.b., the mouthy adolescent, the dude on his soapbox, the disruptor of the peace. He accuses. He wants the keys to the car and he isn’t about to buy the gas. He intends to annoy and anger you or he is not a happy camper.
World: This is advice to put your defenses up and to blithely ignore whatever bad juju the environment offers today. You are the superior person, you do not lower yourself to interact with the ruffian who aims to rock the boat this morning. The World card screams “Don’t let it get to you!” It shows a figure with two wands (“Master of Both Worlds” in occult circles.) who is dancing to her own drummer as a bunch of jokers want to intrude … but she has shut them out, she doesn’t know them.
