The Daily Draw: Page of Cups, Reversed

Have Fun, Be Careful The page of cups is a young person who is contemplating a fish popping out of the cup they are holding, perhaps a bit amused. “Can anyone else see the fish popping out of this cup?”, the person might say, if anyone else was present. The pages often represent young peopleContinue reading “The Daily Draw: Page of Cups, Reversed”

The Daily Draw: Knight of Pentacles

The knight of pentacles is not the fastest knight, the smartest knight or the most exciting knight. But he is steady and sturdy. He might not be the life of the party, but he’ll make sure everyone has enough to eat and that you get home safely. This knight is focussed on the practical. InContinue reading “The Daily Draw: Knight of Pentacles”

The Daily Draw: Queen of Pentacles, Reversed

School’s In The Queen of Pentacles is a nurturing mother figure. (And, yes, could also apply to a nurturing father.) This is the person who makes the house a home, who takes care of everyone, makes sure the dinner is made, that there are clean clothes, and everyone is safe and sound. This morning myContinue reading “The Daily Draw: Queen of Pentacles, Reversed”

The Daily Draw: Five of Wands, Reversed

Today the Five of Wands is reversed as if to say, “Let’s just stop working against each other and see if we can find some common ground. Ultimately, using our energies at cross purposes is not going to get the job done or impress anyone”.

The Daily Draw: The Lovers

Pamela Coleman Smith’s drawing in the RWS deck doesn’t do much to illustrate the aspect of choice as much as other cards do, although one can argue that the Garden of Eden setting with the snake coiled around the apple tree depicts the first consequential choice made by humans, so the choice aspect is implied. Other decks are not so subtle about it.