Showing posts with label tarot unhappy card. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tarot unhappy card. Show all posts

Sunday, May 8, 2016

Devil "unhappy" tarot card - Major Arcana Series

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Dear tarot fans,

the next "unhappy" tarot card is the Devil, trump card 15 ruled by Capricorn. Before you go blaming anyone it is important that Devil manifests in all of us, the only difference is that in some of us has more power than in others. Some of you may be caring too much about money, status and material things others may need and use excessive power, look down on others and be too proud, or yet some others, like myself can let desire overcome their reason at times.
So, whoever thinks is free of Devil's influence is just lying to themselves.
In real life we see examples of devil behavior in what the US did in Irak and Syria- (stole trillions of dollars in gold, oil and artifacts, killed thousands of innocent people, destroyed historical sites and landmarks, as well as entire cities) or is illustrated in what Israel is doing to Palestinian people and what is left of their country (killing thousands of innocent people, using Palestinian children as shields on their tanks, arresting and killing Palestinian children, bombing their city, continuing their invasion by building illegal settlements, just to name a few)

Going back to Devil tarot card general meaning please find below the interpretations of this card by the most famous tarotists and my understanding of it:


The Devil

Overview:

The Devil trump card deals with lies and fear resulting in feeling bad/ doubting yourself, having negative thoughts. It also deals with an inability to let go. By definition, devil means something against your interests/ welfare and generally against what is “right”. In other words the Devil tarot card indicates that you do something that is bad for you like: fixating on materialistic things (being ruled by power or money/ greed or pride), being lead into temptation/ excessive lust or desire (ex: bending rules to achieve your selfish purpose, sex without/ outside marriage).

Conflicts/ Challenges:

In love it can mean you are obsessing about a relationship where you are excessively dependent on your romantic partner, or it can mean a harmful relationship/ unhealthy attachments. In a challenges position it may indicate jealousy/ envy or hate (wilful desire to hurt someone) or it may even signal an addiction. In a sexual relation has to do with slavery and bondage. From an occult point of view it points to practice of black magic, and at magical level represents the horned god, Pan.  Healthwise it represents some sort of abuse (emotional, physical, etc) or venereal diseases.

Advice:

As an advice: try to avoid indulging in bad habits, search the path towards spiritual enlightenment; resist the temptation to feel superior to other people or to be excessively moral to other people. You should be able to live your life freely and independently and should try to overcome self-imposed limitations.


Discussion about the picture above will follow.

Saturday, April 30, 2016

Hanged Man- Unhappy Card- Major Arcana Series

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I know has been a bit of a wait before I continued the tarot project with the Hanged Man, but it is emotionally draining to write about the next set of cards as we got to the part of "unhappy" tarot cards, which I personally hate. Every time I write about a tarot card, I actually emotionally connect with that card as each card transmits me a feeling and/ or a message. The Hanged Man is not a "happy" card and I found myself in this sort of "limbo" situation where I was not able to act on my "free will" during certain periods of time. Please find below the general overview of the card as told by Rachel Pollack, Mary K Greer, Anthony Louis and John Mangiapane and interpreted by me.


Reasons:

The Hanged Man is ruled by the planet Neptune, the planet of disillusionment and the element is Water. It is considered the most complex image in the Tarot. The obvious meanings are: feeling victimized/ punished/ sacrificed, unable to escape FATE, feeling sorry for yourself or humiliated. As a person, the Hanged Man can be a shaman, a healer, an artist or a poet also a dreamer, even a hospital patient or a person in a low-paying job with no career. From a positive perspective the Hanged Man signifies sacrifice/ self –sacrifice and devotion as well as renunciation. When indicating a situation this card depicts a crossroad or a slow transition/ change.

Challenges/ Conflicts:

In a challenges position the Hanged Man signifies someone stuck in old habits such as addictions or abuse, living in fantasy and/ or illusion. It can also mean you may have an unrealistic/ idealistic view of others or of a relationship, or that your truth is very different from others. In a negative placement (if surrounded by negative cards) it can mean you are absorbed in materialism or there may be problems executing your projects or ideas.

Solution:

As a solution this card encourages you to stop and think, reconsider your attachments. Now you have time to contemplate before making your choices. The Hanged Man announces a good time to dedicate yourself fully to a cause or a project, to use your time for prayer or meditation. With the Hanged Man you can experience psychic visions/ and or dreams/ prophecies/ clairvoyance. From a positive perspective the solution indicated by this card is to let go something/ to make a sacrifice for a greater good/ to achieve enlightenment.
 
 
In the image above as usually we have the Hanged Man card in four decks as follows: #1 Tarot of Jane Austen, #2 Tarot of the Celtic Faeries, #3 Nicoletta Ceccoli Tarot and #4 Dark Grimoire Tarot.
 PS- For those of you following my blog, remember I told you about a younger boyfriend I was seeing in December? Yes, we are still seeing each other. He is not in love with me but we are close and he makes my life better. Also, I had a question at the time whether or not to do something in the sack outside my comfort zone... well I finally did it this week.. and it was so much better than I expected!! I think sometimes overcoming our fears of the unknown..  it is the right thing to do. :)

Happy Easter- for those celebrating it this weekend!
and Happy Beltane for the Wiccan readers!