The Five of Pentacles from the Morgan Greer Tarot
Fading resources
Affect body and spirit,
Time to ask for help.
The Five of Pentacles from The Lover’s Path Tarot
Fading resources
Affect body and spirit,
Time to ask for help.
Haiku for the Five of Pentacles
The Seven of Cups from The Llewellyn Tarot
Shiny distractions
spark little revolutions
and hopeful missions.
The Seven of Cups from the The Steampunk Tarot
Shiny distractions
spark little revolutions
and hopeful missions.
Daydreams get a bad rap.
A little fantasy can be a good thing, if it leads to positive change. That’s the trick of the Seven of Cups. For some of us, it’s easy to get stuck in illusions and make believe. But it’s not enough just to dream. Using your imagination to visualize a more compelling life is just the first step. Giving yourself permission to expect more fulfillment and taking action to support your vision is where the real magic is. It’s about using your dreams and yearnings as a compass to reach out of your current place of discontent and moving into a more vibrant path.
Traditionally, the Seven of Cups suggests a passive state, where there are lots of ideas and feelings and hopes and dreams. While not all of the dreams are possible – or even likely – they are good information, telling you where you are ready to expand. Use the dreamy phase as a brainstorming session, let yourself imagine every crazy option. Then pick one or two to reach for in the real world. One of your daydreams is actually your future calling you.
Haiku for the Seven of Cups
The Knight of Pentacles from the Aquarian Tarot
Knowing my value
I take action to expand,
Sowing seeds for growth
The entire suit of Pentacles is one big farming metaphor, as far as I am concerned. Everytime a pentacle shows up in a reading, or in a question from a student, or as a writing prompt, there’s always a “seed planted” or “growing crops” or “full harvest” in the response. After decades working with the tarot, it’s not even a conscious construction anymore.
The symbolism is firmly planted within me.
(See what I did there?)
The metaphor has taken root.
(And again!)
Its resonance blossoms to feed every interpretation.
(I could do this all day.)
Sorry. That’s my literarily-inclined Page of Swords aspect showing off, with her love of puns and word-play. I need to get out of the weeds and back to hoeing my metaphorical fields, Knight of Pentacles style.
Stay symbolic, my friends.
Until next time.
Haiku for the Knight of Pentacles
The Five of Swords from the Aquarian Tarot
Reviewing missteps
Fueled by misinformation
Can expose new truths.
In many Tarot decks, the central image of this card is a figure picking up swords. It looks like a post-melee shot, like the aftermath of a fight. And it looks like it didn’t go well.
Traditionally Swords are a gloomy suit in the Tarot. Interpretations vary from reader to reader, of course, but for a long time Swords were usually understood to be the bearers of bad tidings: illness/injury, loss, curses, general bad mojo. Like, bad things were fated to happen when a Sword appears.
Today, however, more Tarotists allow for the interplay of free will. Myself included. I align the Swords with classical element of “Air” and the qualities associated with mental processes and conscious choices. For me, Swords are all about refining communication skills to strengthen – or evolve – life philosophies. Especially when “bad” things happen – we still have choices.
The Five of Swords is an opportunity card, actually. It does seem to appear around a minor loss or misunderstanding, but more importantly, it announces the potential for the discovery of deeper insights when a first try doesn’t succeed. Sometimes we start a project without enough resources, or make a rash choice based on rumors, or try to put together a piece of ikea furniture without the instructions – and then we are surprised when it does not go well. But if we go back and check our sources (or ask more specific questions or consult an actual map, etc) we discover an error or a gap in our knowledge. When we uncover the misunderstanding, we can shift our way of thinking to move forward towards success. This is the chance to rid ourselves of limiting beliefs and expand into wisdom.
This card does not augur a loss. It suggests a win – if you do some more research, if you get more specific. Instead of feeling like a failure, call your first attempt “an experiment” and go back to the drawing board. Retrace your steps and cross-check your references. Interview more experts and ask more specific questions. Let go of assumptions, instead reach for a depth of understanding. Follow the directions. Make an actual plan. Then try again.
Haiku for the Five of Swords by BohemianPathTarot.com
Haiku for the Temperance Tarot card
Temperance from the Lombardy Tarot
The artist combines
A mixed media cocktail
Of color and rhyme.
Temperance from The Steampunk Tarot
Temperance from the Aquarian Tarot
Temperance from the Fenestra Tarot
Temperance from the Mucha Tarot
The Four of Wands from the Fenestra Tarot
Our bright day has come
Excitement buzzes through friends
And joy floats on air
Tarot Haiku for the Four of Wands
The Two of Swords from the Fenestra Tarot
Torn between two paths
Head and heart are not in sync
Indecision regins.
Is it irony that I’ve been hemming and hawing about this post?
I’ve been sitting on this haiku for a few days now, not quite sure if it’s “right”. I started posting it yesterday, then bailed. And now that it’s Friday, it doesn’t seem like an inspiring one to launch into the weekend. But it’s the truth of where I am at – personally, professionally, and with this haiku.
So there it is.
One decision made, anyway.
