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As a member of the suit of cups, this card normally relates to emotions, relationships and matters of the heart. The number four in tarot concerns making sure that the foundations of the situation are stable and solid, or putting in the work to make them so. 

The four of cups indicates that you need some emotional respite and chill time. This is usually by taking time away from a situation or person to recuperate from the amount of emotional energy you have been pouring into it / them. Quite literally, this card is telling you that its time to replenish your emotional stores and that you are nearing the point of being drained.

As a part of the suit of pentacles, this card normally relates to themes of money, material possessions and the element of earth. Many of these cards are about balance, sowing the seeds of something that eventually leads to growth and prosperity. The imagery of the cards often include trading, farming and nature.

The number two in tarot (and numerology to an extent) represents unions, partnerships, duality and even opposites. From people to projects, anything that splits your resources, attention or energy can come up with this number of the suit. 

The two of pentacles highlights multiple streams of income and that perhaps you will have to choose between them soon. It could indicate a bit of ‘juggling’ as shown in the imagery of the card, but it’s not at all a negative card. When this card appears you could have a lot of things on your plate or possible pathways available to you. 

This week in my ‘Card of the Week’ series we are looking at the Ace of Wands. This series aims to go in depth into the traditional tarot deck cards explaining their individual meaning in detail.

The Ace of Wands is the first card in the suit of the wands, which corresponds to the element of fire. This suit is all about action, driving force and passion - issues brought up by these cards are normally about your physical energy and motivation. The Ace of every deck is symbolic of new beginnings and opportunities. Since it is ‘one’ it may indicate this is the start of a new cycle for you personally, rather than a group or general new start.

Upright this card indicates a new start - you have decided to take the leap of faith into a new business venture or creative project. You’re finally gaining momentum and you are truly starting to take tangible steps towards your success. Things that used to hold you back aren’t an issue anymore! Regardless of the question asked in the reading, when this card appears upright it indicates a lot of positive movement for the querent or situation.

The term ‘sister sign’ refers to the pairs of opposite signs on the zodiac wheel. For example, on the wheel below you can see that Aquarius’s opposite sign is Leo - making them one pair of sister signs.

This is often a misunderstood topic in popular astrology, mostly an important concept is forgotten in the discourse; the idea that reconciling opposites brings the most growth and progress. Your ‘sister sign’ will bring you the most opportunity for development, because often at the core they possess a lot of very similar characteristics to you however their expression, or even mode of expression, will be very different.

The reason sister signs are so similar despite being at opposite places in the zodiac wheel is because they usually share polarity and quality - this means they share whether they are yin or yang and whether they are cardinal, fixed or mutable.

There are two natural places in a birth chart for the sister sign dynamic to show their effect - the lunar nodes and the angles (ascendant and descendant and midheaven and IC). This is because these are axis points on a chart (see chart below). Of course these all individually have their meanings and influences, but let’s focus on the effect their polarity has for this post!

The MC (or midheaven) and IC axis refers respectively to how you relate to larger society and how important your social image is to you as well as how important your home and family life is to you. These two things are opposite, and always occur in opposite signs - however, reconciling and correctly using their differing strengths and weaknesses can give you more control and understanding about how to balance these two areas of your life.

Looking at ascendant and descendant in your own chart can give you a lot of knowledge about what type of person you are as well as who would best suit you in a relationship! This is the true meaning of opposites attract - you need to find someone that compliments your behaviour and the energy you project while also being similar to you at their core. A person with your descendant as their ascendant can be a very good combination for growth and a good flow of conversation.

So what can you learn from your sister sign?

This week’s card of the week is the three of swords. Quite a tough card to receive in a reading, it normally brings issues related to separation or an end of a relationship. Often this is relating to a breakdown of a romantic relationship, so sometimes this card is called ‘the breakup card’. However, it isn’t all bad news! Usually the thing that is about to (or has already) come to an end was reaching its natural conclusion - you would have seen or felt this ending coming. Since there are three swords in the card, this could indicate a third party or thing that has created an obstacle within the relationship, which causes the inevitable separation.

Upright, this card encourages you to let go of the past and accept that the separation was meant to happen. It reminds you that embracing your feelings and not avoiding them will help them flow and allow you to release them.

Reversed, the card indicates that you are still holding on to the past and have not accepted that the ties have been severed. You might be blaming the third party or thing, or even something else entirely, for the breakdown of the relationship. Take extra care of yourself during this time and try not to get yourself bogged down. Eventually you are the only one that can keep yourself afloat during this time.

The card of the week this week is all about taking extra caution and paying attention to details in everything going on around you. There could be hidden meanings of motives in the issue when you draw this card in a reading and you have to proceed on high alert. There is a chance that even the slightest misstep could have strong negative results.

The suit of Swords corresponds to the element of air. This suit highlights the changeable, quick and intelligent energy of the situation and may also try to bring your attention to the communication surrounding the question the reading is about. This could be anything from transport to a text message - any sort of relay or route of movement is being called to attention when a Swords card appears.

The number seven in tarot may indicate that it is time in the cycle to return your attention and connectedness back to your inner world. It often marks an end as well as a beginning - the seven days of the week are a good indication of this! While Sunday Scaries are definitely a thing, it's also about checking back in with your personal strength and talents to power you through the next week! The number seven brings the time to look over your notes, listen to your intuition, make note of your dreams - consider your accumulated experiences before you start the next stage. An abundance of seven cards in a reading can also indicate that perhaps you are spending too much time isolated and need to spend some time socialising or interacting with outside perspectives, although it's important to consider the other cards that appear as well as the question asked.

When appearing upright, chances are that you are still in control on this situation and can still prevent anything bad from happening, but the message of caution and wariness is still very much there. Depending on the question you drew this card for you may need to be extra calm and adaptable when dealing with other people. Observing and thoroughly calculating everything you say and do will be very worthwhile.

The Moon is a highly influential planetary body; especially for our emotions and inner feelings. It moves through the zodiac signs every 28 days, spending 2.5 days in each sign. There are 8 lunar phases through which the moon goes from new to full and back to new. The Moon rules the sign Cancer and embodies more feminine or yin energy. The phase and sign of the moon may have a larger affect on you if you have a lot of feminine placements and/or water signs (especially Cancer) in your birth chart.

The two most well known lunar phases are the Full Moon and New Moon. The Full Moon is when the moon is ‘full’ or completely visible in the sky and the New Moon is when it is ‘empty’ or invisible (ish).

The phases of the moon are reminiscent of the progression in zodiac signs, the seasons or even the elements. During the earlier phases, your actions and emotions are based on your instincts and you will enjoy starting new projects. As the moon moves into the middle phases the strong will and emotions from the earlier phases transforms into a steadfastness. You will be much more ready to work hard, unwilling to compromise or change your destination. The later phases bring out a sense of control, moderation and balance with less reliance on your intuition. As the moon moves into the final phases, your connections to humanitarianism and societal patterns or issues are heightened.

Finding out which Moon phase you were born in can highlight the way in which you deal with your emotions, how you express yourself and what you are like instinctually. The sign and house your Moon lies in can also highlight important things about your emotions and instincts. The Moon is also said to represent the connection with your mother - but that is a whole different post!

Hello everyone, and welcome to this quick post explaining stelliums! A stellium is a word that I see a lot in twitter and tumblr astrology discourse, however many people seem confused about what they actually are. 

A stellium occurs in an astrological chart when there are three (some people say four) or more planets in the same sign. For example, looking at the planets today (1st February 2020), there is a five planet stellium in the sign Aquarius. It is often said that the more planets there are in the stellium the ‘stronger’ it is.

(pic from astrodienst showing current planets)

In a birth chart, the occurrence of a stellium means that the traits associated with the sign of the stellium are very prominent in that person. For example, a person with a Scorpio sun but then an Aries stellium involving their other placements might identify with and present many Aries traits.

As the expression of each sign differs between the planets, the planets involved in the stellium will have an effect as to how the stellium presents in the person’s life and personality. For example if they have a stellium involving many personal planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Mars and Venus) this may relate more to their core personality traits. If the stellium involves mostly the other ‘outer’ planets (Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, nodes and asteroids) it may present more in how they navigate their life. An important thing to note is that some astrologers will include the rising sign as part of a stellium however others do not (as it is technically not a planet but a house), however the rising sign is such an important factor in a chart that I am inclined to include it.

Having a stellium in a particular house is a similar concept; it refers to when you have three or more planets in one house. In a birth chart, this indicates a particular area in the person’s life that they will spend more time working on or have more issues with. It is important to remember that houses and signs, although they have some association with each other, do not have interchangeable meanings and traits, so their stelliums are separate.