From The Cauldron Born

I made a post recently about some of the best card combinations for certain spells, but this is a larger list I have compiled.

Career

New business/project success: The Magician, The Sun, Ace of Wands

Business prosperity: Three of Wands, The Sun, Ace of Pentacles

For a home business: Ace of Wands, Three of Wands, Four of Wands, Nine of Pentacles

For employment: Eight of Pentacles, The Emperor, Judgement, Page of Wands

To get a new job: Ace of Pentacles, Seven of Pentacles. Magician

To take your career to the next level: Eight of Pentacles, Six of Wands

To get a promotion: Three of Pentacles, Six of Wands

Money

To receive a windfall: Ace of Pentacles and Wheel of Fortune together

Prosperity and money: Ten of Pentacles, Knight of Pentacles, Page of Pentacles, Six of Pentacles, Ace of Pentacles

Home and Family

Fertility: The Sun, Ten of Cups, Ace of Wands

To find a new home: Ace of Pentacles, Four of Wands

To have a child: The Empress, Queen of Pentacles, Ace of Wands, Six of Cups

To get married: The Hierophant, Four of Wands, Ten of Cups

To bring peace to a home: The Star, Temperance

Truce in family quarrels: Two of Swords, Ten of Cups, Two of Cups

Health

To overcome a bad habit: Strength, Temperance, Judgement, The World

Healing and good health: Strength, The World, The Magician, The Sun, The Star, Three of Cups

Stress relief: Hanged Man, Ace of Cups, Temperance, Four of Cups

To improve mental health: Page of Swords, Ace of Swords, Six of Swords

To heal an illness: Queen of Cups, Two of Pentacles

To relieve a long-term condition: The Sun

Preserve beauty and health, and delay aging: Ace of Cups, Wheel of Fortune, The Hanged Man, The Star

Reverse aging: The Hermit, Judgement, The World

Love and Friendship

Friendship: Three of Cups, Two of Cups, Knight of Cups

For love: The Lovers, Knight of Cups, The Star

To attract love: Ace of Cups, Two of Cups, Lovers

To make friends: Three of Cups

Progress

Action/to set things in motion: The Chariot, Ace of Wands, Eight of Wands

For courage: The Star, Strength, The Chariot

For inspiration, ideas and creativity: The Magician, The Moon, The Star

For success: The Chariot, Six of Wands, Five of Wands

For success in the arts: The Star, The Magician, The Sun

Overcoming obstacles: Two of Cups, The Chariot, Strength

Self-improvement and transformation: Temperance, The World, Judgement, The Magician, Strength, High Priestess, The Chariot

To bring about change: Wheel of Fortune, The Magician, Eight of Wands, Judgement

To help with a decision: Justice, The Hermit, The Star, The Lovers

For success when faced with competition: Five of Wands, The Chariot, Six of Wands

Dreams

For dream work: The Star, The Moon, Ace of Cups, High Priestess

For good dreams: Ace of Cups, The Moon, The Star

For prophetic dreams: The High Priestess, The Moon, The Hermit

Other

For binding spells: Temperance, Two of Swords, Eight of Swords, Hanged Man

For knowledge: The Hermit, High Priestess, The Moon

For protection: The Star, The Chariot, Temperance, Four of Wands

Happiness and positive energy: The Sun, The World, Ace of Cups

Luck: The World, The Star, Wheel of Fortune

To develop psychic abilities: The High Priestess, Two of Swords, The Moon

To pass an exam: Ace of Pentacles, Eight of Pentacles, Six of wands

To release guilt and pain: The Moon, Judgement, The World

Get away from a bad situation: Wheel of Fortune, Eight of Cups, The World

1. who am i speaking to?

2. who are you in relation to me?

3. what is your opinion of me?

4. is there anything you would like to communicate to me?

5. how can i honour you?

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🖤5. 🖤1. 🖤3.

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Honey Calcite, Citrine, Quartz and Chamaemelum nobile

Thinking that positive cards mean yes and negative cards mean no does not work.

You want to know if you will enjoy your new job. You pull The Devil. Many will tell you that is a no, because The Devil is a bad card.

But The Devil represents obsessive, addictive passion. Aren’t the happiest employees the ones who are extremely, deeply passionate about their job?

You want to know if your health will improve. You pull Death. Many will say that is a no, because Death is a scary card.

But Death represents absolute transformation. So if your health is in a terrible state, Death means it will transition into a great one.

You want to know if your husband is faithful. You pull the Three of Cups. Many will tell you that is a yes, because the Three of Cups is a card of happiness.

But there are three people in the Three of Cups. Having an extra person in a marriage is not exactly a sign of faithfulness, is it?

Thinking that upright cards mean yes and reversed cards mean no does not work either. 

You asked, “Will I ever get over my mother’s death?” You pull the Five of Cups reversed. That is not a no. That is one enormous yes.

The Five of Cups upright is grief, loss and sadness. Reversed, it is moving on from such sorrows and choosing to once again find happiness.

Thinking that Cups mean yes, Swords mean no, Wands mean “yes but wait”, and Pentacles mean “yes but you have to work hard for it” is equally crap.

You asked, “Will I receive extra money this week?” You pull the Six of Pentacles. That is a big yes. And you will not need to work hard for it.

As seen in the card’s imagery, all you have to do is hold out your hand to the Universe, and it will send someone to fill it up for you.

So how to do it then?

To answer a yes or no question with tarot…

…pull a card, and read it.

Just read it. It really is that simple. Read what the card says to see if the answer is a no or a yes.

Because no card in tarot is designed to be condemned as a yes or a no. Any card can be a yes, just as any card can be a no. It depends on every individual question and the intricacies of the situation.

Woodland Garden

Gouache on paper, 2019

Sedlec ossuary, Kutná Hora (Czech republic).