Tarot, Tea & Books

Compilation of the two card spreads I have posted so far!

core / context

do / don’t

worst case scenario / best case scenario

short term / long term

want / need

change / remain

III - The Empress

I was surprised earlier to see how negatively the Devil is viewed, and how it’s seen as a force of chaos.

I guess others would be surprised to know in my considerable 13- nay, 14! Wow!- 14 years of Tarot, I have have never been taught to see this card as negative.

Rather, I was taught to see it as a maker of contracts. You are trapped in promises, deals, contracts, or obligation. Your delighted decisions turn into the chains that bind, and your flights of fancy become real world ties that bind you. Yesterday’s pleasure is today’s pain.

In a sense, this is in fact the exact opposite of the chaotic beast unleashed.