Tarot

The three-card spread

Think of a question, then shuffle: past, present and future. Once you have turned all three over, you will find the full reading below.

The cards and the stars are a prompt for reflection. They do not predict the future with certainty and are no substitute for doctors, psychologists, lawyers or financial advisers.

The Major Arcana

The 22 cards of the original deck drawn by Pamela Colman Smith (1909-1910). Tap a card to see its meaning.

• The Fool

  • beginning
  • trust
  • lightness

  A new step is calling you, even if you can’t yet see the whole road. Take your curiosity with you and leave the fear of getting it wrong at home.

  • Love A breath of fresh air arrives: let yourself be surprised by someone new or by a different way of being together, without calculation.
  • Work and money It is the right moment for a new project: start small, learn as you go and keep an eye on expenses before you leap.
  • Advice Today, take a small first step towards whatever makes you curious, without waiting to feel ready.

  What would you do today if you weren’t afraid of getting it wrong?

• The Magician

  • will
  • talent
  • first move

  You already hold the tools you need. Today the first move is what counts: choose one thing and do it with intention.

  • Love You know how to make yourself understood: it is time to say what you want in clear words and to make the first move yourself.
  • Work and money You have the skills you need: bring your resources together, present yourself with confidence and show what you can do.
  • Advice Choose just one goal for today and give it your best energy.

  Which of your talents are you keeping in a drawer?

• The High Priestess

  • intuition
  • silence
  • mystery

  Not every answer comes out of noise. Make room for silence: what you feel inside knows more than you think.

  • Love There is no need to rush or to ask for everything at once: listen to what you truly feel and let the bond reveal itself in its own time.
  • Work and money Before you decide, observe and gather information quietly: your intuition will notice details that others miss.
  • Advice Give yourself ten minutes of silence and listen to the first answer that rises from within.

  What is your intuition telling you?

• The Empress

  • care
  • beauty
  • growth

  It is a time for helping things grow: a project, a bond, your well-being. What you tend with love blossoms.

  • Love Tenderness and warmth: a bond nourished by affectionate gestures, by attentiveness and by the pleasure of being close.
  • Work and money Projects tended with constancy grow: it is a good time for creative work and for whatever calls for taste and patience.
  • Advice Give yourself something beautiful: a flower on the table, a meal prepared without hurry, an hour for yourself.

  What in your life is asking to be nourished?

• The Emperor

  • order
  • protection
  • decision

  Putting things in order is an act of love towards yourself. A clear rule today leaves you freer tomorrow.

  • Love A relationship needs solid foundations: promises kept, mutual respect and the courage to say calmly where your boundaries are.
  • Work and money Structure and method are your allies: organise your deadlines, keep your accounts in order and make decisions with a clear head.
  • Advice Write down three priorities for this week and keep to them like a commitment made to yourself.

  Where do you need a clearer boundary?

• The Hierophant

  • guidance
  • tradition
  • teaching

  Ask advice of someone who has already walked the road. Even ancient wisdom can speak to your present.

  • Love What counts are shared values and commitments taken seriously: perhaps an important step, to be lived in front of the people you love.
  • Work and money Learn from those with more experience: a course, a mentor or a setting with clear rules can help you grow.
  • Advice Ask the opinion of someone you trust and listen to them all the way through, without interrupting.

  Who could guide you, if only you asked?

• The Lovers

  • choice
  • union
  • values

  A choice of the heart awaits you. Choose what is in harmony with who you truly are.

  • Love A deep and sincere bond, in which you choose each other every day; if you are single, a meeting that speaks to your truest values.
  • Work and money An important decision needs both heart and head: follow the road that reflects who you are, not just the most comfortable one.
  • Advice Before you choose, imagine you have already decided and listen to how your heart feels.

  Does this choice feel like you?

• The Chariot

  • direction
  • will
  • movement

  Take the reins yourself: the forces pulling you in different directions can carry you forward, if you are the one steering them.

  • Love You know the direction you want: follow it decisively, but remember to steer together with the other person, not in their place.
  • Work and money It is a period of momentum: a clear goal, the discipline to pursue it and the ability to overcome obstacles one at a time.
  • Advice Hold your course: choose a destination and don’t change it at the first obstacle.

  Where do you really want to go?

• Strength

  • courage
  • patience
  • gentleness

  True strength doesn’t shout. With calm and gentleness you can tame even what frightens you.

  • Love With patience and listening you can calm tensions and jealousy, starting with your own: here, tenderness is the greatest strength.
  • Work and money Face difficulties with calm and constancy: your gentle tenacity is more convincing than any clash.
  • Advice When you feel anger rising, take three breaths before you answer.

  Where can you use gentleness instead of harshness?

• The Hermit

  • seeking
  • inner stillness
  • wisdom

  Take a moment just for yourself. The lantern you are looking for, you already carry inside.

  • Love A little distance can help you understand what you really want: before looking for the other person, find yourself again.
  • Work and money Work in depth: this is the time for study, reflection and considered choices, not for haste.
  • Advice Go out for a walk on your own, without your phone, and let your thoughts settle.

  What do you need when you stay in silence with yourself?

• Wheel of Fortune

  • cycles
  • change
  • opportunities

  Everything turns: what seems still today will move tomorrow. Stay at the centre of the wheel and let the turning run its course.

  • Love Something is moving again: an unexpected meeting or a turning point in the relationship, to be welcomed without trying to control it.
  • Work and money Opportunities and changes of scene are opening up: be ready to seize them, but keep something in reserve for the less favourable turns.
  • Advice Accept a small invitation or opportunity that comes your way today, even if you hadn’t planned for it.

  What change can you already feel coming?

• Justice

  • balance
  • truth
  • responsibility

  Look at things as they are, without sugar-coating and without harshness. Balance returns when you tell the truth, to yourself as well.

  • Love A healthy bond lives on balance: giving and receiving in equal measure, honestly, without feeling in debt.
  • Work and money Honesty is what counts: reread agreements and documents carefully, be fair in your dealings and take responsibility for your part.
  • Advice Weigh up the pros and cons, and decide only after you have weighed them honestly.

  What is right for you in this situation?

• The Hanged Man

  • pause
  • a fresh perspective
  • waiting

  Sometimes stopping is the quickest way to understand. Try looking at the same thing from another side.

  • Love A relationship in suspense calls for patience: instead of forcing an answer, try to see the situation through the other person’s eyes.
  • Work and money A project slows down or stalls: use this wait to rethink your method, because the solution may come from another perspective.
  • Advice Put the decision off by a day and look at the matter as if it concerned a friend.

  What would you see if you changed your point of view?

• Death (Arcanum XIII)

  • transformation
  • end of a cycle
  • rebirth

  It does not speak of the end of life: it speaks of a door that closes so that another can open. Let go of what has had its time.

  • Love An old way of loving has had its day: letting it go makes room for a truer bond.
  • Work and money A phase of work is reaching its natural conclusion: take orderly leave of the methods that no longer work and prepare the ground for the new.
  • Advice Let go of an object that belongs to a version of you who is no longer here: give it away or recycle it.

  What are you ready to let go of?

• Temperance

  • harmony
  • patience
  • the right measure

  Blend with patience, a little of this and a little of that. Today the middle way is your magic.

  • Love The bond grows through small daily adjustments: meeting each other halfway, finding a shared rhythm, measuring out words and silences.
  • Work and money Proceed with measure: alternate effort and rest, combine different skills and prefer steady steps to excess.
  • Advice Take something out of an overfull day and add a moment of quiet.

  Where do you need more balance?

• The Devil

  • bonds
  • temptations
  • awareness

  Look at what keeps you bound: a habit, a fear, a fixed thought. Chains are sometimes looser than you think.

  • Love Watch out for bonds that grip too tightly and for desire that turns into possession: the passion is alive, but true love leaves you free.
  • Work and money Check whether work or money has you in its grip: impulse spending, costly habits or an environment you feel dependent on.
  • Advice Identify one small habit that keeps you bound and try to do without it for a day.

  What is holding you back that you could untie?

• The Tower

  • upheaval
  • truth
  • liberation

  When something collapses, it was often resting on fragile foundations. After the lightning, there is room to build better.

  • Love A truth comes to the surface and shakes the relationship: it is frightening, but it sweeps away illusions and lets you rebuild on more sincere foundations.
  • Work and money A sudden change may call plans and certainties into question: keep a clear head, avoid hasty decisions and rebuild on firmer foundations.
  • Advice Say out loud a truth you have been putting off for a long time, even if only to yourself.

  What truth is knocking at your door?

• The Star

  • hope
  • inspiration
  • trust

  After the storm comes a gentle light. Have faith: you are being guided, even when you can’t see it.

  • Love The heart learns to trust again: a serene and transparent love that makes you feel safe once more.
  • Work and money Follow your inspiration and plan for the long term: the ideas that truly light you up show the direction to take.
  • Advice This evening, look at the sky for a few minutes and make a sincere wish.

  What do you hope for, deep in your heart?

• The Moon

  • dreams
  • emotions
  • mystery

  Not everything is clear, and that is normal. Listen to your dreams and emotions, but wait for daylight before you decide.

  • Love Not everything is as it seems: doubts and fantasies can confuse you, so ask gently for clarity before drawing conclusions.
  • Work and money The information is incomplete or unclear: check carefully before you sign or spend, and let your imagination work on creative projects.
  • Advice Keep a notebook by your bed and write down your dreams as soon as you wake up.

  What are your dreams telling you?

• The Sun

  • joy
  • clarity
  • vitality

  A day to live openly. Let your light be seen: joy is contagious.

  • Love A radiant love in which you feel at home: it is a time of shared joy, laughter and plans together.
  • Work and money Your work is more visible: a good moment to present your results, ask for feedback and step forward with confidence.
  • Advice Spend at least half an hour outdoors, in the sun, doing something that cheers you up.

  What makes you feel as happy as a child?

• Judgement

  • awakening
  • calling
  • renewal

  A voice is calling you towards something greater. It is time to answer and to be reborn a little.

  • Love It is time to clear up the past of a relationship: to forgive, to understand and to start again with new, more aware eyes.
  • Work and money You feel a call towards something closer to who you are: take an honest stock of what you have done and listen to your true vocation.
  • Advice Think back to a dream you had as a girl and ask yourself whether it still calls to you.

  What have you been feeling called to lately?

• The World

  • completion
  • wholeness
  • journey

  A circle closes, and it closes well. Celebrate what you have achieved before you begin the next journey.

  • Love A mature love in which you feel whole and accepted just as you are: a milestone reached together, to be celebrated.
  • Work and money A project comes to completion: enjoy the milestone, take stock and get ready for new paths, perhaps even beyond your borders.
  • Advice Celebrate a milestone you have reached, even a small one, with someone dear to you.

  What have you completed and not yet celebrated?

The Minor Arcana

The 56 cards of the four suits: Wands · Cups · Swords · Pentacles.

Wands

fire: passion, action, creativity

• Ace of Wands

  • spark
  • momentum
  • beginning

  A new spark is asking to become fire. Give shape to an idea while it is still warm.

  • Love An attraction is born or a desire is rekindled: there is a longing for warmth and initiative, and you can be the one to take the first step.
  • Work and money A new idea has real energy: put it on paper, test it on a small scale and let your enthusiasm tell you whether it holds up.
  • Advice Today, take the first small step towards the idea that lights you up, even if it is just a phone call.

  What idea lights you up these days?

• Two of Wands

  • vision
  • project
  • choosing the path

  You hold the world in your hand and look far ahead. It is time to decide where to take your energy.

  • Love You are asking yourself what you really want from a relationship: look beyond today’s comfort and imagine the bond you want to build.
  • Work and money You have a project in hand and a direction to choose: weigh up the possible roads calmly, then decide where to put your energy.
  • Advice Draw two possible roads on a sheet of paper and mark the one that makes you feel most alive.

  Where do you want to go, if you widen your gaze?

• Three of Wands

  • trusting patience
  • horizon
  • expansion

  You have sown, and now you watch the ships on the horizon. Trust what you have set in motion.

  • Love A bond is widening towards the future: there is room for shared plans, or for a meeting that comes from far away.
  • Work and money What you have started is beginning to move: look further ahead, seek new contacts and give the fruits time to ripen.
  • Advice Get back in touch with someone far away you haven’t heard from in a long time, and leave the door open.

  What are you waiting for with trust?

• Four of Wands

  • celebration
  • home
  • milestone

  A milestone reached deserves a celebration. Celebrate your roots and the people you share the road with.

  • Love A time of shared joy: a bond grows stronger, home becomes warmer and there is a wish to celebrate together.
  • Work and money You have reached an important milestone: acknowledge it, celebrate it with those who helped you and use this solid base for the next step.
  • Advice Celebrate a milestone you have reached, even with a simple dinner among loved ones.

  What can you celebrate, even something small?

• Five of Wands

  • confrontation
  • energy
  • competition

  Many voices and many pushes at once. Confusion can turn into play, if no one wants to win at all costs.

  • Love Small clashes and teasing: behind the arguments there is lively energy, which turns into understanding if no one insists on being right at all costs.
  • Work and money Many ideas and many people are pushing at once: competition can spur you on, if you treat it as training and not as a war.
  • Advice In your next argument, listen all the way through before you answer.

  Which confrontation could you bring more lightness to?

• Six of Wands

  • recognition
  • victory
  • trust

  Your effort shows. Accept the recognition with a smile, without playing it down.

  • Love You feel seen and appreciated: a bond gives you back your confidence, and you too can tell the other person how much they mean to you.
  • Work and money Your effort is being noticed: a result, a compliment, a confirmation. Welcome it and let it strengthen your confidence.
  • Advice Accept the next compliment with a simple “thank you”, without belittling yourself.

  Which of your successes have you not yet acknowledged?

• Seven of Wands

  • courage
  • self-defence
  • standing firm

  Hold your ground calmly. You don’t have to convince everyone: it’s enough to stay true to what you believe in.

  • Love Defend what matters to you in a relationship: you can stand firm on your needs without raising walls against the one you love.
  • Work and money Someone is questioning your ideas or your role: you have good reasons, so support them calmly and with clear arguments.
  • Advice Choose one point on which you won’t give way and defend it without raising your voice.

  What is worth defending?

• Eight of Wands

  • speed
  • news
  • movement

  Things are getting moving, sometimes all at once. Let the rhythm carry you without losing your direction.

  • Love Messages and signs are arriving, perhaps a feeling that is moving fast: welcome it, but answer with your heart and not just with urgency.
  • Work and money Things are speeding up: news, answers and opportunities arriving all at once. Keep your priorities in order and make the most of the favourable wind.
  • Advice Today, answer the message you have been putting off for days.

  What is speeding up in your life?

• Nine of Wands

  • resilience
  • caution
  • the last stretch

  You are tired but still standing. Acknowledge your strength and ask yourself what you need for the last stretch.

  • Love Perhaps you still carry old wounds and stay on your guard: caution protects you, but leave a little opening for trust.
  • Work and money The project is almost finished, even if you are tired: don’t give up now, protect what you have built and pace your strength.
  • Advice Allow yourself a real break today, then start again with just one goal at a time.

  What does your tiredness need?

• Ten of Wands

  • burden
  • responsibility
  • letting go

  You are carrying a lot, perhaps too much. Putting something down is not weakness: it is how you get there.

  • Love If you are carrying the weight of the relationship alone, it is time to share the effort, ask for help and find lightness again.
  • Work and money Too many commitments on your shoulders: choose what to delegate or postpone, because taking everything on is exactly what slows the journey down.
  • Advice Take one thing off your list today and hand it over to someone else.

  What burden could you leave to someone else?

• Page of Wands

  • curiosity
  • enthusiasm
  • discovery

  A youthful enthusiasm invites you to explore. Ask a question, try something new.

  • Love A sparkling meeting or a new curiosity: let yourself be surprised, with the lightness of someone who discovers without demanding answers straight away.
  • Work and money A piece of news or an idea lights you up: it is the moment to learn, ask questions and try new paths, even without experience.
  • Advice Sign up for something that makes you curious, a course or a meeting, even just to try it.

  What would you like to learn?

• Knight of Wands

  • passion
  • adventure
  • impulse

  An energy that runs, beautiful and warm. Use it to set off, but watch where you put your feet.

  • Love A passion arrives at a gallop, intense and warm: enjoy it, but before you race ahead check that you are both moving at the same pace.
  • Work and money You want to set off, to change, to throw yourself in: the energy is there, so use it with at least a basic plan, so you don’t burn it all at the start.
  • Advice Before you throw yourself in, stop for a moment and decide where you want to get to.

  Where is your drive taking you?

• Queen of Wands

  • warmth
  • security
  • magnetism

  You can warm a room with your presence. Trust your light and your ability to create.

  • Love Your warmth draws people in: you are confident and radiant, and those close to you feel it. Let yourself be seen, without hiding.
  • Work and money You have the confidence to lead and to create: show what you can do, because your energy can hold many things together.
  • Advice Wear something you love and, today, be the first to speak.

  Where can you shine without asking permission?

• King of Wands

  • vision
  • guidance
  • initiative

  Your vision can guide others too. Take the initiative, generously.

  • Love You bring vision and loyalty to the bond: propose a shared plan, while leaving the other person room to follow their own fire.
  • Work and money It is time to lead: you have clear ideas and the courage to take the initiative, so involve others in your vision.
  • Advice Take charge of a stalled project and be the one to propose the next step.

  Which project is waiting for you to lead it?

Cups

water: feelings, love, intuition

• Ace of Cups

  • new emotion
  • openness
  • love

  The heart fills and overflows. Let a new emotion in, without rushing to give it a name.

  • Love A new love or a feeling reborn: the heart opens and can welcome, if you let it, without hurrying.
  • Work and money Work that touches your heart: a creative or caring project may be born now, nourished by what truly moves you.
  • Advice Today, give an hour to something you love, just for the pleasure of doing it.

  What makes your heart overflow?

• Two of Cups

  • encounter
  • connection
  • alliance

  Two cups meet: a bond between equals, made of exchange. Nurture what unites you.

  • Love An understanding between equals, made of glances and exchange: a bond may be born or grow stronger in which you both give and receive.
  • Work and money A promising collaboration: with the right person beside you projects grow, as long as the agreement is clear and mutual.
  • Advice Suggest a coffee to someone you get on well with, and really listen to them.

  Who do you feel a real connection with?

• Three of Cups

  • friendship
  • celebration
  • sharing

  Shared joy multiplies. Seek out the people you can laugh and raise a glass with.

  • Love Love is nourished by friendship too: light moments, laughter and loved ones around the couple do the heart good.
  • Work and money Teamwork bears fruit: celebrate the results with those who made them possible and look for people you enjoy working with.
  • Advice Call a friend and arrange an evening together before the week is out.

  Who would you like to celebrate with?

• Four of Cups

  • pause
  • closure
  • introspection

  Something is being offered to you and perhaps you don’t see it. A pause is fine; but remember to look up.

  • Love Perhaps you feel distant or bored: take the time to understand what you want, without closing the door on what is coming.
  • Work and money It seems that nothing excites you: look again, because an opportunity may already have been offered to you while you were distracted.
  • Advice Think back to an offer you turned down too quickly and look at it with fresh eyes.

  What is life offering you that you are not looking at?

• Five of Cups

  • disappointment
  • nostalgia
  • what remains

  You are looking at the spilled cups, but two are still standing. Sorrow has its time; then you turn around.

  • Love A disappointment still weighs on you: allow yourself the sorrow, then look at who and what has stayed close to you.
  • Work and money A project did not go the way you hoped: draw out the lesson, keep what still works and start again from there.
  • Advice Look for the two good things you still have and give them a little of your time.

  What is left to you that still matters?

• Six of Cups

  • memories
  • gentleness
  • childhood

  A sweet memory comes back to visit you. Take tenderness from the past, not melancholy.

  • Love Tenderness and simple gestures, perhaps someone from the past coming back: let sweetness speak, without idealising what has been.
  • Work and money A talent from your childhood or an old contact may come in useful: look back to find resources, not to stand still.
  • Advice Make a small, kind gesture today: a simple gift or a handwritten note.

  Which memory makes you smile?

• Seven of Cups

  • dreams
  • possibilities
  • choice

  So many possibilities shine at once. Dreaming is lovely: then choose one and make it real.

  • Love Many fantasies and a few illusions: tell the real person apart from the one you imagine, and choose what truly makes you feel good.
  • Work and money Many ideas shine at once, but not all of them hold up: weigh the possibilities with your feet on the ground and focus on just one.
  • Advice Out of all your dreams, choose one and set a date to begin.

  Which of your dreams is truly yours?

• Eight of Cups

  • moving on
  • seeking
  • detachment

  Sometimes we leave something not because it is wrong, but because it is no longer enough. The journey goes on.

  • Love You feel that a bond no longer nourishes you as it once did: you can look for more, with honesty towards yourself and towards the other person.
  • Work and money What you do may no longer satisfy you: ask yourself what you are really looking for and prepare the change calmly, one step at a time.
  • Advice Take a long walk on your own and listen to where your heart leads you.

  What is calling you elsewhere?

• Nine of Cups

  • satisfaction
  • desire
  • gratitude

  It is the wish card: enjoy what you have and give thanks. Gratitude opens new doors.

  • Love A wish of the heart may come true: enjoy the affection you have, and let your joy show.
  • Work and money It is a time of satisfaction: appreciate what you have achieved, because gratitude makes you more open to opportunities.
  • Advice This evening, write down three things you are grateful for.

  What are you grateful for today?

• Ten of Cups

  • harmony
  • family
  • serenity

  The rainbow over the house: harmony with your loved ones. Protect this peace.

  • Love Harmony and plans for life: a serene bond, made of home and loved ones, to be protected with small everyday gestures.
  • Work and money Work that fits with life: look for balance between commitments and affections, because serenity is an achievement too.
  • Advice Set aside a quiet moment with the people at home, without phones.

  What makes your home serene?

• Page of Cups

  • sensitivity
  • surprise
  • imagination

  A gentle surprise, an emotion being born. Listen to the most tender, creative part of you.

  • Love A tender message, an unexpected gesture: a feeling is born or reveals itself gently, and asks to be welcomed without fear.
  • Work and money Imagination is a resource: a creative idea or an unusual intuition can bring something new to your projects.
  • Advice Give yourself a creative moment today — colours, music or words — just for you.

  What is your heart whispering to you?

• Knight of Cups

  • romance
  • invitation
  • ideal

  An invitation of the heart arrives. Follow beauty while keeping your feet on the ground.

  • Love A courtship or a romantic invitation: let yourself be enchanted, but see whether actions follow the beautiful words.
  • Work and money An interesting offer or proposal: weigh it with your heart and your head, making sure the dream rests on solid ground.
  • Advice Be the one to make a kind invitation today, to someone you care about.

  What kind invitation are you waiting for, or could you make yourself?

• Queen of Cups

  • empathy
  • intuition
  • care

  You feel deeply and know how to welcome others. Remember to welcome yourself too.

  • Love You know how to listen to and understand the people you love: offer your empathy, but ask to be welcomed too, without emptying yourself for anyone.
  • Work and money Intuition is your strength: trust your feelings when you decide, and bring care to your relationships with colleagues and clients.
  • Advice Take half an hour all to yourself, with a hot cup of tea and no duties.

  How can you take care of yourself today?

• King of Cups

  • calm
  • wisdom of the heart
  • balance

  The sea moves, but you stand firm. A calm heart is a strength.

  • Love A mature and steady love: you know how to stay calm even among the waves, and your serenity gives security to those beside you.
  • Work and money When tension rises, you are the one who keeps the balance: lead with diplomacy, listen to everyone and decide without being carried away by agitation.
  • Advice When emotion rises, take three slow breaths before you speak.

  Where do you need calm more than words?

Swords

air: the mind, words, truth

• Ace of Swords

  • clarity
  • truth
  • decision

  A sword of light cuts through the fog. A clear idea arrives: use it honestly.

  • Love A sincere word brings clarity to the bond: what you feel, said simply, helps to clear up misunderstandings.
  • Work and money A sharp idea unblocks a stalled project; with your finances too, looking at the numbers as they are helps you decide well.
  • Advice Write in one line the truth you have understood, and keep it before your eyes.

  What truth do you finally see clearly?

• Two of Swords

  • indecision
  • balance
  • waiting

  Blindfolded eyes and crossed swords: you are holding everything still. Listen to your intuition to untie the knot.

  • Love Perhaps you are putting off a choice so as not to hurt anyone, not even yourself: listening to what you truly feel is the kindest thing you can do.
  • Work and money Two roads seem equal and you are waiting: gather the information you are missing, then give yourself a deadline to choose.
  • Advice Sit in silence, close your eyes and ask yourself which answer you already know.

  What would you know if you took off the blindfold?

• Three of Swords

  • sorrow
  • wound
  • truth of the heart

  A sorrow asks to be acknowledged. Naming what hurts is the first step towards letting it go.

  • Love A sorrow in your heart asks to be heard, not silenced: talking about it with someone you love, or with yourself, can make it lighter.
  • Work and money A disappointment at work stings: acknowledge it without turning it into blame, and separate the facts from the words that hurt you.
  • Advice Allow yourself a moment to feel the sorrow, without judging yourself.

  What needs to be said?

• Four of Swords

  • rest
  • pause
  • silence

  It is time to stop and rest. Silence puts your thoughts back in order.

  • Love The bond asks for quiet, not arguments: a little shared silence, or an evening all to yourself, brings peace back to your thoughts.
  • Work and money Before starting again you need a real break: stepping away for a while from accounts and deadlines makes your choices clearer.
  • Advice Switch off your phone for an hour and let your mind settle.

  When do you allow yourself a real break?

• Five of Swords

  • conflict
  • pride
  • loss

  Winning at all costs can leave you alone. Ask yourself whether this battle is truly worth it.

  • Love Being right at all costs can push away the people you love: sometimes giving way on a word saves far more than an argument won.
  • Work and money An atmosphere of rivalry drains your energy: choose the battles that truly matter and let the others go, even if your pride protests.
  • Advice Give up the last word in an argument that is wearing you out.

  Which battle can you let go of?

• Six of Swords

  • transition
  • journey
  • calm waters

  The boat leaves the troubled waters. It is a passage towards a calmer place.

  • Love Your heart is moving away from a troubled time and looking for calmer waters: serene relationships, where you do not have to fight to be understood.
  • Work and money A change of surroundings or of method leads you out of the confusion: accept that this is a passage, not yet the arrival.
  • Advice Choose one thing that weighs down the boat and leave it on the shore.

  Which shore are you moving towards?

• Seven of Swords

  • strategy
  • cunning
  • caution

  It takes intelligence and a little caution. Act shrewdly, but without betraying yourself.

  • Love Not everything is said openly: observe calmly, protect what is yours and don’t play hide-and-seek with your own feelings.
  • Work and money Move with discretion: keep your plans to yourself until they are ripe, and reread agreements and promises carefully before you sign.
  • Advice Before you act, ask yourself: does this move leave me at peace with myself?

  Where do you need strategy more than force?

• Eight of Swords

  • feeling stuck
  • fear
  • liberation

  The bindings are looser than they seem. Often the cage is made of thoughts.

  • Love Perhaps you feel bound by fears or old wounds: the door of your heart is not locked, it is only ajar.
  • Work and money It seems you have no choice, but the blindfold is made of thoughts: list the possibilities you have not yet considered.
  • Advice Write down the thought that holds you back and, beside it, one small step to prove it wrong.

  What thought is keeping you stuck?

• Nine of Swords

  • worry
  • night
  • thoughts

  Night-time thoughts always seem bigger. By day, look at them calmly: they grow smaller.

  • Love At night, fears and jealousies become enormous: before drawing conclusions, talk calmly and ask.
  • Work and money Worries about work or money are keeping you awake: separate the real problems from the imagined ones and face them by daylight.
  • Advice Keep a notebook beside your bed and empty your thoughts into it before you sleep.

  Which worry can you look at in the light of day?

• Ten of Swords

  • ending
  • closure
  • dawn

  Something has truly ended. Behind it is the dawn: from here the only way is up.

  • Love A chapter of the heart has truly closed: acknowledging it hurts, but it frees up space for something truer.
  • Work and money A phase of work has reached the end of the line: close it with dignity, without forcing it, and gather what it has taught you.
  • Advice Truly close what has ended: a goodbye, something given back, a final gesture.

  What has ended to make room for the new?

• Page of Swords

  • curiosity
  • vigilance
  • words

  A bright, curious mind. Observe carefully before you speak.

  • Love Ask questions, listen to the answers and watch the gestures: sincere curiosity helps you understand who is really beside you.
  • Work and money It is time to learn and to inform yourself properly: an alert mind notices the details that others miss, in the numbers too.
  • Advice Observe a situation in silence for a whole day before you talk about it.

  What do you want to understand better?

• Knight of Swords

  • swiftness
  • determination
  • ideas

  Ideas run fast. Decisiveness is good; beware of haste.

  • Love Words and decisions are moving fast: honesty is good, but give the other person time to answer.
  • Work and money You have energy and ideas to spare: aim straight for your goal, but check twice before you rush, especially with money.
  • Advice Reread that important message you would like to send right away, an hour later.

  Where can you slow down a little?

• Queen of Swords

  • lucidity
  • independence
  • sincerity

  You see things as they are and say so clearly. Honesty can be kind too.

  • Love You know what you want and what you will no longer accept: clear boundaries, expressed kindly, make a relationship more honest.
  • Work and money Your clarity is precious: weigh the facts without being dazzled, and defend your choices in simple words.
  • Advice Today, express a need in one clear sentence, without apologising.

  What can you say with clarity and kindness?

• King of Swords

  • judgement
  • reason
  • authority

  Clear thinking and fair decisions. Listen to reason without forgetting your heart.

  • Love What is needed is a mature dialogue, made of listening and the right words: reason helps, as long as you don’t forget tenderness.
  • Work and money It is the moment for considered decisions and clear rules: the opinion of an experienced person can help you see more clearly.
  • Advice Listen to the other side of the story too, before you judge.

  What decision is your clear mind asking for?

Pentacles

earth: practical things, work, home

• Ace of Pentacles

  • opportunity
  • seed
  • practicality

  A concrete seed is being offered to you: an opportunity to cultivate with patience.

  • Love A bond can put down concrete roots: simple gestures, time given, a small promise that is kept.
  • Work and money A concrete opportunity presents itself, a beginning to cultivate: weigh it with your feet on the ground and give it time to grow.
  • Advice Take the opportunity into your hands: make the call, ask, set up a meeting.

  Which opportunity can you help to grow?

• Two of Pentacles

  • balance
  • flexibility
  • play

  You are balancing several things at once. With a light touch and a little play, you can do it.

  • Love You are looking for balance between commitments and affections: a little lightness and some laughter make the bond more supple.
  • Work and money You are juggling several things at once, money included: keep a simple record of what comes in and goes out, and stay flexible as things change.
  • Advice Decide on the two priorities of the week and leave the rest on hold.

  What do you need to balance at the moment?

• Three of Pentacles

  • collaboration
  • craft
  • teamwork

  Good work is born together with others. Share your skills.

  • Love A relationship is built by two people, stone by stone: each brings their own part, and a shared project strengthens the bond.
  • Work and money Your craft deserves to be seen: work with others, accept useful suggestions and let the team take the project higher.
  • Advice Show your work to a competent person and ask for an honest opinion.

  Who can you build something with?

• Four of Pentacles

  • security
  • control
  • holding on

  Holding on tight feels safe, but it can close your hands. Ask yourself what you could let flow.

  • Love The need for security can make you hold on too tightly: leaving the other person a little room makes the bond more serene.
  • Work and money Protecting what you have is wise, but the fear of losing it can hold you back: tell prudence apart from closing yourself off.
  • Advice Today, give away something you have been keeping aside for too long.

  What are you holding too tightly?

• Five of Pentacles

  • hardship
  • feeling left out
  • help close by

  In the cold there is a lit window: help is closer than you think.

  • Love If you feel left out or unseen, don’t close up: those who love you can welcome you, if you let them see what you feel.
  • Work and money It is a time of hardship or uncertainty: review your spending calmly and seek the advice of someone competent, without shame.
  • Advice Knock on a door: today, ask for help from someone you trust.

  Who could you ask for a hand?

• Six of Pentacles

  • giving and receiving
  • generosity
  • balance

  Giving and receiving are two halves of the same dance. Let the good flow.

  • Love In a healthy bond we give and we receive: notice whether you are always the one giving, or whether you find it hard to accept.
  • Work and money Generosity and balance in exchanges: help given or received can make the difference, as long as things stay fair for everyone.
  • Advice Today, accept some help or a compliment simply by saying thank you.

  What can you give, and what can you accept?

• Seven of Pentacles

  • patience
  • harvest
  • weighing up

  The plant grows slowly. Stop and look at how much you have already grown.

  • Love The bond is growing slowly: instead of measuring it every day, look at how much it has already ripened and tend it with trust.
  • Work and money Not everything can be seen straight away: take stock of the projects you have started and decide where to put your energy, without hurrying.
  • Advice Look back over the past year and recognise three things you have helped to grow.

  What is growing, even if it can’t be seen yet?

• Eight of Pentacles

  • commitment
  • practice
  • mastery

  One stroke at a time, with care. Steady practice becomes mastery.

  • Love Love lives on small, repeated gestures: attention, presence and steady care are worth more than grand outbursts.
  • Work and money Focus on your craft: patient practice sharpens your skills and gives your work a quality that shows.
  • Advice Every day, give twenty minutes to what you want to get better at.

  What do you want to become good at?

• Nine of Pentacles

  • independence
  • fruits
  • elegance

  The garden has blossomed thanks to you. Enjoy the fruits of your work.

  • Love You feel good in your own company, and that changes everything: choose a love that enriches your life, not one that fills it.
  • Work and money The fruits of your effort are visible: enjoy the independence you have earned and spend with elegance, without waste or guilt.
  • Advice Treat yourself to something beautiful that celebrates what you have achieved on your own.

  What have you built with your own hands?

• Ten of Pentacles

  • roots
  • family
  • legacy

  Roots and what endures over time: family, home, what is handed down.

  • Love This is about roots and the future: a bond that looks towards family, home, something that lasts over time.
  • Work and money What lasts is what counts: think long term and build prudently something that can serve those who come after you too.
  • Advice Call a member of your family and ask them to tell you a story from home.

  What would you like to leave to those who come after you?

• Page of Pentacles

  • study
  • project
  • first step

  A course of study, a project to nurture step by step. Begin with one small, concrete action.

  • Love A new feeling asks for time and concrete gestures: get to know the other person slowly, without rushing ahead.
  • Work and money A good moment to study, learn a skill or start a project with method: small steps taken well build solid foundations.
  • Advice Sign up for a course or open a book on the thing you want to learn.

  What concrete first step can you take?

• Knight of Pentacles

  • constancy
  • reliability
  • method

  Slow but sure: constancy takes you far.

  • Love A reliable love that makes no noise but is there: trust grows from steady presence, day after day.
  • Work and money Proceed with method and regularity: this is not the moment for rash moves, but for a constancy that builds, in your finances too.
  • Advice Set a time for your project and keep to it every day for a week.

  Where do you need more constancy?

• Queen of Pentacles

  • practical care
  • welcome
  • beauty

  You know how to make life beautiful and nourishing, for yourself and for others. Take care of the simple things too.

  • Love You love by taking care: a hot meal, a welcoming home; but remember to receive the same attention yourself.
  • Work and money You are concrete and practical: you know how to make resources bear fruit and create places where people feel at ease.
  • Advice Make something good for yourself, with the same care you give to others.

  What small daily act of care makes you feel good?

• King of Pentacles

  • stability
  • solidity
  • responsibility

  Solid as the earth: calmly build what lasts.

  • Love A solid, protective love that shows itself through actions: stability becomes a form of tenderness.
  • Work and money Manage what you have built responsibly: prudent decisions and a long view make your ground more solid.
  • Advice Put your papers and your accounts in order, one hour at a time.

  What do you want to make more solid?