New ideas, service to others, travel and adventure, and learning new skills are facets of Pages. Photo by Steve Bonner. By Michelle CrandellPages welcome change and new possibilities in the areas represented by their suit. Pages cultivate “beginner’s mind,” comfort with “not knowing” and the joy of learning new things. PAGE OF SWORDS IS open to new ways of thinking and communicating. New ideas fascinate this Page. This card encourages
Knights might be drawn to politics, social work, inventing, or building. Photo by Steve Bonner. By Michelle CrandellKnights are action-oriented, motivated, and focused on the goals their suit represents. Knights face challenges and have a sense of adventure and purpose. They are usually courtly and well-intentioned, “knights in shining armor.” KNIGHT OF SWORDS is committed to ideas and values his ability to think. Assertive, courageous, and sometimes blunt, his purpose
Queens represent the capacity to nurture and develop that which is related to their suit. By Michelle CrandellQueens represent personal, self-control. Queens reign in the sphere of home, family, maternal energy, and cultural wisdom. Queens represent the capacity to nurture and develop that which is related to their suit. QUEEN OF SWORDS IS intelligent, self-reliant, and objective. She loves ideas, thinks critically about issues, and is good at solving problems.
Each King in Tarot is the masculine representation of his designated suit. By Michelle CrandellKings are self-assured, self-reliant, and authentic, representing masculine authority and power, someone important to the seeker or the seeker themself. Kings have been practicing adults for quite some time. They operate in the external world, seeking solutions outside themselves. Each King is the mature masculine representation of his designated suit. KING OF SWORDS IS visionary, objective,
Royalty cards represent a hierarchy of maturity and competence. By Michelle CrandellTarot decks have sixteen Royalty cards: Kings, Queens, Knights, and Pages in four suits. In archaic, gypsy readings, Royalty/Court cards represent people in the seeker’s life and are identified by physical characteristics. Swords have brown hair, medium skin, and brown, hazel, or gray eyes. Cups are blondes, with blue eyes and fair skin. Wands have auburn or red hair,
If you anticipate boredom and grumpiness at a Tarot session, Madame Zara is likely to leave you pleasantly surprised. Michelle Crandell is known for her ability to invent an improv character and interact with people via the “personality” she creates. This year, Michelle brings MADAME ZARA to Arts and The Park. Madame Zara is an old, world-weary Tarot reader. Sometimes, she gets bored and grumpy with customers. Madame Zara says
The Major Arcana Tarot card associated with Pisces is XVIII the Moon. By Michelle CrandellThe Moon is the Tarot card representing Pisces. “Moon-born” are gifted with personal magnetism and access to instinctual, intuitive, ancestral, and archetypical information. What they do with and about these gifts determines the course of their lives. Over and over, Pisceseans navigate two opposite choices. Will they support their authentic self or false self; truth and
The Major Arcana Tarot card associated with Aquarius is XVII The Star. By Michelle CrandellFor those born under the astrological sign Aquarius, The Star is the Major Arcana card symbolizing natural gifts Aquarians can use to find meaning and purpose in life. People born under The Star possess a hopeful attitude: seeing life through the lens of a positive future, focusing on benevolent forces in the universe. Aquarians are open-minded.
The Major Arcana Tarot card associated with Sagittarius is XIV Temperance/Art. By Michelle CrandellIf your astrological sign is Sagittarius, Temperance/Art is the Major Arcana card representing the natural gifts you can use to actualize your life’s purposes. Becoming a well-balanced person, tempered by adversity and joy will help you bring your dreams into reality. Temperance borns need to remember they are a “work of art in progress.” Temperance: Practice balancing
The Major Arcana Tarot card associated with Capricorn is XV Devil. By Michelle CrandellTHE DEVIL: Tarot’s Major Arcana card corresponding to the zodiac sign, Capricorn. The natural gifts available to Capricorns are reflected by this card. Mirth combined with stability; facing bedevilments with tenacity; sure-footedness and doing life step by step are personal qualities Capricorns can utilize to actualize their potential. They are vital, joyful, and grounded. A healthy Devil
The Major Arcana Tarot card associated with Scorpio is XIII Death. By Michelle CrandellThe astrological sign, Scorpio is associated with the Major Arcana card Death/Rebirth. For those influenced by this Tarot card, commitment to the process of transformation and change provides meaning and purpose. This commitment takes many forms. Some Scorpios reinvent themselves numerous times. Others help people in transition find their way from an ending to a new beginning.
The Major Arcana Tarot card associated with Libra is XI Justice/Adjustment. By Michelle CrandellJustice/Adjustment is the Major Arcana card corresponding to the sign of Libra. Personal interests of the Justice born: seeking balanced, harmonious environments and developing open-mindedness. Libras use these guides to find meaning and purpose in their lives. JUSTICE: What creates fairness? Libras believe all humans are created equal. They sympathize with anyone they believe is being treated
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