Myrrha
This is a way to discover cards that you have a relationship with because they express the same placement of a planet in a sign that you have in your natal chart. If you don’t have an astrological chart go to www.astro.com. It is very easy, you just put in your birth date and place and select that you want a chart. Find out your Sun sign, Moon sign, and what sign Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn are in.
Not every planet in every sign is represented in the Tarot. Look to see if any of your placements are on the list below. If you find some, think about how the card relates to your life and your personality. Are any of them cards you consider your favorites in the deck? Perhaps from now on when these cards come up in your readings they will be special because you know they relate to your chart. You can also look at people’s charts before you read for them in case any of these special cards come up.
Generally, the moon shows how you are with feelings, your inner life, what you want; Venus shows your romantic creative side; the Sun is nowadays taken to show the self, it can also show what you need to grow spiritually; Mercury shows your intellect and thinking processes; Mars shows your aggression and drives; Jupiter shows luck, big dreams, expansion; Saturn shows how you deal with structure and limitation. This is a very simplified explanation, but you will be able to see which area of life to relate the card to.
For example, I very likely have the Moon in Libra (there is a chance that it is in Scorpio as I don’t know what time I was born). I look at the Two of Swords and yes, it is one of the ones I love in the deck and I feel it really describes me well. I need to be alone to think about things and experience my feelings. I need peace, beauty and order in order to function. I love the night when things are quieter and calmer.
I am not positive but I think that the RWS follows the same astrology so you can use any RWS derived deck to do this. Some of the connections between the astrological placement and the card might be clearer with the Cosmic or Thoth though as I believe the meanings are derived more closely from astrology.
This is a new area of study for me and I’m no expert so please post if I’ve made mistakes here.
Sun in Scorpio -- Six of Cups
Sun in Sagittarius -- Nine of Wands
Sun in Aries -- Three of Wands
Sun in Gemini -- Ten of Swords
Sun in Capricorn -- Four of Disks/Pentacles
Sun in Virgo -- Eight of Disks/Pentacles
Moon in Cancer -- Four of Cups
Moon in Aquarius -- Seven of Swords
Moon in Libra -- Two Swords
Moon in Taurus -- Six of Disks/Pentacles
Mercury in Sagittarius -- Eight of Wands
Mercury in Cancer -- Three of Cups
Mercury in Aquarius -- Six of Swords
Mercury in Taurus -- Five of Disks/Pentacles
Mercury in Virgo -- Ten of Disks/Pentacles
Mars in Aries -- Two of Wands
Mars in Leo -- Seven of Wands
Mars in Scorpio -- Five of Cups
Mars in Pisces -- Ten of Cups
Mars in Capricorn -- Three of Disks/Pentacles
Venus in Aries -- Four of Disks/Pentacles
Venus in Cancer -- Two of Cups
Venus in Scorpio -- Seven of Cups
Venus in Aquarius -- Five of Cups
Venus in Virgo -- Nine of Disks/Pentacles
Jupiter in Leo -- Six of Wands
Jupiter in Libra -- Four of Wands
Jupiter in Pisces -- Nine of Cups
Jupiter in Capricorn -- Two of Disks
Jupiter in Gemini -- Eight of Swords
Saturn in Leo -- Five of Wands
Saturn in Sagittarius -- Ten of Wands
Saturn in Pisces -- Eight of Cups
Saturn in Libra -- Three of Swords
Saturn in Taurus -- Seven of Disks/Pentacles
Not every planet in every sign is represented in the Tarot. Look to see if any of your placements are on the list below. If you find some, think about how the card relates to your life and your personality. Are any of them cards you consider your favorites in the deck? Perhaps from now on when these cards come up in your readings they will be special because you know they relate to your chart. You can also look at people’s charts before you read for them in case any of these special cards come up.
Generally, the moon shows how you are with feelings, your inner life, what you want; Venus shows your romantic creative side; the Sun is nowadays taken to show the self, it can also show what you need to grow spiritually; Mercury shows your intellect and thinking processes; Mars shows your aggression and drives; Jupiter shows luck, big dreams, expansion; Saturn shows how you deal with structure and limitation. This is a very simplified explanation, but you will be able to see which area of life to relate the card to.
For example, I very likely have the Moon in Libra (there is a chance that it is in Scorpio as I don’t know what time I was born). I look at the Two of Swords and yes, it is one of the ones I love in the deck and I feel it really describes me well. I need to be alone to think about things and experience my feelings. I need peace, beauty and order in order to function. I love the night when things are quieter and calmer.
I am not positive but I think that the RWS follows the same astrology so you can use any RWS derived deck to do this. Some of the connections between the astrological placement and the card might be clearer with the Cosmic or Thoth though as I believe the meanings are derived more closely from astrology.
This is a new area of study for me and I’m no expert so please post if I’ve made mistakes here.
Sun in Scorpio -- Six of Cups
Sun in Sagittarius -- Nine of Wands
Sun in Aries -- Three of Wands
Sun in Gemini -- Ten of Swords
Sun in Capricorn -- Four of Disks/Pentacles
Sun in Virgo -- Eight of Disks/Pentacles
Moon in Cancer -- Four of Cups
Moon in Aquarius -- Seven of Swords
Moon in Libra -- Two Swords
Moon in Taurus -- Six of Disks/Pentacles
Mercury in Sagittarius -- Eight of Wands
Mercury in Cancer -- Three of Cups
Mercury in Aquarius -- Six of Swords
Mercury in Taurus -- Five of Disks/Pentacles
Mercury in Virgo -- Ten of Disks/Pentacles
Mars in Aries -- Two of Wands
Mars in Leo -- Seven of Wands
Mars in Scorpio -- Five of Cups
Mars in Pisces -- Ten of Cups
Mars in Capricorn -- Three of Disks/Pentacles
Venus in Aries -- Four of Disks/Pentacles
Venus in Cancer -- Two of Cups
Venus in Scorpio -- Seven of Cups
Venus in Aquarius -- Five of Cups
Venus in Virgo -- Nine of Disks/Pentacles
Jupiter in Leo -- Six of Wands
Jupiter in Libra -- Four of Wands
Jupiter in Pisces -- Nine of Cups
Jupiter in Capricorn -- Two of Disks
Jupiter in Gemini -- Eight of Swords
Saturn in Leo -- Five of Wands
Saturn in Sagittarius -- Ten of Wands
Saturn in Pisces -- Eight of Cups
Saturn in Libra -- Three of Swords
Saturn in Taurus -- Seven of Disks/Pentacles