Yep, sounds good. But I warn you mine are hard to define: I keep compiling meanings I resonate with whenever I visit a site, or even from your readings on the board. Then, I use reversals as well. And finally, you will see the same card interpreted by me in very different ways depending on context. Don't you all do the same? In other words, my meanings are always evolving, and I would have a hard time pinning them down, although without a specific reading I can usually define each card with just one word or sentence.

BTW, these days I am realizing just how much my Tarot knowledge and confidence have increased since I visit this site. I can hardly recognize my own past readings! And I owe it all to you and every reader that has generously shared views, and to all those passionate intellectuals like you and George who make the more lazy of us pay attention to detail, symbols, colors, astrological connections...

So yes, I can make an effort to close my eyes and tell you what comes to mind more readily when looking at each card, even though I might answer differently tomorrow. Is that good enough? Otherwise I could have right issues, since most meanings are somewhere written and compiled already. In this same forum, actually.

My warmest thanks to all Tarot readers and seekers who keep teaching me something new each single day I visit.

   

Depending on what the reading is on and the placement of the cards, I can see one card having many different meanings. It may be hard to define meanings for one card based on all readings. Some of what is brought out in one situation won't apply to another. I hope this makes sense. (It's hard to explain!!!)

It makes very much sense and my thoughts are exactly the same. We just cannot generalise those other meanings as being part of the general meaning of the cards.

Hi Guys.

The intention is to derive at a general set of meanings, pointers to symbolism, associations to other cards. This is to establish a interpritation which is ever-evolving, although being  part of single thread of thought. I agree full-heartedly that we never can pinpoint a certain influence, but we can develop a regiment of interpritations, to assist and guide all of us. These interpritations and how it's applied to certain events, is a "directory" or point of referance only.

When we look at the suit of Swords, not only does it resemble the higher "Aristocracy", but also play an important role in the intellectual abilities of a person. In this sense we can truly see each suit as a reflection of a certain personal point of view, and how it may be influenced, or accepted and  perhaps rejected, by a querant.

If we look at the overall symbolism in the cards, the involvement of the Court Cards and the impact of the Major Arcanum Cards, how can we establish links to individual cards, if we don't discuss, and give guidance to each other?

Blessed be.

Blessed be

I enjoy even these discussions about 'to do or not to do', we all seem so different...

I love to experiment, so I'm all for trying and, if it doesn't work, then go on to something else. However, I thought we were already into it, with the Aces, Twos, Threes discussions and their links to the Majors. I believe it is not so much about giving meanings that can be standardized, but what each card brings to mind immediately on its own, out of a reading context, like the Empress fertility and good natured abundance, or the Hermit's loneliness... I guess the interesting thing here would be to find out how each card makes a different impact on each reader, since PW will be looking for certain signs and links, I will be trying to 'feel' the image, Cedars will try to get the best possible meaning out of each (I'm just making this up, it's a hypothesis).

Of course, these meanings would probably not be fitting in a reading (or not all readings), but reading meanings are written everywhere, we don't need to give any more of those, really. I just want to play with the cards!

Um, let's see if I can express my idea more clearly: I believe what PW is proposing would help establish a closer intimacy with each card by making us think on it and its links to all the rest. For people reading these associations, it should help them to 'get to know' each card as if meeting a person. It's hard to remember names, ages, jobs and other boring data like that when meeting people unless you have a bit more juicy personal info as well. That is what I propose for the cards: just getting to know them better, so they will speak to us more easily when reading, and can give us the specific meanings needed in each spread.

I believe the more you feel the cards talking to you, the easier it is to give a reading. Of course, some have an advantage with their psychic input so that they begin to feel things before even looking at the cards. But for me it's a great help to have discussions on each. And there is no need to reach an 'acceptable' conclusion. We are just exchanging opinions, as far as I'm concerned.

Of course no one has to do it if they don't feel like it. I personally think we could use the info we are putting into the open thread's discussions, no need to do anything special. It all depends how you compile the info later and what you use it for: each will adapt it to their own uses, I suppose.

My two pennies worth