Another New Tarot Deck ~ Moving Past Self-Imposed Limitation

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The other new deck I purchased was a Silver Foil deck by Prophet. Again, it’s another presentation of the Rider Waite Tarot and I really like it. The cards are heavier than the other new deck I purchased, which I prefer, and they’re also not as slippery when shuffling as with the other new deck. And I especially like the black background.

For this reading, I drew The Fool reversed, card zero of the Major Arcana, The Queen of Swords, and the Page of Swords, so already we’re looking at self-perception and fear given that The Fool in its upright position talks about taking a leap of faith into new opportunities.

In its reversed presentation, The Fool might signal a lack of faith in one’s abilities or fear of the unknown that might be holding one back. But again, this involves self-perception and whether or not we’re limited by how we see the world and our place in it. Instead of happily taking the leap, we may be too afraid of new experiences to do so. Any sense of adventure is lacking and playing it safe is preferred to taking a risk that could pay off. A lack of trust may also be involved when The Fool is reversed.

Enter the Queen of Swords. She’s an older woman in authority who doesn’t suffer fools gladly as the saying goes. She takes no prisoners and refuses to accept deceit from anyone. She’s not going to listen to a pity party or to someone who doesn’t see their own worth. She expects more than that from those who come to hear her counsel and won’t take no for an answer, especially when it’s clear to her that the individual in question is more capable than s/he perceives him/herself to be.

One of the more interesting experiences in Tarot reading is when two or more Court cards appear to be interacting with each other. And we have that in this reading with the Queen and Page of Swords. The Page of Swords looks back at the Queen as she holds her sword straight upward to higher truth with her other hand extended out in offering to the Page.

He wisely takes her counsel and leans into the future, ready to take the risk that The Fool was unwilling to take. The Queen, in effect, offers advice to the Page that invokes his/her transformation from someone who is reticent to someone who intelligently looks at the truth of who s/he is and lets go of the fear that was holding him/her back as The Fool.

Again, the Queen doesn’t suffer fools gladly and her counsel suggests neither should we, even when it refers to the fool within.

Well, that was interesting. I really love this deck!