Kate (Daily Tarot Girl)

My NEW Daily Tarot Practice!

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I don’t typically read Tarot everyday, but I was recently inspired to try this method after reading about how to calculate your Personality, Soul and Year cards in Mary K Greer’s book Who Are You In The Tarot?

This exercise involves numbers and math – but don’t let that turn you off – this new daily Tarot practice has me excitedly reaching for my cards each morning!

Daily Tarot Practice: Calculate Your Tarot Card of the Day

1. Take today’s date and add up all the numbers. For example, the day I’m writing this is Sept 21, 2024.

09 + 21 + 2+0+2+4 = 38

If you get a number that’s higher than 22, further reduce that number by adding the two numbers together. In my case, my number would be 38 (3 + 8)= 11

2. Now, take that number and find the major arcana card with that number. In my case, it’s Justice. Fuck, I hate that card!

If you get number 22, its The Fool.

Rider-Waite Tarot

This is your Tarot Card of the Day! It gives you an overall idea of the general weather or energy of the day and the type of stuff you might encounter. It could represent a person that you’ll interact with today, or an event or experience you might have.

3. What do you think this card is telling you about the day ahead? Jot down a few ideas in your Tarot journal.

Personally, I think Justice is telling me that I may encounter a serious (but highly intelligent) person and that I’ll need to use my good judgement today when it comes to time management and prioritizing.

4. At the end of your day, have another look at this card. How does it reflect the day you had? How did this card show up for you?

Going Deeper: Incorporating Your Personality Card!

Your Personality Card reflects your personality traits, life mission, goals and values. It’s calculated by adding up all the numbers in your birth date. My Personality Card is The Emperor and while I’m not stubborn or controlling, I am fiercely independent, self employed and do things in my own weird way.

Rider Waite Tarot

1. Find your Personality Card by adding up your birth date – the day, month and year – and find the Major Arcana card of that number.

For example, if you were born on October 7, 1987 (10 + 7 + 1+9+8+7) = 42
Since this number is higher than 22, we’ll further add it up (4 + 2 = 6)
Now, find the Major Arcana card of that number. In the example above, number 6 is The Lovers!

2. Find the card of the day by adding up the numbers in today’s date.

3. Place these two cards side by side. The card of the day tells you the general energy of today, while your Personality Card tells you how you’ll interact with this energy.

How do these cards interact? Feel free to journal about it in your Tarot Journal.

Going Even Deeper: Calculating Your Inner Card of the Day

Your Inner Card of the Day reflects the internal experiences, challenges and opportunities you’ll encounter today and it’s it’s calculated by adding your Personality Card to your Card of the Day.

1. Add your Personality Card (the numbers in your birth date added up) to your Card of the Day (the numbers in today’s date added up) and then find the Major Arcana card of that number. So in my case, my card of the day is Justice (11) and my Personality Card is The Emperor (4), that would be 11 + 4 = 15 (The Devil).

Universal Waite Tarot

This is your Inner Card of the Day. Adding up the numbers of today’s date (to find your Day Card) gives you an idea of the general energy of today and how it might look on the outside, but adding your birth date to that number will give you a better sense of how you’ll internally experience your day.

So if my Inner Card of the Day is The Devil, I may feel tempted all day long to give into a craving, addiction or habit that’s a little bit bad for me.

Look at your Inner Card of the Day and ask:

♥ What does this card mean to you?
♥ What message does it have for you about your day ahead?
♥ How did this card show up for you today? (Ask this one at the end of your day)

Now you have 3 cards to contemplate: your Personality Card, the Card of the Day and then your Inner Card of the Day. But if that feels too complicated, just focus on either your Card of the Day or your Inner Card of the Day. You can make it as quick and simple or as complex as you want!

I’ve only just started playing around with this daily practice but I’ve found it very illuminating! The other day, my Inner Card of the Day was Strength. That day I had to give a pill to my foster cat and then get her in a carrier to go to the vet. I found myself just like this cat lady in Strength, gently coaxing and soothing my little lion as I tried (successfully!) to get her to cooperate.

TELL ME! What’s YOUR Inner Card of the Day today?

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Tarot Reading for Sept 16 – 22

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Let’s shuffle the Giant Rider Waite Tarot and see what energies, themes and opportunities lay ahead for you this week…

I’ll be hosting a Full Moon Tarot Practice Party on Tuesday, Sept 17th @ 5 – 6:30pm PDT. This is your chance to practice reading for others in a warm, friendly environment! Sign up here!

Have a good week 🙂
xoxo
Kate

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King of Swords – Tarot Meaning Deep Dive

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***Pssst! I made something for you! Grab your FREE Court Card Cheatsheet right HERE!***

Welcome to part 14 of my 16 part series Meet the Court Cards – each week we will hang out with ONE court card and dive deeply into the symbols, personality traits, talents and dark side. This is similar to my Major Arcana Meanings Deep Dive series, but we’ll also explore how each court card acts in the context of love, work and money.

I’ll give you specific ways to embody this card as well as some journalling questions to help you connect with this card on a more personal level.

Let’s dive into the King of Swords – he’s serious and stuffy but sharp as a tack! He’s a master strategist who is always several steps ahead of everyone else and has a wicked sense of humour.

Sit back, relax and discover the personality, meanings and secret symbols of this King…

Element = Air (mind, intellect, thoughts, beliefs, focus, communication)

Keywords/Personality Traits

Intelligent, sharp, focused, detail oriented, serious, good negotiator, strategic, ahead of the game, wisdom, ego, knowledge, mental mastery.

Symbols:

clouds = pessimism, thoughts

birds = birds eye view, perspective

blue = coolness, clarity, air/space/breath

Sword = sharp, cuts through distraction

butterflies = transformation

crescent moon = feminine symbol

Talents:

The King of Swords has achieved mastery over his own mind, making him cool headed, wise and full of knowledge. He’s a gifted strategist and skilled negotiator who can talk his way out of anything and read people’s minds.

He uses his sharp mind to serve and protect those he loves and cares for, always defending the vulnerable and the underdog. He gives great advice and you’ll want this guy in your corner when things go wrong!

At a Party…

The King of Swords can be found leaving early, after he’s only stayed 45 min 😉 Parties aren’t his thing and he’s not much fun at them anyway, unless…..it’s a debate party! He LOVES to argue and debate things so as long there’s enough willing participants, he’s all in.

You may even catch him being disagreeable on purpose, just so he can get an argument going since that’s what truly stimulates him. He also has a quirky, dark sense of humour which some love and others are just plain creeped out!

At work…

The King of Swords lives for work and may even derive much of his identity from it. He’s focused, hard working and a high achiever who strives for excellence in everything he does. He takes his work very seriously, to the point of being a bit of a work-a-holic.

He makes a great lawyer or anything that involves a lot of strategising, planning and negotiating. He pays attention to detail and is never sloppy, late or unprofessional. However, he’s not exactly fun to work with. You won’t catch him photocopying his butt or making out in the file room.

In love…

Love is not his strong suit! The King of Swords lacks the emotional intelligence and ability to sense the subtle qualities of emotion, body language and energy, which are necessary skills in the art of relationships.

He’s often married to his work, with relationships coming second place. He’s very practical and level headed when it comes to love which prevents him from truly getting lost in it and he can come across as uncaring or unemotional.

He seeks a partner who is almost as smart as him, but not quite! He loves a good intellectual conversation and finds himself powerfully drawn to the Queen of Swords types. However, his partners often feel small and stupid in his presence as he loves to portray himself as the rational, intelligent one. He always needs to be right and never loses an argument, which gets tiresome very fast.

In Money…

He’s financially comfortable and spends wisely. The King of Swords always has a sound financial plan, often thinking years and decades ahead when making financial decisions.

He isn’t materialistic and doesn’t really take pleasure in acquiring money, but gets rather excited about organizing his money, fiddling around with his stocks and making complex financial plans.

He Thrives on…

Debates and arguments! Words are his weapons and he wields them with expert skill and efficiency, whether he’s trying to sway a jury, win a debate or negotiate a contract.

The King of Swords is in his happy place when he’s acquiring knowledge and wisdom, so libraries, books, research and higher education all make him spring to life. And of course he LOVES playing chess!

Dark Side of the King of Swords…

The King of Swords has a strong mind and the dark side of that is a massive ego! He thinks he’s smarter than everyone (which he probably is!) but lacks the tact to conceal this fact. Since nobody likes to hang around someone who clearly thinks they’re an idiot, his friends are few.

In a bad mood, he’s depressive, pessimistic, overly critical and cold, with sharp words and an icy glare. Overly focused on his work and uncaring about others, he compartmentalizes his life in a cold, unfeeling way.

What does it MEAN?

When the King of Swords shows up in your reading, he could be trying to tell you any of the following:

♥ Take a deep breath, clear your mind and access your inner wisdom.

♥ It’s time to make a plan and develop a strategy

♥ USE your powers of negotiation! Dont’ be shy here.

♥ Be rational, think sensibly and pay attention to details.

♥ You may need to acquire more knowledge and information before making a decision or seek the advice of an expert.

King of Swords Reversed…

Don’t be so serious! Lighten up and watch out for being too “in your head” about things.

You may be having difficulty making a plan or developing a clear strategy – suffering from chronic distraction or cloudy thinking.

Embody it…

You can embody the energy of the King of Swords by doing the following things:

~ plan ahead (have a strategy!)

~ negotiate something

-use your breath to clear your mind and focus

Journalling Questions:

♥ What aspects of this King do you relate to?

♥ Who in your life is like the King of Swords?

♥ Where in your life could you use more strategic planning?

♥ What is your relationship to winning, proving a point, and arguing your position or negotiating?

Tell me your thoughts!

Did you enjoy this deep dive? Who do you know that’s just like this King? Let me know in the comments below…

♥ Join me next time as I dive into the King of Cups – he’s sensitive and kind and you just want to tell him ALL your problems because he is such a good listener…. and I’m just gonna say it – he’s a hugger!  Hop on my mailing list so you won’t miss out!

***Grab your FREE Court Card Cheatsheet right HERE!***

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Tarot Reading for Aug 26 – Sept 1

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Guess what? I have something fun and exciting coming up that I can’t wait to share with you. If you like planning, filling in worksheets and journalling, you’re going to love it! It’s not quite ready to unveil yet, but it will be soon enough ♥

Until then, let’s shuffle the Cosmic Wisdom Tarot and see what messages, advice and inspiration the cards have for your week ahead…

Join me on Friday, Aug 30th @ 11am PDT for a live, monthly Tarot forecast – I’ll be pulling cards for September and doing some free 1-card readings! These events are always lots of fun, so come hang out with me for a bit and maybe even get a reading!!!

Have a good week 🙂
xoxo
Kate

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King of Pentacles – Tarot Meaning Deep Dive

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***Pssst! I made something for you! Grab your FREE Court Card Cheatsheet right HERE!***

Welcome to part 13 of my 16 part series Meet the Court Cards – each week we will hang out with ONE court card and dive deeply into the symbols, personality traits, talents and dark side. This is similar to my Major Arcana Meanings Deep Dive series, but we’ll also explore how each court card acts in the context of love, work and money.

I’ll give you specific ways to embody this card as well as some journalling questions to help you connect with this card on a more personal level.

Let’s dive into the King of Pentacles – he’s successful, stable and practical but he loves to eat and drink and laze around in his housecoat. Is he prime sugar daddy material? Or giving divorced dad energy? Or BOTH?

Sit back, relax and discover the personality, meanings and secret symbols of this King…

Element = Earth (physical, grounding, money, body, health)

Keywords/Personality Traits

Stable, successful, confident, generous, provider, prosperous, dependable, loves leisure, grounded, hedonistic, sensual, mildly domineering, sugar daddy material, loves life and enjoys good food and wine!

Symbols:

grapes = wine, Dionysus, indulgence

foot on beast’s head = conquering something, domineering (mild)

bull’s heads on throne = bullish, determined, stubborn

Talents:

The King of Pentacles is naturally gifted at making money and he often has several different income streams going at once. He excels in business whether it’s starting businesses, acquiring and growing them or just doing wheely dealy business deals.

He radiates relaxed success and confidence, making him someone you want to do business with or perhaps even date or marry!

At a Party…

If you run into the King of Pentacles at a party it’s likely a party he’s hosting! He loves to host lavish dinner parties, some of which progress into spontaneous, wine-fuelled orgies (that’s his Dionysion spirit showing!)

He loves to wine and dine people! He’ll take you out for an amazing meal, share a bottle or two of his vintage wine and it will be a relaxed and leisurely evening, with dessert, apertifs and plenty of laughter.

In work…

The King of Pentacles is The Boss – he just naturally gravitates to being in charge. He’s not a power hungry control freak but he likes to call the shots. He is mildly domineering and can be a bit bullish and stubborn in getting his way, but he’s typically fairly easygoing.

He’s not exactly hard working and is good at setting things up so they run smoothly on their own, effortlessly making him money. He’s not interested in getting involved in the daily grind, preferring to leave that to others.

At work, he’s the boss who always rolls in late and goes on three hour long lunch breaks and martini laden “business meetings” but he’s usually pretty laid back and never micromanages. Overall, he creates a fun work environment for everyone.

In love…

This is where his Sugar Daddy nature really shines! He’s very sensual and generous – enjoying the art of wining and dining his love interests and showing off the fact that he has money, power and influence.

He’s very stable and dependable, so he’s always on time and never flakes out on dates. In the bedroom, he loves a long, slow, sensual oil massage while feeding each other grapes!

While he may buy his lover many gifts, he’s not always as emotionally available as they would like. He sometimes lacks emotional depth and sensitivity, leaving his lovers frustrated. He also thinks that as long as he’s a good provider, he can do whatever he wants in the relationship. His partner may say “we rarely spend time together! I want more intimacy” and he’ll say “but I bought you x, y and z, so what’s the problem?”

He can become complacent in relationships once he has what he wants (once he’s won the prize) but in turn, he’s very undemanding and doesn’t expect much from his love interests.

In Money…

Making money comes naturally to the King of Pentacles, but he tends to overspend sometimes, particularly on lavish or indulgent things. Overall he’s very practical but he has this flamboyant, bougie side that comes out in lavish dinner parties and glitzy vacations.

He knows how to manage his money and organize his finances, avoiding risky investments but occasionally splurging out on something luxurious.

He Thrives on…

Being in charge, making business deals and acquiring new businesses. He loves hosting dinner parties and wine soaked orgies in his mansion!

Dark Side of the King of Pentacles…

He tends to overindulge in his favourite things – good food, wine and sex. Slothfulness, excessive drinking and slobish behaviour are all some of his darker traits. Just imagine a messy mansion with a half eaten feast strewn across the table, an orgy unfolding in the living room and booze everywhere!

Sometimes he puts too much importance on money, valuing it above all else and becoming obsessed with making more of it. Snoooze! Very unoriginal.

What does it MEAN?

When this King shows up in your reading, he tells you to have confidence in yourself, perhaps start your own business or be more assertive at work and in your relationships. Don’t forget to enjoy life! Balance out work and play, conquer your fears and anxieties, ground your energy and focus on creating stability in your life.

The King of Pentacles encourages you to take a confident, yet relaxed and grounded approach to something.

King of Pentacles Reversed

Perhaps you’re struggling to thrive in business or you’ve been feeling really un-grounded and unstable lately. You might be overdoing it with the food and booze or becoming lazy and complacent in your career or relationships. You may also be lacking confidence in yourself when it comes to making money.

Embody it…

-Set up multiple income streams (this is a very King of Pentacles thing to do!)

-Go on a 3 martini lunch and order dessert. Take your f**king time.

-Host a lavish dinner party and invite your most fun friends to join in on the mayhem!

Journalling Questions:

♥ What aspects of this King do you relate to?

♥ Who in your life is like the King of Pentacles?

♥ Where in your life could you use the confident, grounding energy of this King?

♥ What is your relationship to being “in charge”? Or being “the provider”?

Tell me your thoughts!

Did you enjoy this deep dive? Who do you know that’s just like this King? Let me know in the comments below…

♥ Join me next time as I dive into the King of Swords – he’s serious, uptight and has no sense of humour….unless it’s dark and highly inappropriate!  Hop on my mailing list so you won’t miss out!

***Grab your FREE Court Card Cheatsheet right HERE!***

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Tarot Reading for Aug 19 – 25

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Let’s shuffle the Tarot of the Sweet Twilight – a delightfully quirky deck! – and see what messages come up for the week ahead…. and beware, my cat Merlina really hams it up in this video 😉

I made 3 Tarot planner sheets for you! Take the ideas and advice from this reading and use it to plan your week ahead – grab your FREE Tarot planning sheets right here 🙂

Have a good week 🙂
xoxo
Kate

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