All About Tarot’s Court Cards

do you have any advice on how to start studying magic? i've been interested in witchcraft for a while but it all seems so complex i have no idea where to begin. i know you're not like an advice blog so i don't want to overstep my boundaries you just seem pretty knowledgeable!

I do, it helps greatly to research as much as you can on traditional witchcraft and other types of magick, like folk magick. Once you have a clear idea of how magick operates, you can begin experimenting with it. Though instead of writing out a ton of things for you, I can give you some links instead so you can get started ❤️

Some books/pdfs

Witch Bottles

Basics of Magick

Familiars vs Magickal Pets

Planetary Hours

Planetary Squares (for sigil-making)

The Black Toad - Gemma Gary

Nordic Shamanism: Seidr

Shady Grove is haunted by her father's death and his lost fiddle that could summon ghosts. When tragedy strikes her family again and her brother is arrested for murder, Shady sets out to find the fiddle and wrest answers from the dead.

This book is perfectly southern gothic and very creepy! I was immediately drawn in by the lyrical writing, descriptions of rural Florida, and the characters. This is probably the most country YA novel I've read and I loved it! I love the unique but relatable cast of characters and their bond as bluegrass musicians. Yes, these teens live and breathe bluegrass and it's amazing. There's LGBTQ+ rep (Shady is bi and at least two other characters are queer), some diversity in the characters (Cuban-American), and major differences in socio-economic status. There's also a murder mystery plot, generational trauma and secrets, romance, heartache, and reconciliation. And lots of scary ghosts, nightmares, and wasps!

I would recommend to fans of The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater, Dress Codes for Small Towns by Courtney Stevens, and Wonders of the Invisible World by Christopher Barzak.

Lady Diana 😍 the way your voice sounds 😍 the way you position your camera 😍 the way you decorate your table 😍 the way the cards seem to love talking to you 😍 the loving way you talk about the cards 😍 Is there a way for me to do tarot so beautifully too? 🥺😍🥺😍🥺😍

55 Ways of How to Do Tarot Beautifully

How to Really Learn Tarot in One Day

How to Truly Master Tarot

How to Achieve Truthful Tarot Readings

How to Be the Best Tarot Reader You Can Be

How to Be a Confident Tarot Reader

How to Remember the Major Arcana

How to Read “Good” Cards as “Bad”

How to Tell Physical Appearance

How to Read Pentacles for Love

How to Detect People’s Desires

How to Decide Which Meaning to Use

How to Interpret Visual Synchronicities

How to Interpret Tarot Literally

How to Interpret Tarot in a Personal Way

How to Read Reversals

How to Read Tarot for Yourself

How to Meditate Using Tarot Cards

How to Enchant Your Tarot Decks

How to Use Tarot to Protect Someone

How to Use Tarot to Control Another Soul

How to Use Tarot for Vengeance

How to Change the Future that Tarot Predicted

How to Predict Sports Matches with Tarot

How to Use Tarot to Confirm Your Gifts

How to Stay Safe During a Reading

How to Close a Tarot Reading

How to Know If a General Reading Is Reliable

How to Store Tarot Decks

How to Greet and Thank Your Tarot Deck

How to Make Amends with Tarot

How to See Your Past Life with Tarot

How to Discover Your Life Purpose with Tarot

How to Predict Your Life with Tarot

How to Ask Tarot for Life Advice

How to Identify Your Soulmate with Tarot

How to Investigate Your Relationship with Tarot

How to Ask Tarot About Your Sex Life

How to Know Your Future Children with Tarot

How to Predict Your Death with Tarot

How to Interpret Your Dreams Using Tarot

How to Ask Tarot for Quick Predictions

How to See Someone’s True Colors Using Tarot

How to Make a Difficult Decision with Tarot

How to Speak to the Dead Using Tarot

How to Ask Tarot Questions of Timing

How to Predict Your Whole Year Ahead

How to Glimpse Another Reality Using Tarot

How to Ask Tarot About Your Wishes

How to Give Tarot Space to Speak Freely

How to Find Your True Gods Using Tarot

How to Find Your Rising Sign with Tarot’s Help

How to Use Tarot to Investigate an Entity

How to Use Tarot to Find Out Who Cursed You

How to Perform the Celtic Cross Spread

How to Find Your Lucky Numbers Using Tarot

How to Predict Timing with Tarot

When performing a Celtic Cross, there are three cards that can reveal when the event will happen: the advice, the outcome, and the card at the bottom of the deck. While your intuition will tell you which is most likely, it is best to acknowledge all three possibilities.

THE MAJOR ARCANA

The Fool – Whenever you are ready

The Magician – It has already begun

The High Priestess – You know exactly when

The Empress – During harvest season

The Emperor – It is almost done

The Hierophant – It is finished

The Lovers – As soon as you make the choice

The Chariot – In just a few moments

Strength – The minute you accept it

The Hermit – Only after you meditate on it

The Wheel of Fortune – During your first or next Saturn return

Justice – When you least expect it

The Hanged Man – When the circumstances change

Death – Whenever it is ready

Temperance – After the storm

The Devil – It is happening right now

The Tower – Soon, unexpectedly and suddenly

The Star – The more you believe, the sooner it will happen

The Moon – It cannot be determined at the moment

The Sun – In the summer or by sunrise

Judgement – Soon and inevitably

The World – In divine timing

THE MINOR ARCANA

THE SUIT OF WANDS

Ace of Wands – One day

Two of Wands – Two days

Three of Wands – Three days

Four of Wands – Four days

Five of Wands – Five days

Six of Wands – Six days

Seven of Wands – Seven days

Eight of Wands – Eight days

Nine of Wands – Nine days

Ten of Wands – Ten days

Page of Wands – As we speak

Knight of Wands – End of November to most of December

Queen of Wands – End of March to most of April

King of Wands – End of July to most of August

Keep reading

List of Grimoire Ideas

Introduction to the basics of magick

Animism

How to astral travel

Psychic abilities and exercises

Sensing energy/spirits

Setting up wards

Banishing and Cleansing 

Energetic healing on self and others

Sensing auras + colour meanings

Creating thought-forms

Meditation techniques

Trance work

Divination (tarot, tasseomancy, bone throwing, scrying, etc)

Plant magick (how to use plants, correspondences, secret names)

Rocks and Crystals (planetary alignments/correspondences and how to use them as talismans/amulets)

Animal curios + correspondences

List of local plants in your area + the energies you sense from them

List of local spirits

Types of Dirt and correspondences (graveyard dirt, crossroad dirt, bank dirt, garden dirt, etc)

Colour symbolism/psychological meanings

Planets and their souls + correspondences 

Stars and their souls + correspondences

Planetary Hours

Planetary Squares

Moon phases and their affects on plants, spells, etc.

Making sigils from planetary squares

Poppets

Witch Bottles

Places for “sending” spells (burying or pouring your mixtures into various places depending on intent)

Familiars vs magickal pets

Alphabet of Desire

Rune Magick

Folk Magick

Weather-Summoning

Personal deities + offerings

Goetic Demons + offerings

Ancestor work

Working with the Dead

A section to analyze your spells- what methods work and which don’t

Write your own spells based on a successful procedure and what plants you have available 

Moon in Capricorn;

Capricorn is a mountainous and rocky land. In the Zodiac’s planet, it corresponds to the region closest to the sky, set above the clouds and distant from all other realms. When the Moon is in Capricorn, she feels very uncomfortable; she’s able to see Cancer down below, gently embraced by familiar sea waves. From up here, her home seems very small and fragile, and she misses it deeply. But, for now, the Moon’s got to wear Saturn’s crown and reign fiercely from the top of the world.

A Capricorn Moon symbolizes the meeting of two opposing energies, producing the need to find balance in one’s emotional realm. The individual may feel constantly polarized between being sensitive and unbreakable, experiencing intense feelings but not really expressing them as they come. In Capricorn, the Moon’s waters flow swiftly on rocky ground, suddenly dropping into vigorous waterfalls that strike whatever’s on their way below with little to no mercy; the Moon in Capricorn represents a mature and sturdy approach to all obstacles in life (which are generally not few), and so the Capricorn Moon individual has been blessed with the emotional strength to overcome all difficulties they may find in their path with the resilience that other Moons do not have.

As children, these people were taught the value of honour and responsibility, and the maternal figure was probably very quick to teach the child how full of hardships the world can be, passing forward their knowledge on how to overcome calamities and dangerous situations. As an adult, the Capricorn Moon individual may find it very difficult to express their sensitive and fragile form, for they were probably taught, since very young, that they must deal cautiously with everything around them.

Reigning with dominance and authority from Capricorn’s mountains, this Moon loves proving her worth through her ability to work. Thus, those with Moon in Capricorn have an emotional inclination to assert their importance in society and to convey images of competence and skill in whatever they may value, stablishing intimate ties with their objectives and their career. They’re polite, honourable and sincere, with little sympathy for reckless attitudes.

Moreover, in Capricorn, the Moon’s waters are contained at the centre of the mountain. Intense emotions and passionate feelings are restrained and are generally unable to come to the surface. Saturn’s throne teaches the Moon that great things and achievements generally take a lot of effort and a lot of time to manifest, but the Moon also teaches Saturn that success and power are unachievable without the emotional security to actually go out in the world and conquer one’s objectives and dreams. This placement offers the individual both the watery shield and the earthy sword with which they can make their own way onwards to seize their objectives.

Upon a throne carved out of the mountain’s rocky walls, the Moon rules severely. She seems to have aged quite a bit, and she doesn’t look at us so fondly anymore. Her feelings are enclosed in herself, accommodated in Time’s calm embrace. She’s wiser, stronger now.

🌄  Detail: Albert Bierstadt, “Rocky mountain landscape”; 1870.

Astrology Basics- THE PLANETS

SUN Governs individuality, distinct style, and drive or motivations that fulfill your life. Delineates general character, and the broad strokes that define the self. Vital force, individuality, willpower.

MOON Stands for emotions, instincts and the unconscious. Represents the instinctual reactions one has to the world. The mecca of the inner world governing how we feel emotionally and respond to certain situations. Unconscious force, personality, instinct.

**Whereas the sun represents the will, the moon represents the instinct**

MERCURY The planet of mental activities, communication, and intellectual energy. It rules perception, intelligence, reason, memory, and communication. It reflects the way you see, hear, understand, and assimilate information.

VENUS The planet of love and pleasure. It rules over one’s capacity to express affection and interact with the idea of beauty. Represents your allure and desire. Rules over love affairs, art and beauty, fashion, social harmony and friendship. Gateway to higher emotions.

MARS The planet representing what drives your passions, the strength of your willpower, forcefulness, aggression, and the way you handle conflict. Rules over energy, boldness, and force. The courage and strength one cultivates to get their way.

JUPITER The planet of good luck, optimism, success, and generosity. Associated with where you’ll find expansiveness and abundance. It rules over philosophical knowledge, the extent to which you’re a visionary, higher learning, and honesty. Whereas mercury governs a clever intellect, Jupiter governs deeper wisdom and philosophy.

SATURN The planet of responsibility, ethic, and hard work. Teaches discipline and remains influential until self discipline is understood. It is associated with diligence, self control, limitation, patience, stability, maturity and realism. Governs how trust and respect, along with discipline, are integrated in the self. Are you self disciplined, or does the world deliver these lessons to you?

URANUS The planet of change and originality. Brings and symbolizes the manifestation of awakening, shock, and revolution, the “flash of genius.” Associated with both scientific and humanitarian movements. Similar to Mars, but relating to inner will and secret power. Unconscious purpose revealed over a lifetime.

NEPTUNE The planet of mystery and illusion. Represents power of imagination. It’s the planet of idealism and spirituality. The realm of the subconscious world, hidden memory, intuition, and psychic clairs. The ideals, goals, and lifestyle of the higher self detached from ego.

PLUTO The planet of epiphany associated with the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. Signifies death and rebirth, regeneration along with destruction and annihilation. Pluto wipes the slate clean. Strong and dramatic changes, especially to collectives, have a significant influence from Pluto.  

I really hope you see this message Lady Diana! I know how many asks you get. My super favorite thing that you do in your pick a card tarot readings on Youtube is when you mention quotes from movies and books to explain what a card means! I've found that that method is what sticks with me the most - both as a querient and as a tarot reader myself. It really makes me remember the cards' messages! Is it ok if I kindly ask for a quote for all the major arcanas? Thank you!

TAROT MEANINGS: The Major Arcana in Quotes

THE FOOL

“Just do it.”

— Nike

THE MAGICIAN

“It's magic. I ain't gotta explain shit.”

— Meme from 2008

THE HIGH PRIESTESS

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

— Aristotle

THE EMPRESS

“Easy, breezy, beautiful.”

— CoverGirl

THE EMPEROR

“Any man who must say, ‘I am the King’ is no true king.”

— Tywin Lannister

THE HIEROPHANT

“The essence of great leadership is influence, not authority.”

— Ken Blanchard

THE LOVERS

“Old love does not rust.”

— Estonian proverb

THE CHARIOT

“Work hard in silence. Let your success be your noise.”

— Frank Ocean

STRENGTH

“Fortune favors the brave.”

— Babe: Pig in the City

THE HERMIT

“Depend only on yourself. Even your own shadow leaves you in the darkness.”

— Ibn Taymiyyah, paraphrased

WHEEL OF FORTUNE

“Whatever will be, will be.”

— Doris Day

JUSTICE

“You get what you fucking deserve!"

— The Joker

THE HANGED MAN

“Sometimes, the best thing you can do is nothing.”

— Catelyn Stark

DEATH

“We each die countless little deaths on our way to the last.”

— Clive Barker

TEMPERANCE

“Too much of something is bad enough. Too much of nothing is just as tough.”

— Spice Girls

THE DEVIL

“Would I rather be feared or loved? Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.”

— Michael Scott

THE TOWER

“It takes an earthquake to remind us that we walk on the crust of an unfinished planet.”

— Charles Kuralt

THE STAR

“What you seek is seeking you.”

— Rumi

THE MOON

“Invisible tears are the hardest to wipe away.”

— Unknown

THE SUN

“If you want to be happy, be.”

— Leo Tolstoy

JUDGEMENT

“Don’t wait for the Last Judgment. It happens every day.”

— Albert Camus

THE WORLD

“Started from the bottom, now we're here.”

— Drake

Hello Diana! I absolutely love all your posts! When talking about tarot you recurrently talked about astrology could you tell us more about it please? Thank you for everything, have a lovely day

Tarot and Astrology

The stars are carved into the cards. A reader’s ability is fragmentary without knowledge of astrology.

Each Major Arcana is a sign or a planet. This is crucial when you are identifying people. Who will you marry? Who will your child be? A Pisces or an Aries?

The Fool is Uranus. They are both eccentric.

The Magician is Mercury. They are both intelligent.

The High Priestess is The Moon. They are both intuitive.

The Empress is Venus. They are the Queen of Queens.

The Emperor is Aries. They are natural leaders.

The Hierophant is Taurus. They embody stability.

The Lovers is Gemini. They represent duality.

The Chariot is Cancer. They carry their home with them.

Strength is Leo. They are the epitome of bravery.

The Hermit is Virgo. They are both analytical.

Wheel of Fortune is Jupiter. They are givers of abundance.

Justice is Libra. They both strive for fairness.

The Hanged Man is Neptune. They both love introspection.

Death is Scorpio. They are the masters of evolution.

Temperance is Sagittarius. Both need balance.

The Devil is Capricorn. Both are tied to the physical.

The Tower is Mars. They are destructive.

The Star is Aquarius. They both have many dreams.

The Moon is Pisces. They are the mystics.

The Sun is The Sun. They represent vitality.

Judgement is Pluto. They are both vindictive.

The World is Saturn. Commanders of the material.

And when predicting the future, the signs’ corresponding Court Cards indicate timing. When will your dream come true? A month from now or two?

Knight of Wands is Mutable Fire Sagittarius. End of November to most of December.

Queen of Wands is Cardinal Fire Aries. End of March to most of April.

King of Wands is Fixed Fire Leo. End of July to most of August.

Knight of Cups is Mutable Water Pisces. End of February to most of March.

Queen of Cups is Cardinal Water Cancer. End of June to most of July.

King of Cups is Fixed Water Scorpio. End of October to most of November.

Knight of Swords is Mutable Air Gemini. End of May to most of June.

Queen of Swords is Cardinal Air Libra. End of September to most of October.

King of Swords is Fixed Air Aquarius. End of January to most of February.

Knight of Pentacles is Mutable Earth Virgo. End of August to most of September.

Queen of Pentacles is Cardinal Earth Capricorn. End of December to most of January.

King of Pentacles is Fixed Earth Taurus. End of April to most of May.

Start here. If you can remember these, reading tarot will be a breeze.

My dearest Diana, I just lost my flat, because my ex-boyfriend threw me out. Now I am looking for a new home. Do you have any spells to assist me in finding a home real soon?

All About Wish Spells

How to Make a Wish Come True

New Moon Desire Ritual

Spell to Embody Material Luck

Confidence Incantation

Incantation for Being Judged Favorably

Birthday Wishes Ritual

Supermoon Spell

Leap Day Spell

Rituals for Attracting Abundance

Beauty Enhancing Rituals

Spell to Enhance Your Gifts

Spell to Recover What Was Taken

Ways to Manifest Effectively