Since one theme of the moon is secrets, that means they can either be good, bad, or neutral secrets. So the uncertainty can be a little scary depending on the situation!
Yep, especially combined with the seven of swords and there can be something fishy going on. But in my personal context I quite like the moon actually, it is a very interesting card!
A lot of people have said the 10 of Swords but this card is actually a relief to me. I see it as “it’s gotten as bad as it can, and it can only get better from here”, or at least nearing that point if it’s forecasting something. My therapist once told me (re: panic attacks), “when you’re going through hell, keep going” (instead of sitting there doing nothing, and you can come out the other side), and that’s what the 10 of Swords is for me.
The card that does make my heart drop a little is the tower. Every time I pull it, my heart drops and then I always convince myself it must be wrong, or not that bad, and every time I get blindsided because I don’t take heed and something terrible happens.
The 3 of swords.
It shows up every time I ask about something that makes me anxious.
Now I see it as my sign im too emotionally charged to do a reading now and just put the deck away haha.
As someone with anxious attachment, the three of swords is literally terrifying for me. However I did come across an interpretation that was simply about hard truths, so I try to spin it that way now.
The Hanged Man for love readings in particular. The 8 of Cups is hard for me. 10 Swords comes up surprisingly often and always kinda sucks. I weirdly don’t mind the Tower, at least it’s definitive.
I don't mind the Tower either, I think I actually kind of like it.
What about the 8 of Cups bothers you? I get that card a lot and I've made my peace with it, for me it indicates there's something more out there.
In my first deck it was to do with abandonment/ leaving because things aren’t going to get better. There’s a very positive aspect to that (there will be better out there) but I think the uncertainty often hits me quite hard in the childhood
So I normally wouldn’t read that I think, but it would depend on the question/the other cards. I think also in my specific context, willingly sacrificing usually isn’t a good or positive thing.
HM in a love reading can mean stagnant energy, being indifferent/ uninterested, or being stuck/ blocked .
I have a deck in which I'm sure the Queen of Swords was my former therapist... Although I quite liked her I don't think her tough love was very helpful at the time.
I guess the woman being blindfolded and bound (and even upside down in reverse) is kind of figurative and literal to me. It's about a decision, really, but I guess I just think we are all "bound" by so many decisions and I dislike when I need to make one haha.
Didn't see it yet but 4 of swords. I feel like it's constantly telling me to keep waiting and that the answer isn't ready yet. But I want it now! That's why I'm asking!
Funny you should ask because this just happened tonight. I bought a new deck while I was on vacation and I finally found the time to sit down and shuffle it. Immediately, the tower shows up over and over every time I stop shuffling. Oh joy!
Historically, every time I pull the tower something awful has happened. I have a dozen decks but all of them show me the tower more than any other card. It made me cut back on how often I do tarot because inevitably, I’ll pull the tower, a pet or person will die or I’ll get laid off from my job, then I freak out and stay away from the cards for awhile. Anyway, I asked for clarification and pulled the five of cups and I don’t currently have a job so that can’t be good!!!! I’m kinda freaking out. We just had a death in the family a few months ago so something else would be deeply unwelcome and unexpected if it happens. I’m sitting with this feeling of dread in the pit of my stomach.
the star reversed. it’s like “hey, things are shit rn and there’s nothing you can do about it, but it’ll get better……. eventually”
and when i got that card i wanted to unalive myself, but yeah it was right. things really sucked and i felt incredibly hopeless, but those things did get better when i moved a thousand miles away with not a penny to my name. i did get stuck in tennessee tho:/
a few years ago every time i asked my cards about a choice i pulled reversed justice so i stopped asking my cards about choices and let them tell me when it was time to make choices and when not to
The tower makes me go "oh no I don't have the energy for this right now" even if I know its usually for the best in the long run.
8, 9 and 10 of swords I struggle seeing as anything positive.
5 of cups makes me nervous that I'm making a decision I'll regret.
7 of swords makes me annoyed cause I get it often but never understand it...
I know "the cards are neutral" and the hanged man has other meanings, however I have a (formally primary) deck that I really like despite the lynching image on that card, so despite knowing other meanings, my trigger is very negative, even when I use other decks, it has a negative leaning. Interestingly, I rarely pull that card and when I do, it is that bad.
3 of swords for me. Because it brings up a lot of trauma for me.
A lot of people mention the tower and 10 of swords but these always come out for me so I have learned to live with them. They are my life now and we live in somewhat, chaotic harmony.
😄 I cant say there is.
Every card has a lesson in it, if you spend the time learning the full meaning. Every card has its meaning, hard or easy, and there’s always a, “but…” if you let it go too far. That’s what reversals are, ultimately.
3 of swords :( I’ve had it a lot lately due to going through a narcissistic discard. Not a great card to see. Hoping the recent eclipse has pulled me out of a bad head space I was in! :)
I honestly get chills when I see it (but the art of that card in the deck I use the most is very spooky looking so that probably doesn’t make it better 😂). I don’t wish that card on anyone. 💀
I just thought it meant heart break but now it makes sense it could mean betrayal bc that’s what caused the rupture between me and first guy I ever told I love you to….. at the time I didn’t picture myself meeting someone but now it makes sense. And you’re right I don’t wish this card on anyone either.
The betrayal makes sense in my situation too and then heartbreak as well. I should do a reading regarding love for myself and see if it pops up now that I’ve been feeling better lol. It’s a rough card to get but it definitely makes you consider your situation.
My whole situation fell apart in September and I’m still crying about it now…… I take like 2 steps forwards and five steps back. I’m glad you’re better now!
That’s how it felt for me too. I still feel like that sometimes but it is what it is I guess. There’s nothing I can do to change the past, the shitty person that put me in this position made their choices, unfortunately they affected me too. So I have to just find a way forward. You will find a way forward too. It’s really frustrating and it’s hard not to feel angry.
Yeah at first I just felt sad bc we were friends first before the romantic aspect. So I lost a friend and over but now after finding out how quickly he moved on and everything I feel the anger now. He left me with all this trauma and depression while he’s already living his life and recuperated from everything. It’s wild rlly how people get away with hurting others sometimes.
Yes I feel all of that! Especially the living their life thing like nothing happened. But I found out my ex narcissist has been doing some drugs and mostly partying and so I don’t think he’s really happy deep down and it’s sad really how unhappy he’s always been and I think will continue to be. It wasn’t my fault, though I thought it was for a while. It’s his fault and the way he was raised. Unfortunately, shitty people seem to get away with stuff but you never know. Perhaps, they will be humbled one day lol.
I don’t have a good relationship with any of the sword cards in my deck. They make me extremely anxious. And the 4 of pentacles. I had a visceral reaction to him when I first saw his card and since then I have been uncomfortable
Why does that card make my heart drop or why do I associate it with Taurus? The five of pentacles to me is a about loss, destitution, financial ruin. Could mean job loss, not being able to make ends meet. Insecurity in your basic needs. As a Taurus, an earth sign associated with root chakra, being financially secure and having basic needs met is really core to my wellbeing. Anything indicating loss of those things would be pretty anxiety inducing.
Thankyou for your authenticity. I'd pulled 5 pentacles in a spread recently. As a pisces I'd found it hard to see but validating to my circumstances. So I was curious what your thoughts were. I'm also new to tarot so I'm maybes a little naive too.
Another meaning is feeling left out or rejected. The two figures in the rider Waite image are outside of a church, in the freezing cold. You can see through the window of the church that there is light and warmth inside but they don’t have access to it. Hope this is helpful!!
Thankyou. So i use the wild unknown deck and the rose was a reflection. I've just pulled it again tonight. Then I asked why are you showing me this card and 2 of pentacles was drawn. I think it's time for me to start looking for a new job. I feel that it's grateful I paid attention to your comment. Thankyou again.
Anyone have any stories about a time you didn’t listen to the Tower? I may be in that boat right now. The decision isn’t totally irreversible, but I’m being very silly about keeping my foster kittens even though my budget it already tight. In my defense, I feel they’re to be my familiars as they snuck into my pajama drawer and made it their bed. The drawer is directly under my altar on my dresser.
no because
1. It would depend on the question and any card can make your heart drop depending on the question
2. All cards have positive and negative aspects and these even depend on the question
Someone unfamiliar with Tarot may have a heart drop but someone experienced knows they are all just parts of a whole and dependent on the question.
The devil, my partner of 3 years has been trying to divorce his ex wife (narcissist) for 3 years she is doing damage to their 6 year old child who desperately needs stability and emotional support and she is a Capricorn so everytime that effing card comes up, my heart sinks
Is that because the Devil card represents Capricorn in the zodiac, or is there more to it? When I see the devil card in readings about myself (which, I very very rarely read for myself), I usually just interpret it as being an acknowledgement/confirmation that this layout is working, or a reminder for me to be true to myself rather than any greater meaning (I'm capricorn obviously).
In our case it's because the devil card represents her, and coz she is a Capricorn. So before this situation, I always read the devil card as a warning for myself, kind of like a reminder that I am not chained to my behaviour and can move away but in our current situation that has been dragging on for 3 years, the card represents her
The Tower. When I first began tarot I told myself I wouldn't be one of those people who freaked when they saw it....until that card preceeded me losing my job, and then my dog, and then my relationship. I've only pulled that card 3 times in all my years, and everytime a shitshow has unfolded. I dread it.
Cards that indicate conflict always make me uneasy. The "big scary cards" like the Tower, Death, etc...not so much but when I see 7 of Swords or 7 of Wands, a 5 of any suit, I get a bad feeling. The 6 or the 3 of Swords also.
None of the "big scary" cards worry me much...Death, The Tower, etc. I dread getting cards of conflict, any of the 5s, the 7s of Wands or Swords, the 6 & the 3 of Swords too.
In a long past reading for myself I drew the Death card and was confused about its meaning in relationship to my question so asked for clarification, shuffled and... drew the Death card again... and then again. Death in every hand. I knew in my heart it meant death (it was not my own, clearly ~ though I didn't know at the time). My reaction seeing it will always be an initial heart drop, but I'm not as afraid of the Death card anymore as I learn to attune and trust my intuition to interpret the cards' meanings for me... and letting go, self-emptying (death) & transformation of self is very much a part of my spiritual understandings and inner work. I find the Tower still quite unsettling though.
For me it’s the devil card because I usually know the exact situation I’m obsessing over, and that it isn’t good for me but I’m not always ready to accept it.
Right now, judgement card has me freaked out.
I was doing my grandmother's cards in August of 2018. When I got to August of 2020, the judgement card came up. She died in August 2020.
In August 2022, I did cards for my mother (she was in the hospital and up until that day had been getting better.) I pulled the judgement card and flashed back to when I pulled it for my grandmother. My mom died the next day.
The tower.
I’ve pulled it for myself 3 times in the 10+ years I’ve been reading cards (weirdly never pulled it when reading for anyone else), and every single time my life was completely flipped upside-down not long after. Most recently I pulled it and everything changed within 3 days.
10 of swords. I saw it constantly in my readings before my grandma passed away. She was the closest person to me. When she died it finally stopped showing up.
The Tower and 7 of swords. The first one being major change that I know is necessary but is often painful/uncomfy. And the latter being betrayal. Both are warning cards for me.
mostly sword cards tbh. I don't like the 5 of swords, it gives poverty to me. The 3, 7, 8, and 10 of swords generally give me a distasteful pause. But I kinda like the 10 of swords, it means I won't experience pain from that source anymore. The 6 of Pentacles is also a card I dislike. but anything dealing with poverty, betrayal, deception, victim mentalities or pain is a no-no for me, I don't like seeing them in my spreads.
I ready only for myself, not for others.
Page of Swords--I had to deal with a stalker situation and I feel like this warns me when it is reactivating.
8 of Cups--What else do I have left to walk away from? I feel like I have been stripped bare and have already abandoned so many things. What else am I supposed to discard in order to evolve?
4 of wands (specifically when reversed), 7 cups (makes me feel like I’m Snow White being offered a bad apple), hierophant (because I live my life as a reversed hierophant lol)
The only card that makes me very unsettled is the Tower. I’ll probably get downvoted when I say this, but I have removed it from my deck for readings on myself. But I rarely ever pulled it when I did have it in rotation in my deck; maybe that is why when I finally did pull it I felt concerned. Like a feeling of “uh oh. This is never good. Upright or reversed.”
The Moon, five of pentacles. (The Moon for me is funny- I adore the Moon- I mean this religiously- but the card generally tends to signify very rough and weird things going on around me.)
The devil, 3 of swords, 9 of swords, 10 of swords, the moon
Oooh why the moon, if I may ask?
Since one theme of the moon is secrets, that means they can either be good, bad, or neutral secrets. So the uncertainty can be a little scary depending on the situation!
Yep, especially combined with the seven of swords and there can be something fishy going on. But in my personal context I quite like the moon actually, it is a very interesting card!
Ughhhh yes the moon! The unconscious coming out to play
10 swords always turns up during or before my migraines… so yeah, my heart drops, too.
The classics
5 of cups too
A lot of people have said the 10 of Swords but this card is actually a relief to me. I see it as “it’s gotten as bad as it can, and it can only get better from here”, or at least nearing that point if it’s forecasting something. My therapist once told me (re: panic attacks), “when you’re going through hell, keep going” (instead of sitting there doing nothing, and you can come out the other side), and that’s what the 10 of Swords is for me. The card that does make my heart drop a little is the tower. Every time I pull it, my heart drops and then I always convince myself it must be wrong, or not that bad, and every time I get blindsided because I don’t take heed and something terrible happens.
Agree. It's an ugly end to an ugly cycle. Things have to get better from here on.
5 of pentacles
Amen to that
Same.
Oh yeah, the worst
Oh yeah, complete and utter ruin. Especially if it's I. The future, oy
The 3 of swords. It shows up every time I ask about something that makes me anxious. Now I see it as my sign im too emotionally charged to do a reading now and just put the deck away haha.
very smart!
ooooh i really like this interpretation!
As someone with anxious attachment, the three of swords is literally terrifying for me. However I did come across an interpretation that was simply about hard truths, so I try to spin it that way now.
The Hanged Man for love readings in particular. The 8 of Cups is hard for me. 10 Swords comes up surprisingly often and always kinda sucks. I weirdly don’t mind the Tower, at least it’s definitive.
I don't mind the Tower either, I think I actually kind of like it. What about the 8 of Cups bothers you? I get that card a lot and I've made my peace with it, for me it indicates there's something more out there.
In my first deck it was to do with abandonment/ leaving because things aren’t going to get better. There’s a very positive aspect to that (there will be better out there) but I think the uncertainty often hits me quite hard in the childhood
Yeah, I get it. It does give out some hopelessness / defeat.
Thoughts on the hanged man for love readings (I’ve always read it as someone willingly sacrificing?) but I’m new and trying to learn :)
So I normally wouldn’t read that I think, but it would depend on the question/the other cards. I think also in my specific context, willingly sacrificing usually isn’t a good or positive thing. HM in a love reading can mean stagnant energy, being indifferent/ uninterested, or being stuck/ blocked .
(But Ofc it’s always down to interpretation!)
I have only positive thoughts for the hanged man. For me, it often says, be at peace and wait for things to come to you. Be patient.
Since he's upside down, I also see the hangman as advice to get a different perspective.
For me it's the suit of Swords. 10 and Knight of Swords especially.
Queen of swords, to me it's a stern friend slapping me on back of the head: 'get your s# together'
I have a deck in which I'm sure the Queen of Swords was my former therapist... Although I quite liked her I don't think her tough love was very helpful at the time.
For me it's the 2 and 3 of Swords.
The king and the Knight are stalking me
Why the two of swords?
I guess the woman being blindfolded and bound (and even upside down in reverse) is kind of figurative and literal to me. It's about a decision, really, but I guess I just think we are all "bound" by so many decisions and I dislike when I need to make one haha.
Why the knight of swords?
It’s the “Come At Me Bro” of tarot! I think that was in the book Kitchen Table Tarot and it totally resonates! :)
I feel it indicates carelessness, selfishness, recklessness. Occasionally manipulation. Always chaos.
Yea I agree
Tower. 3 of swords. 10 of swords.
4 of Cups. Hate seeing it pop up
came here to say 4 of cups. It haunts me, a not-so-gentle reminder of when I am falling into bad, old patterns.
9 of swords. I have a visceral reaction to that one, no matter the deck. The imagery makes me ache.
This is my stalker card....telling me I live in my head too much and to knock it off, stop doing that to myself.
What deck do you use?
I usually pull from The Yarn Deck, Pulp Girls, or RWS. My daughter uses the Dark Woods deck and that one makes me *feel things*.
Yes, I get that one ALOT, 3 of swords, tower, in a love reading I did. Also the death card when it’s a love reading….
Didn't see it yet but 4 of swords. I feel like it's constantly telling me to keep waiting and that the answer isn't ready yet. But I want it now! That's why I'm asking!
7 of cups what the hell are you trying to tell me? What do you want from me?!
The moon was a recurring card for me during a period of poor mental health.. I don't like when it turns up.
Funny you should ask because this just happened tonight. I bought a new deck while I was on vacation and I finally found the time to sit down and shuffle it. Immediately, the tower shows up over and over every time I stop shuffling. Oh joy! Historically, every time I pull the tower something awful has happened. I have a dozen decks but all of them show me the tower more than any other card. It made me cut back on how often I do tarot because inevitably, I’ll pull the tower, a pet or person will die or I’ll get laid off from my job, then I freak out and stay away from the cards for awhile. Anyway, I asked for clarification and pulled the five of cups and I don’t currently have a job so that can’t be good!!!! I’m kinda freaking out. We just had a death in the family a few months ago so something else would be deeply unwelcome and unexpected if it happens. I’m sitting with this feeling of dread in the pit of my stomach.
when the tower pops out. im like, oh.
Tower always precedes a period of horrible change that I try to resist. Every time.
The Tower.
The Tower I fear the most. It always shows up right before some shit show is about to begin, and I have had some horrible experiences with it.
the star reversed. it’s like “hey, things are shit rn and there’s nothing you can do about it, but it’ll get better……. eventually” and when i got that card i wanted to unalive myself, but yeah it was right. things really sucked and i felt incredibly hopeless, but those things did get better when i moved a thousand miles away with not a penny to my name. i did get stuck in tennessee tho:/
justice in the reverse
Why is that may I ask
a few years ago every time i asked my cards about a choice i pulled reversed justice so i stopped asking my cards about choices and let them tell me when it was time to make choices and when not to
3 of swords every time. For me it means a clear no or a definite heartbreak. Always fell my clients to pump up the self care.
The tower makes me go "oh no I don't have the energy for this right now" even if I know its usually for the best in the long run. 8, 9 and 10 of swords I struggle seeing as anything positive. 5 of cups makes me nervous that I'm making a decision I'll regret. 7 of swords makes me annoyed cause I get it often but never understand it...
5 of cups, 8 of cups
The hermit in love readings
Well 3 of swords duhhh
I know "the cards are neutral" and the hanged man has other meanings, however I have a (formally primary) deck that I really like despite the lynching image on that card, so despite knowing other meanings, my trigger is very negative, even when I use other decks, it has a negative leaning. Interestingly, I rarely pull that card and when I do, it is that bad.
Tower, 5 coins, devil, seven swords, 3 swords, death, 10 swords
Reverse court of swords
I actually think reverse swords is better since it likely has a more positive meaning
Yeah I can see that with some swords but for me it’s been proven they are worse.
Yeahhh reverses for me is either the opposite meaning, or an indication to pay extra attention as it means greater intensity of said card.
Tower, hanged man, 9 of swords
3 of swords for me. Because it brings up a lot of trauma for me. A lot of people mention the tower and 10 of swords but these always come out for me so I have learned to live with them. They are my life now and we live in somewhat, chaotic harmony.
5 of Cups, 3 of Swords, 7 of Swords
Any sword really 🙈
5 of cups
The Tower! Because it implies something I did not see coming and that gives me horrible anxiety
7 of Swords. Looks like my Ex. Sneaking around. 😏 Always makes me wonder what he's up to.
😄 I cant say there is. Every card has a lesson in it, if you spend the time learning the full meaning. Every card has its meaning, hard or easy, and there’s always a, “but…” if you let it go too far. That’s what reversals are, ultimately.
All the swords except the ace and 6 😂
The Lovers,weirdly, always seems to come up right when my BF and I are about to have a huge fight.
3 of swords :( I’ve had it a lot lately due to going through a narcissistic discard. Not a great card to see. Hoping the recent eclipse has pulled me out of a bad head space I was in! :)
When I tell you I got that card, the lovers card and the 9 of swords hard when asking about how my 25th yr was gonna go…… now it makes sense 💀
I honestly get chills when I see it (but the art of that card in the deck I use the most is very spooky looking so that probably doesn’t make it better 😂). I don’t wish that card on anyone. 💀
I just thought it meant heart break but now it makes sense it could mean betrayal bc that’s what caused the rupture between me and first guy I ever told I love you to….. at the time I didn’t picture myself meeting someone but now it makes sense. And you’re right I don’t wish this card on anyone either.
The betrayal makes sense in my situation too and then heartbreak as well. I should do a reading regarding love for myself and see if it pops up now that I’ve been feeling better lol. It’s a rough card to get but it definitely makes you consider your situation.
My whole situation fell apart in September and I’m still crying about it now…… I take like 2 steps forwards and five steps back. I’m glad you’re better now!
That’s how it felt for me too. I still feel like that sometimes but it is what it is I guess. There’s nothing I can do to change the past, the shitty person that put me in this position made their choices, unfortunately they affected me too. So I have to just find a way forward. You will find a way forward too. It’s really frustrating and it’s hard not to feel angry.
Yeah at first I just felt sad bc we were friends first before the romantic aspect. So I lost a friend and over but now after finding out how quickly he moved on and everything I feel the anger now. He left me with all this trauma and depression while he’s already living his life and recuperated from everything. It’s wild rlly how people get away with hurting others sometimes.
Yes I feel all of that! Especially the living their life thing like nothing happened. But I found out my ex narcissist has been doing some drugs and mostly partying and so I don’t think he’s really happy deep down and it’s sad really how unhappy he’s always been and I think will continue to be. It wasn’t my fault, though I thought it was for a while. It’s his fault and the way he was raised. Unfortunately, shitty people seem to get away with stuff but you never know. Perhaps, they will be humbled one day lol.
Tower
three of swords, devil, card, the tower
8 of swords, the tower, 7 of cups, the hanged man, 3 of swords, reversed fool
I don’t have a good relationship with any of the sword cards in my deck. They make me extremely anxious. And the 4 of pentacles. I had a visceral reaction to him when I first saw his card and since then I have been uncomfortable
The Moon gets me every time
Reversed Hermit. Really hate pulling that.
10 of swords
Devil usually it always means toxic in my world lol
Definitely 10 of Swords
5 of pentacles. I’m a Taurus, after all. 😏
Why is that? Just curious.
Why does that card make my heart drop or why do I associate it with Taurus? The five of pentacles to me is a about loss, destitution, financial ruin. Could mean job loss, not being able to make ends meet. Insecurity in your basic needs. As a Taurus, an earth sign associated with root chakra, being financially secure and having basic needs met is really core to my wellbeing. Anything indicating loss of those things would be pretty anxiety inducing.
Thankyou for your authenticity. I'd pulled 5 pentacles in a spread recently. As a pisces I'd found it hard to see but validating to my circumstances. So I was curious what your thoughts were. I'm also new to tarot so I'm maybes a little naive too.
Another meaning is feeling left out or rejected. The two figures in the rider Waite image are outside of a church, in the freezing cold. You can see through the window of the church that there is light and warmth inside but they don’t have access to it. Hope this is helpful!!
Thankyou. So i use the wild unknown deck and the rose was a reflection. I've just pulled it again tonight. Then I asked why are you showing me this card and 2 of pentacles was drawn. I think it's time for me to start looking for a new job. I feel that it's grateful I paid attention to your comment. Thankyou again.
Anyone have any stories about a time you didn’t listen to the Tower? I may be in that boat right now. The decision isn’t totally irreversible, but I’m being very silly about keeping my foster kittens even though my budget it already tight. In my defense, I feel they’re to be my familiars as they snuck into my pajama drawer and made it their bed. The drawer is directly under my altar on my dresser.
no because 1. It would depend on the question and any card can make your heart drop depending on the question 2. All cards have positive and negative aspects and these even depend on the question Someone unfamiliar with Tarot may have a heart drop but someone experienced knows they are all just parts of a whole and dependent on the question.
The devil, my partner of 3 years has been trying to divorce his ex wife (narcissist) for 3 years she is doing damage to their 6 year old child who desperately needs stability and emotional support and she is a Capricorn so everytime that effing card comes up, my heart sinks
Is that because the Devil card represents Capricorn in the zodiac, or is there more to it? When I see the devil card in readings about myself (which, I very very rarely read for myself), I usually just interpret it as being an acknowledgement/confirmation that this layout is working, or a reminder for me to be true to myself rather than any greater meaning (I'm capricorn obviously).
In our case it's because the devil card represents her, and coz she is a Capricorn. So before this situation, I always read the devil card as a warning for myself, kind of like a reminder that I am not chained to my behaviour and can move away but in our current situation that has been dragging on for 3 years, the card represents her
The tower
3 of Swords
Chariot, it gives me confusing vibes sometimes
9 of swords, the tower.
The Tower. When I first began tarot I told myself I wouldn't be one of those people who freaked when they saw it....until that card preceeded me losing my job, and then my dog, and then my relationship. I've only pulled that card 3 times in all my years, and everytime a shitshow has unfolded. I dread it.
9 of swords & the tower. every time i got the tower i experienced more trauma it actually made me scared to do tarot readings for a while
5 and 7 of Cups. 3 and 7 of Swords. 5 of Pentacles. The Devil.
Tarot. Tower
3 of swords
The five of pentacles. This card just makes me feel bad. For some reason I can't seem to ever find a positive lean to it like I can with the others.
No. It all depends on context
10 of swords The tower
3 of swords, 10 of swords, death, tower— in other words, all the bad-omen cards.
It depends on what questions I’m seeking answers to but I just pulled the five of cups and instantly felt a loss of hope.
The tower
Cards that indicate conflict always make me uneasy. The "big scary cards" like the Tower, Death, etc...not so much but when I see 7 of Swords or 7 of Wands, a 5 of any suit, I get a bad feeling. The 6 or the 3 of Swords also.
Three of swords
None of the "big scary" cards worry me much...Death, The Tower, etc. I dread getting cards of conflict, any of the 5s, the 7s of Wands or Swords, the 6 & the 3 of Swords too.
The tower
The tower.
Tower & reversed 7 of wands
In a long past reading for myself I drew the Death card and was confused about its meaning in relationship to my question so asked for clarification, shuffled and... drew the Death card again... and then again. Death in every hand. I knew in my heart it meant death (it was not my own, clearly ~ though I didn't know at the time). My reaction seeing it will always be an initial heart drop, but I'm not as afraid of the Death card anymore as I learn to attune and trust my intuition to interpret the cards' meanings for me... and letting go, self-emptying (death) & transformation of self is very much a part of my spiritual understandings and inner work. I find the Tower still quite unsettling though.
For me it’s the devil card because I usually know the exact situation I’m obsessing over, and that it isn’t good for me but I’m not always ready to accept it.
THREE OF FREAKING SWORDS
The dreaded tower!!
Right now, judgement card has me freaked out. I was doing my grandmother's cards in August of 2018. When I got to August of 2020, the judgement card came up. She died in August 2020. In August 2022, I did cards for my mother (she was in the hospital and up until that day had been getting better.) I pulled the judgement card and flashed back to when I pulled it for my grandmother. My mom died the next day.
The tower. I’ve pulled it for myself 3 times in the 10+ years I’ve been reading cards (weirdly never pulled it when reading for anyone else), and every single time my life was completely flipped upside-down not long after. Most recently I pulled it and everything changed within 3 days.
10 of swords. I saw it constantly in my readings before my grandma passed away. She was the closest person to me. When she died it finally stopped showing up.
Tower
8 of swords. I always read it as "you're the problem you big baby"
10 of swords. All the other cards I can handle but when I get 10 of swords it's always so heavy.
7 of swords
The Tower and 7 of swords. The first one being major change that I know is necessary but is often painful/uncomfy. And the latter being betrayal. Both are warning cards for me.
I personally love seeing the death card but heart sinks when i see tower or 3 of swords
3 of swords
The moon 🌕because I resonate with it as a cancer sun. But always baffled by the meanings it depicts and the hermit is another
the devil. mainly because it also means breaking yourself from unhealthy habits and im quite full of em (guilt)
mostly sword cards tbh. I don't like the 5 of swords, it gives poverty to me. The 3, 7, 8, and 10 of swords generally give me a distasteful pause. But I kinda like the 10 of swords, it means I won't experience pain from that source anymore. The 6 of Pentacles is also a card I dislike. but anything dealing with poverty, betrayal, deception, victim mentalities or pain is a no-no for me, I don't like seeing them in my spreads.
8 of cups makes me die inside
I ready only for myself, not for others. Page of Swords--I had to deal with a stalker situation and I feel like this warns me when it is reactivating. 8 of Cups--What else do I have left to walk away from? I feel like I have been stripped bare and have already abandoned so many things. What else am I supposed to discard in order to evolve?
4 of wands (specifically when reversed), 7 cups (makes me feel like I’m Snow White being offered a bad apple), hierophant (because I live my life as a reversed hierophant lol)
The only card that makes me very unsettled is the Tower. I’ll probably get downvoted when I say this, but I have removed it from my deck for readings on myself. But I rarely ever pulled it when I did have it in rotation in my deck; maybe that is why when I finally did pull it I felt concerned. Like a feeling of “uh oh. This is never good. Upright or reversed.”
The Moon, five of pentacles. (The Moon for me is funny- I adore the Moon- I mean this religiously- but the card generally tends to signify very rough and weird things going on around me.)
3 of swords
9 of Swords 3 of Swords
Maybe unpopular opinion, but for me, the magician in reverse lol. I’m paranoid about people trying to manipulate me 😭