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Card Meanings: Re-Joining The World, Restlessness, Social Unrest, Awakening, Not Accepting Counselling Or Support, Lack Of Self-Protection, Finding Mental Strength, Mental Breakdown/ Collapse, Labor Strikes, Recovering Slowly, Renewed Activity, Coming Out Of Isolation, Burn-Out, Healing, Not Taking Care Of Yourself
When the Lord of Truce appears he brings with him a temporary respite, often after we have passed through trying times. This is a quiet period, which should be used to recover, regroup and stabilise. It’s important though, that we always bear in mind the fact that this is only a moment in time. Soon we shall be required to pick up the tools of life and continue on our journey. So on a day ruled by him, we’re well advised to use the internal stillness he brings to think over trouble spots, or areas of difficulty. That way we see the whole issue more clearly, and are better equipped to sally forth undaunted when the time comes. Occasionally on a day ruled by the 4 of Swords there will be a requirement to bury the hatchet with somebody, or to accept their gestures of friendliness toward us. It’s important that we are reserved both in what we are prepared to offer, and what we are prepared to forgive. Truce only marks the cessation of hostilities – a brief pause during which we might negotiate a lasting peace.
The one thing this card always tells us is that we have not yet finished our business here. If we fail to hold this in the forefront of our minds, we are likely to make the mistake of being unprepared for whatever comes next. So – on this day – rest as easy as you can, and locate areas of challenge, difficulty or sensitivity for future attention. Think carefully about trying to resolve anything until the influences are more supportive. In readings, the Four of Swords is often a sign that you need to slow down and get some rest. If you are recovering from an illness, allow yourself quiet time to heal. Even if you feel completely healthy, you are risking getting sick if you don’t take a break.
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Portable Magic: You can sit anywhere, facing any direction, and lay the cards out on any surface, but for ease of orientation it is best to sit facing east and to lay the cards out in front of yourself on a table. In the illustrations of the altar and the circle shown in this book, the perspective is from the south looking north. This was done because this is the usual way maps are presented, with the east on the right side. When you work a ritual, the zodiacal trump of the Emperor will always be in the east, but you can sit on any side of the circle you choose. The location of the triangle, whether east, south, west, or north, will depend on the nature of the ritual purpose, whether it is airy, fiery, watery, or earthy.
Portable Magic: This confusion caused many writers to date the earliest reference to the Tarot in France as having occurred in the year 1392, when the card maker Jacquemin Gringonneur is recorded to have produced a set of hand painted cards for King Charles VI. The erroneous assumption was made that these were Tarot cards, and they were associated with an existing partial set of early Tarot cards known, quite incorrectly, as the Charles VI Tarot deck. However, the link had no basis. The Tarot did not become widely known in France until the sixteenth century.
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Tarot Triumphs: What kind of light do you think illuminates each Tarot Triumph? We have obvious examples in the Star, the Moon, and the Sun: what are the qualities and properties of the light contained in those images? Where there is no obvious type of light, ask yourself how you imagine it to be. Is the scene set indoors or outdoors, for instance? Is it bright, clouded, or dim light? Again, these impressions need not become fixed in your mind for all time, but they will help you to detect the mood and atmosphere of the scene. A further consideration could be shadows: do you expect to find shadows in the images, or are they perhaps more like stage scenes, visions, or the stuff of legend, where there may be no shadows at all?