The Tarot Room – Georgianna

Hanged Man dressed as the Moon

Neptune moves into Pisces tonight and stays there until August 5th.

Looking at this transit from a tarot perspective, it’s like the Hanged Man is dressed as the Moon. He’s dangling in the dark.

The Hanged Man is about patience, sacrifice and new perspectives. Nothing needs to be rushed and there’s nowhere to go.

He wants you to see things differently than you’re used to. And to do so you have to take some time out from the bustling turmoil.

The Hanged Man chooses to be where he is. Turning things upside down might be uncomfortable at times, but without some inversion, there’s ultimately no balance.

The Moon is darkness, mystery and the secrets of the night. It’s daytime in reverse, a time when shadows reign.

Instincts become more valuable than rules, and dreams more real than consciousness.

The Moon reflects the light, like a mirror or the ocean. It distorts and reconfigures what’s familiar. Sometimes in ways that make us afraid.

The Hanged Man doesn’t mind being here. He’s intrigued by the shadows, amused by how they transform what he sees.

Neptune in Pisces, or the Hanged Man in the Moon’s clothing, is a good time for spiritual exploration. It’s easier to be open when all boundaries have melted.

During this period it’s useful to pay attention to recurring thoughts, symbols and dreams. If an idea keeps presenting itself, take a closer look.

And don’t be afraid to turn your ideas around, facing them from a different angle. Emotional and intellectual flexibility can be rewarding.

Be still, watch and listen. Enlightenment can shine bright in the dark.

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High Priestess in Hierophant's Clothes

The Moon moves into Taurus tonight and stays there until Thursday.

If you look at this transit through the eyes of the Tarot, it would be like the High Priestess is dressed as the Hierophant. She’s sitting before two acolytes and sharing the secrets she usually guards.

The High Priestess is understanding, receptive clarity, and quiet, yet profound, spiritual conviction.

She is the holy feminine, the virginal priestess. She willingly submits to life’s realities, but isn’t confined by the physical.

The High Priestess holds the book, the word, the codified explanation to the mysteries of the universe. But unless required, she keeps these secrets to herself.

The Hierophant is also a keeper of secrets, mysteries and the word from on high. But he’s actively willing to share.

In fact, the Hierophant sees his role as the ambassador of the spirit, the arbiter of truth in its most sublime form.

Bring the big questions before him and he will decide. He’s the human connection to the divine. He is Holy Law.

The High Priestess feels all right in this position. She might not be so accustomed to making decisions for others, but she’s certainly comfortable in her faith, and in her ability to interpret the law.

The Moon in Taurus, or High Priestess in the Hierophant’s clothes, is a time of spiritual and emotional certitude.

There’s a sense that the truth can be explained, understood and incorporated into daily life. Rules can and should be followed.

Instead of trying to force others to recognize what you know to be certain, try using this time to simply share your emotional, intellectual and spiritual perceptions.

Celebrate the diversity of spirit in our world, while figuring out for yourself what rules, spiritual or otherwise, work best for you.

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Tower as Emperor's Throne

Mars moves into Aries tonight and stays there until May 11th.

Looking at this transit from a tarot perspective, it’s like the Emperor was sitting in his castle just as the lightening struck. His stone throne is exploding.

The Tower is about drastic change, shocking turns of fate and unexpected disturbances. To call its arrival a surprise is typically an understatement.

All you thought was stable and sure is suddenly in turmoil. Structures that seemed fool safe no longer protect you.

The Tower is a breakdown of foundations, the destruction of boundaries. Though it brings chaos in its wake, it’s also a source of liberation.

The Emperor is a man who thrives in chaos. He’s the god of war.

Though his goal is to create stability, a foundation that’s strong enough to maintain itself, his methods are hardly peaceful.

The Emperor sets the world on fire. He moves people, inspires, and enrages. He demands control and settles for nothing less than complete sovereignty.

The Tower is at home in the Emperor’s domain. It shatters his control, but gives him an opportunity to fight. Something he does best.

Mars in Aries, or the Tower as the Emperor’s throne, is likely to be an exciting time. What you thought would never change suddenly does.

It could just be a way of seeing things. Old ideas are shattered and inspiration to begin afresh becomes overwhelming.

Or things might really be changing. New circumstances present themselves without warning and the way you were approaching a situation no longer works.

Destroy inertia and create a new world for yourself. This is a time of great power.

Potentially challenging, yes. But also a chance to take charge in your life like you never thought possible.

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High Priestess dressed as Emperor

The Moon moved into Aries this morning and will stay there until Monday.

Translating this transit into Tarot Cards, it would be like the High Priestess is wearing the Emperor’s clothing. She’s in scarlet and armor and is ready for battle.

The High Priestess is receptive wisdom. She silently sits between the pillars of life, watching, listening and responding.

It isn’t her way to make a fuss and normally you won’t hear from her unless you seek her out.

The High Priestess is content with where she is, emotionally and mentally at peace. She receives rather than asserts.

The Emperor, on the other hand, makes it clear to everyone what it is that he wants. If there was ever a master of assertion, he’s it.

The Emperor is initiatory power. He makes things happen. He is material strength and masculine authority.

Rulership and government, warfare and sometimes domination. The Emperor is the man in charge.

The High Priestess is a little unsure of herself in this position. She’s being asked not only to choose, but to demand.

The Moon in Aries, or High Priestess in the clothing of the Emperor, is a time of intensified emotions. You might feel an increased desire to shape your own world.

Rather than sitting back in stillness, this transit encourages the loosening of emotional restrictions and the conscious expression of enthusiasm and/or passion.

It might be uncomfortable at first, but allow yourself to speak out loud. Take steps forward to let people know what you know and what you love.

Try to remain objective and open-minded while acting with determination and direction. It might sound impossible, but you can do both if you try.

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The Moon moves into Pisces tonight, and stays there until Saturday.

Described in Tarot cards, this transit would be like the High Priestess is dressed as the Moon. She’s lost her material body and has disappeared into the celestial body that usually rests at her feet.

The High Priestess is stillness, silence and reflection. She is quiet calm, unafraid of the night.

She listens, perceives, hears what’s around her and mirrors it all back and beyond the shadows.

The High Priestess is master of her emotions, able to control the sometimes powerful flow of feelings we experience when faced with the night.

The Moon is the night. It is darkness, mystery and secrets so hidden they’re never, ever exposed.

Like the crustacean rising out of the ocean, the moon reflects the deepest part of our inner selves. It’s the part of us that feels but doesn’t rationalize.

The Moon highlights our fears, but also our sensitivity to the world beyond what’s seen. Psychic powers blossom under its gaze.

The High Priestess is right at home in the darkness of the Moon. No one’s asking her to explain anything and she’s not telling. She only has to feel, her intuition fills in any holes.

The Moon in Pisces, or High Priestess dressed as the Moon, is a time of increased perception, ill-defined understanding and what might be described as night vision.

During this time you could find your dreams feel more real than your daylight hours and what’s not said is louder than what is.

Fears might grow like a boogieman under the bed, but if you just take a peek, they’re as likely to be dust bunnies as demons or ghosts.

Be still, aware and fearless. It might be dark outside, but if there was ever a time you can navigate the unknown, this is it. Listen, breathe, flow.

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High Priestess in Star's Clothing

The Moon moved into Aquarius today and stays there until Wednesday.

Described in Tarot cards, this transit would be the High Priestess dressed as the Star. In other words, her robes are gone and she’s naked as the bird in the tree behind her.

The High Priestess sits in front of the veil that protects the mysteries. She is wise and silent.

Though compassion is one of her gifts, she’s hardly what you’d call effusive. Her love is expressed through intellect and understanding. She’s very serious.

The High Priestess wants us to learn through listening. And she’s not one to soften the message. Sometimes the world is beautiful and sometime’s it’s cruel. She’ll tell you either way.

The Star is also about compassion. But she expresses it sweetly, softly and without shame. She’s thrown off her robes, has nothing to hide.

For her, hope is what matters and she pours it down from the heavens like water into a pool. The Star understands the reality of pain, and seeks to heal it with her optimism.

Though the night is long and sometimes frightening, she’s there to comfort both sinners and saints. No one should be alone.

The High Priestess admires the Star’s style, but she herself is a little uncomfortable in this position. Her robes and veil serve as protection. She isn’t happy feeling this exposed.

The Moon in Aquarius, or High Priestess in the Star’s clothing, can sometimes be emotionally stressful. Hope may be in the air, but it’s a cautious hope.

Emotionally you feel like sharing, bubbling over with dreams for the future. But your mind keeps getting in the way, reminding you that dreams can sometimes be nightmares.

Try not to spend what could be a nice time double guessing yourself or listing off all the reasons things could go wrong. They might. But they probably won’t.

Be real, but not a wet blanket. Rather than smothering your dreams, direct them with intelligence.

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Empress as the Moon

Venus moved into Pisces today and stays there until Thursday, April 21st.

If you look at this transit from a Tarot perspective, it’s like the Empress is dressed as the Moon. She’s all but disappeared in the night.

The Empress is love, empathy and compassion. She feels, nurtures and provides.

In open welcome, she invites everyone to her table in celebration of life’s bounty. All pains are commemorated and all happinesses rejoiced.

The Empress is the mother of the world. She’s femininity at its most creative and most obvious. At her best, she’s bright, sweet and always there to help.

The Moon is also feminine, but she’s dark, sometimes even frightening. Psychic visions, powerful dreams, the deepest of our unconscious rising to the surface.

It’s hard to feel safe when it’s dark all around. Instincts kick in and defenses go up.

The Moon asks you to feel, intuit, move with the rhythms of the tides. Breathe in, breathe out, and don’t get swamped.

The Empress is not uncomfortable here, though she doesn’t like her children to be afraid. She knows that it’s in the damp darkness that gestation occurs. Without it there is no life.

Venus in Pisces, or the Empress dressed as the Moon, is a good time to embrace your own unconscious depths.

Nurture your psychic energies through art, poetry or creative visualizations.

And try not to be afraid. Feelings that are usually expressed out loud might be less open than usual. That doesn’t mean they’re any less deep.

There’s as much beauty in the dark as there is in the light. It’s just not flashy. Dive into the mysteries and enjoy what you can never know for sure.

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High Priestess as the Devil

The Moon moves into Capricorn tonight at 9:57 pm EDT and will stay there until Sunday at 11:16 pm.

If you were to describe this transit using the Tarot, you might say that the High Priestess is wearing the Devil’s clothing. The virginal goddess has gotten downright beastly.

The High Priestess is fluidity, perceptive intelligence and compassionate objectivity. She reflects all that surrounds her, but is attached to none of it.

Internal freedom, especially in thought and emotion, is vital, part of the very fabric of her gown. She cannot be confined to any one stream of being.

The High Priestess understands life’s mysteries, and guards them from the uninitiated. Beneath her veil, the secrets of the world are safe.

The Devil, however, is a different sort of guy. He’s all about getting down and dirty and enjoys breaking the rules.

There’s nothing he won’t try, nothing that’s taboo. He encourages obsessions, compulsions and addictions, reveling in anything that ties you down to just one way of living.

The Devil is naked and coarse and demands submission. He can turn dreams into nightmares and love into barren sensuality.

It should be no surprise then that the High Priestess is somewhat uncomfortable in this position. She likes free emotions and flowing thought. The Devils’ sweat, dirt and chains chafe the purity of her ideals.

The Moon in Capricorn, or High Priestess in the Devil’s clothing, is a period of potential internal conflict. The physical world might seem to draw you away from what you typically believe to be right.

You might feel driven or compelled by behaviours and attitudes that go against the grain of your morality. It could be liberating or disturbing, depending on your secrets.

Whatever’s going on though, don’t be too hard on yourself. Get obsessions out of your system, and learn what you can about yourself while you do so.

You should be ready to move on soon. There’s nothing wrong with a little focused physicality. Just don’t get stuck.

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High Priestess as Temperance

The Moon moves into Sagittarius today at 4:45 pm EST and will be there until Friday at 9:25 PM.

Looking at it through the eyes of the Tarot, you can describe this transit as being like the High Priestess wearing Temperance’s clothing. She’s dressed like an angel.

The High Priestess is concerned with all ideas, big and small. She likes to look at things from every side, and reflects the multitude of feelings and attitudes around her.

She is balanced, the still point between the pillars of mercy and cruelty. Without judgment she watches and hears it all.

Her emotions don’t swamp her intellect, and her intellect doesn’t dull her feelings. At her best, the High Priestess manages both with grace and level-headedness.

Temperance is also about balance, following the mean, being temperate. As the angel stands on both earth and water, Temperance represents the ability to bridge the divide between one’s emotions and practical life.

And it’s also concerned with the big ideas. Angels are the intermediary between the planes, bringing mortals messages from on high. They provide us our ‘eureka’ moments.

The Temperance angel is engaged in pouring water, while wearing the sign of fire on his chest. He is perfect harmony.

The High Priestess is comfortable in this position. She’s at home with the middle way. Though not so accustomed to the sun, the balance between fire and water works in this case. Neither swamps, or burns out the other.

The Moon in Sagittarius, or High Priestess in Temperance’s clothing, indicates a time when intellect, practicality, emotions and passion can work together in relative ease.

What’s normally only an idea might find its way to becoming real. Even-tempered inspiration and emotional playfulness can create what look like miracles.

Take this time to bring your emotions in line with your passions. And play with your most serious ideas. It’s in combining the unexpected that you’ll likely find gold.

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The moon moves into Scorpio today at 3:17 pm EST and stays there until Wednesday, March 23rd at 4:07 pm.

If you translate this transit into the Tarot, you could say that the High Priestess is dressed as Death. She’s in the midst of a great transformation.

The High Priestess represents receptive wisdom and reflective emotionality. She learns through wide open perception, and feels by reflecting the feelings of those around her.

She sees the world as it is, awesome in both beauty and cruelty. And understands that life flows, is cyclical like the tides.

One day you’re an acorn, another a tree, and finally the ashes where the new seed lands.

The High Priestess is okay with it all. Since life is what interests her, all parts are sacred and worthy of contemplation. Being heavy, doesn’t scare her.

And that’s a good thing when she’s dressed as Death. There’s nothing light about those clothes.

Death in the Tarot describes the process of decomposition, the decay of what once was, into the fertile soil that incubates what’s to grow.

Death isn’t concerned with good or bad, left or right, green or purple. It takes it all down. Whatever’s run its course is open game for transformation.

The High Priestess is comfortable in this environment. She can cope with deep feelings and isn’t frightened by a little pain.

Compassionate detachment and emotional depth allow her to grow when the big changes take place.

The Moon in Scorpio, or High Priestess in Death’s clothing, suggests a time when feelings run deep. The ability to end relationships that don’t work, or release stagnant emotions is accentuated.

If there’s a situation in your life that’s nearing its completion, especially if it’s emotional or relationship-oriented, this might be a good time to let it go. At least explore it with emotional clarity.

This isn’t a time to be afraid, but rather a time to face your fears with equanimity and intelligence.

You’ve got what it takes. Don’t back down from the scary stuff.

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