Expand with the Number Five
If you have a tarot deck, or if you get readings, you may have noticed that in most tarot decks the Five cards display a lot of conflict, and often a sense of loss. These are not typically our favorite cards to see in a reading.
When I was first learning tarot, I decided that a good keyword for the number Five in tarot was ‘conflict’. I soon met a teacher who corrected me by sharing the following wisdom with me.
Five is really about expansion. Four your comfort zone, Six is victory. Five is that very uncomfortable place you find yourself in when you have mustered the courage to jump out of your comfort zone. You are working toward your goal but have not yet reached your success.
The number Five tells us that we have grown too much to stay in our safe space of comfort. We must expand, and that expansion is scary. That expansion might cause conflict with others who do not understand our growth or are intimated by our goals.
If you see the number Five, or groups of Fives, as you go through your life, take it as a push from the Universe to have the courage to reach for your goals.
When the Five cards come up in a tarot reading, consider that, even though they are uncomfortable, they can represent motion in the correct direction.
When you know you are ready to grow, use the number Five to support that growth, and to prepare you for the discomfort that can come as you expand to meet your new challenges on your way to success.
Members-Only Livestream on YouTube
If you are a member of my YouTube channel, you are invited to our private holiday party! On Tuesday, December 14, at 7 pm ET, join us for some Readings and Holiday Magic!
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The StaarCorner
StaarCon will happen January 21 through 23, with a thirty-day online AfterGlow. You can attend StaarCon in person at the Doubletree Executive Meeting Center in Palm Beach Gardens, or you can join us online using the Accelevents Event Management Platform.
Accelevents now has an app for both Android and iPhone. Even if you are attending StaarCon in person, you should download the app to help you navigate the conference and stay in touch with your conference friends.
On Friday, January 21, from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm, I am teaching a preconference intensive called Finding the Magic of Tarot. If you would like to attend the preconference, you can get a combined ticket which includes the full conference and the preconference. That ticket level is called “Temperance”.
If you would prefer to buy a ticket for the Friday session only, that ticket level is called “Page of Swords”. If you buy the Page of Swords, you will receive access to the Public Track of conference classes as a courtesy.
You can learn more about StaarCon on our website. If you have questions, please feel free to call or text me at 561-655-1160, or email me.
Working with the Tarot Fives
Tarot exercises can be helpful in two ways. First, they increase our understand of the cards and our tarot reading skills. Second, tarot exercises may give us an opportunity for personal growth.
Here is a tarot exercise to help you understand the Minor Arcana tarot Fives, and to help you get out of your own comfort zone.
Go through your deck, and find the Four, Five, and Six of each of the four Minor Arcana suits.
Look at these three cards in each suit, in order. Can you see a story of leaving something comfortable, enduring something difficult, and ultimately finding success??
Can you associate the story you find in each suit to a particular time in your life? How does that help you process and understand your own life stories?
The Week in Review
Did you catch our class on YouTube last night, Chakras for Tarot Readers? You can watch the replay if you missed it or want to review it.
December Tarotscopes are ready for you on my YouTube channel. Find you sun sign, your rising sign, and your moon sign.
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Cards for Your Consideration
Let’s consider how the Five cards in tarot speak of expansion.
The Five of Swords is the battle we must fight to achieve our success.
The Five of Wands is the creative conflict we face as we plan our way forward.
The Five of Cups is the grief that forces our growth.
The Five of Pentacles is the need that forces us to find new ways to create resources.
The Hierophant forces us to distinguish spiritual truth from harmful dogma.
Temperance causes us to patiently seek the correct solution to our problems.
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Finding Meaning in the Minor Arcana
The Major Arcana, Magical and Mundane
Personal Tarot: Reading for Yourself
Sharing Wisdom: Reading for Others
The Meaning and Magic of Tarot Reversals
Journey Through the Major Arcana
Your Journey Through the Minor Arcana: Numbers, Elements and Truth
Your Journey Through the Tarot Court
Tarot Stories, Trends, and Blends
Tarot Readings for Personalities and Relationships
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Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 4 Issue 49
December 8, 2021