CONTENTS

I n t roduc t i on 4贅

The Ca rds 5贅

The Read i ng 7贅

The Ma j or Ar cana 21贅

The M i nor Ar cana 66贅

BONGS 67贅

BUDS 82贅

P I PES 97贅

JO I NTS 112贅

Abou t t he Au t hor s 128

 I N T R O D U C T I O N
I n t he h i s t or y o f humank i nd ' s j ourney t owa rd
se l f know l edge , t he r e i s pe rhaps nomor e na t ur a l
pa i r i ng t han weed and t a ro t . For t housands o f yea r s ,
cannab i s has beenused i n my r i ad f orms t o encour age
seek i ngexpans i on , c l a r i t y , hea l i ng , and peace . And f or
hundr eds o f yea r s , t a ro t ca rds havedone t he same ,
prov i d i ng gu i dance , f r amewor k , and i n t e rpr e t a t i on f or
exam i n i ng a l !o f l i f e ' s mys t e r i es , f rom t he mundane
t o t he exo t i c .

Maybe no s i ng l e word be t t e r i l l um i na t es t he
i n t e r sec t i on o f t hese t wo pur su i t s orpass i ons t han
seek i ng- a l t hough i t ' s wor t hno t i ng t ha t bo t h po t and
t a ro t f i r s t becamepopu l a r i zed f or o t he r purposes . I n
600oBCE Ch i na , hemp seeds we r e be i ng used f or f ood
be f or e be i ng deve l oped f or hempc l o t h i ng . Even t ua l l y ,
peop l e pa r t ook o f t hep l an t i t se l f f or med i c i na l
purposes .

Ta ro t ca rds l i ke l y or i g i na t ed i n t hem i d- f f t een t h

cen t ur y i n l t a l y as a me r een t e r t a i n i ng ca rd game . I n
f ac t , no t un t i l t he n i ne t een t h cen t ur y ' s i n t e r es t i n
sp i r i t uaand occu l t pr ac t i ces d i d t he t a ro t deck
r ea l l yca t ch on as we use i t now : a deck o f ca rds

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t ha t uses symbo l s t o r e f ec t our
c i r cums t ances and prov i de us w i t h i ns i gh t
andgu i dance .

Na t ur a l l y , t hen , as weed and

weedcu l t ur e have evo l ved t o f a r surpass
anyou t da t ed i mage r y o f t he hap l ess
s t onedh i pp i e , i t on l y makes sense t ha t
t a ro t andpo t a r e sou l ma t es o f a sor t ,
bo t h used a t t i mes f or en t e r t a i nmen t and
a t t i mes f or se r i ous se l f - seek i ng .

The r e a r e , o f cour se , as many

d i f f e r en t t ypes o f po t use r s as t he r e a r e ,
we l l , po t . Th i s deck i s good f or eve r yone
, whe t he r i t i s t he occas i ona l t oke r who
seeks a l i t t l e peace o f m i nd and a g l i mpse
i n t o t he f u t ur e or t he mor e ded i ca t ed ,
eve r ydayuse r , (Th i s deck can be en j oyed ,
o f cour se , w i t hou t a po t pa i r i ng , bu t
aga i n , ma r r y i ng t he t wo pur su i t s m i gh t
j us t make sense andenr i ch bo t h
expe r i ences . )

T H E C A R D S
Each deck o f t a ro t ca rds i s d i v i ded i n t o
t woma i n groups , or a r cana , f rom t he La t i n
a r canum , mean i ng " sec r e t . " The Ma j or
Ar canacons i s t s o f 22 ca rds and r epr esen t s
l i f e ' sb i g-p i c t ur e i ssues , ove r a r ch i ng
t hemes , andkey r e f ec t i ons . The M i nor
Ar cana cons i s t s

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o f 56 ca rds t ha t r epr esen t da i l y
cha l l engesend t he nuances w i t h i n t he b i gge r
i deas pu! f or t h by t he Ma j or Ar cana .

The M i nor Ar cana cons i s t s o f f our su i t seach

r epr esen t i ng a d i f f e r en t na t ur a l e l emenand
i t s cor r espond i ng i n f uence on day - t oday
l i f e , I n t h i s deck , t hose su i t s a r e
ma r kedw i t h t he f o l l ow i ng symbo l s :

The Su i t o f Jo i n t s , t r ad i t i ona l l yWands ,

r epr esen t s f i r e and i s cor ce rned w i t h
pass i on , i nsp i r a t i onene rgy , and sp i r i t ua l i t y
.

The Su i t o f Bongs , t r ad i t i ona l l yCups ,

r epr esen t s wa t e r andr e f l ec t s ma t t e r s t o do
w i t h r e l a t i onsh i ps , f ee l i ngs , and
c r ea t i v i t y

The Su i t o f P i pes , t r ad i t i ona l l ySwords ,

r epr esen t s a i r and i sconce rned w i t h
t h i nk i ng , i n t e l l ec t ac t i on , and change .

The Su i t o f Buds , t r ad i t i ona l l yPen t ac l es ,

r epr esen t s ea r t h and i s conce rned w i t h
f i nanc i a l ma t t e r s ma t e r i a l possess i ons ,
and ca r ee r i ssues , I n t h i s deck , Pen t ac l es
a r e r epr esen t ed by a l l f orms o f
t hema r i j uana p l an t . 6
 T H E R E A D I N G
Pr epp i ng f or t he Read i ng
F i r s t and mos t i mpor t an t , you ' l l wan t t o
ge t i n t he r i gh t m i ndse t f or
open l yexp l or i ng t he w i sdom o f t he ca rds .
l f t ha t l ooks l i ke i ndu l g i ng i n a l i t t l e
pu f f (or f i ve )be f or e beg i nn i ng , do wha t
makes you f ee l mos t com f or t ab l e . Nex t , you
shou l d go i n t o t he r ead i ng w i t h a
ques t i on or f ocus he l dcon f i den t l y i n m i nd
be f or e you beg i n . ( l f you ' r e r ead i ng f or
someone e l se , t hey ' r eca l l ed t he que r en t
and t hey shou l d be t heone w i t h a ques t i on
/ f ocus i n m i nd . ) Shu f e t he deck and t hen
cu t i t w i t h your l e f t handand choose a
spr ead f or your r ead i ng .

Spr eads and Layou t s

The r e a r e as many ways t o l ay ou t

t a ro t ca rds as t he r e a r e s t r a i ns a t your
d i spensa r y . Some o f t he spr eads a r e
s i mp l e , someex t r eme l y comp l ex , Some a r e
a i med a t prov i d i ng an ove r a l l pe r spec t i ve
or i ns i gh t i n t o prob l ems or
c i r cums t ances i n t heque r en t ' s pas t ,
pr esen t , or f u t ur e , and somecan answe r
spec i f i c ques t i ons or prob l ems .
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On t he f o l l ow i ng pages a r e seven o f
t hemos t common l ayou t s and gu i dance on
how t o r ead t hem . You may choose t o t r y
t hesespr eads and r esea r ch even mor e , or
youmay qu i ck l y come t o f i nd t he r i gh t
spr ead f or t he r i gh t l eve l o f , we l l ,
en l i gh t enmen t you ' r e f ee l i ng a t any g i ven
t i me .

For mos t spr eads , ca rds a r e l a i d

ou t f acedown and t hen t urned ove r t o
be r ead , and t he orde r o f bo t h i s
i mpor t an t . Re f e r t o t he i l l us t r a t i ons f or
each spr ead t ounde r s t and t he l ayou t and
r ead i ng orde ro f t he mor e comp l i ca t ed
spr eads . Use t hegu i des t o t he ca rds i n
t h i s book l e t t o he l pyou i n t e rpr e t t he
messages .

Remembe r , i t t akes t i me t o l ea rn how t o

i n t e rpr e t t he ca rds and
f am i l i a r i zeyour se l f w i t h t he mean i ngs a f
each . Don ' t be surpr i sed i f wha t you see
doesn ' t makesense r i gh t away , l t may
t ake a wh i l e f or t hemean i ng t o become
c l ea r , bu t t rus t your i ns t i nc t s . The bes t
pa t h may no t a l ways bes t r a i gh t f orwa rd .

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S I N G L E C A R D
( " The One -H i t t e r” )
Th i nk o f t h i s as t he one -h i t t e r o f t a ro t l ayou t s .
Beg i nne r s t o t a ro t o f t en use t h i ss i mp l e one -
ca rd da i l y r ead i ng ea r l y on as t hey f am i l i a r i ze
t hemse l ves w i t h t he i r deckA f t e r shu f i ng and
cu t t i ng t he deck w i t hyour que r y i n m i nd , dr aw
t he t op ca rd orpu l l a r andom ca rd f rom t he deck
and l ay i t f aceup i n f ron t o f you .

THREE-CARD SPREAD
(“ The Doob i e” )
Ano t he r easy i n t ro spr ead i s t h i s
s i mp l eve r s i on o f a t hr eeca rd l ayou t ,
wh i chr epr esen t s t he pas t , pr esen t , and
f u t ur e . A f t e r shu f f i ng and cu t t i ng t he deck
w i t hyour ques t i on or f ocus i n m i nd , dea l
t hr eeca rds f acedown i n a row , l e f t t o r i gh t .

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Turned ove r and r ead f rom l e f t t o r i gh t , t hey r epr esen t :
1 . The pas t 1 .
2 . The pr esen t
3 . The f u t ur e

1 2 3

F I VE-CARD SPREAD
(“ The Ree f e r” )
F i ve - ca rd l ayou t s a r e an expans i on o f t he t hr ee - ca rd
l ayou t . A f t e r shu f i ng and cu t . t i ng t he deck w i t h your
ques t i on or f ocus i n m i nd , l ay f i ve ca rds f acedown i n a
row , dea l t l e f t t o r i gh t . Then t urn ove r each ca rd i n
t he same orde r , l e f t t o r i gh t . They r evea l :

1 . The pr esen t s i t ua t i on

2 . The cha l l enge or obs t ac l es f ac i ng t he2 . que r en t

3 . The pas t and how i t i n f uences t he pr esen t

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 4 . Adv i ce and i ns i gh t i n t o t he cour se o f ac t i on
t he que r en t shou l d t ake

5 . The ou t come or consequence o f aspec i f c que r y ,

i f t he s i t ua t i on r ema i nsunchanged , or how t he
que r en t w i l l f ee l abou t t he s i t ua t i on

1 2 3 4 5

C E L T I C C R O S S
(“ The Sp l i f f ” )
The Ce l t i c Cross i s a cons i de r ab l y
mor ecomp l ex spr ead . l t i s o f t en used t o
answe r aspec i f c ques t i on or g i ve an
ove r v i ew o f t heque r en t ' s l i f e a t pr esen t .
A f t e r shu f f l i ng andcu t t i ng t he deck w i t h
your ques t i on or f ocus i n m i nd , l ay ou t t he
ca rds as shown i n t he i l l us t r a t i on , f rom 1
t o 1o .
1 . The pr esen t s i t ua t i on
2 . The cha l l enge or obs t ac l es f ac i ng t he2 .
que r en t
3 . The pas t and how i t i n f uences t he pr esen t
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2
3 4

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4 . The f u t ur e
5 . Above , t he que r en t ' s i n t en t i ons , goa l s , or
bes t poss i b l e ou t come unde r t hec i r cums t ances
6 . Be l ow , h i dden i n t e rna l i n f uences ho l d- i ng
t he que r en t back , or t he f ee l i ngsh i dden i n
t he que r en t ' s subconsc i ous
7 . Adv i ce and i ns i gh t i n t o t he cour se
o f ac t i on t he que r en t shou l d t ake
8 . Ou t s i de i n f uences , t he peop l e or
o t he r conce rns a f f ec t i ng t he que r en t ' s pa t h
9 . Hopes and f ea r s , wha t t he que r en t w i shes
f or or dr eads i n r ega rd t o t heques t i on
10 . The ou t come or consequence o f aspec i f c
que r y , i f t he s i t ua t i on r ema i nsunchanged

M A N D A L A
(“ The Fa t t y " )
The Manda l a i s a n i ne - ca rd spr ead
i nvo l v i ng t he que r en t ' s sp i r i t ua l pa t h and
prov i d i ngan oppor t un i t y f or se l f - r e f ec t i on .
l t canprov i de an ove r v i ew o f t he que r en t ' s
p l ace i n and r e l a t i onsh i p w i t h t he un i ve r se ,
or

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8 2

7 1 3

6 4

5
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answe r ques t i ons such as " Wha t w i l l makeme happy? "
or " Wha t shou l d l wor k onchang i ng abou t myse l f ? "
A f t e r shu f f i ngand cu t t i ng t he deck w i t h your
ques t i on or f ocus i n m i nd , l ay ou t t he ca rds as
shown i n t he i l l us t r a t i on , f rom 1 t o 9 .

1 . The que r en t , t he i r cur r en t m i ndse t , 7s i t ua t i on i n

l i f e , ou t l ook , and a t t i t ude

2 . Amb i t i ons and base des i r es

3 . Hopes and dr eams , t he que r en t ' s h i ghe r goa l s

4 . Ach i evemen t s , t he que r en t ' s accom4 . p l i shmen t s

and t he cur r en t f ocus o f t he i r day - t o-day ex i s t ence

5 . Dependenc i es and obsess i ons , a r eas o f gr ea t

pass i on or pr eoccupa t i on

6 . S t r eng t hs and pos i t i ve aspec t s o f t he que r en t ' s

na t ur e

7 . Fau l t s and weaknesses t ha t t he que r - en t m i gh t

f ocus on i mprov i ng

8 . Se l f -pe r cep t i on , how t he que r en t sees8 . t hemse l f

9 . H i ghe r purpose or deepes t des i r es

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W i t h t he manda l a spr ead , ca rd 1 shou l dbe r ead i n
assoc i a t i on w i t h ca rds 2 , 4 , and6 i n orde r t o ge t a
sense o f t he que r en t ' spr esen t s i t ua t i on , To ge t a
sense o f t heque r en t ' s po t en t i a l , r ead ca rd 1 i n
con j unc t i on w i t h ca rds 3 , 8 , and 9 . Read i ng ca rd
i a l ong w i t h ca rds 5 and 7 w i l l i den t i f y a r eas t ha t need
wor k .

THE TREE OF L I FE
(“ The F l owe r” )
I n t h i s spr ead , t he ca rds a r e l a i d ou t on
t he shape o f t he t r ee , w i t h a c i r c l e o f
ca rds sur round i ng t he t runk . Th i s l ayou t i s
o f t en conce rned w i t h t he que r en t ' s
sp i r i t ua l j ourney or purpose i n t he
un i ve r se . A f t eshu f i ng and cu t t i ng t he deck
w i t h your ques t i on or f ocus i n m i nd , l ay
ou t t he ca rds as shown i n t he i l l us t r a t i on ,
f rom 1 t o 10 .
1 . Pr esen t , t he que r en t ' s pr esen t s i t ua t i on

2 . Respons i b i l i t i es , wha t i s r equ i r ed o f

t he que r en t i n t he i r sp i r i t ua l j ourney

3 . D i f f i cu l t i es or l i m i t a t i ons , wha t i s
ho l d i ng t he que r en t back or i n f uenc i ng t he
s i t ua t i on

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3 2

5 4

8 7

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4 . He l p and suppor t on t he que r en t ' s j ourney
5 . Obs t ac l es and hurd l es i n t he que r - en t ' s
pa t h
6 . Ach i evemen t s , wha t t he que r en t hasa l r eady
accomp l i shed
7 . A t t r ac t i on and r e l a t i onsh i ps , wha t
dr aws t he que r en t ' s a t t en t i on and t he s t a t e
o f cur r en t or f u t ur e key r e l a t i onsh i ps
8 . Wor k , hea l t h , and commun i ca t i on
9 . H i dden aspec t s and i n f uences ,
e i t he r i n t e rna l or ex t e rna l , o f wh i ch t he
que r . en t may be en t i r e l y unawa r e
10 . The que r an t ' s phys i ca l se l f , as we l l
as t he wor l d a round t hem

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 T H E R E A D I N G
Wh i l e t he pr ev i ous desc r i p t i ons show
wha t a g i ven ca rd means w i t h i n a
spec i f i c spr eadeach ca rd a l so ca r r i es
i t s own mean i ng . W i t h any spr ead , t he
a i m i s t o i n t e rpr e t t hemean i ng o f t he
i nd i v i dua l ca rds i n r e l a t i on t o t he
t op i c or ques t i on brough t by t heque r en t
, as we l l as t he i r r e l a t i onsh i p t oo t he r
ca rds i n t he spr ead .
The r ead i ng i s a j ourney , t he t e l l i ng
o f as t or y . The i nd i v i dua l e l emen t s a r e
c ruc i a l , bu t so i s t he b i g p i c t ur e . He r e
a r e a f ew t h i ngs t o bea r i n m i nd as you
s t a r t r ead i ng :

. As you t urn each ca rd ove r , t ake

amomen t t o l e t i t s i t w i t h you . The r e '
sno need t o rush t owa rd i n t e rpr e t a t i on .
See how i t makes you f ee l .
. Pay a t t en t i on t o your i ns t i nc t s and
t he f r s t t h i ng t o s t r i ke you upon
see i ng t he ca rd , Then be w i l l i ng t o l ook
a l i t t l e f ur t he r beyond t he sur f ace .
. Tr y t o assess t he ca rd f rom bo t h
anob j ec t i ve po i n t o f v i ew ( i t s
gene r a l mean i ng) and a sub j ec t i ve one (how

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 i t r e l a t es spec i f i ca l l y t o t he que r en t '
sques t i on / t op i c ) .

. Don ' t be t oo l i t e r a l -many ca rds a r esymbo l i c

. Dea t h does no t mean ac t ua l dea t h . The Foo l
does no t r e f l ec t t heque r en t ' s i n t e l l ec t .

. Pay a t t en t i on t o bo t h t he sma l l de t a i l sand

t he mor e obv i ous e l emen t s o f eachca rd t o
f i nd gr ea t e r mean i ng or nuance

. Bea r i n m i nd t ha t t he mean i ng o f t he ca rds

may no t make sense i n t he i mmed i a t e momen t .
l t may t ake t i me f or t h i ngs t o f a l l i n t o
p l ace and mean i ng t o become c l ea r , even l ong
a f t e r t he r ead i ng .

Now . S i t back , ge t i n t he r i gh t headspace

, and f ocus on be i ng open t o new poss i -
b i l i t i es and i deas , You ' r e no s t r ange r
t oseek i ng new pe r spec t i ves ; t he ca rds
( andpo t ) can be ve r y powe r f u l gu i des on
your j ourney .

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 THE FOOL

Upr i gh t : Don ' t be , we l l , f oo l ed . Th i s

ca rd i s no t an admon i t i on o f any sor t .
Ra t he r , t he Foo l / Jes t e r i s a l l o f us as
we se t ou t - i nnocen t s br av i ng t he
unknown , t ak i ng aca l cu l a t ed r i sk on a
new beg i nn i ng , a l eapo f f a i t h , buy i ng
your f r s t baggy , i f you w i l l . The r e i s
p l en t y o f r eason f or op t i m i sm
andprom i se .

Reve r sed : Cau t i on ru l es t he

r eve r sedmessage o f t he Foo l . M i gh t he
be rush i ng i n t o t h i ngs a t ad has t i l y -
r eck l ess l y , even- asev i denced by t he
br eadc rumb t r a i l o f budhe ' s l eav i ng
beh i nd? Pe rhaps . Look , as t heo l d adage
goes , be f or e you l eap .

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T H E M A G I C I A N
Upr i gh t : Spr ead be f or e t he Mag i c i an a r e t he
spo i l s o f each t a ro t su i t -Buds , BongsP i pes ,
and Jo i n t s - each r epr esen t i ng t he f our
e l emen t s , a l l o f wh i ch t he Mag i c i anw i l l
ha rness t o c r ea t e t ha t e l us i ve f i f t he l emen t
, t he br ea t h o f gods . Tha t ' s a s i gn f or you
t o t ake ac t i on t oo . Cr ea t i v i t y
and t r ans f orma t i on a r e key he r e . Dec i s i ons
t obe made? Comm i t t o your pass i ons . T i me t o
t urn i ns i gh t and se l f - know l edge i n t oac t i on?
Smoke r s and t oke r s can be move r sand
shake r s , as we a l r eady know .

Reve r sed : Who ' s ha r sh i ng t he v i be i n he r e !

l t cou l d be t he Mag i c i an , who t urns
i mp i shups i de down . Some t h i ng i n your l i f e
i sn ' t wha t i t appea r s - i s t he r e a man i pu l a t or
i nyour m i ds t ? Or i s i t t ak i ng t he f orm o f
ac r ea t i v i t y b l ock you j us t can ' t move pas t ?
syour commun i ca t i on c l oudy? Fee l i ng s t uck !
hega rd l ess o f or i en t a t i on , ac t i on i s
wha t t he Mag i c i an i s ca l l i ng f or ,

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THE H I GH PR I ESTESS

Upr i gh t : H i gh , i ndeed . The

Pr i es t ess ca rdr epr esen t s t he
d i v i ne f em i n i ne , a
sp i r i t ua l t eache r who i s a l i gned
w i t h t he na t ur a l ba l ance o f t he
un i ve r se . She br i ngs g i f t so f
w i sdom , i n t u i t i on , and know l edge .
She i s t he pe r f ec t gu i de f or your
j ourney o f se l f - seek i ng and i nne r
know l edge . Keepsec r e t s c l ose and
f o l l ow t he gu i dance o f your sp i r i t s
and i n t u i t i on .

Reve r sed : The H i gh Pr i es t ess i s

us i ng he rwoman l y w i sdom t o wa rn
t ha t you m i gh t be abou t t o t ake a
wrong t urn and l i s t en t o
ques t i onab l e adv i ce r a t he r t han
yourown i n t u i t i on , She may a l so be
t e l l i ng you i t ' s t i me t o l e t a l ong-
he l d sec r e t ou t o f t he bag .

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 THE EMPRESS
Upr i gh t : He r e , t he Empr ess i s
r epr esen t edby t he i nd i ca bud , a pe r f ec t
f i t f or he rhe r a l d i ng o f c r ea t i v i t y and
abundance , awa rm and ma t e rna l sense o f
emo t i ona l secur i t y . The Empr ess i s he r e
t o g i ve youwha t you need c r ea t i ve l y
and ma t e r i a l l yand she espec i a l l y
r epr esen t s peace on t he home f ron t . Fee l
he r wa rm smokeenve l op you .

Reve r sed : No t surpr i s i ng l y , t he

Empr ess r eve r sed po i n t s t o t roub l e on t he
home f ron t or i n t he f i nanc i a l a r ena . l f
you haven ' t been f ocus i ng on t hese
t h i ngs , now ' s t he t i me t o t ake a c l ea r -
eyed l ook and see wha t needs t end i ng t o .

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 THE EMPEROR
Upr i gh t : Sa t i va bud r epr esen t s t he Empe ror i n
t h i s deck , wha t w i t h i t s assoc i a t i ons
w i t hpowe r , ac t i on , and v i r i l i t y . We ' r e
t a l k i ngma t ur i t y and w i sdom , ru l e r sh i p and
amb i t i on . He ' s a we l come s i gn t ha t t h i ngs a r e
l ook i ngup , and he wan t s you t o be f u l l y
pr esen t t oexpe r i ence i t .

Reve r sed : Na t ur a l l y , t hose qua l i t i es

t urnedon t he i r heads can wr eak havoc . Ar e
youexe r t i ng t oo much con t ro l ove r peop l e ,
p l aces , and t h i ngs t ha t a r en ' t your s t o
manage? Boga r t i ng t h i ngs you ough t n ' t ? Don '
t l e t ego run t he show .

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 THE H I EROPHANT

Upr i gh t : Wh i l e a mor e t r ad i t i ona l

r ead i ngm i gh t f ocus on r e l i g i ous or t hodoxy ,
t hepo t smoke r ' s t akeaway may be mor e
abou t r ecogn i z i ng t he dr i ve f or a h i ghe r pa t h
orpurpose . We ' r e t a l k i ng se l f - r ea l i za t i on
andsp i r i t ua l deve l opmen t . The H i e rophan t
r epr esen t s i ns t i t u t i ons and t r ad i t i ona l
va l ues .

Reve r sed : The H i e rophan t wa rns o f

poor l eade r sh i p , i ncompe t ence , or ego t i sm
i nyour pa t h . Seek your own cour se . Fo l l owyour
own sp i r i t . Be you .

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 THE LOVERS
Upr i gh t : We seek connec t i on i n our
pur su i t sand t he appea r ance o f t he Love r s
sugges t swe a r e com i ng i n t o t rue ha rmony
w i t hano t he r be i ng . (Wha t ' s mor e
ha rmon i ous t han bud be i ng ground i n t o
beau t i f u l f owe r?) Th i s ca rd r epr esen t s
r e l a t i onsh i ps , connec t i on , and a new
oppor t un i t y . As youhave opened your se l f up
t o new peop l eand expe r i ences , t ake s t ock
and make sur e t ha t i t ' s be i ng r ec i proca t ed .

Reve r sed : The Love r s ca rd t akes on a

f i t t i ng l y i nve r se mee t i ng when ups i de
down . A r e l a t i onsh i p may be ques t i oned ,
or t he r e maybe ob f usca t i on and d i shones t y
_ t he exac t oppos i t e o f t he c l a r i t y you ' r e
seek i ng

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 THE CHAR I OT
Upr i gh t : Wh i ch way po i n t e t h your
Cha r i onTh i s ca rd he r a l ds ac t i on and
momen t umand was made f or you , t he
t ru t h seeke r . Be l i eve i n your se l f .
Exe r c i se your de t e rm i na t i on , w i l l powe r
, and f ocus . Th i s i s no t a t i me t o
smoke a bow l and s i t by pass i ve l yYou
say you wan t t o expand your hor i zons .
He r e ' s your chance .

Reve r sed : The Cha r i o t has a t endency

t oge t i n i t s own way . Check t he egos
a roundyou , espec i a l l y your own . Ar e
you r ea l l y l e t t i ng se l f -w i l l run r i o t ?
l t l eads on l y t o de l aysand
d i s rup t i ons on t he road .

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 S T R E N G T H
Upr i gh t : No t f or t he f a i n t o f hea r t ,
much l i ke t he ed i b l e on i t s f ace , t he
S t r eng t h ca rd i s abou t ove r com i ng obs t ac l es
and endur . ance . l t ' s a l so abou t t rus t i ng and
know i ngyour se l f , be i ng your own bes t gu i de
. S t and f rm . Ho l d your ground w i t h cour age
andde t e rm i na t i on .

Reve r sed : No r i sk , no r ewa rd . Your ve r y l ove

o f weed speaks t o your openness , sowhy a r e
you avo i d i ng r i sk and con f i c t when i t ' s t he
on l y pa t h t o t r i umph? Don ' t l e t ou t s i de
vo i ces drown ou t your own . Don ' t l e t f ea r
ho l d you hos t age . Reve r sed doesn t mean
weakness ; i t j us t means you ' r e no t l i s t en i ng
t o your own i nne r w i sdom .

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 THE HERM I T
Upr i gh t : The He rm i t ca rd symbo l i zes
t i me f or se l f - exam i na t i on , se l f -
r e f ec t i on , se l f . r e l i ance , and even se l f
-hea l i ng . A l i t t l e me t i me , pe rhaps ,
j us t you and your one -h i t t e r . En j oy t he
bene f i t s o f purpose f u l so l i t ude . I t ' s a
s t a t e o f m i nd . Connec t w i t h your i nne r
w i sdom .

Reve r sed : So l i t ude f ee l s good when i t

i s f ru i t f u l and suppor t i ve . Reve r sed ,
t he He rm i t ca rd sugges t s you may be
f ee l i ng a l oneor unsuppor t ed , Take
com f or t i n t he ca rd ' supr i gh t urg i ngs
and spend a l i t t l e one -onone t i me w i t h
your se l f .

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 WHEEL OF FORTUNE
Upr i gh t : No t h i ng bu t op t i ons and poss i b i l i t i es
as f a r as t he eye can see ! You mayexpe r i ence
unexpec t ed encoun t e r s . Beopen t o wha t t he
sp i r i t ua l and psych i cwor l d may pu t i n your pa t h
. You neve r know wha t s t r a i n w i l l be r i gh t f or
your t r i p .

Reve r sed : L i f e has , as you know a l l t oowe l l ,

i t s h i ghs and i t s l ows . Ups i de down , t he Whee l
ca rd doesn ' t necessa r i l y br i ngbad news . Ra t he r ,
i t may j us t acknow l edge ape r i od o f d i f f i cu l t y
and cou l d even symbo l i zecom i ng t o a p l ace o f
mean i ng f u l c l osur e . Pe r seve r ance i s t he r i gh t
r esponse ,

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 J U S T I C E
Upr i gh t : l f on l y eve r y ca rd we r e as
s t r a i gh f orwa rd as t he Jus t i ce ca rd , wh i ch
symbo l i ze t ru t h , ba l ance , and f a i rness and
sugges t s apos i t i ve ou t come . Th i s i s t he swee t
spo t ; l i ke a pe r f ec t bake , i t ' s a ve r y groovy
p l ace t o be . En j oy .

Reve r sed : And . . . j us t l i ke t ha t , a r eve r sed

Jus t i ce ca rd can mean t ha t a l l manne r o f
t h i ngs - i n t e rna l and ex t e rna l _ f ee l ou t o f
ba l ance . As l ong as you ' r e hones t w i t h your
se l f and t hose a round you , you ' ve ea rned t he
r i gh t t o t rus t your sense o f f a i rness . Bu t
be wa rned : You can ' t ou t run ka rma . l f your
s i de o f t he s t r ee t ' s messy , bes t t o own up t o
i t , s t i ck a round , and t i dy up .

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 THE HANGED MAN
Upr i gh t : The Hanged Man-or , i n t h i s case , a
hang i ng weed p l an t -means t r ans f or -ma t i on ,
poss i b i l i t y , and pa t i ence . As one t h i ng
t r ans i t i ons t o ano t he r , l i f e can f ee l a l i t t l e
s t agnan t . Bu t t h i s t i me i s i mpor t an t . The
p l an t i s cur i ng , dr y i ng . Sac r i f ce andpa t i ence
now mean r ewa rds down t he l i ne

Reve r sed : The Hanged Man ca rd r em i ndsus o f

t he pe r i l s o f hang i ng on t o some t h i ng t oo
t i gh t l y -whe t he r i t be our pas t ,
our expec t a t i ons , or po t en t i a l ou t comes .
Ash i f t o f pe r spec t i ve may be needed t o
ge t uns t uck .

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 D E A T H
Upr i gh t : Don ' t pan i c . Dea t h i s no t
l i t e r a l he r e . Ra t he r , t h i s ca rd i s abou t
end i ngs andbeg i nn i ngs . As t ha t swee t bud
becomesash , so does t he Dea t h ca rd
symbo l i ze t r ans f orma t i on . Take t h i s
chance t o exha l edeep l y and r e l ease t ha t
wh i ch i s no t se r v - i ng you any l onge r .
When t he smoke c l ea r syou w i l l see how
t h i s has been a pos i t i vechange t ha t
brough t you c l ose r t o t he t ru t h

Reve r sed : I n i t s ups i de -down

pr esen t a t i on , t he Dea t h ca rd s t i l l means
change , bu t i t can f ee l unse t t l i ng t o
some . The messagehe r e i s t ha t t he r e i s
no t urn i ng back t i me : Wha t i s , i s . Th i s
i s no t necessa r i l y a bad t h i ng . Focus on
t he sp i r i t ua l t r ans f orma t i on t ha t r esu l t s
.

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 TEMPERANCE
Upr i gh t : Wa i t i ng f or 4 : 20 can be t ough ,
bu t t i m i ng i s , as t hey say , eve r y t h i ng-
espec i a l l ywhen i t comes t o ma t t e r s o f
ha rmony , peace , unde r s t and i ng , and
ba l ance . (And , yes , mode r a t i on . ) Trus t t he
t i m i ng o f t heun i ve r se and your own
progr ess . Th i s cou l dbe t he beg i nn i ng o f
a sp i r i t ua l j ourney .

Reve r sed : The r eve r sed r ead i ng o f

t heTempe r ance ca rd i s , t hen , a l ack o f
ba l ance . Don ' t l e t t he pas t dr ag you down
. Tr y t o f ocus on your pr esen t needs and
wan t s , bu t don ' t ove r i ndu l ge , The r e i s
such a t h i ngas t oo much o f a good t h i ng ,
as anyonewho ' s gone f rom b l i t zed t o
bou l de r ed can t e l l you , Now i s t he t i me
t o l i s t en t o your sp i r i t gu i des .

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 THE DEV I L
Upr i gh t : Gua rd your eyes . The Dev i l i s t urn i ng a
br i gh t l i gh t on s i t ua t i ons r i f ew i t h t emp t a t i on ,
nega t i v i t y , des t ruc t i on , obsess i on , and gr eed .
Tha t m i gh t sound l i kea bad t r i p , bu t t h i s ca rd
encour ages you t osee t h i ngs as t hey a r e , i f you '
l l pa rdon t he r a t he r rude i n t rus i on . l t ' s t i me t o
ge t back t o i nha l i ng some r i gh t eous pe r spec t i ve
andr emembe r i ng your t rue sp i r i t ua l na t ur e .

Reve r sed : Un l i ke mos t ca rds , t he Dev i l ga i ns hope

upon r eve r sa l , Now i s t he t i me t o seek l i gh t and
j oy , t o f i nd so l u t i ons andmake pos i t i ve moves .
Hea l i ng i s t he wordo f t he day , and you ' r e
beg i nn i ng t o seewha t t ha t r equ i r es o f you .

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 THE TOWER
Upr i gh t : l t ' s no t ha rd t o see , w i t h a
qu i ckg l ance a t t he Towe r ca rd , t ha t t h i ngs
havegone awr y . Ar e we t a l k i ng chaos?
Des t ruc t i on? Maybe j us t a bru i sed ego or a
sense o f con f us i on? Heavy s t u f f , no doub t ,
bu t t he good news i s t ha t t h i s necessa r y
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des t ruc t i onpr ecedes f ru i t f u l r econs t ruc t i on .

The r e i s r ea l f r eedom and grow t h i n t he Towe r
'
smessage o f t he r e l ease t ha t f i na l l y
comeswhen you ' r e r eady t o s t op f i gh t i ng ,
贅

moveon , and
r ebu i l d .

Reve r sed : The Towe r ca rd sugges t s i t ' s t he

i dea l t i me t o exha l e and l e t go o f r espon .
s i b i l i t y t ha t wasn ' t your s i n t he f i r s t
p l ace . ou t comes t ha t canno t be changed , or
i deas t ha t neve r bor e f ru i t , l t ' s t i me f or
贅

s t ock t ak i ngand sur r ende r .

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 THE STAR
Upr i gh t : The r e ' s no t h i ng wor se t han hav i ngno
l i gh t e r when you need one , and t he S t a r ca rd
symbo l i zes t ha t sense o f r e l i e f , op t i -m i sm ,
and pos i t i ve change when you f nd t he l i gh t . The
pa t h ahead o f f e r s i l l um i na t i onwhe r e t he r e has
been s t rugg l e . Sp i r i t ua l and emo t i ona l seek i ng
i s r ewa rded w i t h t he f ow o f t rue grow t h and
c r ea t i v i t y . l t ' s your t i me t o sh i ne br i gh t l y .
Ohm . You and t heun i ve r se a r e one .

Reve r sed : S t a r s ( l i ke f ames ) can a l so

bemesme r i z i ng and d i s t r ac t i ng , and i n
i t s r eve r sed pr esen t a t i on , t he S t a r ca rd
m i gh t o f f e r up a wa rn i ng : Don ' t be f oo l ed by
t hesur f ace prom i se o f sh i ny , pr e t t y t h i ngs .
S t a )humb l e and l e t t he un i ve r se t ake t he l ead .

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 THE MOON
Upr i gh t : The Moon sur e l ooks me l l ow t on i gh t
, and w i t h i t s r eassur i ng v i sage , t h i sca rd
r em i nds us t o t rus t our i n t u i t i on :
l f some t h i ng seems o f f , t he r e ' s probab l y
goodr eason f or i t . l t a l so o f f e r s t he
r em i nde r t om i ne our dr eams f or wha t our
subconsc i ousa l r eady knows t oo we l l . Le t
your senses t ake cen t e r s t age .

Reve r sed : A r eve r sed Moon ca rd askswhe t he r

you a r e be i ng hones t w i t h your se l abou t
your needs and des i r es . l f you ' r e f ee l i ng
s t uck , i t ' s t i me t o do some t h i ng
d i f f e r en t l y , so don ' t be a f r a i d t o l ook
c l ose l ya t o l d pa t t e rns .

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 THE SUN
Upr i gh t : The r e i s no mor e pos i t i ve ,
op t i m i s t i c ca rd i n t he t a ro t deck t han t he
Sun , wh i ch bea t i f ca l l y sh i nes i t s prom i se
o f wa rm t hand l i gh t ac ross a l l who sur vey
i t . l f i t ' s goodv i bes you ' ve been seek i ng ,
t h i s i s a s i gnyou ' r e on t he r i gh t pa t h .
Focus on r e l a t i on- sh i ps and ac t i v i t i es
t ha t br i ng you j oy .

Reve r sed : Even r eve r sed , t he Sun ca rd

con t i nues t o sh i ne , i l l um i na t i ng t he
no t i on t ha t any nega t i v i t y or sadness
you ' r e expe r i enc i ng may be t he r esu l t o f a
l ops i ded pe r spec t i ve , Br ea t he deep l y ,
Ho l d i t . Fee l your consc i ousness sh i f t .

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 JUDGEMENT
Upr i gh t : The Judgemen t ca rd acknow l edges
t ha t change i s on t he hor i zon bu t t ha t ,
f i r s t , t he pas t mus t be dea l t w i t h once
and f or a l l . Upr i gh t , t h i s ca rd i nd i ca t es a
c l ea r consc i ence . You don ' t have any t h i ng
t o f ea r f rom ka rma . You ' r e t uned i n ,
t urned on , anddo i ng i t r i gh t .

Reve r sed : The Judgemen t ca rd sugges t s t ha t

no t on l y a r e you ho l d i ng on t o t he pas t bu t
a l so t ha t i t i sn ' t se r v i ng you and ka rma
has you s t uck i n t he l ea rn- and-grow cyc l e
you seem t o be r es i s t i ng . Accep t ance o f t he
pas t i s key t o peace i n t he pr esen t and
hope go i ng f orwa rd .

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 THE WORLD
Upr i gh t : Wha t symbo l i zes who l eness and
comp l e t i on mor e f u l l y , mor e pos i t i ve l y , t han t he
ongo i ng c i r c l e and cyc l e o f t heWor l d? Joy and
happ i ness a r e t he r ewa rds f or br ave se l f - seek i ng
. (A f ew deep i nha l esdon ' t hur t , e i t he r . )
Pos i t i ve c l osur e i s on t hehor i zon f or some t h i ng
i mpor t an t , and t hew i nd ca r r i es f or you a sense
o f your f u l l se l and a l l you seek t o a t t a i n .

Reve r sed : The Wor l d ca rd i s a b i t o f a dang l i ng

ca r ro t - you can see wha t t he un i ve r seho l ds f or you ,
bu t you ' r e no t qu i t e sur e how t o ge t t he r e , Th i s
i s whe r e your f a i t h i n t he j ourney comes i n , Mor e
w i l l , as t hey say , be r evea l ed .

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 SU I T OF BONGS
The Su i t o f Bongs , r epr esen t ed i n t r ad i .
t i ona l t a ro t decks as Cups , i s , na t ur a l l y
, assoc i a t ed w i t h t he e l emen t o f wa t e r . l t
i s t he r ea l m o f emo t i ons , c r ea t i v i t y ,
l ove , and connec t i ons . L i ke l ove and
r e l a t i onsh i ps , wa t e r can be gen t l e and
l app i ng l i ke a goodh i gh , or j a r r i ng and
ove rpowe r i ng l i ke bongwa t e r t ha t ' s seen a
f ew t oo many h i t s .

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 Ace o f Bongs
Upr i gh t : Your
bongrunne t h ove r .
Fee l i nga l l t hose new
f ee l i ngs?The Ace o f
Bongs sym-bo l i zes
f e r t i l i t y , wh i chhe r e
can mean r i ch so i l and
new beg i nn i ngs ,
l i t e r a l l y or
f gur a t i ve l y . Cou l d be
some ve r y
produc t i ve bud , a new baby , a pro j ec t , or
a r e l a t i onsh i p .

Reve r sed : l t ' s poss i b l e you ' r e gr app l i ngw i t h

f e r t i l i t y i ssues i n some a r ea o f your l i f e . I s
i t l i t e r a l or abou t c r ea t i ve b l ock? When t he
bong i s b l ocked , no t h i ng good happens . Po t en t i a l
new pro j ec t s and r e l a t i onsh i psdon ' t l ook so
prom i s i ng .

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 Two o f Bongs
Upr i gh t : Teamwor k !
Noone ' s boga r t i ng
any t h i nghe r e . S t rong ,
equ i t ab l epa r t ne r sh i ps
come f romba l anced ,
con f den t pa r t ne r s , i n
l ove , c r ea t i v - i t y , and
wor k . Sha r i ng
i sca r i ng . En j oy t he
g i f t s o f t rue un i t y .

Reve r sed : The Two o f Bongs sugges t s t ha t a

r e l a t i onsh i p ' s powe r dynam i cs have f a l l en ou t
o f ba l ance , wh i ch can l ead t osepa r a t i on or
r e j ec t i on , l f no r ed f ags s t andou t i mmed i a t e l y
, keep i n t ouch w i t h your i n t u i t i on and s i x t h
sense , The r e may be t h i ngs you don ' t know .

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 Thr ee o f Bongs
Upr i gh t : The Thr eeo f
Bongs o f f e r s up t he j oys
o f com i ng t oge t he r as
f r i ends , as commun i t y , i n
r ea l ha rmony .
Happ i nesscou l d t ake t he
f ormo f a b i g ce l ebr a t i on
or a qu i e t r econnec t i on .
Th i s ca rd i s your s i gn t o
pr i or i t i ze qua l i t y t i me
w i t h l oved ones , maybe
pass i ng t ha t bong a round .

Reve r sed : As i s t rue w i t h many

r eve r sedpr esen t a t i ons , t he Thr ee o f Bongs r ep .
r esen t s i mba l ance , Re l a t i onsh i ps don ' t ach i eve
equ i l i br i um on t he i r own- eve r yonehas t o pu t i n
t he t i me . Check your f r i endand suppor t groups t o
make sur e pe t t y f ac t or s l i ke goss i p a r en ' t
unde rm i n i ng eve r yone ' s ha rmony .

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 Four o f Bongs
Upr i gh t : Focus i ngon l i f e ' s
emp t y bongsmay have you
f ee l i ngme l ancho l y and a
b i t d i scon t en t ed . (p l usyou ' r e
m i ss i ng ou t on t he abundan t
boun t y j us t because i t ' s
no t asobv i ous . ) The answe r s
you seek a r e nea r . The r e
i s a so l u t i on , bu t i t m i gh t
r equ i r e a new t ack f rom
you .

Reve r sed : We l l , someone ' s r eady f or a f r esh s t a r t

! The t i me you ' ve pu t i n t ose l f - seek i ng i s pay i ng
o f f as you see t heprom i se ahead . The f u t ur e i s
br i gh t . B l az . i ng , even .

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 F i ve o f Bongs
Upr i gh t : The F i ve o f Bongs i s
a da r k one i ndeed ,
symbo l i z i ng gr i e f , l oss ,
d i sappo i n t . men t , or sadness .
Pe rhaps you ' r e go i ng t hrough
a br eakupor a f r ac t ur e i n
an i mpor t an t r e l a t i onsh i p . Ar e
you dwe l l i ng i n t he pas t ?
S t ay i ng s t uck i n t he mud? l t '
s t i me t o l e t go o f
yes t e rdayand a l l i t s bad
t r i ps .

Reve r sed : Th i ngs a r e l ook i ng up . Se l f .

exam i na t i on i s ha rd , bu t t he r eve r sedF i ve o f
Bongs sugges t s you ' ve done somed i gg i ng and
t aken a ha rd l ook a t wha t ' sho l d i ng you back .
Acknow l edge t he spen t bow l s o f pas t bongs and
t hen f ocus on t he f r esh ones i n f ron t o f you ,
Peace i s your s f or t he i nha l i ng .

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 S i x o f Bongs
Upr i gh t : The S i x o f Bongs
symbo l i zes peace , ha rmony ,
and i nnocen t ch i l dhood
memor i es . l t evokes t he
f ee l i ng o f homeand
happ i ness . (S t ayopen-home
can t akemany d i f f e r en t
f orms . Le t your i nne r ch i l d
ru l e t he roos t f or a b i t and
have f un .

Reve r sed : As much ha rmony and happ i -ness as t he

pas t may have he l d , i t ' s poss i b l eyou ' r e ho l d i ng
on t o t hose pas t h i ghs t oo t i gh t l y . l f peop l e
f rom your pas t a r en ' t wor k i ng f or you anymor e ,
t h i s i s a s i gn t o l e t go and move on .

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 Seven o f Bongs
Upr i gh t : So many pr e t t y
op t i ons ! The Seven o f Bongs
br i ngs t a l eso f abundan t
poss i b i l i t y and usua l l y means
youhave a dec i s i on t omake .
Wh i ch bong t ochoose? Don ' t
g i ve i n t o con f us i on . Ga t he r
t he i n f orma t i on you need , bu t
u l t i ma t e l y , t h i s cho i ce i s
be t ween you and your
i n t u i t i on . Trus t your se l f .

Reve r sed : S i m i l a r t o t he Seven o f Bongs '

upr i gh t mean i ng , r eve r sed a l so s i ngs o f
poss i b i l i t i es , bu t i t a l l m i gh t j us t f ee l a
b i t ove rwhe l m i ng- espec i a l l y i f you ' r e no t
evensur e wha t you wan t , Th i s ca rd i s a s i gn
t o t ake a s t ep back and r ea l l y f i gur e ou t
wha t you des i r e and wha t you need t o change t o
ge t i t .

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 E i gh t o f Bongs
Upr i gh t : The E i gh t o f Bongs i s
a ha rb i nge r o f t r ans i t i on ,
ushe r i ng i n t he need t o l e t go
andmove on . Tha t bor e -dom
and r es t l essnessyou ' ve been
f ee l i ng i s a s i gn . Bu t
dr ama t i c ex i t s a r en ' t your
s t y l e . T i m i ng i s eve r y t h i ng .
You ' l l know when t o l eave ,
whe t he r i t ' s a pro j ec t , a
s i t ua t i on , or a r e l a t i onsh i p .

Reve r sed : l t ' s t i me t o pr y your f i nge r s o f f t ha t

wh i ch you a r e ho l d i ng on t o and moveou t o f
t h i s pe r i od o f s t agnancy . Avo i d i ngchange and
ac t i on won ' t a l t e r your c i r cum- s t ances . Con f used
abou t your op t i ons?Fee l i ng a b i t f oggy ,
pe rhaps? Your i ns t i nc t sa l r eady know wh i ch way
t o go . L i s t en t o t hem .

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 N i ne o f Bongs
Upr i gh t : Wha t anemba r r assmen t
o f r i ches - a dr eam come t rue ,
even . Bongs andbud as f a r as
t he eyecan see ! Th i s ca rd
i sabou t dr eams f u l f l l ed ,
prospe r i t y , j oy , andhapp i ness
. You ' ves t rugg l ed t o ge t he r e
and ea rned t h i smomen t o f
me l l ow sa t i s f ac t i on .

Reve r sed : The dange r w i t h sa t i s f ac t i on i san

i n f a t ed ego , wh i ch t he N i ne o f Bongswa rns abou t
i n r eve r se . Se l f - seek i ng i s gr ea t , bu t maybe i t ' s
t i me t o pay mor e a t t en t i on t o wha t o t he r s a round
you need . l f you ' r e f ee l i ng un f u l f i l l ed or wan t i ng
, check back i nw i t h your ego , wh i ch may be
f or c i ng you t oove r l ook abundan t b l ess i ngs .

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 Ten o f Bongs
Upr i gh t : The Ten o f Bongs i s
k i nd o f l i kebe i ng r i pped i n
t he bes t way poss i b l e . We ' r e
t a l k i ng prospe r i t y , secur i t y ,
peace , andha rmony r ad i a t i ng
t hrough your ve r ybe i ng . Tha t
ba l ance andsense o f we l l -be i ng
wa f t s ou t wa rd t o your
r e l a t i onsh i ps -hones t , l ov i ng
commun i ca t i ondeepens
comm i t men t and unde r s t and i ng .
And you ' r e on f i r e w i t h a l l
t ha t .

Reve r sed : The Ten o f Bongs ca rd r eve r sedr evea l s

t he r e a r e f au l t l i nes bubb l i ngunde rnea t h t he
f ee l i ngs o f con t en t men t , espec i a l l y whe r e f am i l y
and r e l a t i onsh i psa r e conce rned , The r e a r e some
unde r l y i ng i ssues t ha t need t o be addr essed , Dea l
w i t hd i scord head-on and r emembe r t ha t
t hese i ssues a r e a l l t empor a r y .

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 Page o f Bongs
Upr i gh t : We l l , t ha t was
unexpec t ed : a f i sh i nyour bong!
The Pageo f Bongs has come
t oa l e r t you t o exc i t i ngand
unexpec t ed oppor t un i t i es and
poss i b i l i t i es - even i f t ha t
s i mp l y comes i n t he f orm o f new
pe r spec t i ves . Jus t do wha t eve r
i s needed t o ma i n t a i n an open
m i nd .

Reve r sed : No t as t rus t wor t hy i n i t sups i de -down

pr esen t a t i on , t he Page o f Bongs sugges t s you ' r e
no t f ac i ng r ea l i t y i nsome pa r t o f your l i f e . l s
your i nne r ch i l d a l i t t l e t oo i n cha rge? M i gh t be
a h i n t t o ch i l l ou t , grow up a b i t , and t ake i t
easy on t hepa r t y i ng .

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 Kn i gh t o f Bongs
Upr i gh t : Th i s Kn i gh t i s a t rue
roman t i c . Love i s i n t he a i r ,
and aproposa l o f sor t s cou l dbe
i n p l ay -whe t he r t ha t ' s j us t
mak i ng your t rue f ee l i ngs c l ea r
orpopp i ng t he ques t i on . Fo l l ow
your hea r t .

Reve r sed : No t h i ng wrong w i t h be i ng a roman t i c ,

bu t when you l e t your emo t i ons run t he show ,
t h i ngs can ge t d i sappo i n t i ngpr e t t y qu i ck l y :
mood sw i ngs , j ea l ousy , f ea ro f comm i t men t . Th i s
i s a good t i me t o t akea s t ep back and r e l ax ,
pe rhaps w i t h yourown f owe r - f i l l ed bong .

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 Queen o f Bongs
Upr i gh t : Tr ad i t i ona l f ema l e
ene rgy i s s t rongw i t h t h i s one :
Nur t ur i ng and compass i ona t e ,
i n t u i t i ve and empa t h i c t he
Queen i s t he ru l e ro f our
emo t i ons and t he pro t ec t or o f
t he f ame , wh i ch i s essen t i a l
t o burn i ng andb l az i ng br i gh t .
She m i gh t r epr esen t you or a
key f ema l e f gur e i n your l i f e ,
espec i a l l y someone who
prov i des gu i dance . Whoeve r she
i s , she appea r s t o ho l d up a
m i r ror andr em i nd us t ha t se l f -
ca r e i s a t op pr i or i t y .

Reve r sed : I n t h i s pr esen t a t i on , t he Queeno f Bongs

asks you t o t ake s t ock and makesur e you ' r e no t
ove r ex t end i ng your se l f i n t he a r eas l i s t ed above or
l e t t i ng your emo- t i ons run t he show . The r esu l t
can l eaveyou f ee l i ng i nsecur e or needy , wh i ch
s t andsbe t ween you and your t rue emo t i ons .

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 K i ng o f Bongs
Upr i gh t : The K i ng o f Bongs i s
t he man , andwe a l l know t he
va l ueo f a s t rong and s t urdy
bong . Cha r i sma t i cand ma t ur e ,
he bo t hru l es t he emo t i ons
andprov i des s t ab i l i t y
andba l ance . l s t h i s t he
i dea l roman t i c pa r t ne r you seek
? The pa r t ne r you cou l d be?
Rega rd l ess , he wan t s you
t o f o l l ow your hea r t and your
i n t u i t i on , whe t he r i t ' s i n l ove
or i n l i f e .

Reve r sed : Ups i de down , t he K i ng o f Bongs i s a

bumpy r i de , l s someone i n your l i f e f ee l i ng
emo t i ona l l y vu l ne r ab l e r i gh t now?Ar e t hey be i ng
se l f i sh , poss i b l y t o t he po i n t o f se l f -
des t ruc t i on? l s someone , say , boga r t . i ng t he
bong? And i s t ha t pe r son you? T i me f or se l f -
r e f ec t i on and se l f -pro t ec t i on .

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 SU I T OF BUDS
The Su i t o f Buds , wh i ch i s r epr esen t ed i n
t r ad i t i ona l t a ro t decks as Pen t ac l es , r e f ec t s t he
grounded e l emen t o f ea r t h , o f t enconce rn i ng
i t se l f w i t h ma t t e r s o f f nance , prope r t y , and wor k
. l t i s i n t h i s r i ch , f e r t i l eea r t h t ha t t he
ma r i j uana p l an t has grown f or cen t ur i es and t o
wh i ch our ash r e t urns , br i ng i ng a l l f u l l c i r c l e .

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 Ace o f Buds
Upr i gh t : Abundance . (Abudance?)
The f oa t i ng hand o f t heAce o f
Buds prom i sesboun t y , f u l f i l l ed
dr eams , and new beg i nn i ngs -
espec i a l l y whe r e moneyand
prope r t y a r e con- ce rned . The
ene rgy you pu t i n t o r ece i v i ng
and embr ac i ng anoppor t un i t y
w i l l be r ewa rded w i t h
boun t eous grow t h .

Reve r sed : Bewa r e be i ng ove r l y ma t e r i - a l i s t i c ,

(Da r e we say gr eedy? Remembe r , sha r i ng and
cour t esy a r e a t t he hea r t o f po t cu l t ur e . )
Reve r sed , t he Ace o f Buds wa rns o f bad f i nanc i a l
dec i s i ons or r i sks , so t ake heed

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 Two o f Buds
Upr i gh t : Wh i l e ba l ance i s an
adm i r ab l e andr ewa rd i ng pur su i t
, i t r equ i r es gr ea t de l i cacy , a
ce r t a i n f ex i b i l i t y t o adap t t o
l i f e ' seve r - chang i ng c i r cum-
s t ances . Pay i ng
ca r e f u l a t t en t i on t o de t a i l s
i skey t o pu l l i ng i t o f f
success f u l l y . The Twoo f Buds
m i gh t mean you have a dec i s i on
t omake i n t he r ea l m o f
f i nanc i a l and ma t e r i a l ma t t e r s .

Reve r sed : l mba l ance i s neve r good , espec i a l l y

whe r e money and f i nances a r econce rned , The Two o f
Buds i s a wa rn i ng t o l i ve w i t h i n your own means
and avo i dr eck l ess ou t l ays -whe t he r t ha t be
f i nanc i a l , sp i r i t ua l , or o t he rw i se .

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 Thr ee o f Buds
Upr i gh t : Few t h i ngs a r emor e
r ewa rd i ng t hanmas t e r i ng a
c r a f t , suchas gr i nd i ng t he bud
andro l l i ng t he pe r f ec t J .
l t t akes t i me , pa t i ence , and
pr ac t i ce . l t ' s t i me t o l e t your
t a l en t ssh i ne . Your
c r ea t i v i t yand i ngenu i t y w i l l
be we l l me t .

Reve r sed : Reve r sed , t he Thr ee o f Budssugges t s

peop l e a round you (maybe i nc l ud- i ng you) a r en ' t
p l ay i ng n i ce l y w i t h o t he r s . The r esu l t i s an
unsa t i s f y i ng or i ncomp l e t epro j ec t or s i t ua t i on .
Be t he one br i ng i nggood “ can ' t we a l l ge t a l ong
? " ene rgy t o t hes i t ua t i on i n ques t i on .

85
 Four o f Buds
Upr i gh t : Whe t he r i t ' s ma t e r i a l
goods or ach i evemen t s , i t makes
sense t o ho l d on t owha t you
have f or t hesake o f f u t ur e
secur i t y and s t ab i l i t y . You '
l l have t o wa l k t he f ne l i ne
be t ween pro t ec t i ng and
appr ec i a t i ng your asse t s and
hog . g i ng a l l t he goods f or
your se l f . A word o f cau t i on :
Secur i ng your s t ash doesn ' t
meanbe i ng m i se r l y . Tha t ' s neve r
a good l ook .

Reve r sed : To pu t i t p l a i n l y , t he r eve r sedFour o f

Buds i nd i ca t es your f ea r t ha t you ' l l neve r have
enough , whe t he r i t be posses . s i ons or l ove or
t r ea t s , The r esu l t can be an i n f a t ed f ocus on t he
ma t e r i a l i s t i c . l t ' s t i me t o wor k on t hose
i nsecur i t i es so you canmove f orwa rd f r ee f rom
f ea r

86
 F i ve o f Buds
Upr i gh t : The F i veo f Buds shows
up t o wa rn o f ha rdsh i p , whe t he r
i t be f nanc i a l , ma t e r i a l , or
pe r sona l , as r epr esen t ed he r eby
woe f u l l y f a i l ed po t grow t h . Or
pe rhaps t hese a r e your gr ea t es t
f ea r s? E i t he r way , t h i s ca rd
he r a l ds t ough t i mes bu t o f f e r s
t he r em i nde r t ha t i t i s
a l l t empor a r y .

Reve r sed : The road t o r ecove r y -wha t eve r t ha t

m i gh t mean f or your c i r cums t ances - i sn i gh . Bu t
pace your se l f , Hea l i ng t akes t i me . Jus t know t ha t
r i che r bud l i es ahead .

87
 S i x o f Buds
Upr i gh t : The S i x o f Buds
r epr esen t s i mpend i ng
gene ros i t ybu t whose? l s t he
s t ash i n t he open j a r s your s t o
sha r e or your s t o en j oy? You
may bea t e i t he r t he g i v i ng or
r ece i v i ng end o f a g i f t or
r esour ce . (Th i nk beyond money :
Pe rhaps your wea l t h l i es i n
t i me and ene rgy . Wh i cheve r s i de
o f t he t r ansac t i on you f a l l on ,
t h i s i s abou t be i ng i n
commun i t y w i t ho t he r s and l i v i ng
i n t he sp i r i t o f coope r a t i on ,
l i ke eve r y good t oke r knows .

Reve r sed : Gene ros i t y i s a good t h i ng , bu t make sur e

i t ' s no t a t t he cos t o f shor t - chang i ng your se l f ,
Take some t i me f or se l f ca r e and gua rd your good i es
wh i l e you ' r ea t i t , Th i s ca rd can a l so mean hav i ng
your r esour ces s t o l en f rom you .

88
 Seven o f Buds
Upr i gh t : The Seven o f Buds
asks you t o f ocuson t he b i g
p i c t ur e . Yes , you can
pr ac t i ca l l y t as t e t ha t swee t ,
b l ossom i ng bud , bu t you a l so
can ' t rush i t . Pa t i ence
andha rd wor k have go t t enyou
t h i s f a r , so keepyour eyes on
t he pr i ze .

Reve r sed : l t ' s t i me t o s t op d i l l yda l l y i ngand

g i ve your a l l t o t he pro j ec t a t hand , whe t he r
t ha t ' s i n your ca r ee r , l ove l i f e , or e l sewhe r e .
l t ' s easy t o become d i scour aged , bu t success
t akes t i me , A bad a t t i t ude w i l l on l y l ead you
f ur t he r as t r ay .

89
 E i gh t o f Buds
Upr i gh t : Ha rd wor kand
produc t i v i t y payo f f , t he E i gh t
o f Buds r em i nds us , and now i s
t he t i me t o ha r ves t t ha t r i ch
bud and en j oy t he heady f ru i t s
o f your own l abor . Now i s when
you shou l d
f ocus on i mprov i ng your sk i l l s
. Some t i mes t he grow t h cyc l e
can f ee l r epe t i t i ve , bu t i t '
show mas t e r y i s ach i eved .

Reve r sed : Ar e you f o l l ow i ng someonee l se ' s dr eam

? Ar e you f ee l i ng t r apped andun f u l f i l l ed? l t ' s
f i ne t o do wha t needs t o bedone t o make ends
mee t , bu t i t ' s no t a so l i ds t r a t egy f or
happ i ness and f u l f i l l men t l ong t e rm , Se l f -
know l edge i s se l f - i mprovemen t . Pu t your ene rgy
whe r e i t w i l l pay o f f

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 N i ne o f Buds
Upr i gh t : You ' vewor ked ha rd ,
and t hebud o f your l abor
i scop i ous . You ' ve ea rned t he
r i gh t t o f ee l con- t en t ,
i ndependen t , andsa f e . Th i s
m i gh t be agood s i gn t o pour
some l ove and ca r e i n t o anyand
a l l p l an t s you m i gh t be
grow i ng . L i gh t up , ge t you some
se r en i t y , and en j oy some
gu i l t - f r ee r e l axa t i on .

Reve r sed : l f you ' ve been f ocus i ng so l e l yon your

ma t e r i a l ga i ns t o br i ng sa t i s f ac t i on , i t ' s no
surpr i se you m i gh t be f ee l i ng a
l i t t l eun f u l f i l l ed , I ns t ead , l ook i nwa rd and
l ea rn t ova l ue t ha t swee t i nne r grow t h t oo .

91
 Ten o f Buds
Upr i gh t : Now t ha t your l eaves a r e
ha r ves t edand dr y , your sense
o f accomp l i shmen t i s we l l ea rned .
The wea l t hyou ' ve accumu l a t ed-
i nwha t eve r f orm i t may t ake -means
you can
en j oy l ong- t e rm secur i t y . A l l
your needs a r e me t and your
f nanc i a l s t rugg l es may be a t
t he i r end . Remembe r t obe as
gene rous as o t he r s have been t o
you .

Reve r sed : I n t h i s pr esen t a t i on , t he Teno f Buds

symbo l i zes poor cho i ces when i t comes t o your
r esour ces , whe t he r t ha t means ac t ua l f nanc i a l
c i r cums t ances , d i s t r i bu t i on o f your ene rgy , or t he
f am i l y r e l a t i onsh i ps you ' ve deve l oped . l t ' s
t i me t o t ake a s t ep back and t h i nk abou t your l ong-
t e rm goa l s .

92
 Page o f Buds
Upr i gh t : I n t he t a ro t deck , Pages
r epr e - sen t prom i s i ng new
beg i nn i ngs , such as t he
exc i t emen t and prom- i se o f new
and hea l t hy l ea f grow t h , and t h i s
one ' s no excep t i on . Bu t Pages
can a l so be has t y i n t he i r you t h ,
so ma r r y i ng your pass i on f or
dr eam i ng w i t h a t t en t i on t o
de t a i l i s key t o a good ou t come .
Ha rness t ha t you t h f u l ene rgy and
ge t t o wor k !

Reve r sed : New l y spa r ked pro j ec t s or i deasa r e

no t as f u l l y baked when t he Page o f Buds shows
up r eve r sed , Don ' t rush i n t oac t i on , Take a
br ea t he r , Pe r spec t i ve mayprov i de you w i t h t he
c l a r i t y and f ocus nec . essa r y t o br i ng your
dr eams t o f ru i t i on .

93
 Kn i gh t o f Buds
Upr i gh t : Wa t ch i ngp l an t s grow
can beabou t as exc i t i ng as , we l l
, wa t ch i ng p l an t sgrow . Bu t i t ' s
t hemundane , day - t o-
dayd i l i gence t ha t r esu l t s i n
r i ch , beau t i f u l budS l ow and
s t eady mayno t be g l amorous , bu t
t he r e ' s a r eason t hey say i t
w i ns t he r ace . Be t hough t f u l
and i n t en t i ona l i n your goa l s .

Reve r sed : Fee l i ng bor ed or s t uck? TheKn i gh t o f

Buds r eve r sed sugges t s a changeo f pace m i gh t he l p
, bu t no t i f i t ' s j us t anexcuse f or avo i d i ng t he
wor k a t hand andneg l ec t i ng r espons i b i l i t y f or t he
seedsyou ' ve sown , You made a comm i t men t . l t '
s t i me t o see i t t hrough .

94
 Queen o f Buds
Upr i gh t : The Queena l ways
br i ngs w i t h he r some se r i ous l y
s t rong ma t e rna l ene rgy ,
and t h i s one ' s no excep- t i on .
She symbo l i zes gene ros i t y ,
nur t ur i ng secur i t y , and sa f e t
yand r em i nds us t o t akeca r e o f
our home l i ves , i nc l ud i ng
f i nances and ma t e r i a l ho l d i ngs
. She ' s a l so no s l ouchwhen i t
comes t o i nd i ca t i ng f e r t i l i t y
ando t he r good t h i ngs on t he
f am i l y f ron t .

Reve r sed : When t he Queen o f Buds f i ndshe r se l f

ups i de down , she can make t h i ngsa l l abou t he r , l f
he r h i ghness i s f ee l i ng se l f i sh , i t ' s poss i b l e
some r esour ces you we r ecoun t i ng on won ' t
ma t e r i a l i ze , Or she may j us t be t r y i ng t o t e l l you
t ha t your wor k / l i f eba l ance i s ou t o f whack and
needs a roya l ad j us t men t .

95
 K i ng o f Buds
Upr i gh t : The K i ng has i t a l l
unde r con t ro l , and h i s appea r ance
i nd i ca t es t ha t your f nanc i a l and
ma t e r i a l c i r cums t ances m i gh t be
abou t t o t ake a t urn f or t he
be t t e r . No t e t hepro f us i on o f
grow t h i ns i de h i s c rown- i t
r e f ec t s wea l t h andsuccess , as
we l l as t he con f dence t o pu l !o f f
your dr eams .

Reve r sed : I n r eve r sed pr esen t a t i on , t heK i ng o f Buds

i s wor r i ed t ha t you ' r e no t be i ng a good s t ewa rd o f
t he co i ns i n yourp i ggy bank , A secur e f u t ur e
r equ i r es you t o be f i sca l l y r espons i b l e , The K i ng
o f Budsmay a l so symbo l i ze deb t , e i t he r cur r en t or
i mpend i ng , t ha t you shou l d f ocus on wh i t . t l i ng
down so t ha t t he f ru i t s o f your l abor a r e a l l your s
t o en j oy .

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 S U I T O F P I P E S

Repr esen t ed i n t r ad i t i ona l t a ro t decks asSwords ,

t he Su i t o f P i pes r e f ec t s t he e l e -men t o f a i r
and a l l t he i mpor t an t t h i ngs ca r - r i ed on i t -
ac t i on , change , powe r , s t r eng t h , and t he swee t ,
swee t smoke o f some t ru l ym i nd-b l ow i ng weed .

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 Ace o f P i pes
Upr i gh t : The Ace o f P i pes i s a
s t rong , pos i t i ve f or ce ,
announc i ng good t h i ngs
andpr ed i c t i ng t he b i r t h o f new
i deas and oppor - t un i t i es
t ha t br i ng w i t h t hem new
c l a r i t y andpe r spec t i ve . The r e '
sa change com i n ' and i t ' s
com i n ' f as t . Keepexpand i ng
your m i nd and s t ay open t o
neweche l ons o f your own m i nd '
s eye .

Reve r sed : Reve r sed , t he Ace o f P i pes wa rns t ha t

t he new i deas you ' r e gr app l i ng w i t hmay no t be
f u l l y cooked . Th i s i s no t a t i me f or qu i ck ac t i on ,
bu t f or r e f ec t i on and con- s i de r a t i on , Be on h i gh
a l e r t f or con f i c t s anda rgumen t s , espec i a l l y
t hose you can ' t w i n .

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 Two o f P i pes
Upr i gh t : The Twoo f P i pes
r epr esen t s i ndec i s i on i n
t he f aceo f t wo op t i ons ,
and t he answe r may bemur ky .
Yes , i t makessense t o
s t ep back andexam i ne your
op t i ons , bu t some t i mes t he
on l yway ou t o f a s t a l ema t e
i s t o make a cho i ceand
move f orwa rd .

Reve r sed : The s t a l ema t e and i ndec i s i on f ee l

pos i t i ve l y su f f oca t i ng , and you ' r epr ac t i ca l l y
couch- l ocked w i t h i nac t i on . Some t i mes t he bes t way
t o ge t c l a r i t y f romyour h i ghe r se l f i s t o t ake
some t i me t oexam i ne your c i r cums t ances and ask
f orgu i dance .

99
 Thr ee o f P i pes
Upr i gh t : The Thr eeo f P i pes
g i ves i t t ous s t r a i gh t , bu t
you a l r eady knew you we r e
gr app l i ng w i t h pa i n ,
su f f e r i ng , hea r t br eakor l oss
. Don ' t shoo t t he messenge r ,
bu t t heThr ee o f P i pes h i n t s
t ha t t he r e m i gh t be be t r aya l
or d i s l oya l t yo f some sor t
i n a r e l a t i onsh i p . Yes , t he
t ru t h hur t s , bu t i t ' s
essen t i a l t o hea l i ng
andmov i ng on .

Reve r sed : The wor l d i s ha rd enough t onav i ga t e

w i t hou t you ac t i ng as your ownwor s t c r i t i c , l f i t
f ee l s l i ke you ' r e drown i ngunde r t he we i gh t o f
nega t i ve t hough t s and i deas - your s or o t he r s ' - i t ' s
i mpor t an t t o ge t ou t o f t ha t headspace .

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 Four o f P i pes
Upr i gh t : Res t , r ecove r ,
r echa rge , r es t or e . Th i ngs
have beenrough and i t ' s t i me
f or a t i me -ou t , whe t he r t ha t '
s f rom a pro j ec t or a
r e l a t i onsh i p . D i m t hose
l i gh t s , gr ab yourbes t
l i gh t e r , and seeksome h i ghe r
peace o f m i nd .

Reve r sed : I n t h i s pr esen t a t i on , t he Fouro f P i pes

i sn ' t k i dd i ng a round abou t t ak i nga br eak , (The
un i ve r se may even f or ceone upon you , r em i nd i ng
you you ' r e no t i ncha rge he r e . ) L i s t en t o your
h i ghe r powe r se l f , supr eme be i ng , wha t have you ,
andgo w i t h t he f ow , Jus t don ' t squande r
t h i sspace . Make t he mos t o f your down t i me . Or
up t i me .

101
 F i ve o f P i pes
Upr i gh t : Uh oh . Your s t ash i s
sp i l t and chaosabounds , o f t en
i n t he f orm o f con f i c t , s t r ess
, des t ruc t i on , andde f ea t . l s
someone or some t h i ng
cha l l eng i ng you pr e t t y
r e l en t l ess l y? I t ' s no t a
pr e t t y p i c t ur e . bu t t he r e ' s
no t h i ng you can do t o change
i t , so bes t t o ex t r ac t
your se l f f rom any l i nge r - i ng
ba t t l es , dus t your se l f o f f ,
and pr epa r e t omove on , Check
your need t o be r i gh t .

Reve r sed : The chaos r epr esen t ed by t he r eve r sed

F i ve o f P i pes i s no t necessa r yYou ' r e ge t t i ng
caugh t up i n dr ama t ha t i sn ' t your s , Remove
your se l f f rom t he s i t ua t i onand j us t wor r y abou t
keep i ng your own s i deo f t he s t r ee t c l ean .

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 S i x o f P i pes
Upr i gh t : l t i s a t i me
o f t r ans i t i on and you ' r eno
s t r ange r t o t ak i ng t r i ps t o
unknown des - t i na t i ons .
Some t i mes a f r esh s t a r t i s
t he on l yop t i on . Res t
assur ed , t he un i ve r se
r ewa rds f orwa rd progr ess .

Reve r sed : Le t t i ng go i sn ' t j us t f or ca r t oon

pr i ncesses . l t ' s abso l u t e l y essen t i a l t ogrow t h
and progr ess , even i f i t r equ i r esa pe r i od o f
i n t rospec t i on and i so l a t i on t o f gur e ou t how t o
go abou t i t . E i t he r you ' r eho l d i ng on t o t he pas t
or t he pas t i s ho l d i ngon t o you- some t h i ng ' s go t
t o g i ve .

103
 Seven o f P i pes
Upr i gh t : We ' l l pu t i t t h i s
way : The t r ad i t i ona l Seven o f
Swords ca rd i s known as “
t he t h i e f ' and , as a symbo l ,
i t ' spr e t t y l i t e r a l . Somek i nd
o f decep t i on orbe t r aya l i s
unde rway , pe rhaps a t hr ea t
t oyour ma t e r i a l be l ong i ngs .
(Bu t a l so wor t hcons i de r i ng :
l s i t you? Ar e you “ t he
t h i e f " ?)Pa r ano i a does no t
make f or a gr ea t buz z , bu t
r ema i n on h i gh a l e r t
none t he l ess .

Reve r sed : l s t he r e anyone who doesn ' t expe r i ence t he

i mpos t e r syndrome you ' r egr app l i ng w i t h? l t may be
commonp l ace , bu t i t a l so m i gh t be ea rned : Ar e
youkeep i ng sec r e t s f rom your se l f or t hosea round you
? To be hones t , decep t i on canpay o f f , bu t a t wha t
pr i ce? l t ' s t ough t oach i eve a h i ghe r consc i ousness
w i t h a gu i l t yconsc i ence .

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 E i gh t o f P i pes
Upr i gh t : Th i s i s someadvanced
- l eve l couch l ock and i t ' s no t
a good f ee l i ng . Bu t know t ha t
i t i s j us t a f ee l i ng ; i t ' s
se l f - i mposed andyou ' r e no t
ac t ua l l y t r apped . Ge t ou t o f
your own head andconnec t w i t h
your h i ghe r consc i ousness
f ormor e c l a r i t y on wha t ' s
ac t ua l l y wha t .

Reve r sed : You ' r e t ak i ng t h i s se l f -doub t t oa who l e

' no t he r l eve l . You ' r e s t and i ng i nyour own way ,
and i t has t he po t en t i a l t o beh i gh l y des t ruc t i ve ,
Be i ng i n t ouch w i t h yourda r k f ee l i ngs can be a
good t h i ng . D i r ec t i ngyour venom a t o t he r s i sn ' t ,
An angr y s t one r i s an unp l easan t t h i ng , You can
snap ou t o f t h i s i f you wan t .

105
 N i ne o f P i pes
Upr i gh t : The N i ne o f P i pes i s
a b i t o f a bad t r i p , a da r k
ca rd w i t hda r k symbo l i sm . l t
r epr esen t s a ve r y l owpe r i od
ma r ked byanx i e t y , f ea r , and
i ndec i s i on . Res t f u l
n i gh t s a r e ha rd t o comeby .
Know t ha t much o f t h i s
da r kness maybe a ma t t e r o f
pe r cep t i on and t h i s pe r i od i s
t empor a r y . The on l y way
t hrough i s t hrough .

Reve r sed : l t ' s f a i r t o say t ha t nega t i ve t hough t s

a r e i n dange r o f t ak i ng ove r . Sadness t urns t o
despa i r , depr ess i on t odespondency , Some o f t h i s i s
your ownm i spe r cep t i on , bu t i t w i l l t ake genu i ne
wor k t o f i nd your way ou t . Know t h i s i s t he nad i r . I f
you ' r e pa t i en t w i t h your se l f and a l l owo t he r s i n ,
you ' l l f i nd your way ou t .

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 Ten o f P i pes
Upr i gh t : We l l , some t h i ng b i g
has hap-pened . Th i ngs may f ee l
i r r epa r ab l e r i gh t now , bu t t he
des t ruc t i on yousee a round you
was a l ong t i me com i ng and a
necessa r i l y and i nev i -
t ab l y d i f f i cu l t end i ng t opave
t he way f or br i gh t , new
beg i nn i ngs . I n t i me , you ' l l
unde r s t and why t h i ngs we r e so .

Reve r sed : Aga i n , t hese sca t t e r ed p i eces o f p i pe

we r e necessa r y i n orde r t o make way f or new ,
be t t e r p i pes , so don ' t ho l d your se l f hos t age w i t h
r egr e t abou t t he pas t . Th i smay be rock bo t t om ,
bu t de f ea t pr ecedes anew dawn , Res i s t ance i s
fut i l e .

107
 Page o f P i pes
Upr i gh t : The r e ' s mor e t han one
way t o makea p i pe , and t he
Pageo f P i pes asks us t o beopen
t o f r esh know l - edge , t o
r ecogn i ze newapproaches , and
t or ema i n t eachab l e . New i deas
may abound , andcur i os i t y i s
essen t i a l t o grow t h .

Reve r sed : No t a l l i n f orma t i on i s use f u l

and t ru t h f u l , Th i s i s whe r e your d i sce rnmen t and
pr agma t i sm come i n t o p l ay . Sn i f f ou t anyone who
m i gh t be m i s l ead i ng you andbe w i l l i ng t o sh i ne
t ha t l i gh t on your se l f . Ar eyou t he one who i sn ' t
be i ng f or t hcom i ng?

108
 Kn i gh t o f P i pes
Upr i gh t : The Kn i gh t o f P i pes i s
on a m i ss i on : h i gh l y mo t i va t ed
, amb i t i ous , da r i ng . How- eve r ,
he can a l so be aha rb i nge r o f
t umu l t u-ous t i mes ahead bu t
sugges t s you have t heshee r
f or t i t ude , ene rgyand
s i ng l eness o f purpose t o
ach i eve yourgoa l s . L i ke t he
bu l l e t p i pe i t se l f , t h i s ca rd
ca l l s f or j us t enough smoke t o
keep you f ocused and no t
enough t o make you l oses i gh t .

Reve r sed : An abundance o f ene rgycoup l ed w i t h

i mpa t i ence , can ge t t he bes t o f t he Kn i gh t o f P i pes
, S l ow down . I nha l eand exha l e , Deep l y , You ' l l
neve r f i gur e ou t how t o ge t f rom po i n t A t o po i n t B
w i t hou t some s t r a t eg i z i ng .

109
 Queen o f P i pes
Upr i gh t : S t rong and f ocused ,
t he Queeno f P i pes knows wha t
she ' s do i ng . She hasea rned he r
mas t e r y o f t he he rb and i s
c l ea r i nhe r pa t h . L i ke you ,
she i s a t ru t h seeke r , and t he
openness t ha t r equ i r es makes
he r - andyou- a con f den t and
d i r ec t commun i ca t or

Reve r sed : Yes , t he hea r t wan t s wha t t hehea r t wan t s

, bu t ups i de down , t he Queeno f P i pes wa rns us
aga i ns t va l u i ng emo t i ona l i mpu l ses ove r
i n t e l l ec t ua l approaches . Sheencour ages you t o see
and t h i nk c l ea r l y , w i t hou t f ee l i ngs f ogg i ng your
v i s i on .

110
 K i ng o f P i pes
Upr i gh t : Beho l d t heK i ng o f
P i pes : i n t e l l i -gen t ,
au t hor i t a t i ve , and j us t . He
i s a s i gn t ha t you a r e r eady
t o be a l eade r , i f you a r en '
t a l r eady . Your t ru t hseek i ng
has pa i d o f f , and you ' ve
ea rned t he r i gh t t o be l i s t ene
d t o . S t ay f a i r and ob j ec t i v
e i n your pe r spec t i ves .

Reve r sed : M i gh t does no t a l ways make r i gh t , and

t ha t su i t s you f i ne , You neve rneed t o c l amor f or
va l i da t i on or a t t en t i on , despe r a t e t o sha r e your
w i sdom . Wh i l e t he r e i s p l en t y o f w i sdom t o be
sha r ed , r es t con f den t l y i n your know l edge and save
i t f or t hose who l i s t en qu i e t l y and ca r e f u l l y .

111
 SU I T OF JO I NTS
Repr esen t ed i n t r ad i t i ona l t a ro t decks as
Wands , t he Su i t o f Jo i n t s r epr esen t s t he
e l emen t o f f r e and encompasses ma t t e r so f
sp i r i t ua l i t y , c r ea t i v i t y , ene rgy , and
pass i on . No j o i n t i s l i t w i t hou t t he a i d o f
f re .

112
 Ace o f Jo i n t s
Upr i gh t : The Ace o f Jo i n t s
o f f e r s up t h i s f r esh new
j o i n t bur s t i ngw i t h no t h i ng
bu t prom i se , oppor t un i t y ,
adven t ur e , i nsp i r a t i on , and
c r ea t i v i t y . See t h i s as a
s i gn t o f o l l owyour b l i ss ,
pur sue anun f u l f l l ed pass i on
, or commune w i t h
yourh i ghe r be i ng .

Reve r sed : You ' r e no t necessa r i l y b l ockedc r ea t i ve l y

, bu t you ' r e no t qu i t e sur e how t o t urn your dr eams
i n t o r ea l i t y , Take t h i s asa s i gn t o r e t urn t o t he
dr aw i ng boa rd anddev i se a new approach .

113
 Two o f Jo i n t s
Upr i gh t : The Twoo f Jo i n t s
o f f e r s upa cho i ce - t h i s f a t t yor
t ha t f a t t y? Bo t h?Wh i cheve r
you choose , t h i s ca rd means you
' r e r eady t o t ake ac t i on . Fee l
con f i den t i n yourdec i s i on and
r es t assur ed t ha t your i deas
a r e va l ued . Knowyour s t r eng t hs
and wor k on bo l s t e r i ng t hem .
B l aze ahead!

Reve r sed : l t ' s back t o t he dr aw i ng boa rdw i t h you

as you t r y t o r eassess and ad j us t your pe r sona l
pr i or i t i es , va l ues , and goa l s . The peop l e a round
you a r en ' t ge t t i ng i t , andyou ' r e i n dange r o f
was t i ng your t a l en t . l f pr esen t ed w i t h t wo poss i b l e
pa t hs , ha rnessyour i n t u i t i on t o choose t he r i gh t
s t ep .

114
 Thr ee o f Jo i n t s
Upr i gh t : The Thr eeo f Jo i n t s
i s a pos i t i ve i nd i ca t or o f a
happy , produc t i ve t i me i nyour
l i f e , t o l eap f orwa rd and ro l l
some f i ne j o i n t s , l i t e r a l l y ,
f gur a t i ve l y , or bo t h . Take
advan t age o f t hegood ene rgy
t ha t abounds t o exp l or e your
c r ea t i v i t y and se l f -
expr ess i on . You have a l o t o f
oppor t un i t i es ahead . Tr ave l
abroadm i gh t even be i n p l ay .

Reve r sed : Your f ea r o f obs t ac l es i s unde r -

s t andab l e . A f t e r a l l , poor commun i ca t i onand
m i sunde r s t and i ng have l ed t o pro j ec t sor
r e l a t i onsh i ps su f f e r i ng i n t he pas t . S l owdown and
t ake t h i ngs as t hey come , and t hese w i l l be m i nor
cha l l enges t ha t won ' t d i ve r t you f rom your b i gge r
sp i r i t ua l or c r ea t i ve j ourney .

115
 Four o f Jo i n t s
Upr i gh t : As i nd i ca t edby t he
s t urdy j o i n t son t h i s ca rd , t he
numbe r f our sym-bo l i zes ba l ance
and s t ab i l i t y , espec i a l l y
on t he home f ron t . Tha t k i nd o f
s t rong , j oyous f ounda t i on i s a
cause f or ce l ebr a t i on ,
espec i a l l y as i t pe r t a i ns
t ocommun i ng w i t h o t he r s .

Reve r sed : You can ' t f o i l ha rmony t ha t eas i l y , Even

ups i de down , t he Four o f Jo i n t so f f e r s up i t s
secur i t y and sa f e t y , The r ecou l d be m i nor t r emor s
o f t ens i on t hr ea t - en i ng your s t ab l e f ounda t i on ,
bu t t hey ' r eno ma t ch f or t he pe r sona l exp l or a t i on
andgrow t h you ' ve ded i ca t ed your se l f t o .

116
 F i ve o f Jo i n t s
Upr i gh t : l t seems t ha t t he r e i s
compe t i t i onand con f us i on a t
eve r y t urn . The obs t ac l esand
t he a rgumen t sbo t h seem end l ess
, and m i sunde r s t and i ngsabound ,
espec i a l l y s i nce even bad l y
ro l l ed j o i n t s can do t he t r i ck
. Rega rd l ess o f how i t l ooks ,
your hand i wor k i s smokeab l e ,
so s t ays t rong and s t and your
ground .

Upr i gh t : l t seems t ha t t he r e i s compe t i t i onand

con f us i on a t eve r y t urn . The obs t ac l esand t he
a rgumen t sbo t h seem end l ess , and
m i sunde r s t and i ngsabound , espec i a l l ys i nce even bad l y
ro l l ed j o i n t s can do t he t r i ck . Rega rd l ess o f how
i t l ooks , your hand i wor k i s smokeab l e , so
s t ays t rong and s t and your ground .

117
 S i x o f Jo i n t s
Upr i gh t : Who ' s t henumbe r one
s t one r a round he r e? l t ' syou , and
t he v i c t or yyou ' r e expe r i enc i ng
i s we l l ea rned ( and we l l no t ed) .
Any spo i l s i t 1S10NERbr i ngs -
wea l t h , f ame , r ecogn i t i on- a r e a l l
your s t o en j oy . Those a round
you know youdese r ve t h i s . Le t
t hem ce l ebr a t e you t oo .

Reve r sed : Wh i l e i t ' s poss i b l e t h i ngs haven ' t wor ked

ou t as you ' d hoped , don ' t l e t t hed i s t or t i on o f se l f
-doub t pr y your eyes f rom t he pr i ze , Th i ngs m i gh t
j us t t ake a l i t t l e l onge r t han you t hough t , The S i x
o f Jo i n t sasks f or your pa t i ence !

118
 Seven o f Jo i n t s
Upr i gh t : Cour age , monam i ! Yes ,
hurd l es l i eahead , bu t so does
success . S t ay br ave , s t and t a l l ,
f i gh t f or wha t ' s r i gh t and f or
t hose w i t hou t vo i ces . Youmay be
ca l l ed upon t ode f end and pro t ec t
o t he r s i n add i t i on t o your se l f .

Reve r sed : R i gh t now , you may f ee l ove r -whe l med t o

t he po i n t t ha t you ' r e su f f e r i nga c r i s i s o f f a i t h
: W i l l a l l t h i s have beenwor t h i t i n t he end? You
a r e no t whe r eyou a r e by acc i den t . You ea rned
your sea t a round t he camp f i r e . Trus t .

119
 E i gh t o f Jo i n t s
Upr i gh t : The r e i s a l o t go i ng on
w i t h t h i s ca rdThe r e ' s mov i n ' and
shak i n ' on t he hor i zonwhe t he r
t ha t ' s i n yourwor k l i f e , c r ea t i ve
pur su i t s , or r e l a t i onsh i ps . Th i s
i s good , bu t t h i ngsa r e mov i ng
f as t , sokeep your w i t s - and your
j o i n t s - abou t you .

Reve r sed : D i d you ask t he un i ve r se f orpa t i ence?

Because i t i s prov i d i ng you w i t ha gr ea t
oppor t un i t y t o pr ac t i ce i t . Th i ngshave come t o a
s t ands t i l l , and wh i l e t he r e i s l o t s t o do , you
s i mp l y can ' t rush t heprocess . Focus on f o l l ow-
t hrough .

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 N i ne o f Jo i n t s
Upr i gh t : Ca l l i t TLC orTHC ,
weed has beennecessa r y
med i c i ne s i nce i t s f r s t
d i scove r y , and t he N i ne o f
Jo i n t s r em i nds you t o s t andup
and advoca t e f orwha t you need
t o hea l , grow , and pe r seve r e .
You ' r e r i gh t t o t rus t and
de f end your se l f . Jus t r emembe r
t ha t de f ense and de f ens i ve .
ness a r e no t t he same t h i ng .

Reve r sed : Th i s j ourney has been ha rd , bu t a s t a t e o f

exhaus t i on doesn ' t gene r a t e t he bes t dec i s i ons . The
bounda r i es you ' r ese t t i ng now may be mor e se l f -
r es t r i c t i ng t han pro t ec t i ve , Don ' t be a f r a i d t o ask
f orhe l p when you t ru l y need i t .

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 Ten o f Jo i n t s
Upr i gh t : The r e i s sucha t h i ng as
t oo many j o i n t s . A t l eas t , f gur a .
t i ve l y speak i ng . Tha t i s a l o t t o
hand l e , andyou m i gh t be buck l i ng
unde r t he we i gh t o f t he burdens ,
r espons i b i l i - t i es , and pr essur e .
The i mpor t an t pa r t i s t ha t t h i s
s t rugg l e w i l l payo f f i n t he end .

Reve r sed : A t f i r s t g l ance , t he r eve r sed Teno f Jo i n t s

symbo l i zes t he same sense o f be i ng ove r come as i t
does upr i gh t . I n t h i spr esen t a t i on , t hough , t he
burden m i gh t bemor e pe r ce i ved t han r ea l , l t f a l l s t o
you t oease your own burdens , No one can he l p i f t hey
don ' t know you need i t .

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 Page o f Jo i n t s

Upr i gh t : How wh i m- s i ca l ! And

f i t t i ng l y so . The Page o f
Jo i n t s br i ngs i t s i nnocenceand
cur i os i t y t o your
c i r cums t ances . Evena l i t t l e
you t h f u l i mpu l s i veness won ' t
spo i l t he good news on t he
hor i zon . G i ve i n t o t he sp i r i t
o f adven t ur e !

Reve r sed : The Page o f Jo i n t s ' i nsp i r a - t i on and

en t hus i asm a r e t ak i ng l onge r t ogene r a t e f ru i t i n
t h i s pr esen t a t i on , bu t t ha t doesn ' t mean he ' s ou t
f or t he coun t . Th i s dr eam can ge t back on t r ack
w i t h j us t t he r i gh t comb i na t i on o f pa t i ence
and f o l l ow- t hrough .

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 Kn i gh t o f Jo i n t s
Upr i gh t : M i nd b l own . The sp i r i t
o f d i scove r ype r vades t h i s Kn i gh t
' s message : W i t h t hec ross j o i n t ,
eve r y t h i ng i n t ens i f i es , expands
, and deepens . Br i ngas much
en t hus i asm and pass i on as you
can t o your endeavor s , You ' r e
i t ch i ng t o move , whe t he r t ha t '
s ash i f t i n consc i ousness or
ac t ua l l oca t i on .

Reve r sed : Ups i de down , t he Kn i gh t o f Jo i n t s sugges t s

t ha t t h i s bur s t o f ene rgyand pass i on may we l l be
j us t some t h i ng youdo f or you , Seek i nsp i r a t i on f rom
w i t h i nand don ' t wor r y abou t t ak i ng qu i ck ac t i on .
I mpu l s i veness won ' t br i ng t rue sa t i s f ac t i on .

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 Queen o f Jo i n t s
Upr i gh t : Nobodyknows you l i ke
you , A l l your e f f or t s a t se l f -
exam i na t i on andse l f - expans i on
have pa i d o f f , and nowyou ' r e
l i ke t he f e r ce , i ndependen t ,
con f i den t Queen o f Jo i n t s
he r se l f . Don ' t be shy . Ge t ou t
t he r e and sh i ne . The Queen
i ns i s t supon i t .

Reve r sed : Reve r sed , t he Queen o f Jo i n t s f ur t he r

unde r scor es t he s t r eng t h o f your conv i c t i ons and t he
ex t en t o f your se l f - know l edge , Even i n t he f ace o f
pe t t ycha l l enges f rom ou t s i de r s , you ' r e l ea rn i ngand
be l i ev i ng- your wor t h mor e t han eve r . I f you need t o
t ake your j o i n t and r e t r ea t i n t o t he corne r f or a
l i t t l e i n t rospec t i on , go f or i t .

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 K i ng o f Jo i n t s
Upr i gh t : Now , t ha t ' show you
ho l d a j o i n t !As w i t h h i s f e l l ow
K i ngs , t he K i ng o f Jo i n t s
occup i es a p l aceo f s t r eng t h ,
l eade r - sh i p , sk i l l , and ab i l i t y
. Prob l ems? Wha t prob . l ems? The
K i ng knowsh i mse l f . He knows
exac t l y wha t i t t akes t osucceed
and he ge t s i t done .

Reve r sed : A l l t he cau t i on and ca r e o f t heupr i gh t

K i ng o f Jo i n t s seems t o f a l l r i gh t ou t when he ' s
ups i de down . I ns t ead , he ' s prone t o r ash , ego-dr i ven
pur su i t s and dec i s i ons . Pedan t i c and obsessed w i t h
h i s own goa l s , t he K i ng o f Jo i n t s can be a r rogan t
andse l f i sh-no t t he ro l e mode l you wan t t o beor have
.

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 A B O U T T H E
A U T H O R S

Peggy Wh i t e i s t he owne r o f Cha t eau B l anche Des i gn

, a sma l l gr ee t i ng ca rd company gone rogue . She ' s
been c r ea t i ng f or as l ong as she can r emembe r and
i s no s t r ange r t o t a ro t or an i nsp i r i ng h i gh .

Ka t h l een Pr i ng l e i s a f r ee l ance wr i t e r w i t h mor e

t han t wen t y yea r s pro f ess i ona l wr i t . i ng expe r i ence
, She i s an av i d f an o f t a ro t ca rds , among o t he r
r e l evan t t h i ngs .

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