Aug 28 - Tarot Characters: The Queen of Pentacles

🃏 The Queen of Pentacles is the grounded heart of the deck. She's the person every group needs: prepared, practical and ready to turn any space into a home. Here are three characters who capture different sides of this card:

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Molly Weasley (Harry Potter)

When Molly feels she doesn't have enough children around to take care of, she goes out and finds some more to look after. She shows love by feeding people, knitting jumpers and creating a safe place for them to occupy.

Queen of Pentacles Vibes:

• Makes everyone feel like they belong
• Shows love through practical care
• Turns a house into a home

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Henrietta Wilson (9-1-1)

Trained as a firefighter and paramedic, Hen is the calm side of the Queen. She assesses the problem and figures out the best way to deal with it - and helps to implement that plan. She doesn't stand back to leave her friends alone. Hen is right there with them at all times.

Queen of Pentacles Vibes:

• Calm in a crisis
• Turns care into practical action
• Makes people feel safe

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Pepper Potts (MCU)

As the effective, and eventually actual, leader of one of the biggest companies in the MCU, Pepper uses her Queen side to stay organised and calm no matter what Tony is doing in the next office over. She uses her power and privilege to help others and make the world better in whatever way she can.

Queen of Pentacles Vibes:

• Keeps her feet on the ground
• Knows how to manage resources and responsibility
• Uses her position to make things better for others

Who's your favourite pop culture Queen of Pentacles? Let us know in the comments!

Aug 27 - Tarot Characters: Four of Cups

🃏 The Four of Cups is about apathy, boredom and being generally fed up. The world hasn't changed; we've just closed our eyes to what it's offering us. Here are three characters who capture different sides of this card:

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Flynn Carson (The Librarian)

In the Curse of the Judas Chalice, Flynn is surrounded by wonder and magic on all sides - and he's completely, utterly fed up with all of it. The Library hasn't changed, but Flynn is unable to see it as he once did until he changes his thinking and learns to appreciate it once again.

Four of Cups Vibes:

• Takes wonder for granted
• Lets dissatisfaction blind him to what he has
• Rediscovers what he had been overlooking

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Walter White (Breaking Bad)

When Walter is offered a buyout from Gray Matter that would cover his medical treatment, he refuses. The offer could solve one of the problems consuming him, but accepting it would mean accepting help from people whose success and generosity he resents. His pride blinds him to the cup being offered.

Four of Cups Vibes:

• Rejects an offer because of how it feels, not what it provides
• Lets resentment obscure an obvious solution
• Cannot accept help on someone else's terms

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Thorin Oakenshield (The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies)

Although he has a slight excuse, Thorin sits here for his behaviour after reclaiming the Lonely Mountain from Smaug. Sitting on a horde of gold and jewels worth more than the rest of Middle Earth combined, Thorin becomes obsessed with the one thing he doesn't have: the Arkenstone. He refuses to pay his debts or acknowledge his responsibilities to Laketown, allowing his fixation on what is missing to blind him to everything he already possesses.

Four of Cups Vibes:

• Focuses on what he lacks rather than what he has
• Lets obsession obscure his responsibilities
• Becomes unable to see the value of what is already within reach

Who's your favourite pop culture Four of Cups? Let us know in the comments!

Aug 26 - Dog Tarot mini review

“Happy International Dog Day! This deck brings tail wags, belly rubs, and a whole lot of tarot joy.”

The Dog Tarot (Megan Lynn Kott, U.S.) combines playful canine energy with traditional tarot archetypes, creating a deck that is fun, accessible, and full of heart. Each card features charming illustrations of dogs in a variety of expressive poses, bringing humour, warmth, and a touch of mischief to your readings.

The Major Arcana captures classic tarot figures through the lens of canine personalities, while the Minor Arcana translates everyday life into relatable, dog-themed scenarios. This deck encourages readings that are lighthearted, intuitive, and often uplifting.

Card stock is sturdy, the box is durable, and the guidebook provides clear interpretations with a playful, dog-loving twist, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced readers.

Published by U.S. editions, international availability.

Verdict: Perfect for lighthearted readings, creative spreads, or anyone who loves dogs, humour, and tarot with a playful, heartwarming twist.

Aug 25 - Tips for Working with a Renamed Deck

So you’ve picked up a deck with renamed cards. Maybe The Hierophant is now The Mentor. Maybe Swords are Voices. Maybe The Devil’s been rebranded as Shadow.

Renamed decks can be refreshing, confusing, liberating - or all three. Here’s how to work with them in a way that honors both tradition and your emotional logic.

🧩 Tips for Working with Renamed Cards

1. Start with Curiosity, Not Comparison Don’t rush to “translate” every renamed card back to its RWS counterpart. Instead, ask: What emotional tone does this name carry? What story does it tell me?

2. Use Dual Naming If It Helps In your journal or readings, you can note both names:

“The Mentor (Hierophant)” or “Shadow (Devil)” This builds symbolic fluency without forcing a binary.

3. Explore the Deck’s Guidebook Renamed decks often come with rich creator notes. Read them. They’ll reveal the emotional logic, cultural context, and symbolic intent behind each change.

4. Build Your Own Emotional Map Create a cheat sheet or visual guide that links renamed cards to their emotional climate. Example:

• Shadow → inner reckoning, temptation, liberation

• Awakening → call to purpose, rebirth, clarity

5. Let Renamed Suits Reshape Your Readings If Cups become Emotions or Pentacles become Roots, let that shift how you interpret spreads. Ask: What does this suit want to say in this language?

6. Don’t Panic If You Feel Lost Renamed decks can feel disorienting at first. That’s okay. Tarot is a relationship. You’re allowed to take time to learn its dialect.

🧠 Reader Prompts

• What renamed card felt most intuitive to you?

• Which one challenged your understanding?

• How do renamed suits shift your emotional logic?

✨ Final Thought

Renamed decks aren’t broken. They’re bilingual.

They speak in archetypes, emotions, and metaphors - just like you. Let them teach you a new accent. Let them show you a new way to listen.

Aug 24 - Mini Spread — The Travel Prep Spread

For journeys big or small - even the trip to the shop counts.
Pull three cards:

1. Destination vibe - the overall energy of where you’re going.

2. Potential challenges - what might trip you up along the way.

3. What to pack emotionally - your personal essentials.

Example:

• Card 1: The Chariot - adventure, forward momentum.

• Card 2: Seven of Pentacles - patience will be needed.

• Card 3: Strength - courage and kindness.

Interpretation: Your journey will be exciting, but require patience and grace. Pack optimism, and you’ll arrive refreshed.

Pro tip: Shuffle with a mental picture of your destination - literal or metaphorical.

Aug 23 - Knight of Swords

Knight of Swords Across Decks 🎴✨

I'm a shooting star, leaping through the sky like a tiger

The Knight of Swords is the fastest moving card in the deck. This knight is capable of making plans, but he's usually moving faster than his thoughts can keep up with, which makes him look careless. He's not necessarily careless; he's just passionate enough to forget that other people might need time to catch up.

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1. Light Seer's — Modern and bright

The Knight of Swords has places to be. His motorbike will get him there, once he gets on it. He never stops moving, always heading for the next thing.

Knight of Swords Vibes:

• 🧪 Key themes: Momentum, ambition, action, determination
  🎨 Emotional tone: Energetic, impatient, enthusiastic
  ✨ Unique: The motorbike captures the Knight's need to keep moving. The journey itself almost matters as much as the destination.

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2. Out of Hand Tarot — POV cards

In this deck all the cards are drawn as if the viewer is in them. The Knight of Swords is campaigning for something he believes in, fighting for his passions.

Knight of Swords Vibes:

• 🧪 Key themes: Conviction, advocacy, passion, courage
  🎨 Emotional tone: Fired-up, determined, confrontational
  ✨ Unique: Putting the viewer directly into the scene makes the Knight's urgency feel personal. You're not watching someone fight for a cause - you've joined them.

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3. Anima Mundi — Natural power

Birds and feathers are often used to represent swords because of their speed. In the Anima Mundi deck, the Knight of Swords is a diving peregrin falcon - the fastest animal on Earth. Its eyes are locked on its target and it is completely focused.

Knight of Swords Vibes:

• 🧪 Key themes: Speed, focus, precision, decisive action
  🎨 Emotional tone: Intense, powerful, utterly focused
  ✨ Unique: The peregrine falcon takes the Knight's speed literally, but its locked-on gaze adds the other crucial element: this isn't just movement, it's movement with a target.

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Reflection:
Across decks, the Knight of Swords shows rapid action and clarity of purpose. He moves towards what he wants without allowing doubt or confusion to slow his way. What are you passionate enough about to stop waiting for?

Caption:
Charge forward with intention. 🌙✨

Aug 22 - Card Backs

Card backs might seem like they’re just the “other side,” but they’re a surprisingly important part of the reading experience. A back design can set the mood, hint at the deck’s personality, or just make you smile every time you shuffle. One of the first things many readers check is whether the back design is symmetrical or not!

Some are bold and dramatic - perfect for a mysterious vibe. Some are soft and whimsical - ideal for gentle, introspective pulls. Others are abstract, geometric, or even glittery chaos, because why not?

The fun part? You don’t need a reason beyond personal preference. A deck that delights your eye or sparks your curiosity is already doing its job before you even look at the cards.

What do your card backs say about you? Are you drawn to dramatic, whimsical, minimalist, or chaotic designs? Do you prefer a symmetrical back - so you can't tell if a card is reversed or not - or does that not matter to you? Share a pic or description in the comments - we want to see your deck’s personality!