Amber Brinnier

One of my favorite affirmations is “You cannot miss what is meant for you.” The traditional idea of the Four of Cups is that there are opportunities that are being missed because you are too focused on yourself. The interpretation I find within the Four of Cups, however, is not that you are missing out

The Four of Swords card represents a sacred pause – the deep breath before we jump into action, the moment we check our work before turning it in, re-centering ourselves and our mental state before we start a new project, or after we have experienced hardship. When the Four of Swords appears in a reading,

The Three of Swords is one of the most well-known cards of the tarot, at least by imagery. It is also one of the most dreaded cards to receive in a reading. On the surface, the Three of Swords meaning is heartbreak. This is the card of attachment wounds, trauma, betrayal, pain, and vulnerability. However,

The Four of Pentacles is a card that speaks to our impulse to hold onto the things we feel we have earned. There is a tendency sometimes to grasp these things too tightly, which belies a deeper belief that perhaps we feel we don’t deserve them, or they don’t really belong to us. We could

The Six of Pentacles is one of the more straightforward tarot cards found in the Minor Arcana. Having just stepped out of a mindset of lack in the Five of Pentacles, we are now being asked to share the wealth. It is important to do this now while our struggle is fresh in our minds.

The Five of Pentacles is a card that may not be particularly welcome when it shows up in a reading, as it indicates loss, abandonment, and struggle.  However, though the surface meaning of the Five of Pentacles may be bleak, it also represents hope and perseverance. I don’t believe any card in the tarot is