KS Hierophant

Karpathy-Smith Tarot Hierophant

Karpathy-Smith Tarot Hierophant
It has been named Pope, High Priest or Hierophant, but more properly it should be called Demiurge. The word demiurge means ‘craftsman’ or ‘artisan’, but Read more KS Hierophant

KS The Fool

Karpathy-Smith Tarot The Fool

Karpathy-Smith Tarot The Fool

I think that The Fool is the most mysterious and impossible to pinpoint cards of the entire Tarot deck. While traditionally the Major Arcana cards are Read more KS The Fool

KS King of Cups

Karpathy-Smith Tarot King of Cups

Karpathy-Smith Tarot King of Cups
Wealth regarding the King of Cups refers to emotional wealth, the depth of Read more KS King of Cups

KS Two of Wands

Karpathy-Smith Tarot Two of Wands

Karpathy-Smith Tarot Two of Wands
The Golden Dawn astrological attribution of the card is Mars in Aries which signifies Read more KS Two of Wands

KS Eight of Wands

Karpathy-Smith Tarot Eight of Wands

Karpathy-Smith Tarot Eight of Wands
Generally speaking, the Eight of Wands is considered a card of action: something Read more KS Eight of Wands

KS King of Wands

Karpathy-Smith Tarot King of Wands

Karpathy-Smith Tarot King of Wands
Upright: ardour, country man, good and honest man.
Reversed: apathy, indulgence, austerity, tolerance, condescension.

Most readers see in the Kings the dominant (patriarchal) father’s figure. But it is truly the case? Not all the rulers were Read more KS King of Wands

KS The Tower

Karpathy-Smith Tarot The Tower

Karpathy-Smith Tarot The Tower
The Tower, the Rider-Waite and the Karpathy-Smith Tarot.
Most people fear this card as they perceive it as the expression of ultimate destruction. The Tower, however, represents only Read more KS The Tower

KS The Magician

Karpathy-Smith Tarot The Magician

Karpathy-Smith Tarot The Magician
One of the most common mistakes made within the Tarot readers is to consider the Magician the fully developed Master, a position which belongs to Read more KS The Magician

KS Queen of Cups

Karpathy-Smith Tarot Queen of Cups

Karpathy-Smith Tarot Queen of Cups
The traditional interpretation of the card is a blond woman. Her attributes, according to Etteilla, are virtue, wisdom, honesty. Mathers adds success, happiness and Read more KS Queen of Cups