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

KS Nine of Cups

Karpathy-Smith Tarot Nine of Cups

Karpathy-Smith Tarot Nine of Cups
The original meaning attributed to the card by Etteilla is victory, success, achievement, advantage, gain. Mathers preserved this interpretation, while Waite Read more KS Nine of Cups

KS Nine of Wands

Karpathy-Smith Tarot Nine of Wands

Karpathy-Smith Tarot Nine of Wands
According to Etteilla, the Nine of Wands signifies delays, distance, removal or suspension. Mathers saw the card as Read more KS Nine of Wands

KS Hermit

Karpathy-Smith Tarot Hermit

Karpathy-Smith Tarot Hermit
“The Hermit, as depicted by the medieval illustrators, is an old man leaning on a pilgrim’s staff who walks along a path lit by a lantern. He hides the light from his lantern beneath the folds of a cloak, and a serpent precedes him on the path.” (Fredric Lionel, The Magic Tarot)
The truth which we all seek is Read more KS Hermit