Author Archives: Today's Journey Tarot

Jun 19 2014

Today’s Journey Taot – Ones

The Ones from the Today Journey Tarot deck represent the ultimate expression of each of the Elements. We call these cards Ones instead of Aces, as in traditional decks, because Today’s Journey Tarot is designed to peel away layers of symbolism and refer to the cards and their meanings in the clearest and simplest terms. The suit names have been reduced to the Elements that influence them; Fire, Water, Air and Earth. Fire represents energy, strength, passion and drive. Water represents the emotions – from the base to the profound. Air represents the mind, intellect, and knowledge. Earth represents growth, stability, abundance and endurance. Each of the cards of the suit is governed by these characteristics in one way or another.                                                                         

The Ones all have some things in common. They can represent powerful new beginnings, but depending on the suit, the beginning is in different areas of life. The One of Fire for example, which shows the sun’s powerful energy, symbolizes a beginning with a great deal of passion and creativity. Because the Fire energy is so volatile, this beginning could require strength to control and stamina to maintain. The One of Water shows the sea in many forms – from calm to stormy. It is an emotional beginning that could offer new awareness and understanding. However this depth of emotion may also require soul searching and self-analysis – which can be illuminating or devastating. The One of Air shows sea oats on a beach being tossed around by the wind. Our thoughts sometimes play that same game with us. This new beginning could come from a new idea, a new truth or clarification of information that makes it possible to begin. We have to direct our thoughts in ways that sustain this beginning rather than let doubts or fears sabotage what we have created. The One of Earth shows our beautiful planet seemingly floating in the magnetosphere. Whatever is begun under its influence will be as enduring as the Earth itself. It assures abundance and growth will come with this new beginning.

Teresa Sue McAdams, co-creator of “Today’s Journey Tarot”, co-author of “Today’s Journey Tarot, a Traveler’s Guide” and author of “Lessons, the Wisdom Within Each Moment”

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Jun 13 2014

Today’s Journey Tarot – A Labor of Love

I fell in love with the Tarot on August 25, 1981. That day I went to a lady’s house for my very first Tarot reading. When she pulled out her deck and started the reading I was captivated by the images on those cards. I don’t remember now what she said to me but I can still remember very clearly how the cards looked as she laid them out on her desk. Within weeks I was taking classes to learn how to read the Tarot. As I look back on these last thirty years with the Tarot I think it was inevitable that I would become involved in creating a deck. I have studied it, taught it, read with it, meditated on it and learned, learned, learned from it. Today’s Journey Tarot came out of an idea to learn more about the concepts expressed in the Tarot by conveying those ideas in a contemporary way. There are five of us who toiled together over eight years to give a fresh voice to this tool of enlightenment. We had highs and lows. We struggled and triumphed. There were times when we questioned if we should continue. But always there was the Tarot, leading us and guiding us and never wavering from its encouragement. I think we all feel blessed by the experience and humbly grateful for the opportunity to see our work in print. It was a labor of love

Teresa Sue McAdams, co-creator of “Today’s Journey Tarot”, co-author of “Today’s Journey Tarot, a Traveler’s Guide” and author of “Lessons, the Wisdom Within Each Moment”.