ARIES – It’s okay if you hear what others can’t. It is just your creative imagination offering you new possibilities! 2015 Card – Child of Earth. Expand your mind!

TAURUS – Rise above confusion and doubt. It is only temporary. You will soon feel like yourself again. 2015 Card – Youth of Fire. Be impulsive!

GEMINI – Pay close attention this month. Someone may try to cheat or deceive you. Keep your eyes open and you will be fine. 2015 Card – Eight of Water. Projects will be finished!

CANCER – You are moving to a better place in your life but it is going to take some getting used to. Keep a positive attitude. 2015 Card – Tradition. See things differently!

LEO – You need a break in routine to create new ideas. Try to take some time off to do something you really enjoy. Things will become clear. 2015 Card – Eight of Earth. Learn something new!

VIRGO – A decision leads to a successful outcome but do not be surprised if it is delayed for a bit. It will come. 2015 Card – Four of Fire. Have fun!

LIBRA – Listen to the wisdom within even if it contradicts what everyone else thinks. 2015 Card – Nine of Water. Dreams will be fulfilled!

SCORPIO – Share yourself with others. This should be a month of fun times and meaningful liaisons which strengthen relationships. 2015 Card – Father of Air. Stay in control!

SAGITTARIUS – It takes confidence to get where you want to go. That seems to be the only thing you lack. You have every reason to feel confident. 2015 Card – Karma. Everything begins to balance out!

CAPRICORN – Pay attention. Everything is moving into place exactly the way you want for a new cycle to begin. 2015 Card – Child of Water. Nurture your creative side!

AQUARIUS – Don’t waste energy on what you can’t control. Focus on what you have accomplished and what you can change. 2015 Card – Youth of Air. Try new things!

PISCES – Unexpected results come from a kindness you do this month. Everything always comes back to us. 2015 Card – Discernment. Stay balanced!

Teresa Sue McAdams, co-creator of “Today’s Journey Tarot”, co-author of “Today’s Journey Tarot, A Traveler’s Guide”, co-author of “Tarot Meditations, A Journal for Self Discovery”, and author of “Lessons, The Wisdom Within Each Moment”

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The Moon card from the traditional Rider/Waite/Smith deck is profoundly symbolic. It was a difficult card for me to learn. I could easily understand that the moon represents the shadow aspects of us – intuition, dreaming, psychic powers and imagination, but the rest of the symbolism escaped me. Besides the moon in her three phases (and a rather predominant profile) we also have a violet crayfish crawling out of water, a yellow wolf and a dog that is baying at the moon, two pillars, and droplets falling from the sky. There is a path that leads from the water between the animals, and between the pillars and into mountains far into the distance. While all of the meanings associated with the symbolism are fascinating, what a reader needs to know is the basic meaning of the card and what it would mean if it fell in a reading. Expanding Dimensions, the creators of Today’s Journey Tarot chose to show a glowing crystal ball for this card and a reader scrying its wisdom. This goes right to the point of the mysterious and unknown path we must take to bring the intuitive aspect of ourselves into the light and use that perception in everyday life.

Teresa Sue McAdams, co-creator of “Today’s Journey Tarot”, co-author of “Today’s Journey Tarot, A Traveler’s Guide”, co-author of “Tarot Meditations, A Journal for Self Discovery”, and author of “Lessons, The Wisdom Within Each Moment”

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The Star card in the Rider/Waite/Smith deck is one of the most beautiful and inspiring of all the Major Arcana. It shows a kneeling woman with one foot in a pool of water and one on land. She pours water from two pitchers, one in each hand – one into the water and one onto the land. There is a large eight pointed star above her with seven smaller stars surrounding it. While this is a beautiful picture, the symbolism here is not apparent without further study. It is a card that inspires us to develop inner calm and peace. The card suggests that through this development we will find access to divine guidance. The Star is often referred to as the card of meditation. So, Today’s Journey Tarot simplified the symbolism to show a woman in a classic meditation pose and the card is titled, Meditation.

Teresa Sue McAdams, co-creator of “Today’s Journey Tarot”, co-author of “Today’s Journey Tarot, A Traveler’s Guide”, co-author of “Tarot Meditations, A Journal for Self Discovery”, and author of “Lessons, The Wisdom Within Each Moment”

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The Tower card in the Rider/Waite/Smith deck shows lightening striking a tower and two people, a man and a woman, are falling from its heights. The tower is topped with a crown, which has been blown off by the lightening. This symbolism is a bit easier than some cards because we all identify with what it is like to be “struck by lightening”, a metaphor for something that occurs out of the blue. That is the basic meaning of this card but it goes a little deeper than that as additional symbolism expresses. It is suggesting a sudden, life altering event that changes us forever. It is the proverbial rude awakening. Today’s Journey Tarot calls this card Intervention – which is exactly what the card means. Something happens, apparently outside of our control which changes things forever – spiritually, physically or in all ways. Key 16 shows a family escaping from their home after a tree has fallen on it. They appear unhurt – just terrified – but from this point on, everything will change. Their routine, the structure of their house, their memories of the event and many other things have changed and will never be the same as before.

Teresa Sue McAdams, co-creator of “Today’s Journey Tarot”, co-author of “Today’s Journey Tarot, A Traveler’s Guide”, co-author of “Tarot Meditations, A Journal for Self Discovery”, and author of “Lessons, The Wisdom Within Each Moment”

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