Can a negative tarot card ever be positive?

From time to time, I’ll be answering some of your biggest, gnarliest (and most common) questions about tarot.  

Today’s question: Can a negative tarot card like the Ten of Swords ever be positive?

YES.

A few things to consider:

1. In some of these “frightening” images, we can see that there are glimpses of hope.  For example, in that Ten of Swords card, there is a sunrise in the background.  This can be interpreted as a new day coming after a painful ending.  In a card such as the Devil, we might notice that the chains in the figures are loose – a sign that they can find a way out of their predicament.
2. It’s all about the context.  For example, if you are looking to dump a job, the Three of Swords might be a sign that you are leaving.
3. In some cases, a “negative card” might be the reality check or warning that the querent needs to hear.  Seeing a potentially disastrous outcome might give them an incentive to make better choices.  Tarot as preventative medicine?  Hell yeah!

I’d like to add this: although “scary” cards can be unsettling to see in a tarot reading, life is not always peaches and cream and kittens (although I wish it was).  Difficulty, heartbreak, and loss can be great teachers.  No matter what happens in a tarot reading – or in our lives – what we do with that is all that matters.

Blessings!

Theresa

© Theresa Reed | The Tarot Lady 2015

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