The Sherlock Holmes Tarot Flashcards
0 - Inspector Lestrade / The Fool (The Game)
However you begin, always follow the clues. Enthusiasm and youthful energy increase your detective skills. Take the chance to try out fresh approaches. Trust the evidence. Be prepared to play with new possibilities that present themselves. Your sense of optimism and adventure will see you through. You may lack the spontaneity or curiosity to go deeper, so seeking your heart’s desire may not yet be on the agenda. Ignorance and innocence protect you, but try not to push your luck too far. KEYS: childlike trust, protection, carefree enthusiasm, the folly to be wise, optimism, adventure, spontaneity, youthful energy.
0 - Inspector Lestrade / The Fool (The Fog)
To behave foolishly endangers both you and your colleagues, though your impulsive nature may lead to new lines of enquirer. Naivety brings you into some dangerous places. You reveal your agenda too easily. Your trust is likely to be abused. Foolhardy bravado beckons you on, sometimes too far. You feel marginalized but don’t want to seem foolish. Escaping into childlike states of mind brings you feelings of security. Distrusting the wisdom of others or scorning direct options makes you feel stronger, but may lead you astray. KEYS: overwhelming pride, making mistakes, negligence, apathy.
1 - The Great Detective / The Magician (The Game)
Engage with the mystery in hand. Be aware that you can become a conduit for detection. Concentrations and engagement bring connections that will transform your approach to the case. Get down to the practical tasks; be as cunning as you can. Use all your talents and skills to make an impact and innovate in every way. When you grasp your power and follow its creative lead, you feel powerful and dynamic. Accurate perception and reading the patterns clearly can train your will to begin interpreting the evidence. Learn or practise a skill. Be single-minded and determined. Believe in yourself, and you will not be afraid to act decisively; self-confidence aligns you with life’s ebb and flow. Make strong connections with what motivates you. Become one with your mind. Whatever you conceive will manifest around you. KEYS: imaginative insight, mastery through disciplined skill, initiative, the impulse to create, perception on all levels, alignment with life patterns, self-confidence.
1 - The Great Detective / The Magician (The Fog)
Difficulties arise from being too clever for your own good. The potential for self-sabotage, deception and manipulation is intrinsic in the fledging detective. Denying he power that is innately yours causes the flow of information to be disrupted. Over-confidence can lead to megalomania and arrogance to the corruption of power. Use your imaginative insight to feed creativity and compassion. Over-reaching the mark is risky. Discover the correct focus and concentrate. Self-doubt may cause plans to fall apart. KEYS: weakness of will, lack of decisiveness, an imposter or liar.
2 - Irene Adler / The High Priestess (The Game)
In her role High Priestess, she offers a way into the deeper mysteries, but also suggests you should take an opportunity to retire into your own space and consult the interior wisdom that guides you. Knowledge is power. All wisdom is valuable. Every clue has its place in the pattern of the whole. Your may get help and advice from an older woman, but you also give counsel, supporting the understanding of others. Follow what you know is right for you. Look to your dreams for indications of the way forward. KEYS: esoteric knowledge, enlightenment, inspiration, the ability to impart instruction, wisdom, counsel, learning.
2 - Irene Adler / The High Priestess (The Fog)
Ignoring your intuition betrays your knowledge and cramps your style. Compromised values close off ways to you that could lead to revelation. Disrespecting the wisdom you possess blocks your true path. Deliberate secrecy obscures the evidence. Easily captivated by signs and symbols, you may lose touch with the common-sense basis of the enquiry. Working from shallow or superficial knowledge leaves you open, and secrets that you would rather keep to yourself may be revealed. KEYS: selfishness, intrigue, misjudgement, laziness.
3 - The Queen Empress / The Empress (The Game)
Keeping watch for danger to others. Concentration on things essential to the case. Abundance and fertility support your plans. Your appreciate beauty after a phase of being surrounded by the mundane, the plane or the unadorned. Share your resources generously, but remember that spending everything to create a good impression can be time-consuming and may confuse the issue. Be careful that you are not too demanding. Try to foster creativity in yourself and others but don’t let your maternal love become smothering. Look out for signs and clues. KEYS: energy in creative growth, material and spiritual wealth, fulfillment, strength, abundance, fertility, motherhood, health, harmony.
3 - The Queen Empress / The Empress (The Fog)
You can’t see the wood for the trees, and may be out of phase with nature and natural rhythms. The urge to take immediate action circumscribes your resources. An inability to share or a failure to respond when help is offered. Superficial attractions lure you in. Extravagance or too many riches tends to waste your creative abilities. Thwarted passion or abuse of the feminine diminishes your self-image. Frustrated creativity turns your inwards. Be wary of over-indulgence or of letting yourself go. Be careful. KEYS: vanity, anxiety, lethargy.
4 - The Prince-Consort / The Emperor (The Game)
Helping to turn abstract ideas into reality, you become a leader in the field of detection. Masculinity, put to good use through leadership and fatherly wisdom. Your ability to perceive the truth creates a secure environment and offers protection to others. Fatherly love strengthens the workplace, the family or the environment. Authority and energy help organized force to move forward. Authenticity results when you take up the challenge. You may find yourself holding power or securing boundaries for the benefit of all rather than just serving yourself. Taking a more realistic attitude to life encourages a fairer structure in an organization, but always check that aspects of your leadership do not become domineering. KEYS: leadership, fatherhood, authoritative energy, the wielding of power for good, willpower, organization, courage, responsible love, dynamism.
4 - The Prince-Consort / The Emperor (The Fog)
Arrogance or perfectionism that is capable of destroying an enterprise. An immature approach weakens your authority and may lead to disorganization. The inability to work things out merely postpones coming to terms with the issue for another time. Indecisiveness means others have to do your work for you. If you defer control, you leave the field open to others. Failure to maintain good boundaries may diminish your self-image. KEYS: stubbornness, misuse of power, failure, abduction and abandonment.
5 - The Seven-Per-Cent Solution / The Hierophant (The Game)
A giver of skillful insight who inspires others, especially those in need of practical wisdom. A preserver of traditional ways. An urge to rebel. By transforming the mundane into the mystical, you suggest new ways to live. The introduction to new methods frees up your vision. Mentoring the young or inexperienced, you bring things into focus for them. Follow your own path and seek the initiation of wisdom. Be careful of seeming too self-important. Don’t get bogged down in following procedures. Let your true light shine out. Uncover the hidden clues and show them to others. KEYS: revelation, inspiration, insight, tradition, preservation of heritage, initiation, advice or counsel, transformation of the mundane into the spiritual.
5 - The Seven-Per-Cent Solution / The Hierophant (The Fog)
Holding fixed or dogmatic views limits your ability to see clearly. Abiding by narrow rules of investigation may prevent you from inspiring others. Doing things by rote. Traditional methods become bound by red tape. Imbuing others with your own feelings of guilt. Causing friction between the generations. Be careful not to become enthralled by popular opinion. Unprincipled behavior leads to ostracism. Flouting the conventions can bring freedom, but also self-doubt. Projecting your own ideas upon others. KEYS: rigidity, giving away too much, depending on institutional ways.
6 - Mr. & Mrs. J.H. Watson / The Lovers (The Game)
The evidence supports the belief that love is in the air. The marriage of true minds and hearts or a deep bond of friendship. Unions, mergers, contracts and agreements have a particular magic. Emotional ties develop into full-blown relationships. Making a choice or important decision. The way you explore or fail to register loyalty and commitment defines your relationships. Issues of trust may need to be renegotiated. Ambivalent relationships or infatuation may need clarification. Determine your own values before merging with those of another. KEYS: marriage of minds and hearts, love (sexual and spiritual), the vision of inner beauty, emotional ties, trust, platonic friendship, fulfillment of desire.
6 - Mr. & Mrs. J.H. Watson / The Lovers (The Fog)
Unreliable partnerships or betrayal by friends. You are likely to engage in a struggle for dominance. Unrequited love may dominate your life. Misunderstandings between close friends or partners. Divergence of approach may harm a relationship. Staying true to yourself will take you through this. Broken contracts. Separation or divorce. Jealousy, envy or possessiveness limits the scope of a relationship. Poor or confused choices endanger stability. You lose sight of the goal. KEYS: poor choices, broken promises, disillusionment, immaturity.
7 - The Hanson Cab / The Chariot (The Game)
Purpose and the determination to move ahead in the case. Mastery or skill or ability brings a successful outcome to the investigation. Self-confidence and self-discipline enable the harnessing of abilities. Navigating life with a clear sense of direction. Determination and courage ensure that you arrive at a solution to the problem before others. You make a great leap forward with your hands on the reins. Success and fame are the rewards of achievement, so be prepared to handle them. Your appearance may be a mask to hide your true worth - or a disguise to help achieve your goals. KEYS: harnessing of abilities towards a great purpose, victory, self-confidence, self-discipline, tests and trials, achievement, travel, determination, courage.
7 - The Hanson Cab / The Chariot (The Fog)
Plans come unstuck and clues prove to be false leads. Familiar paths lead to different places. Things cease to work properly. Over-confidence is deflated by failure. Fears derail you. Rash judgements change the way you approach the case. Journeys are delayed or cancelled. Letting anger get the better of you diverts you from the truth. Overshadowed or threatened by the success of others, you may attempt to steal power to get to the truth. Self-doubt may plague your sense of worth and bring confusion to your activities. KEYS: quarrels, disputes, an accident, bad news.
8 - Dr. John H. Watson / Strength (The Game)
The strength to keep going when the problem appears to have no solution. The eagerness of the detective to attack the problem. The strength of will which enables you to transcend limits. You are resourceful, but may need to tame the desire to meet opposition in a combative way. Strength held in check remains a reserve which you can tap into. You should always be ready to turn to a powerful friend or guide who can help you face challenges without fear. KEYS: self-discipline, enduring strength, balanced exercise of one’s abilities, health of mind, body and spirit, moral certitude, without self-righteousness, courage to accept challenges, fortitude.
