MANY LIVES OF GOLDY TAROT

DIVINATORY MEANINGS

AND MY PERSONAL STORIES

OF THESE CARDS  (in progress....)

 

©2026 By Laura Lamun

 

MAJOR ARCANA

HEAVY HITTERS - DESTINY ISSUES -

THE HERO’s JOURNEY - WORLDWIDE EFFECTS

 

O.      The Fool: Carefree, lack of worry, trusting, on the edge or nearly off the cliff, 

ditching the establishment, unexpected joy, folly,  mania, extravagance, intoxication, delirium

 

I. The Magician:  A liar, trickery & fuckery, funny business, facade, smoke and mirrors, magic, wavering self-esteem, cloning, disaster, self-confidence, coverups, but also skill, sickness

 

II. The High Priestess: Secrets, powerful female, mysterious, subtle, hiding things, past influences, secret revelations, hidden below the surface, tenacity, silence, wisdom, Sisterhood support

 

III. The Empress: Powerful Earth Mother woman, full abundant relationship with the world, fruitfulness (pregnant in card), initiative, action, Nature connection, provider

 

IV. The Emperor:  Divine masculine, bravery, benevolent ruler loves his people, good guys, stability, aid, protection, great person of power, conviction, reason

 

V. The Hierophant:  Organized religion leaders, Cabal controllers, captivity & servitude, religious figure, can be teacher, organizer, highly spiritual authority, organized chaos, mercy if well aspected

 

VI. The Lovers:  Destined Love, partnership, balance, attraction, beauty, trials overcome, biz partners

 

VII. The Chariot:  Speed, fast vehicle, bold moves, providence, action, reckless, surging, take one to war or competition, on the move, directive, long journey, vengeance, Cancerian - soft inside, hard shell 

 

VIII. Strength:  Power, careful optimism, energy, trophy earned through taming the man-eating lion, hard work. Courage, special talents, action, angels see your strength

 

IX. The Hermit:  Offworlders, ancestors, old souls lighting your way, future selves, Galactic helpers, prudence, roguery, isolation as a solution, retreating to regroup

 

X. Wheel of Fortune: Destiny, fortune, success, things turn completely around, flips known life on its head, sudden shifts, aquarian revolution

 

XI. Justice:  Bringing to light, fairness & balance, law, equity, rightness, executive decision, court cases

 

XII. The Hanged Man:  Waiting, takes a long time but worth it, enlightenment through trials, wait and see, wisdom, seeing different perspectives, circumspection, sacrifice, divination, prophecy 

 

XIII. Death:  Transformation, end, change, death of beliefs, death of old self, journey, mortality, not always terrible destruction but altered situations, butterfly after caterpillar dies

 

XIV. Temperance:  Patience & Perseverance, pouring out compassion, marination, tempered to clearer vision, sovereign, independent, economy, moderation, working accommodation, emotional balance

 

XV. The Devil:  Bad stuff, on the hook to the Devil, evil, ravage, violence, force, vehemence, fatality, enslavement, being controlled, bedeviled, what hides in the shadows and rules, cults, demonic

 

XVI. The Tower:  Shocking, dramatic, breaking down old, structure misery, distress, ruin, indigence, disgrace, calamity, explosive, revelation, evil crashing down, huge truths or deceptions

 

XVII. The Star:  Offworlder support, ET’s, soulful connections, vulnerability, trust the Universe, channeling, as above so below, naked and unadorned, hope, bright aspects, support

 

XVIII. The Moon: Hidden enemies, real death card, passing over, grief, the veil, clones, fear, reflections, mysteries, danger, darkness, terror, deception, error, unseen trouble brewing

 

XIX. The Sun:  Best Card in the deck, material happiness, already victorious, gold, positive, The Source, looking forward, shining, happy golden children, brighter days, fortunate marriage, contentment

 

XX. The Last Judgment:  Shocking wake-up call, realization, justice, possible judgement, heralds news, change of position, renewal, outcome, awakening the dead

 

XXI. The World:  Rebirth, cycles, protection - safe in the middle,  worldwide hope & joy, assured success, voyage, flight, huge influence, Truth, changes in status of cycles

 

MINOR ARCANA

LESSER INFLUENCES

 

• WANDS: FIRE SIGNS - SPIRIT - GROWTH & SPROUTING - LIGHTNING - ENERGY - VOLCANOES & ERUPTIONS - DIRECTED WEAPONS - ADVENTURE

 

King:  White hats, best of men, actor, ego, dark man, friendly, married, integrity, honest & conscientious

 

Queen:  Integrity, intuition, truth not ego, brave & unique, growing goodness, dark woman, countrywoman, friendly, chaste, loving, honorable, love of money

 

Knight:  Good guy, dark man, journey, departure, warrior, friendly, change of residence, positive military 

 

Page: Soft yes, child, smaller, faithful, less exaggeration, dark young man, envoy, dangerous rival, lover

 

X:  Burdens, oppression, carrying too much weight, holding old ideas, hard work, disguise, trouble ahead

 

IX: One more trick up his sleeve, strength in opposition, meeting onslaught boldly, delay, suspension, awaiting conclusion

 

VIII:  Quick change, great haste, flight, positive results, action & activity, many options on the way, energy coming to you, arrows of love, hope, swift movement, vision, signals, undercover, growing underground, lots of staff

 

VII:  Valor, advantage, unique secrets, well-guarded, up against it, black sheep, one-off, discussion, position, success, untouchable

 

VI:  Victory, great news, rejoicing, street parades, advantage, crown of hope, successful venture, support

 

V:  Infighting, ego struggle, sham fighting, competition for riches, imitation, false fight

 

IV:  Great card, gateway, breakthrough, peace, harmony, acquisitions, wishes come true, real estate, new house, changing circumstances for the better, a lesser World card, country life, prosperity

 

III:  Established strength, element of truth, potential, enterprise, journey to the new, seeking knowledge, commerce, ships bearing goods, trade, discovery, three ships and three wands of power 

 

II: Portal, hopeful & safe, riches, fortune, magnificence,  interest piqued, looking beyond, looking to new world, safe place, no marriage possible, sadness amidst wealth

 

ACE of WANDS:  Yes, Creation, invention, enterprise, source, birth, origin, money, inheritance 

 

• CUPS: WATER SIGNS - EMOTIONS - FLOODS - EVENTS  

 

King:  Cloaked, don’t assume, manipulative, dark, trickery, covert operations, hidden agendas & emotions, substances, can be evil / well-aspected = very healing, fair, mystical, emotional, big magic & ritual, mastering the waves of emotion

 

Queen:  Landslide of truth, sadness victim, not clear, generational wealth, good honest woman, in service, transfixed by possessions, wisdom, devotion, loving intelligence

 

Knight:  Follows his heart, agent of good, on right track, arrival, messenger, advances, proposition, invitation, incitement, patient and graceful

 

Page: Soft yes, child, smaller, wish fulfilled, fair young man, studious youth, news, message, gifts

 

X:  Finishing cycle, contentment, perfect state, happy village & country, happy home, perfection, joy

 

IX:  Wishes come true, renewal, high fulfillment, contentment, victory, success, advantage, satisfaction

 

VIII:  Disappointment, secrecy, isolation, internal focus, avoiding drama, meditation, not getting involved, removed emotionally, gone away, step back, desolation, desertion, moving on

 

VII:  Fear, cabal card, smoke & mirrors, pies in the sky, emotions, fairy favors, imagination, nothing permanent or substantial, strange visions

 

VI:  Better times ahead, kindness returns, ancestral support, children, memories, childhood & past things, new blossoming, new environment

 

V:  Disappointment, missing what you have left, inheritance, bitter marriage, 

 

IV:  Discontent, imaginary vexations, not seeing what is offered, channeled, signs coming in beyond old ways, seeing no consolation, fairy gift, weariness, disgust

 

III:  Celebration, abundance, liquid libations

 

II:  Deals, agendas, love, passion, friendship. accords, preplanning, partnerships, backroom strategizing, unions, sexual relations

 

ACE of CUPS:  YES, five streams overflowing, true heart, abundant joy, contentment, abode, nourishment, abundance, fertility, felicity

 

• SWORDS - AIR SIGNS: - WORDS AND THOUGHTS - INFORMATION - MILITARY - SKY 

 

King:  Truth & integrity, justice & judgment, high authority, positive words & thoughts, military command, intelligence

 

Queen:  Being called to justice, staying in truth, boundaries, widowhood & sadness, adept with words as weapons, separation, severity

 

Knight of SWORDS:  Skill, bravery, opposition, defense, destruction, Piscean energy, swift, heroic, hidden agenda, mystical, good military, pushy, passionate, focused intent, speaker 

 

Page: Soft yes, child, smaller, gossip & innuendo, secret service, spying, overseeing

 

X:  Surrender, pain, affliction, major injury, spinal failure, completely stabbed in the back, tears, sadness

 

IX:  Stress, worry, angst, confusion, death, miscarriage, deception, disappointment

 

VIII:  Not seeing, bound, something hidden & left out, bad news, hoodwinked, crisis, censure, conflict, sickness, being fooled, blinded, stuck & imprisoned

 

VII:  Strategy, design, attempt, wish, hope, confidence, carrying too much weight, quarrel, plan may fail

 

VI:  Carried out of troubled water, journey across the sea, eagle-eye view, vision, clarity coming. envoy

 

V:  Minor setback, disdain, degradation, destruction, defeat, dishonor, loss, reversal, betrayal

 

IV:  Buried underneath, fear-mongering, unnecessary worry, info withheld, under the surface, vigilance, retreat, exile

 

III:  Failure, disappointment, love triangle, thoughts implanted for distress, removal, absence, delay,division, rupture, caught in the middle of a bad situation, heartbreak

 

II:  Unknown, unseen, awaiting, delay, not out in the open, neutralized, courage, concord, intimacy

 

ACE of SWORDS:  YES, triumph, excessive degree, great force in love or hatred, conquest, big news, correct thinking, words, inspiration, writing or speaking

 

REVERSED CARDS: Should you decide to read with them, the meanings are the opposite of the upright meanings, and will produce effects that are the complete polar opposite of what the card feels like upright.

• PENTACLES - EARTH SIGNS: - PHYSICAL WORLD - MONEY - SHIFTS - EARTHQUAKES - HEALTH - REAL MATERIAL WEALTH

 

King:  Substantial valor, rich and abundant, wine women & song, good of Humanity, magic, generosity, kindness, great means, worthy & intelligent, mathematical gifts, success, bullish, good business

 

Queen of PENTACLES  :  Health & Wealth, abundance, generosity,  growing, good at manifesting intentions, patience, comfort, dark woman, intelligent, opulence, magnificence, security, liberty

 

Knight:  Slow heavy horse, utility, responsibility, interest, responsibility, revealing, ratting out, health

 

Page:  Soft yes, child, smaller, study, scholarship, news, messages, management

 

X:  Wealth, home, extended family, community dynamic, generations, gain, archives

 

IX:  Free, not owned, great abundance, intense energy & joy, independence, accomplishment, discernment, safety, success, certitude

 

VIII:  Skill in craftsmanship, artistry, employment, commission, business success, self-reliant, 80%, 

 

VII: Money growing, having to wait to harvest, barter, business management, ingenuity 

 

VI:  Better than expected, gifts distributed, gratification, prosperity, time for redemption, charity

 

V:  Material struggle, deep self-loathing, crippling disease, poverty, left out in the cold, destitution

 

IV:  Hesitation, holding on, hidden assets, fear to actualize, stuff left underfoot, safekeeping, coveting, possessions held, gifts, legacy, inheritance 

 

III:  Craftsman, doing really good work, patronage, aristocracy, commission, discovery, glory, renown

 

II: Two choices, gaiety, messages in writing, obstacles, trouble, indecisiveness, losing momentum, double, half & half, not quite ready, agitation, flipped

 

ACE of PENTACLES: YES, financial news, , perfect outcome, ecstasy, contentment, gold, speedy intelligence, new physicality

 

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NUMBERS in suits

 

ACES: YESSES, Beginnings, potential, promise, gifts,  offer on the hand of God, news from the Universe

TWOS: Partners, deals, choices, relationships, unions, poles, politics

THREES: Synthesis, creation, expression, art, working well with others, trines, triangle strength 

FOURS: Stability, structure, security, hard work, protecting worth

FIVES: Temporary setbacks, holdups, delays, half done, disappointments, crisis, challenge, halfway, freedom

SIXES: Balance, harmony, grace, union, victory, family, home career, responsibilities

SEVENS: Spiritual influence, magic, intuition, mystery, support from beyond

EIGHTS: Abundance, manifestation, harvest, real material wealth, success, reward, excess

NINES: Near Completion, finishing cycles, end of an era, leadership, idealism, attainment, sovereignty

TENS: Absolutely Done, endings, completion, finishing of cycles, vow to be through with something

PAGES: Soft yes, someone young, something in its infancy, children, lesser influence, small changes, start