Woo!!! Found my deck 🎉✨ Still going to get another one soon but this one has been with me for years waiting to be appreciated 😅💝 First day card pull: Eight of Pentacles - Zombie (upside down #iykyk but I shuffled better 😅)

#April 2026 Flame Challenge & Updates 🔥 Eight of cups, walking with a staff (rw)

🔮 Three of Swords — Symbolism 🔮 A heart pierced… but still beating. The heart reminds us that we are meant to feel deeply— even when it hurts. The three swords speak of pain that cuts through illusion— truths we cannot ignore, words we cannot take back, or wounds that demand to be acknowledged. The storm clouds gather as emotional weight, moments where everything feels heavy and uncertain. And yet… the rain falls not to punish— but to cleanse. To release. To wash it all away. This card is not just about heartbreak… it’s about the sacred moment when truth pierces through, and healing quietly begins. ✨ Even in your pain, there is purpose. ✨ Even in the storm, there is release. What is being cleared from your heart right now?

🌙 Tarot Symbolism Series: The High Priestess 🌙 Today we step into the sacred stillness of The High Priestess—guardian of intuition, mystery, and the unseen realms. She doesn’t shout her wisdom… she whispers it. Let’s explore the symbols that weave her quiet power: 🔮 The Veil Behind her hangs a veil, often adorned with pomegranates. This represents the thin boundary between the conscious and subconscious, the known and the hidden. The High Priestess invites you to look beyond the surface—truth lies deeper. 🌊 Water / Ocean Water flows behind or beneath her, symbolizing emotion, intuition, and the subconscious mind. It reminds us that beneath calm surfaces, there are depths waiting to be explored. 🌑 Moon (often at her feet or crown) A symbol of cycles, feminine energy, and intuition. The moon reflects light rather than creating it—just like the High Priestess reflects inner wisdom rather than external logic. 📜 The Scroll (often labeled “TORA”) Partially hidden, this scroll represents sacred knowledge and spiritual truth. Not everything is meant to be revealed all at once—some wisdom must be discovered within. ⚫⚪ Pillars (Black & White – Boaz and Jachin) These pillars represent duality: light and dark, conscious and unconscious, masculine and feminine. The High Priestess sits between them, embodying balance and the space where opposites meet. 👑 Crown / Horned Headdress Often linked to lunar cycles, this symbolizes divine feminine power and spiritual authority. Her wisdom is ancient, intuitive, and deeply connected to universal rhythms. ✨ Message of The High Priestess: Trust your intuition. Honor the quiet voice within. Not all answers are meant to be chased—some are meant to be felt. What symbols stand out to you in The High Priestess? 🌙💭

I’m using the rws “learning” deck because my normal rws deck is currently being used for something else and I need to keep that one in order haha And I figured using rws was probably the best plan. Anywhos Day 1: I got the Hierophant and as you can tell by the picture, I cannot spell - ignore that 😂 What I noticed was the checkerboard racing stripes on the platform. I feel like they need to have some sort of meaning because aesthetically they are completely out of place lol but I have no idea what it would be. I’ve never seen any definition reference them.