What Does The Deck Say? April 17, 2023

Sweeney Tarot: Strength – VIII (reversed), 8 of Coins, & The Sun – XIX. ©Lee Bradford.

Today’s cards: Strength – VIII (reversed), 8 of Coins, & The Sun – XIX.

The day starts off with you at a disadvantage. The promised help didn’t arrive. The resources that were set aside for you are not there. What should have been just another day has become another day back at the grind repeating the same steps that you have done so many times before. Grind the work, but don’t grind your teeth. Turn this to your advantage by refreshing your knowledge of those basic and beginner steps. Confirm you know what you are doing so when those you answer to come looking for excuses, they will only find your vindication.


The Sweeney Tarot was designed to read with reversals. Having the expected 78 cards, one could use any system of meanings with it. However creator and artist Lee Bradford has put deep thought into the meanings of the Sweeney Tarot, making sure it is approachable by all and without occult or religious concerns that would restrict its audience or use. The Sweeney Tarot is ©Lee Bradford.

What Does The Deck Say” is a weekday series of 3 card pulls from a cartomancy deck. No context or query is given to frame what the cards say as the posts are reading samples and not personal instruction. The result is sometimes humorous, sometimes serious, and usually surprising. All readers are invited to leave a comment about what they perceive in the random spread as each person will interact with the cards in their own way.

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