This minor arcana expresses agitation, problems, troubles, hazards and also an absolute lack of sweetness.

Proper meaning: loss

Period of greatest probability: 15-20 July

Obverse meaning: destruction, bankruptcy, injury, loss; humiliation, seduction, crisis; an emotional problem that is difficult to solve; risk of incorrect speculation; troubles connected with the children; mourning, legal defeats.

Upside down meaning: pain, regret, death; recrudescence of a pathology; mental confusion, nebulous future.

Arcanum's advice: be prepared to fight against adverse circumstances.

Pairings

  • Next to the Magician: falsehood.
  • Next to the Pope: solitude.
  • Next to the Hermit: economy.
  • Next to the Force: rancor.
  • Next to the Hanged Man: minor injury.
  • Next to the Devil: drug use.
  • Next to the Tower: abortion.
  • Reversed next to the Moon: difficult menstruation.
  • Next to Judgment: talk to a friend about your pain, he will help you.
  • Overturned and next to the Knave of Coins: mournful communication for the death of a man.
  • Next to the King of Swords: surgery.