This Might Hurt Tarot Deck (Modern Tarot Library)

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My goal at the beginning of my career was to make a living making art that I’m proud of (…) I’m incredibly grateful to say I’ve made it there!” The Two of Swords is a crossroads. The woman on the card holds two knives crossed in front of her. The tide comes in. She is very still. She wears a blindfold that she could easily cut off. She is frozen by indecision, unable to see a way forward or choose a path. You’re juggling a lot right now, aren’t you? You’ve got multiple balls in the air, but you haven’t dropped them yet. The Two of Pentacles suggests that there’s more than enough going on in your life, but you are keeping it together, and maybe even enjoying the multitasking rush of it all. At its best, the Ace of Swords appears when you know you are right. Sometimes this comes as an innate flash of knowledge. Sometimes it comes through research. Notice the dark clouds that surround the sword without obstructing it. Assumptions and emotion do not factor in. This is a card for setting aside how you feel about an issue in favor of objectively recognizing what is actually happening. This isn’t intuition; it’s knowledge.

If you are the Queen of Pentacles, it is time to channel all of her positive traits. How does she do it? The answer is stability. The Queen may seem capable of doing just about everything, but the truth is she has made calculated choices to build a life that is sustainable and within her means. She’s not about to run off after an outrageous idea or a risky love interest. She is efficient, capable, and does not take irrational risks. Sometimes, building this kind of fruitful stability requires sacrifice and a narrowed focus. This is a card about finishing on a high note. When the Ten of Pentacles appears for you, it affirms that your choices and actions have culminated in material stability. If you are in a Ten of Pentacles position, use your excess wealth for good. If you have a family, consider their future and set them up for success. Be charitable to good causes. How can you help the next generation? If the Queen of Swords reminds you of someone in your life, you can trust her. She will be honest when you need it. She may come off as cold and overly logical sometimes, but she will go to bat for the people she cares about and what she believes is right. Her right hand holds the sword straight up, representing her desire for truth. She opens her left hand to the world. She’s incredibly smart, and you’re never going to get one past her. She’s intimidating as hell, but she’s a friend who you’ll want on your side.

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There are multiple views on how to read the King of Cups, but here’s mine. Look at the water surrounding the King. It is tumultuous and stormy. In tarot, water represents emotions and the unconscious. This King certainly has a lot going on—but his face is placid. He is content. He is taking it all in stride. This is a common spread which gives you a snapshot of a timeline of events. Let the past and present cards inform the context of the reading. The future card shows the potential outcome if you continue on your current path. It is important to ask yourself how you feel about this outcome, and if your path should be adjusted.

Staying creative is not a massive problem for me. I have more ideas than time. The problem really is time. There always needs to be more time to do everything you want to do. When the Five of Wands pops up, you can expect little to go right for you. I often find myself describing a pain-in-the-ass morning of missing my bus, stubbing my toe, and being harassed by strangers as a ‘Five-of-Wands kind of day.’ This card can also suggest that certain groups of people don’t work well together, or aren’t working well together right now. If the Queen of Cups is someone in your life, you will get a psychic vibe from them instantly. I drew the Queen of Cups as my mom, because she is the kind of person who intuits things about you that you haven’t even figured out about yourself. She is rich in love, smarts, and creativity, and she has probably already figured out how you are feeling about any given thing. When the Six of Cups pops up, it is encouraging you to access this kind of delight again. Locate the kid inside yourself and look at the world with fresh, joyful eyes. In a more literal sense, the Six of Cups may be encouraging you to spend time with family or a specific friend from your past. When did you last feel childlike joy? Can you reach out to someone and reconnect? This card could also suggest engaging in simple, wholesome pleasures, like potting flowers. I chose to draw someone hard at work, after many hours. The chewed pens—our wands—symbolize creative energy. It’s what keeps us going. As a self-employed artist, I connect with this character deeply. In working this hard, he has neglected other aspects of his life, which might include sufficient sleep, a social life, or moments of leisure.If you are the King of Pentacles, it is time to use what you have to help others. Consider giving some of your wealth to a charitable cause or using it to build something that will do good in the world. What you give or build depends on your interests, position, and skills. It could be money, material goods, expertise, or your time. The King of Pentacles says: if you have it, give it. If you have recently achieved something, the Four of Wands urges you to celebrate. Graduating? Finishing a big project? Falling in love? Revel in your accomplishment and enjoy the moment. For that is a downside to the Four of Wands: this card does not depict a permanent state.

This is a card about abandonment. It is a card of emotional exhaustion, burnout, and the discovery that something you worked hard for doesn’t bring you fulfillment. Your emotional situation is not working for you. It is not fixable.When it comes to art, there is a certain feeling I want to get. It has to do with the worthwhile gorgeous terrible slog of being alive. It’s impossible to describe it except to make art about it, and this is the art I like. Some of my favourite art that succeeds at giving me this feeling are the comics of Eleanor Davis, the comics of Sophia Foster Domino, and The Distance of The Moon by Italo Calvino. There is an immediate feeling of accessibility to This Might Hurt tarot, perfect for those dipping their toes into the world of tarot for the first time and for those already deep into their journey of self-discovery, This Might Hurt tarot is a truly unique addition to a collection. My favorite way to read three cards is to pull the cards with no associated meaning for the card positions, then link them together intuitively to form a free-form story. You may be surprised how easily cards come together to speak to you when they are not placed into specific roles. Reversed Card Meanings