What card makes you smile?

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 05 Feb 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

ros	05 Feb 2004
When the Star is in a spread no matter where, I like it! I said the Four of Pentacles in the thread of what I don't care for BUT I'll always smile at this 'the potty card'. Always think of an outhouse now. LOL What card(s) do you like to see in a spread?

Orion	05 Feb 2004
I read the original '4 of Pentacle / Potty' thread a while back! I, too, grin everytime this card comes up! My favorite card would have to be The Sun. It is so bright and happy!

dolphinprincess	05 Feb 2004
I love to see the Star too.. bc it reminds me of hope and wishes and seems inspirational.. I also love seeing the 9 or 10 of cups.. or pentacles.. :o)

mercenary30	05 Feb 2004
The card that makes me smile is the one that as soon as I see it, and where it is located it makes so much sense. I don't even have to think about it, it is so obvious. I just smile, chuckle, and shake my head. Tarot is amazing.

Never_Mind	07 Feb 2004
The sun with the children.

Agathe	08 Feb 2004
The pregnant Empress :D

kelpy	08 Feb 2004
The sun always makes me smile.

Majecot	08 Feb 2004
the fool usually makes me smile :D

Taurus1979	31 Mar 2004
The 9 of Cups makes me smile because it makes me feel like if you work hard people will recongnize it and give you these valuable cups and your sitting up there thinking I'm the man.Maybe I should listen to my wife more often LOL I had to put that in here. Men If you listen to us women your life will get along much easier. GIRL POWER.

Dark Eyes	01 Apr 2004
I like the knight of cups, I get the feeling i will meet a new sexy man soon !!

miss_apples	01 Apr 2004
I get all giddy everytime I see the Ace of cups.

WallyTuggs	01 Apr 2004
Joker makes me smile

eastarot	01 Apr 2004
The Wheel of Fortune:D and The Star, I always smile when I pull out these cards whether I'm reading for myself or someone else.

mysticalowl	01 Apr 2004
Temperance makes me smile and feel content. :)

Ruby7	01 Apr 2004
The Chariot of the Victoria Regina. The six of cups. The Sun. Ruby7

Dark Eyes	02 Apr 2004
The Ace of Pentacles,............. The thought of winning a fortune would probably put a smile on most faces !! Ahahahah ;)

Kissa	02 Apr 2004
Strength, MY card. Whenever it comes, I know i'm on the right path whatever the difficulties might be. It warms my heart up. If you mean "what card makes you smile ah ah" then i'd agree with Ruby7, the Chariot in the Victoria Regina is a good one. Many cards in the Tarot of Prague make me smile, the ones in the Baroque Bohemian Cats almost all make me laugh, they're amazing! Karen and Alex have a wicked sense of humour and an endless creativity. As a cat owner and lover (can one go without the other?), i imagine our cats being dressed up like that. I'd better never show the cards to our little girls because they'd think they HAVE TO try it at home... ;) Kissa ("felis domesticus" in finnish)

Darla	03 Apr 2004
Quote: Originally posted by Kissa Strength, MY card. Whenever it comes, I know i'm on the right path whatever the difficulties might be. It warms my heart up. Kissa ("felis domesticus" in finnish) I'm with Kissa. Strength is my personality as well as my soul card too and I love to see it in a reading. It always gives me confidence. I don't have the Witches Tarot but everytime I see the Horned One (or Devil) online I have to grin. He looks like he's telling the people: "Hey dudes, have fun, let's PARTY!" :D

tabbycat	03 Apr 2004
My old friend, the Ten of Swords! Whenever he comes up, hamming it like a good 'un with all that ironmongery in his back, I always grin and say 'Ah, c'mon!'. Last time, I was reading for someone who was nervous about having her cards done - she asked 'It won't say anything bad, will it?' and I said 'No, of course not...' and the very next card was that damn Ten of Swords! You just gotta smile...! Jilly

colusaskye	08 Apr 2004
4 of Swords! my most favorite so far, out of the one deck I have.

sun_kissed	12 Apr 2004
The "sun" makes me smile :)

bellatrix	12 Apr 2004
10 of cups in the RWS always makes me smile. The children dancing reminds me of childhood memories of playing and no worries. I can almost hear their delightful laughter whenever I see it. I think it appeals to the idealist in me, it's very 'happy ever after'. :)

Bean Feasa	19 Apr 2004
9 of Cups in the Tarot of Prague always makes me smile. It's a lovely golden-toned card full of good things, and best of all Puss-in-boots appears on it, and I love cats!

hedgecub	20 Apr 2004
Two cards are always guaranteed to make me smile... The Lovers, which is apparently both my Soul and Personality card. Whenever I draw it in a reading for myself, I know I'm on the right track :) The Ace of Cups. In the Robin Wood deck, which is the one I usually use, the cup is absolutely gorgeous looking, almost good enough to eat :D Makes me hungry ;9

lune	25 Apr 2004
the highpriestess! It's cool to see myself My soulcard

Suriel	26 Apr 2004
i like the high priestess too! i like her wisdom and mystery! :)

WalesWoman	26 Apr 2004
The Sun, 9 Pentacles, 10 of Cups, maybe the World make me smile. Throw in the Moon, 4 Wands, and 2 Cups, after 3 of Cups I get the giggles and think it's time for the Lovers. 5 Wands crack me up and end up 9 Wands after too much 9 Cups, feeling 5 Pentacles and 10 of Swords in need of Temperance and praying for Star to show up and let me 4 Swords. After a day of 4 Cups I 9 Swords what I may have Page of Wands or Knight Swords and live to 5 Cups, wondering what the Devil I was Ace Swords in the first place and should have 8 Cups before I became a Fool.

Holly-Day	28 Apr 2004
I have the Ancestral Path deck and I absolutely love the images on the cards. They are so beautifully done! These two always make me smile: Seven of Swords: I love this guy, just standing here with all the swords he's stolen while the shopkeeper chats away in the background, with that smug look on his face that says "you losers, I can get away with anything." When I see that face, I have to smile right back at him. Queen of Sacred Circles: To me, with the full moon in the background, she's a crazy old lady. She's just sitting there with that same smug look as the thief, and I can picture her shaking her head and chuckling to herself about some joke inside her head. I grin and want to laugh along with her. Yet, somehow, I'd trust her with my (hypothetical) child. http://www.bluecatsden.com/apqueencircles.html

Dark Eyes	28 Apr 2004
Welcome Holly - Day ! Hope you enjoy the Aeclectic Tarot site as much as we do !!! Regards, Dark eyes. ;)

Holly-Day	28 Apr 2004
Thank you, Dark Eyes. I am very much enjoying this site! I've learned a lot these past few days. I'm SO glad I found this place! Holly-Day

Cryptic_Lyric	28 Apr 2004
Dark Eyes...I just looove the Ace of Pentacles too. Even though it has never manifested in my life, I stll get a good feeling when i see it ;) C.L.

Ivy Rhiannon	05 Jul 2004
Quote: Originally posted by miss_apples I get all giddy everytime I see the Ace of cups. Me too! That or the star card. It's like rubbing a lamp, and a genie pops up and says, "your wish is my command!"

Ivy Rhiannon	05 Jul 2004
Opps posted twice! damn slow computer!

Sillanza	13 Jul 2004
Generally, the 3 of Cups. Specifically, I love the Fool in the Quest Tarot. It imparts a sense of joy and discovery to me ...

lunakasha	13 Jul 2004
The Moon and the 9 of Pentacles are my favorite cards and the first ones I look at in a new deck..... :) Luna

Ho Kok Hong	08 Sep 2004
The Hierophant from The Universal Tarot that makes me smile(because he smile back to me everytime I looked at it^_^)

maria42airam	08 Sep 2004
Since May, "they" have begun to implement the network firewall on the "inside" of the network. (not just protecting the servers from the Internet, but also from the people that support them) So basically I cannot reach my servers from my workstation at work unless I have the correct firewall rules in place -AND- "they" keep reviewing the rules and deciding that they are wrong, and changing them without notice. The first we know that we cannot reach a specific port is when the we have a problem call, then "they" want 7 days to implement the rules again! After a frustrating couple of weeks, I printed off the 9 of pentacles and 8 of swords. I posted them on my cubicle wall with a sign that said: "Before the firewall" "After the firewall" The fact that the woman in the 8 of swords looks just like the senior person in the firewall group helped also }) So, now the 8 of swords makes me smile. Maria

telcontar	08 Sep 2004
That story made ME smile, Maria :) And the 10 of Swords- but that' a rather a sarcastic smile: "ah, the whole world is after you AGAIN !?!?" Maybe I should print this one as a poster, too!! :)

Kit	08 Sep 2004
I always smile at the high priestess because it feels like she's smiling at me...it's only polite to smile back. :) I agree with dark eyes too, the knight of cups is certainly something worth smiling about! Raeven

MistyDawn	08 Sep 2004
I love the Moon, and the Moon loves me. The Star is a good one too.. In the Faery Oracle the Child Goddess is beautiful.

Rain	12 Sep 2004
But I love the High Priestess, The Star, the 2 of Cups, and the Moon...

tinkerbell	25 Sep 2004
i have the robin wood deck and i love her 6 of cups card because the little girl on it looks just like my youngest daughter! for this reason, i always think of it as the 'ruby" card and it makes me smile! even my hubby had to agree the resemblance was uncanny! also, i love her 7 cups card cos i'm a real daydreamer and it puts me in mind of myself!, love and light, wendy x

Nevada	25 Sep 2004
For me, in nearly every deck I've owned, the Sun card is the "smile" card. Nevada

MuffinTops	25 Sep 2004
Quote: Originally posted by ros When the Star is in a spread no matter where, I like it! What card(s) do you like to see in a spread? Me too. ros. ;) The Star...

AmyV	14 Nov 2004
mercenary30 wrote: The card that makes me smile is the one that as soon as I see it, and where it is located it makes so much sense. I don't even have to think about it, it is so obvious. I just smile, chuckle, and shake my head. Tarot is amazing. Amen to that!! Besides the Happy Cards - The Star, The Sun, The Lovers, Ace of Wands etc., I love The Tower, possibly not in an actual reading but definitely the principle it embodies; there are times when you struggle so hard to stay on the right track, hear what Life is trying to tell you, see what it's showing you, face reality with your chin up and take the beating it gives you, and until you reach the end of it you have the constant nagging feeling that you're still missing something. It's reassuring in a perverse kind of way to know that however far you stray off-course, Life is there to throw you back on track. Tarot shows you that the truth is there whether you wish to confront it or wait for it to confront you, and I like the idea of The Tower's massive reality check - jump into the deep end, just get it over with and come out a new person - the person you should be. And just for the record, I'm actually not neurotic at all... ;-)

WhiteRaven	14 Nov 2004
In the Hanson Roberts deck it's the Page of Cups....reminds me of my 8 year old son for some reason... Gotta pick the 2 of cups over the Lovers cuz I don't like making decisions... But in the DOM deck (and I know there aren't many that like that deck for obviously reasons). The deck has two "Lovers" cards. One represents a hetrosexual couple. The other one represents a gay couple. I thought that was really cool. All in all...gotta say the Star though....and I sit and still wish!

Firekeeper	16 Nov 2004
In all my decks, the magician makes me smile. It's my favorite card, maybe because my ex was a magician. :)

Lurea	16 Nov 2004
I love the nine of cups--the 'wish' card. :) It's especially pretty in my Celtic deck, a dark-haired woman is sitting by a well, and nine golden cups are submerged beneath the water. It always makes me feel cheery. :)

Cielo	27 Nov 2004
Hmmm....I love the Queen of Cups and I always smile when I see the 3 of Cups....and 9 of cups....and 10 of cups....ohh well....:) Cielo

krazymayj	17 Dec 2004
the sun, just cant beat that sunny wholesome goodness

jumptothemoonyea	17 Dec 2004
Death in Thoth, just kidding... Magician - there is magic in the air, Ace of Cups - so much promise, water, I love water

spirit	27 Dec 2004
The empress as my sister just had a baby :)

Sophie-David	30 Dec 2004
That has to be the Ten of Cups in Connolly, I just can't help but go "aw" when I see it. High Priestess is a close second.

Sunburst	01 Jan 2005
My favourites are the Sun, Empress, and 10 of cups -- all the best things in life.

Nina*	04 Jan 2005
My favorite is The High Priestess - love her wisdom, beauty and being secretive :)

Melpomone18	05 Jan 2005
I have to echo all of those postings about the Star. For me this has always been the "everything's going to be ok" card. I love the 10 of pentacles, and anytime it comes up in a reading I start grinning like an idiot. I mean, prosperity, comfort, legacy and loads of dough, what's not to like? I also smile at the Knight of Swords because he often represents my boyfriend charging off on some great intellectual crusade and the Queen of Pentacles because she usually stands for me (and my pet bunny).

VisionQuest	21 Jan 2005
The fool always makes me smile because I love jesters, but in my deck he's about to walk off of a cliff, so as far as seeing him come up in a reading I probably wouldn't really smile lol. The one that makes me smile in a reading is The Chariot. I did multiple readings on the same issue, varying the question some of the time, but always the same general issue, and the Chariot card came up over and over again in the outcome position, so that made me very happy, and I became attached to the card, lol. Plus the people on the card are really creepy looking, so that sort of makes me smile too lol, they're like egyptian cat people or something.

Emily	24 Jan 2005
The Ace of Cups in the DruidCraft is one of my favourites, I think its very pretty and sums up the Cup Ace for me. The Moon of the Morgan Greer, the Sun in both decks, Strength and the Lady from the DruidCraft - she looks to be in a state of advanced pregnancy, feet swelled, belly large - and the look on her face - yep she's ready to be the Mother lol, the Empress in the Morgan Greer. :)

ravynrain	24 Jan 2005
i would say the high priestess and the star

hilary	09 Feb 2005
it took me several readings to realize that the 3 of Cups signaled the presence of my grandmother and her two sisters were present...now every time it turns up, i smile...and thank them for their protection and ever present love and companionship......H

rainwolf	09 Feb 2005
The Wheel of Fortune, maybe 2 of cups/lovers, any ace, or any card for that matter that is favorable to me in the position :D The Moon always makes me think and dream...

WolfSpirit	10 Feb 2005
There are many cards that make me smile... I just got the Forest Folklore Tarot and the Wheel of Fortune made me smile, with the cat undisturbed on top while the dog is fooling around and biting the spokes (typical behaviour of both animals) In the DruidCraft Tarot the 10 Pentacles makes me smile, the grandad looks as if he is saying: I would this lot would just be quiet and leave me in peace. In the Ferret tarot almost all cards make me smile, if I have to choose one I choose Temperance: one ferret preaches temperance while the other naughty ferrets are rolling on the floor laughing at such a concept :D

EricTheHermit	10 Feb 2005
The card that makes me smile is the Six of Cups in my Robin Wood deck. A little boy gives a little girl a cup full of flowers, the smiling children surrounded by five other cups full of flowers. It's a card about the joy of childhood and how it relates to you now, an "inner child" card, so to speak. When I was a child, my best friend was Leslie, a little girl who lived next door to me. We'd known each other since we were 2 years old. (I still have faint memories of us as toddlers, chasing each other around our yards) We were inseparable, but when we were 12, we were separated permanently; IBM transferred her father out of town and she had to move away. :( I have seen her a couple of times since then. The boy and girl in the Six Of Cups even look like Leslie and I did when we were little. I love that card. :) - Eric

Chara	11 Feb 2005
Overall, I LOVE The Empress (especially when she's pregnant) but hands down The Empress from my Tarot of the Old Path makes me happy. She's breastfeeding. :D (I plan on becoming an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant one day. That kind of thing just makes me happy.) Well, that and The Devil from the Housewives Tarot. Those little frosting horns get me every time.

ncefafn	11 Feb 2005
In general, I always smile when I see the Sun come up, but my very favorite, the one that makes me happy all over and want to run out and play is the Hanged One from the Spirit of Flowers Tarot. You can see an image of it here.

Unicorncrazy	15 Feb 2005
The cards that always makes me smile are the Star and Fish from Titanias Fortune Cards deck. No matter where they are i know there has to be good news for me coming! Unicorncrazy :)

tinkerbell	18 Feb 2005
i always laugh when this card comes up. only because to me she looks like british actress patsy kensit.......except for the black hair of course! anyone else agree? tink x

similia	18 Feb 2005
The Sun Card from Buckland Romani. It is the happiest Sun card I've ever seen.

anubis	18 Feb 2005
death in thoth! pray that the good rebirths after bad incidents.. :P

Raven Reed	08 Mar 2005
Depending on the deck- Sun, Moon, and High Priestess. And Nine Of Cups, anytime.

Milfoil	08 Mar 2005
The ten of coins and ten of cups always make me feel secure and calm but for a single card that I just love to see in any spread, the world gives me the most hope and tranquility. I love to see that card, somehow it always seems to make me feel whole and happy. The World card in the Golden Tarot shows a benevolent looking woman with her cloak encompassing the masses "one person can make the world a better place" and I whole-heartedly believe it.

SexiSadi	08 Mar 2005
The two of cups always makes me smile. About 20 years ago, back when those 800/976 numbers were really popular here in the staes, there was a commercial for a psychic hotlone. The woman in the commercial had the whole bit; Funny turban hat, pirate earrings, bunch of dangly braclets, table full of over-sized cards etc... In the commercial, she would anounce your cards and what they mean. THE TWO OF CUPS!! YOU WILL HAVE LUCK BEHOND YOUR WIIIILLLLDESSST DREAMS!!! (In a low voice) And NOW, the card of adventure, the WORLD is YOURS....(I still have no idea what card she was refering to). 20 years later, I still laugh like and idiot over that commercial.

bassetized	08 Mar 2005
The Devil from the Cosmic Tribe deck always makes me smile. He looks so friendly (maybe a tad too friendly, some might say). ;) Best of all, the purple energy ring or whatever that's around his arms looks like a hula-hoop. Who wouldn't smile at the prospect of hula-hooping with the Devil? })

psychic sue	09 Mar 2005
9 of cups. Particularly in the Morgan Greer deck. He looks so Jolly!

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