Sexual attraction

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 04 Jun 2005, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Queenofkingh	04 Jun 2005
Which cards indicate sexual attraction? Ace wands? 8 wands? the devil? Any more?

Al Si'ra	04 Jun 2005
Many cards ;) depends on the situation yet..i also see Knight of Wands as the fire ready to burn anything along the way..!! A strong one for me.. Ace of Pentacles..representing physical offers.. VIII Strength depending on the surrounding cards VII Chariot as well again depending on the surrounding cards..I Magician- attraction...

Emily	05 Jun 2005
2 Cups and the Lovers could also be used as sexual attraction - maybe the Knight of Swords.

rainwolf	05 Jun 2005
Mars is the planet of sex, so the tower near the lovers, the 2 of cups, and other good cards may show that fiery nature. Knight of cups is a, er, 'gentleman' if you know what i mean. And finally the lovers surrounded by wands i guess, good wands at that.

Kiama	05 Jun 2005
I remember one spread I did for somebody which was a friendship reading - in the centre, indicating their feelings for each other, were the Devil and King of Wands. These two cards screamed 'sex!' at me, but not necessarily that nice, romantic sexual attraction... They spoke of the irresistable urge and pull gravitating towards each other, a pull they were unable to ignore, an addiction almost, to each other. It was passion, excitement, adventure, challenge, and lust. Definitely sexual chemistry at its most explosive. I can also imagine the Knight of Wands and Devil functioning in the same way, though with more experimentation (I often see the King of Wands as experienced in the art of seduction, and the Knight of Wands as still ready to try anything new in the sex game.) When I'm reading with the Thoth deck, the Strength card (Lust) often takes on a more sexual face, and in past readings has popped up to indicate a phsyical, sexual attraction. The Ace of Wands has also cropped up indicating the sexual act itself - well, in the Robin Wood deck it is undeniably an erect phallus and testicles - and even more so when I saw it coupled with the Ace of Cups. (Though this pairing I have also seen as representing not only a sexual union and attraction, but a spiritual, sacred one as well - it's all that neo-Pagan imagery of the Great Rite!) Funnily enough, I remember doing a reading for a woman about her love life, and the 3 of Cups came up. She pointed out to me that she really fancied her two friends and would love a threesome with them! Oh, and of course the Lovers and 2 of Cups, but these cards usually say to me that there is not just sexual attraction there but a spiritual connection - love, instead of just lust. Blessings, Kiama

Inana	05 Jun 2005
Just adding here I have read sometimes the 9 of Cups as sexual attraction (but more in the way of seeking only sex and fun, a one night thing). Maybe the World card can be read too as wanting to consumate a sexual encounter after some dates? I've read somewhere about this card being a symbol for female genitalia. I agree with the Ace of Wands resembling a fallus in some decks, and in most of the other cards you have said. When it referes to attraction and desire (more than action), I look mostly for wand cards.

memorexe	06 Jun 2005
Through the court cards I usually use the court cards to gauge what level of sexual attraction is at play— King of Wands: Committed but willing to have an affair King of Swords: Willing to make you suffer for his convictions King of Pentacles: Fetishist King of Cups: Movie producer--in the sense that the fantasy can extend for years without consummation Queen of Wands: Raging libido--it might not be about you... Queen of Swords: Flirt Queen of Pentacles: A wise, wise knowing woman. Experienced. Queen of Cups: The shapeshifter, fantasy girl, nebulous, near impossible to get out of your hair... Page of Wands: Free Radical Page of Swords: Voyeur Page of Pentacles: Good time girl, and very into it... Page of Cups: Weird Ballerina (my counter-sabian symbol)—alternatively, a flapper nymph photographed by Lartigue... Ace of pentacles (for me) is always a libidinal rush--more so than the ace of wands. An ace of swords is an intellectual effort and the ace of cups is not necessarily about sex... One more thing: The five of pentacles might refer to internet dating the memorexe

memorexe	06 Jun 2005
How could I forget knights? What would the queens do without 'em. Imagine Guinevere without Lancelot, et cetera.... Knight of Wands—Party Animal, Here today, Cheers tomorrow Knight of Swords—Fetishist Knight of Pentacles—Keeping it real (he might suffer from a lack of imagination)--He likes stuff the way it is. Nicely turned out. Elegant boy. Delivers in kind... Knight of Cups—How dreamy can you get? Behold the Dreamer—or if your karma is really elegant—A Tantric Lovegod. finis memorexe

sunflowr	06 Jun 2005
memorexe wrote: One more thing: The five of pentacles might refer to internet dating the memorexe Just curious how 5 of pentacles could be seen as internet dating?

earth en lady	06 Jun 2005
memorexe I really like your ideas :) Think they should go in my journal if thats ok?

rcb30872	06 Jun 2005
I like the idea of pentacles brought up. Since they resemble Earth signs, and I think that they tend to like that sort of thing, haha! But hey, who doesn't. So I think, well if you look at what star signs signify to you something about this my first impressions would be Taurus and Scorpio. So you can look at what cards reflect these star signs I have an astrolgy book (Signs of Life, Your Astrology Guide to 2005, Tracey Godfrey) which has a tarot card assigned to each star sign. So for Taurus we have The Hierophant, but don't really see how that can be linked to this! and for Scorpio we have Death, another strange one. Maybe you should look at the court cards, so for Taurus it would be Queen of Pentacles and for Scorpio it would be Queen of Cups. I could be way of track, but I thought that I would have a go. Bec

memorexe	06 Jun 2005
hi sunflowr, I guess the five of pentacles for me has always represented something "outside of the system"--or conventions, or the unconventional if you like. THe traditional Rider Waite depiction of mendicants outside of the church (and the hierophant, the master 5) strikes me as some sort of revolution that will not be televised... So this perspective has always struck me as Uranus tinged (though the 5 are ruled by Mars/or Geburah on the Kabbalistic tree of life--but we also have to take into account that Uranus was only discovered in the last century and thus doesn't have any traditional associations withing the pips)--and Uranus satifies all those comcepts of revolution and the unconventional--it also leads us to instantaneous technologies... Long story short--this is how the 5 of Pentacles has come to mean internet dating/interaction (for me at least) when it shows up. Regarding astrological signs + the court cards, I think the Golden Dawn correlated the Queens with the Cardinal signs: Cancer, Libra, Capricorn and Aries. The kings are fixed: Scorpio, Taurus, Aquarius, Leo. And the Knights are mutable: Pisces, Gemini, Saggitarius, Virgo... I think the Hierophant ruled by Taurus (or vice versa) has to do with the Babylonian myth of the goddess Ishtar and Tammuz (her mortal boyfriend) who had to be sacrificed--he's the original bull/priest. earth en lady, please be my guest.... memorexe

feticeira	06 Jun 2005
rcb30872 wrote: for Scorpio we have Death, another strange one. Actually it fits really well. Scorpio is the sign of transformation, the sign of the phoenix that rises from the ashes. Destruction, birth and rebirth are all themes with this sign. Also, Pluto the roman god of death (Hades for geeks) is Scorpio´s ruling planet.

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