Aries, the Emperor ‘The Emperor card,’ numbered four, depicts a mature ruler holding his sceptre and sitting on his throne, which is decorated with figures of rams. The sceptre in his right hand and the orb in his left hand are ancient male and female sexual symbols. It denotes the traits of courage, daring and enterprise that are associated with the fire sign Aries. Also his ambition, enthusiasm, challenge and competition. It reminds him to beware of becoming too rigid, dominating or oppressive. Tarotscope for 2007 The card for you in 2007 is ‘The Temperance.’ Temperance reminds you not to let go of the past, but to hold on to the lessons learnt and apply it more productively in the coming year. Success is possible if you carefully handle issues — both personal and professional deftly, without blowing up. A harmonious partnership happens this year and can mature into a fruitful liaison for the future. Domestic life could be enhanced by changes. You're at a turning point with your creative or spiritual gifts. You may travel to find powerful or life-changing experiences. Colours: Blue and white. Number: 5.

Taurus and the hierophant The Hierophant card, numbered five, depicts a priestly figure seated between two pillars. He holds a sceptre and wears a triple crown. Beneath his feet lies a set of keys, symbolising his access to secret knowledge. The word hierophant means, ‘revealer of secret knowledge.’ The Taurus man with his wisdom could unlock esoteric knowledge. In mundane terms , this card is related to work, finance, farming, fertility, apprenticeship, education and family life. Tarotscope for 2007 Justice card ushers in the new year for you. It advises you to resolve or release painful feelings from the past and live more in the present to achieve an inner balance. You also need to make a proper assessment of an issue that has been bothering you and make a decision if you are being too judgmental. Agreements, contracts, arbitration could be achieved by negotiation. An advantageous business proposal could be signed. The card emphasises you to avoid a tendency to blame others for what has happened to you; a failure to take responsibility for your actions and an inability to accept the consequence of your actions. This is also a feminine card and implies the powerful influence and help of a woman — mother, sister, friend, significant-other in your life this year. Colours: Blue. Brown. Number: 5.

The Twins & The Lovers Card ‘The Rider-Waite-Smith lovers trump,’ numbered six is a representation of the biblical story of Adam and Eve in the garden before the fall. It represents the Gemini versatility, adaptability, quick-wittedness and intellect. The number six signifies ambivalence and tension. The mythology of Gemini is replete with difficult decisions. This card is related to intellect, communication, logic, strife and the overcoming of adversity. Tarotscope for 2007 The card has a picture of a figure poised within a circle - also called the world womb. In some packs, this is called ‘The Universe.’ The figure is related to Lord Shiva, the cosmic dancer and the god of transformation. It represents integration and wholeness on an inner level. 2007 promises to be a year of personal growth, self-renewal, cleansing of old wounds and bitterness resulting in a cathartic experience. Easily the best card in the pack, ‘The World’ card signifies good things for you this coming year. All the hard work you have put in will reward you with much-needed success. Colours: Gold, Silver. Number: 6.

The Sign Cancer and the Chariot Card ‘The Chariot card’ with the figure of a young warrior standing in a chariot drawn by two sphinxes, one white and one black denotes Cancer. ‘The Chariot’ is a card of strength, determination and encouragement. It signifies the Cancer man's determination, steadfast love and inner strength. Tarotscope for 2007 ‘The Strength card’ puts into play your inner strength of steadfast purpose. If you are willing to take risks, 2007 will help you to put plans into action and make a success of them. It also suggests reconciliation with an enemy - an outside one or even of unruly impulses within. Use your basic courage to resolve a situation and bring harmony to a relationship. Accept the power of your emotional energy and use that constructively, and always try to be in charge of it rather than the other way about. If you have been in ill-health, 2007 will put you on the road to recovery. Whichever way you look at it, 2007 promises to be an important and life-changing one for you. Colours: Blue, sea-green. Numbers: 5,7.

The Sign Leo: the Lion & the Strength Card ‘The Strength card’ for Leo shows a beautiful maiden stooping over a lion, whose jaws she gently but firmly holds shut. Having subdued the beast, she leads it with a chain of flowers. ‘The Strength card’ advises us to get in touch with our desires and strike a balance between the material and the spiritual aspects of ourselves. It signifies enterprise, courage and daring as suggested by the sign Leo. Tarotscope for 2007 ‘The Moon card’ ushers in 2007 for you. The Moon represents active imagination. It is associated with inner feminine energy and stirs up deep feelings. Only intuition and not reason can help you in a difficult situation you are faced with. Trust your gut-feeling and avoid being overly rational. You may be involved in a deceptive situation and all may not be as it seems. You might be on a difficult or worrisome course, but trust your feelings and success is eventually yours. Be more open to dreams and memories and if you have been wanting to study the occult - this will be a good year. Colours: Orange, Brown. Numbers: 2, 9.

Virgo and The Hermit card The purity and innocence of the virgin, as well as the celibacy and self-abnegation of the hermit, are traits believed to foster spirituality. Virgins and hermits seek contact with the divine through the renunciation of earthly pleasures. It denotes the Tarotscope for 2007 ‘The World card’ for 2007 promises to bring in a lot of changes for you. It could be the end of one cycle or phase in your life, and the beginning of another one. How fortuitous that will be will depend entirely on you and how you manage certain issues in your life and transform them into potentially viable and joyful experiences. Professionally, you make sound moves, and for those so inclined, a stint abroad is imminent. ‘The Fool card’ indicates that an important decision will have to be made. ‘The Fool’ represents an outpouring of creative energy, so 2007 will find you at your creative best. Spiritually, this year will find you open, unbounded and with great love for the universe. Colours: Green, cream.Number: 2 and 7.

The Sign Libra: Scales and Justice ‘The Justice card’ denotes the sign of Libra. Having to do with balanced decision-making and dealing with the strife and conflict of everyday life. It denotes your great capacity to make adjustments, your sense of fair play and ability to strike a balance. Your aesthetic faculties are heightened and you enjoy art, music, dance and all cultural activities. Tarotscope for 2007 2007 is heralded by ‘The Tower card’ for you. It indicates that you have outgrown your sense of outdated values and need to reorganise your perspectives and look out for new horizons. A sudden change or disruption is possible, but this will only help you to shed your self-imposed restrictive habits and move on. In relationships, it indicates a false sense of security or self-importance. Perhaps your relationship needs a shot in the arm. Professionally, you need to be in charge and have to assert yourself as the situation demands. You make an impact in social circles, and find yourself on almost everyone's guest list. On the whole, a year which is going to transform you personally and spiritually. Colours: Magenta, Maroon. Number: 5 and 7.

The Sign Scorpio: Mars and the Tower Mars, the god of war, symbolised lightning, a favourite weapon of Zeus (Jupiter), king of the Olympian gods. In astrology, the planet Mars is the warrior of the zodiac, so it is natural that Mars be associated with the sign Scorpio. It aspects the intensity and strength you imbue into everything. You are creative, steadfast in your loyalties, make a wonderful friend and a formidable foe. Tarotscope for 2007 ‘The Empress’ brings in the New Year for you. She denotes abundance, fecundity and fertility. In traditional circles, the Empress is pregnant so it could mean an addition to your family! The card is also number three and number three stands for childbirth, productivity and growth. The power of the Empress is feminine and passive. There will be a strong feminine influence in your life - mother, wife, sister, friend. It also implies the start of a new productive cycle - so the coming year could be the time for you to lay the foundation for future growth and progress professionally. This year will make you aware the strength of your emotional energy and help you to put it to positive use. Colours: Magenta, Maroon. Number: 5 and 7.

Sagittarius: Temperance & the Tarot Sagittarius, the sign of the celestial archer, is assigned to the temperance card of the tarot. The word "temperance" means moderation and self-control. ‘The temperance card’ shows a winged angel with one foot in water and the other on the Earth. The Sun rises in the background, and the angel is pouring a liquid from one chalice to another. It expresses your innate sense of honesty, confidence, self-esteem and loyalty. You are positive in personal relationships, but like your space and value freedom more than anything else. Tarotscope for 2007 ‘The Sun card’ is featured in the card spread for Sagittarius. The sun is a symbol of psychic wholeness and this year will be a phase of inner healing and past wrongs righted. A period of vindication when you will reap the just rewards of what you have so painstakingly sown in the past. It is time to develop a new image of yourself. On the whole, this card implies joy, success, happiness, marriage and achievement. Enjoy! You deserve it. Colours: Purple, Maroon. Number: 1,5.

The Sign Capricorn & The Devil in the Tarot The planet Saturn, which rules the devil's sign Capricorn, is traditionally called ‘The Great Teacher’ and Taskmaster and denotes ‘The Devil card’ in the Tarot. It denotes the Capricorn’s desire related to work, finance, education and family life. Capricorn's connection with Saturn and the devil has its roots in the symbolism of the Winter Solstice Tarotscope for 2007 ‘The Chariot card’ rolls in the New Year for you. ‘The Chariot’ is the number seven in the pack. Seven is a mystical number and signifies unity within complexity. In the material world, it is a number of progress, self-expression and independent thought.The card denotes success through personal effort and not success which is inherited or the product of luck. It denotes movement and travel. Last year which seemed static will gain momentum in 2007. Expect good news and a shift in your career profile which will largely be due to the effort of your hard work. ‘The Chariot’ denotes journey — both inner and outer. 2007 will see you getting in touch with your inner self through meditation, prayer and service. Colours: Dark brown, Maroon. Number: 6,8.

Aquarius: The Bearer of Water The Star card, numbered 17, depicts a naked maiden with one foot on the earth and the other foot in a body of water. In each hand, she holds an overturned jug from which water flows to the earth below, an ancient symbol for the zodiacal sign of Aquarius, the water bearer. It denotes the Aquarian’s keen intellect, desire for freedom and innovative ideas. You have this capacity to be ahead of contemporary thoughts, which sometimes could make you feel isolated. You have charisma, you are enigmatic and detached. Tarotscope for 2007 This year for your is denoted by the serenity of ‘The Hanged Man’. ‘The Hanged man’ with his leg crossed at the knee, forms a triangle symbolic of the ‘Divine Trinity.’ This year, the Aquarian man will be perfectly centred and balanced. The card urges you to wait for the right time - which will come in 2007, and until then to wait serenely. You may feel that you are walking a tight-rope, waiting for things to happen. Be patient and learn to go with the flow. Colours: Blue, Red. Number: 6, 9.

Pisces and The Moon ‘The Moon card’ (linked to Pisces) shows two dogs baying at the Moon. One dog is dark and the other light, symbols of matter and spirit. A crayfish emerges from the sea. The card expresses the waxing and waning of your feelings even as the moon does. You are compassionate, intuitive and deeply spiritual. All things pertaining to the occult interest you. You are loving, sentimental and romantic. Tarotscope for 2007 ‘The Star’ twinkles for you in 2007. With its life-bearing water, a baptismal symbol makes this card one of tremendous optimism and hope for your future. This card suggests that your wishes will come true this year, may be not always in the fashion you expect. New life and vigour will be a gift from the gods. The card represents wholeness, integration and renewal. Career changes will be prominent in 2007. Take time to make the right decisions, and your career will take off with a bang. Home life will be good. A new friendship can be lasting and supportive. You will work well with groups and institutions. It is advisable to be your creative, romantic self and avoid ego conflicts. 2007 will help you to drop regressive conditional patterns and make you feel more light-hearted and hopeful for the future. Colours: Grey, Silver. Number: 1,7.