Today's Tarot for Thomas Jefferson

	The Shadow Truth spread provides insight into your attitudes and hidden feelings. This spread is used when you are having trouble confronting something, or fear that you are concealing something from yourself. The Renaissance Tarot is a modern deck, with symbolism drawn from the heroic age and rendered in renaissance style. This deck is an excellent choice for exploring questions of passion, mastery, and the inner workings of human reason. If you would like your own copy of the Renaissance Tarot, you can buy it now!
	The card in the center represents the attitude you assume. Five of Swords (Defeat), when reversed: Entering new experiences after persuasion or seduction. Undertaking new adventures.
	The card to the right represents the thoughts and feelings that underly your attitudes. Queen of Swords, when reversed: Consuming fire; the flames of the martyrdom of Joan of Arc, Phaedra's misguided passion, Medea's jealousy, Lady Macbeth's ambition. Fire, if left to burn unchecked, can consume the soul.
	The card at the top represents how your attitude is evolving and will evolve in the future. Nine of Staves (Strength), when reversed: Barriers, difficulties.
	The card to the left represents how others perceive your attitude. Three of Coins (Works): Beauty. Balance. Harmony. Well-being.
	The card at the bottom represents what you cannot confront or are hiding from yourself. King of Staves: A renaissance man, practical and imaginative, active and contemplative, forceful and chivalrous. Appreciation of the lessons and pleasures of life. Worldliness in the best sense. An intellectual, an artist or an inventor.