So I might as well mention, most of my readings until end of August will be distance (online) since I'm at home for the summer. This reading is for Terrance: General Life, my PPF spread.
1. The World, Reversed
2. Five of Pentacles, Reversed
3. Ace of Pentacles, Reversed
4. King of Cups
5. Wheel of Fortune
6. Knight of Rods
7. Knight of Cups
8. The Hierophant, Reversed
9. The Fool, Reversed
1. Distant/General Past. Disappointment, Flaws, Stagnation/Standstill
This card seemed to represent a number of things. For a long time, he was stuck in a job he despised that sucked his time away; he couldn't find a replacement job and while everyone else socialized, he was stuck working. There were relationships that fell flat. Basically, he was stuck in a rut.
2. Recent Past. New employment, Revived courage, new interest
He got a new job. He graduated high school, and a lot has changed since then, as happens post-grad :P
3. Fading influences: Difficulty finishing a project (either on time, to your satisfaction, etc.)
Aka- you need to trust your instinct; mistakes will happen and that's ok. Plan for the future
His thoughts: He had a rough semester at school- bad professor, tough course. Caused problems with future plans.
4. Hopes. Passion; Business; Kindness; Responsibility, and a fondness for arts/sciences
I first thought of his interests in music, film and history.
He's also been thinking a lot lately of his reasons for his future plans; why he wants to do what he wants to do.
5. Fears. Departure, change, haste, but also involves help from friends
He's worried about meeting certain deadlines, and a friend of his may be deteriorating.
My best advice was to try not to rush things too much; be aware of deadlines but still take your time.
6. Present. Also deals with change. End of a problem, advancement, progress; could represent a loss and OR a gain
Decided it made sense, and that was that (haha)
7. Near influences. Intelligence, Dreamer. Coming/Going of an emotional matter
Terrance is going through school, trying to accomplish goals regarding his future career. And there's the matter of the loss of his friend.
8. Near future. Vulnerability, Unorthodoxy, Possibly repeating of errors
9. Distant future. Bad Decisions... Possible Apathy or hesitation... Ties in with near future....
Now, these could be his own bad decisions, or it could refer to someone else's; but the cards seem to show that he should follow his instincts, do what feels right. You can't control what other people do, but you can determine your own path in its effects, ya know?
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
Feeling it out
For Shiloh, regarding an ex-romance. Shiloh wondered if the ex had feelings for her still. I had Shiloh split the deck into three piles (a sort of Past, Present and Future).
First, the Past pile was fanned out with the left hand, and a card was selected (Shiloh was asked to pick the one that 'felt right').
6 of Cups: Adaptation, Remembrance. Pretty obvious- remembering the past!
Next, the same was done to the Present pile. Another card was selected.
2 of Pentacles, Reversed: Difficulty handling problems. It was a difficult breakup, and the ex had a very hard time dealing with things. Suggests maybe Shiloh was right; perhaps the ex does still harbor some leftover feelings...
Finally, the Future pile: Queen of Pentacles. Physical security; OK being on their own. Whether the ex does still have feelings for Shiloh, it should turn out OK in the end- they will find comfort in themselves and move past the relationship.
Good night everyone!
First, the Past pile was fanned out with the left hand, and a card was selected (Shiloh was asked to pick the one that 'felt right').
6 of Cups: Adaptation, Remembrance. Pretty obvious- remembering the past!
Next, the same was done to the Present pile. Another card was selected.
2 of Pentacles, Reversed: Difficulty handling problems. It was a difficult breakup, and the ex had a very hard time dealing with things. Suggests maybe Shiloh was right; perhaps the ex does still harbor some leftover feelings...
Finally, the Future pile: Queen of Pentacles. Physical security; OK being on their own. Whether the ex does still have feelings for Shiloh, it should turn out OK in the end- they will find comfort in themselves and move past the relationship.
Good night everyone!
Rollin', rollin', rollin'- Another Distance Reading
I had another reading with a different friend of mine- completely different type of relationship from my other two online readings, but still someone I know fairly well. We'll call him Link. I used my Past-Present-Future spread. (See Jan. 22, 2010's post). Question/Topic: General Life
1. Nine of Swords, reversed
2. The Empress, reversed
3. The Magician, reversed
4. Eight of Swords
5. Knight of Swords, reversed
6. Five of Cups
7. Knight of Pentacles
8. The Chariot
9. The Lovers
*Some cards didn't require much further interpretation, so there's little to say. Please bear with me! I'll give an overall interpretation in the end. A lot of this reading was pieced together at the end.
Nine of Swords: In his past, he's needed a lot of patience, and has had to heal over time. Won't get into details as it's his personal life, but it was fitting (as are the next two cards).
Empress: Lack of concentration, indecision, anxiety
Magician: Weakness in will and Insecurities
8 of Swords: This card stumped me. First, I found indecision, weakness, and feeling like a prisoner. Then, while trying to figure it out, I also found limitation and restriction. More details in the end, as it mostly stumped us until then.
Five of cups: Loss and regret. Originally, I attributed this card to a family member of his, whose health is declining. His connection to the card showed itself through a loss of a valued friendship.
Knight of Swords: This one I had a bit of trouble putting meaning into.. but I think this card overall involves putting reason before instinct - whether you currently are putting reason first, or, more likely (since it's reversed?) that you're getting too caught up in the emotions of things, your own feelings or someone else's, and letting it cloud your judgment (and thus should, perhaps, use your reason). This card, again, lacked true interpretation until the end.
Knight of Pentacles: This card represents a sort of settling into things, patience, and acceptance of responsibility- growing into your life. He's about to graduate, move into the real world, etc.
Chariot: Perseverence & ambition, willpower (Right about here, felt like the cards were saying "You can DO it")
Final card, the general/distant future (Lovers): Commitment & Choice (there is obviously also romantic connotation there as well)
Basically, stick with things, don't let your emotions get too in the way (perhaps don't let your inhibitions keep you from being too wary of letting someone get close to you), and just keep on truckin'.
*Now, after we made it through all the cards, we began to piece everything together. While it started off as a "general life" reading, it seems to focus a bit on the romantic side of things- evidenced most obviously in the Final Outcome card. After some thought, he realized the reference that Knight of Swords was trying to make- a romantic interest, who clouded his judgment, that so far has not yet worked out. Their last communications was a drunken confession of sorts, hence where the hopes of restriction come in. He's had to heal in the past from other relationship hurts, and as such, was left with some insecurities.
1. Nine of Swords, reversed
2. The Empress, reversed
3. The Magician, reversed
4. Eight of Swords
5. Knight of Swords, reversed
6. Five of Cups
7. Knight of Pentacles
8. The Chariot
9. The Lovers
*Some cards didn't require much further interpretation, so there's little to say. Please bear with me! I'll give an overall interpretation in the end. A lot of this reading was pieced together at the end.
Nine of Swords: In his past, he's needed a lot of patience, and has had to heal over time. Won't get into details as it's his personal life, but it was fitting (as are the next two cards).
Empress: Lack of concentration, indecision, anxiety
Magician: Weakness in will and Insecurities
8 of Swords: This card stumped me. First, I found indecision, weakness, and feeling like a prisoner. Then, while trying to figure it out, I also found limitation and restriction. More details in the end, as it mostly stumped us until then.
Five of cups: Loss and regret. Originally, I attributed this card to a family member of his, whose health is declining. His connection to the card showed itself through a loss of a valued friendship.
Knight of Swords: This one I had a bit of trouble putting meaning into.. but I think this card overall involves putting reason before instinct - whether you currently are putting reason first, or, more likely (since it's reversed?) that you're getting too caught up in the emotions of things, your own feelings or someone else's, and letting it cloud your judgment (and thus should, perhaps, use your reason). This card, again, lacked true interpretation until the end.
Knight of Pentacles: This card represents a sort of settling into things, patience, and acceptance of responsibility- growing into your life. He's about to graduate, move into the real world, etc.
Chariot: Perseverence & ambition, willpower (Right about here, felt like the cards were saying "You can DO it")
Final card, the general/distant future (Lovers): Commitment & Choice (there is obviously also romantic connotation there as well)
Basically, stick with things, don't let your emotions get too in the way (perhaps don't let your inhibitions keep you from being too wary of letting someone get close to you), and just keep on truckin'.
*Now, after we made it through all the cards, we began to piece everything together. While it started off as a "general life" reading, it seems to focus a bit on the romantic side of things- evidenced most obviously in the Final Outcome card. After some thought, he realized the reference that Knight of Swords was trying to make- a romantic interest, who clouded his judgment, that so far has not yet worked out. Their last communications was a drunken confession of sorts, hence where the hopes of restriction come in. He's had to heal in the past from other relationship hurts, and as such, was left with some insecurities.
I'm Back and Ready to Act!
It's SUMMER and it's time to relax! (In between 3 jobs, of course >< haha). So to bring me back down to earth, my friend and I each did a reading for each other. I won't be posting my personal reading, but I shall share the reading I did for Violet.
The overall situation was future financial status, and I used the Celtic Cross spread. I should note: This reading was done as distance (I shuffled the cards and relayed the message via IM). As stated in a previous reading/post, Violet is a close friend of mine; I felt comfortable enough with her to feel confident in the reading even without her physically with me.
Though I used the Celtic Cross Spread, I tried a different interpretation style I recently read about. This interpretation looks at the cards in pairs. I'll explain as I go. Also, I originally marked certain cards as Reversed, but as I progressed through the reading, I ended up reading everything upright. Started as a mistake, but ended up feeling right in the end.
1. Death
2. Hanged Man
3. Sun
4. Queen of Swords
5. King of Rods
6. Queen of Rods
7. Six of Pentacles
8. Six of Rods
9. Three of Pentacles
10. The World
First: Cards one and two are paired together as "The Core Situation"*- Death represents the central issue (ending of a life stage, new beginnings, etc.) and Hanged Man represents what Violet must do about it (adjustment, improvement- aka, ADAPT!).
Next: Cards 3 & 5 represent "Levels of Consciousness"- The Sun represents her inner feelings, or 'deeper truth' about the situation (satisfaction, accomplishment & success), whereas the King of Rods should represent the more surface, material feelings (Passionate, generous father?- I referenced this to graduation gifts, but I'll admit it was somewhat of a stretch).
Cards 4 & 6 represent Time- Queen of Swords is a symbol of the past (Decisions, One who can bear their sorrow, Discussion- aka, her entire school year), and Queen of Rods (interesting that 2 Queens came up in a pair together) is the near future (a forceful, vibrant female with a fondness for the home- I likened it to her coming into her strength in her newfound independence).
Card 7 & 8: Yourself and Others. Together, these cards show Triumph and Accomplishment. Six of Pentacles represents Violet herself, with gifts, charity, receiving what is rightfully theirs, etc. Six of Rods represents Violet's environment/family/friends, and showed success through labor, helpful friends, etc. These two cards really went well together, feeding off of each other and each one supporting the other.
Card 9: Hopes and Fears of the Subject. Three of Pentacles represented Rewards for her efforts, success, accomplishment, etc.
Card 10: This final card is for the overall "final" outcome. The World represents completion, success and triumph.
Notice any continuous themes? It was exciting, let me tell you, to be able to offer a mostly POSITIVE reading for once!
<3 Now off to do a reading, or card search, of my own!!!!
*This pairing lesson was found at learntarot.com, and was part of Lesson 16.
The overall situation was future financial status, and I used the Celtic Cross spread. I should note: This reading was done as distance (I shuffled the cards and relayed the message via IM). As stated in a previous reading/post, Violet is a close friend of mine; I felt comfortable enough with her to feel confident in the reading even without her physically with me.
Though I used the Celtic Cross Spread, I tried a different interpretation style I recently read about. This interpretation looks at the cards in pairs. I'll explain as I go. Also, I originally marked certain cards as Reversed, but as I progressed through the reading, I ended up reading everything upright. Started as a mistake, but ended up feeling right in the end.
1. Death
2. Hanged Man
3. Sun
4. Queen of Swords
5. King of Rods
6. Queen of Rods
7. Six of Pentacles
8. Six of Rods
9. Three of Pentacles
10. The World
First: Cards one and two are paired together as "The Core Situation"*- Death represents the central issue (ending of a life stage, new beginnings, etc.) and Hanged Man represents what Violet must do about it (adjustment, improvement- aka, ADAPT!).
Next: Cards 3 & 5 represent "Levels of Consciousness"- The Sun represents her inner feelings, or 'deeper truth' about the situation (satisfaction, accomplishment & success), whereas the King of Rods should represent the more surface, material feelings (Passionate, generous father?- I referenced this to graduation gifts, but I'll admit it was somewhat of a stretch).
Cards 4 & 6 represent Time- Queen of Swords is a symbol of the past (Decisions, One who can bear their sorrow, Discussion- aka, her entire school year), and Queen of Rods (interesting that 2 Queens came up in a pair together) is the near future (a forceful, vibrant female with a fondness for the home- I likened it to her coming into her strength in her newfound independence).
Card 7 & 8: Yourself and Others. Together, these cards show Triumph and Accomplishment. Six of Pentacles represents Violet herself, with gifts, charity, receiving what is rightfully theirs, etc. Six of Rods represents Violet's environment/family/friends, and showed success through labor, helpful friends, etc. These two cards really went well together, feeding off of each other and each one supporting the other.
Card 9: Hopes and Fears of the Subject. Three of Pentacles represented Rewards for her efforts, success, accomplishment, etc.
Card 10: This final card is for the overall "final" outcome. The World represents completion, success and triumph.
Notice any continuous themes? It was exciting, let me tell you, to be able to offer a mostly POSITIVE reading for once!
<3 Now off to do a reading, or card search, of my own!!!!
*This pairing lesson was found at learntarot.com, and was part of Lesson 16.
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