Busy, Busy, Busy...

Hello dear followers,

I'm sorry, I've been very busy the last couple of weeks, on a deadline with a work project.  I did not forget about you...

I still have readings to do for new spreads I want to learn.  Next up is Scott, followed by hct (who I did hear from) and then Sondra.

I created a new page to keep track of the cards I've already drawn.  You can find it on the bottom right-hand side of this page.  It's come to the point that I often draw cards I've already drawn.

My goal is to start anew on Sunday, when I will hopefully have some time.

The Devil

Introduction

This card is for Sunday, April 11, 2010.  Still catching up.  This card was a "leaper", meaning it leaped out of the deck while shuffling.


My Intuitive Interpretation

The Devil, for me, is about bondage to things that probably aren't good for you, and probably you know this, but don't want to acknowledge it. It's like being in a love affair that's completely wrong for you, but hot just the same.  It's like being in a job that you hate, but one that pays you more money than you know you could make doing what you love.  The thing to remember about the Devil is that there's always a way to get away from the chains, providing you want to.


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Crowley:  Blind impulse, irresistibly strong and unscrupulous, ambition, temptation, obsession, secret plan, obstinacy, rigidity
• Gray:  Illness, improper use of force, bondage to material things, discontent, sensation without understanding
• Kaplan:  Death, misery, disaster, bondage, violence of all forms
• Lind:  Pan, instinctive behavior or folly
• Waite:  Ravage, violence, vehemence, extraordinary efforts, force, fatality, that which is predestined but is not for this evil, weakness, pettiness, blindness
• Suggested:  An evil force; brace yourself.  Internal force which cannot be ignored, learn to deal with it or be destroyed by it.  Probably less a card of evil than of fear.

Psychic Revelation
The Devil


My Interpretation for Today

My last few days have not been particularly good.  Things have been bothering me.  I believe the appearance of this card tells me that I have got to let go...become unchained to the feelings I have.  Maybe things cannot be proven now, but all of this will be seen as true or untrue in the near future.  What I cannot do is let this get to me to the point that I can't function outside of these feelings.

9 of Swords

Introduction

This is for Saturday, April 10, 2010.  Still catching up.
I drew six cards drawn recently:  6 of Wands, The Tower, The Hermit, 6 of Cups, Ace of Rods, 7 of Pentacles.  I also drew the "To all believers" card from the Hanson-Roberts deck, which is to be interpreted as "you are not to know right now"


My Intuitive Interpretation

The 9 of Swords, for me, is the card of "nightmares".  It means that there are things nagging at you...things that you are unsure of or are causing you anxiety.  Sometimes anxieties are unfounded, but sometimes they are not.  You should analyze what and why these things are causing you anxiety and whether or not you need to be anxious.  If the latter is true, you must take steps to alleviate this stress.


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case:  Worry, suffering, despair, misery, loss
• Douglas:  Assorted tribulations, most of them arising from the evil doing of others
• Golden Dawn:  Illness, suffering, malice, cruelty, pain
• Gray:  Suffering generally.
• Waite:  Utter desolation, death, failure, miscarriage, delay, deception, disappointment, despair.

Psychic Revelation
9 of Swords


My Interpretation for Today

This was a mixed day for me.  First off, the father of a very close friend passed away, bringing up memories of my own father's passing.  There is also the nagging anxiety from yesterday...something that I cannot seem to shake.  The rest of the day of the day was quite good, spending time with family over coffee and dinner, and then coffee again with my aunt.  Not thinking about things often helps with the "nightmares".

10 of Wands

Introduction

This is for Friday, April 10, 2010.  Still catching up...


My Intuitive Interpretation

The 10 of Wands, for me, is about feeling weighed down by your burdens.  These burdens usually concern something you feel very deeply about.  The good news is that you're probably at the end of this cycle and while the stress seems bad right now, it's going to get better.


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case:  Oppression, burden of ill-regulated power
• Douglas: Malicious deceit, guile or lies
• Golden Dawn:  Cruelty and malice towards others, overbearing strength, revenge, injustice
• Thierens:  Karma, duplicity, falsehood
• Waite: Oppression, fortune, gain, disguise
• Suggested:  The exhaustion of emotion.  Perhaps the end of a love affair.

Psychic Revelation
10 of Wands


My Interpretation for Today

Today was a day that I felt very bad about a particular situation.  I felt that someone close to me was telling me a lie, but it was a lie that I couldn't believe anyone would tell and I couldn't figure out why they were telling me this -- what they hoped to gain from it.  My gut was screaming that I shouldn't believe the story, but my heart was hoping that it wasn't a lie.  My intuition, normally pretty good, was out of whack today and, in general, seems to be with this particular person.  They have a power over me.  It does seem oppressive at times. I do feel burdened, sometimes, because of this.  I need to take back my power.  I'm just not sure how.

4 of Pentacles

Introduction

This is for Thursday, April 8, 2010.  Still catching up...


My Intuitive Interpretation

The 4 of Pentacles, for me, is about being selfish and miserly.  It's about holding on to things that you should share.  It's all about "me, me, me". It can also be about the fear of "letting go".


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case:  Earthy power, physical forces and skill in directing them
• Golden Dawn:  Gain of money and influence
• Gray:  Gain or loss
• Kaplan:  The miser
• Waite:  The surety of possessions, cleaving to that which one has

Psychic Revelation
4 of Pentacles


My Interpretation for Today

This may be further to yesterday's 8 of Swords.  I am fearful to let go, even though I know that I should (and very much need to).  Perhaps I need to let go of the way things were and see the way things are and go from there.  Maybe I can't, right now, let go of the situations I know that I need to let go of, but my attitude about them needs to change.

8 of Swords

Introduction

This is for Wednesday, April 7, 2010. Still catching up...
Just a note:  this one is a leaper!


My Intuitive Interpretation

For me, the 8 of Swords is about being blind to things you should be able to see, bound to things you should be able to let go, and closed in with things you should be able to open.  It's about being fearful to move on, even if you know a situation isn't good for you.

What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case:  Indecision, waste of energy, crises
• Golden Dawn:  Narrow or restricted, a prison
• Waite:  Bad news, crisis, censure, conflict, sickness

Psychic Revelation
8 of Swords


My Interpretation for Today

I know very well what this is about.  I am being presented with many opportunities, but I can't seem to see past one which I know is not necessarily good for me, but sometimes I think I have no choice.  I seem to have a problem letting go (or at least it takes me quite some time) and the 8 of Swords reminds me that, while it may seem I am blind and bound, I can easily remove my binds and blindfold and see the truth.  Sometimes I do forget that.

6 of Cups

Introduction

This is for Tuesday, April 6, 2010.  Still catching up.


My Intuitive Interpretation

The 6 of Cups, for me, is about nostalgia.  It can even go back as far as your childhood.  It's about remembering the past, both the good and the bad.  Sometimes, we may tend to remember our past mistakes as justification that we still aren't where we want to be.  Sometimes, we relive the times we were happy because we aren't at the moment.  No matter which is the case, the 6 of Cups allows you to be nostalgic for a little while, but warns that living in the past can be detrimental to living in the present and moving forward to the future.


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case:  Begin of steady gain, new relations, new environment
• Crowley:  Pleasure, well being, harmony of natural forces without effort or strain.  Fulfillment of sexual will.
• Douglas:  The past, working through the present, will create the future.
• Gray:  Possibility of clinging too much to the past
• Waite:  Pleasant memories, nostalgia, the future, new knowledge, new environment,

Psychic Revelation
6 of Cups


My Interpretation for Today

I had a very pleasant day on this day, and I was thinking a lot about the past, although not the far past.  I spent a great deal of time with Greg and I was remembering the time when we met, how we became friends, and how I much I miss seeing him on an almost daily basis.  I also went to see a client and I was remembering how much I really love what I do, as I feel challenged and satisfied.  But I was also confronted with what is really past and that is how it used to be with my former employer.  He is asking me to work for him again and I'm finding that a bit difficult.  In the "good ol' days" as the 6 of Cups reminds me, things were very good, but I became disheartened when everything went to hell.  I realize that I need to distance myself from what has gone before and start anew or I will never get past this.  There will have to be some new rules, of course, but I've been having such a difficult time with it.  I will have to get past the past, or I won't be able to continue...and at this juncture, I don't have many other choices.

Twenty-One Card Gypsy Spread

I never heard back from hct, who is not a regular follower and did not provide me an email address where to send a reading, so I decided to wait until I hear back and do Marilu's instead.  Marilu asked me not to reveal her question and I will respect that.

It should be noted that Marilu and I have been online friends for probably two years but we have never met.

I've chosen the Twenty-One Card Gypsy Spread for Marilu.  This spread is a bit more difficult than the ones I normally use (though perhaps not as difficult as the Trinity Spread).  I chose this one because of its depth of information.  Instead of having one card in each position, there are three, which should provide her with much more insight than would normally be expected.

The spread consists of 21 cards with three cards in each of seven piles.  The cards are laid out as follows:

 G  F  E  D  C  B  A
 7  6  5  4  3  2  1
14 13 12 11 10  9  8
21 20 19 18 17 16 15

Each set of three cards are read as follows:

A:  Present psychic state
B:  Present home life
C:  Present desires, hopes, and her question
D:  Her expectations in this matter
E:  What she does not expect (the kicker)
F:  Her immediate future
G:  The long term results of the matter

I will probably be doing this reading on Thursday.  As a note here, sometimes a reader is not always in the best frame of mind to be doing a reading.  For me, I have to be feeling pretty good both mentally and physically and not have too much going on in my own life.  I find that if I'm not feeling good or can't concentrate, it certainly does affect the reading and that isn't fair to the person I'm reading for (the Querent). 

Also, please remember that something must be given back to the reader.  I am asking that, if you get a reading, please click on one of the ads on my blog.  I would also like you to acknowledge it to me in some way.  Posting a comment after you get your reading would be nice.

Knight of Pentacles

Introduction

This is for Monday, April 5, 2010.  Still catching up...


My Intuitive Interpretation

Knights are generally people or ideas that come around for a short period of time, do what they have to do and leave.  Pentacles have to do with stability, practicality and responsibility.  For me, the Knight of Pentacles suggests that taking care of the mundane, practical aspects of life will help keep other things in line as well.


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case:  Laborious, patient, dull young man
• Douglas: A crusader or upholder of established tradition, practicality
• Grimaud:  Fortune or attainment cannot come from laziness, success due to force, perseverance and will.
• Thierens:  Discreet aid in financial difficulties, advantage, interest
• Waite:  Utility, service, interest, responsibility

Psychic Revelation
Knight of Pentacles


My Interpretation for Today

Things seem very out of order in my home (practical matters).  The Knight of Pentacles is here to remind me that I need to keep things clean, organized and in shape.  I remembered these past few days that my turn to host Monthly Coffee is in less than a month.  I need to begin getting things in order for this... to make a plan.  My time to host is always an event for me.  Perhaps getting things in order (like Feng Shui) will open up new possibilities elsewhere.

Ace of Wands

Introduction

This card is for Sunday, April 4, 2010.  Still catching up...


My Intuitive Interpretation

Aces always point to something new and Wands are fiery, creative, energetic and passionate.  This could be related to business or love or even some new hobby -- anything for which you feel passion and which will fire you up.


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case:  Energy, strength, beginning
• Douglas:  Creativity, inspiration or intuition
• Huson:  Activity, beginning, wisdom, initiative
• Kahn:   A letter, a book, an important piece of writing
• Thierens:  Birth, beginning, innovation, creation, initiative, impulse
• Waite:  Invention, birth, family origin money, fortune.

Psychic Revelation
Ace of Wands


My Interpretation for Today

I have been solidifying what I am going to do to make money and I have been brainstorming ideas for quite some time.  While I am busy with a project (for which I am also feeling creative and energetic) at the moment and cannot devote all my time to this, I do spend quite a bit of time working on ideas and trying to figure it all out.  This marks a change from the past few months, when I really had no idea what I was going to do.  The Ace of Wands is here to tell me that this will be a good thing for me...that it will bring me fulfillment, which is so important to me in what I do.

Page of Cups

Introduction

This card is for Saturday, April 3, 2010.  Still catching up...


My Intuitive Interpretation

Pages are generally messengers and the Page of Cups is a messenger of an emotional nature.  This could signify the start of a new love (or another message regarding love).  Could be messages from your own intuition.


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case:  Fair, studious youth, reflection, news
• Golden Dawn:  Sweetness, poetry, gentleness, imagination, dreamy.
• Thierens:  Friendly message, good news, proposal of marriage or love affair, possibility that someone will try to seduce the querent.
• Waite:  News, messages, application, reflection, meditation, taste, inclination, attachment, seduction.
• Suggested:  The coming of or message of intuition.

Psychic Revelation
Page of Cups


My Interpretation for Today

I met someone new on Friday and perhaps this card showed up today as a message to give him a chance.  He was, indeed, charming and handsome.  I don't know that we have very much in common, though.  Sometimes commonality isn't always evident upon first meeting.  I have decided to see him again and he does seem to want to.  So I'll take the advice of the card...

Strength

Introduction

This card is for Friday, April 2, 2010. Still catching up...

My Intuitive Interpretation

The Strength card, for me, is just as you might imagine. It is a card that means you have the strength to do what you need to do, even if you're not sure that you do. It's a card of getting things done...

What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case: Strength, fiery life power which is source of all human action.
• Christian: Moral or organic force.
• Crowley: Intelligence of all the activities of the spiritual being. Lust, implying the joy of strength exercised. Vigor and the rapture of vigor. Courage, energy and action, a grand passion, magickal power.
• Douglas: Courage to take risks, defeat of unworthy impulses
• Grimaud: The mind can always dominate matter.
• Waite: Innocence and strength residing in contemplation, Fortitude connected with the divine mystery of union, power, energy, action.

Psychic Revelation
Strength

My Interpretation for Today

I admit that I have been enjoying renewed vigor in many areas of my life. Although the past few months have been pretty stressful, things have been getting much better. I have quite a few opportunities coming my way and I know that I do have the strength and the fortitude to handle them all.

The Emperor

Introduction

This is for Thursday, April 1, 2010.  Still catching up...

My Intuitive Interpretation

The Emperor is very practical, sometimes stern and advises that, at this time, thinking is definitely necessary...more so than feeling.  You need to get disciplined, organized and logical...kick things into high gear and get it done.  Sometimes this refers to an older man -- probably someone you need to listen to, for he is wiser than you are.


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case:  Watchfulness, vision, vigilance, examination, analysis, leadership, strength
• Waite:  Virile power, stability, power, protection, realization, a great person, aid, authority, will, compassion

Psychic Revelation
The Emperor


My Interpretation for Today

As evidenced by the number of Major Arcana cards I've received lately, including this one, lots of things are happening for me.  Sometimes I do tend to over-analyze things, but sometimes I do all of my "thinking" with my heart.  Since lately I seem to be leaning more toward the heart, The Emperor steps in to remind me that  analyzing the situations might be good right now, as my heart seems to be jumping around A LOT!  I need to keep that in mind during this time.

The Trinity Spread

John is next up and he would like to know if he's in the right place where the universe wants him and spirits need him, and would also like to know if finances and happiness are ever going to happen.

It should be noted that John and I have been online friends for several months (at least 8), but we have never met.

I chose the Trinity Spread for a couple of reasons.  First off, it uses only the Major Arcana (no suits) and the Court (Page, Knight, Queen, King) Cards.  This means that the cards he receives will be of major importance, dealing with the broad picture, and not so much with the "everyday" associated with the Minor Arcana (suit) cards.  I also chose this spread because it has some elements that I have never used before.  In addition to looking at influences from the Past, Present and Future, it also incorporates Emotions, Thoughts and Actions.  The spread uses 10 cards, one of which is the "Integration" or "Outcome".

The spread is laid out as follows:

               10   Integration

   7           8            9     Future

   1           2            3     Present

   4           5            6     Past

Emotions     Thoughts     Actions


Emotions deal with not only how you feel about things, but inspirations, intuitions, unconscious activities like dreams, creative activities, and hope and fears.

Thoughts include rational, logical, analytical and mental processes...how we typically make decisions.

Actions are how we translate our thoughts and emotions into results.

Integration represents the forces that come into play from the lower 9 cards.

This spread is different because it's read, really, in 7 phases:  Past, Present, Future, Emotions, Thoughts, Actions, Integration.  This is different because usually each card is read in only one position.  This spread has each card (except the Integration card) read in two.

This spread will take some time, so please, John, indulge me a little more of it.  I will do your spread later tonight, when I get home.

The Tower

Introduction

This is for Wednesday, March 31, 2010.  Still catching up...


My Intuitive Interpretation

The Tower is, for me, not so much a card about total destruction (which it is), but for what comes afterwards:  the rebuilding.  Totally tear down whatever methods you have been using (which aren't working  anyway) and start anew. 


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case:  The power of utterance (this traditionally refers to the Tower of Babel).
• Christian:  Ruin, punishment of pride, the downfall of the spirit that attempt to discover the mystery of God, reversals of fortune.
• Crowley:  Total destruction, but to obtain "perfection".
• Gray:  Divine will attempting to break down man's stubbornness, change, catastrophe, freedom gained at great cost
• Huson:  That which is dead renewed by fire
• Mayananda:  A transitional condition, always unpleasant.  Preparation through destruction for a new birth.
• Waite:  Ruin when evil has prevailed, intellectual destruction, misery, distress.

Psychic Revelation
The Tower


My Interpretation for Today

I'm thinking that this card is the successor of yesterday's 5 of Cups (which I just finished, so it's fresh in my mind). I know that each day is influenced by previous days and perhaps this card is trying to tell me that I need to do things completely different than I have in the past.  I need to break down my walls, destroy my previous methods, and look at things in a new way....maybe branch out a little.

5 of Cups

Introduction

This is for Tuesday, March 30, 2010.  Still catching up...
It should be noted that I pulled two cards:  8 of Cups and 7 of Swords, both recently drawn.


My Intuitive Interpretation

For me, the 5 of Cups is about mourning a lost opportunity or situation.  But if you look at the picture on the card, not all of the cups are spilled, so no matter what you're missing, there is still something to be thankful for:  perhaps the lesson learned or the opportunity for something new and better for you to come into your life.


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case:  Loss in pleasure, partial loss, vain regret
• Golden Dawn:  Disappointment in love, unkindness from friends (deserved or not), loss of friendship
• Grimaud:  Lack of harmony, indefinite plan which comes to nothing.
• Kahn:  A soulmate; short but lingering love affair; letting go of a person, lifestyle or job
• Waite:  Card of loss but with something remaining
• Suggested:  The element of uncertainty in intuition.  Do you see what you think you see?  Limitation but with an element of hope.

Psychic Revelation
5 of Cups


My Interpretation for Today

While I don't remember feeling this way on this day in particular, this has been a familiar feeling in my life lately.  It seems no matter what I do, things don't turn out the way I want them, even if I'm sure they do turn out the way they're supposed to.  I do try to keep reminding myself that the lessons I learn are very valuable.  I also try to remember that I shouldn't give up, either.

The Horseshoe Spread

CollieAnn was the first to respond to my Tarot Reading offer. She would like to know more about the love of her life. It should be known that I have only recently met her.  CollieAnn, could you please become a follower so that I can email you the reading?

While I am not going to reveal the details of her reading to you, I would like to explain why I chose this particular spread, how I begin the reading and what the spread encompasses, as well as what she might expect to learn from her reading and a little about what the reading is not.

I chose this particular spread because it seems to give a good overview of what's going on now and what will happen in the immediate and long-term future should she continue down the path she is headed now.  I want to note here that the tarot presents advice, just like a good friend.  One can choose to take the advice or to pursue a different direction.  I like to think of it as maximizing opportunities and thwarting problems.  If you like what you hear, recognize the opportunities that will lead you to your outcome.  If you don't like what you hear, perhaps you could consider some alternatives way to go.  Sometimes the Tarot will give you some advice in this regard, too. The Tarot should never be considered a substitute for your own judgement.

Because she is not with me now, I begin by concentrating on her and her question while I shuffle the cards.  I continue to shuffle until they are "done". Then I cut the cards.  This particular spread uses five cards.  They are positioned like this:

        3
    2     4
1            5


1 = Present Position
2 = Present Expectations
3 = What is Not Expected
4 = Immediate Future
5 = Long-term Future

If you have any questions about this spread, please feel free to comment below.

The Hermit

Introduction

This card is for Monday, March 29, 2010.  Still catching up...


My Intuitive Interpretation

The Hermit, for me, isn't so much about being physically alone, but about going deep into your own mind and intuition for answers, rather than relying on external sources, such as friends or even tarot cards.  Sometimes it is advisable to be alone physically, so that you can really focus on what needs to be attended to.


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Douglas:  The start of the journey towards spiritual perfection.  A councilor, retreat from the world, a need for caution, patience, discretion and silence.
• Kahn:  Perspective, circumspection, preparation, solitude, correct choice, awareness 
• Waite:  Card of attainment, prudence
• Suggested:  Loneliness, pilgrimage, a teacher, inner wisdom, meditation

Psychic Revelation
The Hermit


My Interpretation for Today

Unlike much of my time lately, I did not spend a great deal of time alone on this day.  I did, however, spend some time reflecting on some of the craziness of my life lately.  I am in need of calm.  I haven't had much of this lately and it's obviously something I miss.   While the last few months, in particular, have been exciting and chaotic, it is not a way to be for me and I am trying to figure out how to achieve my goals and still have a calmness about my life.  The Hermit reminds me that I am my own best friend, the person I trust the most, even if it doesn't always seem so to me.  I know what I need to do...what is best for me.

The World

Introduction

This card is for Sunday, March 28, 2010. Still catching up...

My Intuitive Interpretation

The World, for me, is about completion...everything coming together for a satisfying resolution.  Think about the phrase "On top of the World".


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Christian:  The reward of free spirits
• Crowley:  The completion of the Great Work
• Gray:  Completion,, travel, arrival at a state of cosmic consciousness, success or success yet to be won
• Waite:  The perfection and end of the cosmos, the secret which is within it, assured success, recompense, voyage, change of place
• Suggested:  Not a card of endings, a card of results which will tend to be physical.  Can be a sign of reward or punishment.

Psychic Revelation
The World

My Interpretation for Today

Sunday was a very interesting day for me...long, filled with good work, some frustration, and some fun.  It seemed like an all encompassing day and maybe that was what The World was about.  I am not exactly sure what I have "completed" or what results came about on this day, but sometimes the cards don't always reveal themselves in our time frame.  I do think that I came to a rather important decision about my immediate future and perhaps that is the what the World needed me to know.

7 of Pentacles

Introduction

This card is for Saturday, March 27, 2010. Still catching up... 


My Intuitive Interpretation

The 7 of Pentacles, for me, has always been one of longing.  It's about working very hard at something, but coming up short.  Of continually trying to get what you want, but never feeling you're getting it.


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case:  Success unfulfilled, delay but with growth
• Golden Dawn:  Honorary work undertaken for the love of it and without hope of rewarded
• Waite:  Business, money, barter, altercation

Psychic Revelation
7 of Pentacles


My Interpretation for Today

Things seemed to have gotten better on this day, but I was still feeling the effects of the previous few days. This was the end of a very long and difficult week. I did feel as if things were moving slowly and that I would never catch up, particularly financially, but in other ways as well.  

3 of Swords

Introduction

This card is for Friday, March 26, 2010. Still catching up...


My Intuitive Interpretation

The 3 of Swords looks pretty bad, doesn't it?  It's not the most horrible card, but it does point to serious problems and issues which must be addressed -- problems that are usually related to affairs of the heart (though not always -- the swords relate to conflict, logic, thought).  Without addressing the problems, they will only doom the relationship.


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case:  Sorrow, disappointment, tears, delay, absence, separation
• Kahn:  Distraction, confusion, disorder, error, incompatibility
• Thierens:  Worries, being burdened, baffled hopes, rupture and seclusion, bitter and evil thoughts, aversion
• Waite:  Removal, absence, delay, division, rupture, dispersion

Psychic Revelation
3 of Swords


My Interpretation for Today


Yes, I know very well what this is about.  I have been involved in an often exasperating personal relationship. There are serious issues, but we can't seem to get it together nor stay apart.  There is definitely a communication problem and I don't know how to fix it.  He brings out the very worst in me like no one ever has.  On this particular day, after a horrible exchange days before, we spoke...not quite as if nothing had happened, but as if we knew it was futile to try not to.  We have unfinished business of a karmic nature.  As the more rational one, I've got to figure out a way to work out our communication problems, if only for my own sanity.

Would you like a Tarot Reading? EXTENDED

I'm very behind in my postings, although I have been pulling the cards each day.  So, I'm extending my offer to read your tarot cards, as outlined below, since I know you've all been busy, too.  I'm extending this until I catch up...which I'm hoping will be soon.

Colleen, no need to resubmit. You are getting the first one.  I'm still looking for a good, new spread.

Below please find my original post.

Would You Like A Tarot Reading

The Lovers

Introduction

This card is for Thursday, March 26, 2010. Still catching up...
It should also be noted that I first pulled The Chariot, which I've gotten recently, and I'm sure I am still under it's influence.


My Intuitive Interpretation

The Lovers generally has to do with the relationship itself, not the individuals involved in it.  This is signified by the angel hovering overhead.  For me, it usually says that you have choices, most generally in Love, of course, but not always.  It could be another strong bond.  It points to the creation of something new, from the individual parts.  So a new relationship, maybe, or a renewal of a current one.



What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Christian:  The struggle between the passions and conscience.
• Crowley:  Intuition, intelligence, frivolity, thoughtfulness divorced from practical consideration, indecision, self-contradiction.
• Grimaud:  The thought of physical love, union, marriage, many unions - infidelity, a choice to be made
• Waite:  Card of human love, attraction, beauty, trials overcome.
• Suggested:  The choice between mother and wife, wealth and love, age and youth, wisdom and passion

Psychic Revelation
The Lovers


My Interpretation for Today

I know the choice between something real and something I find very exciting was presented today.  I believe we get into a lot of trouble because of chemistry.  I know I have experienced it a few times and it was always trouble.  I do believe this card points to a relationship...I'm just not sure if it's a new one that would be very good for me or the one that I know isn't.  At any rate, though I want to give up on most days, it's still an experience that I want to have, so I continue to try.  With the Lovers, I feel there is still hope.

6 of Wands

Introduction

This card is for Wednesday, March 24, 2010. Still catching up...

My Intuitive Interpretation

For me, the 6 of Wands represents a bit of respite after the storm. You've achieved some victories and things are looking up, so it's time to take a bit of a break.

What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case: Victory after stife, gain
• Waite: A victor in triumph, great news, expetations crowned, fulfilment of deferred hope.

Psychic Revelation
6 of Wands

My Interpretation for Today

By today, things have been looking up.  I've made (inner) peace with the person that hurt me.  I'd decided that I'm okay with the results whether or not I get the job I interviewed for.  The project I've been working for is going well.  My former boss has been contacting me, but I'm not letting that get to me.  I've been corresponding with a guy who seems to respect me like no other has in years.  I need a break from the past few weeks.  I think I will take one.

4 of Wands

Introduction

This card is for Tuesday, March 23, 2010. Still catching up...


My Intuitive Interpretation

The 4 of Wands, for me, is about celebrating. Sometimes it's about recognition for your efforts and sometimes it's just about fun times. Social events are often noted, particularly weddings and parties of all sorts.


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case:  Perfected work
• Golden Dawn:  Settlement, arrangement completed
• Kahn:  A fortunate partnership, a satisfying project, friends, work that is enjoyed
• Waite:  Domestic tranquility, prosperity, peace

Psychic Revelation
4 of Wands


My Interpretation for Today

I had a job interview on this day and I spent a great deal of time detailing my accomplisments.  I realized that no matter how I feel about where I am now, my accomplishments mean a great deal to me.  They are important. They define me.  And at this point in time, the celebration of those accomplishments is what keeps me focused and positive on what I want to do.  I am beginning to think more and more that a traditional job is something that might not work for me.  I've been speaking about it for weeks, thinking about it for months, and I have started formulating a plan.  This was also the day when I spent some time chatting with someone new whom I really like.  He was responsible for putting me at peace somewhat.  Although my day was highly charged still from the day before, the time I spent talking to him was very relaxing and nice.  Things, too, are going well with my work project.    All in all, the influence of the 4 of Wands was very good on this day.

Temperance

Introduction

I'm very behind in my writing. I've been pulling the cards everyday, but sometimes life gets in the way. I'm going to try to be more vigilant.  This card is for Monday, March 22, 2010.  I'd also like to note that this card was one of those that "flew" out of the deck while shuffling.


My Intuitive Interpretation

Temperance is just what you might think it is...doing things in moderation.  Keeping things in balance.


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Douglas:  Literally temperance - the mixing of opposite ingredients in proper proportion.  Implication is that this mixing is internal, rather than with external forces.
• Gray:  Working together
• Grimaud:  Reflection, decision which is not immediate, consideration of arguments pro and con.
• Huson:  Short-term stalemate followed by resolution

Psychic Revelation
Temperance


My Interpretation for Today

Monday was not a day of temperance for me.  It was a day of very high drama, lots of frustration and many tears.  I drew the card early in the day and had I heeded its advice, the day might have gone a little better, but such are the way things are.  Sometimes we know what we should do, but our emotions take over and we act in a way that is inappropriate or just not good for us at all.  And even in the midst of my drama, I kept thinking about Temperance, but to no avail.  This is how Monday was for me and it's affected the rest of my week (so far) in some way.  What is most amazing to me is that these cards show up when they should...when they are meaningful.  That's how they work.  I don't know why -- I just know that they do.

Ace of Cups

My Intuitive Interpretation

The Ace of Cups is about new beginnings, particularly in the area of love and relationships.   It could mean something new, or something starting anew in a current relationship.  For me, it's always been about hope.


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case:  Fertility, productiveness, beauty, pleasure
• Gray:  The coming of transcendent love, joy, contentment
• Papus:  Commencement of a love affair
• Waite:  House of the true joy, content, abundance
• Suggested:  A card of potential

Psychic Revelation
Ace of Cups


My Interpretation for Today

The area of love and relationships has been an area taking up a lot of my spare time the past year or so since I decided to start dating again. I was shuffling to pull my card for today and chatting with a friend online, telling her I was going to do a Tarot reading for myself  later, because I feel I should just give up.  It's not like I don't have any number of admirers, more or less worldwide. What has been illusive for me has been integrating it all into just one man who lives reasonably close to me...I mean, the same continent would be nice.  It's not like I have lots of "requirements" but that would probably be one of them.  LOL  I've been trying to meet a guy I've been talking to for about a month (mentioned the other day) and while we're having trouble with scheduling, I keep thinking that I shouldn't really bother, since I already have a feeling that he will be the same as the ones I already have.  And then I pull the Ace of Cups.  The cards keep telling me that I really do need to keep at it...not to give up...to wait for the something new.  It could be this one, or could very well be another one (he lives on my continent, too!) who's been chatting with me off and on for several months.  Or maybe it could be one I've yet to even know...but whatever is coming, the Ace of Cups is telling me it's not time to give up just yet.

Would you like a Tarot Reading?

This week, I'm going to try something new.  I'm asking my followers (so if you're not following, now would be a good time to start) if they'd like a Tarot Reading and if so, I'm going to give them one.  The reason I'm doing this is because I'd like to learn some new spreads.

What is a spread?  A spread is the formation in which the cards are laid out.  Each position in the spread has a particular meaning.  For example, there is a very simple Past, Present, Future spread.  After the cards are shuffled, three cards are drawn and placed left to right.  The first one on the left is influences from your past, the middle card is what's going on now, and the right card is what you can expect in your future if you continue on your same path.

Currently, I typically use two:

• The Celtic Cross spread, which contains 10 cards about one subject.
• The Horoscope spread, which contains 13 cards about various areas in one's life.

I also do one card spreads, like yes or no, or "what's going on with..."
I have one person who asks questions and I shuffle the cards and draw them one at a time and answer them based on the card that gets drawn.
Last night, I had a friend who reads ask me to draw four cards, but she didn't tell me how to read them, so I just intuitively read them how they "felt" to me.


Are you game?  Here's how to play...
 
In the comments below this post, ask me what you want to know.  I don't need too many details...in fact, I don't really need ANY details...  Most of the time, I don't even know what I'm specifically talking about, but you will know.  I've also had people ask about work when they really want to know about love.  The Tarot knows that, too.  LOL  Don't ask me how it works...I just know that it does.
 
Not sure how to ask your question?  Below are two websites which have some very good guidelines. 
 
Which Questions Can You Ask and When?
How to Phrase Tarot Questions
 
Don't worry...I won't post your reading on my blog.  I will email it to you.  And if you feel your reading is too personal, just post a comment that you'll send it to me via email (so your place in the queue will be held).   I will promise to do one reading per day (at least), so if you all post on the same day, you'll have to wait your turn.  It will be first come, first served.  You'll have the opportunity to ask until Saturday, March 27th at 11:59 PM.  :)
 
When you receive a Tarot reading, you're supposed to do something for the reader in return.  There are many readers who do this for money.  I am NOT one of them.  I have never taken a dime for a reading in the past 20 years and I'm not going to start now.  Your "gift" back to me will be the experience I get from learning a new spread, but I would also like you to click on one of the ads on my blog.  I'm really trying to see how and if these ads work.  So in your comment, can you please let me know that you clicked on one of the ads?  Thanks!

Which area of your life would you be most interested in knowing about?

Poll Results

If you were having a Tarot Reading today, which area of your life would you be most interested in knowing about?


50%   Work
50%    Love

10 of Pentacles

Introduction

Just a note that I initially pulled the 6 of Swords, which I have already drawn this week.  I'm sure the influences of the 6 of Swords is still going on.


My Intuitive Interpretation

The 10 of Pentacles, for me, means that security and stability in all forms will be realized.  It means prosperity particularly in matters of money and work-related activities, so I'm hoping this will be good news for my upcoming job interviews.


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case:  Wealth, riches, material prosperity
• Grimaud:  Success, agreement, complete joy
• Huson:  Stable home, family life, the house
• Waite:  Gain, riches, family matters, chance, an occasion which may be fortunate or otherwise.

Psychic Revelation
10 of Pentacles


My Interpretation for Today

I really need things to turn around financially right now and I do have a couple of things coming up.  But this card also indicates favorable activity in matters of love and homelife.  Overall, it's a very positive card and I do see things happening for me at the moment, at least financially.  At the very least, I remain hopeful.

8 of Cups

My Intuitive Interpretation

For me, the 8 of Cups is about longing for things that will never be.  It's about leaving things behind.  I find it interesting that the moon shows up in this card as well.  (The Moon showed up yesterday.)  It should be noted that I pulled this card at the end of the day, whereas I've been pulling them at the beginning of the day.  The circumstances of what happened just a short while ago leave me feeling very much like the 8 of Cups.


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case:  Abandoned success, instability
• Grimaud:  Disappointment without success
• Kahn:  Pleasures for the moment
• Waite:  The decline of a matter or the revealing of a previously thought to be important matter as unimportant or trivial

Psychic Revelation
8 of Cups


My Interpretation for Today

I have had two phone conversations with the King of Pentacles now.  We had an online chat just a little while ago and he was saying how he's "not sure where this is going".  Well, we haven't met yet, so in my mind, it's going nowhere.  He said he's not sure what kind of vibe we have.  Well, in my mind, whatever vibe we might have now may completely change when we actually do meet.  He says he's not sure that we're on the same page.  Well, in my mind, we're probably not even in the same book!  I asked him to tell me an interesting story and he asked that I go first.  I told him how I ended up in NYC.  He said he didn't have a story nearly that interesting and I'm thinking that if you don't have even one interesting story in 47 years...  He says he still wants to meet, but all of that stuff, in my mind, was him trying to get out of it.   I have pretty good intuition on these things.  I am rejected again.  In truth, I no longer want to meet him.  We aren't going anywhere. the vibe has changed and we're in completely different books.  And I am left with a longing of things that will never be.

The Moon

My Intuitive Interpretation

The Moon is just what you might think.  Lunatic comes from Luna (the Moon) and it means "affected by the moon".  It's about being a confused with all the things that are going on.  Maybe you don't have control over everything going on.  It's about not being decisive because all the choices seem either good or bad.  For me, the Moon is an emotional card.  It's not necessarily about facts, but how you feel about things.  This is how I'm feeling today.  Imagine that.


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Crowley:  Illusion, deception, bewiderment, hysteria, even madness, dreaminess, falsehood, error, crisis, the brink of important change.
• Douglas:  Intuition, particularly necessary to save one from crisis.
• Thierens:  Feelings, sentiments, uncertaintly, dreams, exhibitions
• Suggested:  Feeling and intuitionregret or longing, the card of that which is yet to be born, the intagible and the unreal (in the sense of being non-physical)

Psychic Revelation
The Moon


My Interpretation for Today

It has been a particularly emotional week for me, even if I haven't had much time to deal with them.  I've had confusion over employment offers, dealings with men, worries over money.  And I've been missing my Dad and my Grandmother.  Maybe this card is showing up for me today because I need to take a break from all of it.  Most of these things are out of my control anyway (and I really hate not having control) and it might just be better to take a few days for me to regroup and not think about these things.  Sometimes I feel overwhelmed and all I really want to do is hide, sleep, drop out for a little bit.  Could this be the influence of the Moon?  Maybe.

King of Pentacles

My Intuitive Interpretation

For me, the King of Pentacles is very stable, responsible, knows what he wants, knows how to get and knows how to keep it.  The unfortunate thing for me is, this man seems really BORING.  He is also probably just the guy I need.  And yes, I do believe this represents a person and a specific person. I do think that this card came to me today because I need to give him a chance.


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case:  Friendly, steady reliable (married) man
• Crowley:  Practical, energetic, capable manager, steadfast, competent, ingenious trustworthy, may appear dull
• Waite:  Valour, success in business

Psychic Revelation
King of Pentacles


My Interpretation for Today

So two days ago, I got the Queen of Pentacles and now I've pulled the King.  I believe this definitely represents someone I am about to meet.  We've been emailing for awhile, but it's been stepped up the last few days.  Today, we actually spoke.  He seems a lot like the King of Pentacles and that's not the type I usually go for...I do think that this card is telling me to give him a chance.  My "usually go for" types aren't working out.  LOL  I will keep you posted...or at least the cards will.

The High Priestess

My Intuitive Interpretation

The High Priestess, for me, is about intuition.  It's about gut instincts.  It's about trusting the messages that come to you in whatever form they get to you.  I have been working on my High Priestess gifts for years, but still, I often do not trust the messages that I get, particularly when they are about me.  Ideas or random thoughts often pop into my head.  When they are about others, I pay attention.  When they are about me, I tend to ignore them.  I have lots of ideas and random thoughts today.  The High Priestess is telling me:  Listen.


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case:  Memory, the subconscious, potential
• Crowley:  Pure, exalted and gracious influence, change, fluctuation
• Douglas:  Inspiration, revelation, divination, intuition.  Emotional instability or enslavement
• Gray:  Sensuality
• Waite:  Secrets, mystery, the future as yet unrevealed.  Silence, wisdome, passion, moral or physical ardour
• Suggested:  Teacher in perhaps aan occult sense.  A guide.

Psychic Revelation
High Priestess


My Interpretation for Today

It should be noted that I consider the number 2 to be my favorite number and, indeed, this is one of my favorite cards.  I have been working very hard to continue to develop my intuitions and learning to trust what comes to me.  Of course, I use the Tarot to guide me.  One of the meanings of this card refers to sensuality and I have been enjoying lots of attention lately.  I had repressed this for many years and once I changed my attitude toward myself, things started happening for me.  This, I do believe, was definitely influenced by the High Priestess.  I do know my capacity for love now.  It's now just a matter of trusting my intuition to guide me.

Queen of Pentacles

My Intuitive Interpretation

Another Court Card...the Queen of Pentacles could represent an actual person, but I tend to read them as archetypes of the card.  Pentacles typically represent stability, responsibility, money.  Queens tend to be be feminine (imagine that), and geared toward making a good home environment.  At this juncture in my life, I hope it's pointing to better days financially.  I could use that at this time.


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case:  Generous, intelligent, charming
• Crowley:  Passivity, usually in its highest aspect. Ambitious in useful directions, kindness, greatness of heart, strong in intuition, domesticated, lustful
• Golden Dawn:  Impetuous, kind, timid, charming, kind-hearted, melancholy, truthful
• Waite:  Greatness of soul, generousity, security

Psychic Revelation
Queen of Pentacles


My Interpretation for Today


I think I need to amend my intuitive interpretation.  Perhaps it is pointing to better days financially, but it could just as easily be a card describing me at this moment in time.  I am very generous and have a hard time saying no.  It's just a question of who's asking and what they're asking for...

Blog Notes

I've done a little maintenance on my blog this morning.  As I figure out more and more how this interface works, I'm developing a more standardized format.

I published the poll results from last week.  Feel free to comment on the results.  I also added a new poll for this week.  I hope you will vote.

I also added a new "page", which is an introduction to my blog, as well as a little story about how I became a Tarot card reader.  You can get to that near the bottom of the right side, right above my "About Me" section.

I'd also like to know what happens when you click on the ads.  If you can, please click on the ads throughout the week.  I am not allowed to, so your help with this would be great.  Specifically, I want to know what kind of revenue these clicks generate.

I've been developing this blog because I'd like to demonstrate a blog's usefulness as well as social networking sites (like Facebook) for small businesses.  I'm toying with the idea of starting my own small business for helping companies capitalize on the these tools.  Any help or suggestions you can give me are greatly appreciated.

I hope you have a really great week!

Josetta

Have you ever had a Tarot Reading?

Poll Results

Have you ever had a Tarot Reading?

42%   Yes, and I'd do it again
14%   Yes, but I don't think it was real
14%   Yes, and it scared me
42%   No, but I want to.
14%   No, I don't believe in such things

Justice

My Intuitive Interpretation

For me, Justice, like its name implies, is  all about getting what you deserve, even if it's not want you want.  It's about trying to keep balance the areas in your life.  It's about doing what's fair and what's just.  Sometimes it's about tipping the scales a little bit when needed.  It's about getting to the truth.


What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case:  To teach or instruct, karma, faithful intelligence
• Christian:  Absolute justice, attraction and repulsion
• Douglas:  Conscience reminding the conscious mind of the existence of the unconscious, vindication of truth
• Gray:  Equilibrium through the love of the Great Mother, Mercy advised and excessive severity contraindicated
• Grimaud: Rehabilitation, honesty, justice performed
• Huson:  Advice to weight a situation carefully
• Kahn:  Cosmic law, karma

Psychic Revelation
Justice


My Interpretation for Today

Everything happens for a reason and I probably preach this more than anyone.  People come into our lives for a reason (and leave, as well).  Experiences happen for a reason.  I think this card appeared to me today because I have been feeling that I have not, lately, been getting what I deserve (or at least what I think I deserve) and this is in several areas of my life.  I must continue to remember that timing is everything and while I have my own time zone, the universe does not always work on it.  The job that I thought I wanted which didn't come left my time free for something else.  The love that I thought I deserved but which didn't happen leaves me free for the one that will truly appreciate me.  I am impatient.  I must learn that impatience gets me nowhere.

7 of Swords

My Intuitive Interpretation

The 7 of Swords, for me, has always been about trying to get away with something...of being sneaky about it and being good at being sneaky about it. At its core, it's about manipulation of some sort. I know exactly what this is about today, as my mind has been on one topic and one topic alone. Yes, I am trying to be sneaky and to do a bit of manipulation. Yes, I know it's not going to work, but nonetheless, it's been on my mind all day.

What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case: Unstable effort, uncertainty, partial success
• Douglas: Powerful opposition. Courage, perseverance, prudence and possibly cunning are required.
• Gray: Foolish attempt at some kind of theft, arguments, spying, incomplete success.
• Kaplan: New schemes, desires on the verge of fulfillment, attempts or endeavors.
• Mathers: Hope, confidence, desire, attempt, wish.
• Waite: Design, attempt, wish, hope, confidence, a plan that may fail, annoyance.
• Suggested:  Perfect wisdom, maturity, control of power, control of emotions, control of intuition and control of intelligence summarized.

Psychic Revelation
7 of Swords


My Interpretation for Today

The advice of this card is obviously for me to stop trying to manipulate the situation and this is going to be difficult for me because I like to get what I want. Since everything points to actually NOT getting my way, perhaps I simply need to just let things ride out as they will and see what happens. Let's hope I can do that.

The image for this card is, again, not from a traditional deck, but I did like it.  It can be viewed and purchased here:
http://www.midnight-arts.ca/Art_2008/Tarot.html

Page of Swords

My Intuitive Interpretation

Another messenger card...I've been getting messages from everywhere lately. The Page of Swords could be bringing a message that I don't particularly want to hear or something that has been particularly bugging me. My problem is I rarely listen to the Pages, believing that I am stronger than they are. Perhaps this card shows up today to remind me that I don't know everything and I should listen to messages, even subtle ones.

  

What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case: Vigilant, acute, subtle
• Golden Dawn: Wisdom, strength, acuteness, subtleties in material things, grace, dexterity
• Gray: Message or spying, impostors, frivolity or cunning, watch out for the unforeseen
• Papus: An enemy, bad news, delay
• Waite: Authority, overseeing, spying, vigilance
• Suggested: Messages requiring thought, disturbing or exciting news

Psychic Revelation
Page of Swords

My Interpretation for Today

I'm not entirely sure what message the Page of Swords will bring me today, but I do resolve to listen to it. Swords are not particularly kind to me, but sometimes kindness is not what is needed. The Dictionary of Tarot made mention of policemen, and as many of you know, there is one in my life right now and he has been a source of much thought, particularly as we are redefining our relationship. Perhaps I need to pay attention to the messages...