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.

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.

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.

8 of Pentacles

My Intuitive Interpretation

The 8 of Pentacles, to me, is a card of appreticeship, of learning new things, of branching out of one's comfort level.

What Dictionary of Tarot Says

• Case: Skill in material affairs
• Crowley: Prudence, inteliigence lovingly applied to material matters
• Douglas: Concentration on short-term rather than long-term goals
• Papus: Partial Success
• Waite: Work, employment, craftmanship, skill in craft or business
• Suggested: Established power properly applied, the rejuvenation of fire

Psychic Revelation

8 of Pentacles

My Interpretation for Today

I begin a new project today, short-term, but in my area of expertise. It feels good to get back into the work that I love and this card suggests that I will probably learn some new things (as I usually do, which is why I love this work). Hopefully, this will lead to more work of this type, as it's been a rough few months. It also suggests that I branch out a bit and find new areas of expertise, to make myself more marketable.