Current Influences

Queen of Pentacles

The Queen is a card steeped in the tradition of family, and reflects a person, usually a woman, who is financially adroit, and possesses a very pragmatic, practical, nature. This person will come to your aid in some financial matter, most likely advice on how to better manage your money.

Key interpretations:

  • Abundance
  • Financial help
  • Practicality
  • Prosperity
  • Wealth

In this position, the card reveals:

A feminine influence, practical, financially capable, and self-sufficient may provide friendship or advice. This card may also imply you will soon make more money, and that you should be socially responsible with its dispersal.

Obstacles

The Moon

Something in your life is not what it seems. Perhaps a misunderstanding on your part, or a truth you cannot admit to yourself. It may also indicate something important being kept from you by another. This may be a source of worry or depression in your life, and the Moon is a strong indicator that you must rely on your intuition to see through the deceit.

Key interpretations:

  • Be careful
  • Caution
  • Confusion
  • Delusion
  • Risk

In this position, the card reveals:

You are about to begin a creative project, or, in another interpretation, you may have a relationship issue that demands resolution.

Past Foundations

Judgement

Judgment tells a story of transition, but unlike Death or the Tower, it is not sudden change, or born of luck or intuition, but change that springs from reason. It signifies plans, often long in the making, coming to fruition. If it points towards the future, it may also speak towards the nature of the change; if there is a choice that needs to be made, think deeply and let your mind guide the decision. Logic, in this case, is a better guide than intuition. Be prepared to make a major decision in your life, likely one that will shape the next chapter of your life.

Key interpretations:

  • Change
  • Decisions
  • Success
  • Transformation
  • Upheaval

In this position, the card reveals:

A worthy life lies behind you, full of good work.

Past Events

King of Cups

The King of Cups is the worldly and calm projection of authority. To find him in your spread is most likely a reference to someone else who will aid you in achieving your goals. This person may seem unconcerned, even distant, but their motivations are pure. Whatever advice they give will be important to you and should be considered in your own deliberations. If it does refer to you personally, it shows an inner strength and tightly disciplined control of emotions.

Key interpretations:

  • Compassionate
  • Good advice / Helpful
  • Integrity
  • Mature, Authoritative Man
  • Spouse

In this position, the card reveals:

You have recently been in need of good advice, and might do well to seek a professional.

Goals and Destiny

The Devil

The Devil is in the business of entrapment. It signifies a situation from which there is no escape, or a road leading to one. Forewarning may let you avoid the trap, or it may not. What sort of trap, and how you might avoid it, depends on where the Devil appears in your spread, and what other cards surround it. This card does not foretell doom, only the need for prudence.

Key interpretations:

  • Anger
  • Jealousy and resentment
  • Self-delusion
  • Selfishness
  • Violence

In this position, the card reveals:

There is danger on the road, and your escape will hinge on your courage.

Future

Eight of Cups

The Eight of Cups suggests that there is stability and security in your life, but at a personal cost. You are probably unfulfilled by your current life. Depending on the rest of your spread, it may be a strong push for you to move on, and find the courage to strike out in a new direction. You will have to look closely at your work, your relationship, and your own beliefs to identify the source of your dissatisfaction, and then decide if you are willing to set aside some of your life's stability in order to find happiness.

Key interpretations:

  • Abandonment
  • Avoiding
  • Changes in lifestyle
  • Leaving / Going
  • Personal development

In this position, the card reveals:

You are going to embark on a journey of some sort. If you are open, you will find it changing your attitude towards life.

The Querant (you)

The High Priestess

Your identification with the High Priestess suggests you possess inherent good judgment, in the form of strong intuition. She may indicate that reason should take second place to instinct. Your head must trust in the wisdom of your heart for a change. Yet, she is also an aide by nature, and her presence in certain parts of your spread could be indicative of someone close to you coming to your rescue with their own intuition. Intuition is most effective at seeing what is hidden to the senses, so the High Priestess may also come as a warning of concealed facts or influences that are, or will be, important to you.

Key interpretations:

  • Feminine influences
  • Insightful
  • Mystery
  • Understanding
  • Wisdom

In this position, the card reveals:

Stay in tune with your intuition, as it may be the best guide through the tough choices in your future.

Friends and Family

Three of Pentacles

If you can maintain a clear sense of purpose over the coming months, you are well positioned to see your hard work get the recognition it deserves. While it is not guaranteed, and it may tax your interpersonal skills, if you maintain your own pace and trust in others, recognition will be yours. That outcome will be worth your determination, as it may not only provide material reward, but also lead to a sense of lasting accomplishment.

Key interpretations:

  • Excellence
  • Mastery
  • Satisfaction
  • Success
  • Teamwork

In this position, the card reveals:

You will receive cooperation from a group of friends or a society.

Hopes, Fears, and Ideals

Knight of Cups

The Knight of Cups encourages you to remember that victory is not just an exercise in strength of arms, but can be achieved through cleverness and a savvy mind. He can also be given to flights of wild fancy, so you may also interpret him as a warning to maintain your focus. New initiatives in your life are likely on their way, and you must remember to seek novel paths to accomplish goals, but also not lose sight of where you are going.

Key interpretations:

  • Arrival
  • Creative
  • Invitation
  • New opportunities
  • Proposal

In this position, the card reveals:

You must unite you mind, body, and spirit to secure your ambitions.

The Final Outcome

The Lovers

Your first instinct will most likely be to associate this card as representing love, but, much like love, it is not quite that simple. Not only does love come in many forms, but the Lovers may indicate important or difficult choices ahead in your life. This is bad, in that the choices it signals are generally mutually exclusive, paths to two very different futures, but also good, in that it confirms that at least one of those paths will take you to a good place. As such, if you happen to find it in your spread, you should consider it carefully, but not fear it. It tells a story of difficult choices, likely painful, but that the correct decision and a positive outcome are within your grasp.

Key interpretations:

  • Attachment or combination
  • Conflicting choices
  • Partners
  • Relationships
  • Union

In this position, the card reveals:

You will eventually make the right choice, if you have embraced your true self and learned to accept others for who they are.