Current Influences

Seven of Swords

Another card which indicates forces opposing you, the Seven of Swords points to there being a single source of your frustration. This is both positive, in that you may be able to identify that source and change your circumstances, and negative, in that this source may well be aware of you and deliberately sabotaging you. The road to your success does not lie in direct confrontation, however, but instead in guile. Instead of attacking the obstacles raised against you, find ways around them.

Key interpretations:

  • Avoiding confrontation
  • Failure
  • Incomplete
  • Theft
  • Unknown opponents

In this position, the card reveals:

Rely on your mind to see you through your current difficulties; strength will only take you so far.

Obstacles

Five of Cups

This card is a dark omen. Like the rest of its suit, it is bound your emotions, and it brings with it a warning of loss and disappointment. Expect a setback in your life, almost certainly emotional. It may be a project or goal you are particularly invested in emotionally. In certain positions it might also refer to events of the past which continue to cause regret or heartache. The only solution is optimism; this too shall pass.

Key interpretations:

  • Avoidance
  • Detachment
  • Loss
  • New hope
  • Regret

In this position, the card reveals:

You will find new alternatives to your current situation available to you, and should explore them thoroughly.

Past Foundations

Nine of Cups

This card is a very powerful positive indicator for you! It represents a lasting or powerful contentment in your life. While nothing is permanent, somewhere along your life's path you can expect to be truly happy. It is heavily tied to creative endeavour and good wishes for the future.

Key interpretations:

  • Complete
  • Fulfilled
  • Generous
  • Pleasure
  • Satisfaction

In this position, the card reveals:

You will only find true happiness if your soul can recapture peace.

Past Events

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:

You are lacking support in important areas of your life, and should consider the possibility that you have been investing yourself in the wrong people.

Goals and Destiny

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:

You will find the most personal satisfaction in the arts or public service, possibly a role in civic affairs.

Future

Seven of Cups

This card speaks strongly to your inner self. It is trying to tell you something about your unconscious or the realms of your imagination. Your hopes, dreams, and unrealized aspirations are all fair game to the Seven of Cups. It speaks of a deep confusion, or a lack of understanding of your true motivations by your conscious mind. It is time to look carefully at your own motivations and reexamine your goals, but it is also a risky time to act upon your conclusions.

Key interpretations:

  • Confusion
  • Dreams and ambitions
  • Speculating
  • Decision
  • Temptation

In this position, the card reveals:

Your indecisiveness will slow down your progress. Combat this tendency by being more open to change.

The Querant (you)

Six of Pentacles

Success in your life is bound up in generosity. This may mean your prosperity will arise from your investment in others, perhaps a financial investment, or maybe advice and support for a friend. This card can also mean the reverse, that your success will arise from the generosity of someone else. The two are, of course, not exclusive, and drawing this card suggests you naturally lean towards kind acts and charity.

Key interpretations:

  • Distribution
  • Donation
  • Favour
  • Prosperity
  • Solvency

In this position, the card reveals:

Someone will make you a generous offer, which you may accept or decline, as you see fit.

Friends and Family

The Fool

The Fool is a very powerful card in the Tarot deck, usually representing a new beginning -- and, consequently, an end to something in your old life. The Fool's position in your spread reveals which aspects of your life may be subject to change. The Fool signals important decisions ahead which may not be easy to make, and could involve an element of risk for you. Approach the changes with optimism and care to gain the most positive outcome.

Key interpretations:

  • Carefree
  • Foolish
  • Important decisions
  • New beginnings
  • Optimistic

In this position, the card reveals:

Change can be good or bad, and always involves risk. The changes you make now will have a lasting influence; examine your current life carefully, be certain the path you are on is taking you in the right direction.

Hopes, Fears, and Ideals

The Hierophant

Depending on your nature, the Heirophant can mean very different things. At its root, it represents doctrine, but doctrine can come in the form of teaching and guidance or rigid authority. Where it appears in your spread is also important, as it is most often indicative of your own approach to the moral, religious, and social conventions of the world. Considered wisely, it helps show the path towards fulfillment.

Key interpretations:

  • Approval
  • Conformity
  • Consent
  • Good advice
  • Marriage or Union

In this position, the card reveals:

You should seek self-fulfillment in a position that serves society.

The Final Outcome

Four of Cups

Apathy is the most insidious of evil. If its influence remains unchecked you may lose yourself, and not even realize what you have lost. This card is a strong warning that you must break out of your current cycles. Seek out causes or people to care and fight for. Make new goals, and then seek out new paths to reach them. Now is the time to take risks, as the price of failure is far less than the cost of no longer seeking success.

Key interpretations:

  • Boredom
  • Disappointment
  • Dissatisfaction
  • Re-evaluation
  • Tedious

In this position, the card reveals:

There will be a long delay, and you may lose hope or faith, yet exciting events will follow.