When Will Cupid Strike

Andy recently posted a spread on his blog here which is basically, about what, when & how of "when will I meet the one".

1. Why you've not found love/partner.

Ten of Swords:

This card has appeared for me more often than any other card in a love reading. Basically this card talks about ending,  completion & you have hit the rock bottom. Its been longer than 3yrs now & somehow, mentally I'm still getting over it. 

This card can literally mean feeling like a victim. Although I do admit my mistakes when I look back & talk about my past, I do admit my mistakes & I did learn a lot from them. Somehow I am still not ready to get up, pull the swords out of my back & move on. I have to get out of this self-pity like approach in love.

2. How to overcome any issues in card one.

Queen of Pentacles:

This Queen, unlike the Queen of Wands (Fire) is very serious about relationships. she does not believe in short-term flings or just flirting with anyone. She is the woman who would protect her King, make a home with him, serve him breakfast every morning & make babies with him. 

This Queen may also be a woman, other than myself, who can help me with overcoming my fear of "failing" my next relationship. I usually do not make friends with Earth signs, although I have lot of Earth in me, but this woman can be an example for me, how to make a relationship successful.

3. What is the most positive thing you can do now.

Four of Pentacles:

This is the card I used to describe my ex actually. This man in this picture actually often reminded me of him, because in his case I did just that, held on TOO tightly. 

This card is all about holding on tight. Since its a Four number & also Pentacles, we can relate it to material security & stability too. This is exactly what I am doing right now, & letting matters lose as well at the same time, because I believe I sometimes try to be too much in control of circumstances ..

Both How to & what to do are pentacles. I see that financial matters and stability, more practical approach is needed. Its really hard for me with Venus in Gemini but I have lot of Earth in me, so I just need to let loose.

4. Who is the partner for you.

Nine of Pentacles:

Interestingly, when I put y story or my goals in cards, Nine of Pentacles is always the card I put before 10 of Cups and 10 of Pentacles, these two cards being the ultimate goal of mine in terms of relationships. I want to be happy and care-free and financially well-off on my own, forming my own individual identity before I step in to a relationship. Now the same card is representing the man for me. This person is someone on-my-own type, which is BTW my type. This man is more a self-reliant type & is possibly enjoying the fruits of his labours right now & one thing he misses is Love.

Another reference that is made with this card is though, that of a person who is happily single. This actually worries me a bit, because when you are under the influence of Nine of Pentacles card, you just do not want to be in a relationship.

5. Where you will meet.

Nine of Cups:

The only place I can think when I look at this card is an exhibition. The Cups suit is also related to family & emotions, so someone in family is presenting something, may be a friend's celebration or something. 

6. When you will meet.

Emperor

The only Major arcana card in my spread which is easy to pin point the time since Emperor is associated with Aries. Sun will be moving to Aries in next month. Lets see what happens...

SUMMARY: 

There is the dominant suit of Pentacles, so despite the Nine of Pentacles as "HIM" I'm still thinking if it will be something long-term. 

I welcome opinions!!

The Four Modes Spread by Marry K. Greer

I was just reading "Understanding the Tarot Court" by Marry K. Greer & Tom Little when I looked at this spread given in the book.

The Aeclectic Tarot forum explains the spread like this:

Next we visit the four modes of Tarot - the Court Cards, which answer the "Who" of a reading - the parts of yourself or people around you that are part of the issue; the Minor Arcana Pips (numbers 2-10) that describe the "What?" - the situation that the Seeker is in; The Major Arcana that answer the question "Why?", addressing the life lesson for the Seeker in the situation they are facing; and the Aces, which answer the "Where?" of the situation - the elemental world, realm or sphere where the action is taking place.

For this spread you have to basically separate the deck in four parts.
1) Court cards
2) Number cards/Minor Arcana Pips (from 2-10) of each suit
3)  Major Arcana from 0-21
4) The four Aces

Like the text I copied from Aeclectic Tarot's review of the book, the court card tells you what court card you are acting like. I didn't pre-choose the card because I wanted to see if I'm being myself (Queen of Wands) or not.

The Minor Arcana Pips card tells you what situation you are in & what you are doing in that situation

The Major Arcana card tells you why you are in this situation & what you need to express/what your lesson here in this situation is

The Ace tells you in which realm or area are you facing the situation & why you are doing what you are doing.

1) King of Swords: Some words I can really relate to for this court cards are "logical, head-over-heart, controlling, thinker (sometimes over-thinking) , wants crystal clear view of situation, cold, detached, trying too hard to dominate, & above all, blunt (look at that sword).
So I agree, I exhibit all these qualities these days.More negative than positive *sigh*

2) So whats happening is, that I'm delusional. This is the word I associate with this card. This card is also the card of day-dreaming & I'm falling for it. Instead of taking some practical decisions, or actions,I rather sit & imagine what it can be. There is also A LOT I want. & I want it all at once. That is why I have no idea which one to work towards first. At the same time, I'm so tempted by all the options I have, or I think I have, that I'm clearly careless towards what I'm losing. This explains the cold/detached King of Swords attitude.

3) The Hierophant explains why its happening. I'm a rebel. I always walk against the current, not that it ever serves me right. But the lesson here is to get real & understand that the path less travelled, well, there is a reason its less travelled. I should stick to more traditional roles. See how I'm exhibiting the role of a King, the alpha, the master, while I'm a woman & TBH I was expecting a female court card at-least  I need to fit to my role. I know this sounds too traditional, but hey, that's what the lesson is here right.

4) The realm is that of emotions, feelings, love & relationships, also family & matters related to heart. See how there is a lot of Blue in my spread, which represents feelings. The "What" card is also of Cups, mean in terms of whatever is happening, at least I'm on track. The Hirophant is Earth, boxed in with Water on both sides, thus, the message of Hierophant is even intensified. The only culprit here is Swords (Air). Air and Water just create Storms.

So here, I'm taking things (options) too rationally & logically. There is a need to conform to traditional values and even seek advice from someone who can help.

This spread actually gave me a lot to wonder about.

Try it & share how it feels!

One Card Answer Spread; Whats keeping him busy

Quite recently I have started working with lesser and lesser number of cards. The reason being, they are simple & straight forward. If I pull out too many cards, I totally miss the message each one of them wants to tell me, individually.

I have been working a lot on my Daily Love Tarot card, which is my card for the day focusing on my Love Life only. The results have been marvellous. The cards are amazing.

Today I asked a question about a man who has been pretty detached lately. I have been pulling 5 of Cups (Feeling rejected), 3 of Pentacles (Focusing on career) & Page of Swords (lack of romance) lately & this is what is happening.

Q: Why is he not communicating with me like before?

This card, when appeared, took me a bit by surprise. I was expecting Pentacles, work, burdens etc. Boy, what was I thinking. This card appearing for my question tells me he is busy celebrating something he has achieved. This reminds me of the last time we talked & he told me how happy he was with his achievements & how he loves enjoying the fruits of his labours.

This card is also about feeling content & satisfied. I can imagine this will give him a drive to work more, to achieve more, to set more goals for himself. So goal-driven he is!

The thing that makes me happy is that he is happy & satisfied & not burdened etc. I think he is just taking his time away from me!

Celtic Cross reading

This reading is done for a friend J who is going through some uncertain complicated circumstances in her relationship with an overly-obsessed lover.

1. The Situation as it is now:

This card appears when things are miserable, but there is hope and a desire for betterment. There is no disappointment with this card, there is a sense of optimism. There is a quest for something better and you are willing to take the risk of leaving the imperfect things behind.

2. Obstacles and Challenges

Financial and material issues seem important in this relationship. Aces are also the beginnings and Pentacles are the financial and practical matters. So there is a financial opportunity or the lack of it which is the challenge here.Starting afresh and that too with lot of practicality is needed.

3. Root of the matter: what caused this situation:

A stand-still and wait and see has led to this situation. There is nothing happening, things are not going anywhere and this is causing all the frustration. This explains why the Ace, a beginning, is the challenge. The status quo needs to be changed.

4. Past:

Things have been the best they can be in the past. We may also say the best days are over now. It was like a dream come true, and now you have woke up.

5. Immediate future:

This is a motherly, nurturing woman who is very sensitive & caring. As the immediate future,it looks like things will improve a lot in their relationship soon enough.

6. Long term future:

There will be strength to tolerate and patiently handle each other. There is a lot of strength coming in too making the bond stronger. One of the partners might go a little wild but the other has strength to handle it.

7. You, right now:

This explains her situation pretty well. She finds herself trapped in a situation where she cannot stay and she cannot leave. There are misunderstandings and lack of communication. There is also helplessness.

8. Environment, what surrounds you right now:

Things are too still and stubborn right now. There is a lot of unnecessary restriction around you. You are supposed to hold on tight, and not let go. Your environment wants you to make sure you are secure, financially probably.

9. Hopes and fears:

You have a hope that if you wait out on things, they might improve, but at the same time you are scared that if you wait too long, it will be like time wasted. The outcome of waiting, with this card, is usually success. so hang on.

10, 11, 12- Outcome
Page of Pentacles, Five of Swords, The Moon

There is a sense of betrayal and deception which is planned and imposed on the situation. In the end you might end up asking yourself what have I done and was it worth it?

There is a serious lack of Wands in this suit so there is no action going on. There are 4 Pentacles so things will go very slow. The future looks good for her in either case, if she stays or leaves, but the outcome suggests its better to learn the lesson and move on. 

Decision Making Spread

I have someone asking me to do a spread for the two choices they are presented with. After thorough search on the internet and not finding any spread which fits the situation, I created one:

The lucky 11 decision making spread:

1. The root cause of the decision
This position tells us what lead to this decision point.

2. The present situation of the querent
What is querent facing here right now

3. What are querent's fears/hopes
Is the querent afraid to take a step forward and make a choice? This card explain yes/no and why.

Lucky 11 Decision making Spread

4,5, 6 & 7 These cards relate to first choice
4. What you sustain if you choose this
5. What you lose if you don't choose this
6. The hidden challenges in this choice
7. The outcome of this choice in long-run

8, 9, 10 & 11 relate to second choice
8. What you sustain if you choose this
9. What you lose if you don't choose this
10. The hidden challenges in this choice
11. The outcome of this choice in long-run

You may find an example reading here.

If you intend to use this spread please post a link back here. Thank you.

Weekly Tarot Spread

After my thorough search on the internet for a good weekly tarot spread and finding nothing that would click, I made my own. This is a Seven cards spread and no these are not one card for each day. Its rather the energy of the whole week. You may use this spread if you want, but please give due credit. Thank you.


Theme of the week:
This card tells what the overall energy of the week be and what you will be surrounded by for most part of next 7 days.

What will occupy me the most:
This card tells you what will keep you busy, what will mostly be going on with you.This is different from position 1 because it tells you what will keep you busy, know what I mean?

What will be ignored the most:
There are things which we need to do but we ignore, and there are things which are not important and are ignored. This is what needs your attention, but will be ignored. There is a hint here that you need to make sure do not ignore this if it is important to you.

Actions that need to be taken:
This is what you must do.

Ignore this:
Leave this bit for this week. Focus on Action card.

Advice to make the most:
How you can get the most out of this week to achieve your weekly goals.

Outcome:
This is you at the end of the week, subject to the condition you follow the advice that the cards gave you.

Have fun practising!!!

Friends or LOvers?

This spread is a simple two cards spread.

1. What to expect if we stay friends?
2. What to expect if we become lovers

Friends or LOvers

1. Death: This card is the card of death and birth. This card, when appears, always ends something in querent's life. There is always a chance for another door opening, but in this position, its a negative card. This card shows that this friendship will not last long enough.

2. Six of Wands: The card of success, victory and a very good omen in this position.

The cards are self explanatory. There is sorrow if remain friends and happiness if become lovers.

Full Moon in Scorpio spread

This spread is a property of Lisa Fridegborg Lloyd here.


This reading has been done for a 22 years old female.

Tarot of Dreams by Ciro Marchetti

1. Your pulling power
This is what is attracting people to you now. Knight of Coins. Knight of Coins is a very practical approach to life. Knigh of Coins is the slowest in terms of taking action among the Knights. This Knight will not just jump into situations rather will take some time before the actually take any step. This practical approach combined with wisdom and reluctance to be impulsive and hasty is what attracts people towards you right now.

2. What you are currently attracting
This card tells what kind of relationships you are attracting now.

10 of Swords

Probably the worst card for this position. Right now you are attracting those relationships which leave in a state of misery and self-pity. You end up blaming yourself and your lack of insight when the relationships end.

3. What you need to leave behind in order to bring in something new
Justice. This is very interesting card to have in one's spread. This card talks about a strong sense of justice, a strong sense of being honest in relationships but here in this position its telling you to question if you are being too fair? Ask your self questions like do I lack Bias? am I looking at love from too strong an angle? This will help you realizing that may be you need to relax a little bit and let things happen on their own instead of trying to give them a balance. Sometimes things balance themselves out once they are left to handle themselves.

4. Your deepest, darkest desire
King of Swords

He is a man who is mentally very strong, very just (look at justice card) , a scientist, a logical head-driven individual who is intellectual. This is the kind of man you want for yourself.

5. What is coming in the time leading up to the next Full Moon
Page of Wands:

Expect some messages of love and affection . There is a person, with whom you might find a lot in common and is quite adventuresome, may enter your life. Take a chance and fly with them. The energy of wands will help you getting over whatever has happened in the past.

Lessons and Challenges Relationship Tarot Spread

This spread is a property of Lisa Fridegborg Lloyd here.


This spread has been done for two people, who are in a confused friends-lovers state of relationship and have reconnected to each other after a break of 3-4 months.

The psychic Tarot by John Holland

1. Your Current Lesson
Suffering in Silence. Many times in life we are faced by challenges and we are faced by some harsh realities. Sometimes we get to react strongly, but at other times we have to learn to be quiet, no matter how bad it hurts and how bad the situation gets, its wiser to stay quiet just to let the relationship grow on its own.

2. Your Current Challenge
Triumph. Victory means different things to different people. Here this card associates with the current lesson. One does not always win by fighting back, sometimes the one who is more patient also wins the situation over.
3. Your Partner’s Current Lesson
Base Chakra. This Chakra is associated to the very core of a person. This chakra is associated with the colour red and is present at the root of spinal column. In the spiritual lessons term, this chakra relates to the material world lessons. The emotional and mental issues with this chakra are the belief and self-esteem, feelings of security and family. The partner needs to work on their self-esteem. his probably be the reason why the relationship is going back and forth.

4. Your Partner’s Current Challenge
Victory and Success. This is the interesting part because both partners are challenged to win, and they both can if they work together in one direction instead of fighting each other off.

5. Your Lesson as Couple
Conflict and Defeat. This card is the card of giving up. This also relates to the first partner's lesson. Sometimes you have to give up in order to win the relationship.

6. Your Challenge as a Couple
Spiritual Union: We see a really nice card here. Conflicts, arguments, and above all ego, are the things which eat up at a relationship. The couple is facing a challenge of spiritual union instead of a physical or mental union. They achieve that, make their spirits work on same frequency and the relationship will not be a challenge anymore.

7. Advice About the Best Course of Action
The Waiting Game. aww something are meant to happen on their own time and no matter what we do, we can not push the matter. This is the thing here with this couple. They can do nothing but let time take its course.

8. The Outcome (Provided the Advice is Acted On)
Partnership and Aliances.Finally they have something worth it in the end. If they wait, instead of trying to push their relationship from one state to another or push back to the former state, there is a strong chance they end up being partners where spiritual union also exists.