A simple three card reading for a couple!

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1- what is happening:

Four of Pentacles

This is the card which shows insecurity, fear of rejection or holding on to a relationship which is serving neither people any good, out of some kind of insecurity . This card also shows that one or both partners are holding their emotions inside and not letting the other partner in which brings us to a standstill. The stability of number Four combined with the determined Pentacles suit gives us a stubborn and not easy to handle situation. Both partners need to open themselves more to the other person & discuss any kind of insecurity they have. They also need to consider why they are holding on so tight to each other. Is it out of fear of losing the other person or a fear or something else?

2- Advice:

Seven of Swords
Keep your personal matters to you is what I can say this card means as an advice. Sneaky/theft is the main meaning associated with this card but it can also mean not disclosing yourself completely yet. Sometimes the more you show, the lesser interesting you become. In order to keep the partner interested, it might be wiser to keep apart for a while & going lone-wolf, trying to solve things by inner wisdom.

3- Outcome:

Two of Swords:
When you detach yourself, without disclosing yourself too much from your partner, that is when you can see what is separating you, holding you two back. This will be good to make sure that you are in this relationship for all the right reasons & not the wrong ones.This card is also associated with making a choice or facing a choice.

Summarizing it, at present the relationship is at a standstill because both partners are more keeping to themselves or holding on longer/stronger than they should, mainly out of some kind of insecurity. Both need to spend sometime away, exploring the other options they have so that they can make a right decision as to whether or not to stay in the relationship or if they are staying in their relationship for the right reasons!

A higher number of Swords card shows that more rationality & logic is dominating the relationship, lacking emotional touch of Cups suit or the fire of Wands Suit. Swords is also associated with mental work, intellect & communication, therefore, communication seems to play most part in the situation.

Relationship Cross Spread

Originally found here

This spread is done for a couple who is having a good/bad time and they have no idea where they are heading.

1. Querent's position in the relationship:
Two of Swords:
Two is a number of duality, choices and partnership. The suit of Swords is associated with mind and thinking. With Mercury being retrograde, we find the querent in a position of tension and mental dilemma. He is unable to decide what he wants to do and this is keeping him blocked. In the card we can see the lady sitting in front of two roads going in opposite directions. She has sort of given up on situation the
 way she is sitting crossing the swords at her heart, She is not sure or she is hesitant to make a choice.

2. Querent's partner's position in the relationship:
The Tower
This card is about your whole world falling apart. This usually happens out of blue when something just happens and the next moment everything around you is just breaking loose. It looks like the partner is ruined or destructed in the relationship. It can also be a way to break everything and then starting afresh.In the picture we can see the lightening has struck and things are falling apart. People are jumping out of window to rescue themselves.

3. The past
Nine of Cups
This is the wish card of the deck. When this card appears consider yourself lucky because your biggest wish will be fulfilled. In the past position we can say that they have been very happy in the past. They wished for each other and the basis of the relationship is their wish to be with each other.

4. What is between them right now:
Eight of Swords

Eight is the number of balance and karma. Swords is the suit of mind and intellect. This card tells us that there are problems, possibly to do with communication with this couple. There are misunderstandings between them. Here we see a lady blindfolded (not knowing the facts) and her hands are tied (helplessness) and there are swords around her (problems and misunderstandings).


5. The future:
Eight of Cups
Another eight.Here we see the couple leaving old problems and misunderstandings behind and moving to the new happier times. There can be a change of scene for better between them. But right now there is a need to find a distraction from each other. This card shows feeling of being dejected.

Summary: Right at this time things are not right between them. There are problems which need clear communication. I pulled one extra card as "ADVICE" card to improve the situation and no doubt, I pulled

This card tells the couple to be clear to each other, talk things through and start afresh. There is a need to be "LOUD" and clear with each other.

The Spread has 2 swords, 2 cups and 1 major in this spread excluding the advice card. The Swords and Cups are Air and Water which are friendly but passive. There is a need to be calm and talk things through.The Past , Present and Future positions are 9, 8 and 8 which show that things have rather gone a notch down between them and will remain like now for a little time in to future. 8 appeared twice which is also the number for manifestation, karma and ego. They must let go of their selfishness in order to save the relationship.