Future Tarot

From Future-Tarot Chat on March 10:

[Lily] Here’s my question about my relationship with a man. We both have feelings, but it is something what I don’t get from him, his approach toward me, so how does he see me and our relationship and possible future with him?

[Serenity Bly] Lily, I get the impression I’m picking up on HIS energy, not yours so this reading may be more about what’s going on in his head. In the past I feel like he’s been very focused on work. It makes me think you two might work together and that you met at work. He’s had to work his way up from the ground, but he’s developed a very strong sense of himself. That’s shown with the Two of Pentacles. In the present, the King of Pentacles shows that he’s still very much focused on developing his career. He’s almost blind to other areas of his life and to people in a sense outside of that sphere. He’s the ultimate “All Business”. It’s entirely possible he sees you more as a function of doing business than as a woman.

[Lily] Yes, he is hard working.

[Serenity Bly] The Five of Swords (reversed) in the future shows other choices, and this one is for you. His focus isn’t on the potential of relationships and might not be for a very long time. In the meantime, consider your other choices, or develop your choices by actively looking outside of this particular man for potential relationships. There isn’t a sense of “never” with this particular man, but the Tarot advises not to wait around for him to be ready. Seek out your options, explore elsewhere, and see how things develop.

[Lily] Interesting.

[Serenity Bly] I hope that helps, Lily.

[Lily] Thank you, Serenity.

(From the March 10 Future-Tarot chat.)

[Cyn] The man can be frustrating. Should I stay or should I go in this relationship?

[Serenity Bly] *blinks* Well THAT is interesting. We’ll come back to interesting later.

[Cyn] A frustrating man, imagine that!

[Serenity Bly] In the past, we see the Five of Swords. You’ve had your pick of men. You had a hard time choosing this one and that is a large part of your uncertainty now. You’re still not sure you make the right choice. That makes me suspect your OTHER choices are still on the horizon, as if you’ve got one foot not quite into this relationship because you’re leaving yourself room to change your mind. The Page of Wands (reversed) in the present tells me that you’ve got to be all in or all out. The cards are all Minor Arcana, making the choice entirely up to you. You’re in command of your destiny and there is no influence outside of yourself making or breaking this deal, but your lack of commitment is possibly what makes him so frustrating. If he senses that you’ve got a foot half-way out the door, he’ll act out, if that makes sense. He’s testing your commitment, because he wants you to be sure, to be all there and 100% on his side and he won’t settle for less.

[Cyn] But he wants so much so soon! Seriously, can’t being exclusive be enough right now? Really though, you’re right on so far.

[Serenity Bly] The Future shows this clearly. Either you go all in, give up those other choices, settle with the choice you made, and MAKE it work. (The Ten of Pentacles (reversed) shows it can work but you’ll have to work together to make it work.) OR if you don’t make a choice to be all in, it’ll slowly come to an end. (The Death card (reversed) shows a slow demise of the relationship being pulled apart at the seams.) It sounds like he’s tossed an ultimatum at your feet and the decision is yours to make. Can you love this man? Can you picture spending the rest of your life with him? Would you feel a great sense of devastation if this relationship ended? The Tarot says it can work if you choose to work it, but the freedom of that choice is yours to make.

[Cyn] See where I’m stuck? It’s been only about 2 months, so much intensity so soon.

[Serenity Bly] I’m going to come back to the Page of Wands because it steers ME on a personal sense. You see, the Page of Wands is my “go for it” card. It’s my throw caution to the wind, stuff the risks, go with it, and make it happen. So, if that were MY reading, it would be saying to jump in feet first and don’t look back, but if you’re not comfortable with the idea, that could be the sign from the universe saying this choice isn’t right for you. and you need to listen to your gut on that.

[Cyn] I’m reserved because it seems too good to be true as well. He has money, he’s grounded, and so on

[MoonlitKim] *nods* A lot of my relationships were “all in” right away. If that’s what he’s expecting, it may bother him that you haven’t leapt yet. Perhaps once you do, he may get more comfortable and tone down the intensity.

[Serenity Bly] If you’re holding back out of fear, then the message says, “Don’t hold back.” It’s not too good to be true, Cyn. If you commit to this, there is marriage, babies, family, a stable home, and a secure and happy life over the horizon. It’s not going to be easy, but it will be a very good situation for you. You don’t need to be afraid of that choice, assuming it’s the fear of that holding you back. If you’re held back because you’re not in love with him, then it’s different again. Yes, you could fake it, and make it work. Avariciously, you could “marry him for the money” and you’ll have a fairly good life, but you deserve better than that. You deserve to be with someone you can love. If it’s not this man, let him go and choose another.

[Cyn] That’s not me at all.  I’d hate that person- I pick up the tabs not to be that person. So I guess I need to evaluate where my feelings really are for him.  Lots to think about here.

[Jen.N] But on the other hand, letting him pick up the tabs sometimes doesn’t make you that person either.

[Serenity Bly] Just because he is a good man and has money doesn’t make him someone you can’t be with and it doesn’t make him too good to be true. They DO exist. You need to find your heart in this question. Seek that within yourself, Cyn, and listen to those feelings, but don’t wait too long because he really does need to know you’re 100% into this.

[Serenity Bly] The relationship will end if you don’t make a choice. Not immediately. It’ll take time, but that is where it’s landing here. So, seek within, decide how you truly feel, even if it means considering your other options in your head, and then either get in or get out. Know that neither choice is wrong, Cyn. Whichever you choose, you WILL eventually be in that Ten of Pentacles. Either way, it’ll take some work to get there.

[Cyn] I’ll do that, Serenity.  I suppose I’m just being pessimistic here, which is uncharacteristic.

[Serenity Bly] It can be very hard to accept when good things do happen.

From Future-Tarot Chat on March 10:

[Katrinia] My question (I think) is this: Last week was full of changes for me. I had to let go of a lot of personal/family belongings and heard the words, “Maybe it’s time to move on.” Is it time to move on and make changes in my personal/family life?

[Serenity Bly] *ponders* Interesting. I’m suddenly wishing Miss Michele were around.

[Katrinia] Go figure I have to be difficult.

[Serenity Bly] In the past, we see the Two of Pentacles (reversed). It shows that your life in general has been almost a chore. Chore is the wrong word, more like apprenticeship.

[Katrinia] Chore fits too.

[Serenity Bly] It’s like you’ve had a hard road learning how to just live, to live a “normal” life. Life itself was hard work. The Seven of Pentacles (reversed) shows that you’ve come to terms with the challenges life has given you and you’ve reached a point where you have a sense of growing security.

[Katrinia] If I made a book of my life, I would be richer and more popular than that guy who wrote “A Child Called It” and not only due to the fact that I can write better than he can.

[Serenity Bly] Now others are coming to you for guidance and leadership. They’re bringing their problems to you. *chuckles* Ironic that you say “a book” because I get a sense of “being able to help others with your story.

[Katrinia] Wow.

[Serenity Bly] But that’s not so much in this reading. The third card shows more to do with existing relationships. I’d almost ask if you’re engaged or likely to be about to be. But I don’t like letting the cards be too literal.

[Katrinia] I’m married.

[Serenity Bly] The Nine of Cups in the future shows a definite harmonious partnership. A union of equals that has insight and depth. I don’t see a sense of moving on. If anything, I’d say, “grab it with both hands,” jump all into this love because it’s REAL.

[Katrinia] Okay, that is confusing.

[Serenity Bly] But it could also be the potential for a establishing a greater partnership in business given that the original cards were both pentacles. In relation to this being more about a business partnership, I see it as a long standing friendship originally. It’s not someone new (or this would be a three, not a nine). It’s someone you’ve been friends with a long time. You have mutual respect and can develop a stronger relationship and union through work/business.

[Katrinia] Mindy.

[Jen.N] The title of the Nine of Cups for the Diamond Tarot is “Material Good Fortune,” so I think the business aspect of the reading is probably right.

[Katrinia] Please let it be Mindy, because I don’t know how to work the net to save my life.

[Serenity Bly] You’re in a good place right now, Kat. Things are going to continue to get better. You’ve come a long way. In a sense, your past week/s have been “making room” for new and better.

[Katrinia] Thank goodness!

(From the Future-Tarot March 10 chat.)

[Jen G] I got the lease on the building. My husband got a full-time out-of-the-house contract gig and he’s got clients coming into the marketing business. What the HELL? Yes, my question is technically, “What the hell?”

[Serenity Bly] Yeah, I’m with you on the What the Hell???

[Jen G] Uh oh. Weird cards? Just please, for the love of Jehosephat, no Seven of Cups. *fingers crossed*

[Serenity Bly] Not even shuffled yet, but I couldn’t make heads or tails of your question. lol

[MoonlitKim] So busy your head is spinning, Jen?

[Jen G] With so much going on, what needs to be my main priority? He has a full time job and a business and I have a business and we have three kids 5 and under. Something’s got to give, methinks, but I’m not sure. Maybe we really can do it all.

[Serenity Bly] Why don’t you want a Seven of Cups?

[MoonlitKim] Wasn’t it in last week’s reading?

[Jen G] Because that would represent my fear and I don’t want to know about my fear. We’re already well acquainted. lol

[Serenity Bly] *ponders* What were the cards from your last reading again?

[Jen G] Chariot, um, King of Pentacles. The first one is escaping me.

[Serenity Bly] Ok, not these cards then, but these are funny.

[Jen G] What are they?

[MoonlitKim] I could be wrong too. It just sounded familiar.

[Serenity Bly] In the past you’ve got my favorite, Page of Wands. Ideas, fire, energy, running with it, and get a complete mess of everything going on in your life because it’s all exciting and filled with passion.

[Jen G] Check.

[Serenity Bly] But, now you’re pregnant again. *hopes she’s joking because Miss Michele is the one who does pregnancy predictions not me*

[Jen G] Not pregnant, so that’s a bonus.

[Serenity Bly] The Empress comes up in the present, and, assuming you’re NOT actually pregnant again, it shows a sense of nurturing, growth, and development.

[Jen G] Or just owning all the chaos in my queen-like way, but probably more what you said.

[Serenity Bly] You are cultivating what you already have, harnessing your strengths in the feminine to make your existing ideas flourish and become something great and mighty in their own right.

[Jen G] True.

[Serenity Bly] Your Queen-like way is the Queen of Wands in the future.

[Jen G] SWEET! YES!

[Serenity Bly] It’s showing you really and truly harnessing all that, taking charge, and pulling everything into line. “I am woman, hear me roar,” Jen G style.

[Jen G] Less whiny wife and more my normal self.

[Serenity Bly] And, despite you saying Miss Michele and I don’t know you as well as we think, what I see here is the Jen G. I THINK I know.

[Jen G] I had a discussion with hubby last night that this new biz was MINE not his.

[Serenity Bly] The one who knows how to make things happen and get things done.

[Jen G] I have a split personality that’s pretty dramatic. Not like Sybil or anything, but two sides that are way different.

[MoonlitKim] You’re going to rock it all! Bam-pow!

[Jen G] Most people only know the one half.

[Serenity Bly] There is definite take charge going on here and I’m not sensing any negative from you using your strengths to make this happen. There isn’t a sense of stealing his thunder or stepping on his toes.

[Jen G] Oh, thank goodness!

[Serenity Bly] So, I’m not really sure how to tie all that into “What The Hell?”, but hopefully you’ve already figured it out. lol

[Jen G] So I’ll either get a part time nanny or take the kids to the office. Whatever. It will all be good. That was the most perfect reading ever. Not just because you said exactly what I needed to hear, but hey, it doesn’t hurt.

[Serenity Bly] I see this as you juggling those priorities beautifully, Jen. You can do it all.

[Jen G] Not needed, more like desperately craved.

[Serenity Bly] It’s the kind of superwoman the rest of us working mothers aspire to be.

[Jen G] Thank you so much!

[Serenity Bly] And, Jen, whatever this is, The Empress wants me to remind you, “It’s your baby.” That’ll make more sense to you than me.

[Jen G] Ok. I’ll keep it in mind. I called the business my baby last night, but that’s probably not it.

[Serenity Bly] Actually, that’s probably exactly it.

[plaidearthworm] I’d like one, only if you have the time.

[Miss Michelle] For sure!

[plaidearthworm] Cool! This is about Wisecrack Zodiac. An opportunity has been presented to me regarding the book. I don’t have the manuscript finished yet, but I’m wondering if I should pursue this opportunity. Is it worth it?

[Serenity Bly] Oh, whose cards are we doing plaids reading with? Should I be shuffling?

[Miss Michelle] I’ve drawn for Plaid.

[Serenity Bly] Ok, what did you get?

[Miss Michelle] The Devil, the Fool, Queen of Wands. To sum it up in a sentence, Plaid, I would not take this opportunity because there’s a better one on the horizon. However, use it as an impetus to finish the book. Because you’ve been letting temptation and distractions get the better of you. The Fool says if you were to take this opportunity, you’d be jumping in blindly, without all the facts. I’m sensing this may be a royalty-only offer or something equally “eh.” Do your research really well on this company and offer.

[Serenity Bly] The Devil also indicates that you won’t have the freedom to follow your creative interests, you’ll be under someone else’s final call. And you might prefer to do things differently and find your hands tied.

[Miss Michelle] It’s flattering, but you may come across an opportunity that’s even better. Before you sign anything, check Everything over. (And that’s not only with this company, but anything related to this project.)

[plaidearthworm] Bide my time. And it has spurred me into more creativity.

[Miss Michelle] On the other hand, The Fool ALSO has the effect of sparking you on to finish the book. You’re jumping in to it on all 8 cylinders now, just because you’re so excited someone DOES want it.

[Serenity Bly] And, in the project you do in the future YOU lead, and you rule.

[plaidearthworm] Plus we’re getting a tax refund, so I’ll have some spare non-content writing time to focus on finishing the manuscript.

[Miss Michelle] But the Queen of Wands, yes–what she said.

[plaidearthworm] I like it! Thanks so much!

[Miss Michelle] So take the positive energy, and definitely look into the offer — if only to learn what you don’t find desirable about it.

[Serenity Bly] But the ultimate advice is to weigh your options and don’t leap into anything blindly.

[Miss Michelle] Kind of like going on a job interview when you don’t really want the job. Ask the right questions, use it as practice, but then thank them for their time and move on.

[plaidearthworm] Cool. I tried to do a reading myself last night on this, but nothing made sense. What you’re saying lets me know why.

[Miss Michelle] It can be very hard to read for yourself. Serenity Bly and I don’t do it anymore, now that we have each other. Well, aside from my accidental cards, and we saw how THEY turned out. lol

[plaidearthworm] Plus the 10 card spread gets complicated for me. Just trying out the deck Wynter got me.

[Serenity Bly] It’s hardest to read for yourself because you’re vested in the outcome. You try to make the cards say what you WANT them to say. And sometimes, ten cards are too many. They’re great for delving deeply into a situation but when you just need a little insight or guidance three to six cards are better.