Future Tarot

With travel agents and exotic ideas filling her mind, Stephanie wanted to know what she might expect during her two week cruise through exotic waters and how spending those two weeks ship bound with her oldest daughter might affect their relationship. We drew a Celtic Cross Spread to find out what was in store for Stephanie.

The Three of Cups, the heart of the matter, shows your upcoming holiday with your daughter as a period of growth, an opportunity for you to explore your relationship together and, also, quite literally, just a time of celebration and fun. There’s nothing to worry about in that regard. You will have a good time.

Forces crossing you, in this case, forces working in your favor, shows up in the Nine of Pentacles… The purity of the mother/daughter relationship will be very strong, where your daughter will look to you as her female role model and mentor, and you will have the opportunity to give her what she needs. To plant the seeds that will help her solve her life’s problems and grow as a woman.

The past influences are showing in the third card, the Five of Rods. In the past, you’ve had battles of wills with your daughter. You never fully trusted each other, and there were patterns of trying to “one up” each other. This is your fear this time around, but it should not manifest as long as you keep your awareness of your role as the Nine of Pentacles mother-figure in your mind.

Influences passing out of existence are shown in the King of Rods. This trip, being “just the girls” will actually allow you personal growth, away from your husband. You will re-establish your own sense of independence and your daughter will be happy to see you not only acting on your own, but leading the way. You have the opportunity to temper this leadership with your feminine caring and softness and bring it back to your everyday life. This trip has the potential to change many areas of your life if you grasp the opportunity, which leads us to the fifth card in this spread.

The King of Cups “crowns” you, showing your goals, options and the possibilities that lie ahead. Maintain that sense of responsibility, tempering it with your feminine guidance and abilities as a good listener to maintain the energy of the trip and the strong relationship with your daughter that manifested on this trip.

The Three of Rods sits before you, showing, quite literally, the trip you’re taking, but, much more than that, the possibilities in front of you—both to explore your own independence and to strengthen your relationship with your daughter. Expect deep, potentially life-changing conversations along with fun memories on this trip, incidents you will laugh about for years into the future. Miss Michele loves this card, as it shows a man standing on the seashore, looking out onto the horizon, in awe of the possibilities in front of him, packed, and eager to embark on his journey, both practical and spiritual. This is also a card of detail, so be keenly aware of things like remembering your passport, tickets, following signs so you won’t get lost, confirming reservations, etc. There’s no bad cards in this spread that show hassles on this journey, but the Three of Rods is a well-prepared traveler.

The seventh card, The Chariot, is used to describe yourself and your state of mind. You’ve been looking forward to this journey for a long time. It’s been a major focus of your life and you want to make the most of it.

In the eighth position, the Eight of Rods, shows your environment and those around you. Things are moving rapidly, change is happening. Expect an element of adventure on the trip… be aware not to overextend yourself. Balance fun and activity with relaxation and self-exploration.

In the Ninth Position, the Seven of Cups shows your dreams, hopes and expectations about this relationship. The Seven of Cups is, literally, the daydream card… *nothing* is impossible on this trip! Dream of doing something wild and crazy? Go for it. Sit on the beach all day sipping margaritas? Do that. The world is your playground and nothing is out of reach. This card works with the Eight of Rods to show you will stretch your personal boundaries and try things you’ve always imagined but never had the gumption to do. Your daughter will experience this growth right along with you!

The Four of Swords in the tenth position shows what will come with this trip, and it holds a warning… for starters, you may return tired, possibly ill (nothing serious). Here is where the Three of Rods’ warning comes into play, as well. Don’t neglect the details of taking care of yourself, rest when you need it, balance fun with relaxation to emerge refreshed.

In reference to your relationship with your daughter… there will be a struggle to maintain all you’ve learned together on your trip when the stress and busy-ness of everyday life returns for both of you. Sit back, relax, and bring yourself back mentally to the mind-frame of the trip… remember that whenever things get challenging and you and your daughter fall back into your old behavioral patterns. This trip has the potential to change your lives, but you have to be open to that possibility and allow it to.

Keeping strong reminders of the trip—photographs, a scrapbook, special, wacky souvenirs—will help you maintain perspective.

L. Shepherd said…

“I would love a free reading if you have the time. My life is freaky and I just want to know if it will ever get better.”

First, Miss Michele apologizes for the lateness of this response. I hope things have already started looking up for you. Let’s see what the tarot has to say.

The card in the past, the Nine of Swords, definitely indicates “freakiness.” More specifically, sleepless nights, anxiety, endless worries.

But two court cards indicate things will get better. Court cards, especially kings and queens, often indicate mentors who will step in and help the querent.

The near future brings the King of Rods. You will have the opportunity to meet and mingle with many very different people. An older, more mature man may offer much-needed advice or a way out. If the cause of your distress is a disagreement with a person or group of people, you will be able to see their point of view and reach a diplomatic arrangement.

Three minor arcana in this reading tell us that the situation is entirely in your hands… whether by omission, commission or simply manifestation, you have created this situation. Go inside yourself and figure out how… the answers on how to get out of it will come to you, as well.

The possible outcome is shown in the Queen of Rods. The King’s counterpart, the Queen of Rods is a well-organized career woman capable of balancing work and family. Seek balance in your life and your situation will improve. Similarly, an older, wiser woman will offer advice to get you past these hurdles and open new doors of opportunity for you. Be assertive to get what you want, but also understanding. Avoid debating like a steamroller. Look at both sides of every situation.

And open yourself up to being helped… the Universe is there to help you if you let it.

A new visitor is curious about romance. Miss Natasha (it’s a tarot reader thing!) asks: My question is.. Will Steven and I get back together within 6 months?

Miss Michele drew three cards for this reading: Present or Heart of the Matter/Tarot’s Advice/Probable Outcome.

The Knight of Pentacles indicates some sort of contact between Miss Natasha and Steven. They are making progress since their break-up. They still view each other as a stable, secure influence in each other’s life. They still turn to each other.

The Ten of Rods shows hard work ahead as they work to correct their mistakes from the past. Miss Natasha may grow resentful that she’s putting more into their friendship than he is. The card also shows romantic maturity, so there is great potential here.

Finally, the King of Rods in the Outcome indicates that they will learn the ability to compromise and see each other’s points of view. From there, a strong relationship could develop and, if it does, it could be filled with passion and mutual attraction, which is what they had in the past.

The Wands in this reading show a very active phase for the next six months between Steven and Miss Natasha, and a huge learning period for their relationship. With no Cups in the reading, Miss Michele is hesitant to read this definitively as them getting back together, romantically, but, at the very least, a very strong friendship will develop.. and it could be more.

Miss Michele’s mind wandered through her massive to-do list as she picked the card for today’s reading. With no specific question in mind, after about 30 seconds, I felt compelled to draw a card.

The King of Rods

I can’t make sense of all the masculine (and phallic!) cards in my readings lately. Once again, this card indicates a strong male influence, although more fatherly than strict and dictatorial.

(Note, when I once again drew the King of Swords yesterday, I decided to skip the reading altogether!)

However, the indication of leadership with the King of Rods could point to me. A teacher, an entrepreneur, a creative type. I may encounter a business opportunity during the auction I’m working this evening. In all, a positive forecast for the day.