Future Tarot

Yet another RadioXShow listener came to use seeking answers to love. I’m starting to wonder if John is really hosting a dating service rather than a radio station. *grins* But what insight can we offer Becky in regard to love in her life?

Overview: Love is a new adventure for you, Becky. I sense a great deal
of insecurity, an inability to trust and a need to feel loved and
protected. These cards show that while you might want to cling to the
people in your life you’ll find greater happiness in seeking a greater
sense of freedom and independence. Independence doesn’t mean being a
hermit, but rather finding the love within yourself that makes it ok
to be with others but not needing to be with them. Love is another of
life’s experiences and it’s time to let go of your fears and embrace
adventure.

Becky’s past experiences in love: The Star
Love has been an adventure of faith and blind hope. With an eagerness
to love and be loved it is easy to ignore signs of discord and to
wallow in the bliss of a new romance without building the solid
foundation a lasting relationship needs to survive. Becky’s
experiences in love have released their share of confusion and pain
but Becky has clung firmly, perhaps unfulfilling relationships, in the
hope that love will find a way.

Becky’s current romantic state: The Hierophant
Now you’ve come to accept a need for greater depth and understanding.
You’re seeking answers and looking for meaning. Perhaps you’ve tired
of the more youthful ‘fling’ and want to discover what love can truly
be like in a relationship that is committed and fulfilling. You’re
seeking a guide to these emotions, someone who can share his
understanding of the heart and show you how to let love blossom in
your life.

What Becky wants from love: Nine of Swords
I feel like this card is telling us that you’ve been manifesting your
greater fears in your search for love. Anxiety, guilt, and envy can
color your true desires, overshadowing what you want and deserve in
your relationships. If your focus is constantly one of worst possible
outcomes, or what you don’t want, you’ll find these aspects coming
into your life. The Nine of Swords tells us to examine your feelings,
to seek out their source, but to ultimately let them go and allow
yourself to seek what you DO want, rather than trying to avoid pain.

What Becky needs from love: Ace of Swords
Inspired challenges and a sense of determination are what you truly
need from love. I get the feeling you’re used to getting your own way
but the man who will truly light the fire within will have the
strength to stand up to you. It can create some interesting sparks of
contention, particularly early in a relationship, but as depth grows,
so too will harmony and balance.

Why Becky deserves love: The Fool
You’re young, vibrant, and full of life! You want to leap out into the
world and explore. Love is perhaps life’s greatest adventure. It’s
time to explore the depth of emotions you’re capable of. I get the
feeling that relationships, deeper, meaningful, enriching
relationships are new to you and now is the perfect time to learn the
importance of giving. The Fool, who thinks only of himself learns that
the needs and desires of others, and more importantly taking part in
fulfilling those needs and desires are what make life worth living.

Becky’s Romantic Future: Knight of Wands
The Knight of Wands embraces adventure. It tells us that you’re not
ready for commitment and now is the time to be enjoying yourself and
experiencing life. Don’t settle for dull, solid, stable, you need
excitement! For the moment, love isn’t about finding that special
someone, it’s about embracing the wonder of life, of sharing that
wonder with others.
Right now, You are your one true love and everyone
else is just the chocolate cake of life.

Miss Michele’s three-card career reading for Stacey indicates a woman who is not happy in her current position. In the past, Stacey made a significant lifestyle/career choice, shown by the Justice card. She balanced all the factors and felt like her current job was not giving her the money, recognition or contentment she deserves, and made a change.

Unfortunately, where she sits now is worried about the future, overworked, and unable to sleep. This is shown by the Nine of Swords, known as the Nightmare Card. The positive side of this card (even in this reading rich with swords) is that things are usually not as bad as we imagine them. The cards show this to be true for Stacey.

The possible final outcome, the Queen of Rods, shows that Stacey is ready to make yet another change, and find a career that plays to her strengths as a woman and a creative. The Queen of Rods is an excellent manager, a career woman who knows how to get things done, but with a soft touch. Yin and Yang reside in this strong personality, as does a strong passion for endeavors close to her heart.

The Wands and Swords in this reading indicate things will progress rapidly with a new job opportunity and Stacey will be the better for it.

Rebecca Laffar-Smith writes:

Thank you so much for the private reading you gave me the other day. I really love the insight and rightness you always seem to share with your readings. I’d love some relationship insight at the moment. I’m not sure how to phrase a question so I guess general guidance would be great. What can I expect out of my relationship and how should I handle the coming months?

Rebecca,
Miss Michele admits, I did a throw yesterday for this question, with my Moon Garden deck. It didn’t “feel” right. I have done so many readings for you, it appears you have your own deck in my collection; the Hanson-Roberts works best for the connection between us.

It would seem, however, your gut instincts are correct… the relationship in its current form is not working. The past shows the Ace of Swords, a card of strength and powerful intellect. You made a strong connection with this person, and the relationship started off strong… more as an intellectual connection than “true love” however. You may have also both spent so much time analyzing the negative points of the relationship and the challenges ahead that you blocked “the good stuff.”

The near future shows your state of mine, in the Nine of Swords. With all the turmoil in your life right now, your relationship is just another thing adding to your sleepless nights! Additionally, your worries may not be as bad as they seem. (Across the board.)

Before looking at the Final Outcome, Miss Michele drew another card, signifying “Advice.” Miss Michele knows what *she* wants to suggest, but this is a tarot reading, not counseling. The Tarot’s Advice comes in the form of the Major Arcana, the Star. While the three minor arcana in the initial reading would indicate the choice is entirely in your hands, the Star is supporting this assertion: Trust your instincts. If you think this isn’t going anywhere, change it! The cards don’t seem to be saying dismiss it entirely, but the current course of action is not working.

The final outcome, if you don’t make any changes, according to the tarot, is the Five of Cups, the card of emotional poverty. However, while it may look bad–you may be disappointed from the loss, or unhappy and emotionally unfulfilled if you stay, all is not lost. We must release the bad in our life to make way for new, better opportunities. (As you know well!) Allow yourself to feel the grief over the loss of this relationship, but know that better things are on the horizon.

I started out today’s card of the day reading with a straightforward question: Will I be successful in completing some of my work today?

The forecast is not good, but certainly reflects my mood. I’ve had a bad case of the “blahs” since Sunday afternoon. I’m not sure why. It could be because the temperature plummeted from mid-60s on Saturday to 40s on Sunday, and it’s been quite overcast. I am so done with this weather! I want spring, nay, SUMMER, already!

The card of the day is the Nine of Swords, the Nightmare card. This doesn’t portend the disaster that it could, it simply means I will have an unproductive day… unless I take action to change that.

I need to stop letting my worries about completing my work, well, stop me from completing my work. Makes sense, doesn’t it?

I need to clear off my desk and apply some good old-fashioned BIC (Butt-in-Chair) exercises if I have any hope of catching up.

I asked the Tarot for some advice on how best to do this. I drew The Lovers. Simply make a decision, and do it. Choose which project to tackle, forget about the rest, and move forward. Sounds easy enough, right?

Check back tomorrow to see how I did with that!

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.