Romance

I can't seem to stop asking the cards about this guy I am interested in romantically. I used the Wizards Tarot and got in this order the following three cards:

1. The Wheel of Fortune

2. The Magician

3. Two of Swords

It's possible that a relationship needs to be re-negotiated or is possibly no longer going to suit my needs. If I am looking for a relationship, I need to first get very, very clear on exactly "who" I am looking for, then get out and mingle - whether that's online or by allowing friends to introduce me to someone that might "fit the bill."

If I am in the market for a new romance, this is a time when I will likely meet someone new. This is an excellent time to "get out and meet people."

The 2 of Swords is a good omen romantically, especially for a romance that is already in existence. This card can signify that my relationship will move into a lighter, easier, more balanced phase, with each person treating the other as equals playing a major role. I need to take a good hard look at myself to see if I have any outstanding emotional issues that need to be dealt with FIRST. People can smell desperation a mile away, and it is a major turn-off. A life partner will not complete me; a life partner is icing on the cake of my own complete life. I cannot look outside of myself for happiness. Then the relationship I truly want and need will come.

All of these sound good with regards to things moving forward positively with this guy.

Leap Year

Since today is leap year, and I got an idea from elsewhere to do this, I'm going to list at least 4 things I hope to have accomplished in four years.

1. have a full-time job with benefits.
2. living in my own place or at least paying my own way if I'm living with a relative/roommate/spouse.
3. get down to my ideal weight around 130 lbs. (I hope to be halfway to that goal by the end of this year.
4. be in some sort of satisfying romantic relationship with a man

And that is all I can think of, and I think it is plenty. Some of those things may be out of my control  ie the romantic relationship is something I think is partly luck but it also takes some effort. I mean you have to look and behave your best and you have to get out there and look/make yourself available if you want to find someone.

Anyway, maybe I'll still be around and working on this blog in 4 years and I'll be able to see how close I got to these goals at that time, and if I even want those things anymore, or if I want something else.

Growth Year 2012

#3 – The Empress 

Years that add up to #3 are represented by the Empress. 

Compassion, nurturing and all things maternal are highlighted during the Empress year.  If you’re not actually birthing children, you’ll likely be busy birthing new creations in the form of art, food or music, anything that inspires the senses. This is a year of sensuality and when you focus on your task, an unusually prolific one.  Kindness will likely draw wayward souls your way and it will feel right to do your best to help them all. Enjoy the company of women; they’re especially on your side when the Empress is around. The Hanged Man and Universe are the shadow symbols for the Empress.

#12 – The Hanged Man
Years that add up to #12 are represented by the Hanged Man. Sacrifice and patience are highlighted during the Hanged Man year.  Patience is a virtue, allowing the time necessary to see all sides.  Sacrifice is a pre-requisite to enlightenment. Sometimes there’s a higher purpose than our immediate selves, and this year, you are particularly good at seeing it. This year you’ll be forced to look at things from a different perspective than you’re used to.  This can prove quite enlightening. Watch carefully and you’ll know when the time is finally right to act.  See what it might take for you to align your higher principles with your mental attitudes and physical behaviors.  You might be surprised how smooth things start moving. The shadow symbols for the Hanged Man year are the Empress and the Universe.

#21 – The Universe
Years adding up to #21 are represented by the Universe. This is the year when you finally figure out how to merge your conscious self with your unconscious self.  Congratulations. You understand that ultimately they are the same and your thoughts and creativity flow freely from one to the other. This is a year when you can create a universe in teacup. Structure doesn’t hinder you.  It only challenges you to find freedom within it. General enthusiasm and a willingness to try everything makes this year potentially a lot of fun.  It also marks the end of a long phase in your life. It’s a time to celebrate before moving on to something brand new.  Embrace the joy in life and encourage everyone to join you.  And anytime you get a chance – dance! The shadow symbols for the Universe are the Hanged Man and the Empress.

Melissa Lenormand Reading 2-26-12

The Spread: The cards are 1-2-3 left to right first row, 4-5-6 left to right second row.
1. Will B. leave his girlfriend? 16. Star
A fresh start in love, this new partner could be a spiritual person and make for an exciting night. I take it to mean that B. will make a fresh start with a new person who could possibly be me.
2. Will B. and I get together? 24. Heart
The love of your life or love is just around the corner. Pretty self-explanatory.
3. Will B. and I develop something? 33. Key
Love is certain and/or comes with a guarantee or a new partner will come into your life. Again, pretty clear.
4. Will B. and I get married? 37. Joker
Now this isn't in the usual deck of Lenormand but just something Melissa made up and added. I didn't realize I had left them in the deck but to keep the integrity of the reading, I decided to figure out a meaning from other sources and apply it to this question. What I found was the following:" If the Joker was not intended to be included in the deck but shows up in a reading, do not replace it, but read the card as a special message to the Questioner. The Joker usually means that there is a surprise in store for the Questioner. A situation which was thought stable may suddenly become unstable." I take this to mean either something surprising other than marriage will happen or something about the marriage will be surprising to me.
5. Will B. and I have children together? 38. Sibyl
Again this is a card that isn't in a typical Lenormand deck. I decided that the meaning would be that the cards at this time either couldn't or wouldn't tell me whether or not we would have children. Maybe something else needed to happen before it would be decided (like him and I getting together!) To me this meaning is something different than a surprise that the Joker symbolizes. The Joker says SOMETHING will happen, whereas the Sibyl says it may or may not happen.
6. Are B. and I meant to be a couple? 34. Fish
A business partner could turn into a romantic partner. B. and I work together at a temporary job. This card indicates that this reading is definitely about me and him. It also tells me that if we met each other, it would happen through work. B. has always been in a position of authority over me. Maybe this is the only way it could have developed into a romantic relationship between us because if he hadn't been in a position of authority over me, the age difference would have kept me from seeing him as a peer and thus a possible romantic partner. This may also be the case for him.

All together these cards tell me that there is definitely a future for a romantic relationship between me and this guy, and it will be possibly turn into something major in my life.

Interpretations are from the Irine Treppner Correspondence Course.

Reading 2-4-12

I did a reading yesterday with a new tarot deck I just got called the Wizards Tarot. I really like these cards. They are like the Rider-Waite Cards but with updated images that are more pleasing to my eyes.

My question was "What is the future between me and a guy I'm interested in?" I just pulled three cards to read together as one response to the questions and really no particular spread.

The first card was the 5 of Wands Reversed. I am suffering inner conflicts, so that it is difficult for me to make a decision. This card suggests that I have no faith in winning this man's regard, and so don't even try. It is like I walk into a job interview, sees all these other talented people waiting, and walks out. I am saying, "What's the use of even trying. I can't possibly compete with all the other women who are attracted to him!" But all the wands line up so I could eventually work together with him to reach accord and end resistance.

I need to look at defects and correct them. I should reform some of my ideas and attitudes and choose from a "win" instead of a "lose" point of view. I shouldn't compromise or accept defeat; I am too close to winning.

The second and middle card was the Alchemist (Temperance). This card indicates an important event will overpower all the other cards in both impact and effect. Many unforeseen or unexpected events are going to come up, but these elements will neutralize and transform situations, all with a positive end in view.

I am going to have an unexpected call from or "encounter" with an admirer, someone I am attracted to or involved with in the past that’s returned as if to have a last go-around or to close that chapter in my life for good. I need to work on myself and not be afraid to air my fears or let my demons surface. I need to confront them head on and if I need understanding, ask for it. Temperance may be, at first glance, a warning to "temper" my behavior, but it may also be a reminder that seemingly irreconcilable opposites may not be irreconcilable. This card urges me to have faith that I can merge fiery red and watery blue into otherworldly violet. But I will need to experiment, have confidence, and try, try, again. I am in a situation where I can't get opposites to "blend" together (choices, belief systems, families, and friends) and feel that I have to give up something. Temperance tells me that I don't have to do that. It says that a synthesis can be achieved if I am willing to keep on trying, experimenting, and adjusting the amounts. Blending has to occur bit by bit. This is where the "moderation" message comes in. I need to try to make my ambition more realistic and I might well achieve it.

This card tells me that I CAN and should put thesis and anti-thesis together to get the even more useful synthesis. But it will take time, care, patience and experimentation.

The card can also mean that divine guidance supports me in the alchemy of transformation with patience, compassion and forgiveness. Healing occurs holistically and by correcting imbalances and reconciling opposing beliefs.

The third and final card was the Knight of Wands. This card often predicts love entering my life. This card also points to a very passionate and impulsive affair perhaps base on love at first sight. This card indicates sexual energy and attraction. His style and flair adds excitement to my relationship and he is very demonstrative.

What struck me about this card was that the book says that he is an explorer in an underground realm that most of us will never see--the land of spirit, buried deep within the world of matter. It's a world that's mirrored in the structure of crystal. He's surrounded by pointed stalagmites and stalactites, mineral deposits formed over hundreds of years. The Knight seems to be searching for something. The object of his pursuit could be grail-like treasure. He might also be on a rescue mission. In either case he's pursuing his goals with unusual intensity. This adventurer burns with fiery passion and desire. The guy I'm asking about loves to explore caves. He is also a Taurus. I think the card is symbolizing him, and means with the other cards that this reading is about him.

He is a lover-ardent, impulsive and exciting. He makes sparks fly but shuns commitment. I may be involved in a passionate encounter. He has a tendency to clown around, amuse and entertains. Another meaning is that I will be moving into the unknown and have a change in position. My heartfelt desires are going to be met through the entry of a kindred spirit (one who I've met) with whom I will establish a deep rapport and mutual feeling of affinity, passion and trust.

Also the Knight is looking into the card in the middle, The Alchemist. They say when a card looks back it is looking at something in the past. The Knight is looking for what the Alchemist has created from his mixture.

I think all the cards together indicate that I will have an affair with him that will be passionate and intense, but it wouldn’t last. But when it’s over, I will be changed.

The Enchanted Map Oracle Cards

Just got The Enchanted Map Oracle Cards, and did a reading about what I needed to know about a relationship between me and a man that I am attracted to. The spread I used from the book was a 3 card layout.
1.  The past influence-34 Spark reversed
In the past I was allowing myself to be consumed by my feelings for him. Also, I was allowing my "fire" to be doused by others that didn't want me to be all that I could be. I needed to move away from the situation so that things could die down and I could see if there was a true spark between us or if I needed to light a fire at another time.
2.  The present point of vantage-26 Deep Freeze reversed
There is nothing I can do to change the present situation no matter how much I try, push, manipulate or cajole. Life wants me to take a break from him. I need this before I become exhausted and are forced to take a break. What I need will be there in the springtime. For now, winter has its own ideas for me. I need to wait for the signs of spring.
3.  The probable future destination-10 Rock Bottom
In the end, as difficult as it may be to accept I will have reached a point where I can go no further in the same manner in which I have been doing things. The old way of doing things must be discarded fully in order to move onward and upward. A new direction and new strategy are called for.
The only way out is through surrender. I need to accept things as they are and that I  have no idea what to do next. If I wait in that heartfelt moment of release, then a stairway will appear, like magic and all manner of synchronicities will show me the way to higher ground. The Rock Bottom means that a miracle is about to occur but only if I let go completely. From this I get the feeling that I need to give up the idea of a relationship with this man, but someone better will come into my life if I open myself up to meeting someone new.

Tea Tree Fortune Cards-Reading 1/4/12

I did a 3 month reading with my Tea Tree Fortune Cards. The spread in the book was actually for 12 months, but then she said that you should redo it every 3 months, which to me says that it isn't accurate after 3 months. So I am modifying for only 3 months-makes it easier for me to analyze also.

I drew the following, not necessarily in the same order...

January:
Bird-Flying (News is on the way)
Peacock (Beware of great pride)
Claw (Be careful-do not take risks)
Torch (Spiritual development, enlightenment, awareness and understanding)
I will receive some news which will increase my spiritual development, enlightenment, awareness and understanding, but I need to beware of having too great a pride and taking unnecessary risks.

February:
Chair-Filled (Someone new is entering your life
Scissors (Disappointment in some affair)
Bride (Successfully overcoming a problem)
Stork (News of birth or a new business opportunity)
I will get news of a new business opportunity, that will cause to successfully overcome a problem, and someone new will enter my life which will cause me disappointment in some affair.

March:
Crown (Honor and respect will come to you)
Caterpillar (Things will not always be this way. A change is coming)
V (Victory in some endeavor)
Kite (Vacation)
I will go on a vacation, but life will not always be like a vacation. I will have some victory in some endeavor which will bring me honor and respect.