This is a short Tarot Card reading for Francis. If your name is Francis and you can relate to the problem statement of the first card, this reading may be for you. If you are not Francis, maybe you can help Francis find this reading.
Problem statement
3 of Coins
Key Words: Effort brings rewards, talents to be developed, teamwork, initial fulfillment, collaboration, learning.
Key Feelings: The feeling that you just finished the first draft of the novel.
Description: This card represents the state of development where you have done the hard work of creating something and everyone can see the results. It’s raw, but the refinements will come. It shows that when you allow your creative energies to flow, you develop talents and skills. The energy represents a brief position of rest during the transition. The first obligation is completed and now it’s time to move ahead to bigger and better projects or get deeper into the existing projects. This card hints that to move forward, teamwork and collaboration will be helpful. Others will recognize your talents and want to participate in your projects.
Words: Matter, money, work.
Description: This suit of coins is directly related to the energy of matter and how we use it. Like clay, matter is used to help build our experience in this life. Yet, matter by itself lacks the pizzazz of human input. Shaping matter takes time which draws in the element of exchange, or money. It also draws up creativity and imagination. This energy represents what people ‘work on’ and ‘shape’. It is what we related to or find what we’re in dissidence with.
Words: Imaginative, optimistic, inspiring.
Description: Here we see the expression of energy that drives the imaginative, expressive communicators and artists. There is an amplification of energy for creative uses. The personality traits associated tend to compliment this activity so the people are tolerant, joyful, optimistic, inspiring, talented, jovial, youthful, and dynamic. There is a positive feeling about what is happening and the progress that is being made towards the goals.
Words: Matter, terrestrial, life.
Description: Earth carries a solid heaviness of matter. It is associated with the terrestrial world and supports the seasons, cycles of life, crops and fertility. It adds depth to the sensual aspects of life and death. It is the keeper of the underworld and the resting place for the souls of the dead. It’s considered cold and dry. Think metal or salt. It is associated with the fall.
Interpretation
You’ve hit a point in a project where you’re feeling some sense of initial completion and you want to show off. The problem is that you’re a long way from being completed and there is a lot of hard work that yet has to be done. There may be the need for some teamwork or something new to learn in order to move forward. You might be feeling overwhelmed by what’s ahead of you.
Q1 clarifier for focus
Ace of Wands (↓)
Key Words: Delays, Lack of motivation, Weighed down.
Key Feelings: Feeling disappointed because you won’t let yourself get involved in some project.
Description: Reversed, this card shows that there may be a lack of motivation or ability to connect with the intuitive aspects of your Being. You may feel that every time you start towards some idea, there are distractions or complications that prevent fully locking into the energy. You may feel that the inner drive, or spark that stirs your action, has been put on hold. It may manifest as a heavy heart or the feeling that you can’t go on the next adventure.
This card is one about stuck energy, being stubborn and feeling weak. Yet this blockage comes from yourself or your inability to embrace what could be. Take a moment to really look at the relationship from an objective point of view and see what fires you up. It could be that you might also need to revisit what you truly asked for because you’ve been delivered to the current situation. This card would indicate that what you envisioned and what you received are out of sync.
Words: Possessive, Forceful, Energy Suck.
Description: The inverted suit of wands is all about missing that drive that moves you to experience life. It manifests as a lack of desire, passion and creativity. It is the inability to transform anything. It is that zombie like repetitive approach to daily activity that shows no initiative. This energy should be experienced or observed through the performing arts, but it is missing leaving the event cold or uninteresting. It may be hard to start new projects or find the energy to travel. There may be the lack of enthusiasm or a outright loss of will-power.
Words: Stubborn, selfish, weak, undisciplined.
Description: When the energy is reversed, it brings out the stubborn, selfish side of the individual. We may not see things started that should be or things are put off. There will be the tendency to be weak in situations that require the person to step up. It accentuates being undisciplined or internally focused.
Words: Anger, destruction, death.
Description: Reversed, fire is considered a power of destruction or that which transforms the situation into something that is unrecognized and unusable. It as a metaphysical essence that is fear based or leaves a sense of awe. It is the masculine energy of suppression and revenge. It is the final straw. It is hot and dry. It is associated with summer.
Interpretation
A little conflict with a new beginning. There may be a sense of holding back or not letting yourself get involved deeper with a project. You may have this sense that the work that it’s taken to get to this point in the project may color your point of view for the future of the project. That looking ahead my make you hold back because it may be a lot of work. It could be that you’re feeling weighted down by the project or that you’re going through a phase of no motivation.
If this problem resonates with you, then the rest of this reading should be for you.
10 of Coins
Key Words: Security, abundance, lasting happiness, wealth, inheritance, family, establishment, retirement, stand the test of time, legacy.
Key Feelings: The feeling that you can sit and spend time with the dog without a care in your mind.
Description: This card suggests a major completion and the time to enjoy it. The energy represents a long-lasting security, abundance and happiness. It is the feeling that you have, and will forever have, enough wealth to complete your life comfortably. This energy buys you time to invest in family and think deeply about where you spend your time. This is the card that symbolizes that you are capable of leaving a legacy and that you have the means. What is created will have the ability to outlive you and stand the test of time. It is a time to celebrate and not worry.
Key Words: Loyalty.
Description: Keep your eye open for approaching danger. The dog energy is that of helper, guardian and companionship. This energy directs someone to help humanity in some way. They give their time and energy to support their tribe with all their heart. It represents the loving gentleness of your best friend mixed with wild protector energy. Someone that carries this energy is trusted by friends and family. They are trusted with the most precious - children. Honor and respect the deep feelings of serving others. If you feel beaten or verbally abused, dog energy shows us that we will be accepted, loved and trusted. You may have shortcomings and flaws, but those around you still believe in your and remain steadfast at your side. Take strength in the loyalty around you and know that your best-friend will defend you.
Words: Strategic planning, generational, foresight, career, commitment, power of the collective.
Description: The Arch is a representation of building what is needed to support your future. This is something that has to be consciously engineered so that it pays off in time. If well thought out, very little effort can have a significant reward. Plan for your future and have foresight for how you use your time is critical to eventual success.
Words: Matter, money, work.
Description: This suit of coins is directly related to the energy of matter and how we use it. Like clay, matter is used to help build our experience in this life. Yet, matter by itself lacks the pizzazz of human input. Shaping matter takes time which draws in the element of exchange, or money. It also draws up creativity and imagination. This energy represents what people ‘work on’ and ‘shape’. It is what we related to or find what we’re in dissidence with.
Words: Matter, terrestrial, life.
Description: Earth carries a solid heaviness of matter. It is associated with the terrestrial world and supports the seasons, cycles of life, crops and fertility. It adds depth to the sensual aspects of life and death. It is the keeper of the underworld and the resting place for the souls of the dead. It’s considered cold and dry. Think metal or salt. It is associated with the fall.
Interpretation
Early retirement, financial success, the work-life is running as expected and you’ve got time to go walk the dog. The 10 of Coins card is financial stability to the point where you don’t have a care in the world with regards to money. Tying this together with the problem statement indicates that this project is seen as your life work and what will propel you towards financial success.
Q3 A card to indicate if there are any other people involved in this problem or project?
6 of Cups (↓)
Key Words: Stuck in the past, naivety, unrealistic.
Key Feelings: The feeling of pity seeing that the seedling refuses to grow.
Description: Reversed, this card suggests that too much energy is spent reliving what has already passed. It may show an obsession with hanging onto, or hoarding, what was emotionally touching from era’s long sense passed. This card hints that the energy that is around you may be resistant to the change that happens in time. There is the risk that decisions will be based on unrealistic expectations or lead to outcomes that are known to be on opposition to your goal.
Words: Stifled growth, impure, restricted.
Description: When the lily is inverted, it indicates that there is something not pure about the situation. What should be a full, open, innocent environment may be restricted or constrained. There may be the feeling the environment is no longer big enough for the situation or if you’re ability to reach out and explore is limited. We are encouraged to purify our thoughts and actions.
Words: Emotionally vulnerable or defensive, closed, refusing the energy flow.
Description: In the reversed position, the suit of cups is all about the missing flow of the energy, that is perceived as emotions and feelings. It is the conscious and unconscious mis-direction, or uncontrolled aspects of that energy and all the intellectual aspects that go along with it. Every emotion that you can list is covered by this energy. This energy is directly related to touch, in both the physical and energetic levels, yet the overtones show there may be the absence of consent.
Words: Overbearing, self-destructive, anxious, worrisome.
Description: Reversed, the energy of the six tends to push people beyond the rational health domestic traits into more self-destructive or overbearing ways of dealing with situations. People will tend to overdo how they provide protection for what they treasure to the point of becoming anxious, worrisome, suspicious and even paranoid. They can be set off quickly and would be considered unstable and cynical. They may fly off in a rage of jealousy over the most trivial of triggers. What they call love and compassion becomes with pain and dissidence.
Words: Unbalanced emotion, spookily intuitive, lacking empathy.
Description: Reversed, water carries all the emotion with none of the reason. It is the storm in a teacup. It tends to dissolve situations, or grind the rocks to sand. It is unbalanced and maybe spookily intuitive. It is that feminine energy of spite. There is a lack of nurturing, sympathetic, empathetic or imaginative understanding. It is cold, wet and fluid. It is the heart of winter.
Interpretation
This is the card with children on it, but the essence is that they are not getting the concepts that you’re talking about or the seeds that you’re planting in these other people are not growing. The people might be stuck in the past and they are not moving forward with you.
Q4 Advice – How can you not hold yourself back – how to you make forward progress
The Sun (↓)
Principle: Abuse of power, draining power. It is the results of the absence of light, the starvation of our existence. It is what is missing that is needed to feed our consciousness and empower us to grow.
Key Words: Temporary depression, lack of success, powerless, shady behavior, nighttime, cold, ineffective.
Key Feelings: The feeling of being burnt by the sunny day or shivering at night.
Description: Reversed, this card is the inharmonious alignment to the root source of power. It represents the inability to find power or the neglect of it. It makes getting anything done difficult and tiring. It makes growth impossible. It shows a lack of awareness to what is happening in and around you. It is the lack of success through the lack of or miss-use of conscious activity. It is the outright lack of awareness and an overall sense of being powerless or ineffective. You are encouraged to be hopeful for tomorrow is another day and the sun will always shine event if it’s behind the clouds.
Key Words: Joy.
Description: This energy deals with matters of the heart that you may be callous too. It may be signaling that your senses have neglected the beauty that is ever abundant around you or that you might be being hard on a loved one or you've built a wall around your heart that needs to be reviewed and removed. The contrary hummingbird is sad and full of sorrow. Everything has turned grey or monotone. We are encouraged to find something to hum about. Stop and clear away what blocks the senses and feel your way back to life again. Let the light shine and feel what is reflected back.
Key Words: Power.
Description: Remember that the power of the horse is one of both grace and respect. In this contrary position, you may be witnessing the abuse of power in the actions of someone around you or gross travesties against others. Here, you are encouraged to be graceful with how you approach the problem. If the confrontation is ego driven you are encouraged to channel the energy towards improving the family or extended family.
Words: Unconsciousness, repulsion, judgment.
Description: Reversed, it would seem that the Ether that fills the universe has no purpose, cause or direction. It is everywhere, but does nothing. It animates, but cannot be seen doing so. It is subtler than light yet there is no concept of its existence. Clarity and purity are missing or simply not applied. Things change in unexpected ways and there is a strong sense that everything is flawed.
Interpretation
Problems with power. You may feel burn by what’s happened. This card may be indicating that you’ve applied to much heat, or too much power. you may need to back away or not shine so brightly. Or, cool it. Don’t get depressed about what you’re doing. Look at the small things that you’ve done and draw success from them.
Q5 Advice the overall situation – Most important thing to do.
The Hanged Man (↓)
Principle: Unaware of, of actively working against the idea that we are all connected. Working against the betterment of society.
Key Words: Martyrdom, indecision, delay, drained, regrets.
Key Feelings: The feeling that your energy has been spent on someone else.
Description: Reversed, this card represents the inharmonious alignment with the principle that we are all connected. It may be the feeling that your energy is being siphoned off to someone else at your loss. It may feel like your life has been setback because you’ve had to give your time to someone, or something, else. It is the feeling that your journey has been delayed or that you are the victim because you have sacrificed your life for someone else. We are asked to look at your own predicament from a different perspective and be receptive to the help offered by others. Have mercy and make what you do meaningful.
Key Words: Separation from spirit.
Description: Reversed, the eagle shows a forgotten connection to the Great Spirit. There may be a failure to recognize that illumination is offered to those that seek it. You're not looking towards the divine. Lift your head and recompose yourself. Find trust in the wind. Reign your thoughts in and take control of your situation. Strive to make divine connections.
Key Words: Patience.
Description: If you're trying to force something to happen right now, be prepared for the sting. If you've pushing to get stuff done that may harm the greater good of humanity, you may end up getting deceived by con artists, or shysters where greed is their motivation. Don't fall prey to those that oppose the betterment of society. Be cautious where your time and money goes. This energy also teaches you to trust natural law. Give it time to act or watch for the results of previous actions so as to not repeat the same mistakes.
Words: Lack of planning, missed opportunity, wasted time, not devoted, diffused power.
Description: The reversed Arch shows that you’re not putting in the time requires to prepare for your future. You must build your own wealth. Time is of the essence; don’t waste it. If opportunity knows, see if it is worth investing your time into and set your future in motion.
Words: Unconsciousness, repulsion, judgment.
Description: Reversed, it would seem that the Ether that fills the universe has no purpose, cause or direction. It is everywhere, but does nothing. It animates, but cannot be seen doing so. It is subtler than light yet there is no concept of its existence. Clarity and purity are missing or simply not applied. Things change in unexpected ways and there is a strong sense that everything is flawed.
Interpretation
You may need to make some social sacrifices and make sure you’re energy is not be channeled into non-productive areas or people. Don’t get drained by the situation.
The Eagle
Reversed, the eagle shows a forgotten connection to the Great Spirit. There may be a failure to recognize that illumination is offered to those that seek it. You’re not looking towards the divine. Lift your head and recompose yourself. Find trust in the wind. Reign your thoughts in and take control of your situation.
The Eagle brings in a great piece of advice – loop towards the divine and hold your head up. If you do, you will be able to take control of the situation.
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