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Practice Tarot Reading - Strengths and Opportunities
This is a practice reading I did on myself with a spread called "Strengths and Opportunities" from the book Putting the Tarot to Work by Mark McElroy. It refers to one's career-related strengths and growth opportunities, with the top card being the key to balancing the strengths and opportunities.
Primary Strength: 5 of Wands
This seems like an odd card to have as a primary strength since the traditional meaning has to do with confrontations and conflict. After thinking on it, the scene actually brings up my strength of Peacekeeping/Diplomacy (my life task), because that is my first impulse upon encountering the situation.
Supporting Strength: 8 of Wands
This card combines symbols for fire and air -- action and communication. Some of the interpretations that stood out to me are fast thinking and communication, taking swift action, adapting to sudden changes.
Supporting Strength: Queen of Swords reversed
The Queen of Swords represents someone who values honesty, astuteness (cuts to the chase), being straightforward and no-nonsense, and being tactful in communication. Um...that sounds like me :). For the reversed cards in this spread, I read the meaning right-side up and then turned the card up-side down to see what insights came up. This card reversed felt like it was lighter and less serious than it was right-side up.
Primary Opportunity: Death
Death symbolizes that something is ending and another beginning, transitions and transformations. This was baffling. I might interpret this as one phase of my work life has come to an end, and I'm starting something different.
Supporting Opportunity: Justice
Some of the interpretations are making an objective decision, understanding cause and effect, being accountable or balancing one's accounts. I took this to mean the type of position I would be good at.
Supporting Opportunity: The High Priestess reversed
The High Priestess symbolizes access to the unconscious, inner guidance, seeing potential and possibilities, looking beyond the obvious. When I first read the card, I felt it represented me and the skills for inner guidance that I've developed, and being reversed, it felt to me that the skills were hidden -- used covertly in the workplace.
Balancing Strategy: Knight of Pentacles reversed
The Knight of Pentacles is someone who's fixated on his goal and has everything at the ready for its pursuit. He is cautious, makes sure all details are taken care of, is hard-working and realistic. That sounds exactly like how I am approaching the school thing. On the other hand, it is reversed, which meant to me that it is not as intensely focused as the card is right-side up. Yes, I want to get the job done, but I also want to have time for playing, relaxing, and have time for other aspects of my life.
Comments and additional insights are welcome!
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Comment by Nadine on January 28, 2013 at 3:35am -
I loved the idea of discussing your tarot reading here! It's really helpful for my own readings and interpretations to read about Maureen's and yours take on the cards and get some fresh perspectives. Thank you!
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Comment by Diane HB on January 27, 2013 at 6:23pm -
Maureen, your interpretation is spot-on! I can really see "the whole picture" of the reading now -- wow. You pointed out the three male cards at the top and three female cards in support -- I think my whole approach to career this time around is lead by my male/focused abilities on the forefront and backed up by my female/creative abilities.
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Comment by Maureen on January 26, 2013 at 5:51pm -
Diane -- you did a really good job of reading the cards in your layout. I had a good look at the cards before I read your reading and everything I would add just reinforces what you got.
Primary Strength: 5 of Wands
I saw you as not only being able to be a peacekeeper/diplomat – but also you would be the one who would be able to keep your cool in a situation and not “lose your head” in passion – as the quarrelers/fighters in the 5 of Wands depict.
Supporting Strength: 8 of Wands
This card shows me that you not only have 1 piece of advice for people (whoever you may be helping) but many. You can handle multiple messages or pieces of information. I see it as rain appearing in a drought. One drop won’t do – a crop needs to have enough rainfall to make a difference. I can see this applying to any mentoring work you may do. It will never be just one piece of advice you offer that will “do the trick” – it will be (and have to be) consistent, applied multiple takes on something that will make the difference. It's a good thing you aren't one to give up.
Supporting Strength: Queen of Swords reversed
To add to what the Queen of Swords represents, in this case, the reversal shows me that you also know when to “keep your mouth shut”. Even if you have found that out the hard way over the years – you know that profoundly now. This reversal also speaks to the power of listening. What is communicating if it isn’t about hearing “both sides” of a discussion or an argument? Also, with the Queen upside down, with her sword pointed towards the earth, it shows me that her communication style is pragmatic (go figure!) and grounded, not based on any airy-fairy nonsense or whimsy.
Primary Opportunity: Death
The Death card, in this case, says to me that when you are done – you are done. You cannot go back to what you had before, as even if you try to, it will have changed so much as to be unrecognizable. Your “only” choice is to go forward because you can't go backwards.
Supporting Opportunity: Justice
I see you as being very judicial and fair to the point of being able to take umbrage either for yourself or on behalf of others …if need be. Madame Justice carries her sword high in the air. She takes no prisoners! This card shows your clear honesty (notice there is no blind-fold on this woman of justice) with any accounting practices you may take on. Also you would be a shrewd negotiator, with the government, on behalf of your client(s).
Supporting Opportunity: The High Priestess reversed
I concur with your take on The High Priestess. As well as what you said, I can see that what is seen as “black and white” by others isn’t necessarily the way you see things. You have developed your own way of seeing things that may not be in accordance with how others see things …and you don’t care one whit. Because you can see things differently, this allows you not only the freedom to help others, it allows you a great deal of freedom to help yourself. You excel at sorting out “thorny” problems.
Balancing Strategy: Knight of Pentacles reversed
I see the Knight of Pentacles in a similar way as you do Diane. Reversed, I can see that he would be very cautious and be a stickler for details with his main purview to “the past”. This is a great card to have reversed when you need to be “looking backwards” over people’s accounts. This card speaks to me of Male Energy – linear, focused, etc.
It’s interesting that you have 3 female cards in your “support” positions on the bottom and 3 male cards “leading” on the top.
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