Hi Guys, Two's-

Symbolism:
Crossed arms: Time-out or Peace.
Moon: Intuition and intellectual ability.
Bench: Balance.
Calm sea: Truce

Element: Air.           Direction: South.             Season: Autumn.                                               Zodiac:  First quarter of Aries, ruled by The Emperor

Card Description.
A Woman blindfolded and crossing two broadswords across her chest, she is displayed as sitting on a bench and in the background a view of a rocky beach. Clouded skies with a waning moon.



Meaning: “Balance”.
Here we find a blindfolded woman, protecting herself with two broadswords crossed. With the moon in the waning phase we can see that you need to consult your intuition more than your heart. Above all your common sense should not be forgotten. It also signifies that a truce has or will be reached, a stalemate. This is a position of “calculated trust”, a precarious situation of balance and harmony. This card is not about winning or losing, it’s more impartiality from both parties, an uncomfortable business or personal relationship, based purely on achieving a mutual goal.

Positive:                                                     Truce, stalemate, an uncomfortable business or personal relationship, reserved trust.

You have or might enter a business or personal relationship in which both parties are working together to achieve a mutual goal. The deal is that, both of you don’t really trust each other enough. You can see this relationship based on a game of chess, by which every move must be well considered and done to only ensure balance. Although you may work together in harmony, always check your back. Make sure that whatever you do, you strengthen your position. Be sure this is what the other partner is doing. You are able to balance the situation using your intellect and experience.

Negative:                                                                                                        An unfavorable business or personal relationship, dishonor, trickery and deceit. Release from bondage. Beware of the same situation again. Antagonism from an opponent.

You have or might enter a business or personal relationship which has or will turn sour; both parties are working at achieving their own selfish interests. Be warned that this situation may cause losses due to trickery and false pretences. Don’t exclude yourself; you may have been the one to cause this circumstance. The stalemate reached will soon be over and you will find yourself in the same position again. Put on your running boots and be gone with you, but, be sure that there is a great possibility of deceit and trickery. You may also find that a lot of matters have been hidden from you all along. Expect open antagonism, even hate!

Two of Cups

Symbolism:
Entwined snakes: Union of positive and                                                                                 negative.
Lion: Strength and security.
Wings: Spiritual wings of peace

Element: Water         Direction: North          
Season: Winter                Zodiac:  Second quarter of Aries, ruled by: The Emperor.

Description.
A man and a woman looking intently at each other, holding together two cups holding each others hands. Rising between them is a staff with two snakes entwined, attached to the lion are two outstretched wings.

Meaning: “Partnership or union blessed by God”
This is the recognition of love; this card predicts the point where you know you have met your soul mate. This card also indicates the instinctive knowledge, spirits reaching out at each other, meeting and bonding. You have met your soul mate; it predicts the union between two people as that of marriage. Sometimes relationships between lovers become stale, this card also predicts the strengthening of these bonds and happier times ahead. Another prediction is that of a partnership or enduring friendship.  In any event these relationships will be happy and beneficial to both parties. We can even go so far as to say, this bonding has been decreed or inspired by the Gods. It also predicts the joining of a partnership or union.

Positive:
Recognition of Love, union of two spirits, harmony, enduring friendship or any partnership based on trust, s strengthening of existing relationships or partnerships.

The appearance of this card predicts your path with another person. So many times we see people joining, just to part ways in a few months. Here sometimes is the answer to your question, “yes”; you have met the right person. You even feel the contentment in your spirit. Your vibrations just match, you have the key. Describing the union of two people, the card doesn’t only indicate marriage but also describes your spirits being two, joining and becoming a glorious whole with happiness, joy and harmony. If you have been considering joining a partnership, go ahead. Trust is the key, here you received the lock. Without both fitting the other, either one is useless.

Negative:                                                                          Premature partnership or union, false love, separation, disharmony.

You have or may enter into a relationship build on a shaky foundation from the start; your union is a love hate relationship and a bit stormy. The initial bonding was or will be there but as you get to know each other better, you may start disliking the person in your life, your business partner may be untrustworthy or just not conducive to your overall wellbeing. The time is not right to continue, rather cut your losses and walk away. The perfect partner is evading you at this time, keep on hoping, you will meet the person you can share your life with.  

Two of Pentacles

Symbolism:
Person balancing on high rope: balance.
Two pentacles: Shifting constantly.
Dancing figure: Gaiety.

Element: Earth.       Direction: West.
Season: Summer.

Zodiac: Third quarter of Aries and ruled by The Emperor.

Card Description.
A person holding a pentacle in each hand doing a balancing act, it can also be seen as an act of juggling. The reversed figure eight lying on its side connecting and enveloping the two Pentacles. In the background are two ships passing.

Meaning: “Balance/duality”

This card signifies gaiety and recreation. But, in new projects or planned projects, predicts some difficulty to establish financial security and stability. It explains how you would need to manage the finances. Clearly with preponderance and careful planning. You may need to play one project of against the other, or invest most of your resources and then struggle to keep the wolves from the door. This card also indicate some written instruction or messages and news, likely legal. These are likely to be obstacles, trouble and agitation.

Positive:
Gaiety, recreation. Financial instability. Allow some room to move, financial troubles, embarrassment. The seriousness of these troubles will be shown by the other cards. Receiving of messages or news (possibly legal).

With this card appearing in your spread, expect troubles in establishing your financial stability. You have the ability to handle more than one project, but, it means that you would have to maintain balance in applying your resources. Understandably, every new project holds the key to your financial success and is inevitably your brain child, the promise of new things and fortune. Expect to suffer the consequence of keeping your project alive by burdening that which you already have. You may also receive, unfavorable messages, possibly legal, whereby you would need to maintain a balancing act. You may be celebrating, but not for long anymore. Don’t force yourself into a tight spot, you need some room to move.

Negative:
Forced enjoyment, lack of financial stability. Clumsy financial management. Bad news and written messages (legal notices). Trouble, doubt and worries

Your financial planning and implementation, lacks the proper balance. The troubles ahead are not calculated risks. You put yourself in such a vulnerable position that you may start receiving legal notices and may expect legal action against you. The resources you have, are insufficient to be able to finance and maintain the project you are in or are planning. Your ability to handle more than one thing at a time is doubtful and most probably ill-conceived.  Find your balance and maintain your status quo, rather than losing more than you should.

Two of Wands
Symbolism:

Wand in left hand: The changeable or undirected abilities in hand.
Wand planted to right: Stability.
Young man: New start or journey.
Globe in right hand: A world of new
Opportunities.
Floral design: Creativity.
Castle wall: Strong foundation.

Element: Fire        Direction: East. Season: Spring

Zodiac: Fourth quarter of Taurus and ruled by The Emperor.

Comparative to the Magician.

Card Description.
A young man, standing on a castle wall, looking out over the sea, holding a globe in his right hand and one Wand in his left. To his right is planted another Wand

Meaning: “The opportunity to succeed, patience”

Here we see the opportunity to succeed. This is a card of careful planning. The spark, undirected, starts taking form. However, don’t expect success now. You need to wait; success is on the horizon, boldly plan new projects. One thing you need to remember, the success you will receive might be tainted with unhappiness. In essence you are taking that which you have, planning and considering your future with new possibilities of success. What returns, might be a real surprise.

Positive:
Motivation, planning, success, although not immediate. Creativity and boldness

You have been presented or will receive opportunities for new projects. In approaching this matter focused, you have the ability to develop, plan and manage these opportunities with perfect balance. You have the knowledge and ability to fulfill your dreams and ensure success. Using your creative ability has put you in a fortunate position. You are boldly embarking where no man has ever gone before.

Negative:                                      The waiting is over, avoid being impatient. Good start-bad ending. Business failure. A surprise with devastating results. Investments lost.  Trouble and problems. Misfortune.  

You are going to be or have been presented with a wonderful idea, promise of riches, fame and glory. Something to good to be true, unfortunately it spells disaster for you. Your mindset and approach was or will be creative but no matter what you do, you won’t make it. Your investment will be lost. A partnership you entered into or will, has not got the solid foundation to be stable and profitable. The maturity or experience you have, lack the necessary hindsight.  

Guys, I would really appreciate if you could comment on these interpritations.

Blessed be

Hi Payewacker

Good idea and a thorough description too. I have viritually the same view of these cards with some varying degrees..... However, (there's got to be a 'however' eh?):

Whilst I can't say I understand the North and South and East nor the West, nor can I understand the Zodiac implications (are they really so important?) I do have to make one comment though:

Why would each card have a positive and a negative meaning? I know you're going to say it depends on their position in a spread. Fair enough. Isnt the negative aspect of the card(s) determined by their Upright or Reversed position? That is how I view them.
When would the Two of Cups indicate in your words 'premature partnership, false love, separation and disharmony'? I would say if the Three of Swords followed the Two of Cups immediately, then I would agree with you, but I cannot see the Two of Cups alone, on its own, as having negative qualtities unless it was reversed.

I suppose my same comment applies to all the other cards.

Hi Cedars,

The positive means upright and negative reversed, i'll change these headings.

The Zodiac has 52 weeks, each card is then assigned to a week. This is a timing factor, although i don't divulge this information and is purely for my use only. The directions (for me) has a bearing on the forces of nature and the specific area in which the guardians of the watchtowers operate. Therefore we Find the Major arcanum in the middle--Akash--(spirit) and the minors radiating from there.

Kings are Leo, (fire of fire)
Queens are Cancer  (water of water)

Although there are lower ranking cards in these signs, the Kings and Queens control the entire period of the different Zodiac sign.

As you know, I read the CC, in this sense I actually pigeonhole the cards initially. It is then that i read in context and after this look at the directions of the actions. Look at the Hierphant (upright), his right hand is blessing someone to his right, our left, or cursing (reversed) someone to our right.

Look at the Devil, he copied this action. However the Devil has two initiates in bondage where the Hierophant have two in willing submition. He curse with his right and condems with his left.

Which cards are then flanking and what is happening?

Just a theory!!

Blessed be