Hi futurespast, thank you very much for your honest feedback. It made me think:

Here http://taroteca.multiply.com/photos/album/70/Mitologic are images of the Mythic. In this deck the Star is represented by Pandora and her box. She was very beautiful and charming, seemingly a 'gift of the gods', but in reality a disaster waiting to happen and according to some versions of the myth a very deceitful woman. This together with the 5 of swords makes me think you need to be very careful how you present your case so you don't leave her room to blind them with her charm and apparent innocence.

The Queen of Pentacles is Omphalia, a very strong lady and Queen of Syria, who had the hero Hercules as slave and lover. She was wearing his lion skin and had him weaving and wearing dresses She was a woman with no guilt or fear, comfortable in her self and her power. Your advice is to follow her example.


Interesting, I've never read it as loss before. What are the odds? I don't know, but I'm not surprised. Hehe...

I wish you the best of luck!  

Hi loopy the  Rider Waite Star as far as I can see doesn't mean loss in its upright position, however in a reversed position it could mean loss of vision, inspiration, lack of trust, self doubt, or it may be saying that you are trying to obtain the unobtainable.

Bella

Must admit that even in all my years of reading and teaching I have never come across the RW Star meaning loss either.