Hi everyone,

I was hoping that someone might be willing to read my cards, please.  A few weeks ago I got a psychic reading here (very helpful)--my first--but some things have changed recently and I'd like to see if I can get any insight.  I've never had a Tarot card reading, either, and I'm curious to see how it would differ from the psychic reading (I've also been toying with the idea of learning how to read Tarot myself, so I'd like to get a feel for how it works!).

So, if anyone is willing and has the time, a general reading would be greatly appreciated!  I don't know if you need my DOB here, but it's 8/29/1961.

Thank you!

Doe

Hi Doe
I'll try to give you a reading based on the RW original deck.
You had not asked any sort of question and I have picked three cards for you to get an insight of the current energies around you. I am not looking at these cards as Past, Present and Future. You be the judge of that.

Seven of Cups: A man looks dazzled by the choices he has in front of him. Seven cups of wishful thinking and options to choose from are almost landing upon him on the clouds from the sky. He looks at them with arms open and does not know which one to choose. Knowing what you want and yet being unable to pick from the choices given to us by the Universe itself. Caution is the key here to choose wisely and leave greed aside.

Eight of Pentacles. A man, his head down, engrossed in his work, keeping a low key from all politics and corporate gossip, is learning a new craft and has his full attention on the job at hand. Acquiring and gathering knowledge at the workplace and keeping your concentration on the work at hand is the advice given by this card.

King of Pentacles. A man, financially comfortable sits back and is ready to give advice to those who need to learn from his experiences of the financial world. He has dark features and is surrounded with abundance of material wealth. This could be a bank manager, a father figure or someone who has made his fortune and sometimes can be arrogant about it too. I dont feel he is an emotional person, but he will give sound advice on money matters.He is looking aside, not straight in your face; does not want to get emotionally involvled for he only cares about his riches and, granted, how to make others rich too. If it is the advice of such a person that will come handy to you, then by all means grab all the knowledge you can get from him.

I feel the three cards here indicate something about a choice you are about to make and that choice would require putting your energies into it. The King may be able to help you get further in that path - either by guidance or financial assistance.

I hope this made sense to you.

I would appreciate your feedback when you find a few minutes.
cheers

Hi, Cedars,

Whoa.  It took me a few minutes to think about what you wrote, but all of it seems to be very relevant when I consider it.

I'm in the process of separating from/divorcing my husband after almost 14 years.  It's OK that we go our separate ways relationship-wise (except I'm sure that we'll always be friends and raise our son together), but the prospect terrifies me.  For one thing, although I am a freelance writer, I do not have the resources at all to support myself and my son on my own (and my soon-to-be ex can't afford to help much).  My mother (who is quite wealthy), can help me somewhat but tends to make a trial of things, and we don't get along very well because she's very judgemental, making it hard for me to confide in her.  I've been going over all the choices (there don't seem to be too many at the moment!) I have, and discarding them one after another because each one seems to present huge problems.  So I spend a lot of time crying and trying to figure out how I'm going to live my life from here.  I don't trust too many people at this point in my life, so in many ways I'm feeling very alone.

On the other hand, my spiritual life has opened up doors I didn't even know existed until about a year ago, and my friend/love/guide is with me all the time, giving me support, love, and thoughtful guidance.  Without him, and the experiences that have come with his presence, I never feel completely alone (I can't imagine life without him now that I've found him again).  He's teaching me, and I'm learning on my own, things about which I previously never believed possible, and I do feel that I'm learning a "craft" of sorts--one that is invaluable in many, many ways, but which (unfortunately) won't help me in the "real" world with surviving financially, etc. (not that that makes it any less valuable and miraculous to me, but it's just hard to figure out how to integrate my interior and exterior lives).  I want to be able to concentrate on that, and raising my son to be happy and healthy, alone, but there are other concerns pulling me in other directions.

I'm truly astonished, particularly since I didn't give you any details whatsoever about my situation.  The question, now, is how to use what you've given me to make the decisions that I need to make.  I'll need to give it a lot of thought.

Thank you SO much!  If there's a talent or a gift involved in doing Tarot readings, you must have it!

Doe

Hi Doe,

Thank you for your feedback; very much appreciated.
Whoa is another exclamatation I should make, as I sensed, while I was writing, that this was more than a work issue. I felt this was more of a relatonship issue than work, but there you are the way the cards came out. Now am kicking myself for not saying what I sensed in the first place.

Quite a dilemma there you have my friend and I am so happy to hear that you have a wonderful relationship with your guide. Keep that alight as you will be guided through these difficult times.

I feel the persona of the King of Pentacles may be the answer to your financial difficulties; it may even be your mother. Things change and people change around us......

I felt I should ask the tarot for a further message for you and while I was shuffling the cards the Star card of the major arcana fell off the deck.

There is hope out there for you Doe; please dont give up. Like this woman in the card, nurturing the earth with water, one foot in the pond and the other on dry land, stars shining above her. I almost feel like saying that you are being well-looked after although sometimes we dont see or feel it on our flesh.
There will be new strenght coming your way to be able to talk, express and march forward (Ace of Swords) through these difficult times. And the search for new knowledge (The Hermit) and hence being touch with your inner self will also guide you like a lantern in the dark.

Blessings to you Doe and let us know how things pan out for you.
cedars

Cedars, you've given me such a surprise with all of this--I never expected the reading to be so in tune with what's happening in my life (and none of it seems to be stuff that's merely easy to interpret in any way that seems to make sense--it seems quite specific).  (Last night, after I read what you'd written and thought about it more, I was talking to my "friend", and I was saying, "BUT THEY'RE JUST CARDS!!  HOW CAN THEY TELL SO MUCH?!!")

And what you added this morning sounds so much like the way I've been feeling--a foot in each of two worlds, trying to live in and nurture both, with the stars overhead.  (It's also funny that you mentioned the stars--since all the spiritual "stuff" started last year, when I look into the sky at night I often see a LOT more "stars" than I know are actually there--yes, it sounds nuts, but I'm used to it now, and it's indescribably beautiful.  Last night it was practically the Fourth of July up there!)

You may be right--my mother may be my best hope (short of becoming gainfully employed in a full-time job, which I'm trying without a lot of success to do) in terms of finances, at least for the short term.  It's just not an option I relish AT ALL!

More than anything, I do feel very well cared-for.  I've always felt that I had someone "up there" on my side, because no matter how badly I screw up things always seem to turn out for the best for me.  The re-appearance of my friend, and his constant company, love (for my son as well, which is a huge help), and thoughtful guidance, makes it even more clear to me that I'm either just well-loved for some unknown reason, or that there really is such a thing as karma and that I must have racked up some serious good karma in the past (perhaps single-handedly saving an entire civilization with one selfless act?--OK, maybe not   ).

Anyway, thanks so much again.  You are clearly gifted--not to mention thoughtful enough to take the time to do this.

Have a wonderful day (night?).

Doe