posted November 10, 2010 10:27 PM            

What's your question?

posted November 10, 2010 11:08 PM            

I'll take either a tarot reading or a synastry, whichever you feel more comfortable with. If it's synastry I'll give you our charts.

posted November 10, 2010 11:19 PM            

How funny that we have the same question.

posted November 10, 2010 11:50 PM            

Here's his: http://imgur.com/QbzVj.png

And mine: http://imgur.com/s0HEs.png

I should add that I don't know his birth time, so I used 12:00PM. I would ask him, but, well, we don't know each other quite that well yet.

I'm going to try to do yours tonight but I'm a bit sleepy so I may wait until the morning when I'm more clear-headed.

posted November 11, 2010 12:18 PM            

I could do a reading for you if you want! But card reading! Let me know...

posted November 11, 2010 05:03 PM            

Wow, this is a really strong, clear love reading. I almost feel like it doesn't need much interpreting, since it's so clear that there's a lot of affection between the two of you that has the potential to grow into a real, solid relationship. But there are a few weird or warning cards, so here's my interpretation:

I'm getting the sense that this is a somewhat new relationship, am I right? If so, it's clear that there is a lot of love/affection/infatuation/however you want to put it there. The Lovers as the foundation and the Queen of Cups crowning you means that, at root, this relationship is about loving each other. That doesn't mean that you will be together as lovers (that's up to you!) but I doubt this is a "just friends" situation. At least one of you feels very loving towards the other.

The High Priestess as the central issue gives me a bit of pause though. She represents beauty and knowledge, but I've always gotten a bit of reserve and secrecy from her. She's the perfect, untouchable woman. Is it possible that one or both of you is holding back in order to maintain an illusion of perfection? Of course, when we're getting to know someone we want to show our best face, but that can also impede real intimacy.

And then there's the Queen of Swords as the obstacle - she's all about using intellect to protect one's emotions. Does that ring a bell?

In your recent past position, you have the 8 of cups: have you had recent disappointments which might have caused to be more cautious or even give up on love for a while? Either with this person or someone else?

But then in the near future position you have the 4 of wands, which tells me your love life it about to be happier and more joyful. You can let go of your disappointment.

Right now, the relationship may be in a bit of a "pause period" (4 of swords). This can be frustrating, but it's also necessary sometimes for both people to step back and take stock. I think the 4 of swords is saying that this is ok, and if it's right, there's no need to push.

Interestingly, the next card, the 4 of pentacles, is about insecurity and control. Is one of you so afraid of losing the other that you or them are becoming controlling or clingy? The rest of the cards say that's not necessary, so if it's you, feel free to let go a little. If it's the other person, don't feel like you need to give in to their clinginess.

The three of pentacles in the advice position - I will be honest, I've always had some trouble interpreting this card in relationship readings. Based on the cards around it, I would say that it's advising you to put the necessary work in to making this relationship work. Work on yourself, work on your communication, etc.

Finally, I don't think the 2 of cups needs much interpretation. It's a great card to have in the final outcome position in a love reading! The only caution is that many consider it represent the beginning stages of love. So I think this is saying that you can have a wonderful relationship with this person, but you have to put the work in (3 of pentacles). In this case, it seems like one or both of you needs to be willing to really open yourself up and be honest about who you are and what you want (High Priestess, Queen of Swords) but also be willing to give the other person the space they need to grow as well.

posted November 11, 2010 08:45 PM            

>>>>I'm getting the sense that this is a somewhat new relationship, am I right? If so, it's clear that there is a lot of love/affection/infatuation/however you want to put it there. The Lovers as the foundation and the Queen of Cups crowning you means that, at root, this relationship is about loving each other. That doesn't mean that you will be together as lovers (that's up to you!) but I doubt this is a "just friends" situation. At least one of you feels very loving towards the other.>>>>

Well, we are just friends, but it's recent in that we reconnected somewhat recently. There is an element of like there, or there was, but now I am not feeling it anymore.

>>>>>The High Priestess as the central issue gives me a bit of pause though. She represents beauty and knowledge, but I've always gotten a bit of reserve and secrecy from her. She's the perfect, untouchable woman. Is it possible that one or both of you is holding back in order to maintain an illusion of perfection? >>>

This, I think, is me. I am being reserved and secretive and moving away. I am also listening to intuition.

>>>And then there's the Queen of Swords as the obstacle - she's all about using intellect to protect one's emotions. Does that ring a bell?>>>

This is actually my sig card. And what you described is exactly what I've been doing lately.

>>>In your recent past position, you have the 8 of cups: have you had recent disappointments which might have caused to be more cautious or even give up on love for a while? Either with this person or someone else?>>>

Yes, see above answers. I decided to completely move on and realized our connection was not that important afterall.

>>>But then in the near future position you have the 4 of wands, which tells me your love life it about to be happier and more joyful. You can let go of your disappointment.>>>

This is surprising to me, but I guess you never know....

>>>>Right now, the relationship may be in a bit of a "pause period" (4 of swords). This can be frustrating, but it's also necessary sometimes for both people to step back and take stock. I think the 4 of swords is saying that this is ok, and if it's right, there's no need to push.>>>

Yes! Totally paused.

>>>>Interestingly, the next card, the 4 of pentacles, is about insecurity and control. Is one of you so afraid of losing the other that you or them are becoming controlling or clingy? The rest of the cards say that's not necessary, so if it's you, feel free to let go a little. If it's the other person, don't feel like you need to give in to their clinginess.>>>

Neither one of us is being controlling or clingy. But I think we both feel insecure when dealing with one another. Come to think of it, there is an element of control in that I've made it really hard for him to get in touch with me and then, in response, he followed suit.

>>>>The three of pentacles in the advice position - I will be honest, I've always had some trouble interpreting this card in relationship readings. Based on the cards around it, I would say that it's advising you to put the necessary work in to making this relationship work. Work on yourself, work on your communication, etc.
>>>

I have a hard time with this card too.

>>>> I don't think the 2 of cups needs much interpretation. It's a great card to have in the final outcome position in a love reading! The only caution is that many consider it represent the beginning stages of love. So I think this is saying that you can have a wonderful relationship with this person, but you have to put the work in (3 of pentacles). In this case, it seems like one or both of you needs to be willing to really open yourself up and be honest about who you are and what you want (High Priestess, Queen of Swords) but also be willing to give the other person the space they need to grow as well.>>>

This card surprises me as an outcome, given what I've been feeling and the decisions I made.

>>>Hope that helped! That was a fun reading to do. Looking forward to what you come up with for me. >>>

It did, thank you!

Oh, were they all upright?

posted November 12, 2010 03:40 PM            

I, personally, think a reading needs to use reversals for it to be true. I have the rider-waite book, and they use reversals. But it's whatever you're comfortable with.

posted November 12, 2010 06:59 PM            

Here are our charts. I uploaded our individual charts with all the info you asked for. I blanked out the birthdates and time because I'm paranoid about privacy, but if you'd like I'll post those in a separate reply and then delete them later.

Mine: http://imgur.com/mytRU.jpg
His: http://imgur.com/mEe6Q.jpg
Composite: http://imgur.com/3FuZQ.jpg
And just for good measure, synastry: http://imgur.com/DHF4O.jpg

posted November 12, 2010 08:11 PM            

If you want to do another reading, that would be really cool, because we can see if its the same, and if not, I'll let you know which one is accurate later! But maybe it won't change the outcome at all -- it will be interesting to see!

posted November 12, 2010 10:37 PM            

Your moon is trine his sun so you probably make him feel masculine and there's also a free flow of communication. A warm feeling between you.

His sun, maybe moon, and mercury are in your 6th house, so you could help one another out. Did you meet at work? Both of you need to be careful not to be too selfless towards the other, because you could turn into a martyr or a mother/father like influence.

With his venus in your 4th, you could develop deep, family like feelings for him, and you could also feel at home with him. Tell him your deepest thoughts and feelings sooner than you would others. This can also signal a codependent relationship if taken too far, so watch out for that.

His venus also opposes your mars, so I think you will be very attracted to one another. There could be jealousy. I wonder if you make more money than him, although, it could just be you have more status. I think one of you is a higher "class" than the other, be it status, money, or education.

Your jupiter is square his mercury. I wish I knew his houses, because it makes it really hard to figure out how these things play out, but I see more of the above, especially since you have jupiter in the 9th -- so a education difference or a cultural or religious difference, but again, I have no idea what house he has mercury, so I could be off. This theme is also present in the composite.

Your venus is on his sun which is oh-so-nice! This is one of the soul mate aspects! You will definitely feel a bond and reciprocity. This is a lot like what I said about his mars on your sun, but you probably feel like his ideal woman.

I wonder if his moon is in aqua? If so, that is another soul mate marker. It would make you very bonded and understand one another a lot.

Your saturn is opposite his mars. I have to be honest, I don't like seeing this in a synastry. It can indicate a very volatile relationship, and even point to abuse. Watch out for this. If he seems overly jealous or possessive, think twice. Since saturn is in your 11th, he may not want you to have friends or be jealous if you spend time with them.

Since you were born fairly close together I am not going to get into the generational planets because I assume you are already familiar with how pluto and uranus affect you in relationships since all people your age will bring that out.

I will say, since not everyone will have his mars, that your uranus is squaring it will make things exciting. It can also cause arguments that can get very heated.

So, as far as synastry goes, you two have enough markers for a passionate type of romance and not just a platonic theme going on, but like with all passion comes the potential for volatility, but that may not happen if you are both mature and healthy, and take things slowly.

I will look at the composite next.

posted November 12, 2010 11:53 PM            

I hesitate to say this with a pisces male, but you probably view him as very manly, or at least the epitome of your "type" of man.

Your moon is trine his sun so you probably make him feel masculine...

>>> You know, it's funny, he is a very Piscean man in many ways - he's almost "pretty" and he has lots of female friends. Normally I have to say I like guys that are a bit more masculine in appearance, but despite the Piscean traits, I get a very masculine feeling from him and he makes me feel very feminine - not through doing things like opening doors for me, just his general vibe. And when a friend met him she was like "omg, it's like they created a man just for you!" LOL

and there's also a free flow of communication. A warm feeling between you.

>>> Totally! Our first date lasted 5 hours and our second date was 6 hours and there wasn't an awkward silence the whole time.

His sun, maybe moon, and mercury are in your 6th house, so you could help one another out. Did you meet at work?

>>> No, but we're both really fascinated by each other's fields and talk about work together a lot. This might sound like a drag, but we're both really passionate about our work.

With his venus in your 4th, you could develop deep, family like feelings for him, and you could also feel at home with him. Tell him your deepest thoughts and feelings sooner than you would others. This can also signal a codependent relationship if taken too far, so watch out for that.

>>> Yeah, I've found myself telling him things very early on that I normally would only talk about with my best friends. Honestly, this kind of freaked me out, since normally I keep my emotional cards pretty close to my chest. And I find that we talk about our families with each other a lot.

His venus also opposes your mars, so I think you will be very attracted to one another. There could be jealousy. I wonder if you make more money than him, although, it could just be you have more status. I think one of you is a higher "class" than the other, be it status, money, or education.

>>> Hmm, we are from pretty similar backgrounds and have similar status. We're both broke.

Your jupiter is square his mercury. I wish I knew his houses, because it makes it really hard to figure out how these things play out, but I see more of the above, especially since you have jupiter in the 9th -- so a education difference or a cultural or religious difference, but again, I have no idea what house he has mercury, so I could be off. This theme is also present in the composite.

>>> Huh, this is interesting, because one of the things I really like about him is that we have very similar backgrounds and values.

Your venus is on his sun which is oh-so-nice! This is one of the soul mate aspects! You will definitely feel a bond and reciprocity. This is a lot like what I said about his mars on your sun, but you probably feel like his ideal woman.

>>> I hope this is right!

I wonder if his moon is in aqua? If so, that is another soul mate marker. It would make you very bonded and understand one another a lot.

>>> His moon is in Pisces. However, my sun is near the cusp and my sun is conjunct his moon.

Your saturn is opposite his mars. I have to be honest, I don't like seeing this in a synastry. It can indicate a very volatile relationship, and even point to abuse. Watch out for this. If he seems overly jealous or possessive, think twice. Since saturn is in your 11th, he may not want you to have friends or be jealous if you spend time with them.

>>> Eek, I hate to admit this, but I feel like I'm the possessive one and I am never like that! (I'm an aquarius!) I really hate that feeling, but I've been trying to rein it in.

Since you were born fairly close together I am not going to get into the generational planets because I assume you are already familiar with how pluto and uranus affect you in relationships since all people your age will bring that out.

>>> Yeah, I had to go and get cursed with having my venus be square everyone in my generation's pluto. Not fun for the love life!

I will say, since not everyone will have his mars, that your uranus is squaring it will make things exciting. It can also cause arguments that can get very heated.

>>> We haven't had any arguments *yet.*

So, as far as synastry goes, you two have enough markers for a passionate type of romance and not just a platonic theme going on, but like with all passion comes the potential for volatility, but that may not happen if you are both mature and healthy, and take things slowly.

posted November 13, 2010 12:25 AM            

1. Central issue: 10 of pentacles
2. Obstacle: 2 of swords
3. Crown: Sun (reversed)
4. Foundation: 3 of swords (reversed)
5. Recent past: 8 of swords (reversed)
6. Near future: 7 of swords
7. How you are experiencing the relationship right now: Ace of Swords (reversed)
8. Impact of the world around you: Page of pentacles
9. Advice: Moon (reversed)
10. Outcome: Ace of cups

Well, this one seems to be a lot more in line with what you've told me about your relationship!

It seems like you've sort of got your life together (10 of pents) and this relationship might be sort of threatening to that?

I'm not so well-versed in reading reversals, since I don't do it that often, but the three of swords reversed as the foundation seems like an indication that you heard the message of the three of swords and got yourself out of the situation. A reversed 8 of swords in the past position seems to confirm this.

And the 7 of swords shows you walking away. I know some people see it as a card of trickery, but I once got it when I had walked away from a relationship that was unhealthy. At the time I felt like I had shirked my duty by leaving, but in retrospect I see that it was the right thing to do.

Oh, and it looks like you have the 2 of swords opposing you, which was the same card I had opposing me in that reading! It represented a decision that was really hard for me to make, and really tormented me at the time. But as the reader pointed out, the lesson of this card is that it's ok to rest with a decision for a while. There's rarely a rush, and when the time is right, you'll know.

The reversed ace of swords in the 7th position says to me that you know the right course but you're not quite ready to put your plan into action yet. And the reversed page of pentacles in the environment reinforces that - you have a plan but there's something in your environment keeping you from putting it into action.

I think the moon reversed in the advice position is telling you to listen to your intuition. Sounds like you're already doing this.

I think it's really interesting that you got the ace of cups in the outcome position! Another very clear "love" card. I don't have a lot of experience with the ace of cups, but I think that what biddy tarot has to say is very apt to this situation:

posted November 13, 2010 01:19 AM            

Does this mean you got a firm TOB? If so, I'd like to do the composite with it.

I wonder what that issue is that I see in both synastry and composite! I'm hoping you have a tob or I won't be able to pinpoint it at all.

I was wondering if you were the possessive one, lol. It can be hard to tell, except you know it's there from aspects. If I had tob for him it could help. Try to watch that, so you don't push him away.

I cannot believe the outcome for the reading was the A of cups. Well I'll be damned! That's one of the strongest love cards in the deck, in fact, it really IS the strongest one, next to the lovers. I had a feeling that would happen, but I can't see it happening in real life. Maybe it means we will resume our friendship, but with the A, it would be strong. The rest of the reading was pretty bad, lol, which fits how I feel right now. not that I hate him or anything, but I am really walking away.

You did well with the reversals. I find readings more accurate with them, you'll have to see which you prefer. I liken it (No reversals) to reading a chart w/o bad aspects, only trines and sextiles, which isn't really accurate. It's like glossing over the negative stuff, imo.

I'm going to wait and see if you have a tob for him.

I also wonder, and would bet, you two ahve stuff going on in your progressed charts.

posted November 13, 2010 01:46 AM            

As for my guy's moon: no, I don't have his birth time. However, it looks like the moon was in pisces most of that day (I ran the chart for several different TOBs). If he was born at midnight, it would have been on the aqua cusp, but it seems fairly safe to assume his moon is in pisces.

>>>>> I wonder what that issue is that I see in both synastry and composite!

What are you seeing? :-o

posted November 13, 2010 02:42 AM            

I actually had wondered that, but this reading was what would happen with HIM and I. Can the outcome have nothing to do with him?

>>>As for my guy's moon: no, I don't have his birth time. However, it looks like the moon was in pisces most of that day (I ran the chart for several different TOBs). If he was born at midnight, it would have been on the aqua cusp, but it seems fairly safe to assume his moon is in pisces.>>>

OK, it's probably in pisces then.

>>>>> I wonder what that issue is that I see in both synastry and composite!

What are you seeing? :-o
>>>>

I'm not sure! haha. I was hoping for tob so that it may be clearer in the composite.

posted November 14, 2010 10:01 PM            

Venus sextile neptune can give a dreamy, surreal quality that is very nice. Venus is also trine pluto which can add to this and can add a lot of intensity and passion too. I don't think I need to tell you about the intensity, and sometimes obsession, involved in venus-pluto aspects.

Venus is the outlet of a t-sqaure involving mars opp. uranus. The uranus aspect can point to a very exciting, novel, always new feeling to the relationship. This becomes even more likely since you have venus in aqua. It can also point to a start-stop type of relationship or a short-lived affair.

Sun and mercury in pisces also point to a dreamy type of relationship. Make sure you are honest with one another and that you see each other for who you really are and not who you want the other to be.

Saturn opposes sun, so practical matters may conflict with idealism. You may argue over one of you who is not able to be realistic and live in the real world. The other person may prefer to live in a world of dreams, so there's a yin-yang thing that can be good, but later can cause many fights.

All the mars, jupiter, and uranus aspects make me think this will be a passionate and physically satisfying relationship, but arguing can become a problem.

The jup-venus quincunx troubles me and reminds me of the disparity I saw in synastry, but without houses, I have no idea how it will play out. It says to me that family or tradition or culture or education or job, something Jupiter will conflict with venus in free-spirited aquarius. Make sure you take it slow, because this aspect makes me wonder if it can just turn into a purely sexual relationship that is one sided. If you take it slow, he won't stick around if that's all he wants. Or maybe it will be you who wants that. I'm assuming you know he's single for sure.

All in all, it looks like you two will definitely be attracted to one another and I can see you two being a couple.

Please let me know how it turns out!

posted November 14, 2010 10:21 PM            

>>> You may argue over one of you who is not able to be realistic and live in the real world. The other person may prefer to live in a world of dreams, so there's a yin-yang thing that can be good, but later can cause many fights.

I think he's the "dreamy" one (Pisces!) and I'm very practical - I can see that being a potential issue. I know he can get really wrapped up in his work and forget the rest of the world. I love that passion, though. But I tend to get into relationships where I'm the "grownup" and I'm kind of trying to stop doing that.

>>> Make sure you take it slow, because this aspect makes me wonder if it can just turn into a purely sexual relationship that is one sided. If you take it slow, he won't stick around if that's all he wants. Or maybe it will be you who wants that.

Interesting. We have been taking it verrrrry slow, and that was discouraging for a while, because I thought it meant he wasn't sure. And if I'm honest, I think he might still be a bit unsure. But I learned from a mutual friend that that's his typical MO in relationships. I'll admit I kinda want to just jump him, but I'm trying to be a little more careful than that.