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UrbaneNomad
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posted July 08, 2012 01:48 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for UrbaneNomad     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hello,

I did a Celtic Cross spread for a question I posed about a relationship. The spread came out very confusing for me.

The staff cards are Eight Wands R, Ace of Wands, Chariot and High Priestess.

As you can see the Outcome (HP) is directly opposed to the Guidance (CH).

What do you think this means?

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EmpressMendez
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posted July 08, 2012 02:25 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for EmpressMendez     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hey, I'll be happy to help but you will have to post the whole reading and their positions meaning.

Also your question as well.

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UrbaneNomad
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posted July 08, 2012 03:19 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for UrbaneNomad     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by EmpressMendez:
Hey, I'll be happy to help but you will have to post the whole reading and their positions meaning.

Also your question as well.


All right.

The questions is "What's going to happen with us?"

The positions are as follows:

1. Judgment
2. Four of Pentacles
3. Devil
4. Wheel of Fortune
5. Page of Swords R
6. Three of Pentacles R
7. Eight of Wands R
8. Ace of Wands
9. Chariot
10 High Priestess

Position meanings:
1. That which Covers you
2. That which Crosses you
3. That which is Beneath you
4. Past
5. What could come into being
6. Future
7. You as you see yourself
8. How others see you
9. Hopes and Fears (Guidance)
10. Outcome

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UrbaneNomad
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posted July 11, 2012 10:43 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for UrbaneNomad     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by UrbaneNomad:
All right.

The questions is "What's going to happen with us?"

The positions are as follows:

1. Judgment
2. Four of Pentacles
3. Devil
4. Wheel of Fortune
5. Page of Swords R
6. Three of Pentacles R
7. Eight of Wands R
8. Ace of Wands
9. Chariot
10 High Priestess

Position meanings:
1. That which Covers you
2. That which Crosses you
3. That which is Beneath you
4. Past
5. What could come into being
6. Future
7. You as you see yourself
8. How others see you
9. Hopes and Fears (Guidance)
10. Outcome



Help,anyone?

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beccathelion
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posted July 11, 2012 07:09 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for beccathelion     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by UrbaneNomad:
All right.

The questions is "What's going to happen with us?"

The positions are as follows:

1. Judgment
2. Four of Pentacles
3. Devil
4. Wheel of Fortune
5. Page of Swords R
6. Three of Pentacles R
7. Eight of Wands R
8. Ace of Wands
9. Chariot
10 High Priestess

Position meanings:
1. That which Covers you
2. That which Crosses you
3. That which is Beneath you
4. Past
5. What could come into being
6. Future
7. You as you see yourself
8. How others see you
9. Hopes and Fears (Guidance)
10. Outcome


Hi Urbane,

So I took a look at this; granted it's a little different, because I wasn't there when they were pulled and feel their energy -- but this is what I get.

The situation isn't good. Judgment in the 1st to me says someone has been wronged in the relationship (you, I think) and that the victim is seeking major restitution. The root cause is the Devil, so I get a sense of addiction (and with the 4 of Pentacles perhaps even co-dependency between the two or someone within the relationship is very clingy) and that maybe the other person was unfaithful. These three cards in tandem just scream jealously and bad blood to me. Not sure why, but they do.

The past environment swirling around the issue was the Wheel of Fortune; this is becoming less and less about what the Universe and chance has in store and much more about what the person who has been hurt wants to do. The 5th, which to me in my readings is always how the querent feels, is Page of Swords reversed. Seems to me like you aren't looking for the truth/aren't ready to start actually looking at things for what they are. This page is all talk with little follow through; in essence his bite is worse than his bark. He holds back though for reason that are deeply entrenched in his self-esteem and self-perception. He doesn't do it out of malice or false bravado. It's much more emotional and sympathetic than that. In the present, the 3 reversed says to me there is an element of forgiveness that's being asked for, or at least considered. I think this has a lot to do with the Page not making a move. Forgiveness is black or white. You do or you don't. There is not middle ground. Seems stalled out on this, perhaps.

Then we get to the staff, which is where your question lies. The 8 of Wands reversed says you aren't taking action and moving forward; it may be that you can't make up your mind, but much like the Page, there isn't anything making motions except the mind. You're caught in a rock in a hard place I think. The Ace of Wands in the outside environment says to me you are on the cusp of a new state of being and self-understanding. New passions. New belief systems. This plays into the Chariot which, to me, is always the need to make a decision and be firm. Stand by it and you'll be victorious, though it will be more of pragmatic win than a jubilant one (like the 6 of Wands). Think Julius Caesar. He was a fairly calculating and ruthless ruler in someways. This isn't to say you have to be a ball buster, but I get the pronounced sense that you are holding onto some aspect of this relationship, and that it isn't good for you. I think by forgiving and moving on, if not from the relationship than from the event itself, the High Priestess will strengthen your intuition and make you a better judge of not just character, but yourself. She will help you evaluate what you do and don't want, what you will and won't take, and what it means to be true to yourself.

Sorry if this isn't applicable. It's just what I take from it. Sorry if I sounded harsh too; I didn't meant to be at all.

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UrbaneNomad
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posted July 11, 2012 11:36 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for UrbaneNomad     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by beccathelion:
Hi Urbane,

So I took a look at this; granted it's a little different, because I wasn't there when they were pulled and feel their energy -- but this is what I get.

The situation isn't good. Judgment in the 1st to me says someone has been wronged in the relationship (you, I think) and that the victim is seeking major restitution. The root cause is the Devil, so I get a sense of addiction (and with the 4 of Pentacles perhaps even co-dependency between the two or someone within the relationship is very clingy) and that maybe the other person was unfaithful. These three cards in tandem just scream jealously and bad blood to me. Not sure why, but they do.

The past environment swirling around the issue was the Wheel of Fortune; this is becoming less and less about what the Universe and chance has in store and much more about what the person who has been hurt wants to do. The 5th, which to me in my readings is always how the querent feels, is Page of Swords reversed. Seems to me like you aren't looking for the truth/aren't ready to start actually looking at things for what they are. This page is all talk with little follow through; in essence his bite is worse than his bark. He holds back though for reason that are deeply entrenched in his self-esteem and self-perception. He doesn't do it out of malice or false bravado. It's much more emotional and sympathetic than that. In the present, the 3 reversed says to me there is an element of forgiveness that's being asked for, or at least considered. I think this has a lot to do with the Page not making a move. Forgiveness is black or white. You do or you don't. There is not middle ground. Seems stalled out on this, perhaps.

Then we get to the staff, which is where your question lies. The 8 of Wands reversed says you aren't taking action and moving forward; it may be that you can't make up your mind, but much like the Page, there isn't anything making motions except the mind. You're caught in a rock in a hard place I think. The Ace of Wands in the outside environment says to me you are on the cusp of a new state of being and self-understanding. New passions. New belief systems. This plays into the Chariot which, to me, is always the need to make a decision and be firm. Stand by it and you'll be victorious, though it will be more of pragmatic win than a jubilant one (like the 6 of Wands). Think Julius Caesar. He was a fairly calculating and ruthless ruler in someways. This isn't to say you have to be a ball buster, but I get the pronounced sense that you are holding onto some aspect of this relationship, and that it isn't good for you. I think by forgiving and moving on, if not from the relationship than from the event itself, the High Priestess will strengthen your intuition and make you a better judge of not just character, but yourself. She will help you evaluate what you do and don't want, what you will and won't take, and what it means to be true to yourself.

Sorry if this isn't applicable. It's just what I take from it. Sorry if I sounded harsh too; I didn't meant to be at all.


Most of what you said is spot on. You really captured a lot of the dynamic here.

One interesting tidbit, I pulled a new spread today for the same question and my outcome card was the High Priestess again. However, the guidance was knight of pents. To me that's similar to what I got in this last spread. What worried me though is that I got Death reversed as the obstacle (position 2).

My mentor, who turned me onto tarot, says that HP as outcome means that the result is determined but hidden and that the Chariot represents my relentless progress towards that result. It bothers me that the resolution is hidden, cos that's all I want to know really.

The news spread, with same positions meanings as previously is as follows:

10. The High Priestess
9. Knight of pents
8. Six of cups
7. The Hermit R
6. Two of pents
5. Four of cups
4. The Magician R
3. The Hanged Man ( I have a feeling it was R, but not sure.)
2. Death
1. Three of pents R

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beccathelion
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posted July 12, 2012 12:45 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for beccathelion     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by UrbaneNomad:
Most of what you said is spot on. You really captured a lot of the dynamic here.

One interesting tidbit, I pulled a new spread today for the same question and my outcome card was the High Priestess again. However, the guidance was knight of pents. To me that's similar to what I got in this last spread. What worried me though is that I got Death reversed as the obstacle (position 2).

My mentor, who turned me onto tarot, says that HP as outcome means that the result is determined but hidden and that the Chariot represents my relentless progress towards that result. It bothers me that the resolution is hidden, cos that's all I want to know really.

The news spread, with same positions meanings as previously is as follows:

10. The High Priestess
9. Knight of pents
8. Six of cups
7. The Hermit R
6. Two of pents
5. Four of cups
4. The Magician R
3. The Hanged Man ( I have a feeling it was R, but not sure.)
2. Death
1. Three of pents R



You're right. It seems very similar, but the emphasis seems to be a lot more on the decision and the really intense laboring that's coming with it. I still read the HP as coming to a new understanding and ability to house and channel your intuition. Can't seem to shake that. The Knight is interesting. His energy is much more homely than the Chariot, but with the same principles. Seems an emphasis on the past too, with the 6 of Cups. The desire to pitch this all over and have things how they were. Very interesting. Seems like the Universe is telling you something it really wants you to know, my friend.

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