posted January 02, 2007 01:15 PM         

1. The Past/Foundation: 6Pentacles
2. How the Querant sees the relationship: 3 swords(the present)
3. Hopes/fears/expectations (beliefs being brought to the relationship by querant): 4 cups
4. Conflicts: Queen of Pentacles
5. Outside Influences: 5 of wands
6. Best course/Advice: Magician
7. Outcome: 2 cups.

How I interpreted it (or as far as I got with the interpretation)...
The six of pents... we met at a casino through a mutual friend. He and his friend bought all of us "breakfast" (230am) costing him wayyyyy too much. I thought they were so sweet, I'm not used to guys buying me things... i'm usually the buyer.. much less food (one of my most favoritest things!) lol.

3 of swords... I've just been hurt, felt betrayed.. all the typical 3 of swords feelings. I know that I'm not over it, but because my desire to be with this new person began before the prior "relationship" was completely over, I was already trying to get over the heartache and move on. I'm still quite raw, though, and saw this also as a need to completely "cut" the other person from my life. He is a bit tumorish.

4 cups: I'm afraid that my disillusionment with relationships, committments, men: might hinder me with this new man. I know what I was to learn, with the past few relationships.. the lesson seemed to repeat itself... I can love and provide and take care of all I want, but if I'm not open to love flowing back into my life, i can't have a successful relationship. At any rate, I know that now... just afraid that putting it into practice might be an issue.

Queen of Pentacles... conflict.. hmmm... i have a feeling this might be how I'm seen. Independent, but the funny thing is.. I saw flower child. Mostly because a friend of his once commented that I was a flower child, I should work outdoors... in the spiral deck, she has flowers everywhere. So maybe he sees me as a free spirit, and not necessarily in a good way... but in a "won't settle down way."... also out of one book (Power Tarot), not being in a hurry to settle down... which is true... I'd rather wait for Mr. Right than settle for Mr. Ok for Right Now. Also I have a Taurus rising... But I'm still kind of wondering if it means another woman all together... Which leads me to the next card...

5 Wands (outside influences): I thought at first.. Dammit.. I gotta fight for this guy. Why is there always competition??? I mean he seems great, and I'm actually willing to put up some effort (sort of... i'll get to that)for this one. But thinking this one through... I thought.. ok... I also need to fight this other thing that I have a tendency to do with this guy. That's... be dibiliatingly shy. I become a giggling mess of blushes and stutters around him. I have his number, i'm terrified of calling. It feels like, back in Junior High.. when you get a guys number... and you stare at the numbers on your phone... and you can't bring your fingers to punch them in. It's like that. Only I'm 26, not 12. Then... I also thought: I can't deny the sexual attraction to him... the wands... *sighs* but again.. it's supposed to be outside influences... so help!

Then advice is the Magician: I saw this and I thought.. it's in my hands, I have to take control, I have to call... I have to step up to the plate. To compliment this card, I think I'll do a spell for tomorrows full moon... I need some courage... Where's my leoness when I need it?

And the Outcome: 2 of cups... needless to say, I was happy to see this card so close to the Magician. But this tells me that, in order to achieve this I have to follow the advice of the Magician. Excuse my Leo/Taurean pride... but I don't wanna. I'm scared, to say the least. But if this is truly such a great card for a relationship, maybe it's worth it?