Tarot Readings for You for August 22, 2014 Friday(c)

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Guidance   There comes a time – always, to all of us – that things all go sideways at the same time. The scene is changed by that invisible hand, and there is no right thing to do, no smart move. We are stuck in a vacuum waiting for a breeze. Paralysis, at times like this, is not only normal but fairly smart. You can have all the despair you want, and that’s okay, that’s normal. You are in a cocoon, and a major involuntary turning point is ahead – almost always a new and better life. This is one of those undertows that time does heal. Welcome to the clubhouse of survivors, and congratulations on your new colorful wings.

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If you just want your daily look ahead, Guidance and Tarot Readings are all you need. ‘Guidance’ (above) is a summary of what the cards are telling visitors to be aware of this day.

‘Group Tarot Cards Reading’ (just below this) is the actual word-for-word messages from the pictures of the three cards you see – to everyone. These readings are about you and the people around you.  They are about today and the days around it. So, go ahead and pick the sentences you feel are yours and decide whether to encourage or reject them for yourself.

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Five of Wands – Five of Cups – Four of Swords

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GROUP TAROT CARDS READING

Tell the visitors here something useful and meaningful to them.

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Headings [So you can choose which belongs to you]

Tarot Readings: Meditation as Resistance (Five of Wands and Four of Swords)

Tarot Readings: Meditating on Regret (Five of Cups and Four of Swords)

Tarot Readings: Fighting and Losing (Five of Wands and Five of Cups)

Tarot Readings: Wasted Effort (Five of Wands and Five of Cups)

Tarot Readings: You Lose if You Don’t (Five of Cups and Four of Swords)

Tarot Readings: Lassitude and Depression (Five of Cups and Four of Swords)

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Tarot Readings: Meditation as Resistance (Five of Wands and Four of Swords)

My meditation is an all-out battle with depression.

In meditation, I have a fight with the things that get me down.

When your energy is depleted, put it into meditating.

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Tarot Readings: Meditating on Regret (Five of Cups and Four of Swords)

A tragedy has me meditating on life purpose with all my heart.

Take time out from active life when you feel awful.

Nothing can be done when you are repenting things you have done.

Meditating on wasted efforts.

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Tarot Readings: Fighting and Losing (Five of Wands and Five of Cups)

Better to have battled and lost than never to have battled at all.

I fight, I lose, and I sleep it off.

Doesn’t fight (you) any longer because (he) loses.

I’m no fighter, but you’re gonna lose.

You can lose a fight by defaulting.

Sleeping alone because of fights I wish had never happened.

Homesick for the war zone (he)was used to.

Being attacked for minding my own business and drinking.

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Tarot Readings: Wasted Effort (Five of Wands and Five of Cups)

All the effort we put in is for nothing, and that’s too bad.

I still struggle with a past that haunts me.

I don’t drink anymore, and it’s so hard.

Don’t pick a fight you will lose.

If you really don’t care, it’s a waste of effort.

May as well not even try doing something you feel that bad about.

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Tarot Readings: You Lose if You Don’t (Five of Cups and Four of Swords)

Being indifferent to sports makes you a loser.

If you don’t play the game, you lose.

You can lose a fight by default.

I work hard and lose money because someone else isn’t doing that.

If you don’t try, you fail.

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Tarot Readings: Lassitude and Depression (Five of Cups and Four of Swords)

Lack exercise and sleep.

I fight depression by sleeping it off.

I miss being physically active here on the sidelines.

Such a lack of energy that I am just resting up.

There’s the energy phase, and then the downswing where you flat-out don’t care.

I struggle with depression, and don’t get up out of bed.

Mourning my loss of the past, I am just not up to doing things.

I tried really hard and failed, so I am not doing anything.

Still haunted by the past, and I am so against that.

What I am doing is taking time out to feel sorry for myself.

You feel like not doing anything when you feel sad.

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This is a group reading, with no Questioner and no Question to limit what the cards say, so there’s more variety – even contradictions – and also the pronouns are more flexible. If it feels like it’s yours, and it says ‘he,’ and you’re a ‘she,’ feel free to adopt it anyway.

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Five of Wands – Five of Cups – Four of Swords

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LEARN TAROT BY OBSERVING

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………………….…………………… The energy of Five of Wands is counterbalanced by its spread-mates here, as Five of Cups is losing and mourning, and Four of Swords is refraining from the very action and involvement that Five of Wands represents. This smells like a stalemate or a standoff, doesn’t it?

…………………………..    Five of Wands shows five fellows whacking at one another with boards. They could be playing a sport or fighting, they could be violent, and they certainly are expending energy, trying hard, and competing with one another. Five of Wands is definitely an effort, and it can mean hard work but that isn’t its main trunk. Today this potentially violent card is overwhelmed by ennui, overtaken by the blues and by rank indifference or disinclination.

…………………………..     Five of Cups  is spilled wine, so it represents regretting something that cannot be undone. The black-robed figure, head bent, represents mourning, heartsickness, melancholy, loss and downtime. You don’t find this card for insincere displays of emotion: It is very real hurt. I wish to God I had or hadn’t: Five of Cups is haunted by the past that cannot be fixed. Five of Cups, like Four of Swords, is sidelined, experiencing ennui or lassitude, a paralysis of the will, and life being drained out of you. Watch for it to mean a loss of body fluid in any way, including internal bleeding and glandular secretions in medical questions.

………………………….. Four of Swords   shows a knight candidate meditating on his life purpose, as part of the knighthood ritual. He will report his vision to the bishop, who will decide whether he is worthy of knighthood. A person lying in the death position on a coffin naturally has meanings like being sidelined, sleeping or resting up, not participating, being indifferent, minding his own business, not doing something – or not doing anything. But Four of Swords does not introduce death; it is merely a support card for it – unless the question is pointedly about death. It also goes into being a couch potato, just lying around, laziness, not responding. Medically, it can mean the patient is unresponsive, coma, bedridden, and being under anesthesia. Of course, this is the main Rider Waite Tarot card for meditating – especially meditating on life purpose – and anything to do with it.

………..……….……….     Five of Wands and Four of Swords both involve activity … doing something. Five of Wands specifically is very active, and is doing, whereas Four of Swords specifically is not at all active and is doing nothing.

Better to have battled and lost than never to have battled at all, we say. Today we have snapshots of people who are sidelined, mostly by their feelings and their reaction to having tried and failed, having wasted effort, having lost a fight. People who are on the bench or who are between innings. Mourning, regretting and repenting happen. We also have snapshots of people who are struggling with something difficult. This leads up to “ Take time out from active life when you feel awful.” The underlying message is to give ourselves permission to rest up from down-times, and from the drain of emotional traumas.

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HERE ARE PHRASES FOR ALL THREE 2-CARD COMBINATIONS

resonates with your subconscious awareness!

……….……….……….     Five of Wands and Five of Cups   An all-out battle with depression. I have a fight with the things that get me down. When your energy is depleted …. A tragedy has me __ with all my heart. Active life when you feel awful. Repenting things you have done. Wasted efforts. Battled and lost. I fight, I lose …. … fight you because he loses. … fighter, but you’re gonna lose. Lose a fight. … because of fights I wish had never happened. Homesick for the war zone. Being attacked for drinking. Wasted Effort All the effort we put in … and that’s too bad. I struggle with a past that haunts me. I don’t drink but it’s so hard. Pick a fight you will lose. It’s a waste of effort. … try something you feel that bad about. __ to sports makes you a loser. … play the game, you lose. Lose a fight. I work hard and lose money. … try, you fail. Lack exercise. I fight depression. I miss being physically active. Suck a lack of energy. Ther’s the energy phase and then the downswing. I struggle with depression. Mourning my loss of the past, I am _ up doing things. I tried really hard and failed. Haunted by the past, and I am so against that. What I am doing is _ feeling sorry for myself. You feel like _ doing anything when you feel sad. x..

………..……….……….   Five of Wands and Four of Swords    Meditation as Resistance    My meditation is an all-out battle. In meditation, I have a fight with …. When your energy is __, put it into meditating. Meditating on life purpose with all my heart. Take time out from active life. Nothing can be done when you are … things you have done. Meditating on __ efforts. … than never to have battled at all. I fight, I sleep it off. Doesn’t fight you any longer. I’m no fighter. You can _ a fight by defaulting. Sleeping alone because of fights. The war zone he was used to. Being attacked for minding my own business. All the effort we put in is for nothing. I still struggle …. I don’t _ anymore, and it’s so hard. Don’t pick a fight. If you really don’t care, it’s a _ of effort. May as well not do something you feel that bad about. Being indifferent to sports …. If you don’t play the game, …. If you really don’t care, it’s an effort. May as well not even try doing something. Being indifferent to sports. If you don’t play the game …. You can lose by default. I work hard and … because someone else isn’t doing that. If you don’t try …. Exercise and sleep. I fight _ by sleeping it off. … being physically active here on the sidelines. Such a _ of energy that I am just resting up. There’s the energy phase, and then you flat-out don’t care. I struggle with _ and don’t get up out of bed. I am just not up to doing things. I tried really hard, so I am not doing anything. Still __, and I am so against that. What I am doing is taking time out. Not doing anything. x..

…………………..……….…  Five of Cups and Four of Swords   My meditation is _ with depression. In meditation with things that get me down. When _ is depleted, put it into meditating. Meditating on Regret A tragedy has me meditating on life purpose. Take time out when you feel awful. Nothing can be done when you are repenting. Meditating on wasted __. Better to have lost than never to have __ at all. I lose, I sleep it off. Doesn’t __ any longer because (he) loses. I’m no __ but you’re gonna lose. Lose by defaulting. Sleeping alone because of _ I wish had never happened. Homesick for what he was used to. Minding my own business and drinking. __ was for nothing, and that’s too bad. I still … a past that haunts me. I don’t drink anymore. Don’t … you will lose. If you really don’t care, it’s a waste. May as well not even … something you feel that bad about. You Lose if You Don’t  Being indifferent makes you a loser. If you don’t __, you lose. Lose by default. Lose money because someone else isn’t doing that. If you don’t _, you fail. Lassitude and Depression Lack of sleep. I _ depression by sleeping it off. I miss __ here on the sidelines. Such a lack of _ that I am just resting up. … and the downswing where you flat-out don’t care. … with depression, and don’t get up out of bed. Mourning my loss of the past, I am just not up to doing things. … and failed, so I’m not doing anything. Still haunted by the past. Taking time out to feel sorry for myself. Not doing anything when you feel sad. x..

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LEARN TAROT BY PICTURES

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Five of Wands……… Five of Wands shows five fellows whacking at one another with boards. They could be playing a sport or fighting, they could be violent, and they certainly are expending energy, trying hard, and competing with one another. Five of Wands is definitely an effort, and it can mean hard work but that isn’t its main trunk.

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Five of Cups…………. Five of Cups is spilled wine, so it represents regretting something that cannot be undone. The black-robed figure, head bent, represents mourning, heartsickness, melancholy, loss and downtime. You don’t find this card for insincere displays of emotion: It is very real hurt. I wish to God I had or hadn’t: Five of Cups is haunted by the past that cannot be fixed. Five of Cups as about when a person (or animal) is sidelined, experiencing ennui or lassitude, a paralysis of the will, and life being drained. In medical matters, it means a loss of body fluid in any way, including internal bleeding and glandular secretions.

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Four of Swords………. Four of Swords shows a knight candidate meditating on his life purpose, as part of the knighthood ritual. He will report his vision to the bishop, who will decide whether he is worthy of knighthood. A person lying in the death position on a coffin naturally has meanings like being sidelined, sleeping or resting up, not participating, being indifferent, minding his own business, not doing something – or not doing anything. It also goes into being a couch potato, just lying around, laziness, not responding. Medically, it can mean the patient is unresponsive, coma, bedridden, and being under anesthesia. Of course, this is the Rider Waite Tarot card for meditating and anything to do with it.

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