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wouldn’t continue to be
wouldn’t anymore – Four of Cups
continue to be – Two of Pentacles
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wouldn’t continue to be
wouldn’t anymore – Four of Cups
continue to be – Two of Pentacles
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Changing my mind is fine, until I have my priority set. Once I have made up my mind, I shall not change it. One ambition at a time, and I don’t waver in that one thing. Being stubborn, being inflexible, about my number one.
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GUIDANCE Did you come here for Your Daily Predictions? Good! Guidance provides your predictions in a summary. It is the Guidance received for you through three Rider Waite Tarot™ cards, using Tarot Verbatim™.
GROUP TAROT READINGS Here are several one-sentence readings that are predictions for you and the people around you for today and the days around it. Here Tarot is talking to you: These sentences express word-for-word, verbatim, the meanings of those three Tarot cards. You choose which sentences apply to you, and you choose whether to encourage them or not.
SYNOPSIS Located right after the Group Tarot Cards Reading sentences, is a deeper expression of today’s Guidance. Read this too for your predictions. Here you complete your predictions experience. The rest of the page is more about learning to love and learn Tarot Verbatim™.
LEARN TAROT CARDS BY PICTURES Are you ready to begin learning Tarot Verbatim™? Here your in-depth meanings come alive for each of the three cards! In Tarot Verbatim™, pictures make the meaning, so each card is like a person you know and remember.
WITHOUT THE PICTURES For the true seeker of Tarot knowledge, here is what you need to know about how the three cards in today’s spread affect one another, and how to apply Tarot Verbatim™. Here too the cards come alive, together.
WHERE EACH PHRASE COMES FROM At a glance, with a color for each card, your subconscious picks up on how the sentences of GROUP TAROT CARDS READING came to be. You feel how individual card meanings reach out and blend, unite, into a sentence. (You can learn this – yes, you!) Your subconscious awareness sees the image and its feeling and your conscious awareness sees the language meaning, the text… so your two minds focus together to see 3D, three dimensionally, the same way your two eyes see depth that one eye does not.
PHRASES FOR ALL THREE TWO CARD COMBINATIONS Are you ready for the final step of this revolutionary Tarot Verbatim™ technique? Now to make it exceedingly plain and simple, we list the expressions each pair of cards makes. We list them in paragraph form rather than itemized so that they flow, and your subconscious clicks into place and ‘gets it.’ You may even find flashes of dreams or intuitive realities as you read these, at times.
The Rider Waite Tarot™ deck is a data bank in mass consciousness that your subconscious can communicate with. Tarot Verbatim™ is the Rosetta Stone that makes that communication easy because it is a bridge between conscious and subconscious thought. When both your levels of awareness focus together, you think intuitively in real time in ‘the real world.’
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Group Tarot Card Readings |
Here 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. All the words of each Tarot card reading you see here are a phrase-by-phrase translation of the scene pictured on those cards: no filler, no psychic impressions, no spirit guide. Word-for-word Tarot Verbatim™.
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Keep thinking ‘no.’
I am determined not to do the same things over and over.
I’m just not focused sometimes.
Sometimes I’m not obsessive.
I won’t admit how obsessive I am as I keep doing this.
When I cannot focus, I am erratic.
My mind is made up, nothing will change it.
Being flexible is not that important.
Not another guy with one thing on his mind for me.
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What I am convinced of may or may not be.
Pay attention next time: you are blocking something.
Grimly determined: no more ups and downs.
He doesn’t have the drive to keep at it.
One fellow after another who is full of himself: No more!
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Somehow, he doesn’t get around to the main point.
I’m not fooling around; I’ve made up my mind.
My concentration does not waver.
Once you make up your mind, you say ‘no’ over and over.
Determined not to do something stupid.
Not being unstable is being stable to me.
Keep your mind on it, or you won’t keep at it.
He’s got his mind made up; he is not clowning around.
Synopsis |
Keep saying ‘no’ as many times as it takes when something is important to you, and you mean that ‘no’ with all your heart. It’s one thing to change your mind and be flexible – and that’s in the early stages of consideration, and it’s another thing to be determined – and that’s in the finishing stage of consideration.
Learn Single Tarot Cards By Pictures |

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Here you see a focus of body and mind. Knight of Pentacles is a very physical strong man with a lot of energy who has one thing in mind. Knight is Pentacles is when you decide you are going to do it no matter what, like when someone tells you ‘you can’t do that.’ He is ‘all business.’ You see the short sturdy guy with muscles, on a horse to match himself. He is staring at his pentacle, his mission.

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Four of Cups is the simplest of all Tarot cards. It’s a sure thing when you see Four of Cups that ‘refusing’ and/or ‘not getting through’ or ‘not letting’ is what it is contributing to your sentence. Can’t miss the illustration, either: He crosses his arms and even his legs, and looks down and away as yet another cupful is offered him.

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Elsewhere on this site (just put the cards into a Google search), I have posted volumes about Two of Pentacles’ applications and meanings. Here are the categories we use today: sometimes (one of Two of Pentacles’ favorite terms!) keeping it up; over and over, one after another; ups and downs and maybe-maybe not; and the ‘unstable’ meanings that say erratic, fooling around, waver, do something stupid, clowning around. You see the juggler doing the movements over and over, and you see him dressed in a silly costume. The instability meanings grow out of the ships’ being tossed on the waves.
Note that Two of Pentacles has two main meanings that are opposite one another: (1) sometimes, or off-and-on; (2) always or steadily keeping at it. (1) The cycle of the movements gives rise to the sometimes – sometimes up, sometimes down type thing. (2) The controlled precise motion of juggling gives rise to the ‘continual’ meanings.
Now Without The Pictures |
Here we have a great example of how a negator makes opposite statements of the same three Tarot citizens – for those of you who are readers of Tarot.
*Knight of Pentacles is focused, driven, energetic. He has one priority on his mind – can be obsessed or grimly determined, even.
*Two of Pentacles, on the other hand is just as wishy-washy as the Knight is unwavering.
*And in the middle is our negator, Four of Cups. Nothing gets through to Four of Cups, or he refuses every time … refuses to hear, refuses to consider, even ‘refuses to do’ is sort of implied.
Some pairs of cards are particularly noteworthy, so much so that when you see them in your spread, looking at them early on saves time. Four of Cups and Two of Pentacles are one of those pairs. Think of them as ‘not again’ in mental shorthand, and realize that they can affect other cards in the spread in more than one way – so that an early decision is a good thing. And the fact that Two of Pentacles means both ‘sometimes’ and ‘continually’ is involved here. With that being said, here are the phrases this pair makes today:
not waver; say ‘no’ over and over; not to do something stupid; not being unstable; won’t/doesn’t keep at it; not clowning around; not to do the same things over and over; sometimes not; nothing will change; not flexible; not another for me; may or may not; no more ups and downs; doesn’t get around to; not fooling around; not waver; say ‘no’ over and over; not being unstable.
Note that Knight of Pentacles is strong of body and strong of mine: to focus (one of his main concepts) involves mental strength – mental muscles, if you will.
Note that both Four of Cups and Two of Pentacles each involve ‘over and over.’ Four of Cups limits it; Two of Pentacles means it generally.
Now We Show You Where Each Phrase In Each Sentence Comes From |
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Knight of Pentacles – Four of Cups – Two of Pentacles
Keep Two of Pentacles thinking Knight of Pentacles ‘no Four of Cups.’
I am determined Knight of Pentacles not to Four of Cups do the same things over and over Two of Pentacles.
I’m just not Four of Cups focused Knight of Pentacles sometimes Two of Pentacles.
Sometimes Two of Pentacles I’m not Four of Cups obsessive Knight of Pentacles.
I won’t admit Four of Cups how obsessive I am Knight of Pentacles as I keep doing this Two of Pentacles.
When I cannot Four of Cups focus Knight of Pentacles, I am erratic Two of Pentacles.
My mind is made up Knight of Pentacles, nothing will Four of Cups change it Two of Pentacles.
Being flexible Two of Pentacles is not that Four of Cups important Knight of Pentacles.
Not ANOTHER Two of Pentacles guy with one thing on his mind Knight of Pentacles for me Four of Cups.
What I am convinced of Knight of Pentacles MAY or may not Four of Cups BE Two of Pentacles.
Pay attention Knight of Pentacles next time Two of Pentacles: you are blocking something Four of Cups.
Grimly determined Knight of Pentacles: no more Four of Cups ups and downs Two of Pentacles.
He doesn’t Four of Cups have the drive Knight of Pentacles to keep at it Two of Pentacles.
One fellow after another Two of Pentacles who is full of himself Knight of Pentacles: No more Four of Cups!
Somehow, he doesn’t Four of Cups get around to Two of Pentacles the main point Knight of Pentacles.
I’m not Four of Cups fooling around Two of Pentacles; I’ve made up my mind Knight of Pentacles.
My concentration Knight of Pentacles does not Four of Cups waver Two of Pentacles.
Once you make up your mind Knight of Pentacles, you say ‘no Four of Cups‘ over and over Two of Pentacles.
Determined Knight of Pentacles not to Four of Cups do something stupid Two of Pentacles.
Not being Four of Cups unstable Two of Pentacles is being stable to me Knight of Pentacles.
Keep your mind on it Knight of Pentacles, or you won’t Four of Cups keep at it Two of Pentacles.
He’s got his mind made up Knight of Pentacles; he is not Four of Cups clowning around Two of Pentacles.
Here Are Phrases For All Three 2-Card Combinations |
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Thinking ‘no.’ I am determined not to. I’m just not focused. Not obsessive.*** I won’t admit how obsessive I am. I cannot focus. My mind is made up, nothing will …. … is not that important. Not a guy with one thing on his mind. What I am convinced of may be. Pay attention: You are blocking something. Grimly determined: no more …. He doesn’t have the drive. Not one more fellow who is full of himself. He doesn’t get around to the main point. I’m not …; I’ve made up my mind. My concentration does not _. Once you make up your mind, you say ‘no.’ Determined not to. Not being _ is being stable to me. Keep your mind on it, or you won’t …. He’s got his mind made up; he is not ….

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Keep thinking _. I am determined to do the same things over and over. I’m focused sometimes. Sometimes I’m obsessive. How obsessive I am as I keep doing this. When I _ focus, I am erratic. My mind is made up … change it. Being flexible is that important. Another guy with one thing on his mind for me.** What I’m convinced of may be. Pay attention next time.*** Grimly determined: … ups and downs. He has the drive to keep at it. One fellow after another who is full of himself. Somehow he gets around to the main point.*** I’m fooling around: I’ve made up my mind. My concentration wavers. Once you make up your mind, you __ over and over. Determined to do something stupid Being unstable is _ being stable to me. Keep your mind on it … keep at it. He’s got his mind made up: He is clowning around.

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Keep … ‘no.’ Not to do the same things over and over. I’m just not _ sometimes. Sometimes I’m not _.*** I won’t admit how _ I am, as I keep doing this. When I _ focus, I am erratic. Nothing will change it. Being flexible is not that _. Not another _ for me. … may or may not be.*** … next time: You are blocking something. No more ups and downs.*** Doesn’t have the _ to keep at it. One after another: No more! Somehow, he doesn’t get around to …. I’m not fooling around. __ does not waver. You say ‘no’ over and over.*** Not to do something stupid.* Not being unstable. You won’t keep at it.*** He is not clowning around.

Guidance So what have we got to say, overall, here? It boils down to sometimes you get things going the way you want by talking, saying, explaining, presenting your case, and then again, sometimes you should shut up or not say anything in the first place. That sounds simplistic, but it is about timing, and timing is the turning point in our histories, isn’t it?
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Here’s what’s going on. See the pictures? Those are the four Rider Waite Tarot cards that make today’s messages (group messages) for you (and the people around you).
The site is divided into four sections. The first is a summary, an overview. That’s Guidance (above).
The second is the actual one-sentence group readings, Group Analytical Tarot Readings. If you have come just for your day’s trends, you can go now. You pick out the ones you intuitively relate to, and decide whether to seek or avoid that. People relate to these! See their comments, at the very bottom. We would *love* to hear from you. Don’t be shy!
These answers don’t have a question (or a questioner) to frame them, so, yes, they can be contradictory – especially when one of the cards means ‘not’ or other negative word. The negative can apply to any of the other cards. And many of the pronouns are flexible. Feel free to substitute.
The third section, Learn Tarot by Observation, is the reasoning that makes those four cards say the things you just read in the sentences. It’s what an expert would be thinking.
The last section, Learn Tarot by Pictures, is the individual meanings of each card, based mostly on its picture, which you are looking at. Read this frequently, and you remember what some of the cards mean.




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Two of Pentacles
Star – Nine of Cups – Four of Cups
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GROUP ANALYTICAL TAROT CARDS READING
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Headings [So you can choose which belongs to you]
Tarot Readings: Not Talking; Not Wanting to Hear (Star and Four of Cups)
Tarot Readings: Talking, Keep Talking (Star and Two of Pentacles)
Tarot Readings: Happy About What Didn’t (Star and Four of Cups)
Tarot Readings: And Sometimes I’m Not (Four of Cups and Two of Pentacles)
Tarot Readings: Keep Trying and You’ll Get It (Nine of Cups and Two of Pentacles)
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Tarot Readings: Not Talking; Not Wanting to Hear (Star and Four of Cups)
Over and over, I get exactly what I want when I don’t say a thing.
I’m not going to repeat myself: I told you what I want.
I don’t want to hear the incessant propaganda.
Not going to keep telling (them) what (they) want to hear.
Don’t talk so much; it is NOT to your benefit!
Keep refusing to say what they want you to.
I have always wanted to NOT run off at the mouth.
I don’t want to explain this over and over.
Didn’t want to say that, it just slipped out.
Didn’t get around to saying it the way I wanted to.
Tarot Readings: Talking, Keep Talking (Star and Two of Pentacles)
I want to keep talking and (they are) refusing to hear me.
Yeah, you want to go on and on, and I don’t want to hear it.
I keep telling you what I want and you do not respond.
Someone talks incessantly about not being happy.
Over and over, what I say falls on deaf ears.
Keep asking when they aren’t forthcoming with what you want.
Silly talk cheers us up when things are not going our way.
I don’t want (him/her) to say one thing and then the other.
Tarot Readings: Happy About What Didn’t (Star and Four of Cups)
Sometimes I am happy that I didn’t get what I prayed for.
Sometimes we are happy when we do not get what we want.
So happy, so grateful, about the things that are NOT going on.
If you keep getting everything you want, you are not a cheerful person.
Tarot Readings: And Sometimes I’m Not (Four of Cups and Two of Pentacles)
If you want to be a happy camper, say ‘No’ sometimes.
I manage to please everyone I want to, but sometimes I don’t want to.
The show must go on even when we are not in the mood for it.
Sometimes I am grateful for all that I have, and sometimes not.
He keeps coming around but doesn’t want to be crazy about you.
Doesn’t want to bathe regularly.
Tarot Readings: Keep Trying and You’ll Get It (Nine of Cups and Two of Pentacles)
I am not performing well, but I keep trying until I am satisfied.
Not quite the confident upbeat cheerleader I want to be yet, but I’m turning into one.
When I’m not erratic, I will be pleased with my performance.
No more ups and downs, be as happy as you want to be.
Can’t say what I really want; I’m being indecisive.
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Two of Pentacles
Star – Nine of Cups – Four of Cups
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LEARN TAROT BY OBSERVING
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First thing that hits you in the face looking at these shiny Rider Waite Tarot faces who have shown up at our table for today is Star and Nine of Cups … totally happy and thrilled. Star is enthusiasm, feeling great, thrilled, a fine performance. Nine of Cups is things going exactly the way you want, getting everything you want, feeling satisfied and gratified. Being grateful and being pleased are an undertone of the convergence of these two in Tarot Verbatim(TM).
Four of Cups is a naysayer here. It doesn’t go through, or it isn’t what you want, or that isn’t what was said.
Two of Pentacles is a very flexible Tarot card that is often about cycles: off and on, up and down, sometimes and sometimes not, and it also means continuing, on and on, keeps being or doing. It also means silly and indecisive.
So Four of Cups and Two of Pentacles can converge into ‘sometimes and sometimes not’ and ‘isn’t continuing’ and ‘Don’t be indecisive.’
Both Star and Two of Pentacles refer to performances. Star is singing or speaking. Two of Pentacles is juggling and dancing. Together, they say ‘The show must go on.’
Much of what we interpret here today is Star and Two of Pentacles along the lines of ‘keep talking.’ They combine with Four of Cups to say ‘Don’t keep talking,’ as in ‘Don’t drone on.’
So what have we got to say, overall, here? It boils down to sometimes you get things going the way you want by talking, saying, explaining, presenting your case, and then again, sometimes you should shut up or not say anything in the first place. That sounds simplistic, but it is about timing, and timing is the turning point in our histories, isn’t it?
LEARN TAROT BY PICTURES
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Star We see a ceremonial ablution (bath) here. She pours one pitcher into the water and one onto the earth while she sings, or maybe talks (chants?). So Star’s main branches of meanings are about the performance and the talking or expressing. It also means joy, to enjoy, to love and say ‘I love you,’ to feel great, to have good health, and of course a bath. I think of Star as singing in the shower because that is its mood, you know?

Nine of Cups ‘Best card in the deck’ is his reputation: Your wish is granted is his main message. Negatively modified, it may – and only may – mean not getting what you want. Very powerful focused meaning, here. Being pleased and gratified or pleasing someone. Satisfaction. He can be excess, greed, wanting it all or gluttony – and he can mean being content and satisfied with what you do have. He is less influenced by other cards than usual, but, yes, other cards do modify his applications. The illustration shows a fat fellow with a abig grin on his face and nine empties behind him.

Four of Cups This illustration denotes ‘most all of his meanings. There he sits with arms and legs crossed, looking down, as yet another cup is offered by the hand in the sky. ‘Ain’t havin’ no part of that.’ To refuse, to not go through or get through, to say ‘No’ and mean it.

Two of Pentacles A fellow in a goofy costume with a dunce hat juggles pentacle plates while he dances around, an eternity sign connecting them, as ships are tossed up and down on crazy waves in the background.
The idea of motion is clear here: round and round, up and down, back and forth, spinning.
The idea of continuing is clear to. The either-or, which we express by rocking our hand from thumb to pinkie, is less obvious.
Two of Pentacles is a very flexible Tarot card that is often about cycles: off and on, up and down, sometimes and sometimes not, and it also means continuing, on and on, keeps being or doing. Less often, this Tarot citizen means silly and indecisive.
EXPLANATIONS:
Each and every ‘Tarot Reading’ sentence you see is a literal interpretation of the four Rider Waite Tarot cards drawn and pictured for today. (The literal interpretation is from the illustration on each card.) These sentences are put together by only combining the phrases of what each cards says. In other words, there are NO “filler” phrases added just to make full sentences, and no psychic ability or spirit guide is ever involved.
Now in an ‘real’ individual reading, the questioner asks a specific question and thereby supplies at least half the information! In a personal reading, the parties are identified and sometimes a time frame is too. Here, in a group reading we cannot do that and so we get a variety of sentences.
Horoscopes are group readings, too. Astrology is based on someone else’s birth data, though, so a ‘solar’ group horoscope never really solidly applies to you! (Astrologers want you to know this!)
Tarot, on the other hand, is perfectly capable of flexibly addressing any group, including all of the visitors that come to this site. It can also address people you might not even know personally, such as all the people at your job who have a say in whether or not you get a raise.
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