Tarot Readings for You for January 9, 2014 Thursday©
Guidance I’m doing something about where I find myself and with whom, because it affects who I am: Get me out of that bad home life, or this bad situation, to be who I can be. Just getting away from the people who cause me to feel bad makes me a better person. Proud not to be one of the people who are the problem. My good looking guy turns out to be one of those criminal types. He goes away to better himself and falls in with the wrong fraternity. Bad combinations of people bring out the worst in one another: Each could be a better somebody else somewhere else. Who can I be where?
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Eight of Cups
Ten of Pentacles – Devil – Page of Wands
GROUP TAROT CARDS READING
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Headings [So you can choose which belongs to you]
Tarot Readings: Am Better Off for Having Left There (Page of Wands and Eight of Cups)
Tarot Readings: The Good Apple in the Rotten Barrel (Ten of Pentacles and Page of Wands)
Tarot Readings: Isn’t the Good Person Anymore (Page of Wands and Eight of Cups)
Tarot Readings: Physical Ailments and Handicaps (Devil and Page of Wands)
Tarot Readings: Speech Impediment (Devil + Page of Wands)
Tarot Readings: Proud Not to be One of Them (Page of Wands and Eight of Cups and Ten of Pentacles)
Miscellaneous Tarot Readings
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Tarot Readings: Am Better Off for Having Left There (Page of Wands and Eight of Cups)
Get out of that bad home life to be who you can be.
Turned honest as I left my affiliation with that toxic culture and its people behind.
He turned honest when he abruptly left his criminal friends.
Isn’t nasty anymore since he got out of that bad company.
These people make me sick, I feel better when I am not around them.
The creep turns into someone we like to know when (he) leaves (his) lowlife friends.
Just getting away from the people who cause me to feel bad makes me feel like a better person.
Had horrible experience being one of them, and did not reenlist.
Separate myself from the vices of the ghetto.
Separate myself from the vices of my culture.
Separate myself from the vices of other people like me.
Gets out of Rehab (place where sick people are housed) clean.
Leaves the hospital (place sick people are) a well person.
My walk on the wild side was very short-lived, I am being so good now.
Quit being a user, clean up, and am not one of those lowlifes anymore.
Tarot Readings: The Good Apple in the Rotten Barrel (Ten of Pentacles and Page of Wands)
He isn’t objectionable like all the other people in his class.
All the members of That Group are Bad People but he is a sterling exception.
I look like a ghetto person, but I departed from the bad life.
Some of my best friends are jailbirds, but it’s not something I want to talk about.
Tarot Readings: Isn’t the Good Person Anymore (Page of Wands and Eight of Cups)
He isn’t our son anymore, he has gone bad.
My good looking guy turns out to be one of those criminal types.
He goes away to better himself and falls in with the wrong fraternity.
He turns from being clean and well-dressed to being a dirty slob like his buddies.
Since I am stuck in this dysfunctional relationship, I am not my best self anymore.
Tarot Readings: Physical Ailments and Handicaps (Devil and Page of Wands)
The family disease skipped over him, he is healthy.
I look so good since I got over the illness that caused so much trouble.
He doesn’t look good anymore since he is one of those people with that disease.
Doesn’t talk about his handicap to people who make it a problem.
Tarot Readings: Speech Impediment (Devil + Page of Wands)
Her speech is a handicap; people just walk away.
Speaks with a horrible regional accent that puts people off.
I got out of prison talking like those people.
Tarot Readings: Proud Not to be One of Them (Page of Wands and Eight of Cups and Ten of Pentacles)
Is proud not to be a member of the corrupt ruling class.
Speaks up against the abuses of the people in power and isn’t one of them.
Proud not to be one of the people who are the problem. Not one of them anymore; I hate being one of those people. Detests the neighborhood and does not identify with those people.
Miscellaneous Tarot Readings
They plague you here if you are not one of them.
Hates changing her name when she marries into his family.
Quit calling my relatives those bad words.
Telling sinners to abandon their evil ways.
My whole family is ugly, and I am not good-looking myself.
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Eight of Cups
Ten of Pentacles – Devil – Page of Wands
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Ten of Pentacles and Devil We are being judgmental here, Tarot! Ten of Pentacles … people who have a problem, people who are a problem, ‘those’ people, those dysfunctional relatives and neighbors or coworkers … our complicated relationship. Followed by Devil … the bad guy himself … bad, wrong, vice, evil, ugly, nasty, hate, brutish or brutal and just any awful thing. It even translates ‘horrible’ sometimes.
Ten of Pentacles and Devil together mean bad company, and they translate that way too. The good in them is canceled out by each other’s presence just like a juvenile gang, a ghetto environment, or a police backup. It can refer to physical or social dysfunctions too: a nursing home is where people are sick . A ghetto is where the bad people are a problem, or make problems for people . These two heavy cards are a walk on the wild side – usually are factual or heavy, but can be lighthearted too … in the proper Tarot company.
Page of Wands and Eight of Cups And then we undo that dark dank beginning with two cards that in Tarot Verbatim™ that mean changing into a good guy. Because here is Page of Wands, the son every mother wants and the boyfriend every girl wants … the ‘fair-haired boy,’ maybe even Prince Charming himself. The clean-cut good-looking well-dressed honest and earnest young man. The good guy. [Remember Devil is the bad guy.]
So it’s a relief that (Page of Wands) is followed by Eight of Cups, the final card, that means a detour off the path, to drop out, to change, going in another direction unexpectedly, not finishing the course.
Our story is of changing one’s ways … either way. The nice boy can go to college and become a drunk in a fraternity; or the patient can get out of the treatment center a well person, or the criminal can clean up his/her act.
Speaking of ‘his or her,’ Pages are usually but not always male. Today, ‘I’ appears for Page of Wands quite a few times.
HERE ARE PHRASES FOR ALL SIX 2-CARD COMBINATIONS
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Ten of Pentacles and Devil That bad home life. Criminal friends. Bad company. These people make me sick. The creep’s lowlife friends. *The people who cause me to feel bad. Horrible experience being one of them. The vices of the ghetto. The vices of my culture. The vices of other people. Rehab (place where sick people are housed). Hospital (place where sick people are). Being a loser, one of those lowlifes. Objectionable like all the other people in (his) class. All the members of that group are bad people. A ghetto person … from the bad life. Some of my best friends are jailbirds. He is our __ and he has gone bad. One of those criminal types. *The wrong fraternity. *A dirty slob like his buddies. Stuck in this dysfunctional relationship. *The family disease …. The illness that caused so much trouble. *One of those people with that disease. … his handicap, to people who make it a problem. … is a handicap; people …. Horrible regional …. Those people in prison. *A member of the corrupt ruling class. *The abuses of the people in power. To be one of the people who are the problem. *I hate being one of those people. Detests the neighborhood. They plague you here. Hates __ marries into the family. __ my relatives those bad words. Sinners to __ their evil ways. My whole family is ugly.
Ten of Pentacles and Page of Wands My affiliation with that toxic culture. His lowlife friends. The people who … make me feel like a better person. Being one of them. … myself from the ghetto. … myself from my culture. Vices of other people like me. … hospital a well person. My __ on the wild side: I am being so good now. … a user, one of those lowlifes anymore … clean up. *The good apple in the rotten barrel. He is __ like all the other people in his class. He is like all the other people in his class. … all the members of that group are bad people but he …. *I look like a ghetto person. Some of my best friends … I talk about. Our son has …. My good-looking guy … one of those types. To better himself and … in with the fraternity. Clean and well-dressed to being like his buddies. In this dysfunctional relationship, I am __ my best self. The family … he is healthy. I look so good … that caused so much trouble. … look so good since he is one of those people with …. Talks about __ to people who make it a problem. Her speech is … people just …. *Speaks with a regional accent. *Talking like those people. *Is proud to be a member. Speaks up against the people in power. Proud to be one of the people who …. One of them … being one of those people. Identifies with those people. They __ you here if you are one of them. … her name when she marries into the family. *Calling my relatives __. Telling __ their ways. My whole family is good-looking.
Ten of Pentacles and Eight of Cups Get out of that bad home life. Left my affiliation with that toxic culture and its people behind. Abruptly left his criminal friends. … since he got out of that bad company. When I’m not around them. When he leaves his lowlife friends. Getting away from people who …. Did not reenlist being one of them. Separate myself from the ghetto. Separate myself from my culture. Separate myself from other people like me. Gets out of Rehab (place where sick people are housed). Leaves the hospital (place where sick people are). … on the wild side was very short-lived. Not one of those lowlifes anymore. Isn’t like all the other people in __ class. All the members of that group are bad people, but __ is an exception. I departed from the ghetto. A ghetto … but I departed from that life. Some of my best friends … but it’s not …. He isn’t our __ anymore. Turns out to be one of those criminal types. Falls in with the fraternity. From … to being like his buddies. … in this dysfunctional relationship … not anymore. The family skipped over …. … got over the __ that caused so much trouble. … anymore, since he is one of those people with …. Doesn’t … to people who make it a problem. *People just walk away. Regional __ that puts people off. I got out … like those people. Not to be a member. Isn’t one of the people in power. Not to be one of the people who …. Not one of them anymore. Does not __ the neighborhood and with those people. *If you are not one of them. __changing __ when she marries into the family. Quit __ my relatives. To abandon their ways. My whole family is __ and I am not __.
Devil and Page of Wands Honest fellow’s criminal …. Make me sick. The creep … someone we like to know. … cause me to feel bad. Had horrible experience. Myself from the vices. The vices of … me. Sick … a well person. My __ on the wild side. Wild side … I am being so good now. Am not a user … clean up. He is objectionable. __ are bad people but he is a sterling …. I look like … that bad life. Jailbirds … I want to talk about. Our son is bad. My good-looking guy is a criminal. To better himself, and the wrong …. He is a dirty slob. Stuck … my best self …. The disease … he is healthy. I look so good … the illness …. __ look so good with that disease. *Talks about his handicap. *Speech is a handicap. Speaks with a horrible …. Prison, talking like …. Is proud to be __ of the corrupt …. Speaks up against the abuses of …. Proud to be the problem. I hate being __. Detests __ and identifies with __. They plague you here if you …. *Hates her name. *Hates __ her name.
Devil and Eight of Cups Get out of that bad …. Abruptly left criminal …. Isn’t nasty anymore. The creep turns into …. Getting away from … who cause me to feel bad. Horrible experience … did not reenlist. Separate myself from the vices. Get out of … where sick people are …. Leaves … sick people …. … on the wild side is short-lived. *Quit being a user. Isn’t objectionable. Bad … but __ is an exception. I departed from the bad life. __ are jailbirds, but it’s not something …. *Gone bad. Turns out to be a criminal. Falls in with the wrong. Turns from … to being a dirty slob. Stuck, I am not anymore. Disease skipped over. *Got over the illness. … anymore, with that disease. Doesn’t … about his handicap. Handicap; people just walk away. A horrible _ that puts people off. *Got out of prison. Not to be corrupt. Not to be the problem. I hate not being …. Detests and does not …. *Hates changing. Quit those bad …. Sinners to abandon __. Not ugly.
Page of Wands and Eight of Cups Be who you can be. Turned honest. When he abruptly left. When I’m not around …. … turns into someone we like to know. Getting away from … makes me a better person. … did not reenlist. Separate myself from …. Get out of __ clean. Leaves __ a well person. My walk was short-lived. Am not __ anymore. Quit … clean up. He isn’t …. *He is a sterling exception. Look like a … but I departed from …. *It’s not something I want to talk about. He isn’t our son anymore. My good-looking guy turns out to be …. *Goes away to better himself. Turns from being clean and well-dressed to …. *I am not my best self anymore. … skipped over him; he is healthy. *I look so good since I got over …. *Doesn’t look so good anymore. *Doesn’t talk about. Her speech … people just walk away. Speaks with a __ that puts people off. Got out talking like …. *Is proud not to be. Speaks up and isn’t …. Proud not to be. I am not __ anymore. *Does not identify with …. *You are not …. *Changing her name. Quit calling __. Tell __ to abandon …. *Not good-looking myself.
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Ten of Pentacles
Bad company, dysfunctional relationships making dysfunctional families, people bringing out the worst in one another because they are bad combinations. Shared human vices suppurating into neighborhoods, cities, counties, states, nations that reflect those particular vices. Just try being a hippie in one of those Puritan colonies. (Today we look at the darker spectrum of Ten of Pentacles because it sits next to Devil.) Ten of Pentacles can be a criminal gang, a political gang, a toxic corporation, etc.
The illustration here shows the Elder on his throne, gloating as the couple who produce his grandchild have a ‘discussion’ in which Husband stares off while Wife earnestly beseeches him, the aforesaid progeny squalling and pulling on her clothes. (The kid senses the toxic tradition of the family culture?)
This illustration brings up the wealthy and the ghetto, politicians and criminal groups. Your messed-up relatives. If the question is about the middle class cultures, this Ten of Pentacles in Rider Waite does refer to same.
Devil Bad anything, in Rider Waite. The Marseilles deck has a different take, but here we look, obviously, at the Christian concept of hell’s CEO: The unwashed brute reptile with horns. And today Devil applies to the dysfunctional ‘bad people,’ so we bring out the darker parts of the two darker cards here. Devil often means ‘horrible.’
Its focus is on being bound (or obligated, even, as in a contract), being limited; but you can see the loose chains that humans can remove. That is the main point of Devil, philosophically: Your chains are of your own choosing.
Here is a list of the words it contributes today: bad, toxic, criminal, nasty, sick, the creep, feel bad, hates, horrible, vices, drunk, objectionable, bad life, jailbirds, gone bad, criminal types, wrong, dirty slob, stuck, disease, illness, handicap, problem, prison, corrupt, abuses, plague you, sinners.
Page of Wands There’s our clean cut boy, the son we are so proud of, the fine young man or ‘fair-haired boy’ of lore. Appearing after Ten of Pentacles and Devil, of a cleaned-up act (or a corrupted youth). He is well-dressed and well spoken.
Eight of Cups Short-lived, we are outa there, going off in another direction entirely, abandoning ship, dropping out, onto something else, and it’s over with before it begins. Here it refers to the change – the bad way of life and the good way of life – because that is obviously what these four Rider Waite Tarot citizens are about.
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