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These are the cards that the Tarot has drawn for you. You may want to save or print this page if you would like to ponder their messages later.
Past
The Past position in the reading refers to recent events and challenges that just took place, things that lead up to the present situation, and your role in them.
 The Devil
The Devil is the sixteenth card in the Major Arcana, and is given the number 15 to indicate the Magician (1) using the (5) elements (earth, air, fire, water, and spirit) for materialistic purposes. Note the Devil’s four fingers and thumb held up (5), while the cudgel (1) aims the power down at the earth...the reverse position of the Magician. The inverted pentagram on the Devil’s forehead is a symbol indicating spirit submerged in and subjugated by matter, or the material world. The Devil presides over a couple from a superior position, in a perversion of the trio on the Lovers card. The couple remain chained to his solid block of stone, though the shackles are loose. They are naked, vulnerable—and yet their faces remain calm. They are entranced by the promises of superficial gain that the belief in the Devil has given them. They remain chained to their worldly desires, believing that only what is concrete and physical is important.
When the Devil appears in your past, it indicates that the root of your issue lies in a time when pettiness, materialism, and base desires were rampant. In the Christian faiths, the Devil is the enemy. Like Lucifer, whose vanity and conceit cost him God’s favor, the Devil in the Tarot can be a warning to the selfish and egotistical. Overall, the Devil in your past symbolizes a time when you took a long, hard look at your darker self. If you pushed it to the side and allowed it to fester in darkness, it only grew more grotesque, and erupted when you least expected, or when you just plain lost control. If you brought them, slowly and safely, into the light and integrated them into your personality safely, you broke your chains, and were set free. |
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Present
The Present position in the reading represents what is happening right now. Typically, this is what triggers you to seek out a reading. This card can often help you to understand what steps to take next.
 The Tower
The Tower is the seventeenth card in the Major Arcana, and is given the number 16 to indicate the conscious mind represented by the Magician (1) faced with the breakdown of the unity found in the Lovers (6). Atop a craggy peak, the once-crowned Tower begins to crumble. Fire and Lightning ravage it from within and without. Two people, calling to mind the man and woman in the Lovers card (but clothed, indicating concealment), plunge to an uncertain fate, as flames erupt from the explosion. The destruction is devastating, but there is a purpose behind it. The walls of the Tower have been constructed by the materialistic Ego, and the force of chaos has come to tear them down in the name of spiritual development. The small, tear-shaped flames are symbolic because they resemble YOD, the first letter in the Hebrew name for God. They represent the spark of enlightenment that will brighten even the darkest hour.
Right now, you may be experiencing a time of turmoil. The phenomenon that “bad things” happen in threes, or other multiples, is a reality, and you may feel the rug of life being pulled out from under your feet. Like the Tower, you feel you have been struck from out of nowhere. Sometimes, a fire is needed to clear out dead wood, and clear space for the fresh seedlings that will someday be a great forest. If you feel overwhelmed, remember that you can only become stronger by surviving these trials. |
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Future
The Future position in teh reading describes what is just around the corner. It’s an official “heads up” about where the situation is heading and how you may navigate through it towards the best possible outcome.
 Four of Cups
The Four of Cups indicates a strong sense of emotional retreat and discontent that you will soon be experiencing. The man sitting against the tree seems to be closed off to new ideas. You may have a tendency to focus on the boredom you feel with what you already have, suggested by the three cups at the man’s feet. A new opportunity will be offered you and you may turn it down, deciding instead to close yourself off. Perhaps you will feel you need this retreat, and will need to evaluate what’s important to you, but spending too long in this mode could prevent you from moving forward. |
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