Three of Pentacles Reversed, Nine of Swords Reversed

Remember, I am not calling whose cards they are until I gain my focus back. But I do ask the cards to show yours. We’ll see.

Three of Pentacles reversed. I really get a stronger sense that this is about incomplete work, not using one’s talent. Maybe lack of recognition of one’s accomplishment. Nine of Swords reversed. Remember this? The nightmare, the stress is coming to an end. No more running in circles inside one’s own mind. Uncovering one’s eyes. Seeing the truth? Seeing a way?

May I say, these look like my cards, too. :: sigh ::

Ten of Pentacles reversed, problem with family finance. Issues with family money. Careful planning is needed here. Keep an eye on every dollar. Judgement reversed, not able to move on after facing challenges. Not wanting to face the difficulties. No resolution. Delay.

Hmm… put the two together it seems to say not getting what one deserves in regards to family money.

:: sigh :: They look kinda like my cards. But who knows. You’ll have to tell me, M.

Eight of Wands reversed, unfocused energy, lack of progress. Delay. Maybe a lot of work, but not making much advancement.

Nine of Pentacles, solitary fortune. Enjoying the riches alone. This is also a controlled environment, but unlike The Hierophant. It has growth. It has life. And it is well protected from others.

Three of Pentacels again, and this time reversed. This must mean a unproductive day. Poor craftsmanship. Actually, I feel very tired today. Can use a nap, but I doubt that I will do that.

Ace of Cups shows water overflowing from a beautiful cup into a lotus pond. Love, sharing, kindness. But today it’s reversed. I feel that the sharing is turned off today. loneliness. Depression. This card has been showing up repeatedly. Upright mostly, but reversed sometimes. The up and down of the emotions is very clear. I have many cards showing up repeatedly in recent days. Yes. I’ve been doing readings that I’m not sharing publicly. Just not feeling typing out the whole thing. Especially when it involves many cards in a spread.

Three of Cups, a party card, a celebration of  the arts. My immediate feeling when I saw the reversed card was, “no cause for celebration”. Which has been true for a while. But the meaning in the book indicates excess, addiction, wallowing in emotions. Which can also be true. There is a need to get out of the emotional rut.

Three of Pentacles, master craftsman, putting talent to good use. Sounds good to me. Can this mean work? Or maybe craft? I sure like seeing Pentacles though.

Four of Pentacles Reversed, Queen of Swords

Four of Pentacles Reversed is interesting because what I get from it is very different than how others describe it. So M, you will have to let me know if you think it means something in particular. Four of Pentacles shows a wealthy man holding on to his fortune tightly. He surrounds himself with thick walls for protection. But those walls also separate him from the world outside. And the world outside is a bright and cheerful place. He doesn’t see that. He doesn’t see that his world is within is quite gray. In reversed I think it is of a letting go of the tight control of one’s fortune. Being less of a miser.

Queen of Swords is a woman that values logic over emotion. She has been through enough to know what is needed to be done. And she is ready to go to war to make things right if she has to. She represents transformation. A better day ahead after the storms.

This pair may indicate a need to spend money. It may feel uneasy letting go. But it will actually pave the way for a better future. This is a logical decision to move beyond what’s even more stressful. Maybe even going against one’s nature.

I actually started this reading earlier, but couldn’t finish before heading out to a Christmas gathering.

Ooo, a challenge for me. First, it is another court card for you, M! Second, this Page is making a first appearance in my readings since I started this online journal. Now I am nervous.

This youngster is practical, dutiful. She (appears as a girl on Robin Wood Tarot) studies everything carefully so as not to miss any detail. She can be bookish. She’s not afraid to do the work to get results. This Page can also represent a small financial opportunity. M, I wish it were upright, but it is reversed. She can be a brat, or someone who’s not interested in learning. It can also serve as a warning to not neglect any details. Read the fine print.

Tuesday is a day to pay attention to your balance. You may feel overwhelmed with obligations. You may feel like walking away from the tasks at hand. Take a deep breath. If there is just too much, try to focus on what needs immediate attention. Keep in mind to go with the flow. And try not to do all of it by yourself if you don’t have to.

Five of Pentacles represents misery. People who are down and out. People who are depressed. The image shows beggars who are kept out in the cold. They are right in front of a great building with light shining through a beautiful stained glass window. Yet, they cannot get in to seek shelter. They don’t even look inside anymore because they’ve lost faith in anyone coming out to help them.

In the reversed position, hope enters the heart. Faith is restored. Out of the dark and into the light. Things are looking better!

Charity. A helping hand. I am drawn to the heart shape pin on the main figure’s hat in Robin Wood’s art. It has a red cross on it. This makes me feel that this is about an emergency loan of some sort. Someone needs help getting through the day. Now, will I be the giver, or taker?