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Why Am I Being Tested?
Place the Five of Wands, which symbolizes present struggles and tests, faceup in the center. Then shuffle the remainder of the deck, letting your situation arise in your mind, and lay five cards facedown. The cards make the shape of V, the Roman numeral for Five. Take a moment to settle, then turn the cards faceup and begin your interpretation.
When you look at all your cards together, you begin to see beyond your situation and, for a time, step back from any sense of unrest. Pay particular attention to card 3, which reveals what action or approach brings clarity.
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Sevens and TemperanceSevens are all about potential and how, with focus, we can still succeed if we put in time and effort. Temperance demonstrates the need for balance, patience, and ingenuity, whether a competitor is stealing from you (Swords) or you’re tired of firefighting (Wands). Persist even when you think you’ve done enough (Pentacles) and don’t delude yourself, head in the clouds (Cups). When Seven threatens to derail our dreams, Temperance, in the form of Archangel Michael, becomes a guiding light. |
Eights and StrengthThe Eights align naturally with Strength, the card of grace under pressure. We have work and dedication (Pentacles); the anxiety of entrapment (Swords); ever-expanding networks and communication (Wands); and, for the Eight of Cups’ departing figure, the realization that something is missing. Fulfillment is elsewhere, and so the quest to find it must begin. Each scenario on the cards calls for strength: the strength to walk away (Cups), the strength to think our way out of the Eight of Swords’ limiting mind-set, the strength to strive for and achieve goals (Pentacles), or the strength to avoid overwhelm as the Eight of Wands speeds up the pace of life. We also see the number 8 in the lemniscate above the maiden’s head. |
Nines and the Wheel of FortuneNines are cards of accumulation and, therefore, intensity. Before the completion of the Tens, we’re realizing our gifts and burdens, from wishmaking and sharing (Cups) to enjoying luxuries (Pentacles). With the Nine of Wands, we defend our past achievements (and wounds); or with the Nine of Swords, we suffer discomfort and worry. As anxiety arises from having no control over external situations, the Nine of Swords is a harbinger of the Wheel of Fortune. The Wheel tells us what the Nine of Swords knew all along: Control is an illusion. There are greater forces and cycles at work over which we have little influence, so it’s time to go with the flow. |
Tens and DeathTens for resolution link directly to Death, card of endings and change. Whatever fullness amassed in the Nines now manifests: a sudden end (Swords), complete fulfillment (Cups), consolidation and unification (Pentacles), or impossible burdens (Wands). If positive, the lesson may be to appreciate what we have and to continue to feed relationships and creative projects with our energy. If negative, Death releases us from outdated scenarios, relationships, and our own self-judgment. Overall, the Tens and Death reveal an outcome that is ultimately true. |
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Interesting Little Book
Hardcover 176 page book has lots of color illustrations and was an interesting read for someone who knows absolutely nothing about the Tarot - namely me!I found the information well presented and after finishing the book feel I now have at least a passing knowledge. There is a detailed index and several appendices that are good summaries.Interesting and fun read!
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Richard Dagan
An interesting compilation...
Reviewed in Canada on November 25, 2023
