Reading for 20 Agram 3275 Past: Queen of Swords (Reversed) Reversed Meaning: Overly-emotional. Bitchy. Cold-hearted. The Queen of Swords can be prone to withdrawal and coldness. This card may also be a warning against becoming overly-emotional about a situation where a clear head and scientific detachment are required. Present: Ace of Wands Inspiration. Power. Creation. Potential. Birth. Commencement. Creativity. Inventiveness. New beginnings. Fiery and creative, the Ace of Wands speaks of new energy and ambition. This tarot card means that actions are more important than words. Ideas are not enough. It takes hard work and perseverance to take something from a thought to a reality. The heady optimism and ambition of this card can make any dream come true. A new creative project may be on the way, an upturn in health, or new knowledge, information, or a message. Future: The Tower Chaos. Sudden change. Impact. Hard times. Crisis. Revelation. Disruption. Realizing the truth. Disillusion. Crash. Burst. Uncomfortable experience. Downfall. Ruin. Ego blow. Explosive transformation. Disaster. Upheaval. Sudden change. Revelation. The Tower, which is depicted in some older decks as Fire, or Lightning, is a symbol of catastrophe. It harks back to the story of the Tower of Babel, in which God destroyed a tower built by humankind to reach the heavens. The catastrophe depicted by The Tower can be physical, or it can be a metaphorical or spiritual crisis. The Tower represents chaos in the questioner's life, and this may be as great as a crash or a downfall, or as small as an uncomfortable experience or a blow to the ego. The Tower card is not wholly negative, as it can also depict a revelation or a sudden realisation of the truth, along with explosive transformation. Divination: Is the holy day a good day to kill a demon? Past: The Emperor Fathering. Stability. Authority. Power. Control. Discipline. Command. Common sense. Status quo. Order. Structure. Egocentrism. Tradition. Rigidity. Leadership. Experience. Inflexibility. Conservative ways. Organization. Solid foundation. The Emperor represents a powerful masculine figure, often a father or a leader in business. He is associated with many father-figure gods throughout history, particularly Zeus. The Emperor symbolises an idealised representation of a man. He is kind and benevolent, filling others with self-worth and comfort. He is stable and in control of his situation. Sometimes he is in control of those around him. He can also represent a desire for control, and a desire to rule over one's surroundings. His appearance in a reading can suggest that the subject needs to accept that some things may not be controllable, and others may not benefit from being controlled. Present: Eight of Swords Isolation. Self-imposed restriction. Imprisonment. This card may mean that you are damned if you do and damned if you don't. The questioner is in a situation where they are afraid to move. If they move, they will be cut. However, the ropes that bind them are their own fears. The longer they stay, the more they constrain and entrap themselves. This card suggests that the questioner is second-guessing themselves for fear of saying something that will cut them to ribbons, but saying nothing will do more harm. The questioner must have the strength to endure the cuts, or else they will remain trapped. Future: Knight of Wands Energy. Passion. Lust. Action. Adventure. Impulsiveness. Challenging. Determination. Foreign travel. Leader. Unpredictability. The questing knight, this man traditionally signifies travel and progress. This also refers to new ideas and inventions. He looks forward, intelligent and knowledgeable, and yet ready for battle and full of fire. Being a knight, you are always in the middle of a fire. If you want to survive, you must rely on good sense and the intuitive ability to react. The horse represents a natural instinct, a drive. What you must find out is how you can find out what you want even b efore you're aware of what you're doing. Express your thoughts. Don't consider eventual losses, and don't have any expectations. Act before you know why. Just keep on moving because action is the only thing that brings you closer to your goal. Meanings, events and tasks will become clear only when things are happening. Your energy needs to go to good use. Let your intuitions take over, follow them where ever they might take you. The energy that is not active turns into dead weight that weighs you down, everything will become harder. Your fire uses and renews all the energy brought to the task. React to what is around you in order to find what you're looking for. Just be sure that the tasks that you put your energy towards are worthy of the energy you give to them. Reading for 21 Agram 3275 Past: Ace of Swords Raw power. Victory. Break-through. Mental clarity. The Ace of Swords usually indicates a new, decisive ability and cutting through confusion, taking a radical decision or standpoint, and a new ability to see through deception and expose it. Present: Three of Cups (Reversed) Reversed Meaning: Isolation. An affair. Three's a crowd. Stifled creativity. Reversed, the Three of Cups suggests that isolation from others is occurring. It may also indicate an affair or a situation in which a third party is unwelcome. Future: Two of Swords Reflection. Choices. Truce. Careful decisions. Science. Making decisions that are balanced, moral, and that we trust to be harmonious within and without ourselves. This is a card of meditation, not of action. This card requests that we look inward rather than outward for our solutions. It may also indicate a protective power, or an intellectual or scientific partnership. Reading for 22 Agram 3275 Past: Two of Coins Balance. Adaptability. Time management. Prioritisation. The Two of Coins means to juggle, to struggle in a positive influence, to balance opposing forces, and to maintain a financial situation. Present: The Hermit (Reversed) Reversed Meaning: Isolation. Loneliness. Withdrawal. This card can represent isolation, loneliness, and withdrawal without real insight or advancement. It can represent a dangerous or harmful retreat from the world, which holds back individual growth instead of furthering it. The retreat may be because the questioner is afraid, or because the temptation to withdraw is too great. Future: Queen of Coins Practical. Homely. Motherly. Down-to-earth. Security. The Queen of Coins is sensual and earthy, she enjoys abundance in many areas of her life. A lover of luxury, she is quick to share her wealth. This card can indicate fertility or a pregnancy. Like all court cards, the Queen of Coins is commonly interpreted to refer to a person playing some role in the life of the questioner, or it may represent the questioner themselves. Queens are said to represent mother figures and adult women, or young women mature for their years - women of knowledge and wisdom. She may also be a business woman, a patron of the arts, a provider, or one that works hard for material success. She is a maternal, nurturing, down-to-earth person, who is concerned with the welfare of others, especially those she cares for. Reading for 23 Agram 3275 Past: Knight of Coins Efficiency. Routine. Conservatism. Methodical. A Knight is generally considered the appropriate card for a teenager or young adult, most often a teenage boy or young man. It may also represent someone who is stubborn or hard-working, serious, or set in their ways. It may also refer to issues with work or home life, or a question about whether to stand one's ground on an issue. Present: The Hierophant Education. Knowledge. Status quo. Institution. Conservatism. Discipline. Maturity. Formality. Deception. Power. Respect. Duality. Social convention. Belief system. Group identification. Experience. Tradition. Naive. Religion. Conformity. Tradition. Beliefs. The Hierophant is also known in some decks as The High Priest, or The Pope. He represents traditional education, orthodox knowledge and theology, and religion. In his positive aspect, he is a benevolent teacher, possibly of holy knowledge, and a moral advisor who prepares the questioner spiritually for life. He may be an enlightened spiritual prophet, or an intermediary with the divine. He is a conservative force, and may advise the questioner to do the right thing, to stick with what is tried and tested, and to have faith. Future: Ace of Cups Love. Compassion. Creativity. Overwhelming emotion. Abundance. Intense relationship. Satisfaction. Success. The meaning of the Ace of Cups is of joy and inner peace from friends and family. This Ace requires the diviner to examine their life to see how love works there. This card often means that love is the essence of the situation. It may or may not be romantic love depending on the cards around it. It can mark the start of a new relationship, or a deeper connection to an existing one. While this may be a romantic relationship, it can also signify a friendship. A seed has been planted and once it sprouts, it can take almost any form, from an attraction to an intuitive knowing. Trust in the feelings that are present. Furthermore, this card can signify a gift or opportunity. An offer may be forthcoming. Reading for 27 Agram 3275: Freeing Duane from vampirism, meeting Cliene Past: The Magician Action. Consciousness. Concentration. Personal power. Practicality. Energy. Creativity. Movement. Precision. Conviction. Manipulation. Self-confidence. Being objective. Focusing. Determination. Initiative. Skill. Resourcefulness. The Magician is a symbol of creation, power, and individuality. This card points to the questioner's talents, capabilities, and resources. The Magician makes his living through his quick wits, the skill of sleight of hand, and crowd-pleasing. The advice to the questioner is to make full use of their potential rather than hold back, especially when there is a need to transform. Present: Eight of Swords Isolation. Self-imposed restriction. Imprisonment. This card may mean that you are damned if you do and damned if you don't. The questioner is in a situation where they are afraid to move. If they move, they will be cut. However, the ropes that bind them are their own fears. The longer they stay, the more they constrain and entrap themselves. This card suggests that the questioner is second-guessing themselves for fear of saying something that will cut them to ribbons, but saying nothing will do more harm. The questioner must have the strength to endure the cuts, or else they will remain trapped. Future: Nine of Swords Depression. Nightmares. Intense anxiety. Despair. This card can mean deception, premonitions and bad dreams, suffering and depression, cruelty, disappointment, violence, loss and scandal. However, all of these may be overcome through faith and calculated inaction. This is the card of the martyr and with it comes new life out of suffering. This card can also represent being plagued by fear, guilt, doubt, and worries that are to a large extent, unfounded. The chances are that the questioner or the person represented is dealing with a problematic situation or a difficult decision, but their worst fear is unlikely to materialize. Reading for 28 Agram 3275: Looking for the cache of Maria's weapons against Sgult Past: The Fool Innocence. Beginnings. Simplicity. Fresh start. Blind faith. Joker. Spontaneity. A free spirit. The Fool is a spirit in search of experience. He is the tarot deck's Joker. Represented by the number zero, he is empty and in need of that experience. This is a card of beginnings, and he represents childlike innocence. His innocence is regarded as a divine wisdom. The fool can be interpreted as the protagonist of a journey of experience, known as "The Fool's Journey" in tarot. When the Fool appears in a spread, it is a signal to strip everything down to its irreducible core. Present: Queen of Wands Exuberance. Warmth. Vibrancy. Determination. Career-oriented. Hard worker. Honest. Independent but home-loving. Thoughtful. The Queen of Wands is said by some to represent one's basic instincts. She says to you that you must think of the consequences of what you do, but that you must be sure to focus on what will get you moving and how to do it. Directness, spontaneity and independence are very special talents that others admire, as long as you accept that others may be your polar opposite. Don't get tricked into becoming impatient. If the sun "shines" in your heart, you can overcome your fears and walk your own path. Approach your tasks as steps and take every one of them with assurance. One possible interpretation is that the card represents a sincere, friendly, chaste, or loving woman who might become influential or is currently present in the questioner's life. The Queen of Wands can indicate a woman who is very helpful and kind. She may be the questioner or she may stand for a woman in the questioner's life who is older than the questioner, and who is considered to be a very supportive, giving person. She could represent a mother like figure. Future: Ace of Coins Manifestation. New financial opportunity. Prosperity. As with all the Aces, the Ace of Pentacles symbolises a beginning and something new coming or being offered. In the case of the Ace of Coins this will often be a new source of money coming to someone. It can indicate new opportunities leading to increased prosperity. The card indicates a change for the better financially, or at least, that the opportunities are there to improve your financial situation should you take them. You will probably have to take some action in order to take advantage of this new flow of money. It can also point to improved cash flow through better money management. Reading for 29 Agram 3275 Past: The Hierophant Education. Knowledge. Status quo. Institution. Conservatism. Discipline. Maturity. Formality. Deception. Power. Respect. Duality. Social convention. Belief system. Group identification. Experience. Tradition. Naive. Religion. Conformity. Tradition. Beliefs. The Hierophant is also known in some decks as The High Priest, or The Pope. He represents traditional education, orthodox knowledge and theology, and religion. In his positive aspect, he is a benevolent teacher, possibly of holy knowledge, and a moral advisor who prepares the questioner spiritually for life. He may be an enlightened spiritual prophet, or an intermediary with the divine. He is a conservative force, and may advise the questioner to do the right thing, to stick with what is tried and tested, and to have faith. Present: Six of Wands Public recognition. Victory. Progress. Self-confidence. Completion. Good news. Reward. Recognition. Success. Triumph. Achieving organization and leadership. Galvanisation or mobilisation, of forces. This can be metaphorical, such as the forces within. Looking forward. Success, confidence and competency. Future: Judgement Judgement. Rebirth. Inner calling. Absolution. Restart. Accepting past mistakes/actions. Release. Forgiveness. End of repression. Reconciliation. Renewal. Decision. Salvation. New beginning. Hope. Redemption. Judgement, sometimes called The Angel, represents the events depicted in the Book of Revelation, in which the earth and the sea give up their dead on the day of judgement. When Judgement appears in a reading, it is usually interpreted as a signal of an impending judgement, such as of postponed decisions. This card symbolises resurrection, and can also be interpreted to herald the return of individuals from the past. Judgement is considered the card of rebirth and absolution. Past mistakes and actions are accepted, sins are absolved and washed away with forgiveness. It is a hopeful card, representing reconciliation, a new beginning, and salvation. It can also serve as a warning to live life as if Judgement Day could come at any moment, to the fullest, but with care to be a good person. Reading for 30 Agram 3275 Past: Phoenix (Reversed) Destruction Reversed, this card means annihilation, as when water quenches a fire and both the water and the fire are destroyed. Present: The King (Reversed) Tyranny A king can become a tyrant, however, if he values his own desires over the good of his people. He is given the power to bring peace, and with that power comes the power to destroy peace. Future: Spring (Upright) New Growth In spring, people open up the houses that have been shut up all winter and let in the fresh air. Summer birds return, and the wind blows, bringing warmth, rain, and life to the cold land. Now that winder is over, one looks ahead to the planting and harvesting that await in the year to come. Reading for 31 Agram (Fighting the pirates) Past: Ten of Wands (Reversed) Taking on too much. Avoiding responsibility. Do not allow your responsibilities and commitments to overburden you, but do not avoid all responsibility for them either. Wearing yourself down to the point where you become ill and neglect your duties would be irresponsible. Present: The Tower (Reversed) Meaning: Avoidance of disaster. Fear of change. This card can represent an avoidance of disaster, or a crisis narrowly averted. It may also represent a fear of change in the questioner's life. Future: Knight of Swords Opinionated. Hasty. Action-oriented. Communicative. The Knight of Swords is often taken to represent a confident and articulate young man, who may act impetuously. The problem is that this knight, though visionary, is unrealistic. He fights bravely, but foolishly. In some illustrations, he is shown to have forgotten his armour or his helmet in his rush to war. Reading for 1 Sinta (Danae practices magic on Kat) Past: Death (Reversed) Reversed Meaning: Resistance to change. Unable to move on. Typically, Death implies an ending of a cycle, loss, a conclusion, and sadness. Whichever way Death may be interpreted, it always represents deep change. Reversed, this card can represent a resistance to change, and an inability to move on from events in the past that are beyond the questioner's control. Present: Seven of Swords (Reversed) Reversed Meaning: Mental challenges. Breaking free. This card can mean excess use of intellect with little success on an outcome. It may also mean that the questioner has broken free from an intellectual trap or a problem that mentally constrained them. Future: Nine of Wands Courage. Persistence. Test of faith. Resilience. Afraid. Cautious. Defensive. Impermanent security. Inner strength. Order, discipline an unassailable position. Any opposition will be defeated. Courage in the face of attack or adversity and a stability that cannot be removed. Though you may feel insecure, do not let your fear guide you. Good health after illness. Reading for 2 Sinta Past: Six of Swords (Reversed) Regretful but necessary transition. Rite of passage. Reversed Meaning: Cannot move on. Carrying baggage. This card can represent an inability to move on from hurtful or traumatic experiences in the past. The advice to the questioner is to acknowledge their pain and work on finding ways to make peace with their past in order to look to the future. Present: Nine of Swords Depression. Nightmares. Intense anxiety. Despair. This card can mean deception, premonitions and bad dreams, suffering and depression, cruelty, disappointment, violence, loss and scandal. However, all of these may be overcome through faith and calculated inaction. This is the card of the martyr and with it comes new life out of suffering. This card can also represent being plagued by fear, guilt, doubt, and worries that are to a large extent, unfounded. The chances are that the questioner or the person represented is dealing with a problematic situation or a difficult decision, but their worst fear is unlikely to materialize. Future: Knight of Swords Opinionated. Hasty. Action-oriented. Communicative. The Knight of Swords is often taken to represent a confident and articulate young man, who may act impetuously. The problem is that this knight, though visionary, is unrealistic. He fights bravely, but foolishly. In some illustrations, he is shown to have forgotten his armour or his helmet in his rush to war. Reading for 3 Sinta (Exploring the island and Sgult dungeon) Past: Eight of Cups Escapism. Disappointment. Abandonment. Withdrawal. New perspective. This indicates changes in affections and the breaking of irrelevant links with the past - a turning away from existing relationships and objects of affection with the intent of progressing to a more meaningful life. A change or gaining of perspective, this can indicate disillusion with the present, inaugurating the growth of greater future contentment and depth. This card usually carries the meaning of disillusionment and abandonment of things which have not been emotionally fulfilling. Present: Temperance Temperance. Harmony. Balance. Health. Moderation. Joining forces. Wellbeing. Recovery. Equilibrium. Transcendence. Unification. Healing. Synthesis. Bringing together opposites. Feeling secure. Patience. Purpose. Meaning. The Temperance card is often depicted as an individual pouring water or wine from one vessel to another. Temperance is usually female or androgynous, and frequently has wings. Temperance means moderation, and suggests to the questioner that moderation is required in some aspect of life. It can be interpreted as a need to bring balance to the questioner's life, or as a reminder that a compromise between two seemingly incompatible options is often the best option. In addition to this literal meaning, Temperance can also be interpreted as symbolising the blending or synthesis of opposites. Future: Knight of Cups Romance. Charm. Knight in shining armour. Imagination. This card can represent change and new excitements, particularly of a romantic nature. It can mean invitations, opportunities, and offers. The Knight of Cups is a person who is a bringer of ideas, opportunities and offers. He is constantly bored, and in constant need of stimulation, but also artistic and refined. He represents a person who is amiable, intelligent, and full of high principles, but a dreamer who can be easily persuaded or discouraged. Reading for 4 Sinta (Continuing in the Sgult dungeon, orb to Zagrimil) Past: Three of Coins Teamwork. Initial fulfilment. Collaboration. Learning. Positive attributes of the Three of Coins in a spread include the mastery of a skill in trade or work, achieving perfection, artistic ability, and dignity through renown, rank, or power. Present: Ace of Wands Inspiration. Power. Creation. Potential. Birth. Commencement. Creativity. Inventiveness. New beginnings. Fiery and creative, the Ace of Wands speaks of new energy and ambition. This tarot card means that actions are more important than words. Ideas are not enough. It takes hard work and perseverance to take something from a thought to a reality. The heady optimism and ambition of this card can make any dream come true. A new creative project may be on the way, an upturn in health, or new knowledge, information, or a message. Future: Ten of Cups (Reversed) Reversed Meaning: Misalignment of values. Broken home or marriage. This card can refer to quarrelling, violence, a troubled heart, a disrupted routine, and selfish exploitation. (Upright meaning: Harmony. Marriage. Happiness. Alignment. Represents fortunate marriage, contentment of the heart, and the perfection of human love and friendship. It may also mean a peaceful environment or perpetual success. It can also refer to the town or country where the questioner lives, in the sense that home is where the heart is. This is one of the most positive cards in the entire tarot deck.) Reading for 5 Sinta (Sea dragon, Anny statue, Kat's wild magic surge) Past: Five of Wands Disagreement. Competition. Strife. Tension. Conflict. Anxiety. Struggle. Fighting one's environment. A strenuous competition and struggle in the search for riches and fortune or creative endeavours. Remain alert, engaged, and ready to struggle and fight for what is important, defending what you perceive as yours. Present: Wheel of Fortune Turning point. Opportunities. Possibilities. Destiny. Fate. Superior forces. Movement. Development. Activity. Surprises. Expansion. Sudden events. Speed. New developments. Life cycles. Interpretation. Sudden change. Dissention. Approachability. Good luck. Karma. Life cycles. Destiny. A turning point. The Wheel of Fortune represents a turning point or a change of fortune. It may represent opportunities and possibilities, destiny, fate, good luck, karma, or surprising and sudden events. Above all, it represents a significant change in the questioner's life - in position, fortune, or personal circumstances. Future: Queen of Swords (Reversed) Quick thinker. Organised. Perceptive. Independent. Reversed Meaning: Overly-emotional. Bitchy. Cold-hearted. The Queen of Swords can be prone to withdrawal and coldness. This card may also be a warning against becoming overly-emotional about a situation where a clear head and scientific detachment are required. Reading for 6 Sinta (Arrival in Seaport, theft of lens) Past: Death Ending of a cycle. Loss. Conclusion. Sadness. Transition into a new state. Psychological transformation. Finishing up. Regeneration. Elimination of old patterns. Being caught in the inescapable. Goodbyes. Deep change. Endings. Beginnings. Change. The Death card is often depicted as a skeleton with a scythe, sometimes riding a horse, and trampling peasants, nobility and clergy alike underfoot. He is the grim reaper, and has associations with the medieval plagues. Death is the great leveller, his scythe reaps us all. It is unlikely, however, that this card actually represents a physical death. Typically, it implies an ending of a cycle, loss, a conclusion, and sadness. This may be the end of a relationship, an interest, a business, a job, a pace of life, or a pattern. From this metaphorical death springs psychological transformation and a new sense of self-awareness. Whichever way Death may be interpreted, it always represents deep change. Present: Ace of Swords Raw power. Victory. Break-through. Mental clarity. The Ace of Swords usually indicates a new, decisive ability and cutting through confusion, taking a radical decision or standpoint, and a new ability to see through deception and expose it. Future: The Tower Chaos. Sudden change. Impact. Hard times. Crisis. Revelation. Disruption. Realizing the truth. Disillusion. Crash. Burst. Uncomfortable experience. Downfall. Ruin. Ego blow. Explosive transformation. Disaster. Upheaval. Sudden change. Revelation. The Tower, which is depicted in some older decks as Fire, or Lightning, is a symbol of catastrophe. It harks back to the story of the Tower of Babel, in which God destroyed a tower built by humankind to reach the heavens. The catastrophe depicted by The Tower can be physical, or it can be a metaphorical or spiritual crisis. The Tower represents chaos in the questioner's life, and this may be as great as a crash or a downfall, or as small as an uncomfortable experience or a blow to the ego. The Tower card is not wholly negative, as it can also depict a revelation or a sudden realisation of the truth, along with explosive transformation. Reading for 7 Sinta Past: Seven of Wands Challenge. Competition. Perseverance. Coping. Resistance. Courage. Long-term successes. Strength. Usually this card carries the meaning of striving to maintain or fighting over one's position, making a strong effort to keep something which is important. The Seven of Wands is a card that means a testing time calling for courage and tenacity for long-term success. Present: Queen of Swords Quick thinker. Organised. Perceptive. Independent. The Queen of Swords may depict a woman in the questioner's life or the questioner themselves. She is a clever, independent, quick thinker who may operate in an intellectual arena such as higher education, or the sciences. She has an unusual clarity of mind and is a free thinker. The Queen of Swords may also refer to a familiarity with sorrow or reflecting on sorrows. She may represent a warning, a self-protection, or a test. She may represent putting thoughts into action, or new ideas or a new enterprise. Future: Four of Coins Control. Stability. Security. Possession. Conservatism. A spread containing the Four of Coins refers to a lover of material wealth, one with a stable income, but who typically hoards things of value with no prospect of sharing. Reading for Unknown Future Day - finding the left-bonded blade of Alyssa Past: Eight of Wands Speed. Action. Movement. Swift change. Hasty actions. Journey. Travel. Flight. Motion. End to a delay. A card of action; swiftness. Rapid growth in a business or creative project. Conveys immediate information or action. News swiftly travelling. Because the suit of Wands relates to information, look for new communication and unexpected news. Depending on surrounding cards in the draw, may indicate the speed of these events. Present: Ace of Wands (Reversed) Reversed Meaning: Delays. Lack of motivation. Weighed down. The urge to change and develop is present but is being constrained by circumstances. You may be frustrated and impatient, or blocked creatively or delayed by circumstance. Relationships may be subject to misunderstandings, or a conception may be delayed. Remember that this is a temporary influence, but also patiently examine your role in what is occurring. Set your frustrations aside start to work with the intention of making lasting changes. Future: King of Wands Natural-born leader. Vision. Entrepreneur. Honour. Authority figure. Financial gain through work. Honest and trustworthy. Mediation. Professional. This card may represent a decisive man who is given to quiet deliberation. Reading for 8 Sinta Past: Ace of Coins Manifestation. New financial opportunity. Prosperity. As with all the Aces, the Ace of Pentacles symbolises a beginning and something new coming or being offered. In the case of the Ace of Coins this will often be a new source of money coming to someone. It can indicate new opportunities leading to increased prosperity. The card indicates a change for the better financially, or at least, that the opportunities are there to improve your financial situation should you take them. You will probably have to take some action in order to take advantage of this new flow of money. It can also point to improved cash flow through better money management. Present: Six of Wands (Reversed) Public recognition. Victory. Progress. Self-confidence. Completion. Good news. \ Reward. Recognition. Success. Triumph. Achieving organization and leadership. Galvanisation or mobilisation, of forces. This can be metaphorical, such as the forces within. Looking forward. Success, confidence and competency. Reversed Meaning: Egotism. Disrepute. Lack of confidence. Fall from grace. This card warns against either overconfidence and arrogance, or a lack of confidence and fear in creative projects or business. Future: Ten of Swords Back-stabbed. Defeat. Crisis. Betrayal. Endings. Loss. The Ten of Swords represents absolute destruction, or being pinned down by a multitude of things or situations. It may also represent a feeling of hopelessness and being trapped by emotions or mental anguish, since swords represent strife and the mind. The Ten of Swords is the grimmest card in the deck, more destructive and reminiscent of death than the Death card itself. However, any real death or destruction, like all things, may not be permanent. There is hope regardless of the situation: this is the worst the questioner's situation could possibly be, and things will only improve. Reading for 9 Sinta 3275 (Replacer, dinner with Marcus, trying to save Verlaine ) Past: The World Fulfilment. Accomplishment. Success. Integration. Involvement. Prospering. Satisfaction. Repletion. Contentment. Good feelings. Wholeness. Completion. Travel. The World represents a positive ending. It represents completeness and a closeness to the cosmic consciousness as in enlightenment. The World is a card of fulfilment, accomplishment, repletion, and prosperity. The questioner feels successful, involved, and satisfied. They may have found true contentment. It may represent what is truly desired by the questioner. It may also represent travel in the questioner's life. Present: Four of Wands Celebration. Harmony. Marriage. Home. Community. Happiness. Completion. New beginnings. Pleasure. This card is generally considered positive. It is said to reflect harmony and positive feelings, and hard work with good results. It may represent country life, a haven of refuge, a species of domestic harvest, home, repose, concord, harmony, prosperity, peace, and the perfected work of these. Future: Page of Wands Enthusiasm. Exploration. Discovery. Free spirit. Adventurous. Ambitious. Energetic. Active. New beginnings. Skilled. The page lives where the wand, or the flame, is larger than the person. The drive is larger than life's experiences. The thirst for action and the yearning for progress has put you squarely in front of the task so that you can grow beyond your limit. When this card appears, it's time for a new beginning that will bring you to the point where you discover the true power and energy of your own fire, your personal power. Upon being born you were filled with drives, will power and desire. This is the perfect time to re-discover life, playfully conquering and greeting success and defeat, all events and experience with great enthusiasm. This card is also considered the messenger card. When it is in a spread, it is likely that you will receive important news. Reading for 10 Sinta 3275 (Raid on the lighthouse) Past: Queen of Cups Emotional security. Calm. Intuitive. Compassionate. This card depicts a woman who is a model of a loving virtue, one who is purer of heart than most, a loving mother and a loyal friend. This card can represent the questioner, or someone in the questioner's life. Present: Four of Coins Control. Stability. Security. Possession. Conservatism. A spread containing the Four of Coins refers to a lover of material wealth, one with a stable income, but who typically hoards things of value with no prospect of sharing. Future: Justice (Reversed) Reversed Meaning: Unfairness. Lack of accountability. Dishonesty. This card may represent a failure of justice, dishonesty, a lack of accountability, or a life out of balance. It may indicate that an injustice needs righting, and advise the questioner to work towards that goal. Reading for 11 Sinta 3275 Past: Ten of Swords Back-stabbed. Defeat. Crisis. Betrayal. Endings. Loss. The Ten of Swords represents absolute destruction, or being pinned down by a multitude of things or situations. It may also represent a feeling of hopelessness and being trapped by emotions or mental anguish, since swords represent strife and the mind. The Ten of Swords is the grimmest card in the deck, more destructive and reminiscent of death than the Death card itself. However, any real death or destruction, like all things, may not be permanent. There is hope regardless of the situation: this is the worst the questioner's situation could possibly be, and things will only improve. Present: Queen of Swords Quick thinker. Organised. Perceptive. Independent. The Queen of Swords may depict a woman in the questioner's life or the questioner themselves. She is a clever, independent, quick thinker who may operate in an intellectual arena such as higher education, or the sciences. She has an unusual clarity of mind and is a free thinker. The Queen of Swords may also refer to a familiarity with sorrow or reflecting on sorrows. She may represent a warning, a self-protection, or a test. She may represent putting thoughts into action, or new ideas or a new enterprise. Future: Seven of Wands (Reversed) Reversed Meaning: Giving up. Overwhelmed. Overly protective. Reversed, this card could be interpreted as feeling vulnerable, insecure, tired, and giving up, feeling hopeless and often with feelings of guilt. Reading for 12 Sinta 3275 Past: Four of Wands Celebration. Harmony. Marriage. Home. Community. Happiness. Completion. New beginnings. Pleasure. This card is generally considered positive. It is said to reflect harmony and positive feelings, and hard work with good results. It may represent country life, a haven of refuge, a species of domestic harvest, home, repose, concord, harmony, prosperity, peace, and the perfected work of these. Present: Death Ending of a cycle. Loss. Conclusion. Sadness. Transition into a new state. Psychological transformation. Finishing up. Regeneration. Elimination of old patterns. Being caught in the inescapable. Goodbyes. Deep change. Endings. Beginnings. Change. The Death card is often depicted as a skeleton with a scythe, sometimes riding a horse, and trampling peasants, nobility and clergy alike underfoot. He is the grim reaper, and has associations with the medieval plagues. Death is the great leveller, his scythe reaps us all. It is unlikely, however, that this card actually represents a physical death. Typically, it implies an ending of a cycle, loss, a conclusion, and sadness. This may be the end of a relationship, an interest, a business, a job, a pace of life, or a pattern. From this metaphorical death springs psychological transformation and a new sense of self-awareness. Whichever way Death may be interpreted, it always represents deep change. Future: Five of Coins Isolation. Insecurity. Worry. Financial loss. Poverty. The Five of Coins means to lose all faith, lose resources, lose a lover (it often shows up when you've had a breakup), or to lose financial or emotional security (or both). It can refer to the loss of a stable income or a business. Reading for 16 Sinta 3275 (Visiting Gonajibria and Danae after the pirate attack) Past: Page of Cups A messenger. Creative beginnings. Synchronicity. This card can represent a sweet-natured child who loves home life and family but may struggle in school. The child may be a dreamer with a huge imagination and a sensitive emotional intuition. Because their head is always in the clouds, they may struggle with down-to-earth matters. Creativity and vision are among this person's blessings. As a situation it represents an opportunity for artistic or creative learning and expansion. Present: Eight of Wands Speed. Action. Movement. Swift change. Hasty actions. Journey. Travel. Flight. Motion. End to a delay. A card of action; swiftness. Rapid growth in a business or creative project. Conveys immediate information or action. News swiftly travelling. Because the suit of Wands relates to information, look for new communication and unexpected news. Depending on surrounding cards in the draw, may indicate the speed of these events. Future: Two of Swords (Reversed) Reversed Meaning: Indecision. Confusion. Information overload. Stalemate. Blocked emotions. This card suggests we are temporarily unable to make decisions due to information overload and a confusion of detail. Consulting a partner may yield clarity. Reading for 18 Sinta 3275 Past: Four of Cups (Reversed) Reversed Meaning: Boredom. Missed opportunity. Being aloof. This card can indicate stagnation or a feeling of being bored or trapped. The questioner may also be being pushed into a bad situation or forced to do something that seems undesirable to them. This card can also predict that the questioner might have to undergo a time of tribulation and/or force him to self-reflect or self-sacrifice. Present: Five of Swords Conflict. Tension. Loss. Defeat. Win at all costs. Betrayal. This card suggests overconfidence in victory, potency, or ample preparation. Hubris can be an invitation for enemies to prove you wrong. It may suggest achieving victory by immoral or underhand means. The questioner may have lost sight of what is right or regard any means as a valid route to an end. It also suggests unwilling or unnecessary contributions from losing parties. This is the defeat card in the deck. Future: Nine of Cups Wishes fulfilled. Comfort. Happiness. Satisfaction. This card can indicate that the questioner is having a wish fulfilled or achieving what they desire. They may have or be about to achieve their desires and dreams. It can also indicate that all is well with the world, or that the questioner is feeling pleased, contented, or smug. It may refer to an experience of luxury, a delicious meal, fine arts, or making love. Reading for 19 Sinta 3275 Past: Ace of Wands Inspiration. Power. Creation. Potential. Birth. Commencement. Creativity. Inventiveness. New beginnings. Fiery and creative, the Ace of Wands speaks of new energy and ambition. This tarot card means that actions are more important than words. Ideas are not enough. It takes hard work and perseverance to take something from a thought to a reality. The heady optimism and ambition of this card can make any dream come true. A new creative project may be on the way, an upturn in health, or new knowledge, information, or a message. Present: Two of Swords Reflection. Choices. Truce. Careful decisions. Science. Making decisions that are balanced, moral, and that we trust to be harmonious within and without ourselves. This is a card of meditation, not of action. This card requests that we look inward rather than outward for our solutions. It may also indicate a protective power, or an intellectual or scientific partnership. Future: Knight of Wands Energy. Passion. Lust. Action. Adventure. Impulsiveness. Challenging. Determination. Foreign travel. Leader. Unpredictability. The questing knight, this man traditionally signifies travel and progress. This also refers to new ideas and inventions. He looks forward, intelligent and knowledgeable, and yet ready for battle and full of fire. Being a knight, you are always in the middle of a fire. If you want to survive, you must rely on good sense and the intuitive ability to react. The horse represents a natural instinct, a drive. What you must find out is how you can find out what you want even before you're aware of what you're doing. Express your thoughts. Don't consider eventual losses, and don't have any expectations. Act before you know why. Just keep on moving because action is the only thing that brings you closer to your goal. Meanings, events and tasks will become clear only when things are happening. Your energy needs to go to good use. Let your intuitions take over, follow them where ever they might take you. The energy that is not active turns into dead weight that weighs you down, everything will become harder. Your fire uses and renews all the energy brought to the task. React to what is around you in order to find what you're looking for. Just be sure that the tasks that you put your energy towards are worthy of the energy you give to them. Reading for 20 Sinta 3275 -- Talking with Runara on the kenku isle Past: Page of Wands Enthusiasm. Exploration. Discovery. Free spirit. Adventurous. Ambitious. Energetic. Active. New beginnings. Skilled. The page lives where the wand, or the flame, is larger than the person. The drive is larger than life's experiences. The thirst for action and the yearning for progress has put you squarely in front of the task so that you can grow beyond your limit. When this card appears, it's time for a new beginning that will bring you to the point where you discover the true power and energy of your own fire, your personal power. Upon being born you were filled with drives, will power and desire. This is the perfect time to re-discover life, playfully conquering and greeting success and defeat, all events and experience with great enthusiasm. This card is also considered the messenger card. When it is in a spread, it is likely that you will receive important news. Present: Queen of Cups Emotional security. Calm. Intuitive. Compassionate. This card depicts a woman who is a model of a loving virtue, one who is purer of heart than most, a loving mother and a loyal friend. This card can represent the questioner, or someone in the questioner's life. Future: Six of Wands (Reversed) Reversed Meaning: Egotism. Disrepute. Lack of confidence. Fall from grace. This card warns against either overconfidence and arrogance, or a lack of confidence and fear in creative projects or business. Reading for 21 Sinta 3275 - arriving in Cassadega, archives Past: Page of Coins Manifestation. Financial opportunity. New job. Often used to represent a young person, this card can mean a change in your line of work and/or taking on more responsibility. Primarily, this is the card for students at the beginning of a career path. Present: Knight of Cups Romance. Charm. Knight in shining armour. Imagination. This card can represent change and new excitements, particularly of a romantic nature. It can mean invitations, opportunities, and offers. The Knight of Cups is a person who is a bringer of ideas, opportunities and offers. He is constantly bored, and in constant need of stimulation, but also artistic and refined. He represents a person who is amiable, intelligent, and full of high principles, but a dreamer who can be easily persuaded or discouraged. Future: Judgement (Reversed) Reversed Meaning: Self-doubt. Refusal of self-examination. This card can represent self-doubt or a refusal of self-examination. The questioner may be denying their sins to themselves, or refusing an opportunity for rebirth. Reading for 22 Sinta 3275 Past: Justice Impartiality. Distance. Coldness. Justice. Objective mind. Criticism. Being clever. Insensitivity. Decision. Intellect. Analysis. Realism. Severity. Responsibility. Rationality. Clear vision. Logic and reason. Fairness. Truth. Cause and effect. Law. Justice is frequently associated with the goddess Athena. Justice mediates morality, law, and duty. She is the impartial judge who must maintain distance between two conflicting parties. She may seem cold and insensitive to observers, but this is because she must maintain her objectivity and reason, and not let emotions interfere in her judgements. She may also represent cause and effect, decisions, and the truth. She should be taken as a stern reminder that the deeds of the past form the foundation for events in the present and future. If past guilt presses on your conscience, you may be asked to answer for your deeds. She may appear to warn you that she will meet you again if you continue on your current path, for better or worse. Present: Ten of Coins (Reversed) Reversed Meaning: Financial failure. Loneliness. Loss. This card can be a warning against hubris in financial matters. Assuming you are secure when you are not can result in financial loss. Future: The Lovers Love. Relationship. Union. Passion. Sexuality. Pleasure. Humanism. Desire. Personal beliefs. Individual values. Physical attraction. Connection. Affinity. Bonding. Romance. Heart. Choice. Temptation. Values alignment. The Lovers card represents relationships and choices. Its appearance in a spread may indicate the prospect of a new relationship or a choice of potential partners, or some decision about an existing relationship or a temptation of the heart. An aspect of the questioner's life may have to be sacrificed, such as a single lifestyle, in order to gain the relationship, or a choice of partner. The choice should not be made lightly as it will have long term ramifications. The Lovers are associated with Adam and Eve, and the impulse of temptation, curiosity, or sexual desire that drives us out of the Garden towards adulthood. The questioner is advised to examine their impulses and clarify them. The Lovers is also a reminder that we should treasure and respect our humanity and our feelings for each other. Reading for 23 Sinta 3275 (Learning about the Blood Tower) Past: Ten of Cups Harmony. Marriage. Happiness. Alignment. Represents fortunate marriage, contentment of the heart, and the perfection of human love and friendship. It may also mean a peaceful environment or perpetual success. It can also refer to the town or country where the questioner lives, in the sense that home is where the heart is. This is one of the most positive cards in the entire tarot deck. Present: The Hanged Man (Reversed) Reversed Meaning: Martyrdom. Indecision. Delay. This card can mean martyrdom, indecision, or delay. He can serve as a warning to the questioner not to martyr themselves, or to prepare themselves for unavoidable delay and indecision. Future: Five of Cups Loss. Regret. Disappointment. Despair. Bereavement. This card often carries the meaning of emotional dejection, disappointment, grief, or sorrow over past events, particularly over relationships or spiritual matters. There may be a tendency to cry over spilt milk. It can also represent the failure to see the good in a given situation. Reading for 25 Sinta 3275 (Arriving at the mouth of the river) Past: Two of Cups Unified love. Partnership. Attraction. Relationships. The Two of Cups is the card that lovers want to see. It is the minor arcana equivalent of The Lovers. This card can stand for the union of any two entities - people, groups, ideas, or talents. In readings, the Two of Cups tells you to look for connections in your life, especially those that are one-on-one. Now is not the time to separate or stay apart. It is the time to join with another and work as a partnership. If you are in conflict, look for truce and the chance to forgive and be forgiven. If you are struggling with two choices or tendencies within yourself, seek to reconcile them. Usually, the Two of Cups is welcome in a reading, but it can also sound a note of warning. The energy of Two can be very compelling. They create between themselves a world of their own that can feel exclusionary to outsiders. Make sure that the tendency to pair off is not creating disharmony in your situation. This is the card that signifies reconciliation. Struggles come to an end, and harmony is restored to even the most hostile of relationships. Inner conflicts also come into play when this card appears. An inner peace is created. Expect to feel strongly connected to others, but also to other entities that bring two together like ideas or talents. Present: Nine of Cups Wishes fulfilled. Comfort. Happiness. Satisfaction. This card can indicate that the questioner is having a wish fulfilled or achieving what they desire. They may have or be about to achieve their desires and dreams. It can also indicate that all is well with the world, or that the questioner is feeling pleased, contented, or smug. It may refer to an experience of luxury, a delicious meal, fine arts, or making love. Future: Three of Wands Preparation. Foresight. Enterprise. Expansion. Achievement. Venture. Fresh starts. Travelling. Pursuing a journey. Long-term success. The Three of Wands represents entrepreneurialism or embarking on a journey. It represents creation or conception, looking forward to something with optimism, or a mission. This card often symbolizes enterprise, trade, or commerce. Reading for 8 Kella 3275 Past: The High Priestess Knowingness. Love. Relationships. Wisdom. Sound judgment. Serenity. Common sense. Intuition. Mystical vision. Introspection. Otherworldliness. Higher powers. Mystery. Subconscious mind. The High Priestess, known amongst older tarots as the Papess, or female pope, is associated with a legendary figure from the Middle Ages, Pope Joan, who was elected to the Papacy and only discovered as female after she gave birth. The High Priestess is an extremely well-learned, intelligent woman. She is independent, wise, and serene. She is sensible and intuitive. This card is associated with female power, secrets, and mystery. This card often appears in relation to secrets, both keeping secrets, and revealing the truth. It may represent powerful feminine influences, a perfect woman, or a woman independent of men. Present: Queen of Cups Emotional security. Calm. Intuitive. Compassionate. This card depicts a woman who is a model of a loving virtue, one who is purer of heart than most, a loving mother and a loyal friend. This card can represent the questioner, or someone in the questioner's life. Future: Eight of Wands (Reversed) Reversed Meaning: Delays. Frustration. Holding off. This card advises the questioner not to baulk if swift action is required. Delays are only temporary, plan to work around them. Because the suit of Wands relates to information, look for new communication and unexpected news. Depending on surrounding cards in the draw, may indicate the speed of these events. Reading for 9 Kella 3275 Past: Wheel of Fortune (Reversed) Turning point. Opportunities. Possibilities. Destiny. Fate. Superior forces. Movement. Development. Activity. Surprises. Expansion. Sudden events. Speed. New developments. Life cycles. Interpretation. Sudden change. Dissention. Approachability. Good luck. Karma. Life cycles. Destiny. A turning point. The Wheel of Fortune represents a turning point or a change of fortune. It may represent opportunities and possibilities, destiny, fate, good luck, karma, or surprising and sudden events. Above all, it represents a significant change in the questioner's life - in position, fortune, or personal circumstances. Reversed Meaning: Bad luck. Negative external forces. Out of control. This card can represent bad luck, negative external forces, or a feeling of being out of control. It serves as a warning to the questioner to be prepared for surprise. If the questioner is prepared, they will weather the storm. Present: Knight of Cups Romance. Charm. Knight in shining armour. Imagination. This card can represent change and new excitements, particularly of a romantic nature. It can mean invitations, opportunities, and offers. The Knight of Cups is a person who is a bringer of ideas, opportunities and offers. He is constantly bored, and in constant need of stimulation, but also artistic and refined. He represents a person who is amiable, intelligent, and full of high principles, but a dreamer who can be easily persuaded or discouraged. Future: Three of Cups Celebration. Friendship. Creativity. Community. The Three of Cups represents groups coming together to focus on a common emotional goal. People reach out emotionally to one another. It speaks of a sense of community, and can indicate the time to get more involved by helping. An inner passion for caring may be discovered, and energy put forth toward a goal will be positive and nurturing. It can also indicate conception or birth, or an addition to the family. Reading for 10 Kella 3275 Past: Nine of Cups Wishes fulfilled. Comfort. Happiness. Satisfaction. This card can indicate that the questioner is having a wish fulfilled or achieving what they desire. They may have or be about to achieve their desires and dreams. It can also indicate that all is well with the world, or that the questioner is feeling pleased, contented, or smug. It may refer to an experience of luxury, a delicious meal, fine arts, or making love. Present: Strength Strength. Self-control. Being solid. Patience. Compassion. Composure. Stability. Perseverance. Moderation. Kindness. Gentleness. Slowness. Softness. Serenity. Comprehension. Discipline. Inner strength. Courage. The Strength card was originally named Fortitude. Fortitude originally meant a moderation in attitudes towards pain and danger, neither avoiding nor desiring either. Originally, it was often symbolised by a woman breaking a pillar, or an individual of either sex subduing a lion. The modern interpretation of Strength is to have self-control, solidity, patience, compassion, and gentleness. It may require the questioner to have inner strength and self-discipline, to persevere and have courage. It advises the questioner that they will likely face a challenge that requires strength and a strong response, but not brute force. The questioner must have the willpower to overcome their challenge whilst remaining in control of their thoughts, emotions, and actions. Future: Ten of Cups Harmony. Marriage. Happiness. Alignment. Represents fortunate marriage, contentment of the heart, and the perfection of human love and friendship. It may also mean a peaceful environment or perpetual success. It can also refer to the town or country where the questioner lives, in the sense that home is where the heart is. This is one of the most positive cards in the entire tarot deck. Reading for 11 Kella 3275 Past: Three of Wands Preparation. Foresight. Enterprise. Expansion. Achievement. Venture. Fresh starts. Travelling. Pursuing a journey. Long-term success. The Three of Wands represents entrepreneurialism or embarking on a journey. It represents creation or conception, looking forward to something with optimism, or a mission. This card often symbolizes enterprise, trade, or commerce. Present: Knight of Cups (Reversed) Reversed Meaning: Unrealistic. Jealousy. Moodiness. This card represents unreliability and recklessness. It indicates fraud, false promises, and trickery. It represents a person who has trouble discerning when and where the truth ends and lies begin. Future: Five of Swords Conflict. Tension. Loss. Defeat. Win at all costs. Betrayal. This card suggests overconfidence in victory, potency, or ample preparation. Hubris can be an invitation for enemies to prove you wrong. It may suggest achieving victory by immoral or underhand means. The questioner may have lost sight of what is right or regard any means as a valid route to an end. It also suggests unwilling or unnecessary contributions from losing parties. This is the defeat card in the deck. Reading for 12 Kella 3275 -- Finding Clie in a boat near Abbey Isle Past: Three of Wands Preparation. Foresight. Enterprise. Expansion. Achievement. Venture. Fresh starts. Travelling. Pursuing a journey. Long-term success. The Three of Wands represents entrepreneurialism or embarking on a journey. It represents creation or conception, looking forward to something with optimism, or a mission. This card often symbolizes enterprise, trade, or commerce. Present: Nine of Coins Gratitude. Luxury. Self-sufficiency. Culmination. The Nine of Coins means having financial independence and success, having the self-reliance of personal pursuits, and the ability to treat yourself with luxury. Being on a stable financial plateau and steady security. Future: Page of Cups (Reversed) Reversed Meaning: Emotional immaturity. Creative block. This card indicates that creativity is being blocked or constrained by material or emotional matters. It may also indicate naivety and foolishness, and an inability to cope with the real world. Reading for 13 Kella 3275 -- Arriving at Abbey Isle Past: Knight of Coins (Reversed) Efficiency. Routine. Conservatism. Methodical. Reversed Meaning: Laziness. Boredom. Feeling stuck. This card can serve as advice to re-establish a work-ethic, or to find ways to make your work more interesting. It may indicate that you crave a change of lifestyle, in which case its advice is to not allow yourself to become set in your ways and move on to new ground. Present: Four of Wands Celebration. Harmony. Marriage. Home. Community. Happiness. Completion. New beginnings. Pleasure. This card is generally considered positive. It is said to reflect harmony and positive feelings, and hard work with good results. It may represent country life, a haven of refuge, a species of domestic harvest, home, repose, concord, harmony, prosperity, peace, and the perfected work of these. Future: Judgement Judgement. Rebirth. Inner calling. Absolution. Restart. Accepting past mistakes/actions. Release. Forgiveness. End of repression. Reconciliation. Renewal. Decision. Salvation. New beginning. Hope. Redemption. Judgement, sometimes called The Angel, represents the events depicted in the Book of Revelation, in which the earth and the sea give up their dead on the day of judgement. When Judgement appears in a reading, it is usually interpreted as a signal of an impending judgement, such as of postponed decisions. This card symbolises resurrection, and can also be interpreted to herald the return of individuals from the past. Judgement is considered the card of rebirth and absolution. Past mistakes and actions are accepted, sins are absolved and washed away with forgiveness. It is a hopeful card, representing reconciliation, a new beginning, and salvation. It can also serve as a warning to live life as if Judgement Day could come at any moment, to the fullest, but with care to be a good person. Reading for 14 Kella 3275 -- Going to the Pit of Hatred and arriving at the sea elf settlement Past: Ten of Coins Wealth. Inheritance. Family. Establishment. Retirement. It is often associated with family matters, financial matters or a mix of the two. It may be associated with affluences and riches. It may reflect an abundant working environment. Present: Two of Swords Reflection. Choices. Truce. Careful decisions. Science. Making decisions that are balanced, moral, and that we trust to be harmonious within and without ourselves. This is a card of meditation, not of action. This card requests that we look inward rather than outward for our solutions. It may also indicate a protective power, or an intellectual or scientific partnership. Future: Ten of Swords Back-stabbed. Defeat. Crisis. Betrayal. Endings. Loss. The Ten of Swords represents absolute destruction, or being pinned down by a multitude of things or situations. It may also represent a feeling of hopelessness and being trapped by emotions or mental anguish, since swords represent strife and the mind. The Ten of Swords is the grimmest card in the deck, more destructive and reminiscent of death than the Death card itself. However, any real death or destruction, like all things, may not be permanent. There is hope regardless of the situation: this is the worst the questioner's situation could possibly be, and things will only improve. Reading for 15 Kella 3275 -- Meeting with Anny's mother Past: Three of Cups Celebration. Friendship. Creativity. Community. The Three of Cups represents groups coming together to focus on a common emotional goal. People reach out emotionally to one another. It speaks of a sense of community, and can indicate the time to get more involved by helping. An inner passion for caring may be discovered, and energy put forth toward a goal will be positive and nurturing. It can also indicate conception or birth, or an addition to the family. Present: Eight of Wands Speed. Action. Movement. Swift change. Hasty actions. Journey. Travel. Flight. Motion. End to a delay. A card of action; swiftness. Rapid growth in a business or creative project. Conveys immediate information or action. News swiftly travelling. Because the suit of Wands relates to information, look for new communication and unexpected news. Depending on surrounding cards in the draw, may indicate the speed of these events. Future: Justice Impartiality. Distance. Coldness. Justice. Objective mind. Criticism. Being clever. Insensitivity. Decision. Intellect. Analysis. Realism. Severity. Responsibility. Rationality. Clear vision. Logic and reason. Fairness. Truth. Cause and effect. Law. Justice is frequently associated with the goddess Athena. Justice mediates morality, law, and duty. She is the impartial judge who must maintain distance between two conflicting parties. She may seem cold and insensitive to observers, but this is because she must maintain her objectivity and reason, and not let emotions interfere in her judgements. She may also represent cause and effect, decisions, and the truth. She should be taken as a stern reminder that the deeds of the past form the foundation for events in the present and future. If past guilt presses on your conscience, you may be asked to answer for your deeds. She may appear to warn you that she will meet you again if you continue on your current path, for better or worse. Reading for 16 Kella 3275 (Fighting the Bargallian undead) Past: Two of Coins Balance. Adaptability. Time management. Prioritisation. The Two of Coins means to juggle, to struggle in a positive influence, to balance opposing forces, and to maintain a financial situation. Present: Seven of Wands (Reversed) Challenge. Competition. Perseverance. Coping. Resistance. Courage. Long-term successes. Strength. Reversed Meaning: Giving up. Overwhelmed. Overly protective. Reversed, this card could be interpreted as feeling vulnerable, insecure, tired, and giving up, feeling hopeless and often with feelings of guilt. Future: Eight of Swords Isolation. Self-imposed restriction. Imprisonment. This card may mean that you are damned if you do and damned if you don't. The questioner is in a situation where they are afraid to move. If they move, they will be cut. However, the ropes that bind them are their own fears. The longer they stay, the more they constrain and entrap themselves. This card suggests that the questioner is second-guessing themselves for fear of saying something that will cut them to ribbons, but saying nothing will do more harm. The questioner must have the strength to endure the cuts, or else they will remain trapped. Reading for 17 Kella 3275 - Restocking in Saltmarsh Past: Five of Coins Isolation. Insecurity. Worry. Financial loss. Poverty. The Five of Coins means to lose all faith, lose resources, lose a lover (it often shows up when you've had a breakup), or to lose financial or emotional security (or both). It can refer to the loss of a stable income or a business. Present: The Hermit Introspection. Silence. Guidance. Reflection. Solitude. Looking inward. Reclusion. Being quiet. Inner search. Deep understanding. Isolation. Distance. Retreat. Philosophical attitude. Soul-searching. Being alone. Inner guidance. The Hermit represents a learned individual, in some ways the opposite of The Fool, he has been on his life story and learned the lessons of the world, and now he has withdrawn into a period of quiet reflection, solitude, and introspection. The Hermit can represent an inner search or a thought process, soul-searching, or a quest for inner guidance. The Hermit can also represent an old man or woman, an almost fairy tale figure, metaphorically or literally, who gives us the insights or knowledge we need to face our challenges. In some ways The Hermit also represents a threshold guardian that the questioner must overcome to move onwards. Future: Six of Wands Public recognition. Victory. Progress. Self-confidence. Completion. Good news. Reward. Recognition. Success. Triumph. Achieving organization and leadership. Galvanisation or mobilisation, of forces. This can be metaphorical, such as the forces within. Looking forward. Success, confidence and competency. Reading for 22 Kella 3275 - Fighting the Stormdaughter Past: Queen of Wands (Reversed) Exuberance. Warmth. Vibrancy. Determination. Career-oriented. Hard worker. Honest. Independent but home-loving. Thoughtful. Reversed Meaning: Shrinking violet. Aggressive. Demanding. This card could represent either a shy individual, or an aggressive or demanding individual. It can also signify opposition, jealousy, and even deceit and infidelity. Present: The Hanged Man Sacrifice. Letting go. Surrendering. Passivity. Suspension. Acceptance. Renunciation. Patience. New point of view. Contemplation. Inner harmony. Conformism. Non-action. Waiting. Giving up. Restriction. The Hanged Man, known in historical decks as The Traitor, is usually depicted as hanging from a tree branch by one foot. He is sometimes interpreted as Odin, the Norse god who hung from the World Tree for nine days to earn the knowledge of the Runes. In the oldest tarot decks, he was considered a criminal or an outlaw. The Hanged Man is therefore an ambiguous card with an ambiguous history. Modern interpretation usually considers The Hanged man to be a symbol of sacrifice. He may advise the questioner to surrender, be passive, patient, and wait. He may also suggest letting go, surrendering, or giving up. Future: Four of Swords Contemplation. Recuperation. Passivity. Relaxation. Rest. Solitude. Vigilance, retreat, solitude, hermit's repose, exile, tomb and coffin. This card is mostly associated with a peaceful, still place. It reflects withdrawal, getting away and shifting the focus inwardly so that recovery and healing can take place. Reading for 23 Kella 3275 Past: Knight of Cups Romance. Charm. Knight in shining armour. Imagination. This card can represent change and new excitements, particularly of a romantic nature. It can mean invitations, opportunities, and offers. The Knight of Cups is a person who is a bringer of ideas, opportunities and offers. He is constantly bored, and in constant need of stimulation, but also artistic and refined. He represents a person who is amiable, intelligent, and full of high principles, but a dreamer who can be easily persuaded or discouraged. Present: Six of Coins Generosity. Charity. Giving. Prosperity. Sharing wealth. The Six of Coins signifies gratification and prosperity, but also vigilance, for one cannot always gratify all of those who are distressed or in need of charity. Future: Nine of Wands Courage. Persistence. Test of faith. Resilience. Afraid. Cautious. Defensive. Impermanent security. Inner strength. Order, discipline an unassailable position. Any opposition will be defeated. Courage in the face of attack or adversity and a stability that cannot be removed. Though you may feel insecure, do not let your fear guide you. Good health after illness. Reading for 24 Kella 3275 Past: Ten of Wands (Reversed) Burden. Responsibility. Hard work. Stress. Achievement. Challenges. Intense pressure. Oppression. Over-commitment. Reversed Meaning: Taking on too much. Avoiding responsibility. Do not allow your responsibilities and commitments to overburden you, but do not avoid all responsibility for them either. Wearing yourself down to the point where you become ill and neglect your duties would be irresponsible. Present: Two of Coins (Reversed) Balance. Adaptability. Time management. Prioritisation. Reversed Meaning: Disorganisation. Financial disarray. Imbalances, excess juggling, excess struggle, the advice of the card is to redress balance. Future: The Hierophant Education. Knowledge. Status quo. Institution. Conservatism. Discipline. Maturity. Formality. Deception. Power. Respect. Duality. Social convention. Belief system. Group identification. Experience. Tradition. Naïve. Religion. Conformity. Tradition. Beliefs. The Hierophant is also known in some decks as The High Priest, or The Pope. He represents traditional education, orthodox knowledge and theology, and religion. In his positive aspect, he is a benevolent teacher, possibly of holy knowledge, and a moral advisor who prepares the questioner spiritually for life. He may be an enlightened spiritual prophet, or an intermediary with the divine. He is a conservative force, and may advise the questioner to do the right thing, to stick with what is tried and tested, and to have faith. Reading for 25 Kella 3275 Past: Queen of Wands (Reversed) Exuberance. Warmth. Vibrancy. Determination. Career-oriented. Hard worker. Honest. Independent but home-loving. Thoughtful. Reversed Meaning: Shrinking violet. Aggressive. Demanding. This card could represent either a shy individual, or an aggressive or demanding individual. It can also signify opposition, jealousy, and even deceit and infidelity. Present: Four of Cups (Reversed) Meditation. Contemplation. Apathy. Re-evaluation. Reversed Meaning: Boredom. Missed opportunity. Being aloof. This card can indicate stagnation or a feeling of being bored or trapped. The questioner may also be being pushed into a bad situation or forced to do something that seems undesirable to them. This card can also predict that the questioner might have to undergo a time of tribulation and/or force him to self-reflect or self-sacrifice. Future: Two of Wands Future planning. Progress. Decisions. Discovery. Achievement. Anxiety. Gain. Goals. Partnership. The Two of Wands card can mean courage and daring. It has the message of striking out on a new journey, path, or creative project, particularly with a partner. Perhaps a new business venture, or even a proposal. The time is right to be bold and creative. If you are in a moment of doubt, this card tells you to make your move. You have the power in your hands; now is the time to find courage to use it. Reading for 1 Mara 3275 - Dolphins fleeing a sea serpent Past: Eight of Wands Speed. Action. Movement. Swift change. Hasty actions. Journey. Travel. Flight. Motion. End to a delay. A card of action; swiftness. Rapid growth in a business or creative project. Conveys immediate information or action. News swiftly travelling. Because the suit of Wands relates to information, look for new communication and unexpected news. Depending on surrounding cards in the draw, may indicate the speed of these events. Present: Justice (Reversed) Impartiality. Distance. Coldness. Justice. Objective mind. Criticism. Being clever. Insensitivity. Decision. Intellect. Analysis. Realism. Severity. Responsibility. Rationality. Clear vision. Logic and reason. Fairness. Truth. Cause and effect. Law. Reversed Meaning: Unfairness. Lack of accountability. Dishonesty. This card may represent a failure of justice, dishonesty, a lack of accountability, or a life out of balance. It may indicate that an injustice needs righting, and advise the questioner to work towards that goal. Future: Ten of Swords Back-stabbed. Defeat. Crisis. Betrayal. Endings. Loss. The Ten of Swords represents absolute destruction, or being pinned down by a multitude of things or situations. It may also represent a feeling of hopelessness and being trapped by emotions or mental anguish, since swords represent strife and the mind. The Ten of Swords is the grimmest card in the deck, more destructive and reminiscent of death than the Death card itself. However, any real death or destruction, like all things, may not be permanent. There is hope regardless of the situation: this is the worst the questioner's situation could possibly be, and things will only improve. Reading for 5 Mara 3275 - Encountering the security team on a Caylatra airship Past: Strength Strength. Self-control. Being solid. Patience. Compassion. Composure. Stability. Perseverance. Moderation. Kindness. Gentleness. Slowness. Softness. Serenity. Comprehension. Discipline. Inner strength. Courage. The Strength card was originally named Fortitude. Fortitude originally meant a moderation in attitudes towards pain and danger, neither avoiding nor desiring either. Originally, it was often symbolised by a woman breaking a pillar, or an individual of either sex subduing a lion. The modern interpretation of Strength is to have self-control, solidity, patience, compassion, and gentleness. It may require the questioner to have inner strength and self-discipline, to persevere and have courage. It advises the questioner that they will likely face a challenge that requires strength and a strong response, but not brute force. The questioner must have the willpower to overcome their challenge whilst remaining in control of their thoughts, emotions, and actions. Present: Four of Cups Meditation. Contemplation. Apathy. Re-evaluation. The Four of Cups represents a period of self-reflection and inaction and/or quiet deliberation or contemplation. It can indicate stability or completeness, but can also indicate that the questioner is trapped or locked in. The questioner is advised to open themselves to new possibilities. Future: Three of Swords Painful separation. Sorrow heartbreak. Grief. Rejection. This card depicts a pure piercing sorrow of the mind. The sorrow must be felt and experienced for closure and relief to come. Generally speaking, it is a negative card and often refers to loss.