The Tarot reading
for August 25th, 2012 through August 31st, 2012 encourages you to concentrate on the communication of emotion. You are also wise to be ready for disappointment or rejection.
Card 1: Page of Cups — You need to concentrate on the communication of tender feelings, hunches, and dreams. You are full of romantic ideas and fancies, but balance logic and intuition if you want to see these come to fruition.
Card 2: The Star —
Being too idealistic can get in the way. Don't use the search for wonder and hope as a way to avoid dealing with reality. Those things you find distasteful have their own purpose. Find balance between the beautiful and the ugly, work and relaxation, and you'll muddle through.
Card 3: Eight of Wands —
You should make sure that all intentions are clearly communicated and understood before any action is taken. This applies both if you are the sender and the receiver of the information being conveyed. But don't delay in acting once the information comes to light.
Card 4: The Fool —
Trust, innocence, faith, and truth are vitally important if you are going to triumph in your current environment. A sense of humor will also prove useful. Don't look too long for hidden meanings or you might miss what's right in front of you. Balance innocence and wisdom.
Card 5: Six of Swords —
A past test or trial is affecting your present situation. If this was not successfully navigated, you will certainly begin feeling the consequences. You can't ignore the past and now is the time when it starts catching up with you.
Card 6: Judgement —
You will soon enter a time of reckoning and judgment. Prepare for accounts to be settled and past actions to be balanced. Surprising revelations may cause things from your past to become relevant once more.
Card 7: Queen of Pentacles —
Take care to present yourself as someone who is protective of your good fortune and that of those you care about. Show you have power and influential connections. Be a patron of the arts and don't be afraid to enjoy what you have. You've earned it all.
Card 8: Two of Swords —
Others see you as taking a break from the usual ways of thinking and doing. They believe you to be open to new ideas and viewpoints. You seem diplomatic and ready to compromise when necessary. Some may see you as timid or lazy, but these people are in the minority.
Card 9: Eight of Pentacles —
You hope you can demonstrate mastery at your skill but you fear you may not really be good enough. to succeed, avoid being the perfectionist and concentrate on the task at hand.
Card 10: Five of Cups —
The outcome may be a time of disappointment or rejection. You may have to walk away from someone or something. Be careful and be ready to accept help. Though this help may not keep you from the final outcome, it may at least allow you to deal with the sense of loss that will arise.
The Tarot reading for August 18th, 2012 through August 24th, 2012 encourages you to display your own independence. If you can do this, you can achieve a higher level of understanding and the rewards that go along with it.
Card 1: Queen of Swords — You need to be independent. Empathy may distract you, so try thinking with your head instead of your heart. Concentrate on your situation or the sheer volume of information could overwhelm you.
Card 2: Page of Pentacles — Ignoring emotion, intuition, and imagination could block your progress. But being frivolous will gain you nothing. Balance both your impractical nature and the practicality of logical thought.
Card 3: Strength — It's a good idea to find a balance between your spirituality and your carnal desires. If you can do this, you may find the courage to move forward despite your fear of the unknown.
Card 4: Four of Swords — Your ability to recognize the value of seclusion, detachment, and retreat is important just now. To can accomplish great things in little time if you practice just a little more detachment. If you want to rid yourself of stress and anxiety, look within yourself for strength, for you will not find it without.
Card 5: The Empress — Your ability to respond creatively to life's challenges has brought you success in the past. Because of this, your current situation is entirely of your own making. But the influence of creativity may be waning, forcing you to find other ways to solve your problems.
Card 6: Nine of Pentacles — You will soon be able to exercise your independence. You will come to know abundance, increasing your wealth, health, and possibly your waistline. A love of nature, or someone who loves nature, may be intimately involved.
Card 7: The Chariot — Be determined, brace, and self-confident throughout the situation. Focus on the goal at hand until your victory is won. Show that you love the journey as much as the destination and your path to victory will open up before you.
Card 8: Ten of Wands — Others see you as having a lot of irons in the fire. They know you are stressed and overworked, and they know that you've spread yourself too thin. They can also see that you may not have the energy to get through this, and are just waiting for you to ask for help.
Card 9: Ten of Cups — You may hope to be considered successful by yourself and others, but may fear that this will not come to pass. You might also fear success, or at least the price you must pay to have it. But fearing a thing only causes you to avoid it, so try not to fear your own success.
Card 10: The World — You will soon attain a degree of achievement and understanding that enables you to graduate to a higher level and enjoy the rewards. These rewards will be physical, mental, and spiritual in nature, so savor this time in your life. You have earned the rewards you have gained.
The Tarot reading
for August 11, 2012 through August 17, 2012 warns you to focus on the now. If you can do this, you stand a very good chance of celebrating a victory with family and friends.
Card 1: Eight of
Pentacles — You need to approach the situation as if you were crafting a delicate piece of art. Study the subject, learn as you go, and attend to every detail. Also try hard to avoid perfectionism, for nothing is truly perfect. Don't think about results or rewards, but live in the moment.
Card 2: Justice — Truth, or sometimes the lack of it, can blog progress. Problem with balance, agreements, law, or even an agent of the law may interfere. Dishonesty and vengeance won't get you anywhere, but neither will honesty and fairness. Play it save and don't volunteer any information.
Card 3: Four of Wands — It is a good idea to celebrate and give thanks for your good fortune. Don't take it for granted, but don't forget to partake of the sweetness around you while you're being thankful. Good fortune is everywhere, if you only choose to look for it.
Card 4: Ace of Cups — Crucial to your situation is your ability to give and receive uncontitional love and to really know joy. Experience or recapture the feelings that arise when love is in its infancy. You should also deal with the needs of your loved ones before they become true problems.
Card 5: Nine of Pentacles — In the past, you might have seen the benefits of being self-reliant and healthy. If you did not apply what you learned, time was wasted. Your independence rests on what you learned. Ecological concerns or those of a nature lover may be waning, but should not be forgotten.
Card 6: Eight of Cups — You may soon be required to be more aware of the physical, mental, or emotional sacrifices that are or will soon become involved in the present situation. A more worthy cause or diection may have to be found. Also, you must take the time to heal from past hurts.
Card 7: Three of Wands — You are surrounded by opportunities, both obvious and hidden. Do not expect these opportunities to show up when you want them to. Keep your eyes open and be ready to grasp them when they do, for they will be fleeting. Regardless, it is time to advance your own position.
Card 8: The Tower — Progressives see you as a champion of what is exciting and revolutionary. You seem unafraid of change. Conservatives see you as wild, dangerous, and disruptive. They may fear that you are trying to destroy what they treasure most in life.
Card 9: Ten of Cups — You may hope to be considered successful, both by yourself and by others, but you fear that you may not. You may fear that if you do attain success, the price for that success will be too high. You may fear, or fear for, a successful person.
Card 10: Three of Cups — There will be the opportunity to celebrate with those you care about and to feel filled with gratitude for life's gifts. There may be something wonderful to celebrate. Sharing faith, hope, and charity may hearten all concerned and pave the way for future successes.
The Tarot reading for July 28, 2012 through August 3, 2012 warns you to be studious and focus on the moment. In the end, you should get what you deserve, though this may not necessarily be what you want.
Card 1: Eight of Pentacles — Approach the week like a skilled crafts person would. Study the situation, learn on the job, and attend to all details with both love and skill. But don't try to be perfect and don't think about the end results or the possible rewards you'll reap.
Card 2: Kind of Wands — The dynamics of the situation are getting in the way. But if you can find a way to utilize your own strengths, weaknesses, and logic correctly, you'll find a way to muddle through. Keep your eye on the bottom line and be aware that a dynamic or overbearing person may be the source of the problem.
Card 3: The Hierophant — It would be a good idea to seek the blessings and approval of your family and the established social order in which you operate. Before you do this, visualize them all approving and supporting your efforts in the current situation as they realize the many ways in which your actions can have positive results.
Card 4: Four of Cups — Crucial to your situation is your ability to reevaluate things and deal with a possible change in perspective. Distractions must be avoided. Also take care not to succumb to the fear of what the outcome of the process of reevaluation may produce. Avoid moaning over what you cannot change and try to widen your perspective.
Card 5: Five of Cups — A disappointment that may have caused the rejection or someone or something is now affecting the present situation. If you can see how this is so, you can finally put it behind you. If not, try not to let the past intrude on the present. You can resolve your feelings later.
Card 6: Queen of Swords — You will soon have to deal with someone who is an independent thinker who sees ideas and information as powers to be used. This person may be you. Sympathy will be lacking, so be careful that loneliness does not turn your strength into rigidity, tactlessness, or prudishness.
Card 7: Two of Cups — You are surrounded by the change to know the clear, nurturing, supportive, and heartfelt emotional exchange that is the mark of a good relationship. This relationship could be romantic, but it could easily be a familial or business relationship instead.
Card 8: Nine of Pentacles — Others see you as independent and self-reliant and natural person, though they may also think you are a little out of touch. You seem to be an abundant source of ideas and inspiration, but your ideas may not always meet the needs of others.
Card 9: Ace of Cups — You would like to give and receive love unconditionally, but fear you lack the ability. The opportunity to love comes to us all in a variety of ways. Love is not a weakness but a strength. You may fear, or fear for, a lover or close friend.
Card 10: Justice — You should get what you deserve, but it may not be exactly what you had hoped for. Agreements may be made and upheld. There may be a rebalancing on all levels of your life, including financial and legal matters. Truth and justice will eventually prevail.
