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.
The Tarot reading for July 21, 2012 through July 27, 2012 indicates that luck will be as important as anything this week. And everything may not turn out as you hoped. So be cautious as you navigate your week.
Card 1: Wheel of Fortune — You need to rely on luck as much as skill. Maybe even more so. Luck usually comes when opportunity, preparation, and skill meet. Devote yourself to understanding cycles and timing if you want to get ahead.
Card 2: Ten of Pentacles — Protection or lack of it is getting in the way, keeping you from important life lessons. You are wounded and must heal, but this usually means doing it on your own. An overprotective person might be the problem. Step back and give yourself some space.
Card 3: The Empress — The blessing and support of a nurting, unconditionally loving, and maternal figure would be of great help right now. See the essence of this card giving you love, peace, security, beauty, and creativity. You'll need this in the week to come.
Card 4: Two of Swords — Crucial to your situation is taking a break. Not from life but from your usual ways of thinking and doing. Consider alternative ideas and viewpoints. Diplomacy and a measure of compromise can help achieve balance and harmony.
Card 5: Seven of Pentacles — In the past, feelings of frustration, impotence, and ingratitude plagued you. If you learned to appreciate what you have, you might not be so frustrated. The influences that keep you set in your ways might be waning.
Card 6: Knight of Swords — You will either encounter or become an ingenious, clever, and outspoken person who is not afraid to fight for what you believe in. But be aware that frustrated plans may become the source of aggression if you don't keep control of yourself.
Card 7: Four of Swords — You are surrounded by an air of calm detachment. Forces may be pushing you toward seclusion, allowing you to examine your thoughts and feelings without distractions or unnecessary stress. A strategic withdrawal may be the best thing in this situation.
Card 8: Strength — Others seem to view you as strong, courageous, and kind. You seem to have conquered your fears and weaknesses, at least to someone looking at you from the outside. But this facade may not be in your own best interests.
Card 9: Page of Pentacles — You hope you can learn or teach something useful and practical, but you fear that it simply will not happen. You may fear digging in and doing some hard work, and you may fear new ideas. But these things aren't all bad.
Card 10: Ten of Swords — Yo umay encounter a situation where the worse possible outcome is your reality. The hopes and dreams you'd spent such time cultivating are gone. If you can't deal with what is, consider seeking some real help to get your life in order.
