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Self: Seven of Coins

POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
Your personal power is growing and others are taking notice.

The card in the Self position reveals aspects of how you perceive yourself right now.

The Seven of Coins in this position indicates your efforts toward being a self-made person are finally being realized. This card represents the slow and steady application of energy, season after season. You have kept at it, and your dedication and focus are bearing fruit.

You can understand the magic of compound interest. Thinking like a farmer, you have patiently tended your crop, trusting time and letting natural law multiply your harvest. The results are no surprise to you, but other people are beginning to notice. Keep at it and you will be known as a gifted person who produces value rather than just another consumer.

Situation: Ace of Swords

POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
Your unique comprehension of the situation can help clear up confusion, which may jeopardize progress.

The card that lands in the Situation position refers to social or circumstantial factors which could be affecting your life at this time.

With the Ace of Swords in this position, circumstances indicate that the path to your destination twists and turns in a bewildering way. Your insight, however, can penetrate and make sense of the confusion.

You possess an outlook or vision that can harmonize whatever competing interests and needs present themselves. Ultimately, it is up to you to reveal the big picture, point out the middle path, and reconcile the polarities. You are aware of what the next step is. Continue to focus solely upon it without letting yourself or others be distracted.

Challenges/ Opportunities: Nine of Swords

POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
What brings sorrow may also give rise to feelings of liberation.

The card that lands in the Challenges/Opportunities position refers to ways that you can turn obstacles into stepping stones.

With the Nine of Swords in this position, you are facing the paradox that what is cause for grief and sorrow can also produce a great release. Sometimes the catastrophe you fear the worst is actually the end of an impossible situation; this may be one of those times.

Consider the possibility that binding obligations to an old situation are now ended. You are now free to choose your own direction, to explore and grow beyond circumstances that used to hold you in. The very fact that this is happening indicates your readiness to make this transition. Somewhere beneath the distress and loss is a reserve of strength that has been building for this kind of opportunity. Point yourself toward healing, release from bondage, and freedom from suffering. Focus on the positive. Collect visions and ideas that will help you rise above feelings of hopelessness.

Foundation: Nine of Wands

POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
Give your expectations a rest. Be generous to yourself.

The card in the Foundation position points to influences from your personal history, your roots and background.

The Nine of Wands in this position points to a background of hard work in which there were no acceptable alternatives but to carry the load by yourself and strive against all odds. This attitude invariably leads to extremely high expectations for yourself that are sometimes even inhumane.

Try relating to yourself as your own best friend rather than as a taskmaster. Give your expectations a rest and be generous to yourself. Fight a tendency to be tyrannical; let go of the "shoulds" you put on yourself.

Recent Past: Page of Wands

POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
Your routine has been suddenly shattered; regain equilibrium using an impartial outlook.

The card in the Recent Past position refers to events that are just departing, recently influential but now diminishing in power.

This card is traditionally entitled a Page, but in some modern decks as a Princess. In this position, this card indicates that a complacent routine has been interrupted by a messenger whose arrival and message accelerates change.

Your patterns are transforming rapidly and you are struggling to grasp how profoundly different everything suddenly seems. You're still adjusting to the ramifications of the messenger's news. Separate your perceptions of the emissary from your feelings about the news itself; such a tactic will help you come to terms with what has happened as objectively as possible, so you can establish a new inner balance.

Higher Power: The Star

POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
Let the blessings of heaven rain down upon you and rejoice.

The card in the Higher Power position reflects the broader perspective and influence of your conscience, Guardian Angel, inner wisdom.

The Star in this position is about being in tune with the spiritual dimension of life. The light you cast helps others awaken to their spiritual identity too. This is not necessarily a conscious effort if one simply lets the heart be the lodestone, the source of guidance.

Things run smoothly for those who are on or influenced by this wavelength. Synchronicities crop up. People understand each other better. This card signifies all the blessings that flow to and through you from the heavens above. Realize that you are being spiritually cultivated by Life itself.

Near Future: Ace of Wands

POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
You are narrowing in on your goals for this time, and are ready to pick up your tools and get to work.

The card in the Near Future position indicates which way the wind is blowing with regard to your situation. If you follow the Advice card, however, you can improve on or neutralize tendencies.

When the Ace of Wands is in this position, your choices are narrowing and coming into focus, allowing you to define what you really want to do and how you are going to accomplish it. Like water surging through a funnel, your energy needs to narrow down upon itself and penetrate to the core. Proceed with single-mindedness and concentration.

Your opportunity may be imminent, so get rested and organized. If you cannot act with full focus, you may not be able to do the work necessary to reach your objectives. Maintain a state of readiness and wellness about you.

Blocks & Inhibitions: The Fool

POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
You are too attached to a need for self-control.

The card in the Blocks position points to self-undermining tendencies, areas where you could be in denial, where you could get stuck -- unless you examine yourself and make some corrections.

When the Fool comes up in this position, lack of trust in your authentic, original nature causes you to resist spontaneity and freedom. Without trust in your essential nature, you can't afford to move in any direction, take any steps, make any decisions. Without trust, you are riddled with fears and insecurities.

Don't inhibit yourself by the fear of what might go wrong. Determine what you would like and how to get it to happen. Look at your current situation as an opening rather than a trial. It's a chance to go where you have never been before and experience new dimensions.

Allies: The High Priestess

POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
Take advantage of spiritual role models.

The cardin the Allies position points to people who can be supportive or helpful to you at this time.

The High Priestess in this position points to a mentor or role model who exemplifies true objectivity. This person is skilled in the high art of intuitive receptivity.

Like a camera, the High Priestess can enter a situation and take an impression of all it contains without needing to project personality into it. Such cultivated neutrality and openness to the bigger picture is the foundation of wisdom.

Try to emulate this archetype. Develop clarity and humility in your own personality, and use these qualities to improve all your interactions and relationships.

Advice: Two of Cups

POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
Reach out to the people you care about so they know you are thinking of them.

The card in the Advice position suggests a course of action which will harmonize what you want with what is currently possible.

The Two of Cups in this position advises you to speak your heart. It may be that the person you are trying to connect with feels the same. Still everyone you care about needs to hear this more fully. So why not make it clear to them now?

The Two of Cups is the image of the heart making a vow. This card advises that you pledge yourself to this relationship and put your heart on the line. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Life is a relationship game. It's a great privilege to share with others who are so complementary and compatible.

Long-term Potential: Three of Wands

POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
The seed has been planted and will grow into a powerful force for good.

The card in the Long-term Potential position points to unknowns still taking shape. It is the "wild card" yet to be played.

The Three of Wands in this position signifies that a small beginning has within it the power to grow into something big that lasts a long time. You are building the ground floor now.

Use creative passion and intuition to create an avenue of gain and growth that others can follow. Passionate pursuit of an enterprise can develop into a powerful force that will serve many.