READING # 6
reply to post by solargeddon
Significator
For your Significator I have chosen Atu VI: The Lovers. This was most definitely not an unconscious decision on my part. Although your initial request
on this thread did not include a subject matter, the follow-up U2U which I send before every reading did. You asked me to see if the Tarot had any
advice concerning your inability to move on from a friendship which had gone sour, but which still had thirsty roots within you.
The card for the Lovers details both halves of your situation. On one hand, as the title suggests, the card pinpoints romantic interests. On the other
hand though, the card also deals with self-love, and personal contentment. Sometimes the answer we're seeking is not necessarily found in another, but
in a more thorough understanding of ourselves. With that in mind, I felt that Atu VI: The Lovers, was a suitable card to use as your Significator.
Note: for the first time in my decade-and-then-some of working with the Tarot, your Significator was the first card to reveal itself
during the cutting process. Various Tarot theories suggest that this is a good sign for the reading. I'm not particularly into Tarot from that angle,
but, it was a nice feeling to see the card I had chosen appear first among the pack.
Covering Card
The Covering Card details the emotions, events, and circumstances which have caused you to seek a reading.
Your covering card is the 6 of Wands, the Lord of Victory. Contrary to the implications of the title, this card does not mean "accomplishment" or
"success" (which is itself a separate card). Victory is about trial and consequence; of owning up to your actions, and surmounting that which comes
about because of them. In order to obtain victory, there must have first been adversity, and you must have conquered it.
The imagery of the card depicts 4 crossed wands which form a supportive thatch-work, which are balanced upon two straight ones. All the while, the sun
blazes as a fire beneath, slowly being funneled up the card by the guidance of the wands.
The message of the card is that of growth and extension.
The six wands branch out, pressing up against the very borders of the card, looking for a weakness in the cage which contains them. When the fire
builds to an inconsolable force, then the wands will escape the frame of the card, and spill outward into a whole new world.
As a covering card, the 6 of wands suggests restlessness, and forced immobility; an energetic spirit in a weakened body. You desire movement, growth,
and change, but something impedes you, prevents you from moving forward with your life, of finding—and exploring—new horizons.
Ascendant
The Ascendant details the most likely, or probable, outcome to the inquiry you have asked.
Your Ascendant is Atu XIV: Temperance. The imagery for Temperance features a holy angel, who is transferring water—considered to be the life-blood
of Spirit—from one vessel to another. She stands with one foot on the Earth, and one foot in the Sea, while behind her rises a sun.
The lesson of this card is that of transformation and change.
The Earth and the Sea represent two states of being: immovable (Earth), and fluid (Sea). The act of stepping from the Earth into the Sea is symbolic
of release, and letting go of those things which support you. Similarly, the pouring of water from one vessel into another is an analogue for personal
release; letting go of old hurts, worries, pains, and fears.
The change represented here is not chaotic, as seen in Atu XVI: The Tower, but instead of trust. Letting yourself go, releasing emotions and memories
once held dear, is a very, very difficult process. Often times we refuse to let ourselves do it. Releasing control, and trusting in God, or Fate, or
Destiny, or whatever force you deem it to be, is often the first step required to do so.
Temperance is you taking that first step.
As an Ascendant this card answers your question: yes, you will move on from this love interest. You will heal, you will grow, and you will change. The
process will not be easy, but it is necessary, and it begins with you accepting that you need to let go of that past.
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