Want to be successful or make more money in your work but feel thwarted in all of your attempts.
Focus
The focus is on employment, profession and status, scholastic or romantic endeavors, mental labor, practical idealism and dynamic efforts, and/or a person with a Capricorn-type of temperament.
Romance
'How do I handle this?' will be the issue concerning a romantic interest,and because you will meet it with a sense of responsibility for your actions,you will feel very good about yourself, whether your relationship has a future or not.
Surprises
You are going to get some good news from someone who cares -- something very unexpected and very much appreciated. This could also indicate an unexpected social invitation.
The Home
You will be feeling pensive, moody or depressed, and may leave to go shopping or out for breakfast, lunch or dinner. You will also have a lot of work or chores to do.
Emotions
You will be up and down (mostly down) and rather gloomy trying to sort out your feelings and the feelings of others.
Pleasure
You will be happy with the results of a social outing or scholastic or academic project, lecture or tour.
Family
You will want to cancel your plans with your family, or will have to postpone.
Health
You may experience choking sensations, backaches or problems with your stomach, ears or throat. If it's your throat or ears, it could be that you are not saying something you know you should, or are unwilling to hear something being said.
Finances
Money will be slow in coming, and not as much as you hoped for, and you will have conflicts with others or worry about what you should do. However, there will be unexpected financial gains soon.
Anxiety
Efforts to complete your work quickly and easily will be harder than appeared at first glance.
Mail
You will get a legal notice or letter from a lawyer and/or you will be informed that an account has been or will be closed.
Disappointment
Unfavorable news concerning your business or finances or a promising lead that doesn't pan out will be a disappointment.
Outcome
You won't want something that isn't right, no matter HOW much you want it, and you won't give up until you get it.
2 The Present: Eight of Cups
What is going on now.
Romance
You can expect a stress-free but unfulfilling rendezvous (no fireworks). If, however, your relationship already exists, pent-up pressure or negativity may create feelings of alienation or cause it to sour.
Focus
The focus is on recently completed projects, relationships, or ideals that have gone as far as they can go, as well as the desire to move on or do something else.
Desire
You don't understand the situation you're in or why things are the way they are, and you want to know if there's anyone "up there" who's listening or cares.
Surprises
You will experience an event that will change your perspective entirely, a change for the better caused by a friend, lover, or associate who enters your personal life or business world. This could also be due to a sudden windfall.
The Home
A trip may have to be postponed due to someone's tardiness or an illness in the family, and you will soon travel for health reasons or to visit with a good friend.
Emotions
You will be dismayed at the turn of events that seem to sabotage your best intentions, but in the final analysis things will turn around and peace will be restored.
Pleasure
You will enjoy outings with friends, clothes, furnishings, or new products.
Family
You will do a favor for a friend or relative who is planning to travel, or you will make tentative plans to get together.
Health
You will have problems with your eyes like an inflammation, irritant, blurred vision, or infection, but this could also indicate a soft-tissue problem or fungus infection.
Finances
You will be feeling the lack of money and will literally pray for it to come in, and every time you turn around another expense will come up.
Anxiety
You'll be concerned about your future, your love life, and your finances, and about whether a business project will succeed or fail.
Mail
Papers will be completed and ready to distribute or mail, and/or someone will offer to give you their mailing list.
Disappointment
Things are not going to be as easy as you thought or go according to the plans you made, but conditions will take a turn for the better or prove to be a lucky break.
Outcome
Things are going to end on a positive note, and you will find yourself moving in a new direction.
3 Changes: XVIII The Moon
Current situations likely to change.
Endings
Strife, conflict, confusion, and despair over old wounds or grudges will cease to exist.
Focus
The focus is on inner disturbances or disquiet, feelings of foreboding or dread, and a very perplexing, changeable, or deceptive course of affairs in whatever area is most important to you at the moment.
Desire
You want your dreams to come true or things to go smoothly but have a feeling they are not going to.
Romance
You are going to be disillusioned and disappointed in a relationship you thought would work but didn't.
Surprises
You will be unprepared for an altercation you'll run into at work.
The Home
If you are planning to entertain a friend or get together with someone on a project at home, it will prove to be a very disillusioning experience. This also indicates a period where you will tend to sleep or eat more than usual.
Emotions
You will be crushed by a huge disappointment. Someone or something you counted on will let you down, and you will be completely devastated.
Pleasure
What once looked promising or entertaining will prove to be its opposite, and what you hoped would bring pleasure will turn into a test of endurance.
Family
Upsetting conditions will arise, making you feel confused, uncertain, or threatened. Too many emotional elements will be imposed upon you.
Health
You could have physical premonitions of what is to come or be subject to strange sensations, sleeping disorders, or lumps, bumps, or cysts.
Finances
You will be paid what is owed or due you but will feel shortchanged or cheated.
Anxiety
Your thinking will be muddled, and you will be troubled by feelings of dread, deception, or foreboding because you can't see your way clear on any level and have a terrible feeling that you will lose out or be disappointed.
Mail
You'll be concerned about your mail or the arrival of something through the mail or about something you're doing that involves mail.
Disappointment
You are going to be very disillusioned by other people's actions, words, or deeds, and you may also be chastised unfairly.
Outcome
Change will bring a new perspective and a new you, and by putting your pessimism or insecurities behind you, you'll become a much stronger and happier person.
4 Troubles: V The Hierophant
What is or may be causing trouble.
Anxiety
You are going to have some conflicts with "key" or critical people in your life and will find it difficult to communicate effectively or get your ideas across.
Focus
The focus is on establishments, organizations, groups, or structures (including the family structure), key or critical figures you align yourself with, the search for truth or understanding, new thinking, and new opportunities.
Desire
You want to establish a deeper bond with someone or unbind the bonds that block, restrict, or keep you from having what you want.
Romance
Romance will enter your life, but the relationship won't get off the ground because you want an elevated love and will not settle for less. You will sacrifice love altogether rather than have a relationship that isn't right.
Surprises
You will be surprised by a business venture or presentation that fails, but on a more positive note, an unexpected romantic opportunity will arise.
The Home
You will try to connect with a business establishment in order to get an idea off the ground, but you won't have much luck. Or, if work needs to be done around the home, you will make a good deal with a contractor or dealer.
Emotions
Your feelings of anxiety will cause you to turn within to find the answers that you need, and if that doesn't work, you will seek the aid of others in an effort to find a solution.
Pleasure
You will get a great deal of pleasure or satisfaction through regrouping forces and/or gaining insights into situations through new and unusual sources.
Family
You will want to keep the peace with your family and not make waves.
Health
You will experience chest pains, shortness of breath, or respiratory problems.
Finances
Someone will forget or neglect to mail money that is owed you.
Mail
A letter or bill will upset and annoy you, or a letter from a doctor, healer, or teacher will be required, or a letter from a friend will arrive.
Disappointment
You will be disappointed in an idea, program, or communication that didn't come across like you thought or hoped it would.
Outcome
You will be prevented from moving forward or advancing at this time by the "Powers that be."
5 Feelings: Queen of Swords
How will you feel.
Emotions
You will work with "what's so" in an effort to go with the flow. Because of this, you will find the way easier, but you will be troubled by the feeling that the price of your success was at the cost of personal fulfillment.
Focus
The focus is on development, research, or investigation; science or electronic devices; instruction, training, or the desire to break into a new area; deep thinking, change, new thinking, and/or a person with a Virgo-type temperament.
Desire
The past is gone and the future looks uncertain, but you don't want to be faithless or fearful. You want to be at peace with yourself or your predicament, and you want your incentive to be restored.
Romance
You will be separated from the one you love and will feel that the most important thing about your life is gone and can never be replaced.
Surprises
A friend or relative will call unexpectedly or drop by unannounced.
The Home
You will be alone and separated from a loved one. And if your home (or something in your home) is in need of repairs or maintenance, someone will do the work at the price you want or at no extra cost to you.
Pleasure
You will be happy that conditions are changing and that what you want in the way of confirmation, recognition, or profit is coming your way.
Family
Expect to hear some unhappy or upsetting news.
Health
A health problem will make it difficult to work or follow through with plans, but you will press through it.
Finances
Someone isn't honoring their agreements or making their payments on time, and you will call on them or take action on it.
Anxiety
You will be annoyed by misleading information or cursory facts that postpone your progress or delay your launching date.
Mail
You will receive a document in the mail. This could be of a legal nature.
Disappointment
An unexpected event will leave you feeling alone and abandoned, like being left at the altar or a business deal gone sour.
Outcome
Though you won't know how, what, or why, you'll stay emotionally detached, trying to do the right thing, until what you need to know is revealed.
6 Time: VII The Chariot
The effects over time.
Time
Situations are going to become very confusing or disquieting, and you will find it difficult to "keep the faith" or continue on without becoming overwhelmed.
Focus
The focus is on introspection, reevaluation and decisions of passion; confusing issues that make you reexamine your affairs and ask questions, such as: "Should I do this, or that? Is it this, or that? Will it work out, or won't it?''.
Desire
You don't know what you should do or where you are going, and are afraid of losing control. You want to force a resolution, but you don't know how.
Romance
You will want to share your deepest feelings, but will keep to yourself because you can't find an "outlet" or won't want to run the risk of being vulnerable, and/or you'll have superficial involvements or fast flings with strangers.
Surprises
You are going to receive an unexpected gift (spiritual or actual) and a call from a loved one, admirer, or sweetheart.
The Home
There will be many unexpected problems to combat, but you will overcome them all and attain a sense of deep satisfaction, and events concerning real estate, property, or a new home will take a surprising twist.
Emotions
You will be frustrated, confused, and upset, and the more you try to push or resist, the worse it will get. Only when you let go will peace come.
Pleasure
You will enjoy flirting, partying, or being out with "the gang" as well as an unexpected business opportunity or increased income, but real happiness will come through surmounting your weakness, doubts, or fears.
Family
Plans or schedules will be discussed with your relatives, but you'll feel pressured by time or other commitments.
Health
If you don't slow down or take it easy when you feel you should, you will get sick, catch a cold, or suffer from mental strain or physical exhaustion.
Finances
You will have to confront someone over money, but your arguments will be successful and the money will be paid to you.
Anxiety
An upsetting condition, confrontation, or conversation with or regarding another is going to trouble you a great deal, and you won't be able to get help or comfort when you think you need it.
Mail
News you've been waiting for will finally arrive, but it won't be what you expected.
Disappointment
You will be disappointed in the sudden collapse of an idea or valued object, in disillusioning mental, spiritual, or emotional pursuits or past failures, and you will want to give up on everything, including life.
Outcome
Though nothing will have changed significantly in your outer world, you'll have changed dramatically, and you will be revamping your objectives or your approach to life as a result.
7 Help: Seven of Swords
What will help or hinder you.
Blessings
You are going to be grateful for an unexpected financial gain or surreptitious advantage.
Focus
The focus is on attempts, efforts, uncertain or unstable conditions, introspection, analysis, perfection, priorities, self-protection, family members, partners, and health.
Desire
You want someone to call or come by, to correct a problem area and/or to get away from work or responsibilities.
Romance
An admirer will want to see you and will phone or come to call.
Surprises
You will be surprised by an unexpected reunion or by the sudden appearance of an old friend, lover, or business associate.
The Home
You will be trying to put things in perspective or to perfect an idea but will have problems trying to establish priorities, meet scheduled plans, or follow through with a course of action.
Emotions
Your plans will not go smoothly, and you'll be under a lot of pressure trying to perfect or correct things or put them in order, because you're taking on more than you're capable of or prepared for.
Pleasure
A surreptitious advantage is coming your way (in your finances or love life) that will put a smile on your face and a song in your heart.
Family
You may struggle, argue, or sometimes be at odds with your family, but deep down, you love them very much and will have their welfare at heart.
Health
You could be experiencing problems with your breasts, and trying to accomplish too much will result in tension aches and pains. Stop, or head problems could result. A rest and/or muscle relaxer would help greatly.
Finances
You will experience anxiety over the receipt of money or a check thought lost, but it will shortly be recovered. This could also indicate an unexpected financal gain.
Anxiety
Striving for perfection and trying to establish priorities, meet deadlines, or keep appointments will be a constant source of aggravation for you.
Mail
A health letter, legal notice, or bureaucratic "reminder" will irritate you.
Disappointment
You will be upset with, or disappointed in, a business associate, partner, or friend who let you down.
Outcome
A friend, lover, or new alliance will be very beneficial to your life, your work, or your career.
8 Course: XVII The Star
How you should proceed.
Action
Follow what you know to be true for you with deep sincerity and a firm resolve and, in due time, your star shall shine.
Focus
The focus is on faith, the future, and what COULD be.
Desire
You want to find (or regain) a sense of meaning, inspiration, or purpose to your life, and you hope your future will be better than your past.
Romance
You will be feeling the lack of love or fulfillment in your life and will dream of, or hope to meet, someone special, and something will occur that will inspire you or encourage that wish.
Surprises
You will go on a spontaneous buying spree and will like what you purchase or have unexpected financial breaks. Or you will win money in a lottery, sweepstakes, or bingo game.
The Home
Someone or something will give you an insight into what your future might hold -- a very positive and inspiring disclosure. And, if you are in real estate or are concerned about a property, you will sell or lease-option it.
Emotions
Someone (or something) new is going to inspire you and give new hope or meaning to your life and affairs.
Pleasure
You will be pleased about a new and promising opportunity or the birth of a new talent or career potential.
Family
A relative will have problems with reservations, confirmations, or legal documents.
Health
You will gain insight into the root of a problem and take steps to correct it. This could also indicate medical tests or workups in the offing.
Finances
Don't worry about your finances. You'll make money in the long run, and your prospects for the future look even better.
Anxiety
You will be troubled by a yearning heart -- can't have and can't let go. This also indicates a health flareup or malady.
Mail
You can expect money in the mail or news that someone has some money for you and wants you to pick it up.
Disappointment
You will be hurt or disappointed by harsh words, "enforced" estrangement, and circumstances that impede further growth or development for the time being.
Outcome
Things will work out better than expected, and your faith in the future will burn brightly once more.
9 Union: Ten of Cups
What this relationship will produce.
Unions
A budding romance or renewed love bond will evoke great feelings of love or devotion. If you are single, this could indicate a marriage.
Focus
The focus is on impromptu departures from home, fleeing from boring or dreary responsibilities, rest and relaxation from work or worry, and unusual or unconventional relationships.
Desire
You want a fulfilling and rewarding relationship and/or the support of others.
Romance
"Emotion will rock the ocean" in a very unusual love affair.
Surprises
You are going to get a surprise from a lover. This could be an old flame who will re-enter your life.
The Home
You will be contemplating a departure from home (or your work) and will think that anything would be better than what you're doing or where you are now.
Emotions
At times you will be emotional or moody, but for the most part, adaptable and flexible.
Pleasure
You will enjoy socializing with your friends or family, freeing yourself from "the cares of the world," and/or departing suddenly from home to a new environment.
Family
You will get a long-distance call from a relative, or you will make one.
Health
You will be subject to erratic eating or sleeping habits and/or sexual preferences. But if you've been ill, you will soon recover.
Finances
Money matters will be in a state of "delicate" balance, but prospects look as if they're improving, and you will enjoy spending money on others or doing for others. You may pick up someone's tab, or they will pick up yours.
Anxiety
Your troubles will stem from having too many responsibilities or irons in the fire, and feeling that there's no help or visible means of support in sight.
Mail
You will get a letter or postcard from a friend or relative who has been abroad or lives in another city, or you will write a letter in an attempt to encourage the support of another or to sell your work.
Disappointment
A frustrating attempt or aborted plan will cause a disappointment, but in no time at all the situation will reverse itself.
Outcome
You will gain the support of others and visualize ideas in order to mold a new future, and your wish for fulfillment or a successful outcome will be granted.
10 Outcome: XIV Temperance
The summation or outcome of this reading.
Outcome
The right ideas or actions will be provided, but it will take special effort or concentration on your part to use them to your advantage.
Focus
The focus is on all the things you thought you had completed or had a handle on -- old friends, lovers, habits, desires, health, money, or business problems -- resurfacing for the sole purpose, it seems, to "test" you to your very core.
Desire
You want spiritual assistance in producing the solution to a problem.
Romance
You will be surprised at your ability to turn a negative situation into an extremely positive one simply by redirecting your energies. This could also indicate a deeply penetrating spiritual experience.
Surprises
If you trust in the right outworkings of your affairs, they will work out exceptionally well.
The Home
Because you've been extremely busy and are in need of a rest, you'll postpone activities involving travel to another day.
Emotions
Happiness will come through a new "toy," likeminded people, and improved health or finances (after a period of worry or suffering).
Pleasure
You will have to confront someone in order to collect money that should have been paid to you, or to regain ownership or get the paperwork moving, and it will be a delicate situation.
Family
Upsetting conditions or pressures are going to cause a previous health problem to resurface, and that problem will probably need medical attention.
Health
You are going to experience a chain reaction in money matters with only a partial response at first, and then one thing will lead to another and a moderate degree of success will be attained.
Finances
It's going to take a lot of discipline or genuine wrath to not let yourself be overcome and to manifest the things you want.
Anxiety
You will be distressed by health problems, financial worries, and business discouragements or that you can't or won't make the compromises necessary to keep your relationship going with another, even if it means a loss.
Mail
You are going to have an unforeseen problem to confront. This could also indicate unwanted advances from a suitor.
Disappointment
You will no longer be subject to limitation, anger, frustration or emotional pressure.