King of Cups Reversed

King of Cups Reversed appears to suggest corruption and dishonesty. In my last note on Five of Wands Reversed I mentioned how a friend of mine talk in nasty tones which he actually didn't mean any harm such that I felt uncomfortable in sharing my sadness and difficulties with him. Where will I be if I shall allow this situation to last? King of Cups Reversed at the Possible Outcome position suggests that dishonesty (or a lack of sincere communication as I will adapt in this case) will be resulted if I am not doing anything for it.
In another case, when friends around seems to be abandoning me one by one, I have a special concern over those friends who are staying behind with me. In a Celtic spread that I did on the relationship between me and another close friend of mine the King of Cups Reversed showed up at the Hope and Fear position demonstrating that I fear the possible deterioration of my close relationships with others.

Five of Wands Reversed

Five of Wands Reversed suggests rules for competition abandoned, battles are taking on a nastier tone. I have briefly mentioned in my note for Seven of Cups Reversed that there is a friend I find it hard to share my thoughts with. The problem was that I find him getting nastier than usual. He didn't mean any harm but it has definitely weakened my confidence in myself. In that Celtic spread reading, Five of Wands Reversed showed up at the Hope and Fear position pointing the short circuit in our relationship and that it is time for me to make up my mind (Seven of Cups Reversed!) to do something with this problem. Fix it and my relationship with this close friend of mine will become cool again. (Eight of Wands)

Seven of Pentacles Reversed

In my limited experience, Seven of Pentacles Reversed suggests that meaningful work is simply not available, there is a trapped feeling in the person. Seven of Pentacles Reversed showed up at the Near Future position in a Celtic spread I did for the relationship between a close friend of mine and myself. Our relationship reached a low and it seemed to me that there are nothing I could do except not to mess him off, id est to say not to find him at all. But isn't this a vicious circle? How am I suppose to mend anything if I am not allowed to go and mend anything? The Seven of Pentacles Reversed at this near future position suggests very well the dilemma that I am facing. (Extra note: For this particular situation I looked at the Moon Reversed showed up at the Self position and Knight of Wands showed up at the Hope and Fear position. They could be valuable for me to come up with some kind of solution to the trouble I am facing. If I am not gonna change anything, the outcome would probably be the loss of a friend as indicated by Ace of Cups Reversed at the outcome position.)

The Chariot

The Chariot clearly suggests success, often on the level of the materialistic world. The Chariot showed up on my friend's reading on whether Imperial College would accept him or not (and he did receive an offer afterwards, after being rejected by Oxford, Cambridge and two other Universities when the Imperial College remained as his last hope). The Chariot showed up at the Outcome position of a Celtic spread that I've done for my friends on the question whether she could recover from a certain illness. The Chariot showed up at the Basis position of two of my own Celtic spreads on whether I should be a fortune teller or not and whether learning occult science could lead me to victory and profits in speculations. The Chariot at this position seems to suggest that I have a good foundation for my knowledge in occult science in both cases.

The Hanged Man Reversed

The Hanged Man Reversed suggests our inability to get free from social pressure. We were doing what others expected us to do rather than listening to our inner selves, or, we simply deny it.
Continue from the Lovers and Lovers Reversed note, in the two Celtic spread on speculations, the Hanged Man Reversed showed up in the Hope and Fear position on my first spread and then on the Cross position on my second spread. To me, on my first spread on whether my study on occult science could bring me victory and profit on the stock market, Hanged Man Reversed on the Hope and Fear position seems to suggest my fear of social pressure as it is far from common to carry out speculations with divination tools. How am I going to explain it to others? Am I going to lose my friends on this? This Hanged Man Reversed showed up at the Cross position over a Lovers Reversed center in my second spread on whether I should simply do speculation through ordinary analysis or not. Why did I make the choice of Lovers Reversed? Is that due to the social pressure from the Hanged Man Reversed?

The Lovers Reversed

Continuing from the entry "The Lovers", the Lovers Reversed seemed to suggested the opposite of weaknesses and blocks. The second Celtic spread I lay out immediately after I asked about the prospect of applying occult science to speculations, I asked about whether I should do it the ordinary way by reading newspapers, magazines and annual reports and the card at the Center was the Lovers Reversed. What a contrast to my first reading! As the Lovers suggests choice, I guess that in this case the Lovers Reversed suggests a weaker choice being made.
Sure enough it is not strange for us to find implications from the Lovers Reversed on more simple matters of love. In one case my friend asked me whether a girl she knew could be his Lover or not and the card showed up was the Lovers Reversed. The card seems self-explanatory in this case.

The Lovers

There are cards where its meaning is not clear to me and that only time could tell whether my explanation is right or not. But then if I have to wait for enough evidences on the accuracy of my interpretations of card meanings then this blog should not have existed at all. My aim for this site is to recall myself with experiences on various Tarot cards during my learning process and also to serve as an insight provider to interested friends of mine. And I believe that unfinished contemplation and conjectures could serve as good lessons to divination learners too.
One of these cards is the Lovers. Literally, the Lovers signifies love and relationship (which is straight forward) and also the matter of choice.
A little background here that I have to state is that I learned from a teacher of mine that with faith it is possible for one to use divination methods for speculating in stock market. He himself is rich and I believe in his wisdom and integrity. Intuitively I believe that my study of occult science would render me to victory and profit in the stock market as well. This background will be useful for my explanations of meanings of a number of cards in a couple of entries coming forward.
Once I have lay out a Celtic spread on the question whether my study on occult science could lead me to victory and profit in the stock market or not? The Lovers showed up in the Center position, crossed by Queen of Wands Reversed. As I mentioned, literally the Lovers suggest a matter of choice, in this particular case when I am implicitly comparing this divination approach to other fundamental approaches in the stock market, I believe that in this case the Lovers at the center signifies that I have made the right choice on this matter. It is worthwhile to note that Queen of Cups and Ace of Pentacles showed up in the Possible Outcome and Outcome positions respectively.

Seven of Wands

Seven of Wands suggests people committed to fighting following earlier experiences of winning, the need to show others that they are still alive and the fire of the wands still run through them. I have always been a person who wishes to show up in the spot light so that others could know of my amazing abilities. I have close allies on my road to these various achievements and specifically I have made a Celtic spread to one of my close allies and I look at the relationship between us. Seven of Wands showed up at the Basis position aptly describing the way our relationship was built up at the beginning.

Queen of Pentacles Reversed

Queen of Pentacles Reversed suggests self doubt, possible cut off from the connection of nature due to nervousness and confusion as in the case of King of Pentacles Reversed. Queen of Pentacles Reversed implicitly suggests that we have to build up confidence in ourselves. On the Celtic spread I did for myself on whether I should consider stock operator as my career or not, Queen of Pentacles Reversed showed up at the Self position suggests that I would always be fearful of my decisions made in the market. This is an apt description to the qualities that I need to be successful in the market.

The Hermit Reversed

Depending on context, the Hermit Reversed suggests withdrawal form society and an overwhelming fear of other people, or that we simply need to get involved with people in the society again. I have seen the Hermit Reversed pop up in the Self or the Hope & Fear position in the Celtic cross a number of times. In one particular case, the Hermit Reversed showed up at my Hope & Fear position for my question whether I should consider stock operator my career or not. The Hermit Reversed at this position aptly describes that I would most probably have an overwhelming fear of other people in the market and I would withdraw to my world for making decisions alone. In another situation, the Hermit Reversed popped up at the Self position at a Celtic spread that I was doing for my friend on his school life in the coming year. This friend of mine has a strong fear of not being able to make new friends in the new academic year as he would be a new comer to the course when other student from the same course would have known each other for years.

Eight of Wands

Eight of Wands suggests swift movement and situations that comes to satisfactory ends. This card seems to relate to human relationships often. In one situation I lay out a Celtic spread for a relationship with a friend of mine and Eight of Wands showed up at the Outcome position. Also, continuing from my story in the note for the High Priestess Reversed and Seven of Swords Reversed, Eight of Wands actually showed up in the Recent Past position for the spread I do for my first friend. That seemed to suggest that happy moments that I shared with that friend of mine is fading into memory if I am not trying to change something for the relationship.

The High Priestess Reversed

High Priestess Reversed suggests a turn to passion and involvement with life and people, though the pendulum could swing to far and lead to a loss of understanding of the inner selves. Continuing the story from my last note on Seven of Swords Reversed, on my first reading, the Seven of Swords Reversed was crossed by the High Priestess Reversed and the reality is that I have been ultimately upset by this friendship. I treat my friend as my equal and was turned down brutally and this definitely make me feel lost for quite a while. And quite the contrary in my second reading, the High Priestess Reversed instead lay at the Center position giving an extra overtone to my problem with my first friend, and this loss of understanding of myself led me into the act of seeking help from other friends, and this has given rise to the crossing Seven of Swords Reversed in my second reading.

Seven of Swords Reversed

Depending on context, Seven of Swords Reversed suggests communication, seeking for advice or help from friends, when independence is required, Seven of Swords Reversed could suggest an over-dependence on others. In one situation when I was question my relationship with a close friend of mine with a Celtic spread, the Seven of Swords Reversed showed up at the Center position signifying my over-reliance on my friend. In reality the problem that lies between our relationship is that I have been relying on him too often and this has resulted in subsequent sadness. At the same time, on another Celtic spread when I was questioning my relationship with another close friend, Seven of Swords Reversed crossed The High Priestess Reversed at the Center and this seem to suggest that I have been trying to look out for help from friends around at this lonely position.

King of Pentacles

King of Pentacles suggests achievement, successful businesses. King of Pentacles showed up in the outcome position for the Celtic spread of my entrepreneurial attempt and this reading concur with my other divination readings. (I shall update this note after my entrepreneurial attempt is completed.) In another situation I saw King of Pentacles showed up in the Basis position of a Celtic spread. The question was whether querent should choose a particular course in University, and from what I know about the querent's history, she has a perfect background in that subject and she would be in great advantage in studying the course over others.

King of Pentacles Reversed

King of Pentacles Reversed suggests failure and mediocrity, connection with nature disturbed. Following the Celtic Spread I mentioned in my last note where Eight of Pentacles showed up at the Center position, it was crossed by a King of Pentacles Reversed suggested some kind of blockades. The reality is that I was at a hiatus on my study for Tarot. Till not long ago I have been doing Tarot with single card reading only, but then this approach appeared to be flawed as there are cards were its meanings can only be refined from other evidences either from the spread or querent's reality. That was the problem I have been facing with and the Celtic spread was among my first few serious spreads I have done for myself. The cross card seems adequately signifies the sense of failure and the blockade to my connection with nature - a lack of new insights to the improvement of my Tarot skills.

Eight of Pentacles

Eight of Pentacles in general suggest training of skills. This is a card less about the final outcome but the actual process of our work. In a Celtic Spread for my question on whether I should be a fortune teller or not I picked up this card at the Center position. This suggests that I have been building up a skills steadily and my reading develops from this Eight of Pentacles.

Nine of Pentacles

Nine of Pentacles suggest diligence and success with the emphasis of one's own effort. In contrast to Nine of Pentacles Reversed, querent has a self-awareness of one's need and are able to make an effort to achieve what he or she wants. I was answering a friend's question on whether he could pass one of his exam or not. He told me that he has been studying the exam for some time. With the Nine of Pentacles showing up I told him that his exam result will be fine if he simply keep up his effort that way. Months later I was told that he passed the exam.

Nine of Pentacles Reversed

Nine of Pentacles Reversed suggests lack of diligence and discipline and the failure that comes from it. Projects are abandoned and we fail to channel our energy into useful purposes. Lack of self-awareness leads to faithlessness and irresponsibility. Nine of Pentacles Reversed showed up on the Possible Outcome position on the question concerning my entrepreneurial attempt. I was stuck at a position where I have to wait for the work from my partner, he was making little progress and it was tempting for me to simply abandon the project as there was nothing I could do. But is that really the case? To a certain extent the impression arises from my lack of awareness of what I could do in the situation.

Eight of Pentacles Reversed

Eight of Pentacles Reversed suggests impatience and other outcomes that are resulted from this, including frustrations and unfulfilling ambitions. The card suggests that we are paying most of our attentions on success only and neglected the work we need that brings to it. In a Celtic spread when I asked for the outcome of my entrepreneurial attempt, the Eight of Pentacles Reversed showed up on the Hope and Fear position. In my particular situation there was honestly nothing I could do but wait, there was nothing else I could possibly contemplate on but to dream of the picture of success! And for that I definitely became impatient and this resulted in further frustrations as my ambition was unfulfilled by that time.

Five of Swords

This card signifies losses. Five of Swords appeared in the recent past of a Celtic Spread when my question was whether it is a cool idea for me to consider stock operator as my "career" or not. The fourth position of the "recent past" in Celtic Spread signifies effects or past episodes that are fading away in contrast to the Basis. I have lost a sum of money two years ago and that was a "loss" in the most outright sense! Definitely the effect on me has been fading away right now and the Five of Swords in the Celtic Spread help me mark an end to a lesson in my life for being a successful stock operator by the end of the day.

King of Swords

Swords represents intelligence. It appears to me that this card suggests us to think twice before we act. I have asked Tarot whether it's a good choice for me to apply for Oxford and I picked up a King of Sword. I didn't take this card too seriously at that time but anyway I did not apply for it. As I look back to this issue I don't think it will be likely for me to obtain an offer from the school (though I honestly cannot rule out any possibility for this, destiny is an amazing thing). In three other occasions I asked for Tarot whether I should push forward some work of mine and I picked the King of Swords again. In two of these situations as I look backwards I realize that my act would result in dismal failure due to prematurity. In another situation I push it forward nonetheless and I simply could not receive any reply following my action.

Page of Pentacles Reversed

It seems that when my questions for Tarot strayed into my wildest dreams, Tarot would reply me with a Page of Pentacles Reversed which I interpret it as "stop dreaming and work on what I have on hand".
Once I have asked Tarot on some details about how I could use it for speculations, as I keep on refining my questions on potential moral problems on this issue, at one stage Tarot replied me with a Page of Pentacles Reversed telling me to work on other things for the moment. By now I seem to understand better about how exactly I could use Tarot for speculation. However as I look back to the time I asked the original question, my level of knowledge would not avail me to understand properly such a controversial issue.
Today, I was asking Tarot about whether I have accumulated lots of good karma in my past life, and I was replied with a Page of Pentacles Reversed again, understandably!

Four of Wands Reversed

To me, this card stands for shaky relationships, disorders and lack of commitment. I have seen this cards in occasions when I asked about developing business relationships or pure friendships with some particular people (and the "sad" thing is that I didn't actually try it out to see if my explanation of this Tarot meaning is correct on the first hand). I have also asked whether I should take up some leader roles in a summer camp and I picked this Four of Wands Reversed. This I can understand as my wish is to take up no formal responsibilities but to simply serve as a volunteer who is free to come and go.

The Magician

The Magician depicts the messenger between the divine consciousness and our human world. I have been using Tarot as a means of knowledge for a while. In one situation I asked whether I could ask for exam scores on behalf of another person and I was answered with The Magician. On another occasion I asked whether it is worthwhile for me to memorize the Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra and I again see this Magician card. On yet another occasion I asked whether my Tarot skills is cool enough and I was replied with the Magician card as well. In some instances it seems that this card also suggests us to tap into our divine potentials and view ourselves as messengers and manifestators of plans of divine consciousness.

Six of Swords Reversed

In the last note I mentioned about Six of Swords as a road leading to nowhere. Six of Swords Reversed to me seems to suggest that even the road to nowhere does not exist. You will just stay at where you are and delays are expected. In one previous occasion I have asked Tarot about my progress on my entrepreneurial attempt as I was facing a certain specific difficulty, after seeing the Six of Swords Reversed, I take it that it means there are no immediate ways for me to get out of this difficulty and so I have to wait. Yesterday I picked this Six of Swords Reversed again when I was asking whether I should find a friend out for dinner. I take it that the offer will be rejected and I will have to wait for another time.

Six of Swords

Six of swords signifies a journey where there is nothing particularly good nor bad. Once I asked Tarot whether it is a good idea to accept possible Master degree offers from the University of Durham or Bristol and I was replied with a Six of Swords. I take it means that getting degrees from these two Universities will do nothing specially good or bad to me - getting to nowhere. I have "confirmed" this result through another means of divination - fortune sticks.
In another occasion I asked Tarot whether it worths my time to meet a Professor which I have communicated with through E-mails for just 3 sentences. I was replied with the Six of Swords. I take it that nothing special will be resulted through such a meeting, and so I have decided not to spend any special efforts in meeting this Professor.

Ten of Cups Reversed

The meaning of this card is clear. It signifies qualities like family quarrels, loss of friendships, children turning against their parents etc. I asked of Tarot what to expect in one of my travelling trip and I was replied with Ten of Cups Reversed. Possible arguments with parents during the trip? There was a major one indeed.

Page of Swords

Continue from the Magician Reversed note. What about Putonghua then? The Tarot replied with Page of Swords. I take it signifies intellectual discovery and inspirations. Often the Page of Swords involves making a choice as well. In this case it seems that I have to decide whether I should take the Putonghua lesson or not. In another situation I picked this Page of Swords as well when I was pondering what I should do with the Master degree offered by the Imperial College. I cannot tell right now what life changes will the Putonghua lesson and my Master degree from Imperial College provide me with but I take that it cannot be bad, or why would I be asked by Tarot to make a decision on the first hand?

I have also seen this card pop up in outcome positions from Celtic spread when the questions was about whether to take some particular courses or not.

(All Tarot cards mentioned in this blog are from the RW Tarot deck unless otherwise specified.)

The Magician Reversed

Based on another philosophical hypothesis of mine that things motivated with purely good hearts could not result in bad outcomes, I took it that my mom's idea of learning a foreign language would be good. But which foreign language should I take? I approached Tarot and asked about Spanish and I received this reply. I take that it means weak will and failure in projects due to poor planning.
Since I have not taken any Spanish course after doing this Tarot reading I cannot very firmly say that this Tarot reading must be correct but yet I believe it to be so. As a Hong Konger, it may not be as easy for us to study other Latin languages as our European counterparts considering the fact that the construct of our native language is totally different from Latin laugnages. I can visualize that I will need to devote a large amount of time in learning Spanish when compare to other languages like Japanese or Mandarin and that I would lack the determination to the plan till the very end.

(All Tarot cards mentioned in this blog are from the RW Tarot deck unless otherwise specified.)

Four of Cups Reversed

As discussed in my last note Three of Cups Reversed, it appeared that the only way I could get the Kaplan notes is through online bidding yet I was reluctant to do so. I have asked Tarot whether it was a good idea to purchase the notes online and I was replied with Four of Cups Reversed. This is a card that I encounter it very often and I would give more examples on this card in future. To me, this card signifies that an offer is coming our way as long as we go out and get it.

(All Tarot cards mentioned in this blog are from the RW Tarot deck unless otherwise specified.)

Three of Cups Reversed

This is another card which I could not easily prove its effect but that I believe it to be true. At one time I was looking for Kaplan notes for my CFA II exam but it seemed that the only place where I could purchase the notes was on a online bidding site. I was reluctant to do any kind of online shopping so I approached Tarot and asked whether I could buy my Kaplan notes somewhere else. The Tarot replied with a Three of Cups Reversed, which I take it as turning abundance into nothing, and that successes could vanish.

(All Tarot cards mentioned in this blog are from the RW Tarot deck unless otherwise specified.)

Seven of Cups Reversed

In many cases it is not easy to actually experiment on a situation and see whether the previous Tarot readings are correct. For instance, what about those previously available options in life which I have given up according to what Tarot has suggested? There are no way for me to tell whether Tarot are accurate in these circumstances. But then by feelings and observations from the peripheral, I would believe that Tarot is true even in these circumstances.
In the following notes I may also write on Tarot cards which their meanings may not be easily observed from real life events but that I still believe them to be true. And the first card I would write about is the Seven of Cups Reversed. Once I have been trying to rectify my birth charts as I determined that the birth time my Mom told me was not accurate. But then even after I have 'rectified' it, how am I going to know if my rectification was correct? At that moment I approached my Tarot and Tarot replied me with the Seven of Cups Reversed - to me it signifies good determinations.
So I take it my rectification was correct?
In another situation, Seven of Cups Reversed pop up at the Near Future position in a Celtic spread when I was asking about my relationship with a friend of mine. The background is that I have been deliberately staying from this friend of mine as there was a little problem of my own that I feel uncomfortable to share with others. However I am aware of the fact that my deliberate staying away from this friend of mine could harm our friendship. Something must be done in near future and I have sort of make up my mind to contact him again and talk to him about everything openly. Seven of Cups Reversed seemed to suggest determination in this case.

(All Tarot cards mentioned in this blog are from the RW Tarot deck unless otherwise specified.)

Four of Wands

This card is self-explanatory. it represents excitement, surprise and spontaneous thrills. Mentioned in my Ace of Wands Reversed and Queen of Pentacles (II) notes, I was organizing a teenager's group for a local legislator. I suffered from a series of false starts and things only started to go well from the second meeting, and the Four of Wands was the card I have picked when I was asking whether that particular time and date for the meeting would be good. It was the case that the gathering went better than expected with thrilling excitements and every one seems to be willing to share their views.

(All Tarot cards mentioned in this blog are from the RW Tarot deck unless otherwise specified.)

Knight of Pentacles

This card is about patience, persistance and responsibility. Through another means of divination I have known that I will be offered a Master degree in Britain and I will prosper with it, but yet I did not ask specifically which Master degree in which University the previous divination was talking about. At one point in my application, I told myself that the London School of Economics and Social Science (LSE) would have to be it, and I wonder, if that's the case, what's the point for me to further apply for other Master degrees in other Universities? And yet at this point, the Tarot reminded me with the Knight of Pentacles of patience, persistance and responsibility. Even assuming that LSE is going to accept me no matter what, what harm could be done if I just played safe to apply for degrees in other Universities as well? And further, what if I was wrong?
The final outcome was that I was offered a place by the Imperial College but not by LSE. The lesson of the Knight of Pentalces seemed clear to me.

(All Tarot cards mentioned in this blog are from the RW Tarot deck unless otherwise specified.)

Queen of Pentacles

Following from the note Page of Cups Reversed, my next question for Tarot was on what I should do with all those JAVASCRIPT, PHP, MYSQL things if I have been expecting too much. And what the Tarot answered was actually immediate - it was a QUEEN OF PENTACLES, which one of the meanings is to quit all kinds of fuzzings and elaborated plans, and simply actually work on the problem in a down-to-earth manner.

Another meaning of Queen of Pentacles is prosperity. As mentioned in the note for Ace of Wands Reversed, I have been working on a teenager's group for a local legislator but yet I suffered setback. At one point of the process, I have approached Tarot and I have received this card. To me, it suggested that the final prosperity of the group will come though I have to wait. Just keep on doing your part of work (meaning from above) and the outcome will take care of itself. I may have to wait but what will come, will come.

(All Tarot cards mentioned in this blog are from the RW Tarot deck unless otherwise specified.)

Ace of Wands Reversed

In my experience, this card signifies setbacks and delay in one's endeavors. You can expect false starts and/or deferrals in events. A lack of determination might is probably common in these periods of times. I have been trying to kick start a teenager's group for a local legislator half year ago but then what I faced was the repeated delay in starting the group's first meeting as I just could not locate enough participants for a while. After some months of fuzzing around I was finally able to start the group finally but the first meeting still went astray. It was only from the second meeting then things start to get on track.

(All Tarot cards mentioned in this blog are from the RW Tarot deck unless otherwise specified.)

Page of Cups Reversed

The first card I will write about is Page of Cups Reversed. This card has a meaning of doing too less and expecting too much for me. Once I asked Tarot whether it is a good idea for me to rush over and learn Javascript, PHP, MYSQL, JQuerry and AJAX all within one month of time. I was expecting to kick start a new web page and these are the essential techniques that I need to master. However it turned out the case that I have given up taking this seriously after just half a month and what I have achieved at the very end is the knowledge of writing a few limited JAVASCRIPT commands - just for fun.

(All Tarot cards mentioned in this blog are from the RW Tarot deck unless otherwise specified.)

My New Tarot Blog!

Hello all! As I write more and more about my various life affairs I have a desire to start a specialized blog on Tarot and divinations where I can share some of my unique ideas and findings on these matters. And here it is! My new Tarot Blog!
What I am going to do with this blog firstly is to write a couple of entries elaborating on my views of some individual Tarot cards. Unless otherwise specified, I will be using the RW Tarot deck.
Accompanying my notes on Tarots and divinations will be some pictures that I have taken from different places. These are pictures not necessarily related to the theme of my notes yet I hope these pictures of mine could give you a refreshing feeling as you read along my work. I hope you would enjoy my writings coming very soon!