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My best friend is learning tarot and I jumped on the opportunity to get a simple three card spread from her. While I was waiting for my reading, my husband and I decided to pull cards for each other. Our results are as follows:
My Spread: Three of Cups, Four of Swords, Knight of Pentacles
My Past was bright, with fun relationships, celebration, partying and joyousness. I interpret this as a reference to living with my previously mentioned bestie – my soulmate.
My Present is all about resting and taking a breath. Meditation. Rejuvenation. I am centrally focused on becoming balanced. This needs no interpretation: it is straight truth.
My Future indicates progress. A strong work ethic and drive to push ahead will reap reward. I must keep doing the work, put my shoulder to the wheel. Keep on keeping on.
His Spread: Three of Pentacles Reversed, Page of Cups Reversed with Ace of Cups Crossed, King of Wands Reversed
I should specify that his Present card was actually crossed with a secondary card, as he felt the need to pull the top one and overlay it. I drew his three cards and he drew the top cross.
His Past was rife with disharmony. He was alone, shouldering the burden and feeling woefully unsupported. This is evident without needing interpretation.
His Present is at a standstill. He is stuck, avoiding responsibility. He deflects with immature responses. He is doubting his inner nature. The cross card tells us the solution lies in paying attention to those who love him most and taking their advice. He must lean on his spouse and practice self-love. The way forward is by deepening his relationships.
His Future reads of a stark warning: don’t be hasty. He must not lose his temper. He must let people love him and he must shed his ego.
I think, in particular, our Presents are most interesting. Both sets of cards play off of each other wonderfully. My head has been deep in the clouds of learning, reflection and practicing intuition. A few weeks ago he asked me if I would start helping him learn to do the same. (We call this “working on his Purple Light” as we both agree he is an Indigo Star Seed.) He has been learning about his higher self, his intuitive gifts and his connection to the Universe along with me.
Shortly after this, I received this spread from my best friend:
My Bestie’s Spread: Two of Cups, Temperance, Eight of Cups
Cups, cups, cups and more cups!
My Past, once again, references a happy and peaceful relationship. This time in particular, with just one person. A soulmate (*ahem* enter bestie, again!). This aligns perfectly with my previous reading. There is an emphasis on spiritual love, mutual support and intimacy.
My Present is, again, centered on finding peace and balance. It’s about crafting better situations. “You’re finding ways to renew yourself, filling your own cup.” This card was initially reversed, but righted itself as it hit the table, indicating that I have been struggling to find that balance and, for the most part, overcoming those issues.
My Future suggests a need to walk away from difficult or painful situations. At first I am tempted to draw interpretation from my husband’s scary Future card, but deep down I feel this one is about my blood family. This card makes me nervous. Do I have the strength to stand up for myself and move away from the familiar?
Margot Velvet 