After I did the Connection spread, I wanted to know more about why I was in such a slump. I did this spread without any help from Amanda. I drew three cards.
1) Death.
"Don't panic: The Death card doesn't mean physical death. It's about transition, transformations, rebirth, and permanent change. This revitalizing force sweeps away the old to make way for the new. The change symbolized by Death is permanent: You go through a door and it slams shut behind you forever. The astrological correspondence is Scorpio and hte eighth house of death and regeneration.
Comparable to the Tower, this card indicates that change is required. If you don't change willingly, something will slam into your life that forces you to change. Then, like the phoenix, you rise reborn from the ashes of your old life.
Are you afraid of the future? Do you have a compulsion to cling to old situations no matter what the cost? If so, then expect a complete turnaround. Superficial changes aren't enough for now; the old situation must be turned inside out. The devestating changes you expeience seem so hopeless you nearly surrender to despair. Then, quite suddenly, your situation improves. You can breathe again" (MacGregor, 63).
2) Four of Cups.
"Suffused with apathy, you don't recognize new opportunity when it's presented. Take a second look; it may be better than you think. You have a lot going for you but are too full of discontent and self-pity to appreciate what you've got.
If you're experiencing occasional periods of mental and physical laziness, a fresh idea or interesting project will provide new momentum. This four is sometimes a wake-up call to reocognize that your depression may be more than just a passing mood.
You have choices but consider them to be without merit. Even when someone offers you an opportunity, you greet it with dissain. Perhaps you're jaded by the good things in life; perhaps you're simply in a period where the future seems bleak. Whatever the cause, you're disregarding opportunities for growth, renewed happiness, and satisfaction" (142).
3) Page of Pentacles.
"Pages...represent messages or communication. They usually pertain to the beginning of whatever is represented by their suit," which in this case pertains to prosperity and manifestation (107).
"He is the student/apprentice of the Tarot. He signifies the type of enthusiasm and wonder that young children bring to new projects. Totally fascinated with his studies, he makes a little distinction between work and play. Think of him as the equivalent of the computer nerd who is completely immersed in his vertual world.
Like the Fool, the page of pentacles is a perpetual beginner. There is a strong connection to the energy of the earth and to the solitary journey of the vision quest. Life is seen as a continual rite of initiation.
Practical idealism, finances, and education are primary in your life right now. Your enthusiasm infects others and carries you in to a state of mind where work and play become interchangeable. Expect messages regarding money, contract negotiations, all forms of financial wheeling and dealing" (110).
I feel that I got the Death card first because it was the most important. It was the overall message or reason for my apathy. The Four of Cups explained my situation perfectly. I feel that the Page of Pentacles is where my apathy will lead me to.
1) Death.
"Don't panic: The Death card doesn't mean physical death. It's about transition, transformations, rebirth, and permanent change. This revitalizing force sweeps away the old to make way for the new. The change symbolized by Death is permanent: You go through a door and it slams shut behind you forever. The astrological correspondence is Scorpio and hte eighth house of death and regeneration.
Comparable to the Tower, this card indicates that change is required. If you don't change willingly, something will slam into your life that forces you to change. Then, like the phoenix, you rise reborn from the ashes of your old life.
Are you afraid of the future? Do you have a compulsion to cling to old situations no matter what the cost? If so, then expect a complete turnaround. Superficial changes aren't enough for now; the old situation must be turned inside out. The devestating changes you expeience seem so hopeless you nearly surrender to despair. Then, quite suddenly, your situation improves. You can breathe again" (MacGregor, 63).
2) Four of Cups.
"Suffused with apathy, you don't recognize new opportunity when it's presented. Take a second look; it may be better than you think. You have a lot going for you but are too full of discontent and self-pity to appreciate what you've got.
If you're experiencing occasional periods of mental and physical laziness, a fresh idea or interesting project will provide new momentum. This four is sometimes a wake-up call to reocognize that your depression may be more than just a passing mood.
You have choices but consider them to be without merit. Even when someone offers you an opportunity, you greet it with dissain. Perhaps you're jaded by the good things in life; perhaps you're simply in a period where the future seems bleak. Whatever the cause, you're disregarding opportunities for growth, renewed happiness, and satisfaction" (142).
3) Page of Pentacles.
"Pages...represent messages or communication. They usually pertain to the beginning of whatever is represented by their suit," which in this case pertains to prosperity and manifestation (107).
"He is the student/apprentice of the Tarot. He signifies the type of enthusiasm and wonder that young children bring to new projects. Totally fascinated with his studies, he makes a little distinction between work and play. Think of him as the equivalent of the computer nerd who is completely immersed in his vertual world.
Like the Fool, the page of pentacles is a perpetual beginner. There is a strong connection to the energy of the earth and to the solitary journey of the vision quest. Life is seen as a continual rite of initiation.
Practical idealism, finances, and education are primary in your life right now. Your enthusiasm infects others and carries you in to a state of mind where work and play become interchangeable. Expect messages regarding money, contract negotiations, all forms of financial wheeling and dealing" (110).
I feel that I got the Death card first because it was the most important. It was the overall message or reason for my apathy. The Four of Cups explained my situation perfectly. I feel that the Page of Pentacles is where my apathy will lead me to.
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