A Friday trip

I wanted to know what chances do I have of going on a trip I had planned. Today some obstacles appeared and it's possible I won't be able to go in the end.

I pulled three cards from The Tarot of The White Cats:

2 of Swords, 2 of Coins, XVI The Tower

I think I won't go. Tonight it will be questionable (2/Swords), tomorrow will be unclear (2/Coins) and tomorrow evening (I can even see the moments of the day by the colour of the sky in the cards!) will bring the news that the trip is impossible (XVI).

Did I read correctly? We'll see in two days ;)

Edit: indeed the trip was impossible. It wasn't exactly as I have interpreted, but the last card - The Tower - shows precisely my baby's high, flaming fever!

New Year's Reading - First Quarter

Just after New Year I did a reading for each quarter of the year. For the first quarter (January, February, March) I can say it's pretty much spot on.

I pulled from my Tarot of The White Cats:

First quarter in general: 3 of Swords

Work (working on my book with the editor): 10 of Cups, 9 of Coins

Health: XIII Death, 10 of Swords

Husband: VII Chariot, 5 of Coins

Baby: XVII The Star, XI Strength

Only two thirds of this quarter are gone, but I already can tell, that the beginning of this year was hard (3/Swords). The editor is still reading the text and I have nothing to do, so cards like 10/Cups (relaxed idleness) or 9/Coins (relaxing in luxury) fit well here. My health is portrayed well too: I struggle all the time, catch infections, I'm weak... Death and 10/Swords sum it up. My husband has a lot of challenges (VII), because he has to support me and he's quite exhausted (5/Coins). With the baby I got better - I'm better at handling him and also he himself became easier to care for. Still, some struggle is needed (XVII, XI).

When I saw these cards just after New Year, I was not delighted. I started wondering if there's any sense in reading the cards about the future - then see they're not promising and starting to worry. Now I think it's not bad to see difficulties coming. Seeing them in the cards gives us opportunity to mentally prepare.

What is the cause?

I'm using Jolanda Tarot for very personal and difficult matters, it seems. I had a very hard time and I was wondering what led to that situation. I pulled cards on St. Andrew's Eve to see it more clearly.

3 of Wands, XI Strength, XVI The Tower

My fire, my creative force (XI) got trapped behind the crates (3/Wands), probably connected to new challenges in my life, meaning becoming a mother. The fire got imprisoned in XVI The Tower and that led to my suffering.

December - monthly read

This month I used Kat Black's Golden Tarot.

Atmosphere of the month, important events: Knight of Cups

Health: 6 of Swords, VI The Lovers

The baby: Ace of Cups

Painting: King of Coins, 2 of Wands

I see myself as Galahad, who sometimes inevitably comes to mind when I look at the Knight of Cups card. I will be searching for my Grail, my new path and health. With the baby I will succeed: the Ace of Cups is there! As for my health, I'm starting a long journey (6/Swords) that should take me to my paradise lost (VI), to my balance and wellbeing. It won't be an easy journey, but it's good that I'm starting it. With painting in December I probably won't make too much of improvement, I see myself stopping again, but maybe that King will use the tools he's looking at?

November - monthly read

This time... I was on time :D

This month I used Tarot of the White Cats.

Atmosphere of the month, important event: XVII The Star

Health: 7 of Wands

Baby: Queen of Wands, XII The Hanged Man

Writing: 7 of Swords, XV The Devil

How I love the method of adding a card into the direction where the person on the card is looking. It makes the reading easier for me. For example, in "Baby" section I pulled the Hanged Man first and then pulled the Queen, which made things more understandable. I did the same with The Devil and 7/Swords.

This month should bring some hope and a chance for self-development (The Star).

With health I still will be struggling, maybe I will have problems with my running due to colder weather (7/Wands).

The baby will still be quite dependent on me (The Hanged Man looking at the Queen of Wands).

With writing things start looking fishy, I should probably be careful... (7/Swords, The Devil).

Edit: the cards look very clear now. 7/Wands for health indeed meant struggle, struggle, struggle... I had a cold and depression issues. I felt like that cat fighting many enemies.
With the baby I felt almost trapped, like the Hanged Man, with no chance of escaping. 7/Swords and The Devil show the moment, when I felt like I was in hell (XV) and went for a walk between 4 and 5 a.m., when it was still dark, with the hood on my head... Just like the cat from 7/Swords card. Then I contacted the publishing house again - and I got an answer. The Star shows, that it was a positive one.

October - almost past

There's still a week of October left, so there might be new things happening. Even so, some of the cards got me confused.

I used Alexander Daniloff deck.

Atmosphere of the month, important event: 8 of Swords, Knight of Coins, Ace of Swords

Health: 3 of Coins

Family: Page of Cups, Knight of Wands, 8 of Wands

Writing: 3 of Swords

The "Atmosphere" part confused me, so I took two more cards (I usually take only one card for such a general thing). I didn't feel trapped or unhappy, in fact the opposite - I started to build my life anew and sort things around me. Then I remembered about the "important event" thing and it fits: there was a moment when I felt really down, it was at the beginning of the month. Then I set new rules and made some hard decisions (Knight, Ace).

I slowly rebuilt my health. I also started running, so I'm working on being fit (3/Coins).

The family part speaks probably about my son: learning new things with getting older.

I haven't heard from the publishing house for a while, so I might get bad - in fact, heart breaking - news, that they won't publish my book in the end. We'll see...

Edit: the month is over and I can say that 3/Swords meant mainly the disappointment of not getting any reply at all. November reading however reveals also not very promising cards.

September - to sum up

Since I'm lacking time for readings (time when I am not sleepy and can focus properly), September went in a blink of an eye - without the monthly read. Moreover, even September is almost gone...

I decided to make a reading about the past - it's also a good exercise.

I used Crystal Tarot.

Atmosphere of the month: IX The Hermit

Health: 3 of Wands, Knight of Coins, Ace of Cups

Family: X The Wheel of Fortune

Writing: VII The Chariot

I think the Hermit tells about my decision to go back home instead of staying longer at my parents' place and live a life on my own.

Health: 3/Wands show some eruption of energy, an injury I got. Then the Knight - my slow convalescence and the Ace - new hope.

With family I had my ups and downs, like in the Wheel :)

Writing: I got a positive response from one publishing house, so there's the victorious Chariot of good news.