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3 Card Focus: The Emperor reversed, Strength reversed, The Chariot reversed

taurusrising.net — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:55:28 +0000

Don't let anyone hold you back from getting the wheels in motion.

Here is the 3 Card Focus for the week of: October 11, 2009 – October 17, 2009.
This week’s drawing revolves around the cards: The Emperor reversed, Strength reversed, and The Chariot reversed.

The Emperor, reversed: With The Emperor in its upright position, it is a person that has some kind of authority. It’s most likely a father figure, the head of the household, or perhaps even a boss. It’s somebody that is respected. When The Emperor is in its reversed position, we see a person that is abusing their power. Perhaps a person that is losing authority.

Strength, reversed: This represents being afraid to face your fears. Letting fear hold you back from something that has the potential to better yourself. Fear of reaching a deeper sense of understanding. This is being afraid and letting your fear hold you back from where you want to be.

The Chariot, reversed: The inability to move forward. There are roadblocks on the way, and they have prevented you from reaching or completing your goals.

Thoughts: I see a person of authority that is holding you back from completing your goals. This person is using their power to overpower you. It’s a person that you may have a lot of respect for, perhaps a person that is talking you down – making you doubt yourself or your abilities. All of these negative thoughts have brought some fear or anxiety into you. You may be afraid to pursue your goals, because there’s that fear of failure. So in return, this has stopped you from moving forward on your journey.

I thought that it was interesting that the cards drawn this week are part of the Major Arcana. The Major Arcana represents the trials and learnings of life, through The Fool’s Journey. So, my interpretation is that these are the beginning stages of something grand – and there are basically, there are roadblocks.

Overall, these cards read to me as: Don’t let somebody bring you down and question your abilities. Pursue your goals. There is that fear of failure, but without taking chances, you’ll never know how the situation will end the other way around. Take the chance and get the wheels turning, this will help you move forward.

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3 Card Focus: Knight of Swords reversed, 3 of Pentacles reversed, Knight of Pentacles reversed

taurusrising.net — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:03:44 +0000

All fluff, no action.

This week’s 3 Card Focus revolves around the Knight of Swords reversed, 3 of Pentacles reversed, and the Knight of Pentacles reversed.

Knight of Swords reversed: All fluff, no stuff. There’s a lot of talking and talking and talking and talking… and while this isn’t usually a bad thing, it becomes a bad thing when you work with others and can’t back up all of your “talk”.

3 of Pentacles reversed: Some work is completed, but there is no pride to show it off. Unfortunately, the inability to show off the work has brought the project to a halt. There are missing pieces to the puzzle – maybe a weak foundation.

Knight of Pentacles, reversed: There’s the need to reap the rewards, while being lazy to do anything. If any work is being done, sloppiness is making itself evident.

Thoughts: If you are going to work with others, remember to keep your promises or stay true to your words. In other words, don’t be all talk. Make an effort or do something, to back your words. If you don’t have enough pride to bring your work to the table, it doesn’t help the team. Communicate with them, tell them what is going on. It can make things worse when they think you aren’t doing your share. And laziness is not the way to get rewarded.

I thought it was interesting to see two Knights reversed here – especially since Knights represent the next stage in development (from Pages) – learning and action. With the two Knights reversed, I see no action – it’s come to a halt for some reason. Another interesting thing, was the two reversed Pentacles. Pentacles represent “reality” in the sense of stability, finances, and possessions.

Altogether in one sentence, these cards read to me as: All talk and no action won’t get you rewarded.

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3 Card Focus: 4 of Pentacles, 4 of Wands reversed, 5 of Cups reversed

taurusrising.net — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:46:50 +0000

3 Card Focus: 4 of Pentacles, 4 of Wands reversed, 5 of Cups reversed

This week’s 3 Card Focus revolves around the 4 of Pentacles, 4 of Wands reversed, and the 5 of Cups reversed.

Reading: You’ve been blessed with many gifts. However, instead of sharing the wealth, knowledge, or joy with others, you have been keeping these things to yourself. It’s driven you to some isolation, perhaps to the point where you’ve neglected those supporting you. This has influenced a project you were working. The project is nearing completion, however since the loss of support, it has crumbled some foundations. Failure to launch – it’s not the time to celebrate, there’s more work to be done. Since then, there may be feelings of regret – but once you allow yourself to move past it, things will get better.

Thoughts: Things may not be going as planned. Although the groundwork of your project has weakened, you can still rebuild that foundation. Give more thought into your action, and think of the consequences for every scenario. Plan and think ahead. Find support and accept support from others. They will help you build a stronger base. Give back to your supporters, your community. Share your happiness and gifts with others. If you do these things, you will find yourself with a stronger sense of security and new alliances with others.

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3 Card Focus: Strength reversed, 9 of Wands, King of Pentacles reversed

taurusrising.net — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:50:46 +0000

It's not Me vs. The World.

This will be a new series for future postings. Instead of doing Daily Tarot Card interpretations, I will be drawing three cards. These cards will act as focus cards. I’ll be using these cards as things to concentrate on during the week.

Without further ado, our first drawing for this series is: Strength reversed, 9 of Wands, King of Pentacles reversed

Reading: You’re allowing your emotions to rule the game. You’ve become paranoid and you think of yourself as wounded. Although you may realize your shortcomings, you are placing the blame on others. You’re fighting a battle: “Me vs The World”. Because of this, you’ve lost the strength in your beliefs. You’ve become somewhat narrow-minded, unable to see the bigger picture. Being blocked, you’ve also become extremely lazy. There’s a lot of work to be done, unfortunately, you don’t want to do the work. You’d rather sit back, relax, and then reap the rewards of someone else’s completed project.

Thoughts: Stop placing the blame on others, there’s two sides to every story. You may have had some failures, but you can’t just place the blame on others. You had some contributions to it. There is no reason to battle the world, the war only exists in your head. Get past your wounds and get back to work.

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