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    22nd August 2011

    The Four Elements to becoming a better person

    There are four Suits in Tarot: Swords, Wands, Cups, and Pentacles. They represent four aspects of the human experience, or four different types of people. Of course, they mean different things to different people, especially to a myriad of students of the Mystic arts. In my own life, they are four states that can really be applied to becoming a better person. Below are only my interpretations of the four Suits, colored by and spoken from my personal experiences.

    Clarity of Mind (Swords) –Swords stand for rational thought, intelligence, cognitive skills, etc., all powers of the mind. Often Swords rely too much on their brains and overthink everything, consequently driving themselves into endless mental traps. Thus, the Suit starts with pure mental power/energy, and ends with despair driven by illusions created by the mind. The lesson this suit teaches is that the mind is powerful, but the power must be yielded when one’s mind is Clear. Only with clarity can the power of the mind be unleashed. Clarity comes from keeping focused on one’s goal. There do not have to be many goals, but each goal should be something meaningful to the individual’s core, not just a superficial temporary need. Clarity of mind means the ability for one to distinguish the truly important, fulfilling goals from the ones that are mere distractions.

    Purity of Heart (Cups) – Cups are emotional, romantic, and always driven by the Heart. However, our easily influenced Hearts can be deceiving (or deceived) and lead us astray. Once emotions overpower everything else, we become jealous, angry, resentful, a mishmash of various unpleasant feelings. What can save one from this fall from grace is keeping one’s Heart pure - do everything with good intention, and remember that kindness and love are the best solution and remedy. Purity means safeguarding the child inside us. It keeps everything fresh, interesting, and innocent. Give absolute trust, and repay betrayal with forgetting (not forgiving, because that means you still keep it in your mind). Purity of Heart is the hardest to come by in life because so many of us are taught to put up a façade to keep from getting hurt. Getting hurt is very human, and pain is always a better teacher than comfort. If you keep the Purity in you, you will overcome all the pain you may encounter.

    Strength of Will (Wands) – Wands are the go-getters, doers, builders, etc. They know that they must build everything with their own hands, and that as long as they have the will to do it and keep doing it, they will succeed at doing whatever they want. It doesn’t just mean the physical ability to accomplish something, but also the proper mindset. If one wishes to accomplish something, one must have the mental strength, or power of Will to drive oneself forward. Sometimes we are left only with our Will to lead us, because everything else has fallen apart. Without this intrinsic engine to drive forward, we’ll become stagnant, and complacent, and not be able to accomplish any of our goals.

    Health of Body (Pentacles) – Pentacles refer to all the worldly comforts that we can possess. People (especially in their youth) expense so much energy and time pursuing material comforts that they tend to forget that no matter how talented, beautiful, wonderfully successful they are… they cannot enjoy anything if they do not have a healthy body. I’ve often heard my professors say that there are many people who come into their clinics, mostly male in their 40-50’s who have spent their earlier years working 70+ hour weeks to build a “good life,” especially to make sure that everything is provided for in old age. And now before they reach that “old age,” they are hit with various health issues that make it impossible for them to enjoy life. Is the tradeoff worth it? People sometimes are short-sighted. And we’re always taught to enjoy the present, so people may live as if there’s no tomorrow. However, it is possible to live happily with limited resources, because the richest person does not necessarily have the most material goods, but is one who can recognize and appreciate the immaterial goods that they already have.

    Now comes the question of whether or not one can truly achieve the four things listed above, some of which contradict/conflict with each other. The truth is, even if one has one of the elements above, one has probably already gone further than the rest of his/her cohort. It’s impossible to achieve all of the above. After all, we’re only human, each with our humanly faults. I am not able to do it all either, but at least I have a guide/benchmark for what I’m striving toward. And all I can hope for is I have a good balance of all of the above. I’ve always relied too much on the power of the mind (part of my Swordiness) and ignored the Heart. I’m currently having lots of trouble integrating the different aspects of life experience, but at least I am aware of the reason behind it. There are people who start from the opposite end and have an equally difficult time. I know some people with sheer Purity of Heart, and I really do admire these people. It’s difficult to put oneself in the most vulnerable position (if you love all the way all the time, that means you always put yourself in a position to get hurt). However, they are also very lucky, because allow themselves to grow with the power of the Heart.

    We all have our different paths; it’s important to remember that the journey is the most important, because we may never reach our destination. 

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    16th June 2010

    Interesting search words

    Since I have Google Analytics installed on my website, I've had the pleasure of checking out how (with what keywords) people are finding me on the internet. Some of the queries really boggles my mind…

    1. Sze Kwan Chan Birthday: What!? Why is someone searching on the internet for my birthday!?
    2. charles denner and the pentacle of eternal wealth: HUH!??!?!? How do these keyword things work!?
    3. chou yun fat – very nice: I know he’s very nice… but the only thing I have on Chow Yun Fat is my little rant on Curse of the Golden Flower. The visitor must have been disappointed.
    4. faye wong mbt: Ok, Faye Wong I understand… but I don’t think I’ve ever heard of her wearing MBTs… er???
    5. libra not happy: I’m sorry… but actually I’m quite a happy Libra…
    6. miss you smelly memories even more nauseating than the heart hei hei yo: HUH!? WHAT!?
    7. 洗腦中 translate: Um… “in the midst of being brainwashed”?!
    8. you create happiness from the injury created by me中文意思: 從我給予你的傷害中,你創造了快樂……?
    9. toilet slave eat shit: Argh...
    10. are libra people crazy: Um... I would go into a LONG explanation about this but I'm not sure everyone's interested in more praising of Libra... the short answer is - Yes, we are crazy, but we are crazy in a way that makes the world a better place. :)

    There were other really funny ones in the past that I didn’t document… but sometimes they make my day! Of course, I’m the happiest when people find me through looking for translations of stuff on my site, especially of Xi Murong. :) I'm even happier when they spend more than 0:00 seconds on my site! :p The amazing thing is that I found my site to be one of the first ones to come up on all of the major search engines (Google, Bing, Baidu) for people searching for translations of her poetry. I have to say though, Google, get with it! I'm #1 with Bing and #2 with Baidu!!! >_
    This also has inspired an idea to start a "translation request" section... let me mull over it...

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    18th May 2010

    Divination Expo: 8 Word vs. Astrology vs. Tarot

    I have a group of beautiful and talented ladies with whom I gather with to discuss the mystical arts. One of us studies Fungshui and 8 Word (a type of Chinese divination, in the same lineage as palm/face reading), another is an astrology expert, then there’s me, who is a student of Tarot.

    I like to organize them as follows:

    8 Word: These “eight words” are formed from two words that represent the year you were born (ancestors), two that represent the month (parents), two that represent the day (self), and two that represent the hour (children/offspring). Tells the entire life of the querent, from the starting point of life to the end of life, including influence of parents/ancestors, children, marriage, jobs, etc. You can also match up 8 words (birthdays) to find out whether or not you’re a good match with someone. This is very useful for a long term overall view of your life, if you want that (many people don’t because it represents that loss of free will to them). I have also done 8 word (I would only allow someone I really trust with this because your birthday itself has immense power, just as many ancient peoples believe ones name holds special powers, enough to control that person). My results were quite interesting and were very much in synch with the current path I am heading down. The most poignant thing and the very first thing she mentioned was that I am a “teacher,” which I never though of as part of myself, but am now realizing more and more as part of what I want to become (or am already are/am becoming).

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    Astrology: We often use this as a way for the stars to determine ones personal inclinations and predispositions for certain things. It's a much deeper mystical art than that of course. It’s excellent for exploration of ones personality and background and the reasons behind why one would act as one does. As you can tell, I totally buy into the Libra bit. Astrology gives amusing and eye-opening views into ones psyche and allows one to take note of the factors that influence his/her actions. This is also great for matching up people. Trust me, contradictory horoscopes have a really rough time with the relationship. Of course, that doesn't mean it's a destined failure. As long as you know what the issues are and are willing to deal with them, most things can be worked out.

    Tarot: As a tarot reader, I’m rather biased toward Tarot. I like it because it is NOT permanent, because at the same time that it represents the manifestation of a “destiny,” it also allows room for the “free will.” I usually use it to figure out a situation that I can’t sort out and do the same for my friends (I've rarely done public readings for strangers because it takes too much energy). On the personal level, I more often than using it as less of a divination tool, but rather a mirror of my inner self – what I truly want, what I'm truly thinking, how I truly want things to be. And most of the time, it yields amazing (and sometimes honest to the point of hurting) results. Of course, it can be used a tool of divination, but why limit it to that? The wonderful thing is to figure out what the current trend is, and make any changes for the better if necessary.

    I have recently done some readings for myself and others. I’ve found that the more I allow my emotions and spirit to roam free, the most accurate these readings become, to a degree that sometimes scares even me. However, the most important thing to remember is that Tarot is most powerful in its role as a guide, not as a director. You are the ruler of your own life, regardless of whether or not there is a “destiny” for each of us. If we do not apply ourselves to our destiny, it might as well be non-existent. And if you do everything as according to your heart, then you will find that your destiny is always walking right next to you.

    *Courtesy Jay | Su Photography.

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    15th November 2009

    Problems With Self Reading II

    Tarot is supposed to give you a logical conclusion drawn based on your current circumstances, but for me, that apparently is really difficult. That's why I've always had a "love-hate" relationship with my cards - I just change too much.

    I have not always been a conscious fan or promoter of change. In fact, sometimes, like many people, I fear it. That's why I have always been very careful with setting up my path in life. However, that is just not meant to be my fate. I am always looking for something new to try out, improving my personal skills and learning more, and also change my environment when there is a need. That's why, when I try to tell my fortune based on current circumstances, I always end up with answer that are very logical, yet change in a few moments/days because I put myself on a different path already.

    That is good and bad. Bad is that I could never figure out my fortune. Good is that I don't need tarot to give me a kick in the butt to get myself moving. Tarot works for me in other ways, for self-development and helping other people, as a therapeutic tool mainly. It has worked wonders.  This is also why I love tarot, because I do not have to be driven by it (as I had feared in the past), but I can still be inspired by it.

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    21st October 2009

    [Reading] Trouble in Love

    General Background:
    A friend of mine wanted me to just do a general reading for her about the relationship she is currently in. I didn’t have any background aside from that she’s having some sort of trouble in the relationship. Her first question was: should I stay with him or leave him? That yielded a face card, so I asked her to try again with a different question. Then she asked the question: what should I do?

    Usually with something that general the cards do not produce very helpful readings. But this spread was one of the most coherent spreads I ever saw. Due to privacy reasons, I shall not reveal any of the background but will only tell the story of the spread.

    This is the classic Celtic Cross spread. I asked her to draw an additional card to see find out about the biggest factor influencing this spread (her life). That came out to be the Emperor. Much of this is according to my own interpretation of the cards, so there may be differences with traditional readings of the cards. However, when intuition takes over and lures out the other side of the card, it’s the most interesting to see how they can evolve to fit a situation.

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    Cards + positions:
    Situation: 2W - at a standstill, generally stable. For a relationship, then that means the relationship has reached a certain degree of maturity.
    Obstacle: QnC (R) – QnC is the most passionate and loving person, but if (R) then she must be feared. She will use every tool in her scheming head to twist your heart and destroy your life.
    Best that can be achieved: 4P (R) – no way to maintain stability, and therefore must break out of the mold and seeming stability.
    Past: Death (R) - Fear of change, refusal to change
    Present: Strength (R) – lack of internal strength to move on
    Future: QnS (R) – the QnS is always a intelligent and fair person, but already has the tendency of being rather demanding on herself, when reversed, she is downright harmful to herself and possibly people around her.
    True Self: 6C – unable to let go of the past, nostalgia, holding on to past kindness from other people (in this case, the man ).
    Environment: High Priestess – a guiding factor, someone (probably female) who holds the key to the heart. In this case I wondered if that represented myself… but that is unclear.
    Hopes/fears: Wheel – hoping for a twist of fate to help one out of a situation, except the wheel is fickle, and life can as easily take a turn for the worse as for the better.
    Overall: 3W – Take your eyes forward to afar. There is much else in the world. The card also has a sense of entrepreneurship, which could mean that she should concentrate on career/business for now.
    Ruling/Influence agent: Emperor - a man with a VERY strong personal and a control freak. The Emperor can be a sweet and comforting figure with his status and maturity, but on the other hand, can easily become a stubborn dictator who is not open to any reasoning except for his own.

    Sequences:
    2W->3W: if a stable situation comes tumbling down and produces more hurt than benefit, then perhaps it’s time to move out and forward.
    QnC (R)->QnS (R): The straight laced and sometimes extreme QnS is no match for the conniving QnC. QnC can do substantial mental and emotional damage to QnS, causing her existing tendencies of self-inflicted pain to magnify. This does NOT bode well for the querent.
    Reading Summary (for details see individual cards):
    The querent seems to be in a relationship where she is controlled by her overpowering partner and is also facing an unfriendly female power that is doing much damage to her emotionally. She has always been unable to gain a fair share of control in a relationship and generally ends up to be the one who is hurt. Unfortunately, if the QnS (R) holds true, then this trend will continue. However, at this point, she can still break out of the relationship (4P(R)) and look elsewhere for her future. There are alternate futures for her, which she is very fortunate to have, but if she cannot break out of her mold and fall back into the same routine, she will continue to be the one who is hurt.
    There are several feminine powers at war/work here, the two Queens, the High Priestess, and Strength. The two queens are both perversed, and Strength is unfortunately suppressed. Only the HP is still upright. The querent should seek help from trustworthy feminine powers around her and not continue to hurt herself and try to handle the situation on her own.

    A’s notes: Apart of whether or not this spread fits the situation completely, I was amazed that I was able to get such clearly defined cards. Everything made sense and the cards in their positions flowed so smoothly into each other. I think the querent must had been considering this question for a long time for the cards to form such a clear statement. As for the future of this spread… who knows. In my philosophy, tarot serves to guide, not dictate. I only wish the querent all the best, as I was also once the QnS.

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    12th October 2009

    Problems With Self Reading

    Many people have asked me whether or not I do readings for myself. Well, the answer is yes. Actually, most of even all tarot readers probably do many readings for themselves. It’s not necessarily for divination purposes, but actually for self growth. Many people regard tarot with a suspicious eye, thinking that as a sect of Mysticism, it’s filled with inexplicable secrets that are, well, unbelievable. These moments certainly exist, usually coinciding with when someone tries out tarot (or any type of divination for that matter) for the first time and realize how it functions and sometimes in awe of how accurate it is. That sense of reluctance to accept that results of a pack of cards can speak about my future caused me to put down my tarot cards for almost 8 years. However, now the most important function that tarot has for me (contrary to popular thought) is that it helps me grow emotionally and understand the world around me. But I digress.

    To further explore my answer of: yes, I do self-readings, I’d like to add the other side to the matter - the issues inherent in self-readings. The main problem with doing a self-reading is, as one may expect, that sometimes the reader try to twist the meaning to fit what you want it to be, regardless of what the cards say.

    For example, in a span of 3 days, I got the following cards while doing various readings:

    Day 1:
    Tarot Diary: World (R)
    Day 2: On the day of the materialization of a great opportunity -
    Tarot Diary: Wheel of Fortune + Ten of Pentacles
    Random card spread asking about the situation: World (R) + Three of Cups (R) + Knight of Cups
    Day 3:
    Tarot Diary: Death (R) + Tower (R)

    Explanation (based on my own and not necessarily traditional readings of the cards):
    Day 1, when I was doing my daily Tarot Diary (which I’ve been slacking on lately), I got the World (R). It generally means that the environment that one has built is not stable or insecure, or a more literal one of “the world turned upside down.” Now, at this point I didn’t know what was going to happen, but just had a feeling of things to come. So I had to wait for the events to happen in order to figure them out. At this time, my main focus was the part of “world turned upside down.”

    Day 2, I got news of an opportunity, that if realized, would indeed turn my world upside down. I flipped out and started thinking that my life will be changed forever and that I had to prepare for it. I did another reading and it was the Wheel and 10P. Now, along with 10P, it means that the Wheel has granted you some luck that will bring stability and money. Naturally, this is what the opportunity would bring me if it indeed pans out. But at the same time, I got a World (R) again with 3C (R) and KtC. KtC represents the opportunity, 3C (R) is the group cooperation necessary, and the World (R) was repeated. I took it to mean that there may be some issues with people in my life (related to the life change).

    Day 3, I got Death (R) and Tower (R), both indicating an inability to change. My thinking at the time was that I would have this wonderful opportunity on my hands but due to my own fears and lack of readiness to change, I would miss out on it, so I was determined not to let that happen.
    Now looking at everything in retrospect, I realize that at every step, the World (R) was giving me a warning of something with a weak foundation. But I was so immersed in the “my life will be changed – oh no!” sentiments that I neglected that part of it. Also, 3C (R) warned of disharmony, but not in my own life. The combination of the opportunity + weak foundation + disharmony with people points to that the opportunity itself is flawed. Of course, I didn’t see that until later.

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    So as you can see, your mental state at the moment will definitely affect your reading of the spreads/cards. No question about it. You may comment that, of course when you look back at it and fit everything in, it’s all neat and clear. Well, it was not difficult to see the other side of the story if I had the mental capacity and cognitive ability at the moment to do so.
    Tarot reading is an art. It’s also practice. The more you understand yourself and the cards, the more you can examine and decipher the situation at hand. Of course, I don’t ask that anyone believe in it. But I do think that if you give it a chance, tarot can show you a “self” and a “world” that you didn’t realize existed but indeed, do exist within you.

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    4th October 2009

    The Wheel of Fortune - Pt 2: The Circles (Cycles) of Life

    "Wheel of morality, turn turn turn. Tell us the lesson that we should learn..." -Animaniacs

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    Well, that's the Wheel of Morality, but more generally the wheel that we are familiar with is the Wheel of Life 生命之輪.  Life often sets twists and turns in your way to test your faith (no, not religious, just faith in yourself, in life, etc.).

    There's a phrase/idiom in Chinese: 塞翁失馬,焉知非福。 塞翁得馬,焉知非禍. The moral is that when you are blessed with a "gift," you don't know if it will bring happiness or trouble; and when you are hit with a calamity, you don't really know if that is truly a stroke of really bad luck or a harbinger of good fortune. When you look from behind, you may realize that things have a strange way of falling into place.

    In 2008, I had the most (physically) traumatic experience in my life: I developed a severe inflammation that was really quite painful, to the point where I wasn't sure if I was going to survive the early mornings (that's when inflammations are the worst). I was carted off to the ER for the first time, where they performed a procedure on me, just to later find out (two days before I was supposed to leave for Taiwan and Japan) that I would need another surgery. Needless to say, I was having major emotional issues. However, now, looking back, I realize that this was for the best. I apparently (now that I can really look at things more clearly) have been brewing this condition for quite a few years (since iaTV time) but I just didn't realize it at the time.

    Now, a year after the event, I look back and realize that if the issue had not exploded at the time that it did, I would never have gone through the mental changes that made me who I am today, and if I had gotten sick much later, who knows if I would be near people who could help me (in this case I had my parents). So, albeit this sickness brought me pain and suffering that I would never want to experience again, it also freed me from many of my previous (mostly hidden) constraints and I can travel freely.

    In another example, when I became a lit major, I didn't have faith in myself. I didn't really believe that I would be able to make a living for myself using things related to my major. So I tried many other fields: Law, Web design, Marketing... etc. What seems like lifetimes (of careers) later, I realize that I'm doing for a living something my major would have applied exactly to: translating. Critics, take that! From this I realized, sometimes we just know better what's the best for ourselves, even if at the moment we didn't know. That's why, if you really want to do something, go do it. If you fail at your dream, at least your hard work was for something you love. If you fail at something you hate... you just have a lot of lost love and time. Lose to your dreams, don't lose to your reality. 寧願輸給夢想,不要輸給現實。

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    In 2008, many other things happened.For quite a while, my heart was shattered and I thought it would remain forever broken. But at the time I didn't realize this was the time when I would grow immensely emotionally and as a person, the furthest I have ever gone in such a short period of time. It set the wheels in motion, finally, after being on standstill for so long. And I saw so much that I was unable to before. I believe now in the strength of my heart - of its potential to grow and to love. And to realize this is one of the most amazing gifts anyone can hope to have.

    There is a reason I brought the Wheel of Morality into the picture: do everything as you deem right. You can lie to the world, but you cannot lie to yourself. If you are true to yourself and do everything in the best interest of everyone and everything (including yourself), you will find that fate and fortune will smile upon you. If not, at least you will smile and be proud of yourself.

    Everyone and everything will find their place. And Karma will be silent judge.

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    8th September 2009

    [Internet Reading] Will I succeed?

    Question: Will I succeed?

    Spread: Diamond + suggestion card

    [Strength (R)]


    [Death (R)]              [Page of Swords (R)]


    [7 of Swords (R)]

    Suggestion: Sun

    A friend of mine recently was “promoted” to a new position at work but is afraid that she is not up to the task. She is freaking out (has been for about 3 wks) wanted to know if she would succeed. Generally I would say that relying on cards for something that can be achieved through one’s own hard work and persistence is silly (and told her that clearly), but since she had been asking for a while, I just did a reading for her.

    Past: Strength R – lack of internal strength
    Present: Death R + PgS R – fear of change and lack of motivation and drive
    Future: Lack of new ideas and solutions

    It was pretty bleak. I know that her own mentality had affected the outcome of the cards and there’s no way to convince her that her future is not in the cards, they are only reflecting that with her current mental state everything will be sure to collapse. All of the cards in the actual spread are reversed, which is unusual but not impossible. Her personality is reflected in all of these cards (as she explained to me). The suggestion card I pulled for her to see what she needs to get out of this situation. She has the possibility of the Sun, but this strength must come from within her. She must see the light and hope in the situation (promotion, new knowledge, appreciation, RAISE) rather than the downside of it (stress, lack of knowledge and ability, fear of failure). Whether or not she can succeed… well, I did what I can (i.e. gave her a good yelling).

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    17th June 2009

    The Wheel of Fortune - Pt 1: The Wheel

    Browsing through Mary K. Greer's website, I came across this lovely video. I love the song and the lyrics and it was a fun game to go through the video and try to pick up which cards actually make an appearance. Some of the imagery was very obvious while others need a little interpretation. My favorite was the Hang Man. :D


    Rosanne Cash: The Wheel


    How long was I asleep? [4S]
    When did we plan to meet? [2C]
    Have you been waiting long for me? [9W?7W?]

    When did the sky turn black? [Moon]
    Do you still want me back? [5C]
    I'll pick it all up piece by piece. [5S or 5C]

    And the wheel goes round and round. [Wheel]
    And the flame in our souls will never burn out. [Tower]
    And the wheel, and the wheel goes round.

    I am a river with a voice. [8W?]
    I came into your life by choice. [Lovers]
    And none can judge just how that feels. [QnC]

    You are a messenger from God. [Temperance]
    You are the angel I forgot. [Star]
    And who's to say that it isn't real? [Fool]

    And the wheel goes round and round.
    And the flame in our souls will never burn out.
    And the wheel, and the wheel goes round.

    I'm not looking for the answers. [Fool]
    Oh, darling don't you see [2S]
    That just to know the question [3W?]
    Is good enough for me.

    Take up the hearts you came to heal. [3S]
    Put down your dagger and your shield. [7S?5S?]
    You need fear nothing now from me. [Death]

    I see the essence of the man. [High Priestess?]
    I stand before you as a friend. [PageW]
    The truth moves through us even when we sleep. [Justice]

    And the wheel goes round and round.
    And the flame in our souls will never burn out.
    And the wheel, and the wheel goes round.

    Cards that I think make an appearance (list may change and feel free to add): 8 swords, 4 swords, World, King/Knight Swords, Lovers, 2 wands, 9 pentacles, 2 swords, 4 wands, 2 cups, 5 cups, Ace cups, Hermit, 6 wands, 5 wands, Knight Wands, 6 cups, 6 pentacles, Ace pentacles, Queen cups, Hang Man, 5 swords, Ace swords, 10 pentacles, Queen pentacles, Temperance. You can also fit a lot of the cards into the lyrics too. Too cool!

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    10th June 2009

    Follow up to Ms. F

    A while ago I posted a reading for my friend Ms. F. I warned her that even if there was romance in her life, it won't come to fruitation. She got the Lover (R), which means whatever was going to happen, it would be intense, but from the inability to communicate or connect on the most basic levels, no matter how much intensity, it would eventually come to cause her pain and frustration.

    There has always been an argument among tarot readers with regard to what tarot does - does it tell the future as is or does it tell you a possible future so that you can have the chance to change it?

    I believe that it's both. One of the teachers that I have been learning from said that: if there is no set future then you wouldn't be able to read it. That's logical, no? But the future changes according to changes that happen to us, because we create the future. So therefore, there is a possibility to change it.

    Geez, it's like the chicken or the egg.

    Point being, Ms. F went ahead and commenced what ended up to be a very intense but short-lived relationship. There were fundamental differences between the two of them that could not be resolved and in the end, parting was the best way to salvage whatever friendship they had.

    Not saying that my readings are very accurate. Occasionally things like this happen and I raise my eyebrows too. But that's the interesting thing about tarot. Perhaps you would ask whether or not my reading actually led to what happened. Well I can tell you that with her personality (as with many other girls), she would had gone ahead anyway, but with their differences, it really would not had been possible to maintain a balanced relationship. So... it's both. The relationship itself was written, but it was her personality that created what would be her future. Love is a strange thing. It can be a blessing, or a curse... but I guess in the end, it's what you learn from its trials that counts...

    As for the other part of her readings (i.e. SF vs. NY), she has not yet made a decision but it was previously indicated that something will happen in June that will give her greater clarity. I'm hoping for the best for her.

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