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| 7 of Swords |
Moving to LA - Pros
7 of Swords
This card has to do with sneaking, deception, trickery, theft, especially of the mind and ethics. I am not sure how this could be interpreted as positive? It is the clever person who works alone and has to make sacrifices.
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| 9 of Wands |
9 of Wands, reversed
Despite feelings of fatigue, efforts are about to pay off. This is not a comfortable situation to be in, feeling that "failure is not an option," and we can't give up after all the effort made to get to this place. Lots of efforts are made to keep guards up, but those efforts will lead to success.
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| 10 of Wands |
10 of Wands, reversed
This is a card of success, getting what one wanted to achieve, yet the final result is that there is little passion for the project due to so much burdensome responsibility.
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| Two of Cups |
2 of Cups, reversed
This is a card of sympathy, friendship, goodwill and understanding. That makes sense, as this is where my friendship base is centered. I feel "in tune" with this place.
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| The Devil |
The Devil, reversed
This is a card of pleasure, sexiness, excess, power and control, and sometimes addiction and loss of control. Questions to ask would be along the lines of "what is so tempting and do you really want to resist it?"
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| The High Priestess |
The High Priestess, reversed
This is a card of instincts and self-knowledge. It has to do with being still with one's innermost self and listening to the wisdom of the universe from within. It probably is pointing towards my high priestess path that lies here, with CAYA.
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| Page of Cups |
The Page of Cups
This is a card of fresh and deep feeling, artistic and story-telling inclinations. This is a card of sensitivity and creativity, but in with a dose of silliness and perhaps immaturity.
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| Ace of Pentacles |
The Ace of Pentacles
This is a card of the beginning of prosperity. It's like the seed that will grow into fortune. Since this is in the "con" section, I would venture to guess that it has to do with not having as much money, although the promise of growing wealthy is there.
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| Queen of Cups |
The Queen of Cups, reversed
The is the card of the nurturing woman, the one who wipes your tears and bakes you cookies and folds your laundry. She has deep reserves of intuition and creativity, and her emotional depth is uncanny. I'm not sure if this card is meant to be me, who is usually the Queen of Pentacles, or the land itself, or a new friend?
The cards for Portland look rather positive, too. Like I said, I would love to hear what anyone has to say about this reading in the comments below.
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I think the pattern of reversals is very interesting and what that means to me is that none of the possible outcomes will be what you expect them to be. Sort of... there are factors you can't know now and will make the results somewhat different than you think. That said, LA looks the least promising: tricky business there, and lots of hard work to achieve and maintain your stability. It may wear you down an awful lot. Portland looks like a pretty good option: maybe good for the kids and new opportunities in your career fields. Though you may make less money because you're starting over, there is a lower cost of living so it could even out. For SF, I wonder if the Devil represents the perceived safety of the familiar and perhaps the HPS reversed is saying that you'll end up uncertain of your priestesshood and your power. Overall, SF seems like the "safe" way (though not economically, perhaps) and LA looks daunting, but Portland seems like it has more potential, though watch out for feeling emotionally alone and unsupported. The Queen of Cups reversed seems to be warning about making more sacrifices than you can be happy with.
Anyway, that's my take; I hope it's helpful. <3
If you were a client and you got this reading I'd tell you that Portland is where your greatest happiness lies and LA may bring money and the like but it would make you miserable. The temptation of SF is that it feels safe and comfortable.
Also my "almost husband" has a ton of friends in Portland and after his transplant I have a feeling that we will be up there several times a year.
The chance to start again somewhere new is exciting and understandably fearful.
Love,
Maia
I'm inclined to agree with the others--LA seems to be the least fruitful over all, and while SF is where your current support system (friendship and spirit-wise) is, and would continue to be, Portland offers the potential for these and more. However, I agree with jennybach's interpretation of the Queen of Cups , and would add, as a Q of Cups-type myself, that I see the her as a reminder to take special care to nurture yourself, to tend to your own needs, not just to do that for others, as is her wont.
This may seem a bit radical, yet I would say the cards are just not clear enough. Perhaps because the very idea of moving is just too hard to accept? Perhaps because the discussions in yourself are too mixed? Too many "perhaps"; I feel that you need to reshuffle the cards, take a "journey" whether that is some fasting, meditation, anything to remain in control and yet reach outside yourself, and THEN do another careful reading...better have someone else do the reading FOR you, with enough talking about why SF is no longer viable, why LA is not to your likeing, and what Portland means (it has some snow, LOTS of rain, and then gets almost as hot as East of Orinda). I certainly agree with the others that this reading suggests Portalnd, that too much is still unknown. So rather than do any guessing, ask more questions! Be persistant and the answer WILL come.
Skip
From Greywolf:
LA seems like the weakest reading in the "happiness" department - perhaps good on the work front, but not so much with the "I am really joyful living here."
That 7 of Swords - see the way he is looking back with regret on what he could not take with him? He carries plenty, but wants what he can not take.
9 of Wands - safe, secure and protected by those wands/staffs surrounding him, but a wall keeps one IN as well as other things out. Reverses I read as "internal" as opposed to real world events and things - so this reads to me as your own walls making you feel a little "trapped" by the location.
And that 10 of wands - work, work, work - where is the play? Again reversed - so internal thoughts and feelings, are you going to feel weighed down by this choice?
Looking at the Stay in SF option…
2 of Cups - connection, but that "first time" connection where you don't really know the other person all that well yet. Reversal again, makes me wonder about how close you allow yourself to really be.
The Devil - Staying in SF basically is saying that you are allowing yourself to be chained to what you know. It might not be a great what you know, but it is sometimes easier to not make a big change and keep on keeping on just because in a way it is the comfortable and easy thing to do.
The High Priestess - and another reversal. She knows - she just ain't telling. If you were in front of me I would say that you already know what you want to do, you just have not admitted it yet. And if the spread was "top down" like here on the blog page, I would point out that she is looking at the Devil.
Portland, eh?
Page of Cups - reaching out to something new and letting your feelings be your guide. It is CHANGE, but you can embrace change with an open heart and some joy for doing so.
Ace of Pentacles - primal success - potential is there, you just have to take the coin from the hand and make it happen. Reversed, well this might be you being hesitant to take the coin, to make that career change or move. As a "con" it sure isn't a bad card to get. It speaks to me in that reversed position that you might be hesitant to plant that seed.
Queen of Cups. You said you are usually the Queen of Pentacles, but this move to Portland might just open you up to a new role in life. Again reversed so this to me is your own internal changes, but what if this means you get to become that Lady of Intuition and Feeling? Moving to Portland gets you closer to the more grown kids, perhaps becoming more of a mother to them instead of a distance, once in a while mom.
To me the path is pretty clear… You just need to know that those reversals are about your own internal dialog, how you react to the changes that are happening and how they can affect your growth. LA seems sad, SF seems like allowing yourself to be held back, but Portland looks like the chance for real growth and change for the good.
Looks like people have covered the cards pretty well.
I just want to say that if you do end up going to Portland, I know a handful of witchy and/or chaote types up there and would happily pass along contact info.
hey bug-
first of all, i'd tend to agree with skip that there are a lot of mixed messages here. on such an important decision, where you're admittedly very emotionally invested, i think you need to take reading for yourself with a very big grain of salt. it's always iffy, and it's especially so when you have strong (even if conflicted) feelings about it.
that said, here's what i would read from this spread-
7 of Swords - i would read this as making the best of a bad set of options. the battle's already been fought, so the mercenaries may as well get the spoils. your options have already been hard for a while, and there's no great obvious solution, so you may as well go for the one that will give you the most immediate benefit. which, then, implies that moving to LA *would* benefit you. perhaps not in a straightforward, exuberant sort of way, but there is gain to be had.
9 of Wands (reversed)- generally this card is of wary guarding- the man has been beaten, but remains at his post. reversed, i would read this a sort of "locking the barn doors after the horse is gone"- the things that you are potentially afraid of happening in LA have already happened, or will regardless, so again, you may as well get what you can from it.
10 of wands (reversed)- an overwhelming surfeit of work. reversed, i would see this as unexpected work- how would moving to LA affect *your* job prospects?
Looking at the Stay in SF option…
2 of Cups (reversed)- i tend to agree w/ what grey said, but i would add that perhaps partnerships/friendships you have initiated here have not panned out as you thought, and you're clinging to the ideals of them, rather than their reality. i have a very hard time seeing how this is a "pro" for staying in the bay area... also, this is often a "marriage" card, and so, reversed, it would make me question how your relationship will hold up if you continue here.
The Devil (reversed)- again, i pretty much agree w/ greywolf. but i would simply add that the seduction of what we believed about a place/home/job/life often does not match up w/ the reality. how are you in denial about what the (especially more recent) reality about the bay area has been for you?
The High Priestess (reversed)- yes, the high priestess is a card of intuition and magic. reversed, i would read this as your magic and intuition being blocked (or even just you feeling that way, the effect is often the same). i think this one is a strong indicator that it may be time for you to instigate a life change in order to catalyze some spiritual growth.
Portland
Page of Cups - this is a card of Beginner's Mind; the beginning of a spiritual or personal quest, of which the ending is unknown.
Ace of Pentacles - this is interesting, for a "con" card. clearly the money is there. but perhaps it is *only* money that is there, and that is not enough for happiness.
Queen of Cups (reversed)- this is a troubling card for me to see reversed, especially in a reading where you have already seen the HPS reversed. if you are not finding spiritual or emotional fulfillment here, this tells me that you will not there either. which makes me think of the reversed ace of coins again, and think yes, portland for the money, but that's it.
all of this is going to lead me to contradict what lot of people have already said, frankly. i think portland might look really good on paper; family is there, the lifestyle is more what you are comfortable with, there's a guaranteed job.
BUT it seems to me that the cards are saying the money is really the only thing that will pan out up there, for whatever reason.
SF looks like bad news to me- staying here is not financially viable, and not especially emotionally productive either.
LA... though i'm hesitant to say it looks "good", because it doesn't, it also looks livable. so. i dunno. the best of a bad lot?
however, i really think you need to go get your cards read by a third party, perhaps even someone outside of caya. :)
good luck, hon. i'll continue lighting candles for you.
<3 t
Ladybug, I tend to agree with what most people are saying so I am not going to regurgitate their analysis. It does look like Portland is the best option for growth, change and happiness along with the prosperity factor.
I also know some folks up there you'd probably gel with!
And, I also agree it couldn't hurt to get a reading or two from someone other than yourself.
We'll hate to see you go but we'll also be excited to find out what will come next!
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