The Lovers
In the Health position
Hidden health; physical and emotional.
Meaning: The Lovers always indicates a difficult choice, usually in matters of love, but depending on surrounding cards it can be a choice concerning your career, family, or property. Spiritually, this card is a messenger of the higher realms, telling you of the importance of truth and the purest of motives.
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King of Discs
In the Health position
Visible health; physical and emotional.
Meaning: He is steady, methodical, and reliable. He thinks carefully before he acts, and when he does act, he follows the course he has set for himself without deviation.
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Knight of Swords
In the Attitude position
Hidden mental attitude.
Meaning: The Knight is a mercurial man with extreme, but changeable, opinions. What he fiercely believes one day may be radically altered the next.
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Ace of Swords
In the Attitude position
Visible mental attitude.
Meaning: The Ace of Swords indicates an awakening of mental powers, a surge of new ideas and concepts that will change your view of the world and your life forever.
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3 of Swords
In the Relationships position
Hidden relationships.
Meaning: The Three of Swords indicates that things have reached rock bottom. Your life is taken up with quarrels and upheavals.
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King of Swords
In the Relationships position
Visible relationships.
Meaning: He has very high moral ideals and is an intellectual; he does not allow his heart to rule his head. He is capable of instigating great changes around himself.
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Initiation
In the Career position
Hidden career.
Meaning: The Initiation card may mark the passage from one state to a new one, the natures of which can be divined from surrounding cards. A spiritual initiation also marks a state of new consciousness, the dawning of spiritual awareness and joy. This is a card of balance and harmony derived from working with sympathetic people in a relationship of equal give and take.
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5 of Discs
In the Career position
Visible career.
Meaning: Your life becomes bound by enforced restrictions. The likely cause of this is financial difficulty. Reconsider your attitudes and develop a sense of self-worth based on who you are, rather than what you do or what you own.
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The Green Man
In the Spirit position
Hidden spiritual path.
Meaning: If the Green Man appears in your spread, it indicates that powerful forces are at work in your life breaking down the old order so that a new one may emerge. Spiritually you will receive unexpected guidance and fresh inspiration with experiences far beyond the usual. Precisely what you seek is not yet clear - you may greet the call with a mixture of excitement and anxiety; it is a leap into the dark.
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Sacrifice
In the Spirit position
Visible spiritual path.
Meaning: This card indicates that a willing sacrifice of some kind will be called for. You will be forced to recognize the necessity of change, which involves letting one thing go to gain another, whether this concerns relationships, possessions, or personal growth. On a deeper level, the Sacrifice card is asking you to look at your attitudes toward control. Sometimes it is necessary to relax and let go, to let events take their course.
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Knight of Wands
In the Outcome position
Outcome of the present path.
Meaning: The Knight of Wands loves a challenge and is virtually fearless, thriving on the stimulation of danger and risk. The Knight is a warm, generous, loveable character who makes a wise and loyal friend, though his temper is quick to flare up if he thinks anyone is abusing his generosity.
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