Knight of Swords
In the Health position
Hidden health; physical and emotional.
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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9 of Wands
In the Health position
Visible health; physical and emotional.
Meaning: Just when you think that you have exhausted all your reserves of strength you find a last gasp of energy and triumph against all the odds. Put your faith in the resilience of your inner spirit.
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6 of Discs
In the Attitude position
Hidden mental attitude.
Meaning: You will be the beneficiary of someone else's bounty. This will put your financial affairs on a firmer footing and restore your waning faith in yourself. Remember that you have been helped by the generosity of another, and you should be generous with your own time and advice when someone needs it.
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4 of Cups
In the Attitude position
Visible mental attitude.
Meaning: Difficulties within a relationship have led to unspoken resentments and a lack of emotional fulfillment. You are bored and dissatisfied with your life. You need to re-examine your lifestyle - what it is that you want and how you can achieve it.
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The Tower
In the Relationships position
Hidden relationships.
Meaning: This card indicates that an unexpected shock or disaster will change your life completely. Some action you have taken in the past is now beginning to have unfortunate consequences that you never imagined. This can be a card of liberation, depending on how you respond to the situation. You have the opportunity to begin again and base your future structure on honesty, truth, and sound principles.
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10 of Discs
In the Relationships position
Visible relationships.
Meaning: This card is concerned with family and tradition. It may concern family wealth, property, or an heirloom passed on - material security based on the work of others in the past.
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Sacrifice
In the Career position
Hidden career.
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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8 of Discs
In the Career position
Visible career.
Meaning: Decide to change your career, either developing a hobby or a new interest into a job, or retraining and learning new skills. This is a particularly fortuitous card for the artist who decides to dedicate himself or herself to an artistic career in maturity.
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Initiation
In the Spirit position
Hidden spiritual path.
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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7 of Wands
In the Spirit position
Visible spiritual path.
Meaning: The Seven of Wands indicates that you will face stiff competition in the area of creative endeavors or business projects. You will have to reach new levels of imagination and creativity to get your ideas accepted in the face of envious rivals.
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The Chariot
In the Outcome position
Outcome of the present path.
Meaning: You will have to use the strength of your will to overcome obstacles. This struggle will ultimately temper you and make you stronger. On a deeper level, the chariot is telling you that you must come to terms with your own aggressive impulses. Aggression can be very destructive, but it is also a powerful energy that can be channeled creatively.
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