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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Page of Swords
In the Health position
Visible health; physical and emotional.
Meaning: The Page of Swords may appear as a young man (or woman) with a sharp, analytical mind, eternally curious and always trying to get to the bottom of a situation or person.
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Initiation
In the Attitude position
Hidden mental attitude.
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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8 of Swords
In the Attitude position
Visible mental attitude.
Meaning: The Eight of Swords is a card of bondage and restriction, whether the cause of this is an illness, a disability, or family or financial circumstances. This dilemma is largely self-created, the bondage is your own fear.
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2 of Cups
In the Relationships position
Hidden relationships.
Meaning: The Two of Cups heralds a phase of harmony and cooperation in the area of relationships. Quarrels and differences in existing relationships are resolved and you may begin new friendships or even a new romance.
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5 of Wands
In the Relationships position
Visible relationships.
Meaning: The Five of Wands indicates that you are in danger of becoming carried away in following a dream and not noticing what is actually going on around you - reality is about to intrude.
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Queen of Cups
In the Career position
Hidden career.
Meaning: She may appear rather languid and dreamy. She is highly imaginative and artistic, intuitive, and possibly clairvoyant. She appears to have great mysterious depths to her psyche that are unfathomable to the observer.
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The Green Man
In the Career position
Visible career.
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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The Shaman
In the Spirit position
Hidden spiritual path.
Meaning: The Shaman card indicates a time to show prudence. You should stand back from current events so that you can make a clearer evaluation of what is going on. This is a time for careful planning, not action. Spiritually, this is a very important card indicating that you will receive illumination from within.
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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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6 of Discs
In the Outcome position
Outcome of the present path.
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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