A card in the left position indicates what has happened to affect your question in the past.

Meaning: You have done well. Your projects are a success, and the financial rewards you are reaping make you feel secure and protected. But be careful, for this card is a double-edged sword. One side of the shields expresses your ability to succeed, save, and benefit from your successes. You are not a risk taker; you invest wisely and watch your purse or wallet. However, the other side of the shield warns of the fickle and unpredictable nature of financial, material gain; it will not support you emotionally, but it may give the illusion that it does.

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A card in the middle position indicates what is affecting your question at this time.

Meaning: This is a card that is on the surface blatantly obvious in its meanings, whatever the question. To find the Lovers present implies that there are issues concerning relationships, love, connection, and the myriad of ways these can express themselves in human life—however our personal beliefs and values express themselves in relationships. The question may be asking you to evaluate self-love. To love thyself is essential for anyone else to love you. Sexuality raises its head here, too; look to the cards on either side to guide you into the evaluation of this card and its place in the reading.

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A card in the right position indicates your questions future.

Meaning: Consider the implications of pregnancy: one can do nothing but wait. When the Mother (the Empress) appears in a reading, she suggests that certain things are out of one's personal control—in the hands of nature, if you like. Perhaps inaction has as much validity as action, letting nature take its course. Allow your instincts to lead you; listen deeply to what your gut and your senses are telling you. This is a card of birthing and nurture—of bringing something into being, literally speaking or creatively.

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