New Moon/Winter Solstice Spread from Little Red Tarot

1. Where you stand
King of Cups

I just love it when cards come up over and over in readings. Yeah, it’s been an emotional time and I’ve been doing my very best to cope like a King/Queen (which has also been coming up a lot lately). It’s been rough sailing for sure and I’m tired! I was starting to feel really drained by it, but now I feel hopeful because I remembered to stop for a second and get grounded in who I am for a minute and what I want out of my life. I feel like this relates a lot to LRT’s recent post on reactivity vs. proactivity.

2. Something to leave behind

Knight of Pentacles

Despite the usual interpretation of the KOP, the card in this deck speaks to me of running around in all directions, wildly dealing with all manner of Pent./material/physical/financial/relationship stuff. Not in a very organized manner. I feel like I’ve lost track of my ‘way/path’. I haven’t had a plan or anything. I also feel that with the Knight there is a brave, fighting quality and wonder if I’m supposed to let that go too. Dunno.

3. Something to receive

2 of Swords

I really like Little Red’s interpretation of this card. To me it is also more about a time of quiet introspection. There is a relationship with boundaries too, in order to have the time for that (see #5 below). I think the quiet introspection is also in keeping with the previous card. I need to focus myself right now.

4. Something to learn

Queen of Swords

I have definitely been the QOS this past year, learning and facing all kinds of truths with courage. I have also experienced lots and lots of sorrow along with that. This combines with the KOC above: it’s been rough! Also, I like how two cards often naturally combine within a reading to create and enhance their own meaning.

5. Something to give

7 of Wands

I feel like this is a reaffirmation to maintain very clear and strong boundaries with the world (something I’ve been very poor at lately). Also, I feel like it’s saying that I should focus more on creativity and work. I’m starting an internship next month and I’m also feeling a renewed fiery creative feeling–ready to get productive in a creative way, which I love! It feeds my soul! Need it!

Seven’s are usually about illusion, but I feel right now that I am ready to throw out traditional interpretation and go with my intuition. Which is really interesting because during a recent Tarot-dry spell I had a Tarot reading at my school and she told me that I was relying on books too much and that I was very intuitive and to trust that. My reaction was ‘but I am just not capable of reading intuitively’. She spoke like she was a psychic and just knew how I was doing lots of stuff in life, including going about Tarot.

6. Your hopes and dreams

King of Pentacles

Yep! As in the KOP above, I’ve been desperately trying to/wanting to be totally secure in life, financially and in my relationship with my GF. I definitely want to be this King, enjoying my material accomplishments while I relax and survey my domain.

7. Your secret special skill

Ace of Pentacles

I’m really good at building a home. I’m also really good at sticking with creative/educational/writing projects that I’m interested in and seeing them through. I can get a lot of work done, if it’s something I like. Crummy minimum wage jobs, however, not so much, which is really horrible, because I need to support myself, and an apartment, and car, and generally be an adult about it.

If you have ideas about this reading, I’d love to read them!