dodalisque wrote: ↑12 May 2020, 05:15
I would like to see you read with your new Millenium TdM, especially if you can work in a handful of Minors to supplement the Major 5 card line in some way. But just see where the reading leads you. A basic 5 card answer would be fine.
I have lived in Canada for many years but my parents, who are now quite old and infirm, are still living in England. When I went to visit them last year a local women, a single mom, had become established as their indispensable helper and they had virtually adopted her as their own. This woman and I fell into a passionate affair that rocked my world. I felt sure that it had rocked both our worlds. But about 6 months later certain business matters forced me to return to Canada. Letters from England suggest that my parents are now considering altering their will to include this woman. Was I being manipulated? Are my parents being manipulated? I am not sure if this falls under the category of a third-person reading, but I would like to have some insight into what is going on across the Atlantic. I feel that my inheritance and my heart may be at risk.
It took me some time to work up a question that didn’t feel like a third party reading. I finally landed on “What does dodalisque need to know about what is happening to and with his family in England?” Here are the cards I drew:
Now I shuffle to avoid reversals. However, during this shuffle two cards fell and when I picked them up I thought I had them in the upright orientation but apparently I hadn’t. Since I never intentionally introduce reversals, I always leave them if they’re able to make it onto the table reversed. And I think it’s especially noteworthy that it’s the center card, and that the center card is Le Maison Dieu. I’m immediately struck by the sense of free fall that this card exhibits when reversed. The figures, instead of being drawn to the surety of the ground, are caught in a moment before they are flung into the very fires that are toppling the tower in the first place. Reversed, Le Maison Dieu is even more chaotic than upright. And your parents are caught in it.
Jumping for a moment to the outermost cards, we have Arcanum XIII and La Rove de Fortune. You said this woman was trying to get your parents to include her in their will. A will is only relevant when the person whose will it is passes away. The wheel of fortune paired with the thirteenth suggests a change of fortunes due to a death in the family. Whether that fortune goes to you or to this woman is, I believe, entirely in your hands.
This leads me to the two cards flanking the center, Lermite and Le Judgement. I can only see you as the Hermit, cloistered away from the unfolding events as you are on a different continent. However, the Hermit shines his light on the situation, illuminating the plight of the figures in La Maison Dieu. You may be far away, but distance can also provide clarity. Judgement is a card of reawakening. The blast of the angel’s horn renews those who hear it. It’s not subtle, it is pure power. You need to make the clarion call that wakes your parents up to the predicament they’re in. Don’t be subtle, be clear and stand up for the judgement you wish to see.
I’m seeing no sign of the woman at the center of it all. Her presence is felt throughout the spread but she’s like a hidden figure. I decided to pull a clarifying card from the pips to ascertain her role in the situation. Because Le Maison Dieu is both the center card of the spread and because it is the focal point of the entire situation, I counted out the top sixteen cards and placed the sixteenth underneath Le Maison Dieu to get a clearer picture. Here is what that looks like:
The nine of cups. This speaks to me of emotional manipulation. Cups can contain life giving water, but they can also contain hidden poison. The foliage appears to be trapping several of the cups in its grasp, and if left unchecked, it could trap every last cup. Additionally with the reversed card above, it looks like the figures will fall into the cups, drowning on the emotional upheaval. It pains me to say, but it appears that you and your parents have been deceived and manipulated.
Still, I see the way out. Lermite and Le Judgement tell us that this isn’t a done deal already, and you can still help your parents find their way out of free fall.
I wish I had a sunnier reading to offer, but that is what the cards are showing me. I hope this was useful if nothing else. Good luck, my friend.
Edit: After finishing the reading I happened to check the bottom of the majors portion of the deck as saw La Force. This could speak to specific manipulation of you by this woman through your affair (the woman has control over the beast of passion), but I also think it’s a recommendation for you: Control your passions in this affair to allow the strength of your argument shine through. Be strong but keep control because that levelheaded nature will help convince your parents.
I also sought out the other card that fell out during the shuffle to see if it was also reversed, and indeed it had been placed back into the deck upside down. The card was Lestoille which in reverse I took as a direct reference to this woman and her unpure motives. Turning it back upright I saw it as your family being able to wash yourselves clean of the sticky situation.