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Current Influences
Your present position. This card reveals influences, and shows the general direction of the reading.


Knight of Swords

If you or someone close to you is represented by the Knight of Swords, beware. It is symbolic of a forceful personality, one which combines zealous dedication to success with razor-sharp intellect. However, whether in the form of a companion or your own inner nature, these same attributes can give rise to a formidable enemy. When it refers instead to your circumstances, the Knight suggests you are headed for turbulent times, which can be most successfully faced with decisive action on your part.

Key interpretations:

Conflict
Destruction
Domineering
Loss
Unexpected
In this position, the card reveals:

Expect a presence in your life, displaying strength and confidence, and associated with a sudden change, a departure from a comfort zone, possibly leading to an end to your current difficulties.

Obstacles
Immediate Influences. This card reveals the nature of the obstacles immediately before you.


King of Cups

The King of Cups is the worldly and calm projection of authority. To find him in your spread is most likely a reference to someone else who will aid you in achieving your goals. This person may seem unconcerned, even distant, but their motivations are pure. Whatever advice they give will be important to you and should be considered in your own deliberations. If it does refer to you personally, it shows an inner strength and tightly disciplined control of emotions.

Key interpretations:

Compassionate
Good advice / Helpful
Integrity
Mature, Authoritative Man
Spouse
In this position, the card reveals:

A powerful new friend or counsel will arrive on the scene to give you advice.

Past Foundations
Recent influences or events in the past from which your current situation has arisen.


Two of Cups

The single resounding theme associated with the Two of Cups is partnership. What sort of partnership is less clear, but you are in the past, present, or future, part of a powerful one. This partnership will involve absolute trust and command respect. It may, of course, be a particularly emotional love affair, but it could just as easily be a deep and abiding friendship. The exact nature may be revealed by the rest of the spread. It will be a source of happiness for you, a presence in your life you can count on at every turn, and whose well-being will be as important to you as your own.

Key interpretations:

Commitment
Friendship
Love
Partnership
Relationship
In this position, the card reveals:

A recent development, likely unexpected, has changed a business or emotional partnership in the long run for the better.

Past Events
Reveals a recent influence or event which is coming to an end.


Three of Pentacles

If you can maintain a clear sense of purpose over the coming months, you are well positioned to see your hard work get the recognition it deserves. While it is not guaranteed, and it may tax your interpersonal skills, if you maintain your own pace and trust in others, recognition will be yours. That outcome will be worth your determination, as it may not only provide material reward, but also lead to a sense of lasting accomplishment.

Key interpretations:

Excellence
Mastery
Satisfaction
Success
Teamwork
In this position, the card reveals:

Your confidence in your own abilities has been growing. Continue to nurture that new-found assurance, but do not forget to also feed those abilities.

Goals and Destiny
Shows your desired goals and aims, and reveals the best outcome that can be achieved in your current situation.


Nine of Wands

The Nine of Wands is a bittersweet discovery in your spread, as it suggests both struggles ahead and the capacity within you to overcome them. Your life is probably comfortable at the moment, but there are also likely signs of trouble in some of the less critical aspects of your personal or professional life. Your inner strength will be called upon to maintain the current situation, and then to move forward when progress becomes possible for you.

Key interpretations:

Afraid
Cautious
Defensive
Impermanent Security
Inner strength
In this position, the card reveals:

Progress may seem slow to you, going forward. Remember, as you struggle, that each small step, if carefully considered, will add to the last, and you will benefit from the long road traveled.

Future
Reveals a new influence that will soon be brought to bear in your life.


Seven of Wands

You almost certainly have great reserves of courage, and the perseverance to see yourself through difficult times. You may not be aware you possess these qualities, but you will find yourself needing them soon. Expect conflicts, possibly small, but more likely significant. It is not certain where they will arise, but there is no doubt you possess the ability to overcome your adversaries.

Key interpretations:

Coping and Resistance
Courage
Long-term successes
Perseverance
Strength
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