I decide to read for a very good friend of mine, who lives abroad. He seemed upset the last time I talked to him, so I decided see what kind of things were surrounding him right now, and was very surprised by the result!
I chose Sol, the King of Clubs, to represent him. I shuffled the deck, and then looked for Sol and the cards that surrounded him.
The first thing that called my attention was the 5♠ (Circle of Crows) - a card of worry, that confirms my suspects that something wasn't right. Looking at the cards that come before the 5♠, I was surprised by the two very contrasting cards! Although diamonds and clubs are suits that complement each other (fire and air), these cards in particular have very opposing ideas to me.
One of them is the 9♣, Galahad, the eternal idealist. The dreamer, the grail seeker. The other is the 7♦, the Sword or Truth. The sword is between the King of Clubs and the 9♣, so it's as if it's "cutting" Galahad away. I say that something happened that somehow "cut" Sol's dreams away. He has this nice dream or goal of his own, and suddenly harsh reality hit him on the head. And that's what is worrying him.
On his other side, we see Déja, the lovely Queen of Hearts. Notice that Sol is looking at her - she is too part of his worry. Maybe his dreams were related to her, and now he is asking "what do we do, my dear?". But... she has her eyes closed. It is as if she didn't see the problem, or refused to see it. Déja and Sol make a beautiful pairing, but one that tends to focus on their mutual feelings and mental connection - I do not sense a lot of physicality here.
Beside Déja we see the Ace of Clubs (Ethra), a card that indicates dreams and wishes from the mind, and also a huge potential for communication. So he is seeking to communicate with this woman, but in a new way - not in the idealistic manner suggested by the 9♣ anymore. The 6♦ (The Tower), complements well this card, as it is a card of security, and also one that indicates a vantage point (you can see far from the top of a tower). Sol now wants to think his dreams in a more strategical manner, one that can set the foundations to make them come true.
The Playing Card Oracles © Ana Cortez & C.J. Freeman
