Samhain Reading

The Celtic Cross 

1. You now - Four of Swords

The past prevents you from moving on. You feel stuck, paralyzed by your fears and self-doubt generated by pain and heartbreaks from the past. 

2. Obstacle - The Star

Your ideals and expectations are so high that no one, not even you, can live up to them. Freely giving yourself in love because you are idealizing the person.

3. Conscious goal - Ace of Cups

Early stages of love and romance is indicated. You may find that your feelings have intensified, that you are falling head over heels for someone. You can just as easily be infatuated by an idea as you are by a lover.

4. Unconscious influence - Ten of Cups

You crave emotional fulfillment in a relationship. You search for happiness and the promise for more to come. You're looking for a safe haven.

5. Past influence - Queen of Wands

A figure who had came into your life exuding sex appeal and reminding you of your own sexual accomplishments. The person is charismatic and creative, attractive and magnetic.

6. Approaching influence - Knight of Cups

This card appears when we are not honest about our feelings. Do you desire a knight in shining armor to rescue you? It could be time to open up, be more sensitive, play a romantic game, indulge in the most fanciful and protean of love's experiences. Represents someone who is a great lover, full of emotions, charm and desire to please the other.

7. Inner resource or talent - The Chariot

This card is all about confidence, healthy ego and self-belief. You will have the self assurance and spirit to get what you want. Take care not to be too controlling, or let someone who only thinks of himself hamper you.

8. How other see you - Four of Pentacles

People find you mean, possessive, a control freak, stubborn and stagnant. You believe that your way is the only way, and controls others with materialism. You control others very subtly through your ego's need to possess and thereby maintain control. You relate to others by defining your territory, saying 'this is mine, not yours'.

9. Fears - Five of Wands

You fear not knowing where you truly stand with someone. You feel as if the world is against you, that anything that can go wrong has gone wrong.

10. Outcome - The Magician

This card signifies masculine sexual energy. Don't be so focused on yourself that you ignore your deeper needs and values. The Magician always represents an individual that you need to get to know before you hand your heart to him. Recognize that you have the power to create your own reality

The Relationship Right Now

1. Its energy - Temperance

In a sense, you have died and been reborn. The ego has failed you so you finally have the freedom to release it. You are left in total passivity, waiting for the new tools you will need to guide you in evaluating the world.

2. Its communication - Ten of Swords

Before you embark on a new journey, you must liberate yourself from old patterns of behavior, drop emotional baggage and say goodbye to the 'old you'. This is the turning point.

3. Its strength - The Lovers

You may find yourself being tested before you transition into a new phase of life. There may be a new relationship entering your life, one that will have significant impact. Lovers in an upright position indicates that you are emotionally and spiritually ready.

4. Its weakness - Two of Pentacles

You may be juggling too many things at once. Perhaps you need someone else to help balance the psychological books with you.

5. Its reality - Seven of Cups

You have high expectations and expect to get away with anything. You live a life of excess, do not overestimate what someone has to offer you.

6. Its passion - King of Swords

You are excited by a challenge of wits. He is often consumed by his work and has a love for knowledge. He tends to think abstractly and can distinguish truth from untruths. He has an attraction to idealism but may be inhibited by his rational thought processes. His temperament is calm, controlled and objective. He would prefer not to disclose his emotions for fear that it may make him vulnerable. He is cautious and careful as he would like to maintain control and order. He is not always at ease in relationships. Although he can be attentive and charming, he can lose interest quickly. He refrains from giving his emotions too much power. This can at times make him feel defensive and distant.

7. The key to its future - Six of Cups

Relationships may need to become more playful and innocent. Allow yourself to be vulnerable with your partner. Speak from the heart. The Six of Cups urges you to break from past obligations that are holding you back. You may need to let go of old ties and relationships. Be willing to try something new, live in the moment.