As those of you who have been following along have doubtless been able to surmise, I lately have been experiencing a less than lovely romantic situation. It had a most unpleasant coda on Sunday - a hurtful and unnecessary phone call that left me stunned, angry and bewildered. I needed to understand it and so I turned where I always do in cases like this - tarot.

However, with the cards laid out in front of me, I was just as confused as before. So I thought I would enlist the help of my reader friends to figure out what this could mean.

I used my favorite spread, The Celtic Cross. Keep in mind that I was taught to read tarot without reversals, so everything is straight up. This is what I got:

The Celtic Cross

1. Strength
2. Nine of Cups
3. Nine of Wands
4. The Lovers
5. Ten of Swords
6. Five of Pentacles
7. Nine of Swords
8. The Hermit
9. Ten of Cups
10. King of Cups

First off, I noticed how many nines there were. Any numerology experts like to venture an opinion on what it means to have so many nines in one reading?

Then I was struck by the seemingly antithetical juxtaposition of those horrible Sword cards with the happier Cup cards. What does that mean?

One important thing to note is that for as long as I have known him, the now-ex-boyfriend always appeared in readings as the King of Cups. He is a Pisces. It followed. I also always took it as an indication of his role as the love in my life. I'm so, so perplexed that this card appeared in the Outcome position. WTF?!

Does this mean that I'm going to end up with him anyway? That he's going to end up happy with his new girlfriend while I am miserable about his betrayal? That there is going to be a new love interest instead?

I'm so, so confused!

I used to be an extremely intuitive tarot reader. I learned from my friend Susan Levitt while I was living in San Francisco. Last year, now here in Boston, I took a another tarot class because I thought it would be interesting to learn how to read the cards from a different perspective. Unfortunately, what it did was mess with my ability to read the cards instinctively. I haven't been reading much lately because I find this development disheartening and frustrating.

I am determined to refresh my tarot skills. However, in the mean time, I would so appreciate any insight that anyone who reads tarot can offer. Comments please!

Posted by Angela-Eloise at 1:46 PM