Wow, so we’re in June already!
I like to start each month with at least one different layout and deck, just to see how well they do and how accurate (or not!) they turn out to be.
As a reminder, last month we used a spread called the Jacob’s Ladder, as well as a general one from the Russian Gypsy Oracle, which I think does some of the best “general overview” predictions.
Here were the two readings:
So how did they do?
I’m not sure that we particularly saw a “looking outside the norm” this month. Blows to pride? Well, that could be a few people. I was going to say the Donald, but I definitely wouldn’t say he hid his feelings with any dignity. Politically, though, there were a few humiliations, and I do think that some allegiances are likely on the cards. Certainly, nobody seems able to “get away with” much right now; there’s a general atmosphere of exposure of secrets. But there is still an atmosphere of fervour about, particularly with regard to student demos and crowd behaviour in general, on both sides of the political spectrum.
There’s definitely yet more Harry/Meghan stuff that’s been in the news STILL (yawn) esp over Nigeria and some of the Jacob’s Ladder stuff looks very much like that, regarding their still-erstwhile fans. Not sure about the ‘moneymaking mob’ or craze here though, not seeing any of that yet unless it’s about making money off social media.
So.
Let’s leave May behind and take a look ahead at June!
Now, tableaus are pretty good options for month ahead type readings because of their storytelling qualities. If you missed it, click the button below to get yesterday’s post on getting more detail from a giant 52-card spread, which subscribers will find also gives you some more gossip about Charles…
But this time, we’re going smaller, and using the 16-Card “Witch’s Tableau”, a simple but useful spread which you can use with ANY deck. It’s not overwhelming like the GT, but has enough in it to give you a good bit of detail, perfect for a month ahead or even week ahead read. We’re using the Gilded Reverie Lenormand for this today, which if you’ll remember, contains several additional cards, some of which appear here.
You can find the details of how to lay and read the Witch’s Tableau here.
This Month’s Cards
Ring, Birds, Stars, Tower; Storks, Coffin, Cross, Magnifying Glass; Bear, Mice, Book, Mountain; Lilies, Clover, Labyrinth, Mask
Interpretation
The cards indicate that there’s been chatter or talk about a marriage or a deal (Ring, Birds) and that a “fresh start” has been brought to an end or has simply not got off the ground (Storks, Coffin). The beginning of the end or the end of the beginning? There was some kind of commitment to a new start or a change (Ring, Storks), but the word is, it’s all over (Birds, Coffin).
Under the surface, it seems, power, “clout” and wealth has been lost or diminished (Bear, Mice) although family members and longstanding virtue have been lucky or gained opportunities (Lilies, Clover). Powerful elders or seniors and a sense of integrity have undermined or lost opportunities (Bear, Lilies; Mice, Clover).
Now, we’re likely to see new ambitions in governance or with the powers-that be (Stars, Tower), a desire for new status and standing. But tests, obligations and general burdens, all that weighs things down, will need to be carefully examined at this time (Cross, Magnifying Glass). The achievement of plans and ambitions comes with big tests and are weighed down by duties and responsibilities (Stars, Cross), and there’s going to need to be institutional, even legal, scrutiny (Tower, Magnifying Glass).
Once again, we see that under the surface there will be secrets and knowledge blocked (Book, Mountain) and it looks as though there’s some hidden intricacy or a masked network of some kind going on (Labyrinth, Mask). Connections and interconnections that have been deliberately disguised. There appears to be a hidden underground of some kind, or at least a puzzle to be solved (Book, Labyrinth) that is blocked by a disguise or whatever it’s being fronted by (Mountain, Mask).
I wonder if this something hidden and murky that might start coming to light in the next few months then? It looks as though it’ll start being looked at more closely this month.
Reading the rows across, we see talk of a deal, commitment (spoken pledges?) or a marriage, with ambitions and hopes and plans on a governmental or institutional level (Ring, Birds, Stars, Tower). An agreed new start or change has not come off or has died a death, and the responsibilities and burdens involved need to start to be examined closely (Storks, Coffin, Cross, Magnifying Glass).
Power and strength has been undermined and lost because of secrets and knowledge that is being blocked (Bear, Mice, Book, Mountain). An older person or their family and integrity and their opportunities and luck appears to have involved a shadowy underground network or “complication”, a knot that is being deliberately masked or disguised (Lilies, Clover, Labyrinth, Mask).
If we look at the columns down, we see a commitment to a change or fresh start involving power, strength and underlying integrity, a family or an older, experienced person (Ring, Storks, Bear, Lilies). But talk of an ending or even death has undermined those chances and opportunities and that basic positivity (Birds, Coffin, Mice, Clover). Someone’s ambitions or goals will be weighed down by guilty secrets, a secret or knowledge of a hidden network or set of complications (Stars, Cross, Book, Labyrinth), and this will start coming under official scrutiny this month, while underneath it’ll be blocked by the veneer or deliberate masking of issues (Tower, Magnifying Glass, Mountain, Mask).
Diagonally, the cards show a commitment, pledge or marriage ending due to secret or hidden disguises (Ring, Coffin, Book, Mask), and institutional burdens or guilt (or something to do with the Church) that undermines integrity, experience and family life (Tower, Cross, Mice, Lilies).
Pairing the cards give us an agreed or pledged mask, disguise or persona (Ring, Mask) and dark gossip about a puzzle or shadowy network (Birds, Labyrinth). There are ambitions and excellent opportunities and luck (Stars, Clover) and a sense of institutional purity or a family (Tower, Lilies), something long established. But change and progress is being blocked or met with resistance (Storks, Mountain) and a secret coming to an end, a secret about a death or knowledge being “killed” (Coffin, Book), while guilt undermines and creates losses (Cross, Mice) and power and assets are closely examined (Magnifying Glass, Bear).
It appears there’s been chatter or talk about a marriage or a deal and that a “fresh start” has been brought to an end or has simply not got off the ground. The beginning of the end or the end of the beginning? There was some kind of commitment to a new start or a change, but the word is, it’s all over.
Under the surface, it seems, power, “clout” and wealth has been lost or diminished ) although family members and longstanding virtue have been lucky or gained opportunities. Powerful elders or seniors and a sense of integrity have undermined or lost opportunities. Now, we’re likely to see new ambitions in governance or with the powers-that be, a desire for new status and standing. But tests, obligations and general burdens, all that weighs things down, will need to be carefully examined at this time. The achievement of plans and ambitions comes with big tests and are weighed down by duties and responsibilities, and there’s going to need to be institutional, even legal, scrutiny.
Once again, we see that under the surface there will be secrets and knowledge blocked and it looks as though there’s some hidden intricacy or a masked network of some kind going on. Connections and interconnections that have been deliberately disguised. There appears to be a hidden underground of some kind, or at least a puzzle to be solved that is blocked by a disguise or whatever persona it’s being fronted by.
The talk of a deal, commitment (spoken pledges?) or a marriage, with ambitions and hopes and plans on a governmental or institutional level seems to have involved an agreed new start, but change has not come off or has died a death, and the responsibilities and burdens involved need to start to be examined closely. Power and strength has been undermined and lost because of secrets and knowledge that is being blocked). An older person or their family and integrity and their opportunities and luck appears to have involved a shadowy underground network or “complication”, a knot that is being deliberately masked or disguised.
So while there’s been a commitment to a change or fresh start involving power, strength and underlying integrity, a family or an older, experienced person . But talk of an ending or even death has undermined those chances and opportunities and that basic positivity . Someone’s ambitions or goals will be weighed down by guilty secrets, a secret or knowledge of a hidden network or set of complications and this will start coming under official scrutiny this month, while underneath it’ll be blocked by the veneer or deliberate masking of issues.
The commitment, pledge or marriage comes to an end due to secret or hidden disguises, and institutional burdens or guilt (or something to do with the Church) that undermines integrity, experience and family life. An agreed or pledged mask, disguise or persona and dark gossip about a puzzle or shadowy network. There are ambitions and excellent opportunities and luck and a sense of institutional purity or a family , something long established. But change and progress is being blocked or met with resistance and a secret will come to an end, a secret about a death or knowledge being “killed” while guilt undermines and creates losses and power and assets are closely examined.