This Week: Deceptions Afoot & The Pressure Of An Advantageous Alliance, But Change Is Coming
Week commencing 11th August 2024
For the week ahead reading today, I’m using a useful tableau spread called The Three Faces of Time.
It looks at the recent past, present and near future of any situation, which in this case is just “What are the influences coming up in the news?”.
Check out the instructions on how to lay and read this spread here:
As this one can use ANY deck, today, I’m using the Celtic Lenormand cards.
Here’s how the cards fell:
The Cards (from top left)
Sun, Storks, Cross, Rider, Bouquet/Flowers; Whip, Book, Fox, House, Scythe; Ship, Crossroads/Paths, Ring, Dog, Clover
The Reading
At the heart of this reading we see, surprise surprise, the Fox, suggesting that deceptions abound at the moment. Someone is NOT telling the truth or is trying to gain advantage by whatever means possible. And it seems that at the heart of things this week will be a burden, debt or responsibility associated with that attempt at advantage (Cross) and an agreement, promise or deal that is connected with it (Ring - shown as clasped hands in this deck). The burden or pressure of a deceptive agreement, then; perhaps having to align with something through gritted teeth because it’s the smart thing to do, even if it’s the ‘wrong’ thing to do.
What has led up to this? Well, a fortunate or fortuitous alliance, it seems (Clover, Dog, Ring), one that appears to have presented itself as an opportunity at the time. And there have been choices or different paths to move down that result from this alliance, perhaps internationally (Crossroads/Paths, Ship).
Now, though, the “House”, perhaps the domestic or national arena, familiar people, members of a party, perhaps, shows division, a sense of being completely split in two over it all (Scythe, House) and there are secrets being deliberately kept, lies being told for advantage (Fox, Book) which are causing strife and conflict (Whip).
Coming up, some better news is on its way, it seems (Flowers, Rider), but there is a huge pressure and burden being put on things (Cross), a major test to undergo, a sacrifice to be made, even, before real changes and a new beginning can be wrought that will lead to success (Storks, Sun).
There should be some positivity that starts overriding the divisions over the chance taken (Bouquet, Scythe, Clover) and there’s likely to be news coming of loyalty to the “house”; so to the country, the party, and so on (Rider, House, Dog). A friend arrives, perhaps even riding to the rescue. But there is that pressure because of the deception, as above, and there’ll be a new start in terms of some choices that have been made that may still be hidden (Storks, Book, Crossroads) but it looks as though any battles will be won overseas (Sun, Whip, Ship) or just by pushing through and forward.
There seems to be an extremely lucky opportunity here (Sun, Clover) involving a change or fresh start in allegiances and loyalty (Storks, Dog),although the burden of a more formal agreement or obligation will certainly be felt (Cross, Ring). News is coming of choices to be made, paths to go down, and it should be a positive journey (Rider; Crossroads/Paths, Flowers, Ship). But there are many painful battles, wars and dangers ongoing (Whip, Scythe) along with secrets in the domestic sphere or home front (Book, House) that are being kept deliberately here, or to someone’s advantage. Whoever it is, is having to be quite cunning at this time (Fox).
Deceptions are at the heart of this week’s reading. Someone is NOT telling the truth or is trying to gain advantage by whatever means possible. And it seems that at the core of things this week will be a burden, debt or responsibility associated with that attempt at advantage and an agreement, promise or deal that is connected with it The burden or pressure of this deceptive agreement, then; perhaps having to align with something through gritted teeth because it’s the smart thing to do, even if it’s the ‘wrong’ thing to do.
What has led up to this? Well, a fortunate or fortuitous alliance, it seems, one that appears to have presented itself as an opportunity at the time. And there have been choices or different paths to move down that result from this alliance, perhaps internationally.
Now, though, the ‘house’, perhaps the domestic or national arena, familiar people, members of a party, perhaps, shows division, a sense of being completely split in two over it all and there are secrets being deliberately kept, lies being told for advantage which are causing strife and conflict.
Coming up, some better news is on its way, it seems, but there is a huge pressure and burden being put on things, a major test to undergo, a sacrifice to be made, even, before real changes and a new beginning can be wrought that will bring success.
There should be some positivity that starts overriding the divisions over the chance taken and there’s likely to be news coming of loyalty to the “house”; so to the country, the party, and so on. A friend arrives, perhaps even riding to the rescue. But there is that pressure because of the deception, as above, and there’ll be a new start in terms of some choices that have been made that may still be hidden. It looks as though any battles will be won overseas or just by pushing through to move things along.
There seems to be an extremely lucky opportunity here involving a change or fresh start in allegiances and loyalty, although the burden of a more formal agreement or obligation will certainly be felt. News is coming of choices to be made, paths to go down, and it should be a positive journey. But there are many painful battles, wars and dangers ongoing, along with secrets in the domestic sphere or home front that are being kept deliberately quiet, or to someone’s advantage. Whoever it is, will have to play it very smart and cunning at this time.