This Week: Dramatic Talk Brings Institutional Restriction, But Beware Of Falseness & Enemies In The Ranks Exploiting Sincerity
Week commencing 15th April 2024
So this week, we’re back to another kind of tableau, and yet another kind of “witchy” reference.
As an aside, as you’ve probably been able to tell, essentially, most 19th century fortune telling card decks were given names to evoke either some sort of link either with Romani “gypsies”/ Bohemians (or Egyptians) or “witches”, usually when they were intended to have a darker edge rather than just be mysterious. Or various combinations thereof. OR they were spuriously named after famous fortune tellers (“Lenormand”) or hinted at said famous fortune tellers (Sibylle des Salons, who was meant to be… Marie LeNormand!)
Anyway, today is no exception, as we’re back with the “Witch’s Tableau” (or Table) and… the “Gypsy” Oracle Cards or Sibilla della Zingara.
The spread, if you recall, is a simple 4x4 16-card tableau, which is read in four “quadrants” and then horizontals, verticals and diagonals as usual. You can remind yourself of how to draw and lay it here:
And the spread for this week upcoming is as follows:
The Cards
Despair, Frivolity, House, Prison; Sorrow, Conversation, Wedding, Falseness; Thief, Friend, Journey, Fortune; Thought, Enemy, Old Woman (R), Waiting.
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The Reading
Quadrants
We start, then, with the quadrants and something the cards suggest is known about in the recent past, which looks like a kind of superficial display of despair, a kind of crying wolf, if you like (Despair, Frivolity) which also has involved talking of great sorrow and grief (Sorrow, Conversation). The talk has been of great despair and trauma (Despair, Conversation) but it’s a kind of superficial or frivolous sorrow (Frivolity, Sorrow) - kinda “fetch me my chaise longue and smelling salts, Waitrose has run out of caviar!” type stuff. Hmm. There is absolutely real despair and sorrow somewhere, it seems (Despair, Sorrow) but conversations and discourse has not been serious (Frivolity, Conversation).
Under the surface, it seems genuine friendship has been lost or thrown away (Thief, Friend) or a ‘friend’ figure has taken something they shouldn’t. An enemy’s thoughts have been in the picture (Thought, Enemy). There’s been a theft or loss at the hands of an enemy (Thief, Enemy) and sincere friends, supporters and helpers, appear to have been doing some thinking (Friend, Thought) - OR an “enemy” has been impacting what they think and believe, so there might have been some manipulation going on.
Ahead, and on the conscious level, there seems to be something “locked” into place or restricted regarding institutions, families, or organisations (House, Prison). Perhaps we will see restrictions and limitations being imposed , or perhaps we will see them trapping themselves or stuck in some way. But there seems to be a commitment, sadly, to falseness, to something untrue or fake (Wedding, Falsehood), a bad deal or commitment. There’ll be “falseness” in the House, it seems, and restrictive, limiting agreements or pledges made (House, Falseness; Prison, Wedding).
But under the surface, it sees there’s positive movement or progress in some way (Journey, Fortune) and something an unpleasant or difficult senior or older woman (?) has been anticipating (Old Woman R, Waiting).
The Rows Across
Generally speaking, these will take us from what’s on the surface down more to what’s less consciously known or bubbling underneath it.
The top row is showing us a kind of “frivolous despair”, perhaps fuss-making and drama, leading to restrictions or limitation in institutions or businesses (Despair, Frivolity, House, Prison) or very limiting structures.
Below, we have Sorrow or sadness being expressed by groups of people or in Conversation or discourse, but a commitment in some ways to falsehoods, adhering or bonding to , even marrying something or someone that isn’t true (Wedding, Falseness).
Then you have a loss of sincere friendships and support, or it has been forcibly stolen or taken away (Thief, Friend), although under the surface there should be positive progress being made (Journey, Fortune).
The very bottom row speaks of Enemy Thought, so how an enemy thinks or perceives things and a negative older woman figure waiting or expecting something to happen (Old Woman R, Waiting)
The Columns Down
These will broadly take us from recent past influences into the future.
We start with the Despair and desperation, terrible Sorrow or grief of some kind and Thoughts being stolen or lost because of it; or perhaps it’s a result of not really thinking carefully (Thief, Thought). So maybe thoughtlessness or even manipulation is involved.
Then there are what appear to be fairly superficial conversations and discussions (Frivolity, Conversation) that offer succour or friendship to what looks like a male enemy (Friend, Enemy)
Next, we have the House, so structures, homes, families, institutions and a marriage or agreement of some kind (House, Wedding) and a moving on involving an unpleasant older woman (Journey, Old Woman R).
And the last column shows a Prison and Falseness, so someone trapped by lies, hoist by their own petard, maybe? Or just locked into them, perhaps, which may still override good luck and fortune and better things being awaited (Fortune, Waiting).
The Diagonals
Here, we have that despair, and perhaps desperate conversations being had (Despair, Conversation) while a journey or moving on is anticipated (Journey, Waiting).
In the other direction, we seem to have something “locked in” or agreed in a restrictive way (Prison, Wedding) involving a sincere and helpful Friend and her Thoughts. Some kind of limitation agreed?
The Pairs
Now pairing mirrored cards gives us the following:
Despair and desperation or expressions of that (drama, perhaps) expected or anticipated (Despair, Waiting) but something frivolous and unserious, or fun and games concerning an unpleasant older or senior woman (Frivolity, Old Woman R). There’s a male Enemy figure in the House or operating internally who seems to be trying to limit or restricting thought or thinking capability (Prison, Thought).
There’s Sorrow and sadness over good luck and Fortune for someone, but Conversations and discussions will be moving on (Journey). Nonetheless, there’s likely to be the bonding or Wedding of a sincere Friend, someone kind and helpful to something False that has been stolen (Thief).
Summary
It looks as though we’ve been seeing a kind of superficial display of despair, a kind of crying wolf, which also has involved talking of great sorrow and grief. The talk has been of great despair and trauma, but it’s a kind of superficial or frivolous, even performative sorrow. There is absolutely real despair and sorrow somewhere, it seems but conversations and discourse has not been serious and games have been being played with what is said.
Under the surface, it seems genuine friendship has been lost or thrown away or a ‘friend’ figure has taken something they shouldn’t. An enemy’s thoughts have been in the picture. There’s been a theft or loss at the hands of an enemy and sincere friends, supporters and helpers, appear to have been doing some thinking - OR an “enemy” has been impacting what they think and believe, so there might have been some manipulation going on.
Ahead, and on the conscious level, there seems to be something “locked” into place or restricted regarding institutions, families, or organisations. Perhaps we will see restrictions and limitations being imposed , or perhaps we will see them trapping themselves or stuck in some way. But there seems to be a commitment, sadly, to falseness, to something untrue or fake, a bad deal or commitment. There’ll be “falseness” in the house, it seems, and restrictive, limiting agreements or pledges made. Under the surface though, it sees there’s positive movement or progress in some way and something an unpleasant or difficult senior or older woman (?) has been anticipating.
So there is a kind of “frivolous despair”, perhaps fuss-making and drama, leading to restrictions or limitation in institutions or businesses or very limiting structures. We have sadness being expressed by groups of people or in discussion, but a commitment in some ways to falsehoods, adhering or bonding to , even marrying something or someone that isn’t true. Then you have a loss of sincere friendships and support, or it has been forcibly stolen or taken away although under the surface there should be positive progress being made. How an enemy thinks or perceives things is a feature, and a negative older woman figure is waiting or expecting something to happen.
The terrible despair and sorrow appears to involve thought being stolen or lost because of it; or perhaps it’s a result of not really thinking carefully. So maybe thoughtlessness or even manipulation is involved. This brings fairly superficial conversations and discussions that offer succour or friendship to what looks like a male enemy. Then structures, homes, families, institutions agree to a deal or marriage or arrangement of some kind and there’s a moving on involving an unpleasant older woman. But someone will get trapped by lies, hoist by their own petard, maybe? Or just locked into them, perhaps, which may still override good luck and fortune and improvements being awaited.
Overall, we have despair and desperation or expressions of that (drama, perhaps) expected or anticipated, and something frivolous and unserious, or fun and games concerning an unpleasant older or senior woman. There’s a male enemy figure, perhaps a spy in the house or operating internally who seems to be trying to limit or restrict thought or thinking capability.
There’s upset over good luck and fortune for someone, but discussions will be moving on. Nonetheless, there’s likely to be the bonding of a sincere friend, someone kind and helpful to something false that has been stolen.
I guess it’s a case of “watch out with what you’ve been told”!
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