This Week: Still With The Games; Sickness, Healing, Relapses, Crazy People & Those Who Undermine
Week commencing Monday 12th February 2024
For this week’s “Week Ahead” reading, we’re using a 16-card spread that I haven’t used here before. It’s another, smaller tableau, is most often used with playing cards, but you can use it with any deck, and it’s known to some readers as “The Witch’s Table” or “The Witch’s Spread”.
For today’s version, we’re using the Sibilla della Zingara aka the Gypsy Oracle Cards, which is the later version of the Vera Sibilla, but minus the playing card references.
I’ll detail the how-tos of the Witch’s Spread in a separate post, but a lot of the ways to read tableaus like this should likely be pretty familiar to you by now.
Here’s the spread for “What’s Coming Up This Week In The News?” (pl excuse the light glare in the middle. The card there is the Sighs).
As I would be 100% certain this is a Royal reading, it’s an opportune time to let those of you who are fans of these, that I’ve now set up a separate page where I list all Royal Readings, which makes it easier to go back and explore.
Please be aware it may take me a little while to populate it with the older readings, but I thought it might be useful for those of you who are interested, and also for me when we’re looking back. You can check it out here (disclaimers apply, obviously):
The Cards
Soldier, Young Woman, Enemy, Frivolity (R); Surprise, Room, Doctor, Pleasure Seekers; Conversation, Malady (R), Sighs, Hope; Wife, Wedding, Service (R), Widower
So let’s take a look at what it says is going on and what more we’re likely to see.
The Reading
We can see that there are several people appearing in the spread. We have the Soldier, the Young Woman, the Male Enemy. We have the Doctor, the “crowd” (Pleasure Seekers), the Wife, the bad servant (Service R), and the Widower. So they’re all likely to feature in the week’s news somehow. It’s probably Harry, Meghan, not sure who the Doctor figure is (could be a real one or more than one, but he’s either a healer or someone with the power to do so), Kate, and Charles, and the Male Enemy could be Harry again or another male.
The upper left quadrant in this spread represents what is both known and moving out of the situation, the lower left what is unknown. The upper right, what is known to be coming into the situation, and the lower right, what is coming in but is as yet unknown.
What Is Known
A recent surprise that’s been sprung by a Soldier figure (Harry), and a Young Woman (Meghan) with something going on privately or behind the scenes, or an intimate situation (Room). There’s been a campaign or defensiveness privately also, and a private battle (Soldier, Room), likely involving the soldier and officials. These two and surprising showed up or was uncovered, although it may have gone both ways. both from Harry and from “officials” and the way the ‘battle’ here was fought last week.
What Is Unknown?
Conversations or gatherings around a Wife (Kate) have involved some kind of arrangement or deal (Wedding) regarding her recovery from illness (Malady R) - but given the reversed Malady can suggest a worsening, there could be some who wish her further harm, a relapse or wish to stall her recovery. Lots of people coming together to help that recovery along (Conversation, Malady R) and enter into some kind of bond or arrangement regarding her, but there could be another group of people trying to do the exact opposite. It looks as though she has had lots of people protecting her behind the scenes, perhaps in more ways than one but needs to be well protected from those who wish her harm too.
So what is coming up that we’re likely to see?
This appears to have something to do with a Male Enemy along with a “doctor” or a powerful figure, some game-playing (Frivolity R) and perhaps some irresponsible or silly behaviour from the unwise (Pleasure Seekers). The “Doctor” or healer figure in this quadrant doesn’t seem to be a serious person (Frivolity, Doctor), there are games involved, so it could be someone or something quite woo, even something magickal, or someone offering drugs. There also could be some foolish behaviour from “the enemy’s people”, something of a frenzy driven by him (Enemy, Pleasure Seekers). That’s what we’re most likely to become aware of this week.
What’ll Be Going On Under The Surface?
At the same time, however, something under the surface is more to do with the Widower so an older man, presumably Charles. He is regretful, yet has many hopes and desires (Sighs, Hope), but is looking back at how he has been stabbed in the back or undermined by someone he trusted (Service R). He has a deep sadness and longing about it (Sighs), and perhaps secretly hopes all is not lost regarding the behaviour of this person (Hope). He will also have hopes for himself.
Events Across The Spread
If we read single reflecting cards from corner to corner, the spread tells us the following:
This week is about the “Soldier”, Harry or an official and Charles, the older man (Widower) with regard to the Young Woman who has been working behind the scenes and stabbing in the back, not being dutiful or even sending someone to do her bidding and engage in more undermining (Young Woman, Service R). The Male Enemy, whoever he is, appears to have some kind of arrangement or deal going on (Male Enemy, Wedding), which involves perhaps trying to destabilise and play games with regard to Kate (Frivolity R, Wife). This could be Harry again, or, as I say, it could be another male figure.
A surprising amount of hope is turned up (Surprise, Hope), and there are private, hidden yearnings and desires involved (Room, Sighs). A sickness should be healing, with the help of doctors, with recovery is on the cards, for Kate at least, although there may also be attempts to make her iller (Doctor, Malady R). There is some stupidity and foolishness still likely from a group of people, presumably H&M’s people and the Wife will need to be careful she is not attacked again (Pleasure Seekers, Conversation).
For even more detail, we can read those reflecting cards in pairs also. So the surprise that came from the Soldier or official involved hope regarding the older man or relying on his hopefulness. Privately, the young woman had a yearning to undermine him, to do something underhand. The male enemy’s “Doctor” is trying to heal and bring recovery or a resurgence of the illness with the involvement of an arrangement with others. But these people will be stupid and unserious in comparison with those now around Kate, although she must be very careful not to allow relapses.
We can also read the diagonal across the whole spread, which tells us that the Soldier private yearns for his father, and that there’s some kind of unserious doctor figure and Kate’s recovery from illness.
Plus!
Knighting some of those cards give us this:
The Soldier’s “healer” and recovery… or a doctor that makes things worse (Doctor, Malady R)
The Young Woman yearns to connect and talk with a particular group of people (Conversation) but it’s a deluded, hopeless desire (Pleasure Seekers, Sighs)
The Male Enemy springs a Surprise and possibly hopes for a relapse (Malady R).
The silly games (Frivolity R) are about private yearnings and desires (Room, Sighs)
The Surprise involves a Male Enemy’s yearnings and a deal or agreement (Wedding)
What’s behind closed doors (Room) is the plan to undermine the Wife (Wife, Service R) for frivolous purposes, or just as a kind of game (Frivolity R, Hope)
The “healer” Doctor is either someone the Soldier talks to (Conversation) or someone the Widower has an agreement with (Wedding)
The crazy people (Pleasure Seekers) invoke the young woman’s sickness or serious malady or recovery, and are happy to undermine in the background
The group that come together to talk discuss the Young Woman, but also healing the undermining
The sickness and any relapses arise out of the Enemy’s plan and strategy, and there are people crazy on the king’s side too
The yearning is to unearth a surprise about Kate by a frivolous young woman
The hope is for a private or hidden agreement or deal by the Enemy
Kate is keeping things private and she also has desires
The deal or agreement, the bond, is for a ‘healing’ surprise
The bad servant is a group of people and they do crazy stuff behind the scenes
The widower may also be in recovery but may also get worse, depending on the “doctor”
In Summary
This reading suggests a lot of players on the scene this week; a soldier or military figure, a young woman, a male enemy, a doctor or powerful ‘healer’, the “crowd”, a wife and mother, a bad servant and an older man. It’s probably Harry, Meghan, a real doctor or healer or someone with the power to do so, Kate, and Charles, and a male enemy figure who could be Harry again or another male figure in the picture.
We know that there has been a surprise sprung by Harry, the soldier figure, and a young woman (Meghan) with something going on privately or behind the scenes, or an intimate situation. There’s been a campaign or defensiveness privately also, and a private battle, likely involving him and officials. These two and something surprising showing up or being uncovered, although they themselves got a bit of a surprise last week.
What we may not know or what may not have been in view were conversations or gatherings around a wife and mother (Kate) which have involved some kind of arrangement or deal regarding her recovery, or potential for worsening, from illness. There could be some who wish her further harm, a relapse or wish to stall her recovery. Lots of people are coming together to help that recovery along and enter into some kind of arrangement regarding her, but there could be another group of people trying to do the exact opposite. It looks as though she has had lots of people protecting her behind the scenes, perhaps in more ways than one but needs to be well protected from any who may wish her harm too.
What we’re likely to see has something to do with a male enemy figure who may act as a “healer” or powerful guidance figure, some game-playing and perhaps some irresponsible or silly behaviour from the unwise. The “Doctor” or healer figure in this quadrant seems to be involved in games or trickery, so it could be someone or something quite woo, magickal, or someone offering drugs. There also could be some foolish behaviour from people connected with the enemy figure, something of a frenzy driven by him. That’s what we’re most likely to become aware of this week.
At the same time, however, something under the surface is more to do with the older man, presumably Charles. He is regretful, yet has many hopes and desires, but is looking back at how he has been stabbed in the back or undermined by someone he trusted. He has a deep sadness and longing about it, and perhaps secretly hopes all is not lost regarding the behaviour of this person. He will also have fervent hopes for himself.
In terms of events, the cards are suggesting the following:
This week is about Harry or an official and Charles, the older man, with regard to Meghan’s working behind the scenes and stabbing in the back, not being dutiful or even sending someone to do her bidding and engage in more undermining. The male enemy, whoever he is, appears to have some kind of arrangement or deal going on which involves perhaps trying to destabilise and play games with regard to Kate. This could be Harry again, or, as I say, it could be another male figure.
A surprising amount of hope is turned up and there are private, hidden yearnings and desires involved. A sickness should be healing, with the help of doctors, with recovery is on the cards, for Kate at least, although there may also be attempts to make her iller or she may just be stuck. There is some stupidity and foolishness still likely from a group of people, presumably H&M’s people and so Kate will need to be careful she is not attacked again, most likely in what people say about her.
The surprise that came from Harry or an official appeared to be relying on his father’s hopefulness. Privately, Meghan had a yearning to undermine him, to do something underhand. The male enemy’s “doctor” figure is trying to bring about recovery or a resurgence of the illness with the involvement of an arrangement with others. But these people will be stupid and unserious in comparison with those now around Kate, although she must be very careful not to allow relapses.
Harry privately yearns for his father, but the powerful “healer” figure may impact Kate’s recovery from illness. Hopefully this will be her actual doctors and it will be positively.
The week also involves Harry’s “healer” and recovery… or a doctor or “treatment” that makes things worse for him. Meghan yearns to connect and talk with a particular group of people but it’s a deluded, hopeless desire. The enemy springs a surprise with possible hopes for a relapse, and any silly gameplaying is all about private yearnings and desires although the surprise also involves a male enemy’s desires and a deal or agreement. Behind closed doors appears to be this plan to undermine Kate for frivolous purposes, or just as a kind of game. The “healer” doctors may be someone Harry talks to, so perhaps a therapist and also could be someone his father has an agreement with. But crazy people will be invoking Meghan’s sickness or serious malady or recovery instead of Kate’s and are happy to undermine in the background. Meanwhile, there’s a group that come together to talk and discuss Meghan, but also heal the undermining. The sickness and any relapses arise out of the male enemy’s plan and strategy, and there are people crazy on the king’s side too. The big desire of Meghan is to unearth a surprise about Kate.. The hope is for a private or hidden agreement or deal by the enemy. Kate is keeping things private and she also has her own wishes and longings. The bad servant energy is likely not just one but a group of people and they do crazy stuff behind the scenes. The King may also be in recovery but may also get worse, depending on the “doctor” and treatment he is involved with.
So that’s it. I tell you, the likes of Lady C have nothing on these cards! And still more to come, it seems.