Tuesday: A Generous-Seeming Man's "Gifts" For Pet Projects See Financial Losses Which May Be Spun As Successes
Tuesday 7th August 2023
For today, we’re using the Sibilla Indovina, which is the international version of the Parisian Sibylle des Salons.
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The cards for today fell as follows:
The Cards
City House, Presents, Loss of Money, Flatterer, Protector, A Lot Of Money R, Faithfulness Affection, Impediment, A Widow
The Reading
A household, business, or country (City House) makes a loss of money, which causes problems (Impediment). While there has previously been a male Protector figure involved, ahead can be a lot of money having to be shelled out (Lot of Money R) or it turning out that things are looking deceptively better than they actually are.
It seems this male Protector figure (who seems likely to be a sweet-talking politician) may have been giving “Presents” or even just benefiting himself, which cause money to be lost. It could be to do with looking after favours or favourites (Faithfulness, Affection) or ‘pet’ projects which now creates a problem (Impediment). Ahead, it looks as though there’ll be some obsequiousness (Flatterer) and a likely attempt to gloss over the issue perhaps some ‘spin’ over the reality of the financial situation (Loss of Money, Flatterer, Lots of Money R) which may leave some with the issue of being isolated, left out in the cold and grieving what they have lost (Lots of Money R, A Widow, Impediment).So it seems that problems have been stored up for the future by someone who seems to be being kind and generous.
So at the heart of this, then, is most likely a country or institution (City House) where there’s some kind of illusion over the amount of money in play (A Lot Of Money R) concerning a supposed Protector figure (so likely a ‘kindly’ politician or senior figure). There’s gifts and praise involved but actually money has been lost (Presents, Loss of Money, Flatterer), so he’s likely to have been praised or supported for what he has spent or what he’s spending it on. But underlying this is those who’ve been left out in the cold and are having problems to deal with because of this loyalty to whatever cause it is (Faithfulness, Affection, Impediment, A Widow). He’s given ‘gifts’ or donations to pet projects or causes and seemed very generous in doing so (Presents, Protector, Faithfulness, Affection) but now it’s causing problems and tough choices due to financial losses for the country or institution (Loss of Money, City House, Impediment). But there will still continue to be praise and support for him because it might look good even though some are left isolated or he is seen to help those in need (Flatterer, Lots of Money R, Widow). He’ll donate to those seemingly needy or bereft (Presents, City House, Widow) and will receive praise for his kindness and loyalty (Flatterer, City House, Faithfulness, Affection).
Today’s reading shows a picture of financial losses for an institution or a country due to the generous spending of a seemingly kindly senior male for his pet projects. Although he will gain praise for his generosity or causes, it actually has caused losses which cause problems and difficult decisions to have to be made now. Nonetheless, there’ll be positive spin put on it, and we should watch for signs that the financial situation is being sold as being better than it is, particularly for those actually in need, who may well bear the brunt of problems.