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If you are interested in reviewing last year's Cards of the Week, welcome! This is where you might see how previous cards may have affected you, or the others who shared their experiences. Or perhaps you will visit here to see if there are parallels between what happened in the past with any current appearances of the card in question. As always, I welcome your comments and thoughts.

Tarot Cards of the Week for 2005:

Dec. 26 - Jan. 1, 2006


Dec. 19 - 25:
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Dec. 5 - 18 (an unprecedented two weeks in a row!):

Could it be that this repeat appearance of the Five of Wands had a special message for someone? "A" who lives in the Atlanta area may well wonder: Usually I read your web site daily during lunch. Last week was so busy that I never got to it. This week, I've had a second opportunity to see the Five of Wands as Tarot Card of the Week. Perhaps it pertains to my situation.

I’m a worker bee in a very large department. The department-head, many rungs above me on the corporate ladder, is possibly leaving due to a personal issue which arose abruptly several weeks ago. There are five, repeat five, individuals who report to the department-head. These are basically good people, but each might not mind moving up. Right now there is a void; the department-head isn’t performing the job and no one else is performing it either. The department-head isn’t even attempting to communicate effectively with the five who are one rung down, much less delegate responsibilities. The five are all valiantly carrying on, but with less success than is optimal. Part of that may be because the department head, who might NOT leave, likes to make virtually all final decisions. Who would want to overstep and risk recriminations? Part may be because none of the group of five wants to be perceived as using someone’s very-serious personal problems as a means of advancement. Part may be because there is no clear leader among them.

Your description of the situation is close to perfect: “Today, this card looks to me like five men who are trying to build something together. They've all brought their contributions and supplies - the logs they are waving around. But there is no organization here and they are flailing about in a rather dangerous manner . . . In this image, no one seems willing to lay the foundation, they all want to be on top. It looks very much like the kind of hassle where everyone is trying to be the Alpha, but they are all pretty equally matched. Instead of finding a way to cooperate, they are wasting their energy with hassling one another. And the building never happens.”

Nov. 28 - Dec. 4:.


Nov. 21 - 27...................Nov. 14 - 20
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Nov. 7 - 13......................Oct. 31 - Nov. 6
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Thanks to B.E. in North Carolina who shared her experience:
This week's card, the Eight of Swords certainly is an eye-opener for me. For the past 3 years I've worked far above the level for which I'm paid. I've demonstrated leadership and motivation, learned new skills, and grown professionally. Yet, I felt resentment because I hadn't been promoted.
So, from out of the blue, I felt compelled today to sit down and compose a letter listing the reasons I felt I deserved the recognition and monetary compensation for the achievements I've made over the past 3 years. I sent the letter to my boss, and he agreed! I was, indeed, holding myself captive by not taking the initiative I'd shown in my job and putting it to work for myself! Taking "the bull by the horns" was the right thing to do.

Oct. 24 -30 .................................Oct. 17 - 23
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Oct. 10 - 16.,.........................Oct. 3 - 9
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Sept. 26 - Oct. 2.........................Sept. 19 - 25
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Sept. 12 - 18:...........................Sept. 5 - 11:
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Aug. 29-Sept. 4:.............................Aug. 22-28
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Aug. 15-21.................................Aug. 8 - 14
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July 18-24: .................................July 11-17:
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July 4 - 10: ...............................June 27 - July 3:
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June 20-26:.................................... June 13-19:
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Comments? Ideas? Synchronicity? Email, let's discuss!

March 21-27:.................................March 14-20:
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It occurs to me that the Four of Swords is a good match for this past week's Mercury going stationery before turning retrograde yesterday...Swords being Air in the Waite deck, and Mercury ruling Air and appearing to become still before the retrograde began. Interesting! Thanks for the card of the week. Spring blessings -- A.H.

March 7-13: Five of Pentacles


March 14: This card has popped up for me in my own drawings over the past year (I use the World Spirit deck). It's very apropos as I enter yet another month of unemployment, high credit card debt, questions about ongoing medical issues at home, COBRA running out, etc. Plodding along with my head down, one day at a time, prevents me from seeing the beautiful day or enjoying the company of family and friends. There appears to be no one responding to my resumes, to my job applications, to my networking, etc. so I feel locked out of the city wherein the fortunate dwell....While the card describes my emotional/material situation, I also take it as a warning to not dwell in my cups, as it were. If you want to feel depressed, you only have to assume the posture of the depressed person (slump your shoulders, look at the floor, tell yourself "no one cares"), and you will feel depressed in short order. So I take the postures of the card's figures as a cue to straighten up, keep my head up, don't give in (though it is so easy to natural at this point to give in when you feel your strength and money are almost gone)." -- M.

Feb.28-March 6: Eight of Wands

"hmmm...wow...appropriate card for my situation. I have been trying to land a graphic design job for 2 years now....with no luck and what seemed no hope. I took a job in a local printing plant making 7.75 an hour just to pay my bills and stuff.....today I get a call from a place that I applied to weeks ago through Career builder and forgot about. I have an interview in Charlotte next week for a graphic design position, entry level..which is what I wanted as Im not too confident in my training from school...lol. , I am going to try to work it out with my new job as far as getting off from work for a day, they do know that I have a degree in advertising...I dont think it would come as a surprise that I would be looking for other work. anyhow that's my story. Thanks -- D.

Another comment:
Interesting! The Eight of Staves came up in a three card reading I did yesterday, representing the nature of the situation. The card in the Ancestral Path deck is rather scary looking; spears are being thrown at a bird. So things are being resolved rapidly, but not necessarily in a positive way. I was doing this reading to help figure out how to respond, if at all, to some disturbing stuff on [an e-list] -I'm not sure if that's actually the question that was being answered. The action needed card was the Ace of Swords, and the outcome was the Tower reversed. I was left wondering what was going on and rather nervous about doing anything. -- S.

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