Last week, I presented Jennifer’s Celtic Cross reading that she had done for herself where she asked if she would get back with her ex. She asked for some outside guidance to help interpret her spread. I provided some initial thoughts and then I opened it up to the BiddyTarot community to provide your thoughts. Nine wonderful people responded!
Here are a few take-aways from the exercise:
- While there were a number of common themes, there were also many points of difference.
- Not everyone agreed that Jennifer would reconcile with her ex, with some people feeling that it was time to move on rather than hold out hope of a reconiliation
- People interpreted each card quite differently. For example, the King of Cups – “You are dealing with this loss and you will eventually find balance”; “soon a new relationship will come into your life– someone more mature, even-tempered and wise, kind and caring”; “both of them actually need to have some emotional healing”; “Jen has an opportunity to mature emotionally by learning from this experience.”
- It was great to see people looking not only at each card but taking a collective view of the cards. People noticed the absence of Swords cards, that there were 3 Major Arcana cards, and the number Eight was prevalent.
- There were many different styles of interpreting the spread. Some went card-by-card, some built a rich story by looking at key cards, and some kept it short and sharp.
I asked Jennifer to review what everyone had written on her reading.
Interestingly, one of Jennifer’s first comments was, “The question to the cards that I had was “What will happen with the relationship?” not “Will I get back with my ex?”" This is a mistake on my part and it shows just how important it is to make sure that you, as the reader, are 100% clear on what the client is asking. I had made an assumption that Jennifer wanted to know if she would reconcile, but my assumption was wrong and may have impacted the interpretation of the cards. If I wasn’t clear on what was being asked, I should have clarified. So, lesson learned!
Moving on… Here’s Jennifer’s feedback on the reading:
“A few interpretations I felt resonated very well, while others I felt were missing some pieces.
The question to the cards that I had was “What will happen with the relationship?” so I feel the cards are more focused on the relationship as a whole rather than only myself.
10 Wands – I have been holding on to several burdens recently… The relationship had been challenging me at setting my own personal boundaries… At the time I was also reflecting a lot on how I messed up and could improve, so I was taking many of the relationship faults personally.
World reversed – The past card showed how we both felt unfulfilled in that something was missing.
King Cups (Above) – The potential for us both to be emotionally mature by accepting of one another’s views, thoughts, and emotions as equal to our own is there.
8 Cups reversed – Further interactions in the relationship will occur, which will ask whether it is good to walk away or not.
Justice – The outside influence is that we both must recognize, learn, and understand that the only person we can truly change is ourselves. This is a lesson that we both needed to learn and be challenged to realize.
Strength – Overcoming our tendencies to wish to change the other person rather than ourselves requires strength… Strength is needed to stand on my own and overcome the obstacles.
Overall, I see that the cards point out how I am not able to control him, but I can control myself. I must be sure to shift my focus in projecting an understanding with him in order to make any future progress with the relationship, even if it may only be a friendship. Doing this will influence greater personal growth.”
Thank-you so much to Jennifer for providing her Tarot reading and giving feedback on everyone’s responses. I hope you have been able to learn from this process!
Later this week, we will have another Tarot reading exercise, this time on a reconciliation between a mother and daughter.
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