October Spread: career decisions

[switterbeet]

(Thanks syntaxofthings for creating this community! Hope this post is appropriate here.) 

I generally do a monthly spread which is almost always late. :) I sat down intending to do a "general life overview" type spread for the coming month, but then was drawn to ask more specifically about some career option things I have coming my way.

For reference I use my mother's old Rider-Waite deck. 

The Results

Past: Justice (Reversed) - seems obvious - a just decision was made but not in my favour: I was recently passed over for a contract I had interviewed for, and instead got a shorter term contract which is less ideal for me though still pretty good and potentially leading to a longer term thing

Present: High Priestess - "inner wisdom and self-reliance" - I'm not entirely sure how to interpret this, but I choose to see it as me appreciating this less ideal contract for all the new skills it will teach me, and that I should maybe pay attention to my intuition about staying if it turns into a longer contract

Future: The Hierophant - I think it's interesting that this came up right next to the High Priestess but again, not entirely sure how to interpret it. Perhaps I will have a guiding person council me more on my options/decisions as things unfold. 

Best course of action: VII of Swords - "avoiding confrontation and diligent preparations" - I sort of take this to mean that my current path of not pushing towards anything specific right now is wise, as I wait to see how I really like this new job, and what's possible in terms of combining it with a potential big trip away

Other People: The Empress (Reversed) - domestic difficulties and problems with emotional well being - my current contract has me long-distance from my SO for longer than we'd originally intended, and my upcoming choices so far would either put me away from him for longer or have him move to a new area where he doesn't have a lot of friends. YEP. 

Obstacles: II of Swords (Reversed) - the word "choices" always hits me when I draw this card, although apparently it has more to do with disharmony and irreconcilable differences. I feel like my plans to "have it all" likely won't work out, and I wonder if this reflects that. 

Outcome: II of Wands (Reversed) - Problems with partners, questioning the worth of achievements and personal values adopted to achieve ambitions - I have sacrificed a LOT to get to where I am right now, and although I am mostly happy with it, I do regret missing out on somethings. I wonder sometimes if I should be more demanding about my personal needs while looking for work in order to stay happy while getting ahead.

Overall this was pretty interesting, I could see in multiple cards exactly what it was applied to. There were 3 IIs in the spread, if you count the High Priestess, which my lil' tarot book tells me indicates reorganization, which is very much where I am right now!

Comments

[syntaxofthings]

All posts that include contemplation of Tarot cards are welcome here. :) And, it being a community, I'd love to see it grow where its members take it, too, so I'm looking forward to your monthly spreads!

Do you find reversed cards not too hard to read? They're giving me trouble, but you seem to take them in stride.

[switterbeet]

Thanks! It will encourage me to actually do them more on time, I think. :)

I consult my guide at every reading, but generally think of reversed cards as their usual orientation's meaning with a bit of a twist. The just decision... but it was not in my favour. Achieving my ends... but questioning what I had to give up to get there. (Strength... but it was achieved through hardship is another one that came up in a powerful reading I gave a friend once.)

I know some people just ignore the reversal, but I've always done reversals in my readings/readings that have been done for me, and not incorporating it would make me too twitchy, I think.

What sort of troubles are you having? Do you usually incorporate them or no?