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Every year around this time I have an eleven card Celtic Cross spread Tarot reading done. I always find the results interesting and like to go back to them throughout the year for inspiration.

Self: Temperance
POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
The time is now for self-healing.
The card in the Self position reveals aspects of how you perceive yourself right now.
With Temperance in this position, you are ready to take responsibility for getting well, no matter what it takes. The quest for health could be on a physical, emotional or mental level, or it may have to do with paying off “karmic dues.”
The work is to clear up past dysfunction and address entangled emotions. The process will purge the toxic waste of unfinished business that disables you. When you are ready, mix your powerful medicine. This is the right time to start healing yourself.

Situation: The Lovers
POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
You are faced with a choice, one that challenges your ability to trust yourself.
The card that lands in the Situation position refers to social or circumstantial factors which could be affecting your life at this time.
When the Lovers card appears in this position, you may be coming to a fork in the road. One path must be chosen, the other path let go of. It is hard to know which is the correct choice.
There may be no way the long-term results can be predicted, because there are no outer references that can be relied upon. You’ll have to use your intuition. If you go within and are honest with yourself, you could make the appropriate choice. However if you are just fooling around, it could turn out to be a costly decision.

Challenges/ Opportunities: Six of Wands
POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
Define your mission and get organized so that tremendous energy is not wasted.
The card that lands in the Challenges/Opportunities position refers to ways that you can turn obstacles into stepping stones.
The Six of Wands in this position says to rally the attention of others around the next essential steps, before the energy that is available to you becomes scattered. As enthusiasm builds, you may have to deal with some confusion or contention, but a team leader needs to assess the situation and take charge before too much energy is wasted.
You may or may not choose to be that leader, but it’s advisable to evaluate your role in the project or situation — it is gathering momentum and building up a tremendous amount of energy that may prove to be valuable to you.

Foundation: Five of Wands
POSITIONAL (MAIN) MEANING
Knowing how teamwork sometimes fails and situations can change for the worse, you are challenged to sidestep conflict and set your sights on the greater good.
The card in the Foundation position points to influences from your personal history, your roots and background.
The Five of Wands in this position suggests that you have witnessed how the spirit of teamwork can disintegrate into disagreement and reproach. Perhaps an opening that once seemed agreeable and optimistic is now blocked by petty bickering.
You have learned from bitter experience the kinds of losses such a situation can sustain. Your challenge is to hold to the greater good despite the fact that those around you are floundering. If you don’t know how to steer clear of their conflict, recall negative experiences from the past and try not to repeat them.

Recent Past: King of Swords
Exposure to a person imbued with the spirit and style of true justice is an inspiration to you.
The card in the Recent Past position refers to events that are just departing, recently influential but now diminishing in power.
The King of Swords in this position indicates a fair-minded soul who sorts through things very carefully until he discovers the original facts. His conclusion has taken everything into account. It is a powerful example to witness someone make sense of things from an unbiased and unattached point of view.
It’s even more powerful to realize that you are, or are becoming, such a person. Traditionally, the King of Swords is a judge or a lawyer, and his word becomes law. This king’s integrity and powers of perception are unparalleled, and his or her influence leaves a mind-expanding legacy. You have received an example of an authoritative and trustworthy person’s style of thinking, communicating, and doing business. Increasingly, you are able to translate such examples into your own life here and now.

Higher Power: Ace of Coins
A door is opening to a higher level of function and experience.
The card in the Higher Power position reflects the broader perspective and influence of your conscience, Guardian Angel, inner wisdom.
When the Ace of Coins appears in this position, a door is opening that can lift you closer to your dream. You will become increasingly aware of how meaningful your assignment is.
In a certain way, you have been chosen to hold or carry something of high value, and that thing you hold and invite others to participate in is going to bless those who get involved with you. You are gaining a sense of the larger meaning of your life, and everything looks new and fresh. Take the ball and run with it!

Near Future: Eight of Cups
Become more careful in your choices. Avoid naively opening yourself to unnecessary trauma.
The card in the Near Future position indicates which way the wind is blowing with regard to your situation. If you follow the Advice card, however, you can improve on or neutralize tendencies.
With the Eight of Cups in this position, you will be lucky to get through an upcoming situation without being taken advantage of. Such experiences can be humbling and harm our feelings of security. This may be a tough situation, so keep your eyes open and remain vigilant. It is not a safe environment. For now be less open, less willing to just let things happen to you. Be protective of your boundaries.
If you are about to put yourself in a challenging or unpredictable situation, take full responsibility. Only foresight can provide you any safety. Once you are caught up, rescue is unlikely and you will then be forced to go through it alone. Preparation may be your ally.

Blocks & Inhibitions: Ten of Swords
The card in the Blocks position points to self-undermining tendencies, areas where you could be in denial, where you could get stuck — unless you examine yourself and make some corrections.
With the Ten of Swords in this position, listen to yourself talking with friends and familiars over a twenty-four hour period. Recognize your primary subject matter, tone and slant, because right now you are eating your words. Every sword in this picture is one of your own pronouncements, having comeback to you in the fullness of time. It’s important to understand that what you speak, what you breathe life into, is what you harvest. Remember, your subconscious hears and believes what you say and produces equivalent results. In this moment, you have a chance to become more conscious and start fresh.
Learn to frame your thinking in terms of what you love, are inspired by and are striving toward — rather than what you disagree with, are judging or rejecting. There is nothing inherently wrong with having a setback. This is how we humans learn. The problem arises when you don’t learn from your experience and fail to recover, rebound and move on.

Allies: The Moon
Certain people around you are like psychic litmus paper — they register the slightest change in the environment. Watch them closely for signs that it’s time for you to shift your focus too.
The card in the Allies position points to people who can be supportive or helpful to you at this time.
The Moon in this position suggests that you seek and spend time with the most intuitive people you know. Turn to those who understand transformation, who can lead you into the shamanic depths.
These guides know the territory and how to relate to its strange inhabitants. Associate with those who are tuned in when everyone else is losing focus. A shift is coming that will be challenging to those who do not track the subtle signs.

Advice: Five of Coins
Pooling resources allows you to make bolder moves and larger investments in future projects.
The card in the Advice position suggests a course of action which will harmonize what you want with what is currently possible.
The Five of Coins in this position advises you to create contractual agreements with those around you who have similar interests. In this kind of situation, there is strength in numbers. Put your heads together and devise a bold plan for future objectives and decide how to invest in their success. This Five of Coins recommends teamwork and the mutual benefits a combined effort can yield.
Note: In the English decks, like the Rider-Waite, the sickly poor freezing outside a well-lit church warn of the painful outcomes of bad choices, rather than focusing on the dynamic tension of the choosing itself, as in the traditional Continental decks.

Long-term Potential: Ten of Coins
Realize that you can stop being worried or stressed and then decide how you can use your energy in a positive way.
The card in the Long-term Potential position points to unknowns still taking shape. It is the “wild card” yet to be played.
With the Ten of Coins in this position, the long term potential is that you have a real opportunity in some endeavor or relationship to achieve security and success that’s great enough to be passed on to future generations. You and yours stand to be well taken care of.
Ask yourself what you will do with the energy you no longer squander in fear, worry or stress? What new kind of power does it bring you to have a feeling of security? Share with others how you are doing it. Express your passion in an abundant way.