one-card-per-month spread. His is a nonstandard deck with seasons
instead of suits and a specific fairy or festival on each card. The
festivals were removed for the year spread. My year spread was very
Mound. In between, I shuffled the cards a couple times like you do for
poker or whatever. Tammie said, "You don't really want to shuffle them
that way." I said, "Yes, I do. They need to be shaken up a bit. That
last one was too chilling." (And I do know you're not supposed to. It
| January | 7 of Summer, Reversed (Will o'
the Wisp) | Faithless friends, false or broken promises,
unreliability |
| February | 6 of Winter, Reversed
(Lhiannon Shee) | Escape into daydreams, fantasy life, ignoring
reality |
| March | 3 of Winter
(Boggart) | Trouble or disturbance at home, family arguments,
quarrels perhaps involving a troublesome
child |
| April | 3 of Summer, Reversed (Gruagach
"The longhaired one") | Empty forms and rituals, stuck in a rut,
going through the motions, boredom, possibly family disagreement about a
will or legacy, change of residence |
| May | Knave
of Summer (Robin Goodfellow "Puck") | Fun and good-hearted
mischief, adventures, new experiences, celebrations, entertainments
A
fearless, witty, impetuous, unpredictable young man, quick-tempered,
ready for excitement, hates injustice |
| June | 4 of
Autumn, Reversed (Banshee) | Development of psychic senses, listen
to intuition, dreams, portents |
| July | 9 of Summer
(Jenny Greenteeth) | Danger, uncertainty, pitfalls, deceptive
appearance - a wolf in sheep's
clothing |
| August | 7 of Autumn, Reversed (Lake
Maiden) | Misplaced pride, false claims, superficial knowledge
mistaken for wisdom |
| September | King of Autumn
(King Finvarra) | Authority or authority figures, the law, legal
settlements, contracts and agreements
A compassionate sensitive and
emotionally supportive mature man concerned with social issues and
people |
| October | Queen of Spring, Reversed (The
Sea Mither) | Poverty, lack, sterility, blocked creativity
A
bitter lonely woman or widow, a malicious
gossip |
| November | King of Summer, Reversed (The
Oakman) | Idleness, complacency, inertia, fear of change,
inability to adapt to changing circumstances, failure to seize
opportunities or follow up on promising openings
A materialistic,
ruthless uncaring mature man |
| December | 6 of
Summer (Aine) | Harmony, new romance, marriage, commitment,
friendship, partnership, cooperation |
| 1: Self in present | Ace of Autumn
(Mermaid) | Emotions and feelings, great fulfillment and joy, time
of creativity. Harbinger of love, attraction, marriage, female
sensuality |
| 2: Closest influences | 8 of Summer
(Tam Lin) | Restoration, release from bad or frightening
situation, pleasure after pain, relief |
3: Greatest
desire | 4 of Spring (Befind "White lady") | Rite of
passage, life changing experience, baby |
4: Mental
processes, current events | King of Winter, Reversed (Gwyn ap
Nudd) | Power misused, abuse, obsession, violation, injury,
insult, breaking of faith, profanation of sacred mysteries
(The
description of the possible individual was not written down, but it
reminded me of my dad) |
5:
Emotions | Imbolc | Potent energies of resurgence,
freshness, originality, purification and new
beginnings |
6: Past influences affecting the
present | Midsummer | Joyful energies, magic, consummation,
enchantment, culmination, celebration, delight, fun, light,
illumination, clarity |
7: Spiritual
concerns | Lady of Summer (The Green Lady) | Growth,
progress, expansion, vittality, energy, virility,
potency |
| 8: Practical matters | 3 of Autumn
(Changeling) | Something or someone not what they seem, victim of
fraud or duplicity |
9: Unavoidable karmic
events | King of Summer (The Oakman) | Power, good
government, received knowledge and authority, gifts of willpower and
self-control |
| 10: Important future influences | 8
of Winter (Bogeyman) | Lost sense of proportion,
oversensitivity |
| 11: Immediate concerns | 6 of
Spring, Reversed (Garconere) | Ignoring present circumstances,
wallowing in nostalgia, living in the past |
12: Path to
success | 2 of Summer (Wayland Smith) | Hard work, creation,
craftsmanship, knowledge, skill, mastery, opportunity and success at
hand, transmutation, forging new things from old |
13:
Outcome | King of Autumn, Reversed (King
Finvarra) | Self-indulgent sensuality, clandestine love affair,
lack of self-control, selfishness, using others
A moody languid man,
lecherous, unscrupulous, disloyal or violent |
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