SKILL AND INITIATIVE WILL BE APPLIED TO ACCOMPLISH ALL GOALS.  HAPPINESS   AND OPTIMISM WILL DOMINATE A NEW BEGINNING.  DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE WILL  HAVE POSITIVE RESULTS.  REVERSED, INDISCRETION AND IMPULSIVE ACTION WILL   RESULT IN FAILURE.  DEDICATION TO MANY CAUSES WILL RESULT IN THE OBTAINMENTOF PARTIAL SUCCESS.  IT IS NECESSARY TO CHANNELIZE YOUR EFFORTS.           
WISDOM AND FEMININE COMPASSION MAY PROVIDE INSIGHT TO PROBLEMS.  HIDDEN    INFLUENCES WITHIN YOURSELF MAY PROVIDE YOU WITH THE ANSWERS THAT YOU SEEK. REVERSE, THERE MAY BE AN INABILITY TO COUP WITH OTHER PEOPLE OR UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING IN YOUR ENVIRONMENT.  HIDDEN INFLUENCES MAY WORK AGAINST YOUR INTERESTS.  THERE COULD BE NON ACCEPTANCE OF PART OF YOUR PERSONALITY.
NEW IDEAS AND PROJECTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED RESULTING IN THE SUCCESS OF ALL YOUR PROJECTS AND INTERESTS.  IT IS SYMBOLIC OF MARRIAGE AND REPRESENTS    A FEMININE FIGURE.  REVERSED, IT HAS THE ATTRIBUTES OF A WOMAN'S SCORN.    DOMESTIC AFFAIRS MAY BE DISRUPTED.  CREATIVITY COULD BE STIFLED.  A WOMAN  MAY HAVE PROBLEMS REGARDING FERTILITY, PREGNANCY OR PROMISCUITY.           
THE EMPEROR IS THE POWER OF THE GOVERNMENT OR A DECISION MAKING BODY.      WITHIN YOURSELF, THERE IS ALSO A FORCE THAT GOVERNS YOUR ACTIONS.  THESE   FORCES ARE WILL POWER AND SELF CONTROL.  REVERSED, SELF CONTROL MAY BE     LOST.  THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE BY OTHERS MAY BE COUNTER TO YOUR POINT  OF VIEW.  INDEPENDENCE MUST BE FOUND WITHIN YOURSELF.                      
THE HIEROPHANT IS ALSO CALLED THE HIGH PRIEST OR POPE.  HE HAS THE WISDOM  TO PROVIDE GOOD COUNSEL AND ADVICE.  THE CARD REPRESENTS RELIGIOUS MATTERS ALSO.  REVERSED, THE ADVICE THAT YOU OBTAIN MAY BE BAD.  THE TRUTH MAY NOT BE PRESENTED.  THE FAITH THAT IS PLACED IN ANOTHER PERSON MAY RESULT IN    DISAPPOINTMENT AFTER THE TRUTH OR REAL EVENTS ARE DISCLOSED.               
THE LOVERS REPRESENT PERFECTION, HARMONY AND MUTUAL ATTRACTIVENESS.  THEIR TRUST IN ONE ANOTHER GIVES THEM STRENGTH AND CONFIDENCE TO OVERCOME THE    OBSTACLES IN LIFE.  REVERSED, THE ROMANTIC NATURE BECOMES SINISTER.  THEIR IDEAS ARE TESTED AND THEIR OPTIMISM MAY BE BASED ON A FAULTY FOUNDATION.   INFATUATION HAS MADE THEM OBLIVIOUS TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR ACTIONS.  
TROUBLE AND TURMOIL WILL BE CONQUERED THROUGH YOUR CONFIDENCE AND CONTROL. ANY SUCCESS WILL BE A RESULT OF APPLYING THESE FACTORS TO THE SITUATION.   REVERSED, THE CONTROL THAT YOU NEED WITHIN YOURSELF TO SUCCEED MAY NOT BE  ENOUGH TO OBTAIN YOUR DESIRES.  CONFIDENCE OR DEDICATION TO YOUR CAUSE MAY NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH TO OVERCOME THE OBSTACLES HINDERING YOUR SUCCESS.     
STRENGTH AND COURAGE WILL BE APPLIED TO ALL ENDEAVORS.  THERE IS LITTLE TO FEAR WITH YOUR CONFIDENCE.  REVERSED, THE STRENGTH NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH YOUR AMBITIONS WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO OBTAIN YOUR DESIRES.  PERHAPS YOU LACKTHE CONVICTION NEEDED FOR SUCCESS.  STRENGTH MUST BE MAINTAINED.  OTHERS   MAY PROVIDE GUIDANCE OR LEND ASSISTANCE WHEN YOU NEED HELP.                
THERE IS A NEED TO WITHDRAW WITHIN YOURSELF FOR THE PURPOSE OF THINKING    ABOUT ALL THAT IS HAPPENING IN YOUR LIFE THUS FAR.  YOU MUST INSURE THAT   YOU HAVE SOLID PLANS FOR EVERY POSSIBLE SITUATION WHICH MAY ARISE.         REVERSED, THE FAILURE OF YOUR DESIRES WILL BE YOUR OWN FAULT.  GUIDANCE    AND COUNSEL MUST BE OBTAINED TO GAIN WISDOM AND DIRECTION.                 
THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE INDICATES THE CHANGES THAT WILL TAKE PLACE.  IT IS A  NEW BEGINNING IN THE CYCLE OF LIFE.  UPRIGHT, THESE CHANGES WILL BE TO     YOUR ADVANTAGE.  REVERSED, THE CHANGES MAY NOT BE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE.  YOU  MUST INSURE THAT YOU TAKE THE PROPER ACTION TO OBTAIN ALL YOUR DESIRES IN  LIFE.  THE WHEEL CAN CHANGE DIRECTION WITH A LITTLE EFFORT.                
JUSTICE REPRESENTS FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY IN MATTERS OF CONTRACTS AND       LITIGATIONS.  A CONTRACT COULD BE A MARRIAGE LICENSE, DIVORCE DECREE OR    FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENT.  REVERSED, THE LEGAL ACTION THAT IS INDICATED MAY   NOT HAVE IMMEDIATE EFFECT DUE TO COMPLICATIONS.  A JUDGMENT THAT SHOULD    BE SWIFT, WILL BE POSTPONED INSTEAD.                                       
SACRIFICE AND SURRENDER WILL BE APPLIED TO CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES.  THESE  SACRIFICES WILL RESULT IN THE OBTAINMENT OF YOUR DESIRES LATER IN LIFE.    DECISIONS THAT NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED WILL BE POSTPONED.  REVERSED, THE    LACK OF SUCCESS MAY BE THE RESULT OF INDECISION.  CHANGES MAY CAUSE        REGENERATION OF OLD IDEAS OR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ONES.                  
DEATH CONTAIN THE ELEMENTS OF SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED CHANGE.  THOUGH THE    IMMEDIATE THOUGHT IS TOWARD THE NEGATIVE, AN END NEED NOT MEAN FAILURE.    THE LOSS COULD BE UNEXPECTED SURPRISES ENDING A PERIOD OF TURMOIL OR       PROBLEMS.  DEATH CAN ALSO INDICATE THE END OF RECEPTIVENESS TO NEW IDEAS   OR CHANGES WITHIN YOURSELF.  AN UNKNOWN MAY BE ANSWERED ENDING INDECISION. 
PATIENCE AND MODERATION WILL RESULT IN GOOD MANAGEMENT OF ALL THINGS.      YOUR TEMPERAMENT WILL BE WELL BALANCED.  THERE WILL BE COOPERATION IN      ACTIVITIES WITH OTHERS.  REVERSED, MISMANAGEMENT AND POOR JUDGMENT MAY     RESULT IN FAILURE.  PERHAPS PART OF THE PROBLEM IS BEING INVOLVED IN TOO   MANY ACTIVITIES AT THE SAME TIME.  THEN NOTHING IS A TOTAL SUCCESS.        
THE DEVIL REPRESENTS THE DESIRE TO OBTAIN WEALTH.  THE VALUE OF THE WEALTH LIES IN MATERIAL OR PHYSICAL THINGS.  A GREAT EFFORT MAY BE EXPENDED TO    OBTAIN SUCCESS.  REVERSED, POWER THAT SOMEONE HAS MAY BE ABUSED.  THEY     WILL USE ALL THERE ASSETS TO GAIN WHAT THEY WANT IN LIFE.  THEIR DESIRE    OF CONTROL EXTENDS TO PEOPLE AND OBJECTS ALIKE.                            
THE TOWER REPRESENTS CONFLICTS AND DISRUPTIONS.  THERE WILL MANY CHANGES   IN YOUR LIFE.  A GOOD SITUATION MAY BE REPLACED WITH ONE THAT IS BAD.  ON  THE OTHER HAND, A BAD SITUATION MAY COME TO AN END.  REVERSED, THE CHANGES WILL BE UNEXPECTED.  THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THESE EVENTS WILL HAVE NO      OPPORTUNITY TO ALTER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.                                    
THE STAR REPRESENTS THE CONFIDENCE OF YOUTH.  THE YOUNG GIRL IS INNOCENT   IN LIFE, FULL OF HOPE AND INSPIRATION.  SHE IS IN ANTICIPATION OF WHAT WILLBE.  REVERSED, THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARRIVE IN LIFE ARE NOT TAKEN.  THERE IS MISTRUST OR OPPOSITION WHEN CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE.  STUBBORNNESS AND  NARROW MINDEDNESS ARE EVIDENT WHEN NEW IDEAS ARE PRESENTED.                
THE MOON IS SYMBOLIC OF YOUR IMAGINATION.  IT IS AN ILLUSION IN ITSELF.    GUARD AGAINST ACCEPTING ILLUSIONS AS THEY MAY CAUSE AN ERROR IN YOUR       JUDGMENT.   ULTERIOR MOTIVES MAY MOTIVATE SELFISH SOLICITATION OF YOUR     ASSISTANCE.  REVERSED, THE POWER OF THE ILLUSION IS WEAKENED.  YOU MAY     RECOGNIZE THE DANGER OF YOUR ASSOCIATION WITH THESE PEOPLE OR EVENTS.      
GOOD HEALTH AND HAPPINESS ARE INDICATED.  THERE WILL BE AN ACHIEVEMENT OF  SOME GOAL THAT YOU HAVE WORKED FOR IN THE PAST.  HAPPINESS WILL BE OBTAINEDTHROUGH SOMETHING TANGIBLE.  REVERSED, HYPERACTIVITY MAY LEAD TO MISTAKES. THESE MISTAKES WILL RESULT IN THE FAILURE OF YOUR INTERESTS. RELATIONS WITHOTHER PEOPLE WILL BE STRAINED AND POSSIBLY DISSOLVED.                      
YOU MAY BE AWAKENED TO NEW REALIZATIONS.  NEW IDEAS WILL HELP YOU MAKE     BETTER DECISIONS IN LIFE.  THERE COULD BE A RENEWAL OF SOMETHING THAT YOU  HAD IN THE PAST, BUT IT HAD LITTLE VALUE AT THE TIME.  REVERSED, THERE MAY BE A FEAR OF CHANGING THINGS IN YOUR LIFE.  DECISIONS WILL HAVE TO BE MADE WHICH WILL HAVE A LASTING EFFECT IN YOUR LIFE.  BE PREPARED TO DECIDE.     
THIS CARD UNITES ALL THE FORCES OF THE WORLD.  EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN    LEADING UP TO A CLIMAX IS ABOUT TO BE REALIZED.  THERE WILL BE FULFILLMENT OF YOUR DESIRES.  SUCCESS IN YOUR INTERESTS WILL BE OBTAINED.  REVERSED,   THOUGH THE EVENTS ARE COMING TO A CLOSE, THE FINAL RESULT IS YET TO BE     DETERMINED.  DO NOT FEAR CHANGES OR TRANSITIONS.                           
IMPORTANT DECISIONS WILL BE MADE WHICH WILL HAVE A LONG LASTING IMPACT IN  YOUR LIFE.  THE FOOL IS THE BEGINNING OF SOMETHING WHICH WILL BRING YOU    HAPPINESS.  REVERSED, INDISCRETION AND RECKLESSNESS MAY DOMINATE A DECISIONTHAT MUST BE MADE FOR YOUR FUTURE.  PROJECTS MAY BE STARTED BUT NEVER      FINISHED.  CREATIVE ENERGY MAY BE WASTED.                                  
THE BATON IS THE INSIGNIA OF POWER AND AUTHORITY.  DEPENDING ON ALL CARDS, THE APPLICATION OF THIS SYMBOLISM WILL CHANGE.  POWER AND AUTHORITY COULD  ASSIST OR OPPOSE YOUR INTERESTS.  THE ASSISTANCE MAY COME FROM ANOTHER     PERSON OR BE IN THE FORM OF KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES.  THE OBSTACLES MAY    ALSO BE OTHER PEOPLE OR CIRCUMSTANCES IN GENERAL.                          
THE QUEEN OF BATONS DENOTES SYMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING TO YOUR SITUATION.  SHE IS CHARMING IN HER DEMEANOR AND PRACTICAL IN HER APPROACH OF SOLVING   PROBLEMS.  SHE IS A LOVING FIGURE AND WORTHY OF HER POSITION.  THE QUEEN   HAS COMPASSION FOR THE PERILS OF THE PEOPLE.  SHE IS CONSIDERED PURE IN    BOTH MIND AND BODY.                                                        
THE KNIGHT OF THE BATON INDICATES THE DEPARTURE OF SOMETHING OR SOMEONE.   A JOURNEY COULD BE INDICTED AS WELL AS THE ADVANCEMENT OF YOUR POSITION    IN THE SITUATION BEING ADDRESSED.  THERE COULD BE CHANGES THAT DEVELOP     AS THE RESULT OF ABSENCES OR ALTERATION TO THE PRESENT SITUATION.                                                                                     
THE PAGE OF THE BATONS IS THE LOYAL ENVOY AND EMISSARY OF THE ROYAL FAMILY.HE IS A TRUSTED FRIEND WHO IS DEVOTED TO YOUR INTERESTS.  IN SOME CASES, HECOULD BE A STRANGER TO YOU.  HIS INTENTIONS WILL BE HONORABLE.  YOU NEED   NOT FEAR TRUSTING WHAT HE HAS TO SAY ON THE BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.  HE  MAY NOT, HOWEVER, HAVE THE POWER WHICH HE BOASTS.                          
THE ACE OF BATONS IS THE CREATION OR BEGINNING OF SOMETHING.  THOUGH IT    MAY BE A ESCAPADE, LITTLE WILL BE LOST IF THE VENTURE IS NOT A SUCCESS.    NEW WAYS OF DOING THINGS WILL BE DISCOVERED.  DESTINY WILL PLAY AN         IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE FINAL RESULT.  IT IS FAIR TO SAY THAT YOU WILL       GAIN THROUGH YOUR EXPERIENCES.                                             
THE TWO OF BATONS REPRESENTS A MATURE PERSON WHO MAY PROVIDE YOU WITH      ASSISTANCE TO OBTAIN YOUR DESIRES.  REVERSED, HOWEVER, THE ASSISTANCE      MAY RESULT IN YOUR DEPENDENCY ON THIS INDIVIDUAL WHO WILL SOON DOMINATE    AND CONTROL THE ENTIRE SITUATION, POSSIBLY FOR HIS OWN GAIN.                                                                                          
THE THREE BATONS REPRESENTS ENTERPRISES AND BUSINESS.  NEGOTIATIONS WILL   BE SUCCESSFUL.  YOUR POSITION IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD MAY BE STRENGTHENED   THROUGH A JOINT VENTURE.  REVERSED, THE CARD MAY INDICATE A LOSS IN JOINT  FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS.  IT IS BEST TO SEEK RELIABLE ADVISE BEFORE         COMMITTING YOUR RESOURCES.                                                 
THE FOUR BATONS INDICATES PEACE AND TRANQUILLITY. YOU MAY FIND A REFUGE    FROM THE TURMOILS OF LIFE.  THIS CONTENTMENT MAY BE THE RESULT OF THE      ASSOCIATION WITH ANOTHER PERSON IN A ROMANTIC SETTING.  REVERSED, THE      CARD MEANS THAT, DESPITE YOUR EFFORTS, YOU NEVER SEEM TO LEAVE THE COMMON  PROBLEMS BEHIND AT THE END OF THE DAY.                                     
THE FIVE BATONS DENOTES STRUGGLE OR COMPETITION IN YOUR QUESTS.  ALL OF    THE THINGS WHICH YOU WANT IN LIFE WILL HAVE TO BE WON AT THIS TIME.  YOU   WILL HAVE THE ENERGY AND MEANS TO OBTAIN YOUR DESIRES.  YOU WILL HAVE TO   WORK A LITTLE HARDER THAN USUAL.  REVERSED, THE CARD COULD MEAN THAT,      DESPITE HOW HARD YOU WORK, YOU WILL NOT SUCCEED.                           
THE SIX OF BATONS INDICATES TRIUMPH AND VICTORY IN YOUR SITUATION.         YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PROGRESS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALL THAT IS IN          YOUR BEST INTERESTS.  THE PROGRESS MAY BE IN THE FORM OF GOOD NEWS         WHICH YOU RECEIVE THAT WILL PERMIT YOU TO PROCEED WITH YOUR DESIRES.       REVERSED, OBSTACLES MAY HINDER YOUR ADVANCEMENT TO DESIRED GOALS.          
THE SEVEN OF BATONS MEANS THAT, THOUGH THERE MAY BE OBSTACLES OPPOSING     YOUR INTERESTS, YOU WILL HAVE SUCCESS.  NO CHALLENGE WILL BE STRONG        ENOUGH TO HINDER THE ADVANCEMENT OF YOU OR YOUR IDEAS.  REVERSED, THE      OBSTACLES COULD BE TOO GREAT TO OVERCOME.  IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO OBTAIN   ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE OR GUIDANCE.                                         
THE EIGHT OF BATONS DENOTES SPEED AND RAPID ADVANCEMENT OF THE SITUATION   IN GENERAL.  THIS HASTE COULD RESULT IN WRONG DECISIONS BEING MADE.  IT    WILL BE IMPORTANT TO HAVE ALL YOUR RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO BE USED IN YOUR  BEST INTERESTS.  COUNTER ANY ADVERSITY WITH A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF    YOUR DESIRES AND HOW YOU HOPE TO OBTAIN THEM.                              
THE NINE OF BATONS INDICATES STRENGTH WHEN UPRIGHT AND WEAKNESS WHEN       REVERSED.  YOU WILL BE OPPOSED BY SECRET ENEMIES AND YOUR INTERESTS        WILL BE QUESTIONED.  THERE WILL BE UNEXPECTED DIFFICULTIES WITH ALL        SITUATIONS.  IT WILL BE NECESSARY THEN, TO HAVE SUPPORT AVAILABLE          TO HELP YOU OVERCOME THESE OBSTACLES.                                      
THE TEN OF BATONS INDICATES THE DEDICATION TO A CAUSE.  THERE MAY BE       OPPRESSION ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR CONVICTIONS.  THE QUEST FOR YOUR DESIRES   MAY OVER TAX YOUR RESOURCES RESULTING IN FAILURE.  DECISIONS WILL HAVE TO  BE MADE ON WHICH COURSE OF ACTION IS THE BEST FOR YOUR SITUATION.  TRY TO  GET ALL THE INFORMATION YOU WILL NEED BEFORE BEGINNING YOUR VENTURE.       
THE KING OF CUPS CONTAINS MANY THINGS DEPENDING ON THE OTHER CARDS IN THE  READING.  IN MOST INSTANCES, IT CONTAINS EMOTIONS, PASSIONS OR KNOWLEDGE.  THE POSITIVE MEANING OF THE CUP IS THE OBTAINMENT OF THESE FACTORS.  THE   REVERSE OF THE CUPS WOULD INDICATE THE LOSS OF THE ELEMENTS IN THE CUP,    BE THEY EMOTIONS, KNOWLEDGE OR TANGIBLE MATERIALS.                         
THE QUEEN OF CUPS IS AN ADORED WOMAN.  SHE IS ADMIRED FOR HER FAIRNESS     AND HONESTY.  SHE IS WARM HEARTED AND A GOOD FRIEND.  SHE INDICATES THAT   A WOMAN MAY ASSIST YOU IN YOUR SITUATION.  SHE HAS THE POSITION TO HELP    YOU GET THE SUPPORT THAT YOU NEED TO ACCOMPLISH YOUR DESIRED GOALS.                                                                                   
THE KNIGHT OF THE CUPS DENOTES THE ARRIVAL OF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING.        AN INVITATION OR REQUEST MAY BE RECEIVED.  AN APPEAL OR PROPOSAL MAY       BE MADE ON BEHALF OF SOMEONE ELSE THROUGH A THIRD PARTY.  REVERSED,        THE CARD MAY INDICATE A CHALLENGE, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY.                                                                                     
THE PAGE OF CUPS REPRESENTS AN INTENSE PERSON PRONE TO MEDITATION.         THIS PERSON MAY BE STUDIOUS, LOYAL OR REFLECTIVE.  THEY WILL RENDER        A SERVICE TO YOU.  REVERSED, THE SERVICE THEY PROVIDE MAY HAVE AN END      RESULT WHICH HAS LITTLE OR NO VALUE.                                                                                                                  
THE ACE OF CUPS REPRESENTS THE HOME AND GENERAL ENVIRONMENT.  THERE WILL   BE JOY IN YOUR LIFE WITH THE FULFILLMENT OF ALL YOUR AMBITIONS AND DESIRES.MUCH HAPPINESS WILL BE FOUND IN YOUR CONTENTMENT.  REVERSED, THE CARD MEANSTHAT YOU MAY LOSE THE CONTENTMENT THAT YOU NOW ENJOY, OR DISCONTENTMENT    WILL BE REPLACED WITH HAPPINESS.                                           
THE TWO OF CUPS INDICATES PARTNERSHIP, ENGAGEMENT OR FRIENDSHIPS.          THE CARD IS INDICATIVE OF MARRIAGE, ROMANCE, PASSIONS AND EMOTIONS.        A PARTNERSHIP MAY BE INDICATED.  REVERSE, THE CARD SUGGESTS A DIVISION     BETWEEN YOU AND ANOTHER PERSON OR INSTITUTION.  IF THERE HAVE BEEN         PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ANOTHER PERSON, THE SITUATION MAY IMPROVE.        
THE THREE OF CUPS INDICATES THE END OR CONCLUSION OF ANY PROBLEMS IN       THE PAST.  A COMPROMISE WILL BE FOUND WHICH WILL SERVE ALL THE INTERESTS   OF THOSE INVOLVED IN A STRUGGLE.  THERE WILL BE TIME TO RELAX AFTER THE    COMPROMISE IS IMPLEMENTED.  THE REVERSE OF THE CARD COULD FORETELL THE     END OF A COMPROMISE THAT HAS SERVED THE SITUATION IN THE PAST.             
THE FOUR OF CUPS MEANS DISAPPOINTMENT IN SOMEONE OR IN A SITUATION.  YOU   MAY BECOME TIRED OF THE SAME OLD STRUGGLE THAT HAS BEEN CARRIED ON TOO     LONG IN THE PAST.  THE END RESULT MAY INCLUDE DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE FINAL  RESULT.  REVERSED, THE CARD COULD OFFER HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.  IMPROVEMENT  TO THE CURRENT SITUATION MAY PERMIT YOU TO RELAX.                          
THE FIVE OF CUPS REPRESENT UNFULFILLMENT OR NON ATTAINMENT OF EXPECTED     RESULTS.  YOU MAY LOSE SOMETHING, THOUGH IT IS INSIGNIFICANT IN ITSELF.    PERHAPS RELATIONS WITH FRIENDS OR LOVERS HAVE WEAK FOUNDATIONS.  REVERSED, THE CARD INDICATES THE END OF SUCH RELATIONSHIPS AND THE ATTAINMENT OF     THAT WHICH YOU DESIRE MOST IN LIFE.                                        
THE SIX OF CUPS IS THE INFLUENCE OF THE PAST ON THE PRESENT.  THERE MAY BE TIME FOR NOSTALGIA AND REMEMBERING THINGS LONG THOUGH FORGOTTEN.  SOMETHINGTHAT WAS LOST MAY BE DISCOVERED.  THE PAST MAY HELP YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE  PRESENT AND DIRECT YOU TOWARD THE FUTURE.  REVERSED, THE CARD INDICATES    FORGETFULNESS AND LOSS.                                                    
THE SEVEN OF CUPS IS THE FANTASY WITHIN OURSELVES.  DAYDREAMS MAY DOMINATE YOUR THOUGHTS.  ACTION AND DECISIONS MAY BE MADE ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT.AN UNREALISTIC ATTITUDE MAY BE DISPLAYED WHICH IS ADVERSE TO YOUR REAL     FEELINGS AND THOUGHTS CONCERNING SOMETHING.  REVERSED, THE CARD INDICATES  PRACTICALITY IN BOTH THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS.                                 
THE EIGHT OF CUPS IS THE DECLINE OF EFFORTS MADE TOWARD THE ATTAINMENT OF  SOMETHING DESIRED DUE TO DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE RESULTS RECEIVED THUS FAR.  THE CARD ALSO DENOTES SHYNESS OR MODESTY.  REVERSED, THE DEDICATION AND    EFFORTS CONTRIBUTED TO A CAUSE OR PROJECT WILL BE INCREASED DUE TO THE     POSITIVE RESULTS OBTAINED IN THE PAST OR WHICH ARE EXPECTED IN THE FUTURE. 
THE NINE OF CUPS INDICATES GOOD HEALTH AND MUCH SUCCESS.  THERE WILL BE    A SITUATION WHICH WILL PROVIDE FOR YOUR BEST INTERESTS.  MATERIAL GAINS    COULD BE PART OF YOUR ATTAINMENT AS WELL AS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT IN LIFE.     REVERSED, THE CARD MEANS THAT YOU MAY LOSE SOME OF YOUR POSSESSIONS, BE    THEY MATERIALISTIC OR THINGS LIKE SECURITY OR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT.           
THE TEN OF CUPS IS INDICATIVE TO A GOOD FAMILY LIFE.  HAPPINESS, JOY AND   CONTENTMENT WILL DOMINATE YOUR LIFE.  THE TIME WILL BE MADE FOR THE ENJOY- MENT OF PLEASURES WHICH MAY BE SHARED WITH ANOTHER PERSON WHOM YOU LOVE.   REVERSE, THE CARD INDICATES DISCONTENTMENT WITH YOUR PRESENT SITUATION     AND THE CHANGES FOR THE BETTER THAT MAY TAKE PLACE IN THE FUTURE.          
THE KING OF SWORDS HAS THE POWER AND COURAGE TO ACCOMPLISH ALL HIS DESIRES.HE IS A SYMBOL OF POWER AND SUPERIORITY WHICH MAY ASSIST YOU IN YOUR       INDIVIDUAL QUESTS DURING LIFE.  REVERSED, HE REPRESENTS A PERSON WHO MAY   NOT HAVE HIS HEART IN THE PROJECTS WITH WHICH HE IS ENGAGED.  HE EITHER    HAS LOST SOME OF HIS POWER OR IS AFRAID OF MAKING DECISIONS.               
THE QUEEN OF SWORDS HAS THE POWER OF PERCEPTION.  SHE KNOWS INSTANTLY WHAT IS REALLY THE TRUTH EVEN WHEN IT IS NOT APPARENT.  REVERSED, SHE INDICATES A TIME OF LONELINESS AND SADNESS.  SHE HAS BEEN SEPARATED FROM THE PERSON  OR THINGS THAT MEAN THE MOST TO HER.  DURING THIS TIME, SHE WILL NOT BE AS ACTIVE AS IN THE PAST AND MAY MOURN FOR A BETTER LIFE.                     
THE KNIGHT OF THE SWORD IS THE GALLANT HERO WHO IS BOTH STRONG AND BRAVE.  HE HAS GREAT SKILL AND IS VERY CAPABLE OF SUCCEEDING IN ALL HIS VENTURES.  REVERSED, HE WILL LOSE HIS BRAVERY AND BE A COWARD.  AT TIMES, HE IS LIKE  THE FOOL IN HIS ACTIONS.  HE LACKS THE ABILITY TO ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING DUE  TO THE WEAKNESS OF HIS SKILLS.                                             
THE PAGE OF SWORDS IS AS PERCEPTIVE AS THE QUEEN.  HE HAS THE ABILITY TO   FIND OUT THE TRUTH REGARDING ALL MATTERS.  HE HAS BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL AGILITY.  HE IS FULL OF ANTICIPATION.  REVERSED, THE PAGE LOWERS HIS GUARD TO THE EVILS OF THE WORLD.  HE DOES NOT PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN HIS ENVIRONMENT.  HE LEAVES HIMSELF OPEN TO THE UNKNOWN.                
THE ACE OF SWORDS HAS THE POWER OF THE KING OF SWORDS.  THE DETERMINATION  OF THE KING IS THUS TRANSFERRED.  ALL THAT IS ENDEAVORED WILL MEET WITH    SUCCESS.  REVERSED, THE POWER THAT IS FROM THE KING IS REDUCED, PERHAPS    TO A STATE OF BEING USELESS.  DETERMINATION AND STRENGTH MAY HAVE LITTLE   IMPACT ON THE SITUATION.  VENTURES WILL BE HARD FOUGHT.                    
THE TWO OF SWORDS REPRESENTS THE CONTEST WHICH IS IN STALEMATE.  THERE WILLBE NO LOSER OR WINNERS.  THE SITUATION MAY REPRESENT THE COMING TO TERMS   WITH SITUATIONS AND COMPROMISES BEING MADE.  IN ANY CASE, THE PEACE IS     ONCE AGAIN ACHIEVED.  REVERSED, THE HARMONY THAT NOW DOMINATES A SITUATION MAY COME TO AN END CAUSING STRIFE.                                         
THE THREE OF SWORDS IS A REFLECTION OF THE QUEEN.  THE CARD INDICATES THAT THE SITUATION MAY BECOME MOURNFUL DUE TO ABSENCE OR REMOVAL OF SOMETHING   THAT IS VALUED.  THE COMING PERIOD WILL BE FULL OF OPPOSITION AND DELAYS.  REVERSED, THE SITUATION WILL IMPROVE AS A RESULT OF THE RETURN OF SOMETHINGLOST, OR AT LEAST THE SITUATION WILL NOT BE UNBEARABLE.                    
THE FOUR SWORDS INDICATES A TIME WHEN YOU CAN RELAX.  SOME ACTIONS MAY     BE ABANDONED DURING YOUR RETREAT FROM THE SITUATION.  THE RETREAT MAY BE   NECESSARY TO REGROUP YOUR RESOURCES AND CONSERVE YOUR ENERGY.  REVERSED,   THE RETREAT MAY NOT PROVIDE YOU WITH THE ANTICIPATED PEACE.  ABANDONMENT   OF SOMETHING MAY NOT PROVIDE YOU WITH ANY POSITIVE RESULTS.                
THE FIVE OF SWORDS REPRESENTS CONQUEST.  IF YOU HAVE BEEN AGGRESSIVE IN    YOUR STRUGGLES, PERHAPS YOU WILL SOON ACCOMPLISH YOUR OBJECTIVES.  IF YOU  HAVE BEEN PASSIVE, HOWEVER, YOUR INTERESTS MAY BE THE ONES WHICH GIVE IN   TO THE WISHES OF THE OPPOSING FORCE.  REVERSED, THE CARD INDICATES THAT    YOUR INTERESTS WILL BE OPPOSED BY OTHER PEOPLE.                            
THE SIX OF SWORDS MAY BE A TIME OF PEACE AND RELAXATION AFTER A LONG TIME  OF STRUGGLE.  THERE COULD BE A JOURNEY INVOLVED.  IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO  APPLY ALL YOUR ENERGY TOWARD THE SITUATION TO GET TO THIS POINT IN TIME.   REVERSED, THE SUCCESS YOU ACHIEVE MAY NOT BE SATISFYING.  PERHAPS          THE TIME THAT YOU NEED TO REGAIN YOUR ENERGY WILL BE POSTPONED.            
THE SEVEN OF SWORDS IS A NEW BEGINNING.  YOU WILL HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOUR- SELF AND YOUR ABILITIES.  THIS WILL PERMIT YOU TO ADVANCE YOUR INTERESTS   WITHOUT BEING AFRAID OF FAILURE.  DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE SITUATION DOES NOT LEND ITSELF TO SUCCESS, YOU WILL HAVE POSITIVE RESULTS.  REVERSED, YOU MAY LACK CONFIDENCE IN YOURSELF TO IMPLEMENT NEW PLANS OF ACTION.          
THE EIGHT OF SWORDS PREDICTS PROBLEMS IN THE SITUATION.  YOUR INTERESTS    WILL BE OPPOSED BY OTHER PEOPLE.  YOU MAY BE RESTRICTED AS A RESULT OF     THE OBSTACLES WHICH ARE PLACED IN THE PATH TOWARD YOUR GOALS.  REVERSED,   THE CARD MAY INDICATE THE INEFFECTIVENESS OF YOUR ENEMIES IN THEIR ATTEMPT TO HINDER YOUR SUCCESS.  AT LEAST THEIR EFFORTS WILL BE WEAKENED.          
THE NINE OF SWORDS FORETELLS THE ARRIVAL OF CONFLICT IN YOUR LIFE.  YOU    MAY WORRY MORE ABOUT PROBLEMS WHICH NEVER WOULD HAVE BOTHERED YOU IN THE   PAST.  OTHER PEOPLE WILL BE OPPOSED TO YOUR INTERESTS.  THE SITUATION WILL CAUSE YOU TO BE UNHAPPY.  REVERSED, THE SITUATION MAY IMPROVE IF THERE HAVEBEEN PROBLEMS IN THE PAST.                                                 
THE TEN OF SWORDS FORETELLS MISFORTUNE IN THE SITUATION.  THERE MAY BE MUCHSADNESS REGARDING YOUR QUESTIONS.  MOST OF THE PAIN THAT IS ASSOCIATED     WILL BE MENTAL RATHER THAN PHYSICAL.  REVERSED, THE SADNESS THAT YOU HAVE  HAD IN THE PAST MAY BE REPLACED WITH BETTER TIMES.  ANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMSWILL NOT HAVE SUCH A GREAT IMPACT AS IN THE PAST.                          
A LOYAL AND TRUSTWORTHY MAN MAY BE TOO METHODICAL TO GAIN COMPLETE SUCCESS.IN OTHER CASES, IT IS THE SYMBOL FOR WEALTH.  THE WEALTH MAY COME IN THE   FORM OF ASSOCIATES, MONEY OR KNOWLEDGE.  AS A TALISMAN, IT IS SYMBOLIC OF  LUCK.  THE REVERSE APPLICATION OF THIS CARD INDICATES A LOSS IN ONE OR     MORE OF THESE AREAS DEPENDING ON OTHER CARDS IN THE CAST.                  
THE QUEEN OF PENTACLES REPRESENTS PROSPERITY AND SECURITY.  THE SECURITY   CAN BE EITHER FINANCIAL OR PHYSICAL.  THERE WILL BE GENEROSITY DEMONSTRATEDAND YOU WILL FIND FREEDOM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SECURITY.    REVERSED, THE  SECURITY THAT YOU HAVE MAY BE WEAKENED.  THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF TIME WHENIT IS NECESSARY TO KEEP RESOURCES IN RESERVE.                              
THE KNIGHT OF PENTACLES IS A PERSON WITH THE PATIENCE TO ACCOMPLISH ALL    HIS TASKS.  HE IS RELIABLE DUE TO HIS SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY.  IF YOU     ARE DEPENDENT ON THE EFFORTS OF SOMEONE ELSE TO HELP YOU ACCOMPLISH SOME   GOAL IN LIFE, THEY WILL PROVE TRUSTWORTHY.  REVERSED, THE RELIABILITY OF   ANOTHER PERSON MAY BE QUESTIONED.  IT MAY BE BETTER TO PROCEED ALONE.      
THE PAGE OF PENTACLES HAS THE DESIRE TO LEARN ALL THINGS.  HE IS DEDICATED TO KNOWLEDGE AND THE ATTAINMENT OF WISDOM.  HE IS DEVOTED TO ALL IN WHICH  HE IS ENGAGED.  HE HAS GREAT CONCENTRATION IN HIS INTERESTS.  REVERSED,    DEVOTION TO HIS INTERESTS MAY BE LESSENED.  HE MAY FIND IT DIFFICULT TO    APPLY HIMSELF TO GAIN WHAT HE WANTS MOST IN LIFE.                          
THE ACE OF PENTACLES INDICATES GREAT WEALTH AND HAPPINESS.  THE HAPPINESS  MAY BE THE RESULT OF THE RECEIPT OF SOMETHING LONG DESIRED.  THE WEALTH,   HOWEVER, NEED NOT HAVE A MONETARY VALUE.  SOME OF THE GREATEST GIFTS OF    LIFE CAN NOT BE BOUGHT.  REVERSED, THERE COULD BE THE LOSS OF SOMETHING    WHICH YOU VALUE.                                                           
THE TWO OF PENTACLES ARE PROBLEMS AND DIFFICULTIES IN THE FUTURE.  THERE   MAY BE OBSTACLES ERECTED WHICH HINDER THE ATTAINMENT OF WHAT YOU WISH TO   PURSUE OR OBTAIN IN LIFE.  THE SITUATION MAY CAUSE UNDUE WORRY OR SOCIAL   EMBARRASSMENT.  REVERSED, THE SITUATION MAY CHANGE WITH THE LIFTING        OF RESTRICTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN HINDERING YOUR PROGRESSION.                
THE THREE OF PENTACLES HAS ALL THE SKILL NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH YOUR      GOALS IN LIFE.  YOU WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO SUCCEED IN ALL YOUR VENTURES. REVERSE, THE CARD INDICATES THAT YOU MAY NEED TO GET ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER SOURCES TO ACCOMPLISH THE TASK IN WHICH YOU ARE ENGAGED.  OTHERWISE, THE   FINAL RESULTS WILL BE LESS THAT ANTICIPATED.                               
THE FOUR OF PENTACLES REPRESENTS A PERSON THAT WILL NOT SHARE ANYTHING IN  HIS LIFE WITH OTHER PEOPLE.  WHEN ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED, HE WILL TURN HIS   BACK ON THE SITUATION.  REVERSED, A PERSON THAT HAS PREVIOUSLY WITHHELD    GIVING ASSISTANCE TO OTHERS MAY PROVIDE THE MEANS TO ACCOMPLISH YOUR GOALS.                                                                           
THE FIVE PENTACLES INDICATES FAILURE AND LOSS.  THIS IS APPLIED MORE WITH  REGARD TO MATERIAL LOSS THAN PERSONAL LOSSES.  REVERSED, THE CARD HAS A    COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MEANING.  A WOMAN MAY PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN       PROVIDING COMFORT AND AFFECTION IN YOUR LIFE.  IF FAILURE WAS PART OF      THE QUESTION, THE EFFECTS OF YOUR LOSS MAY BE LESSENED BY HER EFFORTS.     
THE SIX OF PENTACLES WILL PROVIDE GENEROSITY AND KINDNESS TO YOUR SITUATIONRESULTING IN GAIN FOR YOU.  ANOTHER PERSON WILL CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR EFFORTS RESULTING IN YOUR SUCCESS.  MATERIAL GAIN MAY BE INDICATED.  REVERSED, ANY GAINS MAY BE LESS THAN EXPECTED.  GENEROSITY FROM ANOTHER PERSON MAY BE    WITHHELD AT THE PRESENT TIME.                                              
THE SEVEN OF PENTACLES INDICATES SUCCESS IN ALL ENDEAVORS WHICH REQUIRE    MUCH TIME AND EFFORT.  DESPITE THE DIFFICULTY, YOUR EFFORTS WILL RESULT IN FORTHCOMING REWARDS.  REVERSED, THE CARD MEANS THAT DESPITE THE TIME AND   EFFORT DEVOTED TO A PROBLEM, THE DESIRED RESULT WILL BE LESS THAN          ANTICIPATED.  PROGRESS MAY SLOW TO A STANDSTILL.                           
THE EIGHT OF PENTACLES IS THE PERSONAL EFFORT THAT IS NEEDED TO LEARN OR   OBTAIN SOMETHING NEW IN YOUR LIFE.  IT IS A SITUATION WHICH IS INNOCENT    AND IN THE DEVELOPMENT STAGES.  REVERSED, THE EFFORT NEEDED TO BE APPLIED  TO ACHIEVE YOUR DESIRES AND GOALS WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO OBTAIN YOUR WISHES.THE KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO PROCEED MAY BE WITHHELD.                           
THE NINE OF PENTACLES IS CAUTION AND THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE THE SITUATION  AND YOURSELF WITH THE SECURITY NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT IS IN YOUR BESTINTEREST.  REVERSED, THE CARD INDICATES A RECKLESSNESS THAT WILL LEAD TO   DESPAIR WHEN THE RESULTS ARE LESS THAN DESIRABLE.                                                                                                     
THE TEN OF PENTACLES PROVIDES MUCH PROSPERITY AND SECURITY IN YOUR LIFE.   IT IS APPLIED MOSTLY TOWARD THE HOME ENVIRONMENT.  THUS, YOUR HOME OR      FAMILY LIFE WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY AND SECURE.  REVERSED, THE SECURITY THAT   YOU NOW ENJOY MAY BE LESSENED IN THE FUTURE.  PERHAPS SOME SMALL PROBLEMS  WILL PRESENT THEMSELVES REGARDING YOUR FAMILY OR HOME.