 The High Priestess Reversed
Upright, the High Priestess is intuitive and looks inside for the truth, rather than seeking answers from outside. The Priestess is often a teacher, guide, or wise source of psychic information. In reverse, she may seek those answers from the outside. There could be a few other things happening here as well. Figure out which one is correct for you:
Questions answered by the High Priestess: Who? Your subconscious; an emotional person What? An emotional outburst; tension Where? In your own head When? In the gloaming or twilight; During a full moon; June and July Why? “A quieted mind can hear intuition over fear.” ~ Anonymous Yes or No? No What should I clean?
Where are my keys?
The High Priestess Reversed as: ...an action?
...a place in your house?
...a place in your city?
...a place in the world?
...something to eat?
...a color? Turquoise, coral, orange ...a movie theme? Trusting oneself, high emotions
...a new career?
Possible Major Arcana combinations with The High Priestess Reversed: Upright Fool: Jumping in without thinking Reversed Magician: feeling of inadequacy Upright Empress: emotional overflow Reversed Emperor: a cold, thoughtless man Upright Hierophant: conformity causes a loss of self Reversed Lovers: a one sided relationship Upright Chariot: an emotional journey Reversed Strength: self doubt, insecurity Upright Hermit: listen to one’s inner voice Reversed Wheel: loss of situational control Upright Justice: difficulty accepting the truth Reversed Hanged One: stalling Upright Death: difficulty accepting an end Reversed Temperance: extreme imbalances Upright Devil: an emotional affair Reversed Tower: must find inner strength to avoid disaster Upright Star: a search for hope and trust Reversed Moon: extreme fear or anxiety Upright Sun: joyful disregard for intuition Reversed Judgement: complete failure to listen to the self Upright World: failure to notice signs from the universe Before any card: You have doubts about (card) After any card: doubt, fear The Major Arcana represent significant life events. The Reversed High Priestess could indicate:
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Applied Divination is proud to work with brand new author Emmy Tidning on a unique fiction series!
The sweet, clean stories in Tidning's Second Sight Romance series all involve aspects of fortune telling, the alternative healing arts, or other occult sciences. Here's the blurb for the first novelette in the series, Faye's Fortune, available April 17th from Amazon:
Let's meet Emmy! Hi Emmy, welcome to the Applied Divination family and our blog. What motivated you to write these fortune-telling romance books? There weren't any fortune-teller romances out there! I love the occult sciences and study a great deal about them (my favorite is definitely the Applied Divination series,) but a few weeks ago I felt like reading a nice, quick, fictional story before bed. I still wanted a bit of magic and Tarot - but I couldn't find anything to read that brought my two loves together! So, I decided to write one of my own. There are so many cool parts of the divinatory arts, I have a dream of an entire line of interesting books about them. Where and what is Fallstaff, Missouri? Fallstaff is a fictional, one-horse-kinda town in the center of the state. In my head, it's about 45 minutes to an hour outside of Jefferson City (which does exist.) Fallstaff is named for the comedic Shakespearean character - He's something to laugh at (like the town in my book, which the character Kelsey calls "yokel") but he also offers a lot of insight into the human experience (also like my little town). Another made-up place in the book is the Jefferson City Zoo. There is no Zoo housing pregnant aquatic animals in Jefferson City. Tell us about yourself! I like your pen name. Is that a question? Okay, thanks. My husband has "Emmy" engraved in his wedding band because he was told my real first name wouldn't fit (which is strange because it's much shorter width-wise, but whatever.) It was a cool opportunity to use it as part of my pen name. And Tidning? Tidning is a Swedish word that means magazine, journal, or... paper. What were you doing before you were a writer? I've only ever been a writer and I do not have a corporeal existence outside of this romance novelette. That's a really weird thing to say. I know, I'm a weird figment of your imagination. But do you know what's not weird? Love! Read Faye's Fortune and then come talk about your favorite auspicious romance novels with me. I need more books to read while I write! I can be found on Twitter at https://twitter.com/EmmyTidning Well, there you have it, Tarot friends! A very brief and bizarre conversation with author Emmy Tidning. Faye's Fortune is available for pre-order on Amazon and Amazon worldwide! 
The upright Magician is an all-knowing, all powerful person. They have every tool they need readily at their fingertips, and those tools might be something they know, something they have, or something they are. In reverse, the Magician may not know how to use these powers, or might use them for manipulation, greed, or deviousness. There are a few other things that could be happening with the Magician Reversed:
Questions answered by the Magician: Who? A brilliant manipulator out of place for her or his age or position; an actual magician What? A deviant behavior Where? Somewhere mysterious, like Area 51 When? Soon; May and June; August and September Why? “Until you realize how easy it is for your mind to be manipulated, you remain the puppet of someone else's game.” ~ Evita Ochel Yes or No? No, or change your tactics What should I clean?
Where are my keys?
The Reversed Magician as: ...an action?
...a place in your house?
...a place in your city?
...a place in the world?
...something to eat?
...a color? Dark red, blue, purple ...a movie theme? Magic or manipulation
...a new career?
Possible Major Arcana combinations with The Magician Reversed: Reversed Fool: An inconsiderate swindler Upright High Priestess: Out of touch with one’s inner voice Reversed Empress: A nosy manipulator Upright Emperor: An insecure father Reversed Hierophant: A rebellion Upright Lovers: Someone in a partnership is engaging in trickery or deviance Reversed Chariot: No planning or direction Upright Strength: Confident yet unfocused Reversed Hermit: a lonesome villain Upright Wheel: A period of misused skills Reversed Justice: Dishonest, unfair Upright Hanged One: A confusing sacrifice Reversed Death: An extreme fear of change Upright Temperance: One must be patient with the unknown Reversed Devil: Breaking free of tricks Upright Tower: A villain causes disaster Reversed Star: Hopelessness, insecurity Upright Moon: everything is an illusion Reversed Sun: Unhappiness, needs therapy Upright Judgement: karma catches up Reversed World: A lack of skills leads to incompletion of projects The Magician reversed before any card: Obtain more skills in (card) The Magician reversed after any card: Evil, deviance The Major Arcana represent significant life events. The Reversed Magician could indicate:
The Applied Tarot Reversed won't be available in stores until later in 2021. For now, read all about the upright cards in The Applied Tarot: 
I've started work on the Applied Tarot Reversed Book. Here's a sneak peak of a page I just wrote and haven't edited yet... because The Fool Reversed is all about jumping in without being fully prepared! So why not just dive right in? The Fool Reversed The fool upright dances through the hilltops without direction, his faithful pup by his side. Upright, the fool card asks us to take a risk and make a leap and trust yourself. However, in reverse, there are a few things that could be happening here. Figure out which one is correct for you:
Questions answered by the Fool Reversed: Who? A naïve or reckless person What? A thoughtless action Where? Somewhere dangerous When? Immediately; January and February Why? “Carefulness costs you nothing. Carelessness may cost you your life.” Yes or No? Maybe – stop and consider it first What should I clean?
Where are my keys?
The Fool Reversed as: ..an action
...a place in your house?
...a place in your city?
.. a place in the world?
...something to eat?
..a color? White, Yellow ...a movie theme? Avoiding danger, rushing into things
...a new career?
Possible Major Arcana combinations with The Fool Reversed: Upright Magician: brilliant but careless Reversed High Priestess: not listening to one's intuition results in being taken advantage of Upright Empress: an insecure or worried parent Reversed Emperor: a reckless tyrant Upright Hierophant: archaic harmful traditions Reversed Lovers: partnership ends too quickly Upright Chariot: not being cautious on a trip Reversed Strength: Insecurity leads to one being taken advantage of Upright Hermit: a wise person doubts themself Reversed Wheel: a risk leads to bad luck Upright Justice: consider cause and effect Reversed Hanged One: faking martyrdom Upright Death: impulsive ends Reversed Temperance: extremely careless Upright Devil: a drug addict, inconsideration Reversed Tower: trying everything to avoid disaster Upright Star: blind faith Reversed Moon: thoughtlessness and confusion Upright Sun: carefree abandon, childhood joy Reversed Judgement: a lack of self awareness Upright World: Fear of success Before any card: Don’t jump into (card) After any card: Reckless Behavior The Major Arcana represent significant life events. Fool Reversed could be:
There you go, card 1 of the Applied Tarot Reversed. No, I have no idea when it will be published because I'm foolish and naive and very ill-prepared, much like the reversed Fool. While you're waiting for me to get my act together, why not buy the upright version?  It's finally here, 2021 has truly begun! While we've celebrated both January 1 (the Gregorian new year) and February 12th (the Chinese New Year), on March 20th the Sun moved into Aries, the first sign of the Western Zodiac, and the start of the last first day of the new year! Hurray!
The sign of Aries is enthusiastic, spontaneous, and a go-getter, so like the flowering trees and the animals coming out of hibernation, we're all ready to get a move on. Now that vaccines are here and 2021 is looking a bit more open for business than 2020 was, what better way to celebrate our enthusiasm than with a Tarot spread for this new year? Card 1 - This is Ending
Card 2 - This is being born
Card 3 - The Year Ahead
Card 4 - Skills to Grow
So I did this reading for myself because I would also like to know what to birth and what new skills to learn this year! Although I am already starting a new school program and also trying to grow my business, it's always important to see if there is something else I need to grow or know. Card 1 - This is Ending The Reversed King of Pentacles - a lack of income and an unsuccessful business. Oooo! Does that mean my business will get more successful and I'll have more income? Or wait... does it mean the business is closing down due to a lack of income (it was a pretty big year of losses just getting established, but that happens to every new business, right? Right?) Gosh, this is worrisome. Card 2 - This is being born Ten of Swords - Exhaustion, catastrophe, and failure are being born? Great. Great. Looking forward to that. Not. Seriously, WTH? When skilled Tarot readers see this card they try to say things like "there is nowhere to go but up" or "disaster leads to growth", but the fact is this card is the literal worst. I am not looking forward to whatever Ten of Swords is birthed this year. This is even more worrisome than that reversed Pentacle. Card 3 - The year ahead for me The High Priestess - Intuition and psychic abilities. Oh yay! Maybe this does mean that my divination business will grow even further! Yay for reversed Kings! Smash the patriarchy! But I'm still really worried about what that Ten of Swords implies. Card 4 - Skills to grow Ace of Swords - Puzzles and intelligence! Yay! I love puzzles (as evidenced by my book, Psychic Word Puzzles) and would love to make more of them. Unfortunately that book hasn't sold very well, so I don't really have the resources to make another one yet. However, I was thinking of quitting puzzle books altogether, so this Ace kind of gives me hope that maybe I can make them work somehow. I'll think more about this, once I get over that devastating Ten of Swords. So that's my reading. 2 swords in only a 4-card spread, one pentacle and one card about intuition. So it'll be a year of growing my education, seeking wisdom, perhaps suffering a catastrophic failure, and some intuitive growth for me. I'm ready! Sort of! Let me know how your reading goes. Happy Astrological New Year 2021!  One year ago I started writing a little reference book called Applied Tarot. Since then I've published three books and a card deck in the Applied Divination Series, I have another book coming out in a couple of months (Applied Tarot Reversed) and yet another one planned for later this year (Applied Tasseography, An Excessively Practical Guide to Interpreting Tea Leaves.)
Starting a small business is never an instant success; a divination business, at that, is definitely not a lucrative enterprise; AND launching that small divination business during a pandemic is probably the worst idea I've ever had. The worst best idea. I love what I do. I love Tarot cards and Runes and Tea Leaves and Palmistry and Astrology and Feng Shui and anything and everything related to divination and the mystical arts. Practicing them as a hobbyist kept me going through a lifetime of bad jobs, school stresses, parenting issues, clinical depression, and everything else that is just part of existence. But now practicing it as a professional is keeping me going through a pandemic where I might otherwise be driven straight into an institution. I bought myself an Employee of the Year mug to celebrate. My IT support staff (husband) is super envious. Maybe he'll work a bit harder this year and win it next year. Maybe.  What does your fortune teller predict today? Ask your autocorrect!
This spread should really be called the "Are the kids alright?" spread, but I'm trying to be positive about it.
The truth is a lot of kids aren't alright right now. Some are sick, some are depressed, some are struggling in school, and others might appear to be doing just perfectly but their entire worlds are shattered in the background - how would you even know? This spread is to hopefully help you figure that out and give you a way to help if needed. As a fortune teller, it is my belief that we should never do readings for other adults when they haven't expressed consent. It is for this reason that I don't do "does he/she love me" spreads or nonsense like that. I only do spreads that relate to the querent and how they are involved in their own situation. However, for children under the age of 18 it is well within a parent's purview to ask about them. I still do believe that young kids deserve a bit of agency in the matter, so I've created this spread about how you can best help them, rather than about what's going to happen to the kid themself. This spread is expandable - so any number of kids you have who are under the age of 18 can be asked about. It's not just for kids, either. You could ask about your pets, your plants, or something else you're in the care of - just make sure they're not freethinking adults who might dislike you doing readings about them behind their backs. I have one child under the age of 18 and one new puppy, so when I do my reading I'll do it for those two. My adult children can do their own readings (I gave them each a deck of my Tarot cards for Christmas!) Card A - You as a parent
Card 1 - How is the kid doing?
Card 2 - How can you help your kid?
Carry on with Cards 1 and 2 for each additional child/pet/rock/plant you have questions about. Card Z - The family outcome
I did this reading for my 17yo son who is struggling in school, and my 17 week old dog who is struggling with existence right now (or, more accurately, with whose existence I am struggling right now! ha ha! He's lucky he's cute because he's a bit of a nightmare.) Card A - Me as a parent:
Son Card 1 - How is my 17yo human son doing?
Son Card 2 - How can I help him?
Dog Card 1 - How is my 17wo puppy doing?
Dog Card 2 - How can I help him?
Outcome for the Family
So there you go, a reading for the parents out there who are struggling with the best ways to help their kids, both during a pandemic or at any time! For more Tarot Spreads, click the Spreads link at the side of this page. For more info on the cards, read Applied Tarot 
March 1st began my new adventure as a --I don't want to say unemployed-- no-longer-employed-by-the-man author, grad student, and business owner. I work for myself and myself alone now! It is terrifying and lonely and I don't recommend it at all!
So, of course, instead of getting right down to brand building and writing new books and working on my assignments, I procrastinated all yesterday and came up with this Tarot spread for myself. It works for anyone undergoing a career overhaul, or starting a new job, or just trying something a little different. Card 1 - Your New Role
So of course I did this reading for myself, because I can't NOT invent a tarot reading and then do it on myself. Also, not doing it would mean I'd have to do my other work and really focus on my new self-employment venture, and I don't want to do that. My New Role - the Reversed Eight of Pentacles
Want a personal challenge and a psychic reading? Try my new book, Psychic Word Puzzles! It's a Tarot Spread, a Fortune Teller, an exercise for your gray matter, and a fun distraction all in one!  Here's the general purpose tarot spread from my Applied Tarot deck. This is an awesome spread to use when:
1. You have no idea what you want to ask the cards, 2. Someone is asking YOU to do a reading for them but they don't know what about 3. You're bored out of your skull. All valid reasons to do a Tarot Reading! Before you start this reading, you might want to choose a time frame for the outcome. Do you want to know what is to come this week, this month, or this year? There are no wrong answers. Card 1: The Present Self
Card 2: Your Goal
Card 3: An Action to take
Card 4: Who will help?
Card 5: The Future
For funsies I did a reading for myself just now. I would like to know what is to come over the next few weeks. The present self: The Reversed Two of Pentacles This is basically disorganization, indecision, and over-commitment. Which is very much where I am right now. I knew that. I have a million different projects going right now, and therefore am unable to do any of them. It's paralyzing. My Goal: The Reversed two of Cups I'm not sure why my goal is divorce and break-ups. Unless! It could also be interpreted as "self-love" or the ability to see my personal strengths and successes instead of seeking outside reassurance that I'm on the right track. That makes more sense. Reversals are hard. I am currently writing Applied Tarot Reversed, and there are so many ways to interpret reversals, it could be a very long book! I touch on a few different ways to interpret them on page 3 of Applied Tarot. An Action to take: Eight of Pentacles From Applied Tarot: Study or master a subject. Done! I'm starting my Master's program NEXT WEEK. Perhaps that's why I feel really burdened, self-conscious, and overcommitted right now. Who will help me: The Page of Pentacles A young, studious person. Okay. As a parent of college-aged kids I do have a lot of students in my life. I'm not sure which one is the page, but maybe they will become apparent over the next two weeks, and help me out a bit. I'll keep an eye out for them! The Future: Reversed Two of Wands Another reversed Two! Twos are about partnership and relationships, but these are all reversed, so I'm thinking this is all about me, myself, and I. The two of wands upright is about future planning, launching my ships, and thoughtful planning. Reversed and as a future card, it is probably telling me this next period is about setting personal goals, making sure I choose a direction before I launch, and not being afraid to set sail. I can do that. Maybe. I'll try. Lots of reversed twos and pentacles in my reading, so altogether I can see this reading is about independence and tangible rewards I can see, touch, and feel. I like that. Do a reading for yourself and let me know how it goes! |
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