The Emperor Spread!

[Silver Venus]

As theres the whole of the Major Arcana to go through with these spreads.. thought youd like a few more for the weekend! :D
This one's to check all your areas of your life and make sure you put a tick next to them!
Ive just thought ~ It may be an idea to make a list of what you want to check before you do the spread! :)

The Emperor Spread
This is a general spread for looking at your situation, goals, maintenance, general upkeep of your life.

Shuffle the deck and lay out the cards per the diagram below, face down, turning them over as you go.

Card 1: This card represents you in command, how you go about things.

Card 2: This card represents things you can control.

Card 3: This card represents things you can't control.

Card 4: These are things to discard, situations or attitudes that no longer serve you.

Card 5: This card represents things to keep in a modified form, things to prune.

Card 6: These are things that need maintaining.

Card 7: This is the result or goal you would like to reach, your ideal ordered situation or world, or, where this is headed.

Card 8: This card represents an unexpected result, unforeseen or secondary consequences, something to be aware of.

Card 9: This card represents your willpower, your desire for this thing, which can overcome the odds.

[Myst]

Another neat spread. This one seemed to come fairly easily as well, although of course it doesn't erase the whole mystery of the matter.

1. 10 of Pentacles

The Ten of Pentacles is another one that often shows up in readings about me and represents me "riding off into the sunset" with my SO, etc. It's a picture of a man and a woman riding a pegasus through a gate to a castle in the distance with 10 pentacles floating above them.

2. Knight of Staffs

The knight is upon a pegasus under a waxing moon, looking very gallant. To me this means I can control my own determination, and that I should keep on being determined. He also reminds me of my SO, who is as the book mentions a "young man of fiery nature" who is "idealistic, adventuresome, and a true champion".

3. 5 of Swords

This card hast a nasty looking dragon sneaking through the underbrush under a waning moon. Swords represent conflict to me here, which remind me that this subject is full of conflict and I can't fix that.

4. 10 of Cups

There are 10 upright cups and many many butterflies chaotically flying around looking at a full moon above a castle. To me this means sometimes I get so obsessed with the journey and I should learn to enjoy the present.

5. 4 of Pentacles

A young man with a crown carries pentacles underneath many butterflies and a full moon and with a castle in the distance. The castle's closer then it was in the previous card. However the man is so obsessed with the pentacles he doesn't see the butterflies or the castle. Again, need to modify this need to reach my goal and enjoy the NOW.

6. 7 of Pentacles

Pentacles lying below the waxing moon. I think the pentacles represent my feelings and thoughts about the goal and how I should spend more time to myself considering them.

7. The Emperor

Maturity, patience, self-discipline, and responsibility as my goal and what I will gain through reacing that goal.

8. 8 of Staffs

An active force, expect ultimately to be tossed around and work to integrate this force with your own to make it useful. Interesting.

9. The High Priestess

I would say this represents that ultimately my willpower is a very strong feminine force. Makes sense too, lately I've been thinking "I am woman, hear me roar" and that this is MY decision and goal and NO ONE can get in the way.

[Silver Venus]

I think this is a cool spread with allot to look into further, but dont really get the layout? Why do you think they are like that?

Heres what I got for me ~
1) Mm I dont really get why this ~ 2 of Swords is called Opposition on my Sacred Circle...This says more to me that ~ I go about things with a balanced frame of mind, always weiging up both sides and not rushing into things..

2) The Chariot again ~ Again balance and being carefull is key here I think.

3) Lol this is so right at the moment! Page of Discs ~ Health ~ Ive had a cold last week and refused to take anything which is now a nasty cough!

4) The Lord ~ to discard? Hmm maybe my past relationship with my father or my ideals of men.. we didnt get on while I was growing up and when I turned 18 I lost contact with him.. long story.. now we are intouch again, its still a bit touch and go because of his temper and crazy ancient attitude but I love him and really want us to work.

5) The High Priestess ~ My spiritual side!

6) Knight of Swords ~ Change ~ Hmm Maintaining? Im very itchy at the moment to do something new so I think this is speaking of my ever need for change and new adventures! I get restless very easily, and although I know this and know I need to keep this in check I still do!..

7) Wow this is brilliant!! The lady!(the Empress/Goddess)~ To become a mother, to have a life safe and stable and nearly complete! with much bounty, joy, harmony..etc..etc!

8) 6 of Wands ~ Success ~ well I hope this happens in the good sense!! I am very ambitious and know that allot is going to happen to me over the next few years!

9) Queen of Discs ~ Expression ~ Me to a T!! Home life wishes to have a family, materially and spiritually!! I am very open about my desires and have been thinking about them allot recently (especially this year) I know ultimately that my dreams will come true!

:D

[Faolan]

anyone wanna help me out..? this worries me >.<

1. Strength
2. Transition (r.)
3. Hierophant
4. The fool
5. Materialism (Devil)
6. The hanged man
7. The magician
8. The world (r.)
9. Justice (r.)

[Mithrea]

Faolan, I was going to ask you what deck you are using but I see you have hopped off line before I got a chance.


1 -- Strength - shows that you approach your life with strength patience and compassion. This card both tells you that you have the ability to do that and is reminding you to keep doing it.

2 -- Transition (don't know the deck so this one is hard but I'm going to guess) You have the ability to control the changes and minor upsets in your life.

3 -- Hierophant is probably reminding you that you can't control everything especially when it comes to your culture and the insitutions of education and religion. It is best to try and work within them rather than change them.

4 -- Fool in this position I would say means it is time to start getting serious about your life. Stop dreaming and take action but make sure to think it through first. Don't rely on your intuition for these decisions. Get the facts.

5 -- Devil -- Keep your vices under control, keep greed and ignorance at a mininum, and also keep your chin up. Don't let negativity stop you from being who you are.

6 -- The Hanged Man in this position reminds you that you need to always keep in mind that their are direct ways of doing thing and there are indirect. There are overt and covert operations. Pragmatism and the paradoxes it brings will be a useful tool for you.

7 -- Magician -- Of course your ideal world is one where you are in control, acting with confidence and making full use of your power. You goal is to find this power and use it to your full advantage.

8 -- World -- This is a very positive card in this position. I think that the result of your ticking off this checklist will bring you everything you ever wanted. It will make you complete.

9 -- Justice -- Balance, responsibility and your ability to learn from your mistakes is your secret weapon. They will overcome all odds.


I think this is a very positive spread and it makes very good sense. Maybe this spread worried you because you were trying to read the reversed cards meaning. (possibly) Instead of "this is what you are good at", maybe you were trying to read it "this is what you are not good at". IMHO you can't do that with this spread. It seems best just to take the card at face value dignified or not (in this particular spread).

[Faolan]

yeah that's what I was trying to do, like for instances my description of the fool reversed says hesitation, and all sorts of bad things.. >< same for the others... guess I need a new list of descriptions hmm? Thanks Mirthea! You made me feel alot better

[Silver Venus]

I agree with Mithrea's interperatation, and would also say that the cards and reading are very positive and fluent! :D
I also thought it was great how all the cards are quite masculine and all have themes of control in them, and this is a very maculine/control spread :) fits!

I personally dont read reversed, it just doesnt fit with my readings.. if your finding the same, maybe its time to decide ~ reversed or just totally upright..
If you draw reversed cards, it still doesnt matter, just turn them around :)

[Mithrea]

I make sure all of my cards are upright before I start shuffling so I don't usually get any reversed cards. A couple of times I have though. I figure if they are upright before I started shuffling and they *somehow* got turned upside down while I was shuffling then the cards really meant it to be reveresed.

But for some reason, I just didn't feel like you could read reversed cards in this spread . . .:p It didn't seem to work that way.