Hello and welcome to anyone reading!
Today I was browsing through one of the tarot groups I belong to on FB, and someone had asked their reader question: Is she cheating on me?
The reader pulled the 4 cards below from their deck (image shown below), and the group was fairly cackling with delight at how clear the answer was to them.
The overall consensus was definitely a hard yes – she’s cheating, and likely with multiple men.
I am not necessarily a fan of the general consensus answer here; I do read that this is a sensual woman that many men are interested in, but do the cards really say she’s cheating? I’d note that even though all these men are looking at her, she’s looking in another direction; perhaps to the querant, who she really does love and is faithful to him…but this isn’t my deck, so I don’t have a strong feel for it.
I thought it would be an interesting study to pull the same cards out of my deck, and see if I felt the answer was clearer looking at cards I have a connection to.
Personally, if I were reading this question, I would not have gone with a general read; I would probably have done positions like “Does she love him?”, “Can he trust her?”, “Has she lied in the past?”, and “Is she cheating?” to allow it to be more specific, but Elvis has already left the building, so I’ll go with exactly what the original reader did/pulled, and see what these 4 cards say to me.
If I was face to face with someone and these cards came up for this question, my first instinct would be to cover the cards and explain the traits of all 4 knights to the querant, and ask him, of the knights, which one are you? If you were going to describe your S.O. as a knight, which one would she be? I think that would provide some interesting insight. Since we can’t do that, let’s look at these cards from an intuitive perspective instead.
Regardless of the deck, the Empresses is a sign of luxury, abundance & beauty. She gives off celebration, bountiful life giving forces, loving & nurturing attention – and physical/material pleasures. Since she is the only female card in the pull, it seems pretty safe to assume that she is the querant’s significant other…but I would love to take into consideration what he had identified her as in knight terms!
Comparing the two Empresses above, the main difference to me would be that the Empress in the original deck is in her own world; she’s looking away, her colors are dark and mysterious, and none of the approaching knights seem to fit into her world. In the Santa Muerte deck, our Empress presents a strong, passionate color connection to the Knight of Wands; she is looking at him, and he appears to be preparing to defend her – the Knight of Cups is turned to leave, but the Knight of Pentacles may present a challenge.
So a lot would depend on which knight the querant had identified himself as …
– Is he the Knight of Wands, full of energy and passion, ready to fight for his lady’s love and honor? If so, I would say to him that their connection seems strong and perhaps his lady enjoys the safety and security of their relationship, but takes some pleasure in innocent flirting so that she can see him rise to the occasion and prove his love. I’d suggest he make an attempt to balance his emotional side with his logical one and find a way to make it work to his advantage.
– Is he the Knight of Cups, our Lancelot; a poet and a spiritual warrior, but also prone to illusion and moodiness? If so, I would say to him that he has made up his mind, so her guilt or innocence is irrelevant at this point; he’s already walking away from the relationship.
– Is he the Knight of Pentacles, efficient, methodical, always taking care of things? He's a bulldog; things get done when he's on the task. If so, it’s clear that he’s still in the game here if he wants to be, but maybe she’s viewing him as stodgy or dull because he always puts responsibilities first, and she needs some excitement – if he wants to keep her, he may have to make more of an effort in the things she’s interested in, and he needs to consider her relationship with the man most likely to represent the Knight of Wands in her life, because that’s the guy who wants her most (but nothing here suggests he’s definitely had her already – it’s a possibility, but not a certainty).
– Is he the Knight of Swords, with his “win at ALL costs” attitude? A master of logic and reason with great judgment, but NOT a master of diplomacy; perhaps he’s been tactless with her heart, and that’s opened her up to the possibility of other relationships. If this is the knight he identified as, I would tell him that if this is the woman he wants, he’s going to have to work at expression of his emotional side to hang on to her love, because she is a passionate and desirable woman who many men would love to have…and again here, I would say to consider her relationship with the man most likely to represent the Knight of Wands in her life, because that’s the guy who wants her most (but nothing here suggests he’s definitely had her already – it’s a possibility, but not a certainty).
And that’s why the reader and the deck can dramatically change the outcome of a question!
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Paula @ FibonacciTarot
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