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 | The first card, the significator, is placed in the center of the cross. This card represents the prime energy manifest in your life. The Magician: Originality. Creativity. Imagination. Self-reliance. Skill. Willpower. Self-confidence. Dexterity. Ingenuity. Flexibility. Craft. Masterfulness. Self-control. Deception. Sleight of hand. Unity of thought and emotion. Determination to see a task through to completion. |
 | The second card, placed above the significator, represents Air. It describes your spirit, process of thought, and the influence of reason. Ten of Cups (Satiety): Home. Abode. Happiness. Joy. Pleasure. Peace. Love. Contentment. Good family life. Honor. Esteem. Virtue. Reputation. |
 | The third card, placed to the right of the significator, represents Fire. It describes your motivations, creative energies, and the influence of passion. King of Pentacles: An experienced and successful leader. A person of character and intelligence. Business acumen. Mathematical ability. Loyal friend. Reliable marriage partner. Successful businessperson. Wise investments. Ability to acquire money and valuable possessions. |
 | The fourth card, placed below the significator, represents Water. It describes your emotions, meditations, and the influence of love. King of Swords: An active and determined person. Experience. Authority. Control. A professional person. Sometime proficient in his field. Highly analytical person. Superiority. A person having many ideas, thoughts, and designs. |
 | The fifth card, placed to the left of the significator represents Earth. It describes your physical presence, position in life, and the influence of the material world. Eight of Swords (Interference), when reversed: Treachery in the past. Difficulty. Hard work. Depressed state of mind. Disquiet. Accident. Fatality. |
 | At this point the cross is complete and the triangle is formed. The sixth card, placed on the bottom left of the triangle represents one of two opposing forces. King of Wands, when reversed: Severity. Austerity. Somewhat excessive and exaggerated ideas. Dogmatic, deliberate person. |
 | The seventh card, placed on the bottom right of the triangle represents the force that opposes the bottom left card. These forces may be external, but they are frequently one's own inner archetypes in conflict. Nine of Wands (Strength), when reversed: Obstacles. Adversity. Problems. Delays. Barriers to overcome. Ill health. |
 | The eighth card, the reconciler, is placed below the cross in the third vertex of the triangle. This is the force that will resolve the conflict between the bottom left and bottom right cards. By meditating on this force and bringing more of it into your life, you can bring the matter at hand to a swifter conclusion than would naturally occur. Six of Pentacles (Success), when reversed: Avarice. Selfishness. Envy. Jealousy. Ungiving of one's self. Bad debts. Unpaid loans. |
 | The ninth and final card, placed in the center bottom of the triangle, represents the final outcome unless you change course. The Hermit, when reversed: Imprudence. Hastiness. Rashness. Prematurely. Foolish acts. Incorrect advice. failure resulting from inactivity. Overprudence resulting in unnecessary delay. Immaturity. Excessive isolation. |
