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 | The card not shown but at the center of the cross, represents the atmosphere surrounding the central issue. The Magician, when reversed: Mercurial chicanery. Fraudulent activity. Demagoguery. Sophistry. Misused technology. Sideshow thrills. |
 | The card visible at the center of the cross represents the obstacle that stands in your way - it may even be something that sounds good but is not actually to your benefit. Wheel of Fortune, when reversed: Inauspicious atmosphere. Strange omens. Dark auguries. |
 | The card at the top of the cross represents your goal, or the best you can achieve without a dramatic change of priorities. Knight of Coins, when reversed: Small-mindedness. Insistence on the concrete. Lack of conviction in important matters. Lack of frankness in matters of the heart. |
 | The card at the bottom of the cross represents the foundation on which the situation is based. Five of Coins (Worry): Impoverishment and barrenness. Yearning for one absent. |
 | The card at the left of the cross represents a passing influence or something to be released. Nine of Cups (Happiness), when reversed: Misleading freedom. Refusal to cleave to others. |
 | The card at the right of the cross represents an approaching influence or something to be embraced. The Moon: Mystery. Changeability. Unseen and unknown forces of the night, and unpredictable transformations from the mutable moon. Young womanhood. Feminine beauty. Ordeal and honor of childbearing. |
 | The card at the base of the staff represents your role or attitude. Ten of Staves (Oppression): A final trial before an enduring reward. The greater the struggle, the greater the reward. |
 | The card second from the bottom of the staff represents your environment and the people you are interacting with. Knight of Staves: A traveler. A journey. The call of far away places. The arrival or return of a pilgrim or wanderer. A person of far-ranging interests and restless curiosity who is desirous of change and transformation. Inventive and artistic, but sometimes absent-minded person. Having one's "head in the clouds." |
 | The card second from the top of the staff represents your hopes, fears, or an unexpected element that will come into play. Death: Death. Loss. Death and rebirth. End of an old situation and the beginning of a new one. |
 | The card at the top of the staff represents the ultimate outcome should you continue on this course. Two of Staves (Dominion), when reversed: Wavering in the charge ahead. Victories delayed. Stalemate. |
