Auria Cortes is taking advantage of the last four days of the New Year Spread sale.
It will be a balanced year, with lots of action and activity in the areas of career and learning. As is a Universal theme this year, things will get done for Auria--not considered, not planned, but accomplished!
Miss Michele is struck by one particular card in this reading, the Devil in July. For some reason, this card resonated with Miss Michele from the second she pulled it. She double-checked Auria's blog, because, although she didn't know why, she had a feeling this card had a very different meaning from the standard interpretation, and the answer might be found there.
The working title of Auria's book is The Devil's Playground. This fact was buried deep in Miss Michele's subconscious. Looking at the card surrounding it, Miss Michele is going to jump ahead and say Auria will complete her novel in July.
But let's start at the beginning.
January - It's been a month of rapid, unexpected change for Auria, exemplified by the Ace of Swords. 2008 is a significant year for many people; more so than any other year in recent history, there was a marked change in the Universe's energy from 2007 to 2008. People around me have seen it... I've never witnessed so many people sticking to their New Year's Resolutions!
This same energy is strong in Auria's life this year, and it all started with the Ace of Swords, a struggle to start a new project or switch directions (quite unexpectedly) on an existing endeavor.
February - The launch in January leads, not surprisingly, to new opportunities and new responsibilities, with the Knight of Pentacles. Knights can represent, quite literally, a person coming into your life to spark this change, or the end of a long-term condition to enter the new phase of a journey.
March - March brings Auria with an important choice to make in her life. The lack of cups in the reading tells Miss Michele this is not related to love, but in the overall way Auria lives her life and makes her income. Her very political, moral and sociological beliefs may be called into question, and she will have to either defend or deny everything she has stood for in her life.
April - April's card, the Seven of Wands supports the Lover's meaning, and, following 6 to 7, shows the continuation of this cycle. Auria may find herself battling with colleagues or co-workers, but it won't be for naught. She will come out a changed woman.
May - In May, she emerges from the fight battle-scarred but stronger for it, shown by the Nine of Wands. Victorious, in fact, for the moment. But the cause of the fight (and Miss Michele wants to say this fight is an ongoing feud with someone very close to Auria) still haunts.
June - Auria is haunted because there's something she's still not seeing about the situation, represented in the haunting 8 of Swords card. The powerful image depicts a woman bound and blindfolded. Auria feels trapped by convention, perhaps by someone who started arguing against her chosen lifestyle in the Spring.
July - In context, now the Devil makes even more sense. The card of debauchery and immorality (or merely that which society frowns upon) Auria will feel tempted to say, "the heck with it all!" and do what she believes is right, go back to what she fought so hard for and follow it through to fruition. As noted earlier, she could reach a major turning point in her novel, either completing or selling the manuscript. If she gets a request from an agent to see the full manuscript, this will mean a lot to Auria (more than any non-writer would understand!)
August - The Six of Pentacles indicates Auria will finally get money, or a raise, she has been waiting for. But money's not that important to Auria--as long as she has enough to live, she's happy. She'll donate to a charity, or donate time to charitable causes, or buy practical but appreciated for those close to her.
September - In September, Auria finds the inner Strength necessary to finally leave all the conflict of the Spring and Summer behind her. She'll forgive those who wronged her and find greater compassion moving forward.
October - October will find Auria busy, juggling multiple projects, shown by the Two of Pentacles. It could indicate she's still on the fence about a major life decision... now is not yet the time to make the move, but weigh all your options and consider the consequences.
November - November will bring happiness and fulfillment, with the only Cup card in this entire spread. The Ten of Cups indicates support from family and close friends, which Auria will need as she exits one phase of her life to enter another.
December - The holidays are a time of learning for Auria, as the Three of Pentacles shows up. She'll be studying to decide on her next phase of life/project, and may even be feeling emptiness after having completed her novel, which took up so much of her life for so long.
The overall theme for the year is shown in the Page of Wands, an active little messenger. This will be the year Auria takes on any challenge, grabs life with both hands, nurtures her creativity and brushes self-doubt aside!
Please come back and let us know how things go, Auria, and thank you!
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I'll come back every month and post what's happening in my life as compared to the Tarot card reading.
Since January is almost over, I feel confident to say that this month's reading was strong. Specifically the following:
"a struggle to start a new project or switch directions (quite unexpectedly) on an existing endeavor."
I switched direction of The Devil's Playground. It was unexpected. When I switched direction, so did the name of the book. It's now called Mija.
I wonder if the devil card showing up means that I will return to the old direction. We'll have to wait and see.
As for the rest of the reading, I must say I'm a little nervous. My life is always drama-free. I can't imagine what's going to spark drama. In fact, I'm an introvert. Rarely go out. Rarely talk to people. Seriously. And I don't have many friends. Only one and she lives out of state. So does my family. It's going to be interesting to see how all this unfolds.
Knowing you're an introvert, I would say that the Nine of Wands and Strength cards, then, represent some situation that may force you out of your shell. It will all start with the Lovers card... an important choice. It will all work out, you have the inner strength to face it... it will be a cause you feel so strongly about, you decide to face confrontation and fight for it.
As far as the title of the book, the book's energy could still show up in the Devil / Devil's Playground, if it's how you still think of it, but could have nothing, in fact, to do with its published title... in fact, from what I know, publishers change author's titles all the time.
Also, being that I knew, even though I forgot when I first drew the card, that it was called Devil's Playground, the tarot would use that card as symbolism to tell me something is going on with the book that month. The Tarot would know I'd get the message loud and clear. :)
I kept January in there as a "control" so to speak--also, I've never done the reading starting in another month, and didn't know how well it would work or if I would be comfortable with it. It does lend "grounding" to the rest of the reading.
:) Good luck with the rest of the year.
what's the standard interpretation for the Devil card?
Lovers card. Yikes! Lovers have drama written all over them.
and yes, publishers do change titles.
"The card of debauchery and immorality (or merely that which society frowns upon), Auria will feel tempted to say, "the heck with it all!" and do what she believes is right, go back to what she fought so hard for and follow it through to fruition."
-- This is a more conventional interpretation of the Devil. I included it in the reading, as well, because it did make sense once I looked at the cards surrounding it.
The Devil can often mean doing some to excess--the card of hedonism, but I didn't get that from the energy of this reading. It's more that you're doing something *society* may frown upon. (Tarot cards have different meanings based on their position, the cards surrounding them, and--a large part--the reader's intuition about how each card 'wants' to be interpreted at that time.
Major Arcana are very powerful, so the card could be carrying both messages (ie, a message about the book, and a more conventional interpretation).
The Lovers was the card for March--it indicates (based on the overall reading) not romance, but an important choice to be made.
I got so into this reading I forgot to write the name of the card in that segment--I'll go back and edit to include it!
Hi -
As promised, I'm here to report Feb. happenings. This month has been mellow. No one has come into my life and the end of a long-term condition hasn't entered a new phase of a journey.
Have a great weekend.
Thanks for keeping us posted, Auria! Any news on the book? It will be interesting to look at the year, thematically, when it's over and see, in retrospect, if those months that did not appear to be 'true' were actually a misinterpretation on Miss Michele's part--often, the TAROT can be right, but the reader off-base. ;)
Hi Dawn -
I haven't posted in a while because none of the predications have been on target so far and I felt badly coming back month and month and sounding negative.
I finished the first draft of my novel back in April, I believe. I'm in the editing stages at the moment.
In the meantime, I have a publisher interested in a nonfiction book I proposed. She emailed me and expects to have word this month (July)so maybe part of July's reading will come true. Keep your fingers crossed.
Okay, so I received two offers on my nonfiction book and settled on one. I'm waiting for the contract, but my agent verbally supplied the details and everything sounds on target.
congratulations,Auria! Miss Michele has moved.. please check out our new site at www.future-tarot.com.
Hmm.. .wonder if the contract will come with an advance, which would mean money in August, as predicted?
Did you wind up changing the name of the book?
There is definately an advance. Whether I received it in Aug or later, I don't know. The publishing world is so slooooow. I'll let you know, tho.
"Did you wind up changing the name of the book?"
Keep in mind that the book that was sold was a nonfiction book. Not the novel (which is still in the editing stage).
I'll check out the new website.
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