So.

So, I did a tarot reading for myself today. It was a little strange, I thought. The first part of the Celtic Cross was full of ,ajor arcana. I got Hierophant, Empress, Strength, Temperance, and the Hermit, as well as the four of wands (a nice card to have, even in the "what crosses you" position. So, that part of the reading seemed simple enough-- think about the balance between the fun and the serious, the whimsical and the weighty. Half of those cards discuss balance, and half discuss the spiritual aspect of being. (I was in particular pleased by the discussion of the tripartite soul, as I have just finished reading Plato's discussion of the tripartite soul in Republic. Hurray for DS!)
The second half of the reading appeared to address a different question than the first half. Balance and spirituality forgotten, the 8, 9 and 10 of cups appeared along with the Knight of Pentacles (kind of how I have always seen myself....) And don't get me wrong, I was asking this reading about cup-issues, and of the cups, none are better to get in a reading than the 9 and 10. But of course, the 8 was in the outcome position, which is a little depressing. It means that it is time to turn away from something old, and move to something new before there is stagnation. And while it is unclear what this is referring to, I have my guess. Though that isn't particularly well-established. And perhaps it is not so far from taking the card's implied advice if I just change the relationship, and not abandon it altogether. That seems so wasteful! But perhaps it will be necessary, who can say?
I have to stop wasting my time and get to work. Papers don't write themselves anymore.