Dee-luxe Illustrated Example Readings - Part 2
The querent has applied for the graduate program at the University of Kyoto, and wants to know if she'll be accepted. The question is a
ninth house matter (education), and the Seven of Cups appears there. The Three of Cups appears in the first house, and represents the querent. Cups are the most fortuitous of the suits, so this would be a clear
'yes', both querent and quesited being positive.
Answering the querent's question, if one's methods are logical and sound, should be able to be done at a glance. Getting the
'whys' and
'hows' is a more subtle art. So, what else can be determined from these cards? Both cards are
odd. What about odd numbers could be of relevance and interest to our querent? I'd say
mobility (versus
stability in the even numbers), which is suggestive of
speed. The news of our querent's acceptance should arrive relatively
soon.
Occupation
Occupation is an idea I borrowed from geomancy, and refers to when the same geomantic figure occupies both the house of the querent, and the house of the quesited. Of course with tarot, each card is different, but they do have some degree of 'sameness'; the same suit, the same number, the same court position - King, Knight, etc.. Here is how I work with Occupation.
If the significator of the querent, and the significator of the quesited are -
the same suit: this always means 'yes', pure and simple, regardless if it's a positive suit (cups, coins), or a negative suit (swords, batons). If both houses are occupied by CUPS (as here), this suggests the querent will be happy with the result, (so, here our querent will be accepted to the university and it will be 'a pleasure'). COINS - the same, but to a slightly more 'frugal' degree. If both houses are occupied by BATONS, again a 'yes', but the result will require 'labor' to achieve or maintain. Occupation by two SWORDS, 'yes', but it will entail 'strife', and the querent may regret it.
the same number: this means that, even if the suit emblems indicate a 'no', some sort of connection, usually deducible from the number, will be made. For example if in the above reading the quesited had been a Three of Swords - even though the answer would be 'no', the admissions worker could be a possible source of advice about an alternative path (three being symbolic of the birth of ideas) for our querent, so I'd suggest to the querent to write or call this person and ask them for advice.
the same court: this means that, like the suit emblems, a connection will be made, but of a more
personal nature (the courts being 'persons'). In our current example, if the querent was signified by the Queen of Cups, and the Quesited was signified by the Queen of Swords, the answer would still be 'no', and I'd still suggest that the Querent contact the admissions office and talk to this person, but this time, the cards suggest it is more likely that the two will strike up a friendship or longer term association beyond just this one time.
More to come....
M