Be thankful!
eyeDEEclaire said:
I'm so confused. Any thoughts?
We all have biases when it comes to the cards. Our favorites and not favorites. But we have to try and get over that; because no card is trying to "rain on your parade." It's just trying to give you useful advice. Remember, this is a future position. That means you can
change it. Why and how would you want to change it?
I don't know your situation, but this is the sort of combo you get when you've got a friendship with someone who likes you more than you like them. And someone new comes into your life (Ace/Cups). In order to be with that new person you lie to your friend, maybe sneak around, keep secrets--then it all gets found out (maybe you confess it), and (3/Swords) everyone is hurt and there's a big break-up with the friend, but at lest the truth came out.
You don't want that, right? You might not be able to avoid it, but you can certainly make it easier on both you and your friend. How? Tell that friend NOW that things aren't working out. Tell them before someone new comes in and lies and secrets build. Before you have to tell them you're leaving them for another, crushing their ego. Break it to them NOW that the relationship can't work. Do so not only to avoid that 3/Swords, but because you know it isn't working and that you're using them for a place-holder. And that's not right, even if you don't like being alone.
It'll still hurt them--but not nearly so much. And you'll be free of having to do it when you find someone new. So that 3/Swords
won't rain on your parade when the Ace/Cups arrives.
Do you see? The cards aren't raining on your parade. They're making sure that you know, honestly and straightforwardly, what needs to be done to avoid a worst-case scenario. If you do nothing, then it will happen that way. If you do something, then it won't be that way. But it's a mistake to think that the cards are behind this. All the cards are doing is warning you of what will happen if things stay as they are. That 3/Swords warning gives you a chance to act and make sure it doesn't happen that way. Don't be hating on it. Be thankful it's there to help you see it and avoid it.