Tarot / Rune combo, my love life.

[fallingstarheart]

So I did a tetractys spread on how will my love life be by the end of the month, as I got the star in the future position I got a sudden intuition by looking at the past cards that a girl I know would probably be involved in that situation, I asked the runes if she has something to do with the star and got a yes in a three rune reading, it goes like this: Perthro, Ansuz and Gebo.

Now, IMO it is pretty clear she will be the one steping up... Right now things between us are freezing, but the thing is, I'm making some big changes in my life, I have no plans of even texting her at all, Ok so she will reveal a secret that maybe brings good news, I'm wondering what the hell would Gebo mean? I have some possibilities in mind... Perhaps sexual in nature would be the most probable but I'd rather get it somewhere else XD

What do you more experienced rune casters got to say about the reading? I just have one month of experience with them.

[raeanne]

Hi Fallingstarheart,
Not everyone is familiar with “a tetractys spread”. I have no idea what this is or even how many cards are involved. I cannot read a card as a stand-alone so I would need to know the entire spread, how the cards are laid out (which card is to the right, left, above, or below another), what each position means, and what card showed up in each position. It also would help to know what deck you used and whether or not you use reversals. For the Runes, I would need to know how you handle your Runes. Do you draw them out of a bag one by one and lay them out like a three card tarot spread? If so, do the positions have any meaning like past, present, and future? Do you cast the Runes (shake them in your hand and then drop them on the casting cloth)? If so, how did the three Runes land – right side up, upside down, at an angle to each other? Do you use reversals or merkstave meanings? I personally don’t see how you got a ‘yes’ answer from the Runes you have listed. I am also not sure how you are interpreting the Star card in the future position because it sounds like you have a different interpretation than I do. For me, it would help if you explained the complete tarot layout and what you think each card means as well as how you interpret all three Runes. None of this reading exists in a vacuum – it is all related. I feel like you are asking someone to give you the answer when you have only posted a portion of the reading.

[fallingstarheart]

Ok ok, the tetractys is a 10 card spread (non reversals, roots of asia), layed out as a big triangle, at the base we have four cards representing each element: earth, water, air, fire. Above we have the three solve et cuagula states: salt (past), mercury (present), phosphorous (probable future), then above them we have the dual mental states: moon (subconcious), sun (conscious) and at the very top we have the one stone or one fruit or root...

One fruit: King of swords.
Moon: eight of Sun: six of wands.
Salt: three of swords, Mercury: six of pentacles, Phosphorous: The star.
Earth: ten of swords, Water: Seven of cups, Air: Emperor, Fire: The hermit.

This spread is one of my favorite contemplative spreads, as it's not unusual for me to write about three or four pages about the readings I sometimes come up with (hence me not writing it here, as it is very long and I also have to translate it, sorry) but here goes a video explanation of the spread: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuPaXu3jK30

So currently I'm in ruins but being that it is a one month projection and given the other cards how they have showed up, I'd be a very lucky guy if the cards are indeed saying what will happen, let's take the past, present and future row, Obviously there has been a nasty disruption of all sorts in my life (right now) but the near future we have the six of pentacles, which would be everything I need to get back into my love life once again, in the far future we have the star which represents hopes, desires, renewal and optimism, given the six of wands, six of pentacles and the Hermit, all I have to do right now is to finally find the light to get out of this situation, once I find it, success would be very close by as almost all answers have been solved. Given it is a love reading, I'd have some very clear and bright days ahead of me. But then suddenly, that girl crossed my mind again (who knew, right?) i decided to make a three rune yes/no cast asking if the girl is somewhere in the star...

I invoked Odin with electrical lights off and a single candle lit "Odin!" -drawing a light from above with my right hand, down to my heart chakra- "Lend me your power, eliminate my projections and give me your all seeing eyes" then with both hands holding the rune bag, shaking it for some time concentrating on the question I drawed three runes, one by one with my right(?) hand, all of them showed upside, showing the positive meaning, as they all came positive, it seems that the star has a connection with the girl (Perthro: yes, Anzus: yes, Gebo: yes) Then I decided to interpret the rune cast meaning and indeed there's a secret announcement concerning the meaning of Gebo (IMO) which would bring good news.

[raeanne]

At the base, Earth is overkill. Right now your love life is not as bad as you think it is but to you it seems very dead. This is, as seen in the 7 of Cups, just an illusion. You have a choice in your love life. Intellectually, you are very strict in your ways and fairly ridged. I don’t see that you are willing to put much energy into this situation right now since the Fire position shows that you are withholding your energy or perhaps “charging your batteries” so to speak. The Hermit card just doesn't express putting energy out into the world to actively involve another individual. In the past, yes, you have had some heart aches. However, right now, you are in a more giving state of mind. You have healed from the past wounds enough to be willing to give your heart to someone new. The future shows the Star card which means there is a reason to be hopeful by the end of the month. I can’t comment on the Subconscious Moon card because you didn’t list the suit, just the number eight. Depending on the suit, this could mean a lot of different things. Subconsciously you may want to move forward (8 of Wands), walk away (8 of Cups), let your subconscious restrict you (8 of Swords), or build a new relationship (8 of Pentacles). Without the suit in the Moon position, it’s hard to tell. Consciously you want to be the victor. I’m not sure what “One Fruit” is supposed to mean. Is it the outcome or the main cause of the situation? Either way, I see that as you. If this is the outcome card, then you will be able to use your intelligence to reach your goals. If this card position represents the causes of the problem, I would have to say that you are your own worst enemy. My guess would be that you are in some way sabotaging yourself. (This combines the corners of the pyramid with the 10 of Swords, The Hermit, and the Emperor. If the subconscious card is the 8 of Swords, that would just reinforce this idea.) As far as the Runes are concerned, if you read three upright Runes as a ‘Yes’ answer, then I would say that is probably correct. I don’t do Yes/No questions with Runes. I would say there is a surprise, or something hidden (Perthro) as far as this relationship is concerned which would indicate a need for caution. There would need to be good communication (Anzus) which might be a problem. The Perthro/Anzus combination makes me a bit nervous since it can show some unexpected surprises as a result of miscommunications. Gebo requires a give and take. If you get something, keep in mind that there is an obligation that goes along with the gift. Make certain you are willing to pay the price before you move forward. Anyway, that's my take on this. As always, it is just my own perspective. Please come back at the end of the month and post an update.

[fallingstarheart]

Wow, thanks for the help, it makes perfect sense. The moon has the eight of cups, very fitting.

I'll report by the end of the month.

[fallingstarheart]

Report:

Well, yes, there was indeed a message exchange and due to misscomunication I got a bad tower moment with a girl Still, it is a bad time for me to be thinking about love in my life, I have got to attend other aspects within me and without me before I dare to think about love. But, there is some hope in the end of the tunnel as I've been learning and letting go of some past things.

About the spread itself, I have been stumbling on some tetractys diagrams that has luna and sol changed positions, perhaps it is better that way, and the one fruit and sulphur is to be read combined as the outcome.

Mmmmm, so could you elaborate a little more as to why you determined was worrying about the runes? My interpretation was a good outcome, but it turns out you were right. I mean, they were all upstanding... Perthro perhaps? I mean, I've read multiple times that anzus is a good rune pertaining to messages.