Grigori
I very frequently do one card readings with my Thoth deck. I tended to like larger spreads when reading with the RWS or clones, but when I started working more with the Thoth I found smaller spreads and most frequently one card was adequate. I think I tend to find details, layers and attributions in the one card as providing the 'interrelationship' that multiple cards gave me with RWS style desk.
I've been thinking about a work situation recently. About 18 months ago I moved into a new role, and its been a big year of changing the structure and products of the department I lead. To get what is needed I've had to be a bit persistent, and recently have been pushing a program that although not my idea (nor an idea I would have suggested myself as its complex and potentially messy), it really benefits my department and what I want for us long term, so I've pursued it strongly. It's a controversial concept for some people and has been a bit of disagreement about it's existence in upper management. So I asked 'What is the CEO's perspective of my performance?' thinking about whether I should keep pushing this and related ideas that we've previously discussed with each other (and somewhat disagreed about, because they're understanding of the facts and mine differ [mine being correct of course haha]).
I drew the 9 of Cups, Happiness.
I took this as a pretty good card. It's a very positive card, has a great reputation, sometimes referred to as the Wish card. I have somewhat of a jovial/joking nature, so could see that someone would see me as fitting the 'happiness' sort of pattern personally. It's quite a structured card, with the cups laid out in 3 rows of 3 and water flowing between them. I thought perhaps the negative aspect with this card is it being a water suit and so somewhat more passive than other cards. This is a company that prizes more fiery talents and each individual as being a leader and goal oriented. So perhaps I'm seen as not active enough in some areas (which could be true, but also I have some concerns I've been overly pushy with some people). Water is a particular symbol for what my department does that our others do not, so that may be descriptive of the department itself also.
My department has been shrinking over the last 7 years, and the work I've been doing is intended to turn that around and grow it again over the next couple of years aiming to reach a target I want to pursue and need to within a relative short time frame. Jupiter bodes really well for that, with its generous expansive energy. As a planet that can be seen to rule wealth and rain (agricultural wealth and water again) this seems really positive. Also the royal purple colour speaks to me of wealth and abundance, as well as the 9th Sephiroth's role as foundation building, and also change. Although astrologers don't like this, I sometimes conflate signs with houses in my readings and I saw the Pisces decan in this card as really related to the 12 house more than Pisces itself. A house of undoing or reckoning. I'd like to think I'm seen as an expansive force inside the struggling department, that fits really well with what I'd like to achieve.
Possibly I could draw another card asking for specific advice on action to take from this reading. I wonder how others would read the 9 of Cups as description of a person, or someones perspective of another?
I've been thinking about a work situation recently. About 18 months ago I moved into a new role, and its been a big year of changing the structure and products of the department I lead. To get what is needed I've had to be a bit persistent, and recently have been pushing a program that although not my idea (nor an idea I would have suggested myself as its complex and potentially messy), it really benefits my department and what I want for us long term, so I've pursued it strongly. It's a controversial concept for some people and has been a bit of disagreement about it's existence in upper management. So I asked 'What is the CEO's perspective of my performance?' thinking about whether I should keep pushing this and related ideas that we've previously discussed with each other (and somewhat disagreed about, because they're understanding of the facts and mine differ [mine being correct of course haha]).
I drew the 9 of Cups, Happiness.
I took this as a pretty good card. It's a very positive card, has a great reputation, sometimes referred to as the Wish card. I have somewhat of a jovial/joking nature, so could see that someone would see me as fitting the 'happiness' sort of pattern personally. It's quite a structured card, with the cups laid out in 3 rows of 3 and water flowing between them. I thought perhaps the negative aspect with this card is it being a water suit and so somewhat more passive than other cards. This is a company that prizes more fiery talents and each individual as being a leader and goal oriented. So perhaps I'm seen as not active enough in some areas (which could be true, but also I have some concerns I've been overly pushy with some people). Water is a particular symbol for what my department does that our others do not, so that may be descriptive of the department itself also.
My department has been shrinking over the last 7 years, and the work I've been doing is intended to turn that around and grow it again over the next couple of years aiming to reach a target I want to pursue and need to within a relative short time frame. Jupiter bodes really well for that, with its generous expansive energy. As a planet that can be seen to rule wealth and rain (agricultural wealth and water again) this seems really positive. Also the royal purple colour speaks to me of wealth and abundance, as well as the 9th Sephiroth's role as foundation building, and also change. Although astrologers don't like this, I sometimes conflate signs with houses in my readings and I saw the Pisces decan in this card as really related to the 12 house more than Pisces itself. A house of undoing or reckoning. I'd like to think I'm seen as an expansive force inside the struggling department, that fits really well with what I'd like to achieve.
Possibly I could draw another card asking for specific advice on action to take from this reading. I wonder how others would read the 9 of Cups as description of a person, or someones perspective of another?