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At last, your reading!
The entire reading is the path to the final phrase: your secret wish is...
A swinging from pro and con and back again, hence the last phrase is point-blank. The outcome does not present you with a certain desire or image, but the wish is the desire's and image's source.
We use the Dondorf's Lenormand for our readings.
1. Your secret wish - #19 Dog
2. I heart it - #2 Clover
3. I dislike it - #36 Cross
4. restraint - #26 Book
5. fulfillment - #6 Clouds
The Dog symbolises your secret wish. The Dog is a loyal companion and servant, it watches sheep, it helps hunting, it guards your possessions: watchdog, yarddog, sheepdog, hunting dog, police dog, guide dog.
In the middle ages, people believed that buried treasures were guarded by a black dog. Treasures were also called Dogs. Maybe that's the reason why Pirates sail with under a Bone & Skull flag.
The Clover shows how you like your wish. The word Clover stems from *clifan- 'to stick, to glue'. In former times, Clover was planted on graves because Clover is so fertile, it symbolises the wish for eternal life and resurrection.
And since people should never speak ill from the dead, so one does not send them to hell, there comes the german saying: "über den grünen Klee loben", which means 'to praise across the Clover'. The english equivalent is 'to praise somebody to the skies'. . .
For the druids, the Clover was a symbol of luck as it means the unity of body, soul and mind which is the biggest luck of all.
Because the Clover was planted on graves, the Clover in your reading marks a hidden treasure. That's the crux of the matter, that's what's behind it!
The Clover likes the Dog, because it is about the Dog as a matter of importance. That is an essential part. In the Clover's position, it is about fertility and luck.
The Cross shows how you dislike your wish. Each treasure map comes with a Cross to show the place where the gold is hidden. The Cross also says, what's the crux of the matter, and what's behind it. When you draw a map, you do not wish to forget where you hid the treasure. A map is an instruction where to dig. Where the Cross is, one needs to dig. The Clover lives on the earth over the treasure, so digging for the treasure will kill the Clover.
If the Cross is placed on the graveyard, digging is not permitted. If the Dog is buried, then the Cross says: the Dog is taboo. Do not touch it.
The Book is the restraint. Outside factors beyond your control. The word 'Book' originates from indogermanic 'letter, runes'. The german 'Buchstabe' is a combination of 'book' and 'staff', in which the runes were cut. This was both a weapon and a magic tool. The sheperd's crook is a useful tool, it serves to protect against wild animals and to support. The world is the sheperd, the Dog watches the flock: the Dog does not control the sheperd. The Dog receives orders from the sheperd: which way the flock takes is not the Dog's matter. The sheperd leads the way, the Dog takes care of the sheep to follow.
The Book is the book of the law. The world is law, which is written down in the Book. The Dog is powerless against the law, the Dog does not guard the law but the sheep. The Dog is not a police dog.
The Dog is not a wolf in a Dog's skin. One would not train a wolf to guard the sheep. The law forbids the wolf taking care of the sheep.
The Clouds fulfill your wish. The Dog scents the change of weather. To see from which way the wind is blowing, means to understand something what is not outright said. To grasp what the other one implies.
The Dog smells a danger, the Dog smells a rat.
The Clouds are a whiff, the Dog picks up the scent.
The Clouds awaken the intuition and the senses, so the Dog can say: I feel it in my bones and its sense for hunting is awaken.
The Clouds fulfill the wish by waking up the Dog.
Your secret wish is to pick up a scent and to trust your intuition. To play a hunch. You wish to trust your notion, your intuition, and that there is truth in your feelings. That your feelings are real, and that you know what is right and good for yourself.
You are at the same time the sheperd, the sheperd's dog, and the flock. All 3 in perfect harmony, united in one person - in you!
The Dog is the soul, the spirit is the sheperd, the flock is the body.
The Cross is the default direction, which negates any sense of orientation. It says: we don't need a sheperd's dog to find our way. The Cross negates the intuition, both way and aim are fix.
The Book says: follow the rules, follow the law. You don't need to think, nor question nor any notion at all.
The Clover is fertile, it attracts and draws your attention towards interesting spots where you might like to examine a bit closer.
Hope this resonates with you!