The Golden Dawn deck in the Celtic Cross layout. The Fool in the Cover position. Indicates the querent in relationship to the present situation. Idea, thought, spirituality, that which endeavors to rise above the material. (That is, if the subject which is inquired about is spiritual.) But if the divination regards a material event of ordinary life, this card is not good, and shows folly, stupidity, eccentricity, and even mania, unless with very good cards. It is too ideal and unstable to be generally good in material things. Top 10 of Pentacles in the Cross position. Represents the positive forces or assets in the querent's favor. If this card should happen to be a negative card, it indicates the nature of an obstacles that is hindering progress. (The card in this position is always interpreted in its upright manner.) Riches and wealth, prosperity in money transactions, completion of material gain and fortune, but nothing beyond. Cleverness and prosperous in money transactions. (Old age, slothfulness, heaviness, dullness of mind, and sometimes loss of wealth, depending on dignity.) Top The Sun in the Beneath position. Can be viewed as a message from the "higher self." It can also reflect the querent's potential aspirations. Glory, gain, riches, happiness, joy. (If very ill-dignified: vanity, arrogance, and display.) Top Queen of Cups in the Crown position. Represents past events and influences that color and give rise to the current situation. Reflective force, which mirrors the surrounding energy. Transmitting force which casts back the nearby influences while remaining unaffected. An energy conduit. Energy like that of a clear still pool. A mature woman who is coquettish, imaginative, creative, dreamy, poetic, kind, good-natured and tranquil, but not willing to take much trouble for another. Her imagination is stronger than her feeling. Very much affected by other influences, and therefore more dependent upon good or ill-dignity than most other symbols. (If ill-dignified: she is deceptive and ungrounded.) Top Ace of Cups in the Behind position. Represents the preoccupation of the subconscious which filters into waking life, affecting moods and outlook. This is the underlying theme of dreams and the emotional undercurrent in the querent's life. Fertility, productiveness, beauty, happiness, pleasure. Top 3 of Cups in the Before position. Represents the state of the querent's relationships with others. Plenty, abundance, success, bounty, pleasure. Sensuality, passive success, good luck and fortune. Love, gladness, kindness, and bounty. Hospitality, eating and drinking, dancing, new clothes and merriment, according to dignity. Top 3 of Swords in the Self position. Indicates the querent's psychological state and attitudes which can greatly affect the outcome of the matter. Unhappiness, sorrow, quarreling, deceit, disruption, interruption, separation, quarreling, sowing of discord and strife, mischief-making, tears, yet mirth in evil pleasures, singing, faithfulness in promises, honesty in money transactions, selfish and dissipated, yet sometimes generous, deceitful in words and repetition. (The whole according to dignity.) Top 9 of Wands in the House position. Represents the querent's environment and unseen forces influencing the situation. Strength, power, health, tremendous and steady force that cannot be shaken. Herculean strength, yet sometimes scientifically applied. Great success, but after strife and energy. Victory preceded by apprehension and fear. Good health and recovery from sickness, yet doubt. Generous, questioning and curious, fond of external appearances. (Can be intractable and obstinate if ill-dignified.) Top The Devil in the Hopes position. Indicates the hopes and fears of the querent. Materiality. Material Force. Material temptation or sometimes obsession especially if associated with the Lovers. Top Prince of Swords in the Outcome position. Indicates the outcome of the matter. Intellectual force that destroys ideas as quickly as they are created. A harsh force that is too volatile to be enduring. Energy like that of a random whirlwind. A young man who is full of ideas, thoughts, and designs. He is suspicious, distrustful, loyal, impractical, firm in friendship and enmity, careful, slow, overcautious. Symbolizes Alpha and Omega, the Giver of Death who slays as fast as he creates. (If ill-dignified: he is harsh, malicious, plotting, obstinate, yet hesitating and unreliable.) Top Buy this Tarot deck today and begin doing your own readings at home for yourself, family, and friends!

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