That Which Crosses You

Having the second-sight, I always found the Tarot cards worked for me.

When doing a reading I would place the cards in a certain order.  The card's placement indicates its position in the life of the subject.  Today I am thinking of the card which crosses the subject.

One has a card representing his or her most ardent desire, and a card is placed across it, showing the opposing influence.

Once I had a subject whose most ardent desire was for a thief, and I was perplexed.  He did not believe in the readings and came to me at the urging of others.  When I saw his cards, I thought I had let him down.  When I confessed what the cards told me, I was very surprised at his reaction.  I expected him to declare the reading a fraud.  Instead he told me he understood.  He admitted his fiancé had broken their engagement and that his heart was broken, stolen by a thief.  He understood the symbolism.  Then his suspicious and jaded nature took over and he accused me of knowing beforehand about his troubles.  I didn't.  The cards told me something I didn't know about him.  I didn't know the man.

He may or may not have learned something that day, but looking back on it, I did learn several things.  I realized there is much more going on than appears on the surface of life.  We each have desires and there is often something holding us back from what we most want.

We think the opposing force is part of life.  We helplessly wait for life to resolve conflicts that reside in our minds.  The center of the blockage is in our thoughts.  If we cannot make a choice even on an intellectual level, then we cannot make a change.  How could that poor man reconcile his thoughts to his feelings?  What he wanted was in direct opposition to what he knew was wrong.

Is your life on hold, waiting for the universe to sort itself out?  The lock and key are within your mind and heart.  Take a look at what's crossing you today.  You are where you are because of your choices, both the ones you make and those you don't.

If you won't take a hard look inside, the conflict will get projected outside.