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The Empress UET

(Excerpt from the book, Waiting on the Bench)

Another chapter from my upcoming book, Waiting on the Bench.
I hope you will enjoy reading it.

The Empress is usually associated with the Emperor, she is the Emperor’s consort.
While the Emperor is often considered the father figure, the Empress has been viewed as the mother figure.
However, when it comes to exploring her attributes, they often overlap with those of Strength and the Priestess.
Ptolemaic astrology distorted gender attribution by Read more Empress ›

3-card readings 08/29/2025

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Ten of Wands – Four of Cups – Ten of Cups
Spontaneity – Nursing – Happiness

Card of the day: Four of Cups
Time: 10 PM to 10:40 PM.

“It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

– What should you focus on today?
– Why are you seeking attention?

The Sefirot that collects and channels the Tens is called Keter and relates to new beginnings, inspiration, initiation, inception, conception and drive.
Sure, it might be quite confusing as traditionally, the cards Read more 3-card readings 08/29/2025 ›

3-card readings 08/13/2025

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Nine of Disks – Three of Disks – Judgement
Lost in details – Discipline – Evaluation

Card of the day: Three of Disks
Time: 10:40 AM to 11:20 AM.

“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.”
Jim Rohn

– What should you focus on today?
– In what aspects of your life should you be more disciplined?

It is another day with all green cards, but a quite different general vibe.
It’s been a while since the last time I wrote about the nature of the Elements.
Traditionally, Fire, represented as Wands in the Tarot deck, embodies action. Earth, depicted as Pentacles or Coins or Disks, represents material.
It presents an Read more 3-card readings 08/13/2025 ›

3-card readings 08/08/2025

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Friday, 3-card readings 08/08/2025

Queen of Swords – Two of Swords – Moon
Progress – Diplomacy – Partnership

Card of the day: Two of Swords
Time: 5:20 PM to 6 PM.

“Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way.”
Sir David Frost

– What should you focus on today?
– What would be a compromise acceptable to all?

Life is about negotiating and making reasonable compromises.
To some extent, today’s card sums up the readings from the previous days.
Life is not a sprint but a marathon. Keep that in mind.
The cards only project Read more 3-card readings 08/08/2025 ›

3-card readings 08/04/2025

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Two of Cups rev. – Seven of Swords rev. – Ten of Swords rev.
Secrets – Narrow-mindedness – Frustrations

Card of the day: Seven of Swords rev.
Time: 8 AM to 8:40 AM.

“Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides.”
André Malraux

– What should you focus on today?
– What are the truths that you knowingly ignore?

Quite many Tarot readers ignore reversed cards and only read upright meanings.
Imagine these cards were all upright and how a totally different interpretation would have emerged: sensuality, trickery and accumulation.
Yet, do you prefer to Read more 3-card readings 08/04/2025 ›

3-card readings 07/16/2025

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Four of Wands – Wheel rev. – Three of Disks
Passion – Losses – Discipline

Card of the day: Wheel rev.
Time: 12 AM to 2 PM.

“Seek not greater wealth, but simpler pleasure; not higher fortune, but deeper felicity.”
Mahatma Gandhi

– What should you focus on today?
– How can losses be turned into gains?

The answer to today’s question is through passion and discipline.
The Wheel card represents the natural flow of energies in the universe.
It always reminds me of Read more 3-card readings 07/16/2025 ›

3-card readings 07/04/2025

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Page of Cups – Eight of Swords – Nine of Cups rev.
Self-observation – Versatility – Delusion

Card of the day: Eight of Swords
Time: 1:20 AM to 2 AM.

“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”
Albert Einstein

– What should you focus on today?
– In what issues should you be more adaptable?

Friday is supposed to be the last working day of the week.
It wraps up the week and sets the tone for the next one.
It gives you time to think more profoundly about Read more 3-card readings 07/04/2025 ›

3-card readings 06/25/2025 The Fool and more

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daily-3-card-readings-UET 06.25.2025 The Fool

Demiurge rev. – The Fool rev. – Hermit
Restriction – Recklessness – Compassion

Card of the day: The Fool rev.
Time: 10 PM to 12 PM

“I was not obedient, and rules made a rebel of me.”
Tali Sara

– What should you focus on today?
– Why are you doing reckless things?

The Fool card is probably one of the most interesting figures in the Tarot deck.
Most often unnumbered or noted with zero, it is a character out of line.
I wrote quite extensively Read more 3-card readings 06/25/2025 The Fool and more ›

3-card readings 06/20/2025

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Four of Disks – Ten of Cups rev. – Ten of Disks rev.
Protection – Deception – Rigidity

Card of the day: Ten of Cups rev.
Time: 6 AM to 6:40 AM.

“Happiness cannot be travelled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.”
Denis Waitley

– What should you focus on today?
– Can disappointments motivate you even more?

An esoteric way of life means knowledge, understanding and adaptability. It means to be prepared to deal with unfavourable circumstances and make the most out of them. It means to turn things around even when the odds seem against you.
Knowledge is power. Knowledge is protection.
Therefore, how Read more 3-card readings 06/20/2025 ›

3-card readings 05/30/2025

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Nine of Cups – Four of Swords rev. – Five of Disks rev.
Self-remembering – Intolerance – Inflexibility

Card of the day: Four of Swords rev.
Time: 4 to 4:40 PM

“Be yourself because an original is worth more than just a copy.”
Suzy Kassem

– What should you focus on today?
– Is inflexibility the right approach in the current circumstances?

The interpretation of the cards is a sensitive matter and often depends on circumstances.
The context here is the Read more 3-card readings 05/30/2025 ›