I recently spoke with a fellow author by the name of Rebecca Hamilton on Twitter, who was nice enough to offer to do a tarot reading for a couple of my characters, so I had her do one for a lingering question in the mind of my Andrew Barnett character, and it made for an interesting read. Here it is...
Andrew’s Two Path Spread
The Question:
Should I attempt to kill Victor Bane, the criminally insane and physically abusive ex-boyfriend of my girlfriend Amy, or should I wait for the cops to take care of him?
The Set Up
For this reading, I’m using the two path spread. The first card I lay will represent where Andrew is now, the question he faces, the fork in the road. Cards 2, 3, and 4 will represent the path of choice A (killing Victor Bane) and cards 5, 6, and 7 will represent the path of choice B (letting the cops take care of him). We’ll see the benefits, downsides, and probably outcomes of each choice.
The Spread:
Card 1: Inverted Page of Swords
Card 2: Inverted The Devil
Card 3: Inverted Chariot
Card 4: Inverted Ace of Wands
Card 5: Inverted Two of Swords
Card 6: 10 of Swords
Card 7: The Lovers
The Interpretation:
Andrew, though you are brilliant and your mind is sharp, you are lacking in intellectual discipline. Whatever path you take, beware you don’t cave in to your desires to share more than you should. If someone trusts you with a secret—keep it.
There are few benefits to be had in attempting to kill Victor Bane. Look within yourself first to see if you are enslaved by your passion. At first your actions may be driven by your own free will, but taking this bath could lead you to situations you won’t be able to get out of without help. Your carnal self here is overpowering your spiritual self. This may be a close call for you in terms of resisting temptation, but it’s also possible that killing Victor Bane could lead to you being free of his destruction and the threat of danger his existence has on Amy. The danger of continuing this path is the risk of others taking control of you, or you running over everyone in your path in your haste to reach your goal. Slow down, and see what lies ahead before trampling onward. The likely outcome of this path is that you will miss out on desirable opportunities.
Standing down and allowing the police to take over is not without undesirable results of its own. This would be a difficult decision for you. Don’t allow yourself to become blinded by the stress of this decision. A choice may be made for you, instead of by you, but that may be the benefit of allowing the police lead this investigation. They may have the emotional distance that you do not to handle the situation. The downside to this path is that it may be fruitless. The situation cannot be changed, there is no fixing this. Or perhaps the reality is that, even if Victor Bane is dealt with, it will not undo the damage that has been done to Amy. The cops may be able to help you stop him from further damage but what has been done cannot be undone. For this reason, you may find the outcome dissatisfying no matter the result. Still you will find some peace in knowing it is over, and you don’t have to fight any longer. If you allow the police to do their work, the probably outcome is that you will have learned to marry your head and your heart in order to make wise, balanced decisions.
Advice:
Consider that the Chariot may also indicate that working together with the police (creating an alliance with them) might be the opportunity you will miss if you try to see this on your own.
Disclaimer: This was a real reading performed on a fictional character and interpreted by Rebecca Hamilton, author of The Forever Girl.
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