So the Man here currently has a lot of influences above him and only a few below. He’s impacted quite a bit by the past as well as having future concerns to think about.
In terms of where he’s at, he is focused on himself right now, as he is also in the House of the Man (28). So on himself but also men and masculinity in general.
Immediately above him is the Clover, so he will be feeling fortunate in terms of stability or that his fortune will be stable (Anchor) and also in terms of his maturity or later age (Lilies). However, he appears to be experiencing problems and betrayals on the home front (House, Snake), and there also seems to be some kind of deception or wiliness connected with his dreams and ambitions or perhaps what he does to put food on the table (Fox, Stars) which he will receive news about (Letter). The deception or deceptive individual seems connected with perhaps someone older in the household or seniority (Lilies, House, Fox). There seem to be long term problems ahead for him (Anchor, Snake) and some bad or upsetting news (Snake, Letter).
So let’s get a bit more detail of those key influences around him and also what might be further coming up ahead.
What can we tell about this problem (Snake)? Well, we can immediately see that it involves a friend or friendship (Dog), so it could be someone untrustworthy, or a friend could betray him. It could involve making choices (Crossroads) or perhaps more than one friend will be involved. Again, there is an indication of bad news with regard to ambitions, hopes and dreams. (Stars, Letter, Clouds).
What about his home life? Well, we can see it’s a lot about cashflow, longevity/seniority and good fortune (Fish, Lilies, Clover). He’s likely to have discussions or communications about it (Birds), but the Foxindicates there’s something amiss at home, something that is not as it appears.
What about the luck and good fortune indicated by the Clover? It certainly seems to be something involving the long term and later life (Lilies, Anchor), but also some kind of official or status block or a delayed agreement or commitment (Ring, Mountain, Tower).
As for the Fox (deception or deceptive person), the cards immediately surrounding it don’t give us much detail. We know it’s connected with his home, so perhaps a burglary is indicated, but there’s also a sense of sneakiness around ambition, the big picture, big goals and dreams.
As for the news or message indicated by the Letter, there’s a sense of unpleasantness about it, with it bringing gloom (Clouds), as well as bad news (Snake), that appears connected with his ambitions, hopes and dreams (Stars).
Rows, Columns, Diagonals
Some kind of recent break in communications is indicated , or something hurtful said (Scythe-Birds)connected with his home (House). A betrayal by a friend is indicated (Snake-Dog) which is likely to bring arguments and strife (Rider-Whip).
He could be experiencing some kind of creative or emotional block or not be held in as high regard as he would like (Moon-Mountain), although opportunities and luck shows up after a delay or some kind of distancing (Clover). He is ambitious at this time (Stars).
There have been positive changes (Bouquet-Storks), particularly in later life (Lilies) and he may be writing or sending messages (Letter).
He could have been sneaky or a bit of a player, taken some risks (Fox). He may find his stability undermined (Anchor-Mice), particularly with regard to wealth and material security (Bear)
BONUS: Further details through knighting etc
The Man himself is knighted by the Fish, for business, cashflow, enterprise, as well as official agreements and contracts (Ring-Tower). He may, however, have some tricky choices ahead, or options where he won’t be able to see which way to go (Crossroads, Clouds).
The Snake is knighted by maturity and experience (Lilies) as well as the wiliness of the Fox. It involves blockages and enemies (Mountain) as well as undermining and erosion, although a blockage may be whittled down. However, it is also knighted by another unpleasant card, the Cross, showing this problem or betrayal connected with a trial to go through or period of suffering of some kind. The Snake is appearing in the House of the Woman, so this indicates enemies at this time are probably female.
His home life (House) is being knighted by love and passion (Heart) but also a blocked change or new start (Storks-Mountain). There will be news of the long term or stability (Anchor-Letter).
The news or message (Letter), as well as being knighted by the House for his home life, also presents him with choices with regard to opportunities and luck or many ways to achieve it (Clover-Crossroads).
The Fox, which appears in the House of Key, so somewhat fated, seems connected with both cashflow and luck (Fish-Clover) – but also a betrayal (Snake).
His sense of seniority or experience (Lilies) is affected by pain caused by a woman, perhaps cutting him off(Woman-Scythe). There seems to be a lot of ego here; not only is it in the House of Tower, representing status, how he is regarded is key (Key-Moon). Not only is it related to his ambitions and dreams (Stars), but betrayals could come from officia sources or he could find his standing and status betrayed (Tower-Snake).
As for his sense of certainty and stability (Anchor), here in the House of Mountain, indicating obstacles, although there have been previous commitments on the home front (Ring-House), there appears to be an ending to the regard in which he is held or a death of feeling (Moon-Coffin). He may get more stability through a new social circle, or people will ride to the rescue (Rider-Garden).
Our Gentleman’s Story, then:
Our Gentleman has a lot of outside influences impacting him. He’s affected quite a bit by the recent past as well as having future concerns to think about.
In particular, in terms of where he’s at at the current time, he is focused on himself right now, but also men and masculinity in general.
He is likely to have a business, cashflow, and be enterprising, as well as be someone who’s made official agreements and deals. He may, however, have some tricky choices ahead, or options where he won’t be able to see which way to go.
He could be feeling he’s been fortunate in terms of stability or that his luck will be stable and also in terms of his maturity, seniority or later age. There have been positive changes particularly in later life and he may be writing or sending messages. He’s expecting good luck with regard to the long term and later life, but alas, there could be some kind of official or status block or a delayed agreement or commitment. He appears to be experiencing problems and betrayals on the home front. His home life has been a lot about cashflow, longevity/seniority and good fortune. He’s likely to have been having discussions or communications about it, but there’s something amiss at home, something that is not as it appears. There is some kind of deception or wiliness at work connected with his dreams and ambitions or perhaps what he does to put food on the table, which he will receive bad news about. He could have been sneaky or a bit of a player, taken some risks He may find his stability undermined particularly with regard to wealth and material security.
The news will bring gloom and uncertainty with regard to his goals This is likely to involve a friend or friendship so it could be someone untrustworthy, and a friend, most likely a female friend, could betray him. It could involve making choices or perhaps more than one friend will be involved. The news or message also presents him with choices with regard to opportunities and luck or many ways to achieve it. In terms of his stability he finds himself blocked, so although there have been previous commitments, perhaps a marriage, love and passion as well as thwarted new beginnings on the home front there appears to be an ending to the regard in which he is held. His sense of seniority or experience is affected by pain caused by a woman in the past, perhaps cutting him off. He could be experiencing some kind of creative or emotional block or not be held in as high regard as he would like although opportunities and luck shows up after a delay or some kind of distancing He is ambitious at this time He may find he gets more stability through a new social circle, or people will ride to his rescue
Some kind of recent break in communications is indicated , or something hurtful has been said connected with his home life. His friends’ betrayal is likely to bring arguments and strife. There will be news connectd with the long term or stability. There seems to be a lot of ego here; not only is it connected with status, how he is regarded is key to him. His ambitions and dreams, standing and status could be betrayed, which may come from official sources. He may find his maturity and experience betrayed and it’s likely that showing this problem will be connected with a life test, trial or period of suffering to go through. Again, his enemies at this time are probably female.