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Nine cards in dealt order carry Derek's energy toward this connection, read in Kate's voice, her phrasing and her psychology-influenced combo meanings. One card sits underneath as a clarifier, read straight down.
So this is what I am getting for you and Derek. I want to read his energy toward the connection card by card, and I am going to stay in what each pairing actually means, not just the surface of the card. There is real feeling here, and there is also a lot tied up in worth, control, and recognition, so let me walk you through it.
In plain words: Derek still feels something real, but a lot of this is about worth, control, and whether he recognized what he had.
Note on honesty: plain text is Kate's own phrasing, drawn from her transcripts (open each card's Kate's words receipt to check). Anything marked in rust is Claude's connective glue, not Kate's words.
The spread: Two of Cups, Six of Pentacles, Ace of Wands, Ten of Swords (with Three of Pentacles underneath), King of Swords, King of Pentacles, Four of Wands, Six of Wands, and The Magician.
The first thing with the Two of Cups, I feel like this person is trying to balance out these two energies, and he is starting to get a little bit defensive of himself. So the pull is real, and he is bracing against it.
“two of Cups this person is feeling like they're trying to balance out these two energies so it's like we have the fool here who just wants to jump into something and then they're starting to get a little bit defensive of themselves”
The Six of Pentacles, I feel like, is all about being in the energy of receiving, and being in the energy of knowing your worth, knowing what you deserve, and feeling incredibly secure. So watch the give and take between you.
Read next to the Two of Cups: His guarded pull in the Two of Cups runs straight into a worth question, whether he can actually sit in the energy of receiving instead of bracing against it.
“six of pentacles okay and the empress, the empress talks all about feeling being in the energy of receiving and being in the energy of knowing your worth knowing what you deserve and feeling just incredibly secure you know feeling mothered”
With the Ace of Wands, I feel like this person is going through a major transformation, where all of this energy that was distracting him and draining him and really keeping him from being his best self is starting to clear. It reads like a fresh spark.
Read next to the Six of Pentacles: Once that worth question eases, the Ace of Wands reads like the drain clearing, the energy that was keeping him from his best self starting to lift.
“Ace of Wands yeah I feel like this person is coming out with death here I feel like this person's going through a major transformation where all of this energy that was distracting them and draining them and really keeping them from being their best self”
The Ten of Swords is all about conclusions and endings, and I feel like spirit is saying that this situation has honestly been draining for you, and you are gonna feel a lot lighter once this energy is not going toward this person. So an old version of this is closing.
Read next to the Ace of Wands: The fresh spark of the Ace of Wands only clears because something is ending, the Ten of Swords is the old version of this closing out so the lighter energy can come in.
“with this ten of swords that's all about conclusions and endings and i feel like spirit is saying that this situation that has been honestly draining for you, you're gonna feel a lot lighter once this energy isn't going towards this person”
The King of Swords, I feel like, is cut and dry, and he is really opposite to you in that way. But I feel like he is almost realizing that he may need your energy, or he may need to integrate some of your energy here.
Read next to the Ten of Swords: After that ending, his cut-and-dry logic softens, he starts to realize he may need to integrate some of your energy rather than stay opposite to you.
“cut and dry as the King of Swords you know and so they're really opposite to you in that way but I feel like they're almost realizing that they may need your energy or they may need to integrate some of your energy here”
The King of Pentacles, I feel like this person would say that in this connection he did feel very supported, and like there is this sense of almost family between you guys, or community. I feel like this person almost feels like a student.
Read next to the King of Swords: Behind the cool logic, the King of Pentacles says he did feel supported here, a sense of almost family or community, like a student being taught.
“the king of Pentacles, I feel like this person would say that in this connection they did feel very supported and like there is this sense of Almost Family between you guys or Community, I feel like this person almost feels like a student”
With the Four of Wands, I feel like this is a home-based kind of energy, the card that represents stability and community and support. Sitting next to the King of Pentacles, this is the warm, settled part of the connection, the part where he felt held, like family.
Read next to the King of Pentacles: verified pair Kate reads these two as a pair: the Four of Wands beside the King of Pentacles is the home-based, supported stretch, the warm and settled part where the connection felt safe and like family.
“the four of wands would typically be like a homebased kind of an energy or that represents stability and community and support”
The Six of Wands here, I am getting that you probably did not feel like this person recognized your value, or you feel like he did not recognize what he had when he had you. And I am getting this guarded kind of energy.
Read next to the Four of Wands: The settled home of the Four of Wands gives way to the doubt of the Six of Wands, whether he recognized your value, or what he had when he had you.
“the six of Wands here I'm getting that this person, you probably talk about how you didn't feel like this person recognized your value or you feel like this person didn't recognize what they had when they had you, I just am getting this guarded kind of an energy”
The Magician, I feel like this person has a hard time giving up control, and he is very focused on what he wants to create. And I feel like opening himself up emotionally is a hard point for him.
Read next to the Six of Wands: That guardedness lands in the Magician, his hard time giving up control and opening up emotionally, even though the power to build this is in his hands.
“the magician yeah so I feel like this person has a hard time giving up control and they may feel like they're very focused on what they want to create and they may feel like opening yourself up emotionally is a hard point for them”
So putting it together, Mikieal, he feels the real bond and braces against it, he is steering off a worth question and a need for control, and he did feel supported and safe with you even if he did not always recognize your value. The Magician says the power to build this is in his hands.
In plain words: He has the power to make this real. The question is whether he lets the wall down.
