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Fourteen cards on their secret thoughts toward you, why they pulled back, and the total truth of it, read in Kate's voice, her phrasing and her psychology-influenced meanings.
So this is what I am getting for their secret thoughts and why they went quiet. I want to read their energy toward you card by card, and stay in what each card actually means for them. There is grief and there is real love here, and there is also a lot of guarding, control, and fear, so let me walk you through it.
In plain words: They still feel something real, but grief, fear, and a need to stay in control made them go quiet.
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: Five of Cups, The Lovers, Page of Wands, King of Wands, Temperance, The Emperor, Wheel of Fortune, Page of Pentacles, The Devil, Five of Wands, Six of Swords, Ace of Cups, The Chariot, and Knight of Wands reversed.
The Five of Cups, I feel like they don't want to look at what's been knocked over, because the Five of Cups is about remorse and regret, and processing loss. It's grief.
“they don't want to look at what's been knocked over because the five of cups is about having like remorse and regret and processing loss, it's about grief”
The Lovers, I'm getting a really strong, high vibrational love energy coming through, but with curiosity and intellect. I feel like this person wants to explore you in more ways.
Read next to the Five of Cups: Under the grief of the Five of Cups, the Lovers says the love itself is still real and high-vibrational, the regret is about this bond, not a sign it is gone.
“that's also the lovers so I'm just getting there's a really strong like high vibrational love energy coming through but with curiosity intellect I feel like this person wants to like explore you in more ways”
The Page of Wands, I feel like this person kind of thinks that you are maybe expressing more of a younger kind of energy. This person could be older than you.
Read next to the Lovers: That love comes with curiosity, the Page of Wands is how they see you, reading your energy as a younger, more exploratory spark.
“page of Wands this person views you so you feel like this person kind of thinks that you are maybe expressing more of like a younger kind of an energy this person could be older than you”
The King of Wands, I feel like they're showing up for you in a positive way, and I feel like this is helping you feel less afraid, or less hesitant.
Read next to the Page of Wands: Against that, the King of Wands is someone showing up in a positive way, the part that makes you feel less afraid and less hesitant.
“with the king of Wands I feel like they're showing up for you in a positive way and I feel like this is helping you feel less afraid or less hesitant”
With Temperance, there's a feeling that this person is realizing they need to guard themselves, is kind of what I'm feeling. I think this person is thinking about you.
Read next to the King of Wands: But the Temperance turn is where they pull back, realizing they need to guard themselves even while they are still thinking about you.
“with the temperance being here there's a feeling that they're realizing that they need to like guard themselves is kind of what I'm feeling I think this person is thinking about you”
The Emperor, they're trying to maintain control, and they're really trying to still come off like they're in control of everything, and like they're still in their power.
Read next to Temperance: That guarding hardens into the Emperor, trying to maintain control and still come off like they are in their power.
“the emperor they're trying to maintain control they're really trying to still come off like they're in control of everything and like they're still in their power”
The Wheel of Fortune, this person is in this energy where they're afraid, and there's a mirrored energy, you guys might be more similar than you realize.
Read next to the Emperor: Under the control, the Wheel of Fortune shows the fear driving it, and a mirrored energy, you two are more alike than they let on.
“The Wheel of Fortune this person is in this energy where they're afraid there's a mirrored energy you guys might be more similar than you realize”
The Page of Pentacles, I feel like this person is open to exploring the connection with you, that they do want to learn, like they're open to more information and transformation.
Read next to the Wheel of Fortune: Even afraid, the Page of Pentacles says they stay open to exploring it, wanting to learn and let it transform.
“with the page of Pentacles I feel like this person is open to exploring the connection with you that they do want to learn like they're open to more information and transformation”
The Devil's energy is here because I feel like this person is very attached to playing things safe, or really holding on to what they have, because they're not really trusting. They're very much chained to certain things.
Read next to the Page of Pentacles: What blocks that openness is the Devil, the attachment to playing it safe, chained to what they already have because they are not trusting.
“the devil's energy is here because I feel like this person is very attached to playing things safe or really holding on to what they have because they're not really trusting they're very much chained to certain things”
With the Five of Wands, you might feel like this person is conflicted about this connection, or you feel like they have opposing feelings about you.
Read next to the Devil: Chained and conflicted, the Five of Wands is the inner fight, the opposing feelings about you and the connection.
“with the five of Wands you might feel like this person is conflicted about this connection or you feel like they have opposing feelings about you”
The Six of Swords, there's an energy of this person looking toward you to move in your direction. It reads like a move toward calmer water.
Read next to the Five of Wands: Out of that conflict, the Six of Swords has them looking toward you to move, a pull toward calmer water.
“the Six of Swords there's an energy here of this person looking towards you um to move in your direction”
The Ace of Cups, it's like you guys have a lot of emotions for each other, I feel like emotions are running high, and I feel like this person is acting like they're very emotionally overwhelmed.
Read next to the Six of Swords: And the feeling is high, the Ace of Cups says emotions are running strong on both sides, they are a little emotionally overwhelmed.
“ace of cups it's like you guys have a lot of emotions for each other I feel like emotions are running high I feel like this person is acting like they're very emotionally overwhelmed”
With the Chariot, there's a feeling of protection, they're protecting themselves, protecting their victory, protecting their own life, and they're in this expansive energy.
Read next to the Ace of Cups: With that much emotion, the Chariot is them protecting themselves, their victory, their own life, holding the wheel tight.
“with the Chariot it's like there's a feeling of protection they're protecting themselves they're protecting their Victory they're protecting their own life and they're in this expansive energy”
The Knight of Wands can be a very confident, playful, fun energy. And I feel like this person doesn't feel like they're in that charismatic energy where they can be more charming or exciting.
Read next to the Chariot: And the Knight of Wands reversed is the cost, they do not feel their confident, charming self right now, so they went quiet instead.
“the Knight of Wands can be a very confident like playful fun energy I feel like this person doesn't feel like they're in that charismatic energy where they can kind of like be more charming or exciting”
So the total truth, good or bad: the quiet is grief and self-protection, not the end of the feeling. The love and the high emotions are real (the Lovers, the Ace of Cups), and so is the guarding (Temperance, the Emperor, the Devil, the Chariot). They went quiet to hold onto control and stay safe, and the open question is whether they let themselves move toward you the way the Six of Swords points.
In plain words: They went quiet to feel safe, not because the feeling is gone.
