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Nouns / phrases: News, messages. Someone brings something with them. Approach. Change
(especially change which is brought to you). Something which is new, unfamiliar.
Action, activities. Intrusion, invasion, attack. Harassment, assault. Intervention,
interference, meddling. Swiftness, hurry. Surprise. Bravado.
Activities: To bring something (e.g. a message), to approach. To act. To change
something. To charge, tackle, attack. To harass, to assault. To intrude or invade. To
meddle, barge in, interfere, intervene. To overwhelm, press, impose on, hurry. To
swagger; to grandstand.
Attributes: New - in the sense of unfamiliar. Changed; (life-)changing. Hurried,
swift, surprising. Active, energetic. Flamboyant, pushy, cocky, ostentatious.
Intrusive, penetrative, overwhelming. Glaring, gaudy, shrill, harsh.
As a person: Someone with the above attributes, e.g. someone who is always active or
in a hurry; a pushy or flamboyant person. Messenger, deliverer of news. Busybody,
meddler, intruder.
As advice: Take action! Push for it! Prepare yourself for change! Negatively: Don't
boast! Don't impose on others!
Time factor: Immediately! Or: not yet because first, something else has to happen, is
to come.
CLOVER 2
Nouns / phrases: Some small luck, something which is nice, a happy coincidence or
opportunity. Short duration. A gamble; risk-taking. Unburdened ease; no troubles,
burdens or responsibilities. "Don't take X too seriously!" Little relevance; low
importance. The small joys of life. Avoidance of hardship, refusal to take on a burden
or responsibilities. Cherry-picking. Humour, jokes.
Activities: To risk or gamble. To not take something seriously. To dabble in, toy
with. To joke/fool around. To keep it light.
Attributes: Lucky, nice-in-a-small-way. Easy, untroubled, unburdened, unperturbed,
happy-golucky. Not-serious; joking, humorous, playful. Unimportant, irrelevant.
Irresponsible, a bit risky. Short-lived.
As a person: Person with the above attributes, e.g. happy-go-lucky person; lucky
devil. Gambler, risk-taker. Someone without responsibilities (or someone who refuses
to be responsible).
As advice: Jump at the chance! Don't worry, be happy! Just dismiss it! Negatively:
Don't gamble if the risk is high! Do your duty for once!
Time factor: Soon and/or quickly over. Take the chance now - or it will be too late!
SHIP 3
Nouns / phrases: Departure, farewell. Absence. Voyage, journey, venture, adventure.
(Long) distance, international. There's a gap between where we are and where we want
to be. We are not there yet. Adventurous, new places (literally and figuratively
speaking). Change of environment. Changes that we set in motion ourselves.
Exploration, experimental probing, research, investigation, a search for something or
someone. Atmosphere of departure, wanderlust. Lack of commitment; unwillingness (or
inability) to stay. For some also: Commerce, business, moving vehicles.
Activities: To depart, say good-bye. To travel, have an adventure, venture. To make a
change, set change in motion. To explore, probe, research, investigate, look for
something or someone. To fidget, to not settle down, to not commit.
Attributes: Departed (in the sense of "gone away"), absent, missing, very distant,
international. Travelling, not there yet, on the way. (Ad)venturous. Foreign, new, yet
to be explored. Explorative, investigative, seeking, searching. Full of wanderlust;
fidgety, ready to leave. Not committed.
As a person: Someone with the above qualities. A traveller. Someone who won't stay
(long) or who is often away. Someone with a job to do with travelling.
As advice: Just give it a go; explore! Make a change! Leave! Negatively: Isn't it
maybe time to commit? Wouldn't it be good to stay put for a while?
Time factor: It is / you are on the way, but it's not going to happen quite yet.
HOUSE 4
Nouns / phrases: Home (life), home country. Family (members).Privacy, private affairs.
Establishment, settling down. Familiarity, familiarization, (nonsexual!) intimacy.
Close-mindedness: fear of the new/unfamiliar. Xenophobia. Order, regularity, simple
structures, plans, low risk, safety. Normality, conventionality, tradition(al views),
conservatism. Confirmed habits; matters of habit. Preservation, conservation.
Restrictive traditions; blocking of innovation; inflexibility.
Activities: To make oneself a(t) home, start a family. Activities at home or with the
family. To settle for something/someone, to establish oneself (or someone). To keep
something private; keep away the public. To familiarize, be used to, be at home with.
To block innovations/changes; fear the unfamiliar, keep out strangers. To order,
regulate, keep it simple, plan, reduce risks. To feel safe. To follow tradition,
conserve, preserve. To act habitually.
Attributes: Homey/homelike, native. At home (with). Familial. Long established,
settled. Private, intimate, familiar. Close-minded regarding the unfamiliar;
xenophobic. Proper, orderly, normal, regular, regulated, simple, simply-structured,
well-planned, low-risk. Habitual, conventional, traditional, accustomed. Conservative,
conserving. Restrictive, inflexible, anti-innovative.
As a person: Person with the above attributes, esp.: traditional, conservative; strict
- doesn't bend the rules. Person with very confirmed habits. Family member.
As advice: Keep it private! Familiarise yourself with it! Settle down! Preserve that
which is good! Negatively: Don't block innovation; let the unfamiliar in!
Time factor: Long time spans; always; forever. When it usually happens. Family time.
TREE 5
Nouns / phrases: Nature, our relationship with nature. The physical world,
materialism, (laws of) physics, biology. Body(relationship); the body's needs and
functions, physical activities. Life, vitality, slow, but constant growth, thriving,
life-force, strong and very stable energy, energy reserves. Roots, grounding.
Belonging, ancestry. Steadfastness, robustness. Inflexibility: lack of physical
manoeuvrability, occupational immobility, lack of interest in travelling,
unwillingness to move house, inability to rethink. Opposite of spiritualism and
intellectualism – pragmatism. Down-to-earth life style; focus on bodily
needs/functions.
Activities: To do things in/with nature; to create physical objects. To do something
for the body or with the body (e.g. sports). To live, grow, thrive, mature. To
(en)root, ground oneself, belong. To have both feet firmly on the ground. To be
inflexible, e.g. to not move on/away; to not change one's thinking.
Attributes: Natural, physical, physiological, material, biological. Alive, living,
vital, growing, thriving. Bodily. (Deep)rooted, enrooted, grounded, belonging,
ancestral. Steadfast, robust, healthy. Inflexible in the sense of not versatile. Down-
to-earth, pragmatic.
As a person: Someone with the above qualities. Especially: someone down-to-earth,
deeply rooted or calm, but full of vitality. An ancestor.
As advice: Stop overthinking! Stop living in a fantasy world, let go of pseudo-
scientific woo! Take care of the human/bodily basics! Negatively: Don't obsess over
your body! Try to be a bit more versatile.
Time factor: Long time spans, traditionally: a year. Slowly, but constantly. All of
one's life.
CLOUDS 6
Nouns / phrases: Clouds, bad weather. (Figurative) fog; a fogged mind. Coverups, smoke
screens, pretence, hidden things, secrets. Vagueness, disorientation. No points of
reference. Lack of standpoint; unclear position. Lack of guidance or guidelines.
Confusion, no answers. Misunderstanding, self-deception. Insecurity, uncertainty,
doubts, despair, hopelessness. Indifference, disinterest. Numbness, spiritlesss.
Stupor, thick-wittedness. Dullness, boredom, listlessness, aimlessness, futility.
Activities: To cloud, fog, cover something up, veil, hide, pretend. To disorient; feel
lost, go astray. To find no points of reference; not know where we stand; wander
around guideless. To not see reality. To not understand, misunderstand, confuse,
deceive oneself. To be or make insecure; doubt, lose hope, despair. To show
indifference. To numb (oneself), bore someone.
Attributes: Clouded, fogged (over), pretended, covered up, veiled, hidden, secret.
Vague, unclear, disoriented, disorienting, stray, lost, guideless. Indifferent,
disinterested. Numb, spiritless. Bleary, obtuse. Dull, bored, listless, aimless,
futile. Confused, unanswered. Confusing, misleading, deceptive, self-deceived.
Uncertain, doubtful, desperate, hopeless.
As a person: Person with the above attributes. A shady character. Someone the querent
can't see / doesn't see as who they really are. A bore.
As advice: As advice: Get rid of self-deception! Admit your ignorance or confusion;
ask for information or guidance! In rare cases, positively: Hide it! Pretend!
Time factor: No sense of time. Unclear time spans.
SNAKE 7
Nouns / phrases: Craving, demand, desire, attraction - especially to/for knowledge,
power, sex. Sex drive, seduction. Use of power, coercion. Search for knowledge,
espionage. Career, ambition, motivation. Single-mindedness, sense of direction,
determination, perseverance. Ruthlessness, selfishness. Self-will, tenacity,
obstinacy, indomitability, (self)empowerment. Cunning: practical skill, shrewdness and
(traditionally) deception. Diplomacy, tact. Ability to steer people in a certain
direction. Manipulation.
Activities: To desire, crave, demand. To seduce. To use one's power, coerce. To strive
for knowledge - possibly illegitimately. To strive or aim for something, follow a
career. To motivate (oneself), persevere. To act ruthlessly. To empower (oneself),
strive for something, persist. To use one's wits and/or diplomacy. To steer others
(positively) or manipulate.
Attributes: Eager, covetous, avid, attracted to. Power-hungry, thirsty for knowledge,
horny. Addicted. Seductive. Coercive. Ambitious, single-minded, goal-oriented,
focused, purposeful, motivated, driven. Ruthless, calculating, egotistical,
inconsiderate. Strong-willed, headstrong, tenacious. Cunning, shrewd, (traditionally)
deceptive. Skilful (smart), diplomatic, manipulative.
As a person: Person with the above attributes, e.g. ambitious, goal-oriented,
headstrong. Politician, lawyer, diplomat. Tradionally: female - the other woman;
deceptive woman.
As advice: Go for it! Pursue your goal persistently! You can do it! Use your wits!
Negatively: Don't disregard the needs/feelings/rights of others!
Time factor: Only if we persist. Only if we set ourselves at it. Or: someone else is
the puppet master who controls when, or if, it will happen.
COFFIN 8
Nouns / phrases: Death, dying, funeral, loss. An end(ing). Grief, mourning, mourning
ritual. Sadness or emotional numbness. Something which is gone/buried/ suppressed.
Possibly: a negative view of life, pessimism.
Activities: To die, to end. To let go, to give (something) up. To lose, to grieve. To
bury, repress, or suppress. To not allow something to live (hopes, feelings).
Attributes: Dead. Over, past, gone, ended/ending. Terminal. Grieving/grieved, sad,
weepy, numb. Buried, suppressed, repressed. Negative, pessimistic.
As a person: A person who is repressing a lot. A person we have lost for good (not
necessarily through death). Someone who is grieving over a loss, e.g. a widow(er). A
loved one who has died.
As advice: Don't attempt to hold on to something that is already ending - let go!
Allow yourself to grieve! Negatively: Stop suppressing things! After a mourning
period, it is now time to look at the things that make you happy!
Time factor: Cessation. No time anymore; it's over. Not anymore, not ever again.
BOUQUET 9
Nouns / phrases: Visitation, invitation, social life, conviviality, regalement,
cultivation of friendship(s). Gifts, generosity. Affability, pleasantries, cordiality.
Etiquette, good manners, polite platitudes. Appreciation, recognition, thankfulness.
Congratulate, reward. Compliments, admiration, flirt. Flattery, honeyed words,
bootlicking. Decoration, design. Perfume, jewellery, make-up, new hair style.
Prettiness, (conventional) beauty. Embellishment, hyperbole. Window dressing,
euphemism, glorification. Traditionally also: happiness, creativity and art, sex.
Activities: To visit, invite, socialise. To cultivate friendship(s). To give a
present, regale. To act courteously. To thank, show appreciation, congratulate,
reward. To compliment, admire, flirt. To flatter, suck up to someone. To decorate,
design. To make oneself look/smell nice (to dress up; style one's hair). To embellish,
elaborate, exaggerate. To glorify, sugarcoat.
Attributes: Invited; on a visit. Convivial, sociable. Given as a gift, generous.
Appreciative, pleased. Affable, pleasant, cordial. Well-mannered, according to
etiquette, courteous. Admirable, commendable. Flattering, flirtatious, ingratiating.
Decorated, conventionally pretty, fragrant, melodious. Well-dressed, tarted up.
Embellished, hyperbolic. Glorified, euphemistic.
As a person: Person with the above attributes. A welcome visitor, a good hostess or
host. Peacock. Interior designer, hairdresser, stylist, plastic surgeon. Bootlicker.
As advice: Be nice/more sociable! Visit/invite! Watch your manners! Show appreciation!
Tend to your appearance! Negatively: Don't exaggerate / stop sugarcoating! Don't be
vain!
Time factor: When etiquette allows; or when it pleases. When in good company. On a
visit.
SCYTHE 10
Nouns / phrases: Harvest, reaping (metaphorically speaking). Cleaning, tidying up, a
reckoning. Urgency. Severance, abruption, interruption. A cut, rupture, premature end,
abortion. Too sudden ending; cold withdrawal. Divorce, break-up. Final good-bye.
Anything which is sharp, quick, sudden. Efficiency; clean-cut. (Possibly sudden and/or
unexpected) hurt, pain, injury.
Activities: To harvest, clean, tidy up. To tie up loose ends. To settle scores. To
reap (what one has sowed), deserve. To see oneself alright. To interrupt, to interrupt
someone speaking. To sever, cut something or someone off, put an end to something,
discontinue. To divorce, break-up. To get the best results while conserving one's
resources; to use the best means for reaching a certain goal.
Attributes: Clean, sorted, tidy. (Well-)deserved; self-inflicted/self-caused. Urgent.
Efficient. Unpleasantly abrupt, painfully quick or unexpectedly sudden. Cut-off.
Divorced, broken-up. Sharp, painful, hurt, injured. Dangerous.
As a person: Someone with the above attributes. Ex-partner, ex-friend, family member
who has been cut off. A person who has (or would be able to) hurt us quite suddenly.
Someone who is blunt or wants to do things too unexpectedly for our liking.
As advice: Stop it, immediately! Watch out! Be careful you don't get cut! Get moving
now, or else it will be too late! Tidy up! Be careful: You reap what you sow!
Time factor: Suddenly and quickly - possibly too soon. In time (for); just in time.
WHIP 11
Nouns / phrases: (Verbal) conflict, arguments, discussions, debate. Scolding, scathing
critique. Confrontation, accusation, objection, opposition. Aggression; threats,
bullying, abuse. Infliction of pain, hurt by the hands of others, wilful destruction,
something which is broken. Unpleasant consequences, punishment. Vindictiveness,
revenge. Cry for justice, amends, compensation. Guilt, remorse. Shame, self-hatred.
Scorn, cynicism. For some readers also: clean-up, clean sweep.
Activities: To argue, discuss, fight. To scold, critique. To take flak. To confront,
accuse, object, contradict. To act aggressively, threaten, bully, abuse. To inflict
pain, get hurt, destroy, break. To punish, take revenge, demand justice. To repent,
regret, make amends. To feel guilty/ashamed, or to blame or shame. To scorn. For some
also: To clean up, make a clean sweep.
Attributes: Argumentative, conflicted, antagonistic, contradictory, contrary.
Confrontational, accusing. Aggressive, threatening, abusive. Destructive. Broken.
Culpable. Punitive, vindictive. Guilty, remorseful, shameful. Compensatory; just.
Cynical, scornful.
As a person: Someone with the above attributes, e.g. someone with a sharp tongue;
contrarian, accuser. Someone who is aggressive; abuser. Prosecutors, lawyers, judges,
police. - anyone who deals out punishment or restores justice. Someone who is, or
feels, guilty.
As advice: Fight the good fight! Fight back! Challenge or confront it/them! Make
amends! Negatively: Stop beating yourself up! Don't hurt others!
Time factor: When it hurts; when remorse demands it; when justice calls for it.
BIRDS 12
Nouns / phrases: Excitement, liveliness, (over)stimulation, busyness, multi-tasking.
Fuss, nervousness, stress. Chatter, gossip, blabbing of secrets. Short, superficial
conversations, e.g. text messages. Brooding, worries, anxiety. (Small) groups,
meetings. Comings and goings, fickleness, unrest. Chaos, lack of focus, distraction.
Noise, disturbance, nuisance. Reflex actions, quick reactions, presence of mind,
quick-wittedness, repartee. Mobility and agility (also figuratively). Traditionally
also: verbal communication, old(er) couple, siblings (twins), a pair of something.
Activities: To excite, animate, (over)stimulate, agitate. To keep busy; multitask. To
fuss, alert, startle. To chat, gossip, blab a secret, ramble. To brood, worry. To
dither, fidget, change direction (or opinion) constantly. To get distracted. To make a
noise, clutter, create a mess. To bother, distract. To react quickly (instinctively).
Attributes: Excited, exhilarated, animated, agitated, (over)stimulated. Busy,
preoccupied. Fussy, nervous, stressed. On alert, skittish. Talkative, gossipy.
Brooding, worried, anxious. Obsessive, compulsive. Fidgety, restless, fickle,
unreliable. Chaotic, unorganised, unstructured, distracted. Noisy, cluttered, all over
the place. Distracting, annoying, bothersome. Reacting, reactive, quick to react,
knee-jerk. Quick-witted; mobile and agile (also figuratively).
As a person: Person with the above attributes, e.g. excited, busy, stressed,
unfocused, quick. Someone with ADHD, multitasker, blabbermouth. Someone unreliable
because they are so fickle.
As advice: Be watchful! Be quick! Negatively: Take it easy; calm down; focus!
Time factor: Soon or quickly - but it won't persist. Making it happen now would mean
rushing it. Everything happens at once.
CHILD 13
Nouns / phrases: Baby, toddler, child, generally "young(er) person". Someone's
(grand)child. Son, daughter. Inner child. Small size, delicateness. Cuteness.
Fragility, weakness, sensitivity, vulnerability, harmlessness. Belittlement,
minimization. Youth; freshness, novelty, innovation. Games, play, playfulness,
inability to be serious. Inexperience; the need for guidance and support. Innocence,
guilelessness, naivety. Gullibility, suggestibility. Immaturity. Beginning, start,
initiation. First step(s).
Activities: To weaken. To rejuvenate. To minimize, belittle, make little of something.
To start developing. To play, play around. To need guidance. To begin, initiate. To
take the first step.
Attributes: Childlike, infantile, little, small, delicate. Cute. Fragile, weak,
breakable, sensitive, vulnerable, defenceless, harmless, non-threatening. Young,
youthful, new, fresh. Innovative, novel. Curious, inquisitive, playful. Inexperienced,
in need of guidance. Guileless, innocent, naive, suggestible, gullible. Immature.
Beginning, initial.
As a person: Young(er) person, see above (e.g. baby, child, daughter or son).
Inexperienced, naive person or someone curious, playful. Someone delicate, harmless,
or cute. Someone the querent belittles.As advice: Take the first step! Approach it
playfully; be curious! Negatively: Don't belittle it!
Time factor: Childhood. In the beginning, initially, early. Short time spans.
Spring/morning.
FOX 14
Nouns / phrases: Self-interest; (strong) sense of self; identity. Self-care.
Egocentric standpoint; selfishness; egotism. Independence (especially from the opinion
and judgement of others); integrity. Self-defence. Hard work; survival; necessity.
Adaptation; adaptability. Intelligence, cunning, caution, distrust. Traditionally:
trickster, manipulator, dishonesty, hard work.
Activities: To look after oneself well/first. To be true to oneself; to have one's own
standards. To defend (oneself); to do what needs to be done to survive. To adapt; to
learn new ways (out of necessity). To distrust, suspect. Traditionally: to trick and
manipulate, but also to work hard.
Attributes: Defensive, self-involved, self-centred, egotistic, selfish. Intelligent,
cunning, streetwise; tricky. Cautious, suspicious, suspect. True to oneself, discrete,
independent. Hard-working; adaptable. Necessary.
As a person: Person with the above attributes. An intelligent, streetwise person;
defensive (maybe jealous) person. Someone who looks after themselves well - or only
after themselves. A selfish person. Someone who does things their own way (even if
others don't like it). Traditionally: a trickster, someone dishonest.
As advice: Cautious now; don't trust them/it! Take care of yourself first! Stay true
to yourself! Negatively: Don't deceive others for your own gain!
Time factor: Not the right time yet; first there needs to be thorough risk-assessment.
When it's necessary. Times when there is less light, so it's easier to hide: night,
dusk and dawn.
BEAR 15
Nouns / phrases: Parent, parental figure, leader, teacher, supervisor, coach, boss.
Leadership, guidance. Power, dominance, influence. Physical strength, strength of
character. Warm-bloodedness, choleric or dominant personality, short temper.
Assertiveness, bullying. Competence, capabilities, life experience, practical
knowledge. Protection, provision, possessiveness, jealousy. Personal property,
ownership. Traditionally also: personal finances, e.g. cash flow.
Activities: To guide, lead, teach, coach, supervise, boss around. To influence,
dominate, overpower, bully. To assert something or oneself; to stand one's ground; to
take charge. To know how to be competent at something. To (over)protect, provide. To
take possession, to own.
Attributes: Parental, guiding, leading, bossy. Powerful, dominant, influential.
Strong, (over)assertive, overbearing, choleric, short-tempered. Competent, capable,
experienced. (Over)protective, provident. Possessive, aggressively jealous. Well-off.
As a person: Person with the above qualities. Parent(al figure), teacher, boss, coach,
supervisor, leader. The alpha. Bully.
As advice: Be a good parent / teacher / boss! Assert yourself; take charge! Protect
and provide! Negatively: Calm down - don't boss others around!
Time factor: Someone, or something, other than the querent has a major influence on
when it will happen / can control when, or if, it will happen.
STARS 16
Nouns / phrases: Meaning, higher purpose. Awe, transcendence, the sublime,
spirituality. Meaningful connections. The cosmos. Pseudo-scientific woo, escapism.
Wish-fulfilment, (unfulfilled) wishes, hope, trust, faith. Ideals, vision.
Idealisation, daydreams. Aspiration; "Reach for the stars!". (Most likely positive)
future events which (we think) are already foreshadowed. Imagination, wishful
thinking, illusion. For some readers also: fame, encouragement, recognition, moving
forward, optimism, innovation, inspiration, intuition, nighttime, multitude,
internet.
Activities: To find meaning / give meaning. To stand in awe, transcend, feel deeply
connected. To wish, hope, trust, have faith. To idealise, envision, daydream. To
aspire, reach for the stars. To imagine, fantasise, cherish an illusion.
Attributes: Meaningful, transcendent, all-encompassing, sublime, spiritual, cosmic.
Pseudo-scientific; escapist, dreamy. Wishful, hopeful, trusting, faithful. Idealistic,
visionary, future. Aspiring. Imaginative, imaginary, fantastic, illusionary.
As a person: Person with the above qualities. E.g. person who is spiritual, hopeful,
imaginative. Someone who cherishes an illusion. Visionary or daydreamer.
As advice: Keep up hope! Reach for the stars! Negatively: Get real! Stop daydreaming!
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