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RIDER 1 

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! 

Time factor: In the future. 


STORK 17 
Nouns / phrases: Migration, relocation, movement, transition, reorientation. Crossing
of thresholds. Transformation. Long process, ongoing process. Something is already
happening, but it is not finished by far! Process which is intense, consumes a lot of
time, energy and effort. Natural cycles, repetition, recurrence. Return, reconnection.
Instinct, inevitability. Inner nature, inner being, essence. Yearning, irresistible
pull.  
Activities: To migrate, relocate, move, transition, cross a threshold. To redefine,
reorient oneself. To transform. To take a long time for something. To repeat, return,
reconnect. To try again. To act on instinct, follow one's inner nature. To go with the
flow, let something run its course. To long or yearn for something or someone. To feel
pulled towards something. 
Attributes: Migrating, relocating, transitioning. Redefining, life-changing.
Transformative; transforming. Ongoing, not finished. Repeating. Returning, returned.
Instinctive, inevitable. By nature. (Full of) longing.
As a person: A person with the above attributes. Someone who mightn't be stable or
reliable because they are occupied with their own transformation. The person you feel
irresistibly pulled towards. Soulmate. Traditionally also: Someone tall, slim, with
long legs, graceful.
As advice: Follow your instinct; follow the pull of your inner being! Try again! Go
with the flow; let it run its course! Make sure you know where to replenish your
energy reserves / stop when you need rest! Negatively: Break the vicious cycle! 
Time factor: Something is taking a while, but it is already happening. It can't be
hurried, we have to let it go its natural course. At the change of the season(s). 

DOG 18 

Nouns / phrases: Friend, friendly person. Follower, helpmate, sidekick, employee.


Friendship, acts of kindness. (Unquestioning) loyalty. Help, support, helper's
syndrome. Devotion, worship. Full-hearted abandonment to someone or something.
Uncritical admiration; inability to form critical, independent opinions. Dependence,
submission, obedience, tractability, compliance. Anxiety to please; a need for the
approval of others.  
Activities: To act friendly, make friends. To follow, be a good follower, show
loyalty. To help, support. To devote oneself, worship, abandon oneself to someone or
something. To (uncritically) admire, have no independent opinion, to not question or
challenge someone or something. To depend on someone or something. To obey, comply,
let others order us around or think for us. To try to please, seek approval from
others, listen to others, ask permission.
Attributes: Friendly, chummy. Loyal, willing to help, supportive. Submissive, devoted,
dependent. Obedient, tractable. Anxious to please.
As a person: Someone with the above attributes. Friend, follower, helpmate, sidekick,
employee. Traditionally also: a health professional.
As advice: Ask for permission! Listen to others! Give support! Negatively: don't be so
submissive! Think for yourself! 
Time factor: When we have permission. When others make it happen. 
TOWER 19 
Nouns / phrases: Walls of defence, boundaries, "No!", prohibition. Retreat, solitude,
loneliness, isolation. Clear view, clear-headedness, self-discipline, rationality,
aloofness. Inability to be close to others. Hierarchy, pride, bragging, arrogance.
Excellence, expert. Government, the government's institutions, organisations which
wield power over people's lives. Authority, position of authority, top position,
leadership. 
Activities: To put up walls of defence, set boundaries, prohibit. To withdraw. To
distance oneself, remain aloof, isolate. To think about something rationally with a
cool head. To rationalise. To top, excel. To pride oneself, brag, lord it over others.
To rise above. Govern, control.
Attributes: Denying, forbidding. Solitary, distanced, lonely, isolated, aloof. Closed
off, segregated. Disciplined, clear-headed, differentiated. Independent. On top,
leading, best. Proud, snotty, arrogant. Controlling, authoritarian. Ruling,
institutional, state-run.
As a person: Someone with the above attributes. Person in a position of authority.
Lonely or aloof person. Strict, cold, or arrogant person. Control freak. Expert. 
As advice: You can say no! Distance yourself! Be proud! Rise above it! Negatively:
Don't be a snob! Don't isolate yourself! 
Time factor: Either: X is not going to happen. Or: We ourselves control if/when X
happens. Traditionally to some: one year. 
GARDEN 20 
Nouns / phrases: Publicity, general public, public affairs, public opinion(s), public
spaces, public events. Public media, especially the internet. Society, crowds.
Culture. Mainstream, widespread thought, popular culture; depending on neighbouring
cards also sub- and countercultures. Publication, publishing, disclosure,
announcement, coming-out. Exhibitionism (not necessarily of a sexual kind!).
Network(ing), teamwork, concerted effort. Complexity, complex structures.
Presentation, representation, reputation, image-cultivation.  
Activities: To do something publicly. To mainstream. To crowd, assemble, meet (in
large groups!). To publish, announce, disclose, come out, let the cat out of the bag,
expose. To network, teamwork. To present, represent, to cultivate one's image. 
Attributes: Public, societal, cultural. Crowded. Publicly visible, out in the open.
Exposing, revealing. Commonly accepted, widely spread. Collective, concerted.
Complexly structured. Presented, presenting as, representative, presentable. 
As a person: Someone with the above attributes. Representative, person in the public
eye. Person for whom privacy is a non-issue; someone for whom reputation and public
image are very important. Exhibitionist - not necessarily in a sexual sense. 
As advice: Go out! Make it public! Teamwork more! Cultivate your image! Negatively:
Don't flaunt! You don't always have to follow the mainstream! 
Time factor: When in public; at a public event; only when you can do it together with
others. On national holidays. 
MOUNTAIN 21 
Nouns / phrases: Difficulties, problems, obstacles, impairment, hurdles, challenge.
Problematic situations or behaviour. Things that need to be overcome. In a positive
sense: the experience of overcoming something; conquest. Something that cannot be
overlooked, the elephant in the room. Presence, physical presence. Weight, obesity,
great size, inflexibility. Long time spans, permanence, (en)durance. Silence,
motionlessness, blockade, blockage, deadlock. Relentlessness, persistence, patience,
stubbornness, rigidity. Refusal, unwillingness in general.  
Activities: To complicate, challenge, hinder, block. To overcome. To insist, persist,
endure. To not budge or back down. To refuse, to not want to. To silence, to keep
silent, to keep still. 
Attributes: Difficult, problematic, obstructive, restrictive, impaired. Tackling.
Conspicuous, ostentatious, glaring. Present, in place, here and now. Big, tall, heavy,
overweight. Unmoved, blocked, rigid, still, quiet, silent. Stubborn, persisting,
unwilling, refusing, forbidding. Permanent, enduring, forever. 
As a person: Person with the above attributes, esp. big or overweight, tall, quiet,
stubborn, rigid. Someone "solid as a rock", or: your nemesis or contender. 
As advice: You can refuse! Keep silent; hold still! Persist! Tackle the challenge!
Negatively: Don't be so stubborn! Get moving!  
Time factor: Very long time spans (even years). Long-lasting; stagnancy, stalemate.
Or: something may happen, but only if a lot of patient effort is invested.
CROSSROADS 22 
Nouns / phrases: Different directions or routes, alternative(s), options, potentials,
facets, diversity, plurality. In relationship readings possibly: different interests,
divergent paths. Decision, free will; the freedom to. Deliberations, considerations,
speculations. All the ifs and whens, whethers or nots, pros and cons. Overthinking.
Hesitation, deferral, procrastination. Ambivalence, ambiguity, shades of grey,
relativity, tolerance. Different angle(s) or perspectives.  
Activities: To take a certain direction, to go down a different or diverging path. To
diversify, vary. To make a choice. To deliberate, consider, speculate, overthink. To
hesitate, defer, procrastinate, tarry, tread water. To relativise, tolerate. To adopt,
or at least examine, a different perspective. 
Attributes: Alternative, optional, potential, multi-faceted, versatile, manifold,
diverse. Selectable, elective, arbitrary. Hesitant, indecisive, of two minds,
tarrying. Free in the sense of "free to do what you want to do". Deliberative,
contemplative, speculative. Possible; possibly, maybe. Ambivalent, ambiguous,
relative, tolerant. 
As a person: Person with the above attributes, esp.: Someone who is of two minds about
something or indecisive in general, person who is confronted with important decisions.
Someone difficult to assess because they keep changing direction. 
As advice: Think before you speak/act/decide! Make a choice! Be more tolerant!
Negatively: Don't hesitate; don't procrastinate!  
Time factor: When, or if, it happens depends on how you move on from the present
moment. 
MICE 23 
Nouns / phrases: Dwindling, deficiency, depletion. Loss, reduction, atrophy. Shortage,
a lack of something, plight - e.g. poverty, hunger, emotional neglect. Exhaustion.
Decay, spoilage, ruin. Destruction, defect, flaw. Contamination, filth. Disease,
infestation, pest, plague. Something which is unhealthy or unwholesome. Harm.
"Something isn't quite right!" Corruption. Secrecy. Something is going on behind
someone's back. Sneakiness; insidiousness. Rumours, slander. Dishonesty, lies,
theft.  
Activities: To wane, dwindle. To take away, reduce, lower, lose. To deplete, drain,
waste, exhaust. To go bad, deteriorate, decay. To gnaw, nibble. To destruct, ruin,
spoil something. To infest, infect, attract a disease. To contaminate, foul, pollute,
soil. To do something behind someone's back. To sneak, pry, eavesdrop. To spread
rumours, slander, lie, blackmail, steal. 
Attributes: Scarce, insufficient, poor. Lost, less of, dwindling. Draining, depletive.
Stale, bad, deteriorating. Degenerated, foul. Secretive, secret. Sneaky. Crooked,
disingenuous. Unwholesome, unhealthy, sick, infested,infected, contaminated, virulent.
Corrupt, corrupting, dirty. Behind someone's back. 
As a person: Someone with the above attributes, e.g. someone sneaky, corrupt,
exhausted, poor, sick. Energy vampire; thief. Someone who makes themselves scarce. 
As advice: Check if you have enough reserves left! Make sure it's still there!
Identify your weak points/soft spots so you can protect yourself! Keep an eye out for
dishonesty/corruption!  
Time factor: At a bad time. Too little time. Time is running out. 
HEART 24 
Nouns / phrases: Romance, infatuation. Seeing through rose-coloured glasses. Love in
all its forms - e.g. parental love, platonic love, altruism. Fondness, amicability,
benevolence. The loving gaze, forgiveness, reconciliation. Tenderness, gentleness,
sweet temper. Softness, pampering. Acts of love, e.g.: loving care, the showing of
compassion, being happy for someone, giving comfort, tending to someone who is ill.
Charity, donations, welfare. A heart of gold. Wholeheartedness / promptings of the
heart. Traditionally: passion.  
Activities: To romance somebody; fall in love. To wear rose-coloured glasses. To love,
be fond of, show affection. To act gently, coddle. To take something to heart. To care
(for others), tend somebody, show mercy. To emphasise, have compassion, give solace.
To forgive, reconcile. To put one's heart and soul in it; to follow the leadings of
one's heart; to wear one's heart on one's sleeve. 
Attributes: Romantic. In love, infatuated. Loving, fond (of), affectionate,
benevolent. Tender, sweet-tempered, soft-hearted. Soft (on), mollycoddled. Good at
heart, compassionate, caring, altruistic, charitable, merciful, selfless. Forgiving.
Wholehearted. Close to one's heart, touching. 
As a person: Someone with the above attributes. Someone dear to the querent; someone
who loves the querent. Darling. Good soul. A new love interest. 
As advice: Spend quality time with your loved ones! Have a heart! Forgive! Follow your
heart! Negatively: Take off your rose-coloured glasses; stop mollycoddling!  
Time factor: When your heart says it's time. 
RING 25 
Nouns / phrases: Relationship, connection, link, tie, bond. Causal connection. Bridge
(esp. metaphorically speaking), joining. Affiliation, liaison, association, alliance,
union, syndicate, coalition. Adhesiveness, cohesion; emotional attachment. Social
cohesion, group cohesion, solidarity. Something which is shared (e.g. mutual
interests); commonality. Commitment, agreement, promise, contract. Engagement,
marriage. Something which is binding. Reliability, predictability. For some also:
repetition, circles, cycles.  
Activities: To relate, link, connect, bind together. To bridge a gap. To cause. To
affiliate, liaise, associate, fuse, unify. To commit, promise, sign a contract. To
adhere, cohere, hold together. To be emotionally attached. To share, have in common.
To propose, get engaged, marry. To rely on, count on. 
Attributes: Related, linked, connected, tied, bound together. Affiliated, unified,
fused. Bridged, joined. Caused (by), causal, for a reason. Adhesive, cohesive,
coherent, solidly united, emotionally attached. Committed (to), stipulated. Engaged,
married. Reliable, dependable, predictable. 
As a person: Someone with the above qualities, e.g. someone committed, reliable,
predictable. Someone we have something important in common with. Someone who is
emotionally attached to the querent, or the other way around. Traditionally also:
someone who is engaged, married. 
As advice: Make a connection! Find the cause/the commonality! Bridge the gap! Stand
united! Negatively: Break free from your unhealthy attachment to X!  
Time factor: When it's agreed upon. Continuing; intended for forever. 
BOOK 26 
Nouns / phrases: Facts, truth. Knowledge, learning, study. Education, advanced
training, educational institutions - school, college, university, academics, science.
Intelligence in the sense of knowledge, book learning, erudition. Intellect,
intellectualism. Category, class. Categorisation, filing. Stereotyped thinking,
pigeonholing, inability to think outside the box. Something known. Something unknown,
but waiting to be known. Esoteric teachings/knowledge. Traditionally also: secret.  
Activities: To know. To tell the truth. To learn, study, educate (oneself), teach. To
categorise, class(ify), pigeonhole. To think inside the box, to think in a stereotyped
way, to pigeonhole. 
Attributes: Factual, true. Intelligent, knowledgeable, educated. Academic, scientific.
In the know; known. Intellectual. Classified in the sense of filed (away) into a
category; categorical - in the sense of stereotypical, pigeonholed. Esoteric, as-yet-
unknown, yet-to-be-learned/understood. 

As a person: Well-educated, intellectual person; person who is inclined to pigeonhole,


think inside the box. Depending on the question asked and on surrounding cards:
teacher, professor, student. 
As advice: Study! Educate yourself! Find out the truth, accept the facts! Negatively:
Don't forget about your physical/emotional needs! Don't be a know-it-all! Think
outside the box!  
Time factor: When we have learned the relevant facts. You('ll) know when! 
LETTER 27 
Nouns / phrases: Communication in general, in all its forms: face-to-face or through a
medium; written, verbal, non-verbal. Document, letter, email, a speech; facial
expressions and gestures. Conversations, especially ones that take time and effort.
Information. Expression. Something is, or should be, expressed. Traditionally, written
communication (letters, documents etc.) or at least not face-toface communication
only!  
Activities: To communicate. To write, talk, gesture, converse. To inform, to share
information, to report. To relate or express something. 
Attributes: Written, spoken, communicated. Communicative, talkative, expressive,
eloquent, telling, informative. 
As a person: Someone who is communicative or who you communicate with a lot. Pen pal.
Someone whose profession contains a lot of communication, such as the host of a radio
show, a mediator, a speaker. Informant, whistle-blower. 
As advice: Don't keep it to yourself! Communicate about it! Inform others!  
Time factor: You'll be informed when. When you get the relevant information. 
MAN 28 (version a)  
Nouns / phrases: Usually represents a man or boy - see paragraph As a person. Possibly
also: "maleness" or "masculinity"; the influence male gender roles and stereotypes
have on the querent. Situations or places where there's usually a majority of men
(e.g. building site; military; football stadium).  
Activities: To do something with a male person. Possibly: activities the querent
considers "masculine". 
Attributes: Male; possibly: "masculine" (whatever that means to the querent).
Concerning a male person. 
As a person: Represents the querent if the querent is male. If the querent is female,
the Man represents either always the querent's spouse, steady boyfriend, or, if she is
single, a love interest, or always the male person most relevant to the question asked
- e.g. the querent's spouse, or an affair, friend, work colleague, male relative. 
As advice: If the Man represents the querent: "This is about you!". If the Man
represents someone the querent knows: "This male person is very relevant to your
concern!". Possibly: "Have a close look at how your ideas about what men are (or
should be) like influence your situation!"  
Time factor: When/if it happens depends on the Man. 
WOMAN 29 (a)  
Nouns / phrases: Usually represents a woman or girl - see paragraph As a person.
Possibly also: "femaleness" or "femininity"; the influence female gender roles and
stereotypes have on the querent. Situations or places where there's usually a majority
of women (e.g. women's association; midwifery; yoga class).  
Activities: To do something with a female person. Possibly: activities the querent
considers "feminine". 
Attributes: Female. Possibly: "feminine" (whatever that means to the querent).
Concerning a female person. 
As a person: Represents the querent if the querent is female. If the querent is male
the Woman represents either always the querent's spouse, steady girlfriend, or, if he
is single, a love interest, or always the female person most relevant to the concern -
e.g. the querent's spouse, or an affair, friend, work colleague, female relative. 
As advice: If the Woman represents the querent: "This is about you!". If she
represents someone the querent knows: "This female person is very relevant to your
concern!". Possibly: "Have a close look at how your ideas about what women are (or
should be) influence your situation." 
Time factor: When/if it happens depends on the Woman. 
MAN 28 (version b)  
Nouns / phrases: Usually represents a man or boy - see paragraph As a person. Possibly
also: "maleness" or "masculinity"; the influence male gender roles and stereotypes
have on the querent. Situations or places where there's usually a majority of men
(e.g. building site; military; football stadium). ations or places were there's
usually a majority of men (e.g. building site; military; football stadium etc.).  
Activities: To do something with a male person. Possibly: activities the querent
considers "masculine". 
Attributes: Male; possibly: "masculine" (whatever that means to the querent).
Concerning a male person. 
As a person: Represents the querent if the querent is male. If the querent is female,
the Man represents either always the querent's spouse, steady boyfriend, or, if she is
single, a love interest, or always the male person most relevant to the question asked
- e.g. the querent's spouse, or an affair, friend, work colleague, male relative. 
As advice: If the Man represents the querent: "This is about you!". If the Man
represents someone the querent knows: "This male person is very relevant to your
concern!". Possibly: "Have a close look at how your ideas about what men are (or
should be) like influence your situation!"  
Time factor: When/if it happens depends on the Man. 
WOMAN 29 (b)  
Nouns / phrases: Usually represents a woman or girl - see paragraph As a person.
Possibly also: "femaleness" or "femininity"; the influence female gender roles and
stereotypes have on the querent. Situations or places where there's usually a majority
of women (e.g. women's association; midwifery; yoga class).  
Activities: To do something with a female person. Possibly: activities the querent
considers "feminine". 
Attributes: Female. Possibly: "feminine" (whatever that means to the querent).
Concerning a female person. 
As a person: Represents the querent if the querent is female. If the querent is male
the Woman represents either always the querent's spouse, steady girlfriend, or, if he
is single, a love interest, or always the female person most relevant to the concern -
e.g. the querent's spouse, or an affair, friend, work colleague, female relative. 
As advice: If the Woman represents the querent: "This is about you!". If she
represents someone the querent knows: "This female person is very relevant to your
concern!". Possibly: "Have a close look at how your ideas about what women are (or
should be) influence your situation." 
Time factor: When/if it happens depends on the Woman. 
LILY 30   
Nouns / phrases: Sensuality; hearing, smelling, touching, tasting, seeing. Sensual
pleasures, regalement. Caress, (good) sex, sex drive, sexual passion, sexual
relationship. The arts, creativity; visual and performance arts, music, dance, poetry.
Slowness. Intensity, poignancy. Maturity, experience, (old) age. High-quality. Talent.
Contentedness, peacefulness, harmony. Overindulgence, laziness, lack of intellectual
depth and emotional shallowness, debauchery, gluttony, excess.  
Activities: To sensually experience; hear, smell, touch, see, taste. To eat and/ or
drink. To pleasure; enjoy, regale, relish, savour. To caress, massage, have sex. To
create (art); make music, paint, dance, write poetry. To express one's passions
through artwork. To take one's time; to go slowly, slow down. To intensify. To
satisfy. To overindulge, laze around. 
Attributes: Sensual, sexual, passionate, enticing. Pleasurable, luxurious, saturated,
yummy. Artistic, talented, creative. Musical, poetic. Slow, intense. Contented,
comfortable, peaceful (especially in the sense of harmonious). Mature, ripe, high-
quality, top-grade, excellent, exquisite. Self-indulgent, lazy, gluttonous, drunk,
high, excessive. 
As a person: Person with the above attributes. (Potential or actual) lover, probably
experienced and skilled. An artist. Mature person. Experienced or gifted person;
sensual person; slow person. Someone who lets themselves go, eats/drinks too much -
sluggard, couch potato. 
As advice: Enjoy it! Take it slowly! Negatively: Don't overindulge!  
Time factor: Something is taking time. When it's harmonious. The infinite present
moment. Traditionally: Winter. 
LILY 30    
Nouns / phrases: Morality and virtuousness in general; any specific virtue (e.g.:
temperance, prudence, discipline, frugality, dutifulness. Self-awareness and wisdom.
Moralistic self-approval, moralising. Purity; pureness of heart and mind. No hateful
thoughts, good intentions, righteousness. Innocence, clear conscience. Cleanliness.
Impartiality, humility, meekness. Peacefulness, contentedness. Restraint, modesty,
moderation, fasting, sobriety, abstinence. Chasteness, austereness, self-chastisement,
frigidity, cold.  
Activities: To do good things (e.g. help others, give to the poor), do the morally
correct thing (e.g. speak the truth, do one's duty). To moralise. To have good
intentions. To clean, purify. To pacify, make peace with someone or something. To
contain oneself, moderate. To fast, abstain. To cool. 
Attributes: Moral(ly). Virtuous (in general, or specifically, e.g. prudent, just,
frugal). Holier-thanthou, moralistic, self-righteous. Pure, clean, clear, free of
dirt. Well-intended, honest and upfront, righteous. Innocent, blameless. Wise,
unassuming, impartial, humble, meek. Peaceful (undisturbed, unagitated), content.
Restrained, moderate, modest, sober, abstinent, chaste, austere, selfchastising,
uptight, frigid. 
As a person: Person with the above attributes, esp.: very virtuous. Goody two-shoes,
moraliser. Someone who lives frugally. Someone who is celibate. 
As advice: Do the right thing! Abstain! Negatively: Don't be uptight! Don't
moralise!  
Time factor: When it's morally correct or wise / when it's peaceful or creates peace.
Traditionally: winter. 
SUN 31 
Nouns / phrases: Sun, summer. Warmth, heat. Light, shine, glow. Brightness. The
visible, clear, and obvious. Lack of depth; shallowness. Appearance. Day and daylight,
waking state. Awareness, consciousness. Happiness, joy, celebration, vacation.
Emission, transmission, a strong broadcaster, charisma. Popularity, fame, success.
Extroversion, enterprising spirit, confidence. Also: the Sun might lessen the
depth/significance of neighbouring "negative" cards.  
Activities: To heat, warm (up). To shine, glow. To light/brighten (up). To throw light
on X. To spend a day with something/someone. To wake (up). To be aware or make aware,
to be conscious of. To enjoy, have fun, celebrate. Possibly: to go on a vacation. To
emanate, radiate, broadcast. To succeed, to be confident about X. To not hide one's
light under a bushel. To keep up appearances. 
Attributes: Sunny, summery. Warm, hot. Bright, light, brilliant. Shiny, glowing.
Visible, clear, obvious, superficial, apparent. Awake, aware, conscious. Easy, happy,
joyful, merry, celebratory. Charismatic, popular, famous, successful. Confident,
extroverted. 
As a person: Person with the above attributes, especially: a happy person. Person who
is your sunshine. Sunny person. Someone who broadcasts something very strongly. 
As advice: Be happy (about it)! Always look on the bright side of life! Don't hide
your light under a bushel! Take a day off! Negatively: Don't ignore the dark sides of
life! Look below the surface!  
Time factor: When it's obvious. Day(time), and more specifically noon. Summer. 
MOON 32 
Nouns / phrases: Moon, night, evening. Autumn, winter. Quiet, rest, respite. Sleep,
dream. Darkness (literally and figuratively speaking); that of which we are only half-
aware; the subconscious. Vague guesses, foreboding, inkling, intuition. Psyche, soul.
Emotions, emotionality. Especially: fears, needs, sadness, melancholy. Emotional
upheaval, trauma. Depth, profoundness, significance, importance. "Still waters run
deep." For some people: attention, recognition/praise, popularity/fame, imagination,
creativity, art, romance, attraction.  
Activities: To spend an evening/a night with something or someone. To quieten down,
rest, sleep, dream. To darken. To be only half aware; to only guess, have an
inkling/foreboding/intuition. To feel something strongly; to fear, need, weep. To
deepen, amplify, be immersed in something.
Attributes: Moonlit, nightly, something that happens in the evening. Quiet, restful,
restorative; resting. Tired, sleepy, sleeping. Dark (literally and figuratively
speaking), obscure, half-aware, subconscious. Full of foreboding, intuitive.
Emotional, soulful. Fearful, needy, sad, melancholic. Emotionally upset, traumatised.
Deep, profound, significant, important. 
As a person: Person with the above attributes, esp.: someone intuitive, soulful,
fearful, needy. Nocturnal person; person who is tired or asleep. Someone who appears
in our dreams. A still water running deep. Someone who is traumatised. Someone who is
very important to the querent. 
As advice: Take a nap; rest more! Listen to your intuition! It's important!
Negatively: Don't get worked up emotionally!  
Time factor: When it's quiet. After you've rested. Evening, night time; late autumn
and winter. 
KEY 33 
Nouns / phrases: Acts of opening, unlocking something which was closed. Openness; lack
of restriction. Open-mindedness, open heart. The means, the means to an end, that
which is necessary to achieve what we want, solution (of a problem), the key to
success. Access, accessibility, admittance. Liberation, deliverance, relief. Yes,
acceptance, permission. Welcome, inclusion, integration. Insight, idea, inspiration,
understanding, comprehension, eureka! Ingenuity, inventiveness.  
Activities: To open, unlock. To use something as a means (to an end); to solve (a
problem), succeed. To gain access, gain admission, insert. To make something
accessible. To liberate, deliver, produce/grant relief. To say yes, allow, accept. To
welcome, include, integrate. To have an idea, figure out, understand, invent. To do
something immediately. To impend. 
Attributes: Open; unguarded, unrestricted. Open-minded or open-hearted. Necessary for
success. Entering, prying. Accessible, admitting. Accepting, accepted, allowed.
Welcoming, inclusive. Liberated, relieved. Inspired, inventive. Understanding,
insightful. Imminent, immediate. 
As a person: Someone with the above attributes. Especially: someone open-hearted
and/or open-minded. Also: Someone who doesn't have a good sense of boundaries (their
own or those of others). Someone we view as a means to an end. 
As advice: Open up! Accept (it)! Say yes! Figure it out! Free yourself! Keep an open
mind! Negatively: Set boundaries! Or: Don't violate other people's boundaries!  
Time factor: Right now, immediately. It's imminent. It's the right time. Now. 
FISH 34 
Nouns / phrases: (High) quantity, (over)abundance, wealth, profit, accumulations,
gainings. Fulfilment. Greed or parsimony, inability to share. Something of value,
something of great worth - not necessarily financially or materially! Finances.
Quantity over quality. Inability to appreciate what one has because it doesn't seem
enough. "Don't let X slip through your fingers!" Business, job, livelihood. Self-
employment.  
Activities: To profit, accumulate, gain. To fill, fulfil. To grab, be greedy for
something. To value. To put quantity over quality. To work. To run a business. To work
for something, to get a job done; to work too much and care too little about
(emotional) health or family, etc. 
Attributes: (Too) many, (too) much, lots, full, fulfilled; enough. Wealthy, expensive,
greedy, tightfisted. Valuable; cherished, esteemed. Financial. Work-related, labour-
intensive; (self)employed. 
As a person: Someone with the above attributes. A (possibly well-established) business
person. Self-employed person. Someone who uses others for personal profit.
Workaholic. 
As advice: Value it more! Get the job done! Seek fulfilment! Or, negatively: Don't be
so greedy! Money/quantity is not everything! 
ANCHOR 35 
Nouns / phrases: Stop(up)s, pause, (long-term) residence, abidance. Difficulties with
letting go. Confinement, detention. (Metaphorical) fetters; physical restraint.
Stability, foothold, safety, security, firmness. Focus; someone or something the
querent's life is revolving around. Status quo, routines, everyday life, workday
life.  
Activities: To stop, pause, take a break. To abide, reside. To stick with something or
someone. To stay put. To hold on, cling to or restrain something or someone. To feel
stuck, confined or held back. To stabilise. To focus, to revolve around. 
Attributes: Abiding, halted, stopped. Long-term, residing. Held up or held back,
caught, stuck, confined, restrained. Stable, firm, secure, safe, "solid as rock".
Focused. Daily, routine, ordinary, bland, boring. 
As a person: Someone with the above attributes. Someone stable, solid as a rock.
Someone who the querent centres their life around. Person who can't let go, who clings
to others. A stalker. 
As advice: Focus! Stop - hold on...! Don't let go! Negatively: Don't be clingy! Don't
get stuck in routines! 
Time factor: Daily. The status quo is not going to change any time soon. Or: It's not
going to happen - for it is / you are stuck.
ALBATROSS 36 
Nouns / phrases: Ideology (productive or harmful). (Unquestioned) beliefs,
convictions. Dogma, dogmatic thinking and acting, absolutism, intolerance.
Indoctrination. Principles; adherence to principles. Life's work, one's calling, a
task or quest. Fate/destiny, predetermination. Strokes of fate. Duties,
responsibilities, burden. Hardship, exertion, travail, struggle, exhaustion, pain,
suffering. Traditionally also: religion, religiosity.  
Activities: To believe something "religiously" - very strongly, without questioning
it. To convince, or be convinced. To indoctrinate, or proselytize. To make absolute /
render something in terms of absolutes. To not tolerate. To adhere to something
firmly. To predetermine. To follow one's calling, or work hard. To fulfil a task, or
follow a quest. To do one's duty. To take on responsibilities. To be responsible. To
carry a burden, or burden someone. To shoulder something. To exert, travail, struggle,
hurt, suffer. 
Attributes: Ideological. Convinced, dogmatic, absolutist, intolerant. Uncritical,
unquestioned. Fateful, predestined. Dutiful, responsible. Burdensome. Laborious,
exhausting/exhausted, painful/ in pain. 
As a person: Person with the above attributes. Strong adherent of an
ideology/religion. Someone who is on a quest. Person with a lot of responsibilities.
Someone who is a burden for the querent. Someone who is working (too) hard, suffering.
As advice: No excuses; no ifs, ands, or buts! Do your duty! Pull yourself together!
Negatively: Don't be so dogmatic! Don't be so hard on yourself! 
Time factor: Always, or never. If/when it's supposed to happen - you can't make it
happen. 

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