Tarot Reading - How to Interpret a Pair of Opposing Cards

Identifying possible card combinations and interpretingwill realize that by acknowledging the idea of
these combinations are complex and exhausting skillsemotional anguish of unrequited love, you imply the
to learn. But there is an easy way in learning thisopposing idea of partnership commitment and mutual
important tarot reading skill without banging ourlove.
heads to the wall.This quality is represented by the two of cups. In a
To consistently and incrementally improve we havereading, these two cards could be indicating the
to skillfully maneuver in all areas of our lives.significance of the unrequited or reciprocated love
Sometimes our actions offset each other in aissues in your life.
harmonious expression that is sometimes clear but allI mean, how would we not appreciate a state of
too often hazy.bliss after having experienced emotional pain?
The keyword here is balance. We need balance toAnother example is the card combination of king of
utilize all the energies surrounding us. Personalcups and queen of pentacles.
equilibrium is always moving. It comes from our skillsKing of cups acts in an imaginative, emotional way.
to choose options that will work in the spur of theHe makes decisions based on hunches rather than for
moment.any logical reasons. On the other hand,the queen of
Tarot reading is a guide to our tendency topentacles has practical focus.
counter-balance whatever is happening in our lives atIn a reading, this pair could indicate a conflict
one time or another.between two people-an intuitive, emotional type who
To be able to interpret this guide we mustacts on his gut feelings and the practical type who
understand the law of opposition or sometimes calledcarefully plans ahead, with an excellent head for brick
the law of polarity. Things come in pairs. All oppositesand mortar business.This could also represent an
are the same in nature but differ by degree. Theyopposing attitude within you. A need for tangible and
are dual expressions of one principle. That is one ofsolid evidence versus plainly trusting your instincts.
the cosmic laws that governs life.These two cards may not exactly be in conflict with
On the core level though, opposition is non-existent.each other, in fact they could reinforce each other.
There is just oneness, but in our material universeBoth queen of pentacles and empress suggest
we think oneness as segmented into many differentnurturing female qualities. Sometimes this pair shows
energies. These are the challenges we go through inthat a certain energy could be revving up an extra
our quest for balance.oomph.
One technique to explore our balance issues is byIronically, sometimes we have to experience
looking for two cards in a tarot layout that opposesituations in a lopsided way for a time to attain what
each other. For example, the meaning of three ofwe aspire for.
swords is heartache. A painful love relationship. You