Reading for: Anonymous Request for Relationship reading for Baekhyun/Taeyeon (EXO/SNSD)
Deck Used: Rider-Waite
Spread: Three Card (Past-Present-Future)
Cards: The Ten of Swords, the Four of Pentacles and Judgment
I want to first take a moment and acknowledge that this is a very negative reading. Some people will be very upset about that, others will be very happy. If have comments, questions or thoughts about this reading, I am happy to answer them, but please don’t think that I set out to create a negative reading for this couple. Anyone who follows me will know that I was very happy for both of them when the relationship was announced and I wish the best for all the idols that I love. Please also keep in mind the warning that I post on many of these readings : the best tarot readings are done when the person or couple is sitting with the reader and can impart their energy into the reading. Unfortunately neither Baekhyun nor Taeyeon was available for this reading, so I’m doing this “cold” as I call it. I welcome other interpretations of the cards and follow up comments and questions that might give additional insight into why these cards appeared for these two.
In the past position, I pulled the TEN OF SWORDS. The Ten of Swords is a very dangerous card to pull in a relationship reading. It’s violent, painful, bitter and it represents the beginning of their relationship. This could be bitterness towards the other person (perhaps one of them feels like they are settling for the other and that they could do better) or this could be bitterness about the end of another relationship that is tainting that person’s feelings for their current partner. Often when I pull this card for people who are “in the flesh” there is another person (a previous partner) who is still very much beloved by one member of the couple and for whatever reason, that relationship didn’t work out or wasn’t allowed to move forward. It isn’t that they don’t love their current partner, but the ghost of that previous, unfulfilled relationship may haunt their interactions with their partner. This sorrow and pain could be intense the point of making the affected partner physically sick and tired. One positive to the card appearing so early in their reading is that there is an opportunity to overcome the obstacles present in the Ten of Swords, to move past the bitterness and anger from the failure of previous relationships and starting to appreciating what you have – that is the best case scenario for this card.
The card I pulled in the current position is the Four of Pentacles, which we have seen in other readings as a card of possession. One or both members of the couple currently feels the need to hold their partner emotionally and physically close. This is usually from fear of losing them or fear of an outside force (work, other interests or another person) forcibly taking their lover away. Often this leads to that person being overly possessive to the point of almost being smothering. When we have to very successful and busy people like Baekhyun and Taeyeon, this can be a big problem in a relationship. Both of them are decidedly able to stand on their own, but one or both of them may be trying to be more “submission” to keep from hurting the other person, even if that is not in their personally. This need to possess their partner could lead them to be more reserved than usual, wanting to save themselves for their partner and wanting their partner to do the same for them. It can sometimes also lead to struggles with friendships outside of the relationship, as the couple becomes more insular and starts to rely on each other rather than maintaining the strong bonds they had with others before.
In the future position, I pulled the Judgment card, which is a very powerful card about weighing the pros and cons of a situation. In a relationship, this often means the couple having doubts about their future. The Judgment is a card from the Major Arcana and as such, means that the actions represented by the card mean a lot and are very affecting to the couple. The need to quantify their relationship and understand where it is going is very important to both of them. This very well could be the bitterness, frustrations and concerns from the Ten of Swords rearing their head again. A lot of negative emotions and arguments will likely happen during this time because of fundamental differences between the two, but if they want the relationship to continue, it is essential that this information be out in the open. The arguments are necessary to “cleanse” the couple of previous struggles. If you look at the card in the Rider-Waite illustration, you will see many people calling up to the Angel. I interpret this as the opinions of friends, family and loved ones and an encouragement from the Tarot to take their advice and comments seriously, even if the final decision must be their own. Often people are unwilling to listen to their friends when it comes to relationships, believing that they couldn’t understand what goes on behind closed doors, but in this situation, their friends may know the two of them better than they know themselves.
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