You’re shuffling your cards, ready to do a beautiful, perhaps pre-planned spread, and a card flies out and lands sideways!
WHAT IN THE WORLD DOES IT MEAN???
I actually love the sideways cards. They often have answers to questions I might not have thought to ask!
If you get a sideways card, here’s what it might mean:
- An issue that warrants your attention
- Something that is “crossing” you (aka, tripping you up)
- An unexpected source of help
Which one is it?
Shuffle the deck again and draw ONE clarifying card.
If the card is a:
- Major Arcana card: It’s an issue that warrants your attention
- Sword or Wand: It’s something that is “crossing” you
- Cup or Pentacle: It’s an unexpected source of help
Bonus insight: The themes on the clarifying card can provide information about what kind of issue, “crossing” or source of help you might experience.
Example:
This is a past-present-future love reading for a hypothetical querrent in which a random card fell out sideways!
Past: Ace of Wands – The Querrent has been focused on the self for quite sometime, perhaps living like a single person even if they’re not (see the present card!)
Present: 4 of Wands – Something or someone is still taking up a lot of space in their personal life (whether an actual person or a memory). It may be difficult for a new person to enter the picture.
Future: Devil Reversed – An obstacle will need removing before the querrent has room to love.
The sideways card: 10 of Cups – A marriage or family card is entering the picture!
What in the world might it mean?
Clarifying card: Death – An issue that warrants their attention. Most likely, if the querrent wants to find love, they need to wrap some things up in their home, family, or current relationship…STAT.
Follow-up questions might include:
- What’s the best course of action in embracing the message of the clarifying card?
- If the clarifying card’s advice is followed, what might come next?
- Is there anything else I/the querrent needs to know right now?
The Sideways Card: A Tool For Identifying Obstacles
If you want to go further, try this original spread by yours truly to see what’s blocking you from getting closer to your goals.
