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this one comes up often. a woman living alone for the first time in a long while, in a house still arranged for the way things used to be.
when it gets read, it tends to move through three positions.
the five of pentacles. the sense of being on the outside. what it carries is the feeling that the house is a place where other people's lives used to happen and she is only keeping it tidy. for her it means part of the loneliness lives in the rooms, and rooms are something she can change.
the ace of swords. one clear thought. what it carries is the moment she notices she has been sitting in the same chair and cooking for the same number as before. for her it means nobody is asking her to keep those arrangements any more, and noticing that is a kind of freedom.
the four of wands. coming home. what it carries is a place set up for the person who actually lives there. for her it means one changed corner, a chair moved to the window, a shelf cleared for her own things, can make the house feel like it is on her side.
put together they say something practical. living alone gets easier once the house stops being a museum of the old arrangement. no renovation needed. a few decisions made for one person, by that person, about where she likes to sit.
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