If you hang out on this blog for any amount if time, you will learn that Val and I take our Tarot very seriously. We would never revert back to our pre-teen giggly selves and never ever ask any dumb, stupid or insipid questions.

Enter this beauty! This Cupid’s arrow which pairs up two individuals (or hey, more if you want to add additional fletching at the top), and lays out their romantic path! Perfect for your secret ship, crush, D&D characters, you name it.

1. Person 1

2. Person 2 (add additional persons as needed)

3. Foundation of the relationship

4. Spark of the relationship

5. Choice that must be made

6. Death of the relationship

7. Life of the relationship

8. Tip 😉

Stacy’s Draw

Fyodor Pavlov Tarot, mass market

1 Person 1 (Page of Cups) considers their art their LIFE! They are here to live for the experience! They are looking for a muse.

2. Person 2 (Two of Cups) wishes to meet others and establish relationships–they are people persons and wish to find connection.

3. The foundation of their relationship (Ace of Pentacles) is one of similar entrepreneurial pursuits. Their worldly goals can further each other and are complimentary.

4. Their spark (Queen of Pentacles) is they are both extremely giving persons, willing to help others by sharing their resources. They are fertile individuals ready to make the most of what they have.

5. Ooooohh! They will have to choose (Nine of Pentacles) a life style of comfort and means, or accepting their love as it is! XD!

6. The death of the relationship (King of Swords) is relying too heavily on logic, being too black and white, letting one’s ego get too big, one insisting on being the top dog, not remembering your emotional side (seeing as person 1 and person 2 are both cup cards).

7. What brings this relationship to life (XI Justice) is seeking fairness and balance. Doing the right thing because it’s the right thing to do rather than based off expectations. Being brave and seeing the truth of matters.

8. Tip: (Eight of Pentacles) Making something beautiful takes time and practice. Use your hands, be crafty. Manual labor may be required ;-).

Full disclosure, I “draw” cards from the deck by choosing jumpers, and usually only single jumpers at that. I am astonished at how pentacles heavy this draw became! This couple clearly is really rooted into the earthy material world and may be business partners, even though they themselves are rather emotional people.

What does your ship-tastic draw look like?

Here’s a big ol’ Love Draw! Feel free to word this as it suits your situation! For example, you an ask “How to keep alight an old flame?” or “How to alight an old flame” or “How to stomp out an old flame?”

1. What self-love can I practice?
2. What toxic love should I be rid of?
3. What or whose unrequited love lingers in my life?
4. How to keep alight an old flame?
5. How can I help fulfill another’s love?
6. What will help my fantasy come true?
7. What sudden Cupid’s arrow of infatuation will strike me?
8. What new love (person or otherwise) is entering my life?
9. How can I nurture true love (person, yourself, hobby)?
10. How can I invite more love in my life?

Stacy’s Draw

The Victorian Romantic Tarot, 4 edition standard. Also used the 4 edition special large.

1 What self-love can I practice?

Ace of Pentacles: Be your own entrepreneur! Take a financial opportunity and run with it!

2 What toxic love should I be rid of?

The Magician: Be rid of the romantic idea that working late and working yourself to death is going to lead to success (can we just talk about that creepy skeleton leering at the magician?!? This is what happen when you pull all-nighters!).

3 What or whose unrequited love lingers in my life?

Two of Pentacles: There is a person who loves you only when you perform–they only love what you can do for them, and only love an imagined version of you rather than the authentic you! They command, you respond.

4 How to keep alight an old flame?

Nine of Swords: Get out of your comfort zone! Take a risk, go out on a limb, try something you’ve never done before!

5 How can I help fulfill another’s love?

Six of Pentacles: Help another by being generous–see things for how they really are and give the resources you have a plenty.

6 What will help my fantasy come true?

The High Priestess: Follow your dreams! Trust your gut and intuition. Remember Beauty is as Beauty does. Be an active player in your life. Embrace your femininity.

7 What sudden Cupid’s arrow of infatuation will strike me?

Eight of Wands: The need for speed! The desire to move and act. A partner in action. A partnership of the man and beast.

8 What new love (person or otherwise) is entering my life?

The Knight of Pentacles: What a wonderfully puzzling card! I feel like there’s many ways to read this–a steadfast, knight in shining armor who will protect me, a steady eddy, a person of underrated skill, someone who is indifferent to me, OR a person I save who I am indifferent to that lavishes their affections onto me.

9 How can I nurture true love (person, yourself, hobby)?

Five of Cups: Accept your loss, process grief and move on. I love in this card how the woman is clearly moving past the fallen cups. Only then will you have space to nurture true love.

10 How can I invite more love in my life?

4 of Pentacles: Be willing to wait and save your resources for those special moments–do some “house cleaning” and get rid of the unnecessary people and things in your life. Keep what matters and allow it to grow!

And then for fun, I drew one card from the large edition of this deck asking for advice:

Ah! The Magician makes a second appearance! I’d say that this is reiterating that while some aspects of The Magician I could and should discard, the general spark and individuality of The Magician should be preserved! Be your best self!