I did a basic 10 card spread, and all of the cards fell right into place telling the story of the situation past & present. When we got to the 10th card, the ultimate outcome card, my interpretation screamed a child was going to get hurt. Now my friend loves children, so she certainly did not want a child to be hurt. However, she had already known he had a small daughter before they got involved, so this wasn’t news to her. If he left his wife (as she hoped) obviously a child would be hurt. Although unfortunate, it was not unexpected. As such, she kinda blew the whole thing off.

My mistake in the whole situation came from my lack of experience. Yes, my reading was accurate. At least as far as I read into it. What I didn’t do was try to dig deeper for specifics. *sigh* Here is the sad outcome of the story, and the reason I still feel guilt over the matter.

He left his wife. He and my friend stayed in an extended stay hotel for awhile, I guess trying to work out how to handle everything. Although I am sure his daughter was probably hurt and confused by the whole situation, my assumption that she was the person the card was about was incomplete. After he left his wife, his wife found out she wa pregnant. Since he had just left her, and maybe even to punish him for doing so, she had an abortion. He was devestated when he found out. So much so, that he ultimately went back to her. After he went back to his wife, my friend discovered she too was pregnant. She decided not to tell anyone right away. A few weeks later, she miscarried the baby.

Two children died in this situation. Even though it was not my fault, nor was I involved in any of the decisions that lead to this issue, I still feel somewhat responsible. I wonder, if I had dug deeper would I have found the specifics of the situation? Would it have mattered to anyone concerned? Would it have changed things? Or were things meant to work out the way they did, no matter how unpleasant?

Sorry to have to post an experience that is such a downer. It is just that it was such a powerfull experience, one that I learned a lot from, that it seemed to be in line with what you were looking for.

~Sandy

From behind, I heard, “You bitch!!”. A young man stalked past the table – he’d been standing behind me for the whole reading. The querent tipped me $20 and said it was the easiest break-up he’d ever had.