Zenith and Nadir Spread―Two Job Options

This is the Zenith/Nadir Spread, the only tarot spread that a friend of mine, Chris Ritchie aka puckinfl (RIP), published.

"Zenith and Nadir are polar opposites and when reading this spread each grouping should be treated as such. This spread is useful when confronted with a double question, as well as when trying to seperate two options or advice:

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2*******4
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7*******5
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The 1 is the Significator or the Querent. (If this card does not relate to the question or the querent, throw out the reading.

  Zenith Trio: 7 ~ 3 ~ 5  

The 7 is where the right path (option or advice) started and represents a past positive influence on the current question. This influence may still be acting on the querent. The 3 is the zenith and the most optimal choice for what the querent should do presently. The 5 is the outcome (immediate or distant) of following the zenith path.

Nadir Trio: 2 ~ 6 ~ 4  

The 2 is the past negative influence on the current situation. There is a good chance that this influence has passed physically out of the querent's life, but still remains as an emotional block. The 6 is the nadir and is the least optimal decision to be made. The 4 is the outcome (immediate or distant) of following the nadir path.

(Note: Make sure not to interpret this too literally. As the cards may show two paths that both have favourable or unfavourable conditions, so sometimes it is the querent who must decide as to which path is most optimal for them.) ..."

My query aligns with the second option for this spread, "trying to seperate two options or advice." I am debating whether or not I should stop looking for a job if this elementary position is offered, or if I should continue interviewing for a possible middles school position. There are pros and cons to both, with both options equally promising.

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The Significator, Card 1, for this reading was VII Strength, which is my ascendant, Leo. This is also the fatherly or paternal aspect of my job as an elementary teacher. Since my job experience is mostly in the primary grades, I think that the "Zenith Trio" of this spread refers to this age-group. The Card 7 position, XII Hanged Man indicates that what I am doing now, waiting to hear from a recent interview I had for work at a new school. "Good things come to those who wait," and patience will be of utmost importance in the weeks to come. It will be a month yet before I find out yea or nay about this particular teaching position. The Ace of Swords is the contract itself which will accompany the job offer in about a month. This is the most optimal choice, Card 3, that I could make when the opportunity soon strikes. "When the tarts are passed around, take a tart." Knight of Chalices as the outcome should I follow this path or advice, may leave me guessing if the grass is greener, etc., but this may be a settling issue especially in this era of financial and economic insecurity.

The past negative influence on the situation, Card 2, we get King of Wands. This card represents a strict taskmaster-type personality. This stands in stark contrast to the fun-loving Knight of Chalices aka "Jack of Hearts" or "The Dancer." It seems that I wouldn't have half as much fun as the King of Wands (middle school teacher) as I would being emotionally fluid and mutable as the Knight (elementary). The Ace of Coins reminds me that the second job choice scenario would be simply for convenience sake, as if only in it to collect a paycheck. Teaching should be more than just crowd control, an unfortunate reality in some middles school classrooms. The Six of Wands is, literally, "resting on ones laurels." With the Fire cards in the "Nadir Trio" and the Earth card supporting these tow fire cards, it would take far more energy to teach middle school than it would elementary.

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