Ambush!

I didn't ask a question, I thought about the day ahead whilst shuffling the cards. Using the 'Tarot of a Moon Garden', I drew the 'Eight of Swords, 'Ten of Swords' and the 'Seven of Swords'. And goodness me! what cards! From a literal point of view they look like someone getting attacked from behind!

Tarot of a Moon Garden

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These cards tell me that I am allowing myself to be restricted by other people (Eight of Swords) and that I am giving in to it (Ten of Swords). The 'Seven of Swords' tells me that I should not let this happen and to act in my own self interest today. I need to be assertive and not put other people before myself.

I can't see how this will happen because I am good at holding my own. So another interpretation might be that someone is up to no good and I am failing to see it. Perhaps I need ambush them first!

UPDATE: 10:58

I just rang up my mum to make sure she isn't hiding anything from me after my 16 yr old brother told us he was gay yesterday! I then rang my father (who's separated from my mum, I'm the only child of their marriage) to update him on the revelation! I had told my father the night before that I was concerned about how my mum would react to my brothers news and would keep him updated. But when I rang up my father to tell him that everything was fine with my mum I was told that he's been admitted to hospital. I can't get hold of him right now, but at least I know. Had I not felt compelled by the cards to ring up my mum to make sure nobody was hiding something from me, I would not know about my father. My father's wife should have rang me to tell me the news, I hope he's OK! Now I really feel like the 'Eight' and 'Ten of Swords'.

UPDATE 12:40

I was hoping that my delivery would have shown up by now so I could go out, but judgeing by these cards I am not going anywhere. They are restrictive cards indeed and I am powerless to do anything, bummer!

UPDATE 13:01

I understand now. My fathers in hospital because he's had stomach troubles for a while. He's had another bought of it but the painkillers didn't work this time. The issue probably stems from his weight gain. I tend not to say much about it so not to upset him (Eight, Ten of Swords), but it looks like its time to tell him to sort out his weight, because he's obviously refusing to face facts and I'm allowing him to get away with it (Seven of Swords) by not asserting my views and the same goes for my father!

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