Card 5 is what crowns the client—the immediate future or what is now coming to pass literally & how the client feels about that.
Card 6 is what is in the distant future. Sometimes this card also will come with a charge about how long something might take too manifest.
Card 7 begins to grow the reading and look at possibilities the client can use for empowerment. At this point it is helpful to imagine a root sprouting out of the ground reaching toward the sun expressing the possibility of the clients best self & most empowered outcome & ability to grow toward the light. Often this will help the client imagine a new possibility that reaches beyond the literal, and suggests a shift in attitude. By holding this awareness of the clients best self they can begin to attune to it as well. These four cards represent growth & are laid out in an upward line just to the right of the first 6—they are read in an ascending order as well.
So, card 7 is the environment the client is in…sometimes this is an area where the client has great awareness, sometimes little…so tread lightly. This is the way the client sees themselves, how the client feels, what they are literally experiencing, and what they may believe they are entitled too. This is also a good place to get the clients input, if they want to share…this is the place for them to begin if they want too, to tell a new story.
Card 8 represents the way the client is seen by others. This is drawn from the idea of how the client feels about how others see them. It is a place to raise issues about the clients blindspot’s or what Jung referred to as the inferior function. Card # 8 helps the client see themself more clearly. It is also a place to discuss issues about there support system. Do they feel aligned with it or like it isn’t a good match? Do they have people around who support there highest good? Or who weaken it?