Born on land but ruling the sea, Poseidon combined the active quality of air with the emotional quality of water, and frequently fought in both realms. Likewise, this is a card for making your emotions work for you in other areas: an actor or musician using emotion to bring realism to a performance, or a businessman using charm and diplomacy at work.

The only man to hear the famous sirens song and live was Odysseus, who bound himself to his ships mast before he passed their island. He knew their voices were irresistible and would lure him to his death, so he made the wise choice to not give himself a choice. Sometimes, willpower needs a little help. Set yourself up for success.

Goddess of the Breeze, Aura, is ready to fan the flames of your creativity, but . . . where are they? Something has doused your fire. Reignite it!

The only man to hear the famous sirens song and live was Odysseus, who bound himself to his ships mast before he passed their island. He knew their voices were irresistible and would lure him to his death, so he made the wise choice to not give himself a choice. Sometimes, willpower needs a little help. Set yourself up for success.

Aphrodite had promised Paris that Helen of Sparta would be his bride, but how to get them together? She solved the problem by sending Paris to Sparta as an envoy, at a time when Helens husband was away. And then sent Himeros (god of desire) to seal the deal. Likewise, you can reach a desired end more easily through diplomacy than force today.

The only man to hear the famous sirens song and live was Odysseus, who bound himself to his ships mast before he passed their island. He knew their voices were irresistible and would lure him to his death, so he made the wise choice to not give himself a choice. Sometimes, willpower needs a little help. Set yourself up for success.

The Four of Cups reversed is a wait-and-see card. It may feel like nothing is happening for you, or not happening fast enough, like the tide has rolled out leaving everything beached and unmoving behind it. But things are brewing far out to sea, and a change for the better is coming soon.

The horai were the goddesses of the three seasons the Greeks recognized: spring, summer and autumn. Together, they formed the team that saw crops from their start as tiny seedlings through to their culmination as bountiful harvests. Likewise, teaming up could bring you rich rewards now.

Eurystheus is shown hiding from Hercules, whom he was forcing to perform twelve dangerous labors. But there was no way out for either of them: Eurystheus was acting on instructions from Hera, and Herc could only achieve immortality by completing his tasks. You may also be feeling trapped in a bad relationship. Prepare for it to take time, and effort, to resolve.

Karen Chance