Classic reading: Some form of dependency (a partner who ties another down, or a job with no promotion); with Swords, vices (alcohol, drugs); with Coins, giving too much importance to material things; a weak person who needs to learn self-control.
General meaning
Upright
dependencybeing tied downlack of self-controlweaknessneed for freedom
↕ Reversed: Breaking free from a dependency, or sinking deeper into it, lack of autonomy, ties, attachment
By topic
Love
a partner who ties you downemotional dependencypossessive relationshiplack of autonomyneed for boundaries
Friendship
dependent friendshipneed for approvalrelationships that tie you downboundariesautonomy
Family
family dependencyoverprotectiontiesneed for independenceboundaries
Career
position with no promotionjob dependencylack of autonomystagnationlearning self-control
Work
job with no promotiontied to the positiondependence on a bossstagnationno way out
Studies
depending on others to studylack of disciplinedistractionsneed for self-controlhabits
Money
financial dependencytoo much importance on material things (with Coins)uncontrolled spendingtied to debtsneed for autonomy
Pets
very attached animalmutual dependencyseparation anxietyneed for boundariesroutine
Health
dependencies and vices (with Swords)lack of self-controlalcohol or drugshabits that tie you downneed for help
Choices
deciding without dependinglooking after self-controlnot giving in out of attachmentbreaking free from tiesgaining autonomy
Creative projects
dependence on a partner or funderpoor self-control with timetied to a formatneed for autonomydiscipline
Creativity
depending on others' approvalhabits that blocklack of disciplineaddiction to distractionneed for autonomy
The keywords for each topic describe the card upright; the reversed meaning has its own line.
