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I thought a good one for this was balance as the High Priestess sits between 2 opposing pillars looking serene.

When I looked at this card, it seemed different to me - rather than being a positive, your ships are coming in, card, it seemed as though the man was standing in a barren place and looking out to see all the ships that he's missed.  In the image the sails on the boats appear to be heading away ...

Hi there, I'm new to this forum.  I'm particularly interested in Tarot and am hoping to learn a lot from everyone here.