posted May 30, 2017 01:41 PM            

My reading looks like this:

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1: Knight of Wands - This is the present situation.

The path for staying in college is represented by the cards 2, 3, and 4.

2: Five of Swords
3: The World
4: Four of Pentacles

The path for dropping out of college is represented by the cards 5, 6, and 7.

5: The Magician
6: Three of Swords
7: Seven of Cups

I'm confused, because in terms of happiness, the Four of Pentacles and Seven of Cups represent the result of making each decision.

Four of Pentacles for the result of staying in college makes sense. It may be easier to get a job. On the other hand, Seven of Cups doesn't sound like a good card to get for the result of dropping out, plus it's next to the Three of Swords. Still, if I stay in college, there's the Five of Swords and I know I'd feel conflicted if I make this decision.

My concern is that when I finish my job training, I won't have time for college once I start working, because if I do both I won't have as much free time and that will stress me out.

If I stay in college, sure I'll be able to get my degree, but how happy will I be?

posted May 30, 2017 03:29 PM            

the two cards that jump out at me as important are the World in path 1. and the 3 of Swords in path 2.

The World is very positive for continuing your studies and the completion of a life cycle, this bodes well for the future, despite any stresses or difficulties along the way (college is hard!!). While the 4 of Pentacles can been seen as a negative card, implying obstinacy and resistance to change, here, I feel it indicates your control over the situation. Let's face it, you would want to have control over your future - that's no bad thing. All the 5 of Swords may be indicating is that you will be focused on your academic achievements, again, this is something you would want when completing a degree. Without that focus, how would you pass?

The 3 of Swords, well, you appear to be a tarot reader, so you know this is heartache. While it may be the easier option in the short-term, I feel you will deeply regret not completing your degree. You'll be faced with many choices and not all of them good and you will have to sift through them all to find the real ones and avoid the illusory - this is also stressful and carries a bigger risk than finishing your degree.

Your reading doesn't *support* either decision per se, it has simply laid out the possibilities. You still have to make the choice, tarot cannot do this for us, ti can only provide insight and expand our perspective.

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'When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside of you as fate' ~ Carl Jung ~

posted May 30, 2017 08:04 PM            

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Originally posted by Voix_de_la_Mer:
The 3 of Swords, well, you appear to be a tarot reader, so you know this is heartache. While it may be the easier option in the short-term, I feel you will deeply regret not completing your degree. You'll be faced with many choices and not all of them good and you will have to sift through them all to find the real ones and avoid the illusory - this is also stressful and carries a bigger risk than finishing your degree.

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Staying in college won't be possible if I decide to get a job. I'm someone that can't do both at once and this is a serious problem, because I'm already on a reduced course load and I'm considered a part-time student. At 25, I'm still not even half-way done with a 4-year degree. It doesn't seem worth it. College feels like a restriction, not a place to learn what I want to learn. It may not be the best option to drop out, but my decision will be made after I've considered my options if I do decide to do this. It will not be made recklessly and without a clear plan of action. My education can be obtained through other means. If I rely on college to tell me what I need to learn, I'm not going to find happiness. Only I can say what's worth the risk and I think pursuing my degree further is only going to severely impact the state of my mental health and emotional well-being.

On the other hand, there is still an undeniable risk with path 2. I'll definitely need to be fully informed regarding my options before I make my final decision. I'm leaning toward dropping out so far. The reason for this is I'm not satisfied with the "system" and what it is telling me to study. As someone who knows what she wants to do with her life, the core classes that are unrelated to my major are nothing more than a distraction from my goals.

The system does not realize that I've already decided what I want out of college and I'm not going to improve my creative writing skills by writing a bunch of academic essays.

I want to write - creatively. If I stay in college, I can get more of that, but I'll also be required to write academic essays, which I absolutely despise with every fiber of my being since the last time I was inspired I chose to write an academic essay over writing down my ideas. Now a bunch of my ideas are gone forever. College has left a bitter taste in my mouth so I will probably choose to drop out.

This may be difficult at first, but I strongly believe it may be the best decision. I just don't understand why the Seven of Cups is the outcome card when I already know how to make decisions without being blinded by fantasies. If something sounds too unrealistic, I am not likely to even consider that option.