The ‘Other’ Woman’s Longing

I was always of the meaning that it is not our job as fortunetellers to pass judgment as long as it is not related to the art of card reading. Whatever question is put on the table in front of us, we need to read the cards for it. And we need to do it to the best of our ability. In any case, petty bourgeois morals never held value for me anyway. 

So when a client comes to me with a question about pursuing an affair with a married man, it would be ridiculous and out of place for me to reject her or even have an opinion on the moral implications of the situation. What interests me is delivering a divinatory sentence with clarity. She wanted to know whether her married friend, whom she had known for quite some time already, had also started developing sexual attraction towards her, and if their connection was going into a new territory. A gamble with a lot at stake, all around. Therefore I decided to pull out the beautiful monochromatic Baka Tarot by Camelia Elias, as it features 4 extra cards related to the poker game: Check, Call, Fold, and Raise.

Check, Forece, The Charioteer, and The Devil waiting in the wings. Handmade limited edition of the Baka Tarot by Camelia Elias, issue 5/22, 2023.

It is clear that we are here with a waiting game, but one that indeed holds some promise to it. There is an attraction here, all right. But he is assessing his options and waiting for the right moment to go for it. And with the Devil waiting in the wings, we know that a bond is already being conjured, with all the consequences thereof.