6 Clouds
Quick hit: Depression, confusion, unclear, undecided or literally, cloudy weather
Quality: Negative
Timing: Six days, weeks or months, the sixth day of the year, June or delays, unsure
Detail: Think of a cloudy day when the sun is hidden and it’s difficult to see any blue sky, and you’ll get a sense of this card. The Clouds are about confusion or lack of clarity. With the clouds, things are unclear. The clouds can also point to depression, negativity or even self-deception. The clouds muddle decisions and make things murky and troubling. Literally, this card can show cloudy weather.
Compare: Compare the unclear Clouds to the exposure and clarity of 31.Sun.
Sample Clouds Combinations:
Clouds + 1. Rider
- The onset of depression
- while you feel certain today, tomorrow you won’t
Clouds + 2. Clover
- Feeling glum was actually a good thing since you met a new love in group therapy
- your confusion doesn’t work in your favor when making business decisions
Clouds + 3. Ship
- The international financial markets don’t make any sense this year
Clouds + 4. House
- Your entire household has the blues
- this time, depression hits close to home
Clouds + 5. Tree
- Sometimes it’s healthy to lose your ground (growth opportunity)
- it never stops raining
- his self-deception is endless
Clouds + 7. Snake
- No one understands your depression. it’s just not that simple
- rain runes your trip
- you can’t seem to gain clarity and it’s ruining your life
Clouds + 8. Coffin
- Your confusion suddenly passes
- her depression ends
- the rain stops
Clouds + 9. Bouquet
- Feeling depressed taught you a lot about life
- singing in the rain
Clouds + 10. Scythe
- It suddenly stops raining
- your depression leaves as quickly as it started
Clouds + 11. Whip
- Endlessly confused
- horrible self-criticism
- an ex judges you
Clouds + 12. Birds
- Weather report
- that pair is made for each other. they’re so chaotic
- anxious depression
Clouds + 13. Child
- The beginning of a battle with depression
- your ex acts like a child
- a little rain
Clouds + 14. Fox
- A deceitful ex
- he’s so slimy, you can’t tell what he wants from you
- pretending to be okay when you’re not
Clouds + 15. Bear
- Overbearing depression
- a pushy ex
Clouds + 16. Stars
- Feeling blue inspires your poetry
- navigating through the chaos
Clouds + 17. Stork
- Your head is starting to clear
- the weather is improving
- your ex stops acting like a jerk
Clouds + 18. Dog
- It’s cloudy here all the time
- your ex will never go away
- an ongoing battle with depression
Clouds + 19. Tower
- Bureaucracy doing what it does best — creating confusion
- feeling really alone and down
- it’s official, you’ve been diagnosed with depression
Clouds + 20. Garden
- Group therapy for depression
- the whole team is confused
- that church’s fund raising efforts don’t seem to benefit the intended recipients
Clouds + 21. Mountain
- Your depression prevents you from forming relationships
- your ex keeps you from moving forward
- yes, the rain was so bad it filled our boots to the brim, but we’re not stopping the hiking trip
Clouds + 22. Crossroads
- Choosing not to see clearly
- rain then sun then rain then sun — all day long
- choosing to indulge your glum mood
Clouds + 23. Mice
- Your depression is really getting to you
- the rain ruined my weekend
- you’re unsure if you should buy pet mice for your kids or not
Clouds + 24. Heart
- Feeling emotional about your lack of clarity — what to do with your life?
- you love the rain
- your ex is so passionate
Clouds + 25. Ring
- Going in circles at work and never making progress
- cyclical depression
- depression that never leaves
Clouds + 26. Book
- Hiding your mental health issue
- he doesn’t seem to make much sense, but he actually knows a lot
- not recognizing that you’re depressed
Clouds + 27. Letter
- Letting your friend know you’re not doing well
- journaling about your confusion to see if that helps
- emailing a weather report
Clouds + 28. Man
- A broody man
- a confused man
- an ex
Clouds + 29. Lady
- A broody woman
- a confused woman
- an ex
Clouds + 30. Lily
- Rain makes you feel peaceful
- you’re generally confused, but it doesn’t bother you a bit
Clouds + 31. Sun
- Chaos energizes you
- your ex is successful
- finally, you understand what’s been bugging you
Clouds + 32. Moon
- Everyone can see how down you are
- people admire him even though he’s totally confused (nutty professor type)
Clouds + 33. Key
- Facing your confusion about her is they key to the situation
Clouds + 34. Fish
- A downpour
- large-scale confusion (was it the presidential election?)
- it’s raining money!
Clouds + 35. Anchor
- Rainy season
- you can’t seem to get over being depressed
- her broody ex never goes away
Clouds + 36. Cross
- Your inability to think clearly is really taking a toll on your life
- the rain soaked your expensive new coat and ruined it
- having a conflict of interest didn’t serve her the way she thought it would (in fact, quite the opposite happened)
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