Day One: Queen of Disks

I began my experiment today by drawing the Queen of Disks:

My Inference:

After a journey or struggle, the queen surveys what lays behind her. She contemplates the fruits of effort.

Ziegler:

In his booklet, Ziegler describes the card as I intuited: Our queen sits in a refreshing oasis, taking time to "look back on her long and difficult path."

Rider-Waite:

Waite's reading is compatible with Ziegler's. The subject of the RW version of this card reflects on her status. Contemplate your own security or lack thereof.

Combined Reading:

After meditating on the image and consulting the other two sources, I get a clear message from this card: Contemplate the positive results of your actions. Whatever labor you endure, keep the end in mind. Be aware of where your efforts lead you and take care to preserve what you have earned.

The skeptic shouldn't disagree much with this card's ostensible meaning. Common interpretations do not involve prophecy, but solid advice for anyone. I suspect that every card I draw, when read with a rationalist mindset, will carry an obvious, universally applicable message. This must necessarily be so, since disbelief in the miraculous means not being surprised by omens.

Still, if you haven't recently paused to consider the consequences of a course of actions you are currently taking, or to evaluate any threats to your hard-earned assets, perhaps this image can remind you to do so.