Cross
Card 36 · burden · fate, trial and endurance
negative
timing: a period to endure
yes / no: no
Cross in a reading
Cross is burden: fate, trial and endurance. Its tone is negative, and its timing is a period to endure. When the question asks for a plain yes or no, this card counts as no.
Love
A heavy, fated relationship.
Work
Duty and unavoidable responsibility.
Money
A financial burden.
Health
A serious challenge to bear. This is not medical advice.
Shadow
Despair, martyrdom, carrying too much.
By age
| child | A hard lesson. |
|---|---|
| young | A burden to carry. |
| adult | Duty and fate. |
| mature | A heavy responsibility. |
| elder | Endurance and meaning. |
As a house
Cross is also the 36th house: burden and fate. Its question is What burden or fate must be carried?. Wherever it falls in the tableau, that area of life is being described.
Cross combinations
Cross forms 35 pairs in the Grand Tableau. Each one reads differently, and the order matters: Cross first sets the subject.
Cross + Ridernews of a fated trial arrives
Cross + Clovera small mercy lightens the load
Cross + Shipa burdensome journey
Cross + Househeavy trials weighing on the home
Cross + Treea long, chronic health burden
Cross + Cloudssorrow deepened by doubt and fog
Cross + Snakea painful, winding detour
Cross + Coffinsuffering finally comes to an end
Cross + Bouqueta gift that lightens the load
Cross + Scythea sudden, painful severing
Cross + Whiprepeated conflict wears the spirit down
Cross + Birdsanxious talk adds to the weight
Cross + Childa difficult new beginning
Cross + Foxwork that feels like a burden
Cross + Bearthe heavy weight of authority
Cross + Starsfaith and hope through hardship
Cross + Storka difficult but destined change
Cross + Doga loyal friend through the trial
Cross + Towerisolation becomes a heavy trial
Cross + Gardenpublic duties weigh heavily
Cross + Mountainan obstacle that tests endurance
Cross + Crossroadsa fateful, weighty decision
Cross + Micea trial that slowly wears you down
Cross + Hearta steep price paid for love
Cross + Ringa commitment that weighs heavily
Cross + Bookthe weight of a hidden truth
Cross + Lettera message heavy with consequence
Cross + Mana man bent under his load
Cross + Womana woman tested by fate
Cross + Lilytrials that ripen into wisdom
Cross + Sunhardship that ends in victory
Cross + Moonan ache carried deep in the soul
Cross + Keythe answer that ends the ordeal
Cross + Fishmoney troubles that test your endurance
Cross + Anchorstanding firm beneath the weight