mgpiety asked May 12, 2010...

Accept the things you cannot change. There can be peace in resignation. Deep commitment to your own beliefs can protect you from society’s scorn, but respect that others may not share your beliefs.

The sensualist. A woman who appreciates earthly pleasures and enjoys sharing them – a beautiful home, wonderful food, material comfort and security. She is generous and giving, and dearly loved.

The leader. A charismatic man whom people admire and want to follow. He is masculine, virile and yet caring. His confidence is such that he does not need to dominate or assert his superiority.
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I'm a little confused. I thought Kat was going to do the reading for me... Oh well, here goes. I think the Hanged Man represents my, in some respects, difficult childhood. I definitely did form a deep commitment to my own beliefs and I did find peace in that. It seems strange, on one level to say this, because I actually did have many friends growing up, and still do, but I think some of the difficulties I endured while young (such as having to go into the hospital before I even started school) led me to develop a really extreme kind of autonomy that meant not only that I could be happy and contented all by myself, but that that happiness and contentment was actually threatened in a strange way by ordinary social intercourse. I have always enjoyed the company of other people, but I think it is also a bit scary to me because that joy is inherently unstable since I can't control other people, whereas the joy I find in my own company and my work is stable in the sense that I can control myself (at least to a greater extent than I can control other people).
I feel like the Queen of Coins does describe me now in that I am a materialist who enjoys things and "earthly pleasures" such as eating and drinking. People have also remarked that I am generous.
Ah, the King of Wands. I would like to think that that card describes my future and there is some indication that it may.
Well, this was a very helpful exercise, not so much for the present and the future, though it was nice to see such positive cards in those positions, as for the past. I think meditating on the Hanged Man did help me to come to a deeper understanding of myself and that is always good.