You know, for the longest time, I never really touched the love stuff in my readings. I always figured folks could figure out who they wanted to date without me pulling cards. My practice used to be all about career moves, money flow, and just avoiding disaster—the real meat-and-potatoes stuff.
But things change, right? About six months ago, I started seeing a pattern. It wasn’t just one friend, it was maybe five or six people, all Virgos, all saying the exact same thing: “I’m doing everything right, but I feel totally stagnant. Is the universe even letting me meet someone decent?”
I heard that line so many times, I finally decided I had to dig deep for them. I figured if I tackle the general energy for the entire sign, maybe that clarity would ripple out and help my immediate circle too. I had to stop saying ‘wait and see’ and actually start providing some actionable insight.
The Setup: Getting Ready to Pull
First thing I did was clear my space. This wasn’t a casual reading; this was a commitment. I lit some white sage—the good stuff, not that cheap dry mess—and I meditated for maybe fifteen minutes, just focusing on that persistent, analytical Virgo energy. You know how they are: they overthink everything until they paralyze themselves. I needed to cut through that noise.
I always use the same deck for relationship questions: the Rider-Waite Smith. It’s beat up, it’s got coffee stains, and honestly, it talks straight to me. I pulled out the cards and gave them a serious shuffle. Not a lazy one. I shuffled until my hands started to ache, maybe ten solid minutes, drilling the intention into the deck: clarity on future romantic prospects for the collective Virgo.
I decided against my usual three-card spread. Too basic for this kind of intense energy. I opted for a specialized five-card spread I modified years ago called the ‘Roadblock to Romance.’ It lays out the current environment, the internal block, the external obstacle, the immediate potential, and the long-term outcome. That fifth card is the kicker—that’s where you see if big love is actually worth waiting for.
The Practice: Laying Down the Cards and Facing Reality
I cut the deck three times, left stack over right, and then dealt the cards out, face down. I took a deep breath before I flipped the first one. That first card, Current Environment, was the Five of Swords.
Damn. That’s not a cozy start. It basically screamed: “You think you’re winning, but you’re actually losing something important in the process.” For the Virgos, I immediately translated that as them holding onto their standards so tightly they are alienating every potential partner. They are winning the ‘I told you so’ argument, but losing the connection.
I flipped the second card, Internal Block: The Hermit. Now, this is peak Virgo energy, right? They are retreating. They are studying their situation until the moment passes. They are isolating themselves, claiming they are ‘working on themselves,’ but really, they are just too scared to show up and be vulnerable. The block is self-imposed solitude. I wrote down exactly how I saw it: “Stop being so damn cerebral about dating.”
The third card, External Obstacle, was rough: The Tower, Reversed. Okay, this is tricky. Reversed Tower means the needed destruction isn’t happening. They are avoiding the necessary shakeup. They are sticking to partners or dating patterns that are obviously broken because they fear the chaos of starting fresh. I immediately realized that many Virgos were clinging to situations that were dead because the thought of rebuilding felt too messy.
The Big Reveal: Is Big Love Coming Soon?
This is where it got interesting. I was ready for disaster, but the cards shifted the energy dramatically when I pulled the potential cards.
Card four, Immediate Potential: The Lovers. Clear as day. Now, The Lovers doesn’t just mean finding a partner; it means a powerful choice being presented. Because of the Hermit and the Five of Swords before it, I understood this choice was about choosing connection over control. If they drop the defensive tactics and step out of the isolation chamber, a really strong connection is waiting right now. This is where the ‘big love soon’ idea came from.
Then I flipped the final card—the Long-Term Outcome. This card is why I spent hours writing up this whole thing. It was The Empress.
The Empress is abundance, fertility, creation, nurturing love. It’s the highest feminine energy. It confirmed that if they make that tough choice (The Lovers) and stop fighting unnecessary battles (Five of Swords), the end result is a seriously stable, loving, and prosperous partnership. It’s not just dating; it’s building a damn empire together.
I spent the next hour scribbling notes, translating the message from esoteric symbolism into stuff my followers could actually use, like: “Stop ghosting people who challenge your routine” and “Don’t analyze the first text message for grammatical errors.”
The entire process reaffirmed for me why I bother sharing this stuff. It’s not just about the cards; it’s about taking the universal push and translating it into a kick in the pants. It showed me that even when things feel stuck, the potential for massive change is always sitting right there, waiting for you to stop overthinking and just reach out and grab it.
- I set the specific intention for Virgo love.
- I chose and modified the five-card spread.
- I read the early obstacles (Swords and Hermit).
- I interpreted the turning point (The Lovers).
- I documented the abundant future (The Empress).
It’s not some fluffy prediction. It’s a roadmap I built by dragging the cards out of the spiritual realm and forcing them to talk about traffic and text messages. And yeah, I think big love is definitely coming, but only after they stop arguing with the universe about how perfect they need to be first. That’s the real practice.
