Carromancy Symbolic Meanings
For Reading Symbols in Wax from Candle Magick or Wax Scrying in Water
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Airplane - journey, trip, motivation is coming
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Alligator or Crocodile – look for opportunity, slow down, listen to primal instincts
Anchor - success in business or love, stability
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Apple - fruition, abundance, love, marriage, good luck
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Arm - direction, accept help from others or offer help
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Arrow - direction, focus
Baby - new beginnings, small worries
Ball or Balloon - your problem will not last very long, strength
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Bat (animal) - rebirth/death, community, balance, good fortune, supernatural powers
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Beans - growth, prosperity coming, magick powers
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Bear - strength, courage
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Bed - A vacation would be good for you, rest
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Bee - prosperity, good luck, sign of a soul that has departed is near​
Bells - a warning, marriage, beginnings and endings
Bird - vision, clarity, news will reach you soon
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Boat - help is coming, adventure, exciting beginnings
Book - imagination, tradition, wisdom
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Boot - travel, work, industry
Bridge - take a chance, union, togetherness, connection
Broom - make a change, good luck, protection against evil
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Bug - greed, destruction, detachment
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Butterfly - transformation, positive change, spirit looking over you
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Camel - patience is needed, overcoming burdens
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Candle - search for truth, spiritual growth
Cat - impetuousness, curiosity, a friend is untrue
Chain - go ahead with your plans, break free
Chair - stagnation, instability, tiredness
Circles - great success, reconciliation, completion
Cloud - something or someone threatens you, strong emotional response
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Clover - good luck is coming
Coins - material security, good luck
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Cow - abundance, fertility (creative or physical)
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Crab - sidestep obstacles with grace, renewal, protection
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Crescent Moon - prosperity is coming, success, opportunity
Cross - religious quest, do not fear for you are protected
Crown - leadership, ego
Cup - healing, relationships, intuition
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Dagger - caution against using sharp words, betrayal, don't reveal secrets
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Deer - shyness, be more assertive, endurance, longevity
Dog - loyalty, dependability, faithful friends
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Dove - peace, reconciliation, spirit
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Dragon - wisdom, strength, big changes are coming, facing fears
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Duck - fidelity, balance, staying afloat
Ear - be alert for an opportunity to advance in your work
Egg – new developments soon, new beginnings
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Elephant - longevity, good luck, good health
Eye - soul, introspection, intuition, someone is watching you
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Faces - spirit guides, someone you know, pay attention to the expression for further meaning
Fan - a surprise is in store for you
Feather - flight, independence, wanderlust, the problem will be solved, message from Spirit
Fish – someone will betray you, watch out for false friends, intuition, emotional issues
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Flag - take warning, choose a side
Flame - creativity, art, your situation is cleansed
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Flowers - happiness, success, optimism
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Fox - trickery, craftiness
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Frog - transformation, adapting, fertility
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Gate - openings, transitions, protection
Ghost – someone from the past is looking for you, ancestors are near
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Goat - misfortune, hardiness, overworking
Grass – good fortune is approaching, prosperity, growth
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Hammer - triumph over adversity, perseverance
Hand - help is coming, new relationship, new work partner
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Harp - ancestors, love
Hat - a change of location is indicated, authority
Heart - love, emotion, partnership
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Horse - teamwork, strength, endurance
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Horseshoe - protection, good luck, marriage
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Hourglass - time warning, urgency
House - better times are coming, a move is needed
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Kettle - happy home life, comfort during sadness and grief
Key - knowledge, education, opportunity
Kite – go forward with new ideas, travel
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Knife - arguments, surgery, cutting through problems
Ladder - take steps to change your attitude toward an old friend or situation, success in work situations
Leaf or leaves - fertility, nature, energy, things will be changing soon
Letters - references to the names of friends or relatives
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Lightning - sudden realizations, inspiration, weather warning
Lion – an unpleasant situation is developing, have courage
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Mermaid - Trickery, emotional entanglement
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Money - check your finances, money is on the way
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Monkey - trickery, deceit, secret enemies, problem solving, persevere
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Moon - denial, female intuition, lunar connection, feminine energy, release (see also crescent moon)
Mountain – overcome obstacles, good friends are willing to help you
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Mouse - uninvited guests, poverty, caution is needed
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Mushroom - prosperity, growth, an argument might be coming
Numbers - indicators of spans of time, such as months or years
Owl - wisdom, isolation
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Palm Tree - journey abroad, vacation is needed, travel
Pants – you will be tempted
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Parrot - communication, travel, gossip/chatter
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Peacock - vanity, success, love
Pen – expect a letter from a relative or friend
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Pentagram - protection, Spirit, connection, eternity
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Pig - both good and bad luck, greed, faithful lover, jealous friends
Pin – beware of sharp words from others, harsh criticism
Pipe – peace and comfort, make peace with enemies, forgiveness
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Question Mark - uncertainty, the answer is not clear, a surprise, ask more questions
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Rabbit - Lunar Energy, good luck, fertility, innocence
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Rainbow - wishes, hope, end of troubles
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Rat - betrayal, prosperity
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Raven - warning of danger
Ring – wealth, success, marriage may be possible in the near future
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Rose - love, happiness, secrecy, romance
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Scales - balance, justice
Scissors – separation, cut ties
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Scorpion - enemies, treachery, endings
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Shark - danger, beware of other people
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Sheep - shyness, lack of independent thought
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Shells - holiday, romance
Shoe – be suspicious of a new acquaintance, a new journey is approaching
Shovel - hard work, reaching hidden depths
Snake – be on guard against an enemy, protection, rebirth
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Spider - connectedness, feminine energy, fate, money is coming
Spider web – connection, collective, pleasant happenings
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Spirals - history repeating itself, cycle of life, death and rebirth
Squares - the need for caution, logic is needed
Star - spirituality, popularity, happiness, healing
Sun - enlightenment, happiness, children, good fortune
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Swan - good luck, serenity, protection
Table - an abundance of blessings, spiritual nourishment is needed
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Train - travel, on the right track, progress
Tree - family, stability, a good time for new undertakings
Triangles - good karma, manifestation is nearing completion, connection to higher realm
Umbrella – protective shield is needed, negative energy is coming
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Unicorn - purity, innocence
Vase - material concerns, greed, obsessed with material wealth and possessions
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Vulture - hard times, bitterness between rivals
Walking stick – get out of the house and visit friends, get in touch with nature, grounding
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Wheat - abundance, prosperity
Wheel – one who has been away will return soon, end of a cycle
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Wine - temperance, celebration is coming
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Wings - protection, message from deceased, spirit guides have a message, purity
Witch – danger will pass you by, protection from evil eyes
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Wolf - hardships, intrigue, a sign to get in touch with nature, release
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Worm – renewal, truth lies within you, grounding is needed, Business troubles are ahead if you are not careful
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