In a word (upright)
This card announces a time to leap into a new world. It's fine if you lack experience or your plan isn't perfect. Right now, the very wish to "give it a try" is your best guide. The lighter you travel, the more unexpected encounters and happy turns await.
When it appears reversed
Acting on impulse alone may trip you up now. You're motivated, but have you neglected to check money, time or commitments? Pause just once to confirm the conditions before you leap, and you can move forward without losing your sense of freedom.
A starting point through the image
In the older guidebook's illustration, A traveler with a small bundle looks skyward at a cliff's edge, accompanied by a dog.
Use Freedom · Beginnings · An open heart as a clue when considering something on your mind. A figure in the image need not represent someone of a particular age or gender; it can also symbolize a role held by you or someone around you.
Upright meaning
Curiosity turns toward possibilities not yet named. Limited experience can also mean room to explore. Before a large commitment, a small experience you can leave midway may reveal what interests you. Begin packing by choosing only what you will use today.
This position explores how to create an opening for something not yet defined. Keeping the start small enough to reconsider afterward may also help you discover what interests you.
Reversed meaning
This is a time to look separately at your wish to move freely and the conditions you have not yet checked. Even a plan that moves ahead has a way back that is still undecided. If you first ask about the time you would take part, the money you would use and how to decline, you can keep your momentum and still have room to choose again.
For a reply given on enthusiasm, ask just one question about a condition not yet heard.
Love and relating to your partner
This is a time to look for a way in to getting to know each other through relaxed conversation. Before hurrying to name the relationship, you can suggest one thing you would like to enjoy together next. With the invitation, you can attach two days for them to choose from.
Consider the matter on your mind through Your own wishes and the promises you share. List separately what the person has actually said and the wishes you have not yet checked; this can help you choose a starting point for the next conversation.
In work and learning
Interest may turn toward trying something unfamiliar on a small scale. Before accepting a whole new responsibility, choose an initial experience: observing, one prototype or a short discussion.
For a current task, the perspective is to clarify The role you accept and conditions you want to retain to continue. Focus on one step you are responsible for and first agree who needs to decide what.
When this card appears in a three-card spread
In the position for support and conditions to clarify, This position invites you to count the tasks already underway before beginning something new. Distinguish one addition from what you will not increase for now, leaving space to experiment.
In the position for a next step you choose yourself, For the idea you move forward next, choose a first attempt rather than promise completion. After experiencing it directly, set a day to decide what follows.
For a reversed card, use its reversed meaning and action above, then revisit the conditions to check in the same position. Rather than deciding an outcome from the card's name, consider the adjacent cards and the question selected beforehand together.
One thing to take into daily life
Choose one interesting experience, check conditions for stopping midway and schedule the first attempt.