SO! The fact that the Queen of Michael repeated is significant. Repeating cards after shuffling at length is a message. I also think it's really interesting that on the left, we have Swords - the intellect, ideas - (Michael), flanked on the right by Cups (Raphael) - feelings, emotions..
Queen of Swords, in addition to connoting "yes" in a yes/no reading, is more broadly representative of female energy, queen-energy, and the power of the mind.. but this female energy is a bit cold, not touchy-feely. Think (literally): analysis. Strength.. www.thetarotguide.com/queen-of-swo...
Skipping over death to Nine of Cups on the right.. in this deck, the message is pretty clear: "Make a wish! Dreams become reality. A joyful time of life." Recall, the query was: "Is he dead?"
But yes, this card is all about, well, joy. Happiness. Wishes coming true. Triumph, overcoming difficult times.. www.thetarotguide.com/nine-of-cups/
So far, we have, on the one hand, the sort of cold fact: "Yes, he's dead." And it's not an overly emotional rendering of the fact - it sort of is what it is. Then on the other hand, we have joy. I would guess, reading between these cards, is a message about moderation and the middle path..
The most important card in this reading though, and also the most explicitly obvious, is the middle card - the death card. It doesn’t usually mean death in a typically reading - but when you ask about death (which should be done with caution) and you get the death card, it can certainly mean death..
So the reading, in sequential order is given: “Yes, he’s dead. As in, dead-dead. And many people are happy about it.” Is this reading true? I guess there’s a 50-50 chance. It could also mean, many people hope he’s dead. But given the question I asked…
Anyway, he may or may not be dead. That’s all I know for sure..
Thanks for this, always good to have certainty.