# The Obstacle Sibyl card meaning

> The Obstacle is card 13 of the Sibyl of the Salons (“Empêchement” in the French original). It speaks of obstacle, hindrance and delay. It is a warning card. For timing, it suggests: slow, delays of weeks.

- **Number:** 13
- **Original title:** Empêchement
- **Playing card:** 8♦
- **Keywords:** obstacle, hindrance, delay, blockage, setback
- **Timing:** slow, delays of weeks

## Symbolism

A man in a top hat and blue coat rides a horse that slows down, his surprised face turned to one side. In the foreground on the left a wooden post rises and cuts across the scene. The card stands for the obstacle that appears in the middle of the road and forces a stop or a change of route.

## Meaning

The Obstacle shows something that hinders progress: a delay, a barrier or an unexpected event that interrupts what was underway. It does not mean the road is closed forever, only that the pace or the route needs reviewing. Next to another card, it shows what is stuck or what will take longer than expected.

## Love

Something is getting in the way of a meeting or of the relationship moving forward, such as distance, schedules, family or insecurity. Talk about the barrier and look for a way around it together instead of forcing a way through.

## Work & money

A project stalls, a reply is late or a payment is slow to come. With money, postpone what is not urgent and look for alternatives before insisting on the same path.

## As a person

Someone or something that delays plans, a person who makes progress harder.

## Advice

Stop, assess the barrier and choose an alternative path instead of forcing it.

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Source: https://minhatiragem.com/en/sibila/impedimento · Minha Tiragem, free online tarot. Draw a card: https://minhatiragem.com/en/leitura. For reflection, not prediction.