I've done the work. When will I see the

The cards don't hand you a date — what they show is that the recognition is one conversation away, and whether it arrives this month depends on something written down, not on the work itself.

• Past — Four of Wands, reversed: the settled arrangement around this work didn't hold the shape you expected. The terms of the celebration — payment, credit, public thanks — were looser than the work deserved, so nothing automatic is set to fall into place.
• Present — The Magician, upright: everything you need is already on the table. You did the part; what's missing is the channel, not the ability. This is the hinge of the spread.
• Future — Six of Wands, upright: under the right condition, this reads as genuine recognition — the win being noticed by the person whose notice counts. Not a promise of a date: a tendency that switches on the moment someone is told, rather than the moment the work landed.

Two of the three cards are Wands, and two of three are upright — this is an action-and-visibility story, not a luck story. Which means the timing question isn't really about them getting around to it. It's about whether the ask is on the record.

So: if the written agreement or invoice states a payment or credit date, and that date has already passed, then Six of Wands says recognition here only happens when you name it — send the claim yourself, in writing, this week. If the terms say nothing at all about timing, then the Four of Wands reversed is the explanation: it was arranged informally, and this is the first time it has to become a real request with a real date on it.

Within 48 hours, open the document or the email where this work was agreed and find the clause about payment, credit, or deadline — and note whether one exists. If it exists, the answer to "when" is written on that page, and it is yours to invoke. If it doesn't exist, that tells you who you need to ask, and you have your first line for that message.

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