Tarot
Today's reading:
"How's this convention going to go?"
Cards:
"Good, keep working hard and try not to let past worries get in your way. It'll be a pile of complications but you'll pull through.... And then some swords showed up."
Time to completely reevaluate the reading I guess.
re: Tarot, a break down and examination of this reading
You know, I always feel better about my thinking when explaining it to others, so let's take a little stroll through this interesting (to me, at least) reading.
Feel free to chime in if you think you have input on this. I'm still trying to really properly grasp the Tarot.
A break down of what these cards are (to my understanding) and what this version of the celtic cross means:
The Present: 10 of Wands. A mixed card of both burden and responsibility. A man carrying a heavy load he has made for himself.
The Challenge: 6 of Cups. Clinging to the past, resistant to change. Don't get caught up in looking back, it can stop you moving forward.
The Past: The Emperor. Control, Structure. He is a fatherly figure of authority, wisdom and stability.
The Future: The Magician. Willpower, Creation. They take what they are given and create something new. Both pictures big and small.
Desires/Rising Above: 4 of Wands. A time of peace and celebration, generally implies a large group or community
Subconscious Feelings: 3 of Wands (inverted). Setbacks, frustrations. There will be unexpected problems on the path forward that you won't be fully prepared for. But they can be beaten and pushed through.
Advice: High Priestess. Subconscious, Intuition. She is a guide towards the inner thoughts. An encouragement to explore the world within.
External Influences: 4 of Swords (inverted). Burn out, restlessness. You continue to push through life's struggles to the detriment of your energy. There needs to be rest between the victories.
Fears/Holes 6 of Swords (inverted). Baggage, unresolved issues. Even when the place you're in is hurting you, you find it hard to leave. Movement is needed in life, you're resisting it.
End Point/Goal: 2 of Swords. Tough choices, stalemate. No option ahead of you is free of consequences. Notably the closing of the other path. You stand at a crossroads and must pick one or the other.
OH MY GODS am I glad that masto lets infinite messages be posted because wow that's long.
Okay now to break it down (it's been a lot of typing already)
re: Tarot, a break down and examination of this reading
@Motodrachen I was going to paraphrase this but honestly, it's so good I'm just going to boost it here.
re: Tarot, a discussion on things
@Motodrachen I find it easier than trying to do cards for others, but a lot of that comes down to me still learning to even keep all the cards in mind. I consult a little guide book or app on my phone for means still to be sure I'm even reading right ^^
This whole witchy thing is very new to me, but very welcome. <_<
Now to figure out what other aspects of it I even want to look into first
re: Tarot, a discussion on things
@Draekos Yeah, I still consult a phone app for the Script as it were, because I like to give a first impression on a spread, the full reading, and then an analysis.
And I feel ya on the witchy thing being a brand new aspect, I knew magic was Real for years, but it was behind a Wall for me.
then Kerithe came along, knocked down the wall from Her side, and asked me why I was being so stuck up about something that could be destroyed by Truth.
'Cause I believed for two decades that I couldn't be a witch because I was Male. Turns out, that was one of those Technicalities, like the Holy Roman Empire. I'm apparently that weird "Exception that Proves the Rule" kinda things, because I can do Both sides of magic, and all the stuff in-between.
And there is a Shitload of it out there, now that I know what to look for.
re: Tarot, a discussion on things
@Motodrachen Still trying hard to push through the "ha-ha.hahah.. this isn't real" vibes in my head. Trying to internalize it's as real as I want to let it be.
Trying to also lean into the art I make being magic in their own right. Very transitional phase for me right now D: