A different kind of non-serious post (Tarot Question)

[TayTay]

I read cards. Or, more appropriately, I use cards to try and capture jigsaw pieces and fit them together. It functions like a sort of Rorschach test for me and I get to figure out what's on my own mind. I especially do this when I have something on my mind and I can't put my finger on what it is. It's a focusing tool for me. Your mileage may vary.

We have a few folks on this site who read Tarot cards. Well, I keep coming up with readings like this when I query on Kerry (Hey, I like that rhyme.)

The Two Paths spread provides insight into an important decision ahead of you, the possible outcomes, and the forces that draw you toward each of these outcomes.

The top left card represents the first possible outcome. Nine of Wands (Strength), when reversed: Delayed preparations for an impending trial. Efforts compromised by traitors or saboteurs. The scattering of forces before the conclusive battle is fought. Ill health and faltering of the will.

The top right card represents the second possible outcome. The Emperor: Worldly authority and power. Social mastery and oratory. One who is intelligent, experienced, confident and reasonable. A patriarch or primary male influence. The motive force of politics and society. The ability to fulfill plans and use mental control over the emotions.

The middle left card represents the force drawing you toward the first possible outcome. King of Wands: The essence of fire behaving as air, such as lightning: A great and daring leader who inspires others to rise to challenges alongside him. An artist who can take hold of an idea and make it a reality through bold action. One who is forceful, charismatic, and honest, leading by example, but unafraid to invest authority in others. A dashing and magnetic personality, carrying authority naturally, and striking at the world with swiftness and grace.

The middle right card represents the force drawing you toward the second possible outcome. Nine of Swords (Cruelty), when reversed: Mental anguish or ill health endured and overcome. Refusal to be dragged down by the dishonor of others. Attempting to avert a shameful or regrettable act. Faithfulness, patience and unselfishness. May indicate the narrow avoidance of a death or other catastrophic loss.

The bottom card represents the critical factor that decides what will come to pass. Four of Cups (Luxury), when reversed: New and unusual relationships and opportunities. The reawakening of your appetite for life or love. The path of excess leading to spiritual rejuvenation and the appearance of novel ambitions.


I used www.facade.com cuz I kept getting my own cards with all kings and knights and the Emperor. And damned if they didn't come up again. Sigh! (Okay, that's it, I'm only using the Baseball Tarot from now on. I love that deck.)

So, when you guys are playing around, what the hell are you getting. Cuz this stuff is so odd. (And kind of scary.)

[ginnyinWI]

1. I know nothing about Tarot--

other than they are used to divine the future. Could you give a little summary of what you see,in plain English?

[jillan]

2. Ok - what is going on here?

I'm analyzing his handwriting, and Tay Tay is reading his Tarot cards.

There was a time in my life when I spent alot of time reading Tarot cards, but stopped when I read the cards of a childhood friend that I hadn't seen in years, and what I was reading in the cards made her cry.
It shocked me, it was just a hobby, and here I touched on something serious that I knew nothing about..until that moment.

This is going to take more concentration than the noise level in my house will allow right now! But skimming over what you wrote, I think the middle right card describes 11/04. And that fits in with the middle left card. That is probably his dilema.
Maybe the bottom card is saying that he will reawaken his early passion in politics...his appetite for life or love. Early passion in politics = novel ambitions?
I think the cards that talk about the ill health is talking about the lost election. Same with death. The death was the death of the USA.

I would love to spend more time analyzing this with you. But I need to start figuring out what's for dinner! And I'm not even hungry. I swear in my next life I want to come back as a man.lol

[TayTay]

3. To tell you the truth, I was disturbed by having all

major arcana cards come up and all those kings. It was so weird. I put them away for a few weeks, because I thought that it was a case of seeing what you want to see. (This was my cards, not a computer program, which is what the above came from.) So then I thought I would have the computer shuffle and lay out cards. And the same damn cards came up. Weird.

I have been broody the last couple of days. And puttering around in the yard, planting living things and watching as the bees find them and such. I am due, I guess, after all the major events of the last few weeks for a major reflective period. I have been just screwing around with a reading. I think I might actually go for one full out and not be restrictive. Give me a few more broody days and I'll let you know what I intuit inside. (Hmmm, I really have to be in the mood to do that. It's so prone to 'see what you want to see.') And the intuitive stuff scares me. I am always afraid that I do not have enough insight into the human condition to ever even pretend to see anything. Sigh! On the other hand, nothing ventured, nothing gained. Eh, I'll give it a shot.

I know what you mean about reading for people and having it be a rather upsetting thing. That has happened to me. Everyone always wants to know they are going to inherit money or marry their current love. It's upsetting when you have to put feet on the ground and tell them that it's their own fault they aren't getting what they want. Sigh!