Tarot Techniques: Revisiting a Reading
And I'm hearing that pre-ordered Gaian Tarot decks have started to arrive!
Dear Ones,
It was such a joy this past week to receive an abundance of messages from folks who received the new edition of the Gaian Tarot in the mail. Some sent photos! It was especially good to hear the news, as the delay in shipping out the pre-orders was fairly stressful.
Thank you! Every message, comment, and email filled my heart. It never gets old, to hear that the work of your heart is making a difference in people’s lives.
Thank you.
Revisiting a Tarot Reading
This week I revisited a reading that I did about three weeks ago. It’s my monthly “Theme Task Prayer” spread by Morgan Glover that I do around the first of each month. (I wrote about the spread last month in this post. It’s in the new Gaian Tarot book, too.) I thought I might share my process with you.
It’s pretty easy to leave a reading behind, whether it’s one you do for yourself or one you receive from someone else. Sometimes the most important part of the reading is just setting aside the time to give attention to an issue that’s weighing on your heart. Often we’ll leave a reading with at least one key insight that makes a difference in how we frame that issue.
When I do readings for others, I make this explicit by asking at the end of the reading: “What is one key insight you’re taking away from this reading? What is one thing you can do in the next 24 hours to anchor it in the physical world?”
When I revisit my monthly readings, I can take a look at the ways the message of the cards manifested. Or didn’t! I might still be puzzled by the cards. Often, by taking a second or third look at them, a deeper or more meaningful interpretation emerges.
Here’s a look at my cards for May, and the insights that emerged after revisiting them three weeks into the month.
Around May 1st, I pulled these cards for the month of May:
Theme - Five of Water
Task - Three of Earth
Prayer - Ten of Fire
I did this spread after I returned home from the hospital on April 29th after a cardiac event. At first glance, the Five of Water and the Ten of Fire were both a bit disconcerting. My initial thoughts ran something like this:
Theme for the month: Contemplation. Depression? All is not lost. Wait for the the fog to clear.
Task: Make art. Collaborate with others. Communal creativity! Have fun! (Best way to work my way out of depression.)