Miscellaney
Note to self: remember to tag IC posts as such. This journal is for both, you know.
After reading some sites and journals online here, I finally thought to try a spread from the tarot deck I bought quite some time ago. The deck is...well, I don't know the publisher, but it ties a Lord of the Rings theme into the cards. I used a four-card spread that I'd found buried somewhere on a journal on this site; purportedly good for getting the feel of a new deck, thusly:
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[3] [4]
[1]
1 - what will you teach me?
2 - what is needed in return?
3 - what will this relationship be like?
4 - anything else?
According to the guidebook that came with the deck, it might be interpreted this way (this is directly taken from my handwritten notes):
1 - 3 of Swords, reversed - need for communication, questioned. Comfort in a time of need? Unsure.
2 - Ace of Cups, reversed - emotional fulfilment (at finding destiny), questioned.
3 - XXI The World, reversed - burdens, duties. Fear of responsibility.
4 - 2 of coins, upright - same line of work, in a different place. Keeping several things moving at the same time.
Everything vaguely makes sense, I suppose. Was a little surprised to see the first three cards all inverse - that position usually indicates a questioned outlook on the minor arcana, instead of a specific, different meaning than the upright position.
(Ask Indi to take a look at this, maybe.)
After reading some sites and journals online here, I finally thought to try a spread from the tarot deck I bought quite some time ago. The deck is...well, I don't know the publisher, but it ties a Lord of the Rings theme into the cards. I used a four-card spread that I'd found buried somewhere on a journal on this site; purportedly good for getting the feel of a new deck, thusly:
[2]
[3] [4]
[1]
1 - what will you teach me?
2 - what is needed in return?
3 - what will this relationship be like?
4 - anything else?
According to the guidebook that came with the deck, it might be interpreted this way (this is directly taken from my handwritten notes):
1 - 3 of Swords, reversed - need for communication, questioned. Comfort in a time of need? Unsure.
2 - Ace of Cups, reversed - emotional fulfilment (at finding destiny), questioned.
3 - XXI The World, reversed - burdens, duties. Fear of responsibility.
4 - 2 of coins, upright - same line of work, in a different place. Keeping several things moving at the same time.
Everything vaguely makes sense, I suppose. Was a little surprised to see the first three cards all inverse - that position usually indicates a questioned outlook on the minor arcana, instead of a specific, different meaning than the upright position.
(Ask Indi to take a look at this, maybe.)