Divination

[static dirge]

Also I love ur pfp

[sudden spruce]

And thats totally okay! Mine started with a mix of bottle caps, tabs and car parts. Def still use some of em ofc cause their the OG's but every collecion starts somewhere

Yea I think i use your method too just didn't quite realize it :0

[dreamy rampart]

yeah a lot of how i read also depends on like what kind of question im asking as well

[static dirge]

I can post images now so here are my charms so far

[tender ibex]

oooooo

cool!!!

[sudden spruce]

Ooo i LOVE the key !

[dreamy rampart]

please make sure to only request for readings in #599790755208232960

You can also find people that offer their services there

[stable dune]

Oh I didn't know thank
Thank you
It's all a bit different since the last time I logged in 😅

[dreamy rampart]

ah yeah a lot of our #🪻rules have changed so I would maybe take a look at them if you haven't in a while

[languid wharf]

First offering to Aphrodite accomplished, drinking cherry sparkling water in her honour

[static dirge]

Basically asked the cards if a baby would ruin my relationship and hmmmm it's not looking good

One of the most straight forward answers I've gotten

Kinda hurts 🥲

[crimson mirage]

whoah, a whole Divination channel!

[static dirge]

Might be getting my first oracle deck 🤔

[dreamy rampart]

ooo which one

[static dirge]

The rose oracle

[dreamy rampart]

OOO cute

[tender ibex]

ooooo

[dreamy rampart]

ah please make sure to block out nsfw parts of tarot cards before posting them /gen

[static dirge]

Oh shit I just realized

Is this ok

[dreamy rampart]

yup that works!

ty!

[modest field]

im hoping to get my first tarot deck soon but there are so many 😭

like which one do i get 😭

[dreamy rampart]

a classic rider waite smith deck is pretty common!
you could also get one with the meanings on the cards if you feel like that could help!
or you could pick based on art style!

I choose my first deck on art style (Tarot of the Divine)

[modest field]

Oh ok! Thanks!

[static dirge]

How do y'all read charms when u don't use a board

[dreamy rampart]

so when i read charms its more based on how the charms themselves relate to each other!

so ill pick a charm that is the subject of the question (usually my "me" charm) and ask my question (ex: What do i need to focus on right now?) when i toss them ill take into account where my charm landed relative to say my career, love, family, home, and friends charms!

[static dirge]

Idk how to read them once they land tho cos if I don't use a hard there's no guide y'know ?

[dreamy rampart]

so like the way i would read my example question is if my career charm is farther away from my "me" charm, its something i dont need to worry about at the moment, not in a bad or good way, just not what i need!

if say my me charm lands DIRECTLY on my love charm... 😓 guess i gotta make a dating app (huge /j)

[stable dune]

like oli said, you can think about the positioning. for example, how close is it to you and the other charms? or what position is it in? is it on it's side, or is it standing up? etc.

[dreamy rampart]

but that might mean i need to look at the love in my realtionships

but tbh a lot of divination methods that arent tarot are very intuition based so its hard to give you an exact kind of guide to follow since not everyone reads them the same way

[static dirge]

That makes sense

[dreamy rampart]

one thing i will note on is see which part of the charms catch your eyes first? try to figure out why it did so! that can be your intuititon calling out to you!

[static dirge]

So say some charms where touching would that mean something?

[dreamy rampart]

yeah it can! it could mean that what those charms represent could be connected in some way

[static dirge]

Tbh I'm only really good at doing what do I need to know readings with charms 🥲

I might not have enough charms to do specific questions.. I only have 10 charms rn

[dreamy rampart]

well that would depend on what your charms represent!

you could even read them in relation to you as the caster. like how close or far they are from you when you throw them, if they are facing toward or away from you. things like that

i only have about 15? charms but i also am thinking of making smaller sets that are more focused on specific matters (so like one set for my friends and family, one for my deities, etc)

[static dirge]

Oki I will maybe try and add more but I'll try ur advice ty ty

[solid bear]

i dont work with charms but sometimes what i do with my cards is multiple spreads for a same reading, so like do the main topic, write down the card/s and then another shuffle and another read to go more specific, write those down, and continue until im satisfied with the info i have to work with

not sure if it would work with charms but im sharing just in case

[dreamy rampart]

hm that could work but with that method you also have to be careful not to read TOO much on the same question bc then you get not only conflicting answers but also can make your deck spit out cards that dont relate at all to the reading

[solid bear]

yeah ofc, it also can get repetitive

[static dirge]

Ye when I ask aphrodite questions and I ask her to elaborate too much it gets confusing lol

[stray glade]

Hey does anyone know the best way to charge your cards? I know certain crystals, but I don’t know which ones

[dreamy rampart]

hmm i would say it might depend on what you wanna read that deck for! if your doing like love readings love based crystals are great

a crystal that is good for overall divination though is unakite. there is also some stuff to help boost intuition: bloodstone, citrine, and labradorite

and then you can also just use clear quartz to help amplify the deck!

[stray glade]

Alright thank you!

[static dirge]

I use selenite to cleanse

[analog wagon]

selenite is my personal favorite but also clear quartz can be used for any intention

alsoo depending on your preference u can use sun or moon light

[stray glade]

To charge the crystals or for what?

[dreamy rampart]

you could use it to also charge your deck! if you don't like have access to crystals

[stray glade]

ohhhhh

[shy beacon]

i use incense and just staring at my cards or putting it under my pillow and sleepin

[static dirge]

Is asking the cards why I don't have friends ok

[dreamy rampart]

I mean yes but you might not like the answer they give you

[static dirge]

I'm prepared

I need to know

[sudden spruce]

It's also important to understand there are things divination and by proxy witchcraft alone can't unpack. Take proper precautions like breaks, cleansing and just being gentle on yourself. There's nothing wrong with asking then

[dreamy rampart]

^^^ and as long as you're in the correct headspace for that

[static dirge]

I just need an understanding of why no one seems to like me so I can change

[dreamy rampart]

I don't necessarily think that you should need to change in order to have friends?
and that's also like a really tough question so like I said it might just be something that as long as you're in the correct headspace to know those things then go ahead but it's a very heavy question

[static dirge]

I got the eight of wands reversed I'm not sure how to interpret it

[sudden spruce]

Well first impression of the card does hold a bit of weight even if it may not align 100% with the traditional meaning. (Copied from Labyrinthos) the reversed keywords are ||waiting, slowness, chaos, delays, losing momentum, hastiness, being unprepared|| spoilered incase it'd help to think of the first impressions

[dreamy rampart]

I think another thing could also be like resistance to change?

[static dirge]

Hmmm

Idk what it could mean

[verbal gate]

You can ask for more than one card for one question, especially one as complicated as that

[proper stream]

from what i can see it might be that you're trying to move too fast?

but yeah you can def pull more cards

[static dirge]

Hmm

Idk I did just end a friendship and now I have no friends so I'm unsure

[dreamy rampart]

It might mean that you need to work more on yourself before jumping into another friendship? or that you need to not rush yourself into finding friends as that can cause chaotic friendships?

[analog wagon]

can be for crystals, your deck or water

literally anything

[stray glade]

Ohh

[dreamy rampart]

https://www.etsy.com/fi-en/listing/1576890225/mini-pocket-vampire-cat-fortune-cards-20?
vampire cat cards

[sick aurora]

6 of swords to me represents moving on. So I think the deck is saying one of it's strengths is to help others move on from the past.

[dreamy rampart]

ah we do try to not ping people from conversations almost 6 months ago and ask others to do the same /lh

[sick aurora]

Yeah I just noticed that

My phone loaded the chat from the beginning I guess.

[dreamy rampart]

ah yeah understandable!

[stray glade]

ahhh, those are cute haha

[misty igloo]

Hey would anyone mind helping me with Tarot?

I’m making an Important decision about schools and I feel like I’ve run out of options but to ask my deck and I can’t quite understand what I should take away from it

I asked my cards if me and my best friend would go to the same school, since right now we’re looking at a lot of schools for Sixth form

This was the result

Moon is upright and so is the sun and 5 of wands just for no confusion :))

[dreamy rampart]

did you ask a question for each card?

[misty igloo]

No, it was one question these cards just flew out

[dreamy rampart]

gotcha

[misty igloo]

Is that a bad thing?:(( also thank you so much for your help

[dreamy rampart]

no! it's fine I just wanted to make sure!

[misty igloo]

Ah thank you!

[dreamy rampart]

so what I'm getting is:
sun - satisfaction/joy | this might mean no matter where y'all end up y'all are going to be happy with your decision
2 of wands - indecisive/playing it safe | you might be given y'all's safest option (or y'all might go for your safest option) instead of risking it
the moon - intuition (?) | basically you need to sorta use your intuition rather than base any decisions you make on things y'all are overthinking
5 of wands - conflict/competition | I think this one is like "if you do end up at the same school you will likely have some competition with each other" this might mean like grades wise , etc.

hmmm low-key a very non-answer

I think it's pretty much like "don't worry about it rn"

[misty igloo]

Yeah that seems to be the mood of the decision

[dreamy rampart]

😭

sorry I wasn't much help 😭😭

[misty igloo]

😭

It’s fine dw

Is there anyway I could get a more definite answer? Or anything I could do to ensure a good outcome

Like should I ask the cards pls bro I’m panicking I needs a clear answer

[dreamy rampart]

I'm not too sure because the deck has already told you that no matter where you both end up you're going to be satisfied with your going to be satisfied so if that means you're in different schools your going to be fine?

I know like from experience that some decks don't like it when you continue to ask the same questions especially if they've already given you an answer

[misty igloo]

Yeah I suppose we’ve been friends for 10 years so I’m just a little worried :((

[dreamy rampart]

they'll start throwing out like random cards 😭😭

[misty igloo]

You’re right

Fr! Once I tried to get another answer and it was the same card😀

[dreamy rampart]

I think one thing that you could do is ask about "how your relationship/friendship will thrive while in further education?"

[misty igloo]

Yeah!

Lemme grab em

[dreamy rampart]

because like even if you go to separate schools and y'all are both happy you want to be able to know that you guys are still going to be friends and if that's the case how can you ensure that it thrives!

[misty igloo]

Yeah!

I got another essay

[proper stream]

your deck seems talkative lolol

[misty igloo]

real bro won’t give me an answer for 20 mins and then spew 19 cards 😭😭😭

3 of cups carrying fr (every other card signals dispute)💀

[dreamy rampart]

I think the reversed 10 might also be a "positive" card (accepting help)

4 sword is counseling / sanctuary

[misty igloo]

Half my deck keeps shooting loose every time I ask I think my deck is done w me 😭

[dreamy rampart]

you could always cleanse and then re-ask

[misty igloo]

Well that’s good phew

[dreamy rampart]

but I think a lot of what it's saying is basically you're going to be there to celebrate with each other and to basically talk through any issues in life y'all might have going on. maybe getting together to have a vent session

[misty igloo]

Tbh that’s the weird thing we never have any issues

The 3 of cups keeps coming up

[dreamy rampart]

celebration

I think maybe if you're moving on to further education it might mean that you will have issues with other people that you would then come together to talk about

[misty igloo]

Maybe it’s saying to achieve that happiness we shouldn’t compete, we should always resolve our disputes and be there for eachother to avoid the worse?

[dreamy rampart]

not necessarily with each other but with like others

if that's what your intuition is telling you!

[misty igloo]

hm we are gossipers tbh… makes sense

I asked if it kept shooting our cards cause I already have the answer and it said 8 of cups upright

There’s a big repetition of the themes of dispute and talking things out

I think tomorrow I’ll just talk with my best friend about everything, and hopefully with that it’ll happen

[dreamy rampart]

wishing u luck

[dull sorrel]

I prayed to Nyx with a candle and it was dancing
Is that a good sign?

[dreamy rampart]

yeah i think that means success?

[fresh forum]

Yeah I think dancing flame is a happy meaning

[dull sorrel]

^^!

[languid wharf]

I was opening my rune bag and I mixed it up a little and a rune flew out of the bag onto my desk

I guess the message was urgent, lol

[stable dune]

does it generally matter what kind of tarot cards you get or where you get them from? i’ve heard some people saying you shouldn’t just buy random cheap ones from random places but i’m not entirely sure

[sudden spruce]

As long as the deck isn't using stolen artwork and such, the only important thing is you vibe with the deck. What it's made of (typically cardstock, paper, wood, metal etc), what style or theme is all up to what you'd like.

[dreamy rampart]

most of the reason why people say don't buy cheap ones from random places is because they're more than likely drop shipped or it's stolen art printed on shitty cards

[stable dune]

ooohhh i see

[sudden spruce]

I would advise against buying decks from places like SheIn or temu because of their shitty business practices ^^

[stable dune]

how do i know if it’s stolen art or not?

eek yeah i wouldn’t do that in the first place

what places would you guys recommend?

[dreamy rampart]

you can usually look up a deck and look up the original artist and find the decks from their sites

[sudden spruce]

The artists should be credited on the site if not directly on boxes

[dreamy rampart]

Amazon is a pretty okay kind of thing you just have to make sure that you're getting it from a place that lists the artists I know that book shops usually have pretty good ones Etsy is pretty okay but again make sure that you're not getting from like a drop shipper

I know that like a fair few people have them from their own websites so like I know Yoshi yoshitani has her own site but also sells on Amazon

I believe pixel occult has their own site but they also sell on etsy

[stable dune]

i’ll def look at these names you’re listing c: it’d prob be safer to start looking at decks via artist names instead of just random decks

[dreamy rampart]

also a lot of the times when you go into like metaphysical/witchy/book shops and things like that usually what happens is that those are bulk printed decks so they're not very super high quality but they're not like knock-offs

[stable dune]

i unfortunately can’t afford anything too extravagant or smthin but i sure would like to make sure im doing it right

[dreamy rampart]

yeah of course! I would check to see if you local Barnes and noble/book shopp ships to you bc they might have a few!

Ive also seen some in target in the book section believe it or not

[stable dune]

:o wow

i’m def gonna look there and i think ill look at that artist you mentioned on amazon

[dreamy rampart]

of course!

[stable dune]

ty c:

[stable dune]

these look so beautiful! i actually think im gonna pick these
https://www.amazon.com/Tarot-Divine-Guidebook-Inspired-Folklore/dp/0593135148/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=FncBX&content-id=amzn1.sym.cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_p=cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_r=137-4372173-9557641&pd_rd_wg=YyBPM&pd_rd_r=88fcd1ca-8509-4b7f-8f42-1fd035bb58ae&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk

i believe it comes with the cards and the guidebook they wrote c:

^^ scratch that, not sure if it comes with the guidebook

believe it might just be the cards

[verbal gate]

Our husband loves that deck! And yeah it comes with the guide

[stable dune]

ooh cool c: ty for that

im ab to be twins w your guys' husband /lh /j

[verbal gate]

And also Oli cause she has the deck as well lol

[stable dune]

okay purr xd

twinning w everyone /lh

im gonna buy it! so excited

[proper stream]

woo!

[verbal gate]

Woo!!

[static dirge]

I was going to get that one

[proper stream]

i'd like to get a deck that more fits my taste, the one i have now isn't really my thing

[verbal gate]

If anyone ever needs deck recs (tarot or oracle), shoot us a ping! We have 40+ decks

[proper stream]

it's more of the classic type

i prefer simpler and more modern styles

oh wow that's a lot

[stable dune]

i will keep this in mind :o ty!

[verbal gate]

Husband and I combined our collections, but even before that I had over 20

[stable dune]

that's still a lot cx

id love to see your favorite decks

[verbal gate]

Oo ok! Gimme a sec cause I probably have pictures of the cards from them already

[stable dune]

oki take your time!

[dreamy rampart]

JFBSHDUEB YES I LOVE THAT DECK

if you want to see examples of what some of the cards look like you can look through the daily reading channel and I've used those cards a lot 🫶🫶

[verbal gate]

Spoilered one of them for bones, but these are probably our top 4!

[proper stream]

that third oneee

[verbal gate]

(in order) Antique Anatomy Tarot, 5 Cent Tarot, Phenomena Oracle, and Star Spinner Tarot

[dreamy rampart]

DECKS

I have about 8?

[proper stream]

i adore that oracle

[stable dune]

OOOOOUUUUU they're so pretty !!!! c: i cant wait to have them too

[verbal gate]

My only dislike is that it doesn't have more cards XD

[static dirge]

The last one is so pretty

[stable dune]

omg the last one has to be my favorite its so pretty

[dreamy rampart]

yeah 8 tarot and about 3 oracle

need more oracle

[verbal gate]

It's great! It also has 4 lovers card to choose from to best represent what your love looks like!

Some are also not up there rn

The divination shelf. There are 2 rows of decks plus some are stacked on top of the rows

[stable dune]

:o wow!!

[dreamy rampart]

ooo

see I get a lot of my inspo for decks from the daily

that's actually why I got inspired to get the tarot of the divine! bc Mimi (old staff) used it!

[stable dune]

wait can you explain the difference between oracle and tarot? pls and thx /genq

[dreamy rampart]

so tarot decks are all based on the same 78 card structure

[verbal gate]

I mostly use my decks for dailies, but my most recent one was actually one of Husband's

[dreamy rampart]

you have 24 majors and 4 sets of 14 minors (give or take. some deck systems use different amount of cards) but they all are typically the same for almost every single deck that you're going to get the only difference is the interpretation from the artist and the artwork on the decks.

oracle cards on the other hand are completely different from deck to deck you will never find two sets of oracle cards that are the exact same because the number of cards what is on the cards and how they are interpreted our entirely different

for tarot there's only about three or four different types of deck systems you have the rider way Smith which is the most common you have Thoth, there's another one that starts with an m and I can't remember how to spell it and there might be one or two other systems but majorly they all contain Minors and majors and it's a big story from the majors and smaller contained stories for the minors

but when it comes to Oracle you can pick up a one Oracle deck and pick up another and they will have entirely different systems all of the cards are going to be different nothing will really be the same about anything on them!

[static dirge]

Added to basket immediately

[dreamy rampart]

with tarot you can also use One singular guidebook for every single deck because most of them follow the same structure

this isn't the case with Oracle bc all oracles are different!

[sudden spruce]

Tarot is like a book series, generally all the same with some personality differences
Oracle are like single books completely different from any other with it's own way of working

[stable dune]

ooh okay i think that makes sense!

im not sure how to phrase this question ... does it matter which one you pick for whatever you're trying to do?

[dreamy rampart]

that was so much better worded 😭

[verbal gate]

I really want to get the oracle deck made by the person who did the Antique Anatomy Tarot. It has like 80 cards, can be used as Lenormand, and also has extension packs you can get

[verbal gate]

Nope! Mostly just personal preference

[dreamy rampart]

I find that Oracle is a lot better for things that you would require more interpretation for simply because how you interpret Oracle is going to be very personal whereas I find that tarot is a bit more structured?? if that makes sense?

but it's mainly a personal thing like Griffin said

[sudden spruce]

They both have their uses ^^

I like how much I can get out of just one Oracle card, but sometimes I need a super basic tarot answer

[stable dune]

ooh interesting. it sounds like i might want an oracle deck as well then

[dreamy rampart]

also sorry for giving you ginormous freaking paragraphs to read 😭😭

[stable dune]

i like really specific answers

NO ITS OKAY i love it

[verbal gate]

I generally use tarot for things that need a more specific or detailed answer whereas I usually use oracle for readings that need a more intuitive approach

But I know that some people do the opposite

[dreamy rampart]

ye same!

[stable dune]

ooooo okay

[dreamy rampart]

I usually use my Oracle for giving simplified messages to myself and to my deities whereas when I want to have a conversation with them I'll use tarot if that makes sense

I also think that this might be the case because my Oracle decks are very small like maxing at 24 ish cards per deck

[stable dune]

i think now im getting a little confused 😭 /lh

[verbal gate]

I like to add a couple of oracle cards to message readings as like a personal note outside of or only slightly connected to the message at large

[dreamy rampart]

so I think a better way for me to try to explain that is that all of my Oracle decks are very much one worded. like I literally have one that is just pictures and a singular word but what those singular words mean is like two or three extra words so there's not a lot of nuance behind the message and it's something that I have to create myself so if I want like a quick thank you I'll just lay that out on one of their altars

but if I wanted to like thank them for a specific thing or if I wanted to have a back and forth with my deities and stuff I would pull out and tarot deck instead because that has more nuance behind the answer? I think?

SORRY

I ramble a lot 😭😭😭😭

[stable dune]

NO ITS OKAY I RLY DO LOVE IT /gen

[dreamy rampart]

overall if you do end up picking one out you can see what each one does and figure out which one you feel works best for you!

[stable dune]

i think ill just have to feel them out for myself it sounds like!

[dreamy rampart]

raa okay I feel like it's super annoying to get a huge block of text as an answer

[static dirge]

How do u interview a deck

[stable dune]

sounds different for everyone c:

[dreamy rampart]

yeah! good luck

[dreamy rampart]

we have interview spreads in the divination Channel

[static dirge]

Oki ty

[verbal gate]

Most people have specific spread for- yeah

[static dirge]

Do I cleanse it before

[verbal gate]

I have like 3-7 deck interview spreads lol

[stable dune]

not at all!! i appreciate all answers but i really appreciate long answers because i know the person replying to me is genuine in wanting to help/reply c:

[dreamy rampart]

I will say I do like type and talk because I don't get all of the ums and ahs 😭😭

[stable dune]

real

[dreamy rampart]

ofc!! I love helping out

[stable dune]

i rly appreciate that :)))

[verbal gate]

You can! I don't usually find it necessary, but I know some people do

[static dirge]

Could u tag me them for me? 😅 The resources channel is so big

[proper stream]

i know some people give their decks names and pronouns and i'd like to do that with mine but i'm not entirely sure how i'd figure that out

[dreamy rampart]

#1114061678963855410 message

for pronouns what you could do is ask them for imagery from the card and use that

so like if you see a fan presenting person on the card you could use she her or she they if you see a masc presenting person Etc

FEMME

Fan 😭

[verbal gate]

Mostly on vibes. The majority of my decks don't have them, but my oldest one is very much like she/her big sister vibes

[proper stream]

fan presenting 😭

[dreamy rampart]

it's not a perfect thing since gender isn't necessarily how you outwardly present but yeah

[proper stream]

i'm not super confident in my vibe reading skills so i think i'll pull some cards, but my deck does kind of give me firm motherly vibes i think

[verbal gate]

The deck in question
(also I love this deck sm. forgot to list it among my favorites)

[proper stream]

oh i like that one

love the simplicity

[dreamy rampart]

I am getting a new deck

[proper stream]

oh hell yeah

[verbal gate]

Plus the cards of this one are great for people who struggle with shuffling regular sized decks!

The cards are smaller than normal

If a card really confuses you, you could always pull out a pendulum and ask if it's supposed to be in the reading or pull a clarifying card!

[stable dune]

when you say ask, to what or who are we asking exactly? do you need to have a deity to do tarot? (is it obvious i’m new? /lh)

[dreamy rampart]

you could ask the deck you also do not need a deity to be able to do tarot! some people when they do tarot they're asking the universe some people are asking entities that they work with that are around or some people even ask the deck itself (as some people believe decks have their own energy)

[stable dune]

oooh okay that makes sense c:

guess what i’m here with another question…. /lh

what can i use as a pendulum?

[verbal gate]

Anything that's basically a weight on a string- necklaces, purchased pendulums, or even just something tied to the end of a string

One of mine is just a chain and another one is a rusty key on a string

[stable dune]

oooo okay i have a rope necklace with a tumbled citrine crystal attached to the end of it- would that work? c:

[verbal gate]

Yep yep!

[proper stream]

Mine is literally just a crystal with a thicc string tied around it aha

[stable dune]

beautiful xd

[shy beacon]

anyone up for interpreting
page of cups reversed
lovers reversed
queen of pentacles reverse
page of pentacles reverse
seven of pentacles reversed
and
eight of swords reversed???

it genuinely makes no sense to me, i just felt my tarot call me towards it and it gave me those cards

[dreamy rampart]

did you ask any questions?

[shy beacon]

usually when i have it outright wanting to call me out like this i dont bc i take it as general interpretation for what i should do/what im going thru

[dreamy rampart]

bet also thats so many reversed in a row 😭

[shy beacon]

I KNOOWW 😭

im starting to feel my tarot just likes being a chaotic mf

i swear i ask it "hey, give me some advice please!" and it just goes "get ur shit together please" LIKE BE slightly GENTLE W/ IT AT LEAST???

[dreamy rampart]

page cup rx: doubt of your creative abilities/not wanting to share them until "your 100% sure itll work"
lovers rx: this could mean a need for self-love and just like an overall sense of disharmony with yourself
queen rx: another one suggesting self-care and to not stretch yourself too far by providing for others and not yourself
seven pent rx: procratstinating? or something like not being able to move forward bc you feel you lack skill or you feel like you lack tools
seven pent rx: lacking long term goals/long term visions, not being able to focus on the future because your so focused on the details
eight sword rx: negative self talk and the idea that you cant move forward bc you dont believe you can

so like this whole reading is very much: Stop being hard on yourself, take care of your mental and physical health more, and you need to believe in your abilities as you are stronger/more skilled than you give yourself credit for

they fs called you out

[dreamy rampart]

rip it was exactly this but in a "you know your better than the negative self talk" way

[shy beacon]

HELP

THNK YOU SM OLI

maybe i should listen to it for once 😔

thank you sosososo much ash, this helps a lot!!! /gen pos

[dreamy rampart]

LMAO ofc!

[modest field]

i finally got my first tarot deck 🤭

[verbal gate]

Nice!!

[solid bear]

congrats!!

[languid wharf]

Congrats!

[stable dune]

can anyone help me interpret this pls? :) i’m doing a deck interview asking some questions from the resources (which i’ll repost to make it easier to reference). specifically the deck’s answers to 2, 5, and 7 confuse me

the cards in question are reversed two of wands, reversed nine of wands, and six of wands (respectively)

i pulled the high priestess for the energy question and it said the answers will be vague sometimes so here we go

[tender ibex]

well what do you think it means?

[stable dune]

well the question about the decks strength confused me because it just listed a lot of weaknesses. so i really don’t know.

the question about how i can work best with the deck… i’m thinking it wants me to… give in to the trials the deck will send me to? i’m not entirely sure.

the last question about what else i should know about the deck… i suppose the deck values success but also values being individual and having its own success, possibly wants to be independent from me and work as a team

[dreamy rampart]

it could be that the deck helps you with those weaknesses like it helps you divert them?

[stable dune]

ooh i actually really resonate w that interpretation :3 tysm

[sick aurora]

Second opinion on this read I am doing for myself, 666 😂. The positions are situation, challenge and outcome. When I was pulling two cards came out for the situation which is the six of cups and the six of wands. I was asking in this position about my spiritual walk. The next card for the challenge is the wheel of Fortune. And the last card for the outcome is the six of swords. 🤔

[fresh forum]

Oh dang, lucky number. if you're contacting the right person lol

[sick aurora]

They just came out that way, and in my time I posted the image & text at 3:33 PM 😆

[dreamy rampart]

hmm
6 wand & 6 cup make me think that the situation will cause you to revisit your past to help you with a successful outcome? or that you will look back at your past after achieving said successful outcome to allow you to receive recognition from those in your past.
the challenge might mean that this situation will be a turning point for you that is apparently a good turning point
and the outcome is that you will be released from any past baggage that may have been holding you back so you can transition into a new part of your life

thats just how i would read it!

[sick aurora]

Haha they are telling me to do more shadow work then

yay...

[dreamy rampart]

rip good luck!

[sick aurora]

lol ty

[static dirge]

The pendulum gave me some interesting answers

Hopeful ones but they're also kinda scary

Just got a not so nice answer

[dreamy rampart]

ah im sorry :(

[dreamy rampart]

I think this is my favorite card in the deck

[jade siren]

THATS SO PRETTY

[dreamy rampart]

TY! I love it sm

[languid wharf]

that's a gorgeous card

[dreamy rampart]

right?? i might use it for next weeks daily?

[dreamy rampart]

oh if you would want someone to do a reading for you we ask that you use the #599790755208232960 channel /gen /nm

[marble obsidian]

Ohh alright sorry!/gen

[dreamy rampart]

all good!

[static dirge]

I loveee my new oracle deck

I just feel so connected to it

I feel like cards really speak to me even tho the descriptions are brief

It's like I get these thoughts when I read the meanings and I can confidently say what my intuition tells me

Idek if I'm reading them right tbh but It feels right idk

[topaz scaffold]

Hiiii

How I can start whit tarots??

[dreamy rampart]

i know Labyrinthos has a learning program/app. they also have a digital deck app that you can use that has meanings.
you can also use biddytarot.com for meanings (which is what i do)

[dreamy rampart]

raaaa I love the guilded edges of these

[tender ibex]

OOO pretty!

[dreamy rampart]

RIGHT! I low-key want to get them in order now

[solid bear]

omg that's beautiful

[oak cobalt]

I asked my digital deck why I can't get a job and it gave me King of Wands and I am so confused on what it means by that because of the definition of the card

https://tenor.com/view/i-am-confusion-kansas-arkansas-map-usa-gif-10525591

[solid bear]

I'm not sure either since I tend to get the king of wands for more positive situations, but I get two possible interpretations, one is that you are lacking more on the ✨️creativity✨️ , maybe on the type of jobs you are looking at (?) or the approach you are showing towards them (this one based on the lack of flexibility, creativity, etc of a king card), the other one is that it may just not be the moment to find a ✨️stable job with a future✨️(based on the long term view of the king of wands) this could be bc of sth out of control like just a basic lack of positions in jobs but anyways it could be telling you you should aim lower and wait a bit until it's time to search again

also good luck! I hope you find sth soon 💜

[static dirge]

Does anyone else just swing their pendulum around in circles cos its fun 😭

[stable dune]

Is anyone good with tarot? I need some help

[dreamy rampart]

what kind of help do you need

[stable dune]

I'm trying to figure out how to do yes or no questions with tarot but I'm not having any luck with that

I just started recently and I can only do regular readings

[verbal gate]

It's usually to do with the definition of the card. Though of you do reversals, you could do upright as yes and reversed as no. Otherwise the definitions are your best bet. Some examples would be like 3 of cups is yes, temperance is maybe, and 8 of swords is no

[dreamy rampart]

i think we have a list somewhere on someones intepretations of yes/nos that might help

[proper stream]

#1114061678963855410 message

[dreamy rampart]

yeahhh lua

[proper stream]

i gotcha

i use that one a lot so i know exactly where it is

[stable dune]

Thanks guys

[verbal gate]

Ofc!

[static dirge]

Can u tell the gender of ur future child with tarot or is that too complex

[dreamy rampart]

probably to complex imo? since that can change on a ton of factors including both parents

[tender ibex]

i don’t really see how you would either? since there’s like a LOT of genders and gender expressions and none of them are really assigned to a tarot card?

plus gender is fluid so asking yes/no questions wouldn’t rly work either

[dreamy rampart]

yeah unless you mean like agab in which case that to has too many choices and aren't tied to cards that way

[oak cobalt]

I asked it for more clarity and I got ace of cups

[fresh forum]

I got a new tarot deck for Christmas! (Hopefully this one will work)

[proper stream]

ohh i like that

[fresh forum]

Im going with the method of spread out and pick three cause thats what Calliope agreed on

[dreamy rampart]

I use that one a lot when i have bigger decks bc i suffer from tiny hands

[fresh forum]

Page of cups, ten of cups, nine of cups huh, all cups lol

[solid bear]

so it may be the creativity aspect

[fresh forum]

I might need help with cards from time of time because I'm fucking clueless 🥲

[proper stream]

ahhh that deck looks so nice

[fresh forum]

A God's Favorite Idiot TM

[oak cobalt]

water/emotion time 😮

[oak cobalt]

I suppose, I do have creative projects I want to do but idk why that would have to go with jobs;;;

[solid bear]

idk it may not be creativity in "getting a creative job" but as in getting creative with your approach in finding a job, in making your CV, in how you promete yourself, etc

[fresh forum]

She wants me to drink water?

sigh

[oak cobalt]

i say it jokingly but it depends on what you asked the cards

cups are in tie with emotions and the element water

[fresh forum]

I asked her to tell me something

[fresh forum]

drinks water in defeat

[oak cobalt]

that's very broad question lol

[fresh forum]

Didn't have no question, just wanted advice, and now she's making me drink a whole cup of water /hj

[static dirge]

Got this card as the future obstacles in my new year spread 🧍🏻‍♀️

https://tenor.com/view/chuckles-im-in-danger-ralph-wiggum-the-simpsons-gif-14149962

[oak cobalt]

time to use protection magic to a T (idk as an anxious person id do that)

[static dirge]

The whole fertility part kinda sent me into a depression 🥲

[dreamy rampart]

It might not mean actual infertility, but that’s definitely something you can ask your doctor to look into with you

[astral delta]

any new year spreads yall got?

[high mantle]

does anyone have any idea why the king of wands keep jumping out while doing a reading?

This has been happening for over a week or so, no matter what context I am asking the deck

[dreamy rampart]

it could be a signal from the deck or a guide you have (spirit/a god/etc)

you could always ask the deck

[high mantle]

I've tried asking it a few times before, but the answers had kept me baffled or confused (sometimes incomprehensible)

I'll try asking again and see if anything changes

[dreamy rampart]

if you are getting inaccurate answers you might need to cleanse/reset your deck

[high mantle]

yeah, thought about it before

[dreamy rampart]

hm what are you asking the deck when you are asking about the card? like how are you wording the question

[high mantle]

i asked if there is anything they'd like to let me know through the reappearance of king of wands

[dreamy rampart]

i would try seeing about asking a more direct question like "what is the purpose of the king of wands?" "is the king of wands related to an outside force? (if yes: is this outside force spiritual?)

[high mantle]

ahh yes, ill try and ask that. thank you!

[dreamy rampart]

yeah no problem!

[wintry ingot]

Hi. I need help with a tarot reading interpretation. I can't send images on here for some reason, so let me know if I can DM you according to the appropriate role 👍

[dreamy rampart]

you need level 3 to send images and you gain levels by chatting in the server

[wintry ingot]

Okay thanks

[static dirge]

U could tell us what the cards are

[oak cobalt]

I asked my digital deck on how a situation is gonna go and the outcome of it
I had asked it awhile back too and before it gave me 10 of Cups, for "How will it go?"
I asked "How will it go?" just now after a couple of months later from the first and it gave me The Temperance
Then I asked what is the outcome and it gave me The Empress

I hope this is a good sign 😅

[oak cobalt]

could someone help me with applying the cards to those questions cause for some reason my brain is not processing it;;

[dreamy rampart]

well for the one that you asked a while back it said 10 of cups. 10 of cups is basically about like Harmony and like completion

temperance is about patience and purpose so I'm pretty sure it's kind of just saying that you need to be patient when waiting for the outcome. you need to be sure that you are keeping your goals clear instead of rushing into things.

and the empress means like abundance so being able to grow or being surrounded by things that are bountiful. when relating to the outcome of this situation it might mean something like you will grow from this experience

[oak cobalt]

Thank you for the help

[rugged roost]

I was asking if I should even try connecting with my culture. Why i should, why i shouldnt, should i do it now? Should i do it later? The longterm

And in order i got
Reverse world (okay means i havent found the meaning and maybe this journey will be that)
Reverse Devil (Freedom, power, independence but how can this be a bad thing? Maybe I’ll have too much?)
Reverse four of wands (lack of roots probably means not now)
Reverse nine of cups (underachievement probably means not later? Or holding off)
And the Empress (abundance, creativity..?)

[dreamy rampart]

"The Devil card can also appear in a reversal when you are going into your deepest, darkest places – whether or not you are ready. When you take this path consciously, you do so with strength, confidence and courage."

so it could be something that is saying that you shouldn't do so if you aren't in the correct headspace kind of thing

or that you shouldn't if you aren't ready to let go of some attachments in your life

[rugged roost]

this sounds like im not certain about doing this myself so i probably shouldnt unless i have a sure fire answer by myself

[dreamy rampart]

4 of wands I think might be saying that you may become unstable if you are to go into it now

I think the nine of cups is saying that instead of being dissatisfied with not being able to go into it now try to look at the bright side of it and realize that this is a time for you to learn to connect to your culture

so it's not like a "true" answer but a "learn more and educate yourself on this topic and comeback when you have" kinda thinf

thing

and finally with the empress I think that what it means for the long term is that this is a birth of a new idea for you or a birth of a new goal/path

[rugged roost]

squishing you because you're way better at interpreting this stuff better

so I suppose not now but in the meantime look into it and check back later

[dreamy rampart]

yeah!

[rugged roost]

alsoooo I hear its unwise to do reads on things like your relationships and certain things like children and such?

[dreamy rampart]

eh that's a personal belief

it's similar to people saying that you shouldn't like read for yourself at all

[rugged roost]

i coullld see why that may be the case since it'll just cause worry over things you cant necessarily control

[sudden spruce]

It's more just if you're willing to put faith in divination for such a big aspect of your life

[rugged roost]

thats why im always scared to do like love readings for myself fdjhsdh

[sudden spruce]

Personally I think you're able to use divination for anything but you have to take into account reality- like if you ask something "will I be happy in this relationship" and you get a positive response that it doesn't mean your perfect partner is gonna fall in your arms you gotta do something to get therr

[rugged roost]

Yeah ofc its not guranteed but its a good start/a sense of direction for things

that leads me to my next question how do yall do love readings anyways,,

[dreamy rampart]

i don't use them bc I'm single as hell lol

but if I read for others I try to stick to questions about the relationship as a whole

[rugged roost]

hm hm instead of the individuals i get ya

[dreamy rampart]

mainly because usually when you get people wanting relationship readings it's only one side of the relationship so when they start asking questions about the other side of the relationship or reading on them I personally just don't feel comfortable reading on people without permission if that makes sense

[rugged roost]

OHHHH yeah I understand it'd be like a weird invasion of privacy

I only do reads on ppl when I know they dont mind(it still feels like im snooping regardless lol

[dreamy rampart]

yeah! it's just a personal boundary I have

[rugged roost]

ofc thats how I am usually too

[wintry ingot]

Do any of yous knows what's the best source to provide free readings consistently / get max volume of clients? I want to help people, but I reach no audience on reddit nor on discord?

[dull sorrel]

I did a deity reading and I was at 10 (Things they like to do) and then my leg cramped 😭😭

I still don’t know who it is

(The card was “Things they like to do” and I pulled “Sickness”)

But according to the cards before it it was either Aphrodite or Iris (at least I think so)

Then again I pulled Physical and got A Messenger

(Using the 18 Card Deity Dossier)

[rugged roost]

Alrightt last read of the night! I asked if I should meet my friends this Saturday (never met them irl bc they’re online)
Why I should: ace of swords
Why i shouldnt: rev. Seven of swords
General answer (y/n): page of wands
And what it means later on: rev. Five of swords

It sounds like It’ll be fun and I may get alot of answers and clarity i may need on the two

[stable dune]

Asked the card if I should do the cord cutting spell and the answer was the 2 of swords 🤡🤡🤡
LIKE, WHAT DO YOU MEAN MAYBE? THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING YOU

[languid wharf]

rip

maybe try a pendulum?

[dreamy rampart]

I think that because of how cord cutting works and it being so reliant on you making it work and it coming from your personal decisions that could be why it's being like "hmmm maybe "

[stable dune]

I don't have a pendulum anymore, my last one hated me do I gave it to my mom
Guess what, HER it likes 🤡

[stable dune]

This is coming from a situation that has been bothering me for a while so Idl

[languid wharf]

oh dear

[stable dune]

Also I just remembered I haven't charged my deck In a while so I'm gonna do that before making any decisions

[languid wharf]

good plan

[dreamy rampart]

so the issue is that with cord cutting you have to be completely sure that it's something that you want to do it has to be your decision it can't be anybody else's.
because with cord cutting you have to put in the effort to cut them out of your life in order for it to work

and that can't happen if you don't have the ability to make that decision on your own if that makes sense?

[stable dune]

I mean, yah but it was more a "if I do it, will it help? What do you think"
It just went "gurl that's none of my business"

[dreamy rampart]

ahhhh sassy deck moment

I thought you were asking it like should I do this and it was like that's up to you

[stable dune]

You know it
It's funny when it happens to other people 🤡

[static dirge]

Mary calling me out

Me: I love talking to Mary
Also me when I talk to Mary:

[static dirge]

Currently crying cos of Mary again

I asked her what she thought about carrying a baby at such a young age cos it always concerned me idk and she pulled the moon card 😭

It's such a strong and honest answer

[dull sorrel]

Guess who got their first tarot deck!!!

[languid wharf]

Congrats!!

[karmic helm]

Awesome! What deck?

[dull sorrel]

I don’t think it has any theme

I got it from Five Below

But hey it has all 78 cards so we’re good

[young mesa]

The rider wade system is a great one to start out with! Really I think it's better if to use the traditional deck when you're a beginner

[dreamy rampart]

that's fair my first deck was the tarot of the divine

I personally think you should a deck that you connect to since like if you don't like the deck/it's art style/it's energy your not gonna want to use it regardless

[sudden spruce]

Any deck you like and that comes with a guide book is one i'd always recommend

[dreamy rampart]

ye especially a like semi detailed guide book that doesn't skimp out on the minor arcana

[dull sorrel]

I still really want that Nightmare Before Christmas tarot

I saw it in like

Barnes and Noble I think

[dreamy rampart]

I got that one for my mom! she has it on her NBC shrine

[dull sorrel]

NBC shrine????? /pos

[dreamy rampart]

She has a BUNCH of NBC stuff so much that our living room is just full of it

she's been collecting for as long as I've been alive I think?

[static dirge]

What's NBC /genq

[sudden spruce]

Nightmare Before Christmas

[static dirge]

Ohhh

That's so cool

[dull sorrel]

TW: ||Swords||

Yo everytime I get a ||Swords|| card it’s reversed

Well I tried :)

[static dirge]

Mary is so chill I swear.. I asked her whats her thoughts on me working with Lucifer and this is what I got

[verbal gate]

That does feel very much like her saying that it's your decision, not hers

[static dirge]

I like asking Mary alot of questions... Today I asked her what she thinks of the Catholic Church erasing her influence and-

[ebon field]

Can anyone help me, I cannot for the love of everything read tarot for myself.

Basically idk what to do in regards to my education. Do I:
A. Resit my maths and apply to a HE course in September
B. Pay alot of money to do alevels online
C. Wait and do a HE art course

I got

the fool
judgement
5 of wands reversed
5 of cups
the world
ace of pentacles
King of pentacles reversed

[dreamy rampart]

Qq are each of the sections their own question?

I mean more, so like are each of the sets of cards related to a separate question?

Like was the fool, pulled for a singular question, and then, like the ace in the king of pentacles are for another?

Sorry for the weird grammar stuff. I’m trying to speech to text.

[ebon field]

No, I kind of realised I was doing it in a stressed manner and realised it was better to do them separately.

I basically got " go into medicine and you'll be successful " and " go into fashion and you'll literally be depressed "

Overall apparently I'll succeed No matter which way I go but I need to take things slow and steady.
The jist:
Paying for online courses : good, but It'll be very expensive
In person: good but will struggle with self motivation + strain on my relationship as he'll have to move 1.3h away for 2yrs ( we live together rn) but lots of opetunities in education
HE + Maths resit: will be successful but I will experience like a back stabbing moment from friends.

But cards relating to the idea of taking time to think things over was coming up alot

[dreamy rampart]

Ahhh gotcha! sorry for the late response but glad you figured it out

[ebon field]

💗ty but yh I think settling for the middle is a good idea, or atleast that's what the cards are trying to say? I decided to pay to resit my maths and then see my options in August

[dreamy rampart]

v solid plan! wishing the best for you

[ebon field]

Ty <3

[dull sorrel]

Super sad reminder but bc my dad’s coming home I’m gonna have to hide most of my witchy stuff :(

[vale perch]

me and some people have been getting harassed by entities since we all started going to the same boarding school last week and it's just gotten worse- just how we did a cleansing with candles and one of them lit much higher than the other despite being the same length and started flickering on/off
that same candle never went out
the other one did but this one was staying perfectly fine with no wax at all an just the metal with the wick
we had our neighbor blow it out lol
any idea what that candle could've representsd

[languid wharf]

Looks great 🙂

[shy beacon]

i love the tarot deck! which is it?

[dreamy rampart]

OOO is that what the pink one is called? /genq

ooooo cute!

[astral delta]

my tarot of the divine deck came in the mail!!

aaaaa so excited

it's hereeee

[dreamy rampart]

YEAH

[verbal gate]

Yep! The playing cards match up with the minor arcana in tarot! Only difference is that playing cards won't have the Page cards

[dreamy rampart]

they also can have their own separate meanings: #1114061678963855410 message

depends a lot on the method you use

[shy beacon]

when i usr playing cards i use it as a substitute for all tarot cards - including page cards!

[verbal gate]

What do you have stand in for the pages? /genq

[shy beacon]

all the blank cards that come from the four decks of playing cards i use HSHSJHD

sorry was eating dinner

[verbal gate]

All good! Also that makes sense lol

[muted dune]

Interpretation help - I asked about fertility and potentially having a child (on the fence, leaving it up to fate) - and got this result.

Judgement - Tower - Strength - 3 of pentacles - 7 of swords.

My interpretation of it - possibly but would lead to great change and “renegotiation” (tower and 7 of swords as it would be not “planned”) but overall would be beneficial (judgement, strengths 3 of pentacles).

[dreamy rampart]

tbh it sounds like it would be a pretty drastic change to your life. you need to actively think this decision through not "leave it up to chance" as you say, as this is a life altering decision.
I think the strength is for the fact that you could do it but need to decide if you want to
the 3 of pentacles to me indicates that this needs to be a team decision between you and your partner/support team and the 7 of swords couples that with the need to make a plan if you do decide to go forward

it makes sense imo bc kids are a life long commitment

not things you just like let happen and you need to plan as much as you can for them

[muted dune]

Could three of pentacles refer to s thing else if we’re already on the same page?

Correct. Leaving things up to fate isn’t necessarily no plans.

It means not actively trying. (Aka no doctors / fertility visits)

[dreamy rampart]

well three of pentacles in general just means teamwork and collaborating

[muted dune]

Mag

Ah*

[dreamy rampart]

so if you are on the same page then you need to actively make plans and collaborate on those plans

[dreamy rampart]

well that's also what I mean 😅

checking to make sure that yall are healthy in order to have a child is part of planning /lh

[muted dune]

We did. lol.

Judgment?

[dreamy rampart]

not actively v actively also isn't what I mean. moreso that you need to make sure that you are financially stable, you have the correct support system in place, and that you have what you need

I'm confused what about judgment?

[muted dune]

Yep. We have that. Not a problem. (Judgement card)

[dreamy rampart]

I'm confused sorry?

[muted dune]

Did a 5 card spread.

Got judgement- tower - strength - 3 of pentacles - 7 of swords

Didn’t see you mention that card above

[dreamy rampart]

yes ik I don't know what you mean by judgement

judgement and the tower are the things indicating change

sorry I didn't specify

[muted dune]

Ah

[dreamy rampart]

well specifically judgement is the life altering part

[muted dune]

Sure. Any energy tonation in the spread? Negative, positive, etc

[dreamy rampart]

hmm not really? I feel like it's more neutral than anything! possibly leaning on positive but it's more so neutral. like slight positive

although the tower does bring like an air of chaos to the whole thing it's not necessarily bad

LOTS of significance in the reading though bc of the amount of majors

[muted dune]

Yep. I noticed that. Wasn’t sure what that means

[dreamy rampart]

major arcana's tend to show up when a reading/subject of reading will have a big impact on your life

[muted dune]

Ah yea given.

[dreamy rampart]

they're pretty much like the "main character energy" cards when it comes to tarot. it's going to be a subject or reading that will have a lot of influence going forward

[muted dune]

Tower for me has always been positive - it has showed up in every new job spread I’ve done lol

[dreamy rampart]

I personally wouldn't say that any tarot card is bad or negative.
they just have things that people tend to shy away from like sudden and chaotic change or the need to lose the structure in your life in order to rebuild. (the towers meaning specifically)

[muted dune]

Sure

[dreamy rampart]

change isn't necessarily bad it's just something that a lot of people don't like having to deal with which is why it's kind of like a anxious card for some

I mean that is the meaning of the card so that's what it indicates

[muted dune]

Yea. Three of swords is the only card I don’t like seeing in a spread

Its the “dead end / death” card for me

[dreamy rampart]

3 of hearts translates to 3 of cups which is the card that represents celebration and friendship I think?

[muted dune]

I meant swords

My bad xD

[dreamy rampart]

OH yeah bc the heart on it makes sense!

[muted dune]

I actually like the death card lol.

[dreamy rampart]

a lot of the sword cards are heavy hitters bc of their place as the "mind and thoughts" suit and for some their mind isn't the best place to be

I LOVE the death card!

as a death which I tend to enjoy the idea that death isn't something that we need to fear because it's just a change in our state of being

[muted dune]

Well for me three of swords has always been “literal death”. - dead end that is not recoverable

I’ve never seen death associated with actual death. I get three of swords with that lol

[dreamy rampart]

that's fair! for me it's more about allowing yourself to grieve and feel what you need to in order to bring yourself back

[muted dune]

gotcha. My interpretation of cards probably impacts my energies drawing them.

Death is always a cycle. You have to die before you can be reborn, etc.

But three of hearts (hearts being stabbed) is finale. To me it represents that grief.

You can’t do anything - it’s a dead end - you just have to let it go

[dreamy rampart]

I feel like you and me represent the two different parts of death in the 3 of hearts! which is interesting
because as the death card has its meaning in you need to let something die in order for you to get reborn
I focus on the after death where I believe you focus on the actual death where it is no longer there?

interesting but either way I hope I helped out a bit! if not ignore me lol but hope you have a great rest of your day

[solar pagoda]

1 - “What will come for the Sanctity”
Card - Judgement
I see this as me bringing something to the sanctity and they are praising it/ judging it and taking it in and celebrating, I also see as the people judge the server a lot and I do too

2 - “Will I publish my game this year”
Card - Magician
This was a yes or no question, this is a strong affirmation of yes! And I view the card as me working hard and bringing something big and magical to the Sanctity

3 - “How will my game go/people see?”
Card - Nine of Pentacles
This card is a rewarding card for work! A lot of abundance will come especially with this game! It will be very successful :)

This is how I viewed it

I plan on publishing a roblox game and i asked the cards abt it

The name of the community/game is Sanctity for more clarification

[limber summit]

i’m trying to start pulling at least one card every day and i couldn’t really think of something that i could ask that could be answered with one card so i just pulled a ‘Card of the Day’ so like the overall energy and vibe of today

my only problem is i’m not sure how to interpret the meaning of what i pulled into the energy of just today…
I pulled the star

[dreamy rampart]

it might mean that you need to make some changes to your life in a "out with the old in with the new" kinda way

like a lil refresher that allows you to grow and such

[dreamy rampart]

from what im getting:
Judgement - this might be a card showing that you and your members/community might go through struggles together that you can share as a group. and to possibly take in some lessons from your past to help you grow?
Magician - would also agree with the yes!
Nine Pentacles - would also agree with this as well! people will be able to see how much hard work you did for this project!

[solar pagoda]

I agree! The way I interpreted the judgement card was me being the bigger entity sharing news and them taking it in like how my card showed, we definitely have shared struggles and support each other, there has been issues and controversies but we have gotten past them and grown together

[dreamy rampart]

yeah! i feel like overall a pretty positive read! excited for you to be able to see your community grow!

[solar pagoda]

Yeah! Its something ive worked hard on the past year and i cant wait to publish the game bc me and my developers have worked hard on it

[dreamy rampart]

def hoping it all goes smoothly for yall!

[solar pagoda]

Thank you!

Sorry for late reply i didnt see until now

[dreamy rampart]

your okay!

[solar pagoda]

I asked my cards if my ex is the one and king of swords popped out😭

[scenic sentinel]

Hi! I was wondering if someone could help me interpret a tarot reading i did?
The question i asked was what psychic ability do I have
and i got the eight of wands and page of cups

[dull sorrel]

I’m not exactly sure if you got them reversed or not

[scenic sentinel]

I got them both upright and i know the card meanings but I'm just struggling to interpret them exactly haha

[dreamy rampart]

it's probably something to do with movement/change & creativity?

[verbal gate]

Did a reading with our matron (gender neutral) earlier and I get the cards and was like "4 of Wands- to be expected, Strength- not surprised, 9 of Swords???"

The rest of the cards in the reading all made sense as well. It was just the 9 of swords that's really tripping me up lmao

[dreamy rampart]

Ooooo

[fresh forum]

I got a new pendulum! (My last one broke ) its opalite, it's most likely fake but I still got that rainbow effect so it's ok

[turbid axle]

Hello everyone, great to find this community. I'm a tarot reader from Brazil

[solid bear]

hey!

[dreamy rampart]

[turbid axle]

[chrome egret]

im thinking of making my own tarot deck, id probably just start with making only the major arcana. and by make i mean with making homemade paper from scraps, building a frame for the right size, creating designs and drawing / painting them, and of course laminating. im hoping i can start this project within the month

personally i like working with things ive found or made myself

[verbal gate]

Most tarot decks are printed on cardstock. I would be careful when shuffling a laminated deck as it can possibly hurt your hands or give you a papercut

Best of luck regardless!

[dull sorrel]

Also I did a couple readings for my friends at school but I was worried that they weren’t accurate but when I got home the daily reading popped up (I chose Red/Three of Pentacles Upright)

[supple escarp]

I'm not sure about what "psychic" means to you, but my take on the cards is they indicate you possess intuitive (cups) and creative (wands) potential. Like having the ability to quickly (8w) pick up emotional cues and "read people" (Pc), having great hunches, seeing opportunities where others might miss them. And intuition+creative juices can go even way further. Learning to listen to your inner intuition (Pc) and also learn how to act on it (8w) when it really matters takes practice over time and I get the feeling you might be at the start (Pc) of some kind of learning path maybe connected to psychology, healing, spirituality or arts. Does any of this resonates to you? Looks pretty exciting to me 😄

[dull sorrel]

So Aphrodite said both invoking her AND doing a glamour spell are good ideas

But I asked her which one to do first

And I got both the Sun and the Moon next to each other

[young mesa]

I think she wants you to choose

[dull sorrel]

I did the glamour spell and almost immediately noticed that my lips looked different (in a positive way)

[bitter pond]

Finally got my bone/charm throwing divination kit set up, cleansed, and meanings dedicated and I am so excited!!!

[dreamy rampart]

woo!

[bitter pond]

I've been as careful as i can with researching and only using open practices if not creating something of my own. Kemeticism also has a form of bone divination that i incorporated some

[blazing arrow]

I asked my cards about a potential partner's influence on the future of our relationship and got the page of pentacles rx..when I asked for clarification I got the king of swords, the lovers rx and the world rx..should I run

[dreamy rampart]

i think thats up to you? we cant really base the entire future of your relationship off of a card reading for people we dont really know that well yk?

plus thing in the future can change so its hard to treat future readings as completely factual

and from what im getting from the cards its going to be that your partners influence will be about fulling personal goals, and thats not necessarily a bad thing?

the page is about manifesting and skill development and the clarifiers are about mental clairity (the king), self-love & dealing with possibly inner conflicts (lovers rx), personal issues & wanting to fulfill personal goals (world rx)

[blazing arrow]

Ah your wisdom always brings me peace 😌

I def interpreted that completely differently, maybe I let my negative assumptions blind me u_u

[dreamy rampart]

that's fair! if you feel differently about the cards as well thats okay too! it's your reading not mine so don't be afraid to listen to your own intuition

[blazing arrow]

Oh ofc ofc I just like to get a second opinion in case I'm up in arms over something truly not that serious 😭

And you came through as per usual 🙏

[dreamy rampart]

lol glad i could provide some insight!

[broken lion]

anyone can share their wisdom on divination? such as what went wrong, something they wished they knew when first started. since im starting with divination, i want to learn from others

[verbal gate]

I'd recommend starting simple with something that's structured. That way you don't feel confused or overwhelmed trying to interpret results, but are still able to practice intuition as you get better at it

Also don't feel pressured to use a specific method of divination just because it's common or popular! Some people have a really hard time grasping tarot, but have an easier time with oracle or runes. Or like how we like pendulum, but really thrive with using bones for yes or no stuff

Also if you are getting into tarot, I would not recommend doing what I (and many others) did and start out trying to read both upright and reversed. 78 is a lot of definitions already, but reversals pretty much double it lmao

[broken lion]

lmaoo

thanks griffin

[verbal gate]

Ofc! Happy to help!

[haughty aspen]

I just got my first tarot deck!! (Technically second but the first felt really off) I got the labyrinth tarot deck, which is really interesting! I’m thinking of doin some bonding by trying to memorize some meanings by pulling cards, checking the meaning, pulling another, and so on!

I took it with me today just doing stuff. It was with me for school, and then for a protest

It also was with me for dinner with my dad and I showed him the deck

[verbal gate]

Nice!! Getting a new deck is always a lot of fun and has the potential to be a really cool experience

[haughty aspen]

I already had an oracle deck, but I never did anything with my first tarot deck because it just felt off. So I’m starting off basically from scratch

The deck I got also has two of one card and another is missing

Which is interesting

[haughty aspen]

One thing about the deck though is it doesn’t have images for the numbered minor arcana

[languid wharf]

Congrats on the new tarot deck!

[earnest juniper]

Thinking about getting a tarot deck off Amazon but idk how good of an idea that is especially for my first tarot deck

[dreamy rampart]

you def can!

i ordered my first one online and its the one i use most consistantly

[earnest juniper]

How do you go about picking one then out of those?

[dreamy rampart]

i just like found one i liked

[earnest juniper]

Because normally I just like to go over everything with my hands and either energy is good or is just like meh whatever if I am picking things in person

Whether that's like crystals, decks, whatever

I mostly do it with crystals

[dreamy rampart]

i just find things i think look nice/have a good energy. Im used to figuring energy out through technology so its the same for in person i just cant touch it

[earnest juniper]

Gotcha makes sense

I mean I've always had a pull towards dragons as far as I know

So I could maybe get a dragon one

I also like faerie stuff though

[dreamy rampart]

they make both!

i have a dragon deck actually its cute

[earnest juniper]

Ooo would you mind if I saw? /nf

[dreamy rampart]

yeah! ive used it for the #🔮daily-reading before so lemme find a day or 2 where ive used it

#🔮daily-reading message
#🔮daily-reading message
#🔮daily-reading message

there you go!

[earnest juniper]

Ooo that's interesting looking

I'm thinking this one

[dreamy rampart]

ooo that one is cool

[earnest juniper]

This is the other one I'm considering

But I think I've had the dragon connection a lot longer than the faerie one

I could maybe get both too I suppose

Yeah I don't see why not and then that way I have options for like what kind of a day it is for me personally

Besides I've been wanting some tarot decks for a while, I have a bunch of oracle ones but figured I should get some tarot ones too

I'll just get both it's fine

[dreamy rampart]

yrahh!! those look cute too

[earnest juniper]

Yeah

Oli can I dm you? /nf

[dreamy rampart]

sure as long as its not something that needs staff attention!

[earnest juniper]

Nope it's not staff attention stuff ^^

[dreamy rampart]

ah okay then! dm away lol

[earnest juniper]

And they are here

First ever tarot decks

[dreamy rampart]

yeah!!!

[earnest juniper]

The dragon one came with a massive book too apparently

Intro to tarot stuff and talking about the cards, as well as some info about working with dragons

[dreamy rampart]

ooooo

[earnest juniper]

The faerie one has a similar book, although idk if it has anything about working with fae

It has some spreads in it though

[dreamy rampart]

most tarot decks come with the guidebook so thats probably with that is!

[earnest juniper]

Probably

[dreamy rampart]

super neat though!

[earnest juniper]

Yeah

I'm kinda excited

[dreamy rampart]

im excited for you!

[earnest juniper]

Found overlap in the faerie deck with dragons in the art

[dreamy rampart]

oooo

[earnest juniper]

Looking at the dragon deck now ^^

It has good art too

Not any overlap of fae and dragons but it's still cool art

Okay curious how this thing works, was looking in resources at stuff
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The explanation confuses me a little bit and I'm not sure how to follow this

Mostly for the second card

If it makes it easier I got the same number as Griffin (44)

From the initial adding up

[dreamy rampart]

ah im not quite sure since i dont exactly know what @verbal gate meant by that

[earnest juniper]

Gotcha okay

I'm just not really sure how to like follow it from there

I have my birthday adding up to 44

So then I add the two 4s to get 8 for the first card

I have no idea how to go from there for the second

[dreamy rampart]

oh you break down 8 into 17 bc 1+7 = eight so you have Strength and the Star

[earnest juniper]

Why do you break it into 17 though?

Like where's that coming from?

[dreamy rampart]

bc 1 + 7 = 8

[earnest juniper]

Why that breakdown specifically?

[dreamy rampart]

not sure i didnt make the thingy

[earnest juniper]

Yeah but like why that and not like 2 and 6 or something?

Oh gotcha

Sorry idk that's just the part confusing me

[dreamy rampart]

its bc all card pairings are joined together and strength is always paired with the star

i assume its bc its the smalles joining of numbers? but idk

[earnest juniper]

Okay gotcha

[dreamy rampart]

like if you have the star as one of your cards your other will be strength

[earnest juniper]

They just go together then okay

[dreamy rampart]

and how if you have 19 as your first number you will always have 3 cards instead of the two (like me!)

[earnest juniper]

Makes sense

So I should only have 2 then since my first number was 44

So mine are Strength and The Star?

Because those two are just always connected

So since my first was Strength, my second is The Star?

[dreamy rampart]

yup!

i have three (Sun, Wheel, Magician) since i have the number of 19.
anyone that also has 19 will also have those cards

[earnest juniper]

Gotcha

[dreamy rampart]

you can also use either of these: https://www.tarotschool.com/Calculator.html / https://labyrinthos.co/pages/calculate-your-tarot-birth-card calculate if you want to double check

[earnest juniper]

Can you use this for tarot too or is this exclusively oracle?
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Just I know it says specifically "get to know your oracle cards" so I wasn't sure

[dreamy rampart]

all spreads can usually be used for oracle and tarot! i use the oracle labeled one for tarot specifically!

[earnest juniper]

Okay good to know wasn't quite sure for spreads for them and if they translate over between tarot and oracle or not

[earnest juniper]

Yeah Strength and The Star came out of that too

[dreamy rampart]

yup then you did it correctly

[earnest juniper]

I might do a reading later to try and figure out things with Nyx and that dream I had the other day

After I do one to get to know the decks

But that has to wait till homework is done

[dreamy rampart]

nice!

[thorn path]

I worked on my divination last night and im not sure if i reached Hekate honestly, i was getting answers and proof but then I asked her if she could speak with me in my dream she said yes but i dont recall having a dream at all and when i woke up all i have is this aching pain in my neck could somebody explain this for me

[dreamy rampart]

well dream work is just like any other kind of skill you dont just get it you have to work up to it

if you dont have experience remembering your dreams or having actively done work to do so thats not gonna really change bc you ask a god to speak with you. its like asking someone to send you a letter but not being sure of how to look for a mailman to receive said letter

you can also do a vetting process with said deity to be sure

[thorn path]

thank you btw sorry for the late reply

[earnest juniper]

I just realized I probably ned to cleanse my decks too before using them oops

(I haven't used them yet for anything)

[dreamy rampart]

you should also try bonding with them!

[earnest juniper]

How does one do that? I've never heard that was a thing you could do till now /gen

[dreamy rampart]

well I'll usually just spend time asking the deck questions, seeing how it gives out cards, getting used to the energy of the deck itself, just like talking to it and asking it's opinions on non-serious issues or something like that!
you can even do so by just like letting it be near you so that way your energy can kind of meld with the decks energy

[earnest juniper]

Oh gotcha

So would cleansing it with a smoky quartz crystal necklace that I wear all waking hours of the day be a good idea?

I know in resources it said clear quartz but I only have one piece of that

Honestly most of what I have is amethyst

[dreamy rampart]

I think amethyst helps w cleansing

there are also a bunch of other ways that you can go about cleansing a deck! not just rocks

[earnest juniper]

Gotcha yeah that I think is just one of the most on hand atm ones for me

I've heard though you can also like cleanse them by "knocking" the energy out

[verbal gate]

I do that! I kinda use the knocking as like "waking up" the deck

Some people also cleanse their deck with things like sound, incense, moonlight- I even have a friend who uses their humidifier to cleanse their decks

[earnest juniper]

Gotcha gotcha

Yeah I was mostly just kinda looking at this
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[verbal gate]

Yeah those are all great options!

[earnest juniper]

It specifically mentions clear quartz but would amethyst or smoky quartz work well too if I wanted to use that style?

I have a smoky quartz necklace that like I've had for a long time that I keep on my person all waking hours of the day unless like I'm showering or something

Would that be something that would be good or not as much?

[verbal gate]

Amethyst and smokey quartz are also both really good options! I actually prefer smokey quartz for cleansing

[earnest juniper]

Gotcha okay

I definitely feel a better connection to amethyst than clear quartz

And again I wear this smoky quartz necklace all the time so like I vibe with it and it's probably pretty attuned to me and my energy

[verbal gate]

Yeah either of those options are solid!

[earnest juniper]

Oki sounds good thanks

[verbal gate]

Happy to help!

[earnest juniper]

I can also keep them around my usual area where I spend most of my day

So that they're also just around me as a person

I even have an amethyst egg I can put on the dragon deck, which that just makes sense

[earnest juniper]

Is there a certain amount of time I should leave the crystals on the decks to cleanse them?

[dreamy rampart]

I tend to go a few hours or overnight

[earnest juniper]

Okay gotcha so it's been somewhat close to a few hours I'm probably gonna go to my room with them though when I go to bed in a couple hours

And do like a late night before going to sleep reading or two or three sorta deal

Then probably leave them in my room either like on my windowsill or nightstand or something

After that

[earnest juniper]

Okay so looking at the book that came with my dragon tarot deck I'm wondering if there's anything I need to know about the author? Either good, bad, or neutral.

Here's the little bit about her in the front of the book

[dreamy rampart]

All I can really see is the fact that she's written those books mentioned I don't know what all those books entail as I've never read them personally

[sudden spruce]

Paid actor, nobody lives in Minnesota /silly

Looking through her blog and associates I don't see any problems. Of course specializing in talking about dragons though she include ones of many different cultures which is p neat and a big positive in my book

[earnest juniper]

Okay gotcha cool thanks

[earnest juniper]

I figured probably better to read the book first before doing anything with the deck itself

[dull sorrel]

Yo I start the Deity Dossier to see if I have anyone new who might want to work with me

FIRST CARD I GET

☀️

[verbal gate]

Well that's a big glowing yes if I've ever seen one

[dull sorrel]

It’s reversed though

Idk if that changes anything

but I feel like it might be Apollo because of the music question from last night

[verbal gate]

If your deck comes with a guide book, you could double check what definition it came with

[dull sorrel]

It didn’t unfortunately

what even is going on im so confused 😭

wait hang on

tw ||sword imagery, death mention||

[dreamy rampart]

I forget how big that damn spread is 😭😭😭

[verbal gate]

So I don't know the exact questions attached to each of those cards, but a lot of them have ties to independance, not knowing, or mystery type stuff so with that in mind, here are some potential meanings:
You have to figure it out the hard way (signs, research, etc)
You're not ready/allowed to know yet
There's not one actively reaching out, but you have the independence and resources to reach out to one

[dreamy rampart]

I think a lot of the questions in the dossier are about like the aspects of the deity like what they rule over what their personality is like

[verbal gate]

That makes sense. I was just going based off of what I saw on the cards

Mostly cause I kinda mix spreads and intuitive reading in my divination cause that tends to work better for my brain

[dreamy rampart]

yeah it's like "what is their personality" and stuff like that

that's fair

[verbal gate]

Wild! Yeah I have no idea then

[dull sorrel]

I was thinking about the “actively reaching out answer” and then I had a feeling to pull this one card

It was the Hierophant

And then I felt something from where my old altar for Apollo used to be

[earnest juniper]

Is one of these spreads better than the other at all for new tarot decks?
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[dreamy rampart]

I just use both tbh

like one then the other

if there are ones that like are the same question I'll just skip those

[earnest juniper]

Oh gotcha okay

So it ends up being one reading but leaving out the duplicate questions?

[dreamy rampart]

ye pretty much!

[earnest juniper]

That seems like basically just the first of those two then to me

All the questions from the second one feel like they're already in the first one to me

[dreamy rampart]

that's fair

[earnest juniper]

Okay well I guess that makes figuring out things of like what direction to go in with extra cards in the spread easier

Since it's just the first spread without any changes

I think I'm gonna do that with my two new decks tonight

It's night and it's like one of my favorite weathers right now (raining) so it feels like a good night for it for me

[dreamy rampart]

yay! hope you have a good read!

[earnest juniper]

Thanks

Gonna finish this youtube video first though then go do them

One for each deck I got

[earnest juniper]

Might I potentially have some help interpreting results of them? I gave it a shot first at my own understanding of them, and just want some second opinions for if that seems like it makes sense or if I'm understanding things not quite right yet. /nf

Well I haven't yet for the second deck but I plan on it

[dreamy rampart]

you can send it here and someone might be able to help

[earnest juniper]

This was the questions and my understanding of the answers based on what was in the book for the cards. I also just have the descriptions from the book if people want those at all

The 7 card spread here was the one I used
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That was with my dragon tarot deck, that's probably relevant somewhat now that I think about it

[earnest juniper]

Here is the one for my faerie tarot deck

Both use the same 7 card spread I linked above

[dreamy rampart]

so for this one:
1 - I think is more the deck saying that it's energy is more based around using intuition, the readings it may give you will be emotional
2 - the strengths of this deck will be ones of helping you deal with emotions like fear and pain and grief
3 - I feel like this one might be more about helping to teach you how to connect with and become more in tune with those around you?
4 - this is p spot on
5 - again p spot on. I think it's about like actually listening to what the cards are telling you
6 - this is also pretty good I think it's also about how with the use of these cards you can better plan for your future
7 - also p solid, it's just letting you know to be aware and prepare for the journey you will have with that deck

as always w card interpretation, it's best to go with your own intuition since these are cards you pulled

[dreamy rampart]

1 - agree
2 - agree
3 - agree
4 - agree would also say that it might be telling you to be prepared for sudden change?
5 - agree! also might say that you should be prepared for challenges
6 - agree also might be something about the cards will bring you a bit out of your shell more and help you be more willing to take action!
7- not quite sure what suit the knave is (I'm thinking page?) if so, this card is about intuition and unexpected but pleasant messages

again this is just my take, so your intuition and first thoughts on the meanings definitely hold a bit more weight

[earnest juniper]

I have the description from the book for the Knave of Cups if you want it /nf

[earnest juniper]

I think your take makes sense. It seemed like it mostly tied in with the things I was saying just was a bit more specifically adjusted to things.

I feel like I was on the right track and just had a little bit of like a guidance nudge if that makes sense? /pos

Seems like the order in the book is ascending Knave, Knight, Queen, King

So yeah most likely it's the equivalent of Page

Still maybe the deck specific description of the card might help?

[dreamy rampart]

it might

[earnest juniper]

“The Knave of Cups is generally happy and perhaps a bit naïve regarding the complexity of emotions. She has little experience with tragedy and tends to see things in black and white, and therefore can be judgmental. Despite her lack of experience or depth, she has a good heart and is ready to share that with almost anyone. She can also represent a message about a romance, an artistic or creative project, or an emotionally charged situation.”

[dreamy rampart]

so I think with the issue of it being judgmental, is that it's not coming from a place of being "blunt" it's coming from a place of being naive!
the page is a very childlike card in that they don't have the "experience" of the other face cards.

[earnest juniper]

Ohhh okay so like she's naively blunt because she doesn't know better?

[dreamy rampart]

yeah! in a way

like the judgment of the card isn't going to be rude or anything it's going to be like very black and white / wrong and right based (is what I'm getting from it)

[earnest juniper]

Okay, so what exactly does that mean in regards to the question it was answering?

[dreamy rampart]

like these are your wrong options and these are your good options but it's not going to have a lot of mixing

[earnest juniper]

So basically the deck will let me know if I'm making the right choice or the wrong choice pretty directly?

[dreamy rampart]

I think it's saying that the Deck question it's just going to be a bit more naive in its answers when it's regarding complex emotional situations. the cards may come off as "these are your only good options and the rest are bad" without being able to see the issues with the good options / view anything other that complete success as "good"

like it'll give you good options but it won't take into account how you could emotionally be impacted by it

like it might give you the tower when you're asking a question about what you should do for a relationship, which is a really blunt and drastic card to get for a relationship

it also might be the only card that you ever end up pulling for that relationship because the deck isn't going to give you alternative methods

so yes blunt but in a way that is like okay well "this is what we know works! that's it no other options"

[earnest juniper]

Oh okay I guess that sort of makes sense?

Like the deck has a very "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" sort of thinking/feeling

"This is what works so we're going to stick to that"

[dreamy rampart]

I think so?

but also yeah I find it cool that all of the cards are upright as well

[earnest juniper]

Upright?

[dreamy rampart]

yeah as in none came out reversed

(the card flipped upsidedown)

upside down cards have different meanings

[earnest juniper]

I mean I shuffled them like a regular deck of playing cards since that's kinda the only way I know how to shuffle

At least when cards are unsleeved

[dreamy rampart]

oh well you could take one of the piles and flip it then you have reversed cards

I tend to do that like a minimum of 6 times

[earnest juniper]

Gotcha

[dreamy rampart]

you also don't have to read reversals but some decks have the description for them

[earnest juniper]

idk I figured just starting out without reversed cards would be complicated enough for me

[dreamy rampart]

I also tend to overhand shuffle

[earnest juniper]

The dragon one definitely doesn't have them

[dreamy rampart]

there are also websites that give you the meanings of both (cards are pretty universal)

[earnest juniper]

I don't think the faerie one does either

But isn't it just basically reversed generally means the opposite of the description?

[dreamy rampart]

not really

[earnest juniper]

Oh, I thought it was for some reason

Like if it was reversed that it means like the context of the card but like in the opposite way

[dreamy rampart]

https://biddytarot.com/tarot-card-meanings/minor-arcana/suit-of-cups/page-of-cups/
this is for the page of cups

[dreamy rampart]

it can be but it's often times also something about the card being interpreted in a different light

like the Tower reversed isn't "drastic change" in a good way. it's about the refusal to change or the refusal to allow change

(basically like being stubborn and not allowing growth)

[earnest juniper]

Oh okay gotcha

[dreamy rampart]

again you don't have to read reversals (some people don't) I don't for some decks that don't have the meaning

[earnest juniper]

Also does this seem good then for the Knave of cups?

[dreamy rampart]

yeah that sounds solid

[earnest juniper]

I think I might hold off for now while I'm still new to this

[dreamy rampart]

that's fair

[earnest juniper]

Okay thanks for the help oli

[dreamy rampart]

yeah np

[earnest juniper]

I at least got most of them fairly accurate or in the right direction

Like I said I think you just gave a little guidance nudge /pos

[dreamy rampart]

yeah

[earnest juniper]

These answers aren't always rigid over time, are they?

[dreamy rampart]

like how do you mean?

[earnest juniper]

Like if I do this again later down the line say like a few years later, could the answers have potentially changed in that time to these questions?

[dreamy rampart]

oh totally

I feel like as you use them and as the deck gets used to both your energy and how you interact with the the way the deck responds may change!

[earnest juniper]

Okay gotcha I just wasn't sure if that was a thing really and this sort of thing related to the Knave of Cups had me thinking "So can the deck learn and grow then if it's naive now?"

That's sorta where I was going with that

[dreamy rampart]

it's different for each deck and different for how each person but yeah the energy of the deck might be something that changes with more time and bonding

[earnest juniper]

So I guess now I need to sort of figure out the overall reading together collectively

For both decks

I think the overall sort of message from the dragon deck is like getting in tune with emotions and learning to understand the world around me better. Then using that knowledge and those lessons to prepare for the future.

For the faerie deck I think it's also about developing emotional intelligence. It specializes more in like agreeing and compromising where you can, but sometimes you need to be firm and hold your ground. Once our mind is made up about a situation, that's the only choice going forward. These may present challenges to adapt to, but that's part of the plan. To get what you want, you will have to go through challenges.

Do those seem good to you @dreamy rampart ?

As like the overall meaning of the reading collectively, rather than all of the individual cards?

[dreamy rampart]

yeah those seem solid

[earnest juniper]

So I guess the next thing I need to do now is do some kind of clarifying reading about the dream I had the other day

Mostly wondering about if that truly was Nyx. If it was, does she seek anything from me? What does she seek from me if she does seek something from me? Does she want to establish a relationship with me? Those sorts of questions

Would just the big dossier spread in #1114061678963855410 be good for that sort of thing, or is there a better one possibly?

This one:
#1114061678963855410 message

[dreamy rampart]

to be honest you don't even really need a spread you can just ask your cards those questions

[earnest juniper]

Doesn't there still need to be like a specific layout of the cards when you do readings though? Or is that not actually a thing? It seems like most readings just have like a certain layout done for them so I'm not 100% sure how it works for that kind of thing

[dreamy rampart]

nope!

[verbal gate]

Some readers focus on the positions of the cards, but a lot of them just read the cards as they show up

[dreamy rampart]

those are just for spreads and not everybody uses spread some people just pull cards

like for me if I pull out two cards for the same question I'll probably read the first card and then the second card will probably be like an explainer card?

[verbal gate]

The main points os spreads are to show how cards may relate to each other and also so you can see all the cards at once

[dreamy rampart]

but this is also very dependent on the reading itself, the question, how it was asked ect

like overall tarot readings are very personalized and how you read them is going to depend entirely on yourself

like me and Griffin could use the exact same Deck with the exact same cards pulled for the exact same questions but because of who we are as readers we will interpret them differently

[earnest juniper]

So I can essentially like let's say I have 4 questions I can just do it in like a 2x2 layout of the cards?

Just as an example

[dreamy rampart]

sure

[earnest juniper]

Or just 4 cards in a line

Or whatever

[dreamy rampart]

I tend to just pull mine and shove them in a line

yup entirely up to you

[earnest juniper]

Okay gotcha

So I guess the only to note when I just pull cards would be to note down what questions I asked as I ask them

Where I don't have to worry about that as much when using a spread

[dreamy rampart]

yup! I actually keep a reading log for this exact reason!

[earnest juniper]

Gotcha gotcha

[dreamy rampart]

I'll also jot down every time I do a tarot reading so that way if something doesn't making sense in the moment I can look back at it and be like "OHHHHH that's what that meant"

it also very much helps just like my dyslexic & ADHD brain

[earnest juniper]

I feel like maybe I need to start a grimoire at this rate /hj

[dreamy rampart]

you def can. my reading log is apart of mine but some folks have them separate

[earnest juniper]

I would probably do mine digitally so I could organize it a little bit easier

And also I don't have to worry about complications irl with it (family related)

[dreamy rampart]

mine is digital! it also makes it easier to take pictures of the reading so that way I don't forget what cards I pulled lol

[earnest juniper]

Mmm yeah that makes sense

I did mine actually from the other day too now that you mention that

Although I might redo it because the glare on one of the cards was terrible and made it impossible to tell what it was

[dreamy rampart]

valid!

[earnest juniper]

I put the cards back on top of the deck in the order I pulled them so I should be able to recreate it pretty easily

Also I had a question come to mind during this conversation

When doing readings do you shuffle between each card pulled or do you just shuffle until feels good and then pull all the cards in one go?

Like are you supposed to do it one way or the other or is it just whatever feels right to you as the reader?

[sudden spruce]

Whatever feels right!

I sometimes struggle with motor control so shuffling can be really difficult- so i opt for the "spread em on the table and stir like its a DJ set of discs" lol

[dreamy rampart]

i use a mix of methods (p much whatever I'm feeling ATM) so I'll sometimes overhand shuffle in between, I'll dj disc them, or I'll spread them out in a line and feel them out

[verbal gate]

Some people shuffle and pull, some people shuffle and wait for cards to pop out, some people feel it out, there's all sorts of options

Like the way we shuffle is probably unnecessarily complicated, but it's what our brain says is correct so we go with it

[earnest juniper]

I'm content just shuffling them like how a regular deck of cards gets shuffled

The riffle and bridge style shuffling

Mostly because that's like the only way I feel comfortable shuffling when I don't have card sleeves on the cards

And it just feels right to me to shuffle that way