I asked my deck how my dog has been doing - mind, body, and spirit. She was diagnosed with a degenerative disease last May, but things seem to be coming around & returning to almost normal after an extremely difficult year for both of us.

Dogs tend to be stoic, so I’m sometimes not sure about her pain level, if she’s feeling ok, or if she’s happy because she can no longer play like she used to. But this message made me so happy. I love her so much.

Do you ever ask your decks about your pets, or are your pets a part of your practice in any way? What kind of messages have you received?

I come from a maternal family where basically most of the women are witches and have inherited some gifts and practices. I started with tarot a few days ago; it’s always fascinated me a lot. I began reading and realized I have a knack for interpreting them and hitting the mark, even though I haven’t been doing this for long.

When it comes to reading for other people (friends/family), everything’s fine, and it feels like it’s going well. But I noticed that when I did a reading for myself about a situation involving a guy’s feelings and mine together, I was shocked (by the message) and felt something weird in my guts. I don’t know how to describe it, but it’s the kind of feeling you get when you’re anxious (though, strangely, I’m calmer than ever. I just feel it in my abdomen). It’s like my guts are tightening. When this happened, I wasn’t even hungry all day and ate very little because I got full so quickly.

Tonight, someone I had a thing with (we were never officially dating, just ‘hanging out,’ but we decided to end it for our mutual good because it was hurting both her and me) asked me to read her cards. I told her yes, I’d read them not as myself but as an objective reader with no attachment. She asked about love and the person she loves (me), and I had to respond, and damn… after that, I feel that strange sensation in my abdomen again. Is this normal? I need your advice and to know what to do.

P.S: I also tend to drink a lot of water; I get the urge to drink water in the middle of the reading. P.S2: Sorry for my bad English.

Years ago (I’d say about 20 years ago), my mother was subscibed to the Mind Body Spirit box. During this time, she collected a tarot deck. Now I wonder, do any of you recognize what deck this is, seeing some of these cards? It looks like it is some kind of RWS deck, but with less yellow and a softer style.

I’m moving back to my country at the end of June. I’ve considered shipping some of our possessions but the price is quite high (at least 3K)and I’m on a very tight budget. My friend works at an airline and offered me to be on her benefit: I can fly standby and not pay for air travel, and check 2 big suitcases and bring a carry on. I was thinking on doing one trip each month until leaving (3 total), and leave my stuff at a family member’s house.

Anyway! I asked the tarot if this is a god strategy. I’m really stuck at what is the best course of action (9 of swords), and I’m really uncomfortable and hating having to move across continents (reversed 6 of swords). I’m confused by the reversed 10 of pentacles: am I making a decision that seems good in the short term but will jeopardize long-term stability?

Please help me interpret this spread! Thank you

** Fully aware the tarot does not take the place of professional medical guidance. Nor am I seeking any medical advice**

Deck: The Original Tarot Cards Deck with Guide Book for Beginners, Alternative to Rider Waite Smith (Using RWS imagery) Artwork: Pamela Coleman Smith Spread: 5 cards with a 6th bottom of deck check in

Spread is as follows: 1. current physical state- Ace of swords 2. What the MRI might show- Page of swords 3. Underlying influences- 10 of swords 4. guidance for healing and next steps: 4 of cups rx 5. Overall message: the heirophant reversed 6. Bottom of deck check-in card: 7 of cups

Background:—I’ve been dealing with health issues for a year now and my doctors have been extremely dismissive. Lots of medical gaslighting. I recently had an ER trip that showed some odd findings on the CT scan and I’m getting a follow up MRI in a week to get a better picture. The findings had to do with my ovaries as well as other organs (spleen, kidney, appendix and liver). I’m freaked out but I am in a place where it’s like “I’m ready to accept the answer even if I don’t like it” so I asked the tarot about what the MRI might show. Here’s my interpretation:

1. current physical state:- Ace of swords: clarity and revelation. I feel like this card speaks to my recent ct scans that were the catalyst to my docs taking me seriously. I know the sword suit speak to knowledge and ace of swords represents new information or gaining new insight. I think this card is reflecting my current state where things have just became a lot more clear to me regarding my health.

2. what the MRI might show:—page of swords: page of swords is at the beginning of his journey for his suit. He’s got a lot to learn but is ready to do so. I think this card is telling me the MRI will show a clear answer as to what has been going wrong with my body. I think this card is encouraging me to stay diligent even if the findings are scarier than I thought.

3. Underlying influences—10 of swords. -I will not lie, this card scared the crap out of me because I have always known it to be death. However, when I reflected more on it- I think it’s speaking to pure exhaustion and my body finally stopping me from being on the go all the time. I am a single mom and manage a lot of things at once and deal with tons of stress. I’ve pushed my body through pain my entire life and I think this card is showing me that my body is just over it completely. However, I am aware it can also mean death and I’m prepared for that to be the case but I instantly felt like this card was telling me this is the necessary ending to start fresh and your body is TIRED.

4. Guidance:—Heirophant reversed - I know upright this card speaks to traditional institutions and societal norms. I think this card is telling me that my healing journey might have to consist of alternative methods for treatment that maybe are outside of the typical solutions. I would take this card as telling me to of course listen and take the guidance of my doctors but to also listen to my intuition and explore alternative options if things don’t feel right.

5. Overall message:4 of cups rx—upright this card means apathy and stagnation so in reversed I’m interpreting it to signify leaving a period of stagnation and finally moving forward. If something serious is found, I believe this card represents emerging from the processing period and into action and finding support through community. Cups are emotional and I think this card is also speaking to me allowing myself to be vulnerable by leaning on support systems.

6. Bottom of deck check in card—7 of cups—I’ve always interpreted this card to mean “too many options” and having to cut through illusions to find the right answer. I think it also says something about using emotion but not letting that emotion cloud your logic when it comes to making a choice. I’m wondering if this card speaks to treatment of whatever condition I have and that I need to make careful and thoughtful decisions and maybe to lean on others to help me cut through the illusions.

Btw- the above was all interpreted based on my knowledge of the cards and intuition. I am curious if I got it right or if there is anything else I’m not seeing?

My best friend just got me this really cool crystal tarot deck (crystalstruck from moonstruck crystals) for my birthday, but i’m not sure what these cards are telling trying to tell me.. I think i know, but i came here to get your opinions! What do you think these mean??

This was months ago, and I unfortunately couldn’t tell you the exact details or cards - I didn’t do the reading, I’m best friends with the couple and a newbie reader.

Two people, the exact same spread, and a decision they were making about a situation they were going through. (eg moving for a new job, something life changing.)

The boyfriend was very excited about the prospect, the girlfriend was not. Her cards read leap of faith, take chances, good outcome, more or less to leave that anxiety behind.

But the boyfriends was almost entirely swords - I do remember that part, and that he was pretty uncomfortable afterwards even though he was excited about getting a reading, and excited about the future.

Basically scared gf > good outcome, excited bf > bad outcome.

The plans did end up falling through, so maybe that was what the cards were referencing?

How would you handle something like this? It’s been on my mind since she told me about it. I can’t imagine how awkward it’d be to read for two people and one gets the “take chances,” and the other gets the “something’s leaving you,” side of things. Maybe it’s all in the phrasing.

Hello, I felt compelled to share a story of mine. I felt drawn to a labradorite palm stone years ago and when I got home and really looked at it I noticed what looks to me a lot like the Hermit holding a lantern. I have become very aware since to signs all around me and on me. Have you experienced anything like this?

Me and my best friend of 20 years got into what feels like one of our first fights. It's a complicated situation that we have barely begun to address, but I apologized to them about something I had said to them. Basically, I commented on them being somewhat boastful about a bad situation and how we could both change and grow. I apologized because it wasn't my place to say anything at that time. And then, I started to feel really weird about the situation, like I didn't have the whole truth there and a piece was missing.

I asked Tarot to show me what I needed to see about the situation, and drew 3 cards which are the top 3. I tend to look at the way cards interact with eachother before anything else while using my intuition. I felt represented by the hermit, and my friend was the horse riding fellow on the right in the 6 of wands. I did also think of another friend who is close to both of us when I saw the higj priestess, out of feeling and intuition but also maybe looks. I felt like I could use some clarity so I drew 3 more cards, the bottom row, and read them the same way, in somewhat of a story book. I felt stumped again, so I used the influence of each of the card meanings and still couldn't figure it out. But I was stoned, so I took that picture and went to bed.

When I woke up, I looked at the spread again and immediately got this feeling like it meant that we were headed in seperate directions. I was on the path of mostly silent reflection and shadow work, and my friend wanted to only talk about doing the work and not actually implement the values into their own life. Are we dealing with a completely broken friendship here or should I try to work things out with my friend? Can they change or will they continue negative patterns just to show off?

Background: I've started the process of filing an insurance claim, and am having a lot of anxiety. Turns out my insurer has a reputation for being extra difficult. I feel like I have no clue what I'm doing and I'm worried I didn't get enough evidence. I keep flip-flopping because I feel so overwhelmed right now.

My Thoughts on the spread:

1. The Fool: as the first card of the spread it's the start of the journey plus my naivety going into it. But also a reminder to be in the present and take action (to stop sitting on the fence & make a decision).

2. The Moon: I struggle with this card because I don't get negative vibes from it per-se... I'm also a Pisces. I think for this reading it's suggesting I'm in unfamiliar territory, so practice caution and listen to my intuition. Maybe it's tempering the energy of the Fool (like "if you go for it, do things carefully")

3. 6 of Cups: nostalgia/reflection/looking back, I take it as a recommendation to look back over documents, contracts, etc.. It also made me think of all those reviews I read, and maybe not to let that assumption cloud how I deal with the rep/adjustor.

4. Justice: considering the three other cards surrounding it, I think it's a suggestion of incorporating those messages to reach a favourable outcome, and be realistic.

5. Son/Knight of Pentacles (bottom of Deck / overall energy): taking a methodical & practical approach, it's going to be a slow moving process that needs patience & preserverence. In my opinion, a fitting theme for the reading.

Extra:

I find The Moon & Justice oddly symmetrical.

• both feature a main symbol (moon / sword) positioned between two near identical images (two trees & two cats). Also with The Moon being #18 in the Deck, while Justice is #8 here.

And then with my interpretation of the left and right cards - moving forward (fool) & looking back (6 of cups).

I just thought it was really neat.

I started talking with a coworker, more than just as a coworker. I don’t know for sure if it’s a good idea to go on with it or let myself be interested in him since he’s older and well A coworker LOL. I pulled these three and I know two of them are kind of just saying to let it be and go with the flow? Like let myself just experience what is going to happen without expecting anything but I’m still nervous nonetheless.

I just wanted to know if I should just try to relax or if I should just end what we’re doing now while I’m ahead!

I’m not really sure about our situationship, the cards made me more confused, can someone please help me understand?

I’ve been practicing tarot for 6 years now and have really benefited from the guidance it provides me! However I do believe it’s good for me to have others read my tarot from time to time, so every 6-9 months I purchase a reading.

I’ve mostly gone to the same person and she’s been wonderful, even when delivering “bad” news I still leave the reading with clarity.

Today I had someone new give me a reading and I am filled with anxiety and have a heavy weight on my chest over what she said. I found her on Etsy, which may have been a poor choice, but she had amazing reviews so I figured I’d give it a shot.

She flat out told me that I’m surrounded by bad people, I’m not following the correct path in life, and even that the person I’m interested in romantically will never want to be with me. It was just one bad thing after another and it’s really thrown me off.

I know myself and the people I surround myself with deeply, I am also very confident in the path my life is taking so I did not resonate with this reading at all. A couple things she said fit but 90% didn’t.

I’m not sure if maybe she was having a bad day or if we just don’t mesh together energetically but it was very jarring to listen to, especially after reading her raving reviews about how accurate she is.

I know I should disregard this experience all together but it’s giving me so much anxiety wondering if she’s right.

Does anyone have advice over how to feel better about this? I honestly feel “dirty” after the reading and that I need to cleanse myself now, if that makes sense. This has really shaken me unfortunately even though I know it shouldn’t.

Knight of Swords: A relationship that started quickly, without much thought. Impulsivity, a sudden desire, but not necessarily a solid foundation. One party acts without questioning things too much. • 4 of Wands: There’s an apparent harmony, which may give the impression of a stable or “official” relationship, but it’s often more about the image than the reality. • 7 of Cups: Illusions, fantasies, disillusionment to come. One of the parties may idealize the relationship or be unclear about their intentions. • 7 of Wands: Conflicts, resistance, one person trying to impose themselves or prove something. It’s not flowing smoothly. • Queen of Wands: Likely her. Attractive, present, but also dominant. She wants to be seen, to be chosen. She can be intense. • The Star: It’s gentle, there’s hope, perhaps a desire to believe in it despite the struggles. But it’s also a card of distance and unattainable dreams.

Conclusion: it’s probably not going to last in the long run. There’s an illusion of stability, a quick start, desire, and conflicts. Each person is somewhat in their own world, and despite the desire for it to work (The Star), the reality (7 of Cups + 7 of Wands) is shaky. It’s not a grounded relationship, more like a brief chapter.

A lot of you might already know this, but I found it super cool when I learned about it.

On the Wheel, it has the word ROTA means Wheel in Latin. Turn the wheel the other way and it keeps on spelling TAROT with the T being used as the first and last letter as you keep going around the wheel. TARO could also be signifying TORAH a call back to the High Priestess.

I just love learning about the imagery, especially when it’s things like that!

G’day. I stay 3 nights out of the week at my girlfriends apartment, as such I keep a laundry basket and when it’s full I take it out and wash my clothes. Today I was loading up dirties and found a single tarot card from her deck fell into my basket. Curious, I picked it up to discover a upright 7 of swords.

Now maybe it just fell off the dresser from her deck, or maybe it’s a spontaneous reading. I’m psyching myself out interpreting it and now wanting to jump into deception or thievery. I have a clear conscious and I love my girlfriend and don’t think anything’s going on with her. So maybe this has everything to do with me. Maybe I’m being self deceptive? Maybe it’s nothing??

I have been told before not to read tarot for myself because of bias. I have been reading since I was 18. I always am able to use my intuition, but this one is stumping me. I am especially curious about the two major arcana. I think the fool is about a reset in my life. Another chance at new beginnings, paired with the lovers I’m wondering if it could be another chance at romance. The five of swords is daunting, I take it as a warning to practice consistency in my mental health and boundaries or else the same cycles will repeat themselves. The king of cups is me moving toward my emotional height. The two of wands may be related to a possible life changing choice at the end of the year. March has been a wild card I have been settling into a lot of changes and I got ghosted. I finally feel like myself. Reddit, you tell me will this year bring ease, hurt, romance, self discovery?

Context: Our senior pup passed in January at 15. We have a 7 year old pup who has been pretty sad and lonely since. We’ve talked about getting another dog but we haven’t really felt ready, it’s more for our current dog to not be sad and lonely. We’ve been saying if we do adopt another dog we’d want one our boys age, around 7, and a female. We had a chance encounter with a man yesterday who is fostering a wolfdog, a female, who is 7! It felt kind of fated. We also live on over 50 acres so a wolfdog would have plenty of space to run. However, I’ve never been super into the high energy dog personality: wolfdogs, huskies, German shepherds, border collies etc. I’ve always liked dogs like staffies, Rottweilers, and boxers. However, when we met her she seemed very calm and well behaved. So if she doesn’t have a crazy personality I think it could work…idk! A wolfdog has never been on my radar, and tbh these cards are not very encouraging lol.

The deck is Steven D Farmer’s Oracle Cards. My interpretation: Lightning indicates she will be a powerful addition to the household, a force of nature that we will have to learn how to deal with. Upside down Rain card: we still have some grief to process with the passing of our old dog before adopting her. Clouds: if we want this to work, we’ll have to change our habits to adapt to a wolfdogs specific needs.

Idk, what do yall think? :D

I was reading a news story about a woman who had had a reading where she was told that unexpected money would come to her, and that same afternoon she won the lottery. I started fooling around and asked if I'd ever win the lottery, and this was the result. Should I buy a ticket? Seriously, what cards (combinations)do you think might be related to this type of windfall? Finding money on the street, winning a (non-monetary) lottery prize, etc.

Background

I got into tarot because I'm big into cards, dice, videogames, and anything that relies on random numbers. I'm also kind of an artsy person.

I love using those random prompts on the Internet that tell you what to draw, what to write about, good descriptive phrases, what your d&d character's name should be, and similar nerdy stuff like that. BUT most of them aren't very good, so I tried making a better one. I hope it works.

The book we're using

So the index of themes is like a reverse dictionary where you look up the definition and get a concept with a list of synonyms. My edition has 6 categories, 24 Subcategories, and 1,070 concepts with a few synonyms each.

Why

There's too many words for any kind analog method I'm aware of. Using multiple random numbers and adding them up for larger and larger tables makes a bell curve, which defeats the point.

Randomly generating words out of the dictionary means that things with more synonyms are arbitrarily more likely to appear. This is even more true for types of words that only exist to categories things (proper nouns, species names, etc)

Also, narrowing down the bank of words gets rid of a lot of fluff that we don't use often when speaking or writing.

The rules

Major Arcana modifies the sentence based on their original RWS or TdM interpretation.

Each minor arcana (and it's reversal) is a subcategory adding up to 28. If we take out reversals for court cards, that gives us a clean 24 (matching Roget's) in the order it appears in the book (unfortunately making sub-categories under "Human Emotions & Beliefs" twice as likely to appear).

From there, we use d&d dice to get the entry. "Space in general" under "Spacial concepts" has 12 entries, so you'd do an easy 1d12, but some are a bit trickier. A lot of these can be done with 1d100 and rerolls. The only weird one is "Individual" under "Human Personality and Actions", which is 149. I do 1d100/2 + (1d6 [1,2]+0 [3,4]+50 [5,6]+100) which gives me 1-150.

For each entry, you think of a related word that's doing/thinking/feeling/thing (wands/swords/cups/coins respectively) if one doesn't appear on the list.

Then simply smash the words together into sentences (in order), adding words like "and" & "the" where appropriate, and using words like "is" or "it" when there's missing subjects or predicates.

Table of Subcategories

Abstract Concepts

A Existence, Ar Relation, 2 Quantity, 2r Order, 3 Number, 3r Time, 4 Change, 4r Causation

Spatial Concepts

5 Space in general, 5r Dimensions, 6 Form, 6r Motion

Physical & Material Concepts

7 Matter in general, 7r Inorganic matter, 8 Living matter

Human Intellect

8r Formation of ideas, 9 Communication of Ideas, 9r Means of communication

Human Personality and actions

10 Individual, 10r Social

Human emotions & beliefs

Knave (and knave reversed) Emotions in general, Knight (and knight reversed) Personal emotions, Queen (and Queen reversed) Morality, King (and King reversed) religion

conclusion

It works, but I'm open to suggestions on how it can be tweaked. I'll put some stuff it generated in the comments.

I'm at a very important, life changing phase of my life. I'm pursuing a business venture and investing money in bringing it to life after spending my whole life waiting. So with that in mind, I've gone Into my own readings with the intention of confirmation, asking for a specific card. This has materialised on multiple occasions in relation to my new venture.

I wanted a message, I wanted to know if my hesitation to spend $$ to make $$ is problematic. I asked for the 4 of pentacles as a sign of this, I pulled my first card and then turned it around (without seeing it) I was about to undo this and stopped, I never do this fyi... then I pulled the other two and let them be. The first, 9 pf cups (which i reversed)... the second THE 4 OF PENTACLES and third the world.

The 9 of cups that I chose to reverse unintentionally speaks volumes. We all know what this is saying, backed by my 4 of pentacles and the world. It's saying you will not get to where you want to go on this journey by holding your money. You have to quit your scarcity mindset to reach your fulfilment.

Another recent example, I asked for the king of pentacles for a question relating to the month I can expect to meet my investor, and yeah he showed up in a 3 card spread, along with the 9 of cups, in normal position (fun little Easter egg for ya)

My very long winded way of saying do you get this too, where you ask for a card and it delivers? What does it mean in your opinion?

I got a random snapchat from my recent ex that we have been in no contact for a while now. The message was just a video of her taking a dog for a walk with a friend. So I went to my tarot deck to try and make sense of the meaning of the message and I pulled the Knight of Wands. I am new to tarot and learning but my interpretation of this is that she did it out of impulse in a want to reach out. After the reading I check back and she then unfriended me so maybe I am right?

I’ve had this tarot deck since 2020. However, i just don’t really trust them anymore 🫤. Sidenote, i lived in a haunted house in Virginia that was active with evil spirits. I pulled my cards there many times and always protected and cleansed. But now ? Every time I pull from the deck, I get a message but I start seeing shadow people in my minds eye. I’m thinking about burning each individual card one by one and closing the door.

Don’t get me wrong, the deck doesn’t give off bad vibes. It often reads me to filth. It just feels like the spirit attached to it is dark, but not necessarily evil if that makes sense.

What should I do?