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BONDING WITH YOUR TAROT CARDS (FOR BEGINNERS)
While this list in not exhaustive, I will be covering my favorite ways to spend time with and strengthen the bond between me and my Tarot cards.
This is a wonderful place to start for those who are new to reading Tarot!
With that said the best way to build a good relationship with your cards is to simply spend time with them! You don’t have to do a bunch of special ju-ju to get your cards to like you. Tarot is only a tool, the magic resides in you!
**However, many of us do incorporate these things into our spiritual practices. If it feels right, do it. If it doesn't, no big deal it’s just not for you. You can still reap the benefits of Tarot without elaborate rituals and strict rules.
There are plenty of fun things you can do to bond with your cards.
From purification by smoke, bathing in the moonlight, charging with crystals, or clearing excess energy with singing bowls there is no right or wrong way to spend time with your cards.
The following are my personal methods of getting to know and building a working relationship with my Tarot cards.
1. Use Them!
First and foremost, the most simple yet most important way to bond with your cards is to use them! Take them out of the box, look through them, feel them, smell them (yes, smell them. I personally enjoy the old book and nag champa-esque smell of my vintage 1970’s Morgan-Greer Tarot cards…)
2. Examine Your Tarot Cards
I can not stress how important it is to actually use your cards Do readings. Talk to them. One of the first, and most exciting, things I do when I get a new deck is to simply look at them. Take the time to examine each individual card. Sort them by suit and look how each cards story progresses from ace to king.
Take the time to find your favorite, your birth card, and your significator card.
3. Read the LWB
Don’t forget about the little white book! The meanings in the LWB may not align perfectly with your own, but take the time to compare and contrast. See what the artist had in mind when they illustrated each card. You’ll be surprised how this little book can bring a whole new level of insight into your cards.
4. Do A Daily Draw
One of the best ways to use your cards is the daily draw. Simple draw one card a day (doesn’t matter what time of day it is, just do it!)and reflect upon it.
Whether its looking for the cards theme throughout your day, relating to experiences through the day, or my favorite simply asking for advice or clarity regarding your day.
5. Get To Know Each Other
In the same vein as using your cards is interviewing a new deck. This is so important!. It will reveal your deck’s strengths, weaknesses,and what type of readings your cards are best used for. Also, why should you always be the one asking a question? Ask your cards how they’re feeling once and awhile. You’ll be surprised what they have to say!
6. Journaling
Keep a journal of your daily draws and spread results. You’ll be surprised how much and how quickly you’ll make progress as a Tarot reader by simply writing it down. This is a magical place where you can store your own personal experiences with the Tarot as well as your personal meanings for each card.
Building a relationship with a deck of cards may seem silly at first, but trust me like any relationship the more you put into it the more you’ll get out of it. Tarot, after all, is a give and take relationship. So, don’t be greedy!
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Aces are all about new possibilities, new ideas, and sowing the seeds of inspiration. Use the Ace of Cups’s energy to discover what emotions drive you forward and which are holding you back.
How the Major Arcana brings about the winds of change in your life..
In regard to the relationship..
1. What I want out of this relationship
2. Expectations that aren’t being met
3. Underlying fears
4. Where you don’t see eye to eye
5. What’s not being confronted
6. What you need to let go of
7. What your heart says
8. Part of me that needs time to heal
1. In what way am I settling in life? 2. What deep desire is being ignored? 3. What aspect of my self is not being fulfilled? 4. What step can I take to bring forth the qualities of my authentic self?
1. What can I do right now to stop my cycle of negative thinking?
2. What excuses am I rationalizing that are keeping me from living my ideal life?
3. What expectations do I hold for my self that aren’t rooted in reality?
4. How are my thoughts and actions misaligned?
5. What can I do right now to start living my ideal life?
As a Tarot reader....
1. What expectations do I hold for my self?
2. What special qualities do I possess that are unique to me?
3. Where do my strengths lie?
4. What holds me back from reaching my true potential?
5. What aspect of myself do I need to develop more fully?
6. How I can best connect to others through Tarot
7. How I can strengthen the bond I have with my Tarot cards.
8. A message from my Tarot cards/ A word of advice
Embrace your badass self with this quick, fun three card Tarot spread!
1. What makes me a badass.
2. My super power.
3. How I'm going to conquer the world.
7. Crown How I can deepen my connection with the divine.
6.Third Eye What obstacles are preventing me from accessing messages from my higher self?
5.Throat What insight do I need in order to express myself more efficiently?
4.Heart What I need to do to show myself more love and compassion.
3.Solar Plexus What realization must I achieve in order to become more grounded and centered?
2.Sacrum How can I best receive and embrace my creative energy?
1.Base What empowers me to persevere and remain strong?
I’ve had a lot of anxieties lately, so I made this spread to help identify what I’m worrying so much about and better focus on the here and now. Being present is focusing on the “right here, right now”. I spend way too much time dwelling on the past and worrying about the future, rather than on the present moment. No matter how much we dwell or worry, we can’t change the past or control the direction of the future. We need to bear witness to the present moment, lest we get lost in time.
- What I’m worrying about too much from the past.
- What I’m worrying about too much for the future.
- What I can do to be more present.
- What I need to appreciate right now.