Reading your own Tarot
Reading Tarot for yourself gets you asking yourself some interesting questions. And sometimes receiving challenging answer.
This morning I pulled the three of swords. Uh oh this card represents Delay Absence Separation….sometimes beyond your comfort zone, so you need to bring wisdom to your heart as there are very good reasons.
I pondered the card with some dismay as it always reminds me of the squeeze of the heart when something I desire, on the romantic front in this instance, isn’t going to happen or is going to take longer to happen than you’d like!
Before I pulled the card I had been pondering what I might pull. Perhaps the two of swords, as was feeling the need to take stock. The two of swords depicts someone sitting on a stone chair, two swords across her heart and blind folded. She is trying to tune into her intuition and align with the truth of both heart and mind.
At the three level, the three of swords has progressed from the two, trying to make a decision to a decision has been made, it’s a step further on from the two when there is a holding back and assessing the best forward. Now there is a definite situation where delay, absence, separation is in play for very good reason. Which you might not like (unless you appreciate the wisdom of delay) and consider the reasons, bring understanding to why you need to use head over heart to manage expectations.
The Three of Swords combined with the Three of Cups two card tarot spread.
Feeling somewhat dismayed by the three of swords, I pulled another to give me more of an idea of what we were talking about. The three of cups. The absolute opposite of the three of swords! A card of celebration, hanging out with the girls, engaging in life, fun, connecting with enjoyment.
And this is how using the tarot yourself can be so useful. It is after all how you interpret the cards that matters. And it is the questions you pose for yourself that brings insight. As I see it this card combination is saying hold back from good times on one level. Abstain from enjoyment and engagement. It is a head over heart moment which seems quite apt, and how I am interpreting the cards (for now, I have the whole day to ponder and see how things unfold through the lens of these two cards) is…. I have a manual to write. Writing doesn’t go with being overly social and hanging out with the girls. I say that because I am easily seduced by friends especially when we spend time walking talking swimming having sundowners…perhaps I need to be careful and have some separation. In order to write.
Let’s see how the day pans out. As perhaps something will strike me that is more 3 of swords. For example another thing it could relate to is my decision not to swim on this fabulous day, talk about delaying gratification! I was in the water too long yesterday and my kidneys are still hurting. It was cold. And swimming on the island is one of the great pleasures. So depriving myself is very 3 of swords! And swimming very 3 of cups. Such a connection… me in the sea. The Sea and me..
Which is why I am so grateful to developing the habit of reading Tarot for myself. It is so useful to set up the day, give some sort of context, and ask useful questions that one might otherwise not have done. A moment to reflect. And why instead of being on a walk with a pal I am here, writing. Watching I may add people joyfully swimming from my window.