01-19-2013, 06:51 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-19-2013, 06:57 AM by ilindahrox.)
The Tarot has followed me throughout my life up this point over and above all the other 'tools' that have also been of interest i.e. astrology, numerology, etc.
It wasn't until the beginning of 2012 i decided that i was going to enroll in a tarot workshop where i can learn the basics alongside a small intimate group (6-8 total) of other tarot enthusiasts. this was an amazing experience for me where i could see a broader interpretation of the same set of cards and developing my own 'feel' for the cards reading with my own signs, insights, etc that the others may not have picked up either.
For years have been preparing to develop my own unique set of tarot cards (major arcana) using my own culture, legends, ancestry, symbols, mythology, etc
Ans before my first workshop i wanted to get a tarot card reading from the actual tutor who was teaching the classes. so i booked an appointment and asked my ancestors, spirit guides and guardian angels to walk with me. i told them that if she was the one they had guided me to, then she will pick it up on her own without me telling her.
so i arrived to the reading. she and i went into her room. and just as i was about to sit down she took this big gasp for air and blurted out, "OMG! you will be developing your own deck and im supposed to help you!!"
i said yes i am, now lets do a reading and sign me up for a tarot workshop asap.
since, the journey has been amazing. i have used the 24 clock to also help me remember the major arcanas...e.g. when it was 2o'clock. i'd go, oh its the priestess o'clock...7o'clock was the chariot o'clock, etc this made it fun...and i tell you it STUCK in no time. plus i made sure that i had my own time with each card to feel for myself and build a personal relationship with each before understanding the interpretations in the tarot bible, etc and yes i have noticed that every reading i've given so far for others, they feel different and specific to the individual. i also make it a point to have the client interact with their own spread...where depending on how i feel, i ask them to interpret their own cards first...then i fine-tune the reading. this gives them confidence within themselves to trust their own feelings, inner guidance, etc reminding them that the 'tarot' is a mirror like everything else in their experience...this they can open up to the symbols, signs, all around them. its a wonderful approach.
sometimes...i flip one card and i feel thats all they need in that moment.
my $0.02
It wasn't until the beginning of 2012 i decided that i was going to enroll in a tarot workshop where i can learn the basics alongside a small intimate group (6-8 total) of other tarot enthusiasts. this was an amazing experience for me where i could see a broader interpretation of the same set of cards and developing my own 'feel' for the cards reading with my own signs, insights, etc that the others may not have picked up either.
For years have been preparing to develop my own unique set of tarot cards (major arcana) using my own culture, legends, ancestry, symbols, mythology, etc
Ans before my first workshop i wanted to get a tarot card reading from the actual tutor who was teaching the classes. so i booked an appointment and asked my ancestors, spirit guides and guardian angels to walk with me. i told them that if she was the one they had guided me to, then she will pick it up on her own without me telling her.
so i arrived to the reading. she and i went into her room. and just as i was about to sit down she took this big gasp for air and blurted out, "OMG! you will be developing your own deck and im supposed to help you!!"
i said yes i am, now lets do a reading and sign me up for a tarot workshop asap.
since, the journey has been amazing. i have used the 24 clock to also help me remember the major arcanas...e.g. when it was 2o'clock. i'd go, oh its the priestess o'clock...7o'clock was the chariot o'clock, etc this made it fun...and i tell you it STUCK in no time. plus i made sure that i had my own time with each card to feel for myself and build a personal relationship with each before understanding the interpretations in the tarot bible, etc and yes i have noticed that every reading i've given so far for others, they feel different and specific to the individual. i also make it a point to have the client interact with their own spread...where depending on how i feel, i ask them to interpret their own cards first...then i fine-tune the reading. this gives them confidence within themselves to trust their own feelings, inner guidance, etc reminding them that the 'tarot' is a mirror like everything else in their experience...this they can open up to the symbols, signs, all around them. its a wonderful approach.
sometimes...i flip one card and i feel thats all they need in that moment.
my $0.02