Don’t use the book

I have recently come into the possession of a new tarot deck. I have used this deck a few times, looked at it with awe and then attempted to read the book that came partnered with it. Page one interpretations, dark. Page 5-dark, page 50-dark. Dark dark dark. Jesus! Is there no good to be found here? I asked fellow readers about the guide. Keep in mind, I am trying to leave ego out of this. I am linguistically gifted but if you were to read what some of these people wrote about their affinity to this deck you would have been ill lol. Dear god, save me from the ego. Anyway-the repeating message was to throw away the book. Look at the cards, write their meanings and follow your gut. Another issue I’d noticed was that they did not have reversal meanings. I myself thought how lovely, since there are 78 cards to my current deck, that means 78 regular meanings, 78 possible spiritual meanings, and 78 reverse meanings for a possibility of 245 different meanings I have to store in the cranium. Makes your head hurt too right? Right. Anyway-there are no reversals in the new deck. Joy! I thought, this should make my life easier.

We all learn to read differently, let me just say this first. Okay so I write down my thoughts and feelings on the cards, and I see what the guide has in store for further interpretations. And by no coincidence the feelings and thoughts were pretty similar, even expanded upon. But here was the dark coming out in all forms. Then it hit me. You know that pesky thing I keep talking about called balance? Well if I truly do believe this is the case then what exemption does this deck hold? None I should fancy. And there you have it, there is the light bulb and forest through the trees. Instead of a reversal there is a dark undertone to all. It doesn’t make them wrong, it doesn’t make me evil and it doesn’t mean everyones life has entered the gloom and doom cycle like the post wash rinse at the laundry mart. It just means, that the balance in this deck must be intuitively distinguished in a different form. It is not one that I am used too, but nothing happens without a reason right? Right.

It is a glorious Sunday here, and the high today should be about 50 degrees. Everything is dirty and mother nature will eventually bathe when she see’s fit. But the sun is shining, I am surrounded by comfort silence and sunlight at this very moment and I have several readings to do today. What more could I ask? I am truly a charmed girl. And if I think of anything else I am positive the universe will hear it today.

Serve God

Love me

And mend

So fitting indeed.

Namastae