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Mar. 20th, 2017 07:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
yuuagoI haven't done any tarot in a long, long while, so I figure, maybe it would be nice to start again.
I remember that I said this a while back, too, but... well. Let's try again. It's equinox (I completely forgot) so it seems as good a time as any.
The Self-Love Spread is one I've wanted to try for a while. I actually don't have much of a problem with liking myself; I like myself well enough. But it's a positive idea, and that's nice, and I typically use tarot as a way to think about stuff going on in my life, anyway. I usually don't do spreads - single card draws are what I prefer - and when I do read spreads, it's usually only three cards max. Usually I can't be bothered with anything more involved. But I have a little bit of time tonight.
I'm going to use my Rider-Waite deck. It sure isn't the prettiest deck I own, but... it's the one I'm most comfortable with. The simple/traditional designs make it seem rather utilitarian, and I like that.
Okay, let's go. I'm going to go with kind of quick, superficial readings of these, since I don't want to take a lot of time with it.
01. Something to love about myself
Eight of Pentacles, upright. Well, yes. Industriousness, skill with the arts, and so on. "Sometimes remaining only in the apprentice stage", as my book puts it, hah. Those are indeed things that I like about myself. Especially since somewhere along the line, I stopped caring about reception, and now I just... write more or less what makes me happy. It's nice. Now, if only I could put that energy into other kind of creative things. That would be great. (Something to try, maybe.)
02. Where can I be more patient with myself?
The Hanged Man, reversed. Ugh, major arcana... Let's see. Reversed, this card tends to typify the physical/superficial, and resistance to the spiritual. As well as some other stuff, but those ping me the most. Especially resistance to the spiritual. I have a very fraught relationship with anything spiritual-related, partly because I grew up in an atheist household, and partly because my inclinations are not mainstream. It's very difficult to just let go and follow whatever feels right. But that's something that I can learn to do. It'll probably always be a little bit of a struggle, but that's okay.
03. Where can I be kinder to myself?
Ten of cups, reversed. This one has to do with interpersonal relationships... I'm undecided if in this context it would indicate that it's necessary to maintain friendships (as otherwise they might be lost) or to let relationships end if they aren't working. Both, maybe. Let's say it's both. I have a tendency to let things continue long past their expiration date for a whole bunch of reasons - because I think the situation is normal even when it isn't, or because I think that the problem is me and that I can fix it, or because I don't have a enough typical frame of reference for how friendships/relationships should actually go, or I feel that if we just get past this one little problem then everything will turn out all right... I think I'm slowly starting to get better at figuring out when something is going wrong, or when it's definitely not normal, but it's definitely something to work on.
04. Energies and strategies to draw on
Nine of Swords, reversed. I've never been a fan of this card - the illustration gives me the willies - but, anyway. Reversed, well - my book suggests that this one can indicate patience, unselfishness, and healing/positive change over time. That's pretty self-explanatory, and it sounds doable. ...It also sounds rather passive, which I don't like. But I'll have to remember that it's possible to do both: actively work toward improving a situation, and be patient about it because change is never instant. Work on discarding relations that cause problems, and be compassionate. You can do both. I'm going to try to do both.
And that's it for now. Well. That wasn't so bad after all. <3 I don't know if I'll start reading on the regular again, but if I can find more positive spreads like this, I might.
I remember that I said this a while back, too, but... well. Let's try again. It's equinox (I completely forgot) so it seems as good a time as any.
The Self-Love Spread is one I've wanted to try for a while. I actually don't have much of a problem with liking myself; I like myself well enough. But it's a positive idea, and that's nice, and I typically use tarot as a way to think about stuff going on in my life, anyway. I usually don't do spreads - single card draws are what I prefer - and when I do read spreads, it's usually only three cards max. Usually I can't be bothered with anything more involved. But I have a little bit of time tonight.
I'm going to use my Rider-Waite deck. It sure isn't the prettiest deck I own, but... it's the one I'm most comfortable with. The simple/traditional designs make it seem rather utilitarian, and I like that.
Okay, let's go. I'm going to go with kind of quick, superficial readings of these, since I don't want to take a lot of time with it.
01. Something to love about myself
Eight of Pentacles, upright. Well, yes. Industriousness, skill with the arts, and so on. "Sometimes remaining only in the apprentice stage", as my book puts it, hah. Those are indeed things that I like about myself. Especially since somewhere along the line, I stopped caring about reception, and now I just... write more or less what makes me happy. It's nice. Now, if only I could put that energy into other kind of creative things. That would be great. (Something to try, maybe.)
02. Where can I be more patient with myself?
The Hanged Man, reversed. Ugh, major arcana... Let's see. Reversed, this card tends to typify the physical/superficial, and resistance to the spiritual. As well as some other stuff, but those ping me the most. Especially resistance to the spiritual. I have a very fraught relationship with anything spiritual-related, partly because I grew up in an atheist household, and partly because my inclinations are not mainstream. It's very difficult to just let go and follow whatever feels right. But that's something that I can learn to do. It'll probably always be a little bit of a struggle, but that's okay.
03. Where can I be kinder to myself?
Ten of cups, reversed. This one has to do with interpersonal relationships... I'm undecided if in this context it would indicate that it's necessary to maintain friendships (as otherwise they might be lost) or to let relationships end if they aren't working. Both, maybe. Let's say it's both. I have a tendency to let things continue long past their expiration date for a whole bunch of reasons - because I think the situation is normal even when it isn't, or because I think that the problem is me and that I can fix it, or because I don't have a enough typical frame of reference for how friendships/relationships should actually go, or I feel that if we just get past this one little problem then everything will turn out all right... I think I'm slowly starting to get better at figuring out when something is going wrong, or when it's definitely not normal, but it's definitely something to work on.
04. Energies and strategies to draw on
Nine of Swords, reversed. I've never been a fan of this card - the illustration gives me the willies - but, anyway. Reversed, well - my book suggests that this one can indicate patience, unselfishness, and healing/positive change over time. That's pretty self-explanatory, and it sounds doable. ...It also sounds rather passive, which I don't like. But I'll have to remember that it's possible to do both: actively work toward improving a situation, and be patient about it because change is never instant. Work on discarding relations that cause problems, and be compassionate. You can do both. I'm going to try to do both.
And that's it for now. Well. That wasn't so bad after all. <3 I don't know if I'll start reading on the regular again, but if I can find more positive spreads like this, I might.
Yuu. Fic writer & book lover. M/Canada.