Do you use a shadow card in readings?

Grizabella

• #1

I was requested by HeavensVault to make a poll asking how many people use shadow cards in readings.
I've never made a poll before, so let's hope this goes well.

You can vote for more than one.

I think I messed up the thread title, but maybe a mod will change it.

I see I totally screwed up making this poll, but it seems like everyone is just running with it, so I guess it's working well enough.

 

Imagemaker

• #2

The poll is working, and I'm first!

Yes, I use a shadow card. Not with every reading, but if I want more than I'm getting from the spread, or a different angle on it, I look at the restacked (after cutting) deck to see what card is on the bottom.

 

Apocalipstick

• #3

How about an option for those of us who only use it once in a while, as the mood strikes?

 

poivre

• #4

Oh yes

I just have to know what that shadow or
bottom card shows!

 

dandelion

• #5

I'm pretty new to tarot, and I'm teaching myself with a deck and a journal. What's really cool to me is that I just started reading the bottom card because it felt right - like the card was just itching to say its piece. I've found that it is an integral part of any reading I do. It's been fun to read other discussions in the forum and see how natural this is for so many others!

 

Pao

• #6

oo the bottom card of the deck is called the shadow?!?! great Ive been using it not knowing what it was called but going on instinct! again silly ME!

 

Papageno

• #7

Pao said:

oo the bottom card of the deck is called the shadow?!?! great Ive been using it not knowing what it was called but going on instinct! again silly ME!

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I "discovered" this on my own too LOL.

there was a discussion about this several months and it seems many people just "happened" upon this as well.

 

Pao

• #8

haha great! now if someone told me what a case card was I'd be thrilled, I wonder if I use that as well!?? hehe

 

blackstormhawk

• #9

I've actually not heard the term "shadow card" before. I'd be interested to learn about them, though!

 

franniee

• #10

always....