Can the tarots...

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 27 Oct 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

air521	27 Oct 2002
i have a question, well my grandma is sick and she is in mexico. i want to know if the tarot cards can tell me if ppl are in good health or if they are facing the end of their days. in other words can the tarot cards tell about ppl that are far from me.

fairyhedgehog	27 Oct 2002
This is a difficult one, air. First of all, I'm sorry to hear that your grandma is sick. To answer your questin, you will find we don't all agree here, so I can only give you my opinion. I believe that the cards work by enabling us to be more intuitive and creative. So I don't believe that the cards can tell us anything that we don't really already know, deep down inside us. But that is just what I think.

Thirteen	27 Oct 2002
Quote: Originally posted by air521 i have a question, well my grandma is sick and she is in mexico. i want to know if the tarot cards can tell me if ppl are in good health or if they are facing the end of their days. in other words can the tarot cards tell about ppl that are far from me. Very sorry to hear about your grandmother. Yes, the cards can tell you about people who are far from you. Pick a signifying card that very much symbolizes your grandmother when you lay out your spread--think about her while shuffling the cards. You might even want a picture nearby. Regarding the future for your grandmother--I assume she is in her later years; so she is certainly is facing the "end of her days"--she not young and beginning her life. What you really want to know is if this illness is "the one." That's the question you need to focus on. It's very important to be strong and clear with the question you want to ask. Any hedging, and you'll get an equally murky answer. But remember this, even if you do focus on your grandmother and on a clear, direct question, the cards might be ambiguous about it. Tarot tells you what is likely to happen if circumstances remain the same--if, for example, let's say, right now, your family is just waiting and watching. But later they decide to give grandma a radical new medical treatment. The circumstances have changed, and so the outcome may have changed as well. Where before, the cards had a negative outcome, now they may have a positive outcome. Do you see what I mean? The "future" the cards predict is not written in stone--it is only an estimate of how the future is likely to be given the circumstances. Change those things, and the outcome may change.

Cerulean	27 Oct 2002
I'm sorry about your grandmother's illness. It must be distressing...I remember that when my grandmother's first bout with breast cancer hit when she was in her 50's, the grandchildren felt very bad. In her eighties there was a reoccurance...she is ninety-two now and her eyes are not so clear when they look at me, but she's very sharp. When she writes her native language, Japanese, the writing isn't as straight as my eighty-nine year old grandmother's (My younger grandmother only corrected the writing so that I could copy it better---it was my name). I'm not a skilled reader, so here's my take below. When I do a layout about those dearest in heart at that time, as they are to me, although far away in location---I find that I am not so skilled. If I am talking with them on the telephone and do a card draw, this is an additional point---a conversational reflection to them---but my family members really think it's my perception being reflected. Sorry that it is not clear. If your experience and ability or connection to your loved ones is very close and you trust your perceptions, perhaps you'd like to write down everything, including a card reading. Best wishes, Mari H.

Fuzzmello	27 Oct 2002
Yes, so sorry to hear that your loved one is ill. The cards are much more likely to say how you feel about your grandmother and her illness and possibly dying than about her condition if you are upset and expecting the worst when you do your reading. If you can, it's best to go over how you truly feel, that is, what you really, really believe her condition to be at the moment you do your spread. If you can do that and be ok with it, your emotions and intuition are less likely to interfere with how the cards place themselves. Remember that you are going to be part of the reading. I usually just ask for information in general rather than something specific about a situation like this, since I'm likely to have trouble understanding the answer. That way I can do another spread on the parts I'm having trouble understanding. Above all, have hope. You are loved. Fuzz

zorya	27 Oct 2002
so sorry that your grandmother is ill. it must be difficult being so far from her. yes, i believe the tarot can interpret the state of someone's health from a distance. the question is can you interpret the information objectively?

Trogon	28 Oct 2002
Air... as everyone else, I'm sorry to hear that your grandmother is ill and hope she does get better. By way of answer to your question, I'll just relate my experience. I have done quite a few readings for people who were long distances away from me. I've done readings for my mother who lives in another city in Arizona. I've also done readings for several friends, over the internet... friends who live as far away as Virginia (I'm in Arizona) and Alberta, Canada. I have had as good results with these long-distance readings as I have had with friends in person. As for health-related issues. Yes, I also have had health issues come up in readings. In fact, I'm thinking that a simple 3-card spread using the placements of "mind - body - spirit" might work for this type of reading. Then again, you might want to do a more extensive reading for that deeper look into the matter? [edited to add:] Just realized you might want a little expanded explanation of the 3-card spread I mentioned. I would do it thusly; ...1......2......3 1 = Mind - the emotional state or state of the psyche 2 = Body - the person's physical health 3 = Spirit - where they're at spiritually Hope this helps...

MeeWah	28 Oct 2002
Air521: I understand your concern for your grandmother. Geographical distance does not prevent one from obtaining information on an individual because there is no time nor space in spirit; however, I echo Zorya--an objective interpretation may be an issue.

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