Flippers

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 12 Feb 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Emiac	12 Feb 2004
One question ppl. Sometimes, when you're shuffling, do you ever find that a card suddenly flings out of nowhere, flip upside down, & lands directly in front of your face? This usually happens when I do my daily readings. It distracts me bigtime. I start laughing. Should I include the card as part of the reading, or just ignore it, maybe the deck is too big for my hands?

MeeWah	12 Feb 2004
Emiac: Since there is no means to contact ye, I am including an explanation for the move of your thread from Your Readings to Talking Tarot. Your thread has been moved since it belongs in Talking Tarot. Your Readings is a forum intended for the postings of personal throws for assistance & discussion.

MeeWah	12 Feb 2004
Btw: I usually see "the jumper" card or cards as the card(s) for the day. Whether or not such cards are accepted for the purpose of the daily card or any other throw is a personal preference. The occurrence may be related to the shuffling style &/or the size of the cards.

lunakasha	12 Feb 2004
Quote: Originally posted by Emiac One question ppl. Sometimes, when you're shuffling, do you ever find that a card suddenly flings out of nowhere, flip upside down, & lands directly in front of your face? This usually happens when I do my daily readings. It distracts me bigtime. I start laughing. Should I include the card as part of the reading, or just ignore it, maybe the deck is too big for my hands? Hi Emiac! When this happens to me, I usually perceive it as a message from the cards, a "sign" if you will...that the card is popping out because I need to pay attention to it. Whenever this happens to me, the card or cards that flip out are used in my reading and given the attention they deserve ;) Hope this helps...of course, you should always do what feels right to you at the time...trust your instincts! :) Luna

Agathe	12 Feb 2004
Hey, I did a reading for myself today. I had 7 flippers. I put them all aside and I think they were all very acurate as to what was going on and to the situation itself. It was almost like a separate spread :D Blessings, Agathe

Thea Lynx	12 Feb 2004
Hi Emiac, I always pay special attention to the cards that "jump" out of the deck as I shuffle - doesn't happen that often, but as I learned in Tarot class, when it does, the card probably has special significance. I always make note of the card, proceed with my dailys as usual and then use the "jumper" as an emphasis or teacher card or perhaps a tie-breaker - it has never failed to give me more insight! Thea Lynx

bonnycat	12 Feb 2004
I used to pay attention to the flippers that was the way I taught however I found that when I shuffle I always get jumpers. So now I don't even look at them. The only exception to this is with my Faery oracle where I only read the jumpers somes times it is one some times it is half the deck if they have a lot to say

DollieAnna	12 Feb 2004
I pay special attention to the flippers too, especially if it is the sam card coming round often.

punchinella	13 Feb 2004
--Gee guys, I've never once--so far as I can recall--seen a flipper. --I feel left out! --I must not know how to shuffle :D

lunakasha	13 Feb 2004
Hey! I just got a flipper this morning, for my daily card draw. It was the Ten of Cups...nice card! Also very appropriate for the day before Valentine's Day :P :) Luna

Imagemaker	13 Feb 2004
Do decks with dolphins have more flippers? *ducking flying fruit and running*

sharon	13 Feb 2004
Hi, Last week, i did a general celtic cross reading for myself. Whilst shuffling the cards 5 fell out. Normally, i wouldn't put them back in the deck as i'd previously been told they are significant. But this time i just looked at them, put them back in the deck and shuffled well again. Anyway, when i dealt the cards 4 of the 5 that had fell out appeared in the reading - 2 of them in the central postion. So, in future, i think i'll be tempted to think of the flippers as significant and as the right cards. Sharon

de stijl	13 Feb 2004
When I get jumpers cards I take note of what they are but only pay special attention to them in they end up in my spread.

skytwig	14 Feb 2004
Quote: Originally posted by Imagemaker Do decks with dolphins have more flippers? *ducking flying fruit and running* :laugh: water splashes through cyberspace.........

skytwig	14 Feb 2004
Fishy jokes aside....... I do love that you cal them Flippers!! Grand title!! :laugh: I very much pay attention to flippers... when they soar through the air, I stop shuffling and immediately do my spread from the top of the deck..... I also use the Flipper card for information, usually relating to the Significator.......

Alissa	15 Feb 2004
Last week, I did an entire three card reading with "flippers". I was shuffling aggressively, I was very upset while reading on the issue, and demanded to see what I needed to know on a situation. While focusing, one by one, cards flipped over in my hand to show themselves to me. The reading made complete sense. Personally, I believe flippers/jumpers are some of the most significant cards that can appear (when they do) in the reading process. Their messages almost always seem Divinely inspired to me.

Majecot	15 Feb 2004
Unless it is a brand new slippery deck.. I always pay close attention to those flippers, and yes I use them in my spread.

Orion	15 Feb 2004
Hi Emiac: I always take note of the flippers during shuffling or a reading. I keep a journal for every reading I do and I note in the margin which cards popped out during shuffling. I find they almost re-inforce the reading in the end, or even act as warning cards! I shuffle the same way, every time, and with every deck. I find I get more flippers with the deeper and more complex readings.

ol_crazy_Legs	15 Feb 2004
Quote: Originally posted by Emiac One question ppl. Sometimes, when you're shuffling, do you ever find that a card suddenly flings out of nowhere, flip upside down, & lands directly in front of your face? This usually happens when I do my daily readings. It distracts me bigtime. I start laughing. Should I include the card as part of the reading, or just ignore it, maybe the deck is too big for my hands? When that happens to me I usually set that card aside. And continue as if it never happend. Then when Im through with the reading I go back and look at the card. I take note of it. So with in the finished reading i can keep my eye out for what that card has to say. You should never ignore these "Flippers" But if the deck is just difficult to shuffle and its happening every 5 mins I think the fliped out card would be of no value. Usually flippers to be taking notice when you can shuffle the deck flawlessly. This way when it happens you know it means somthin'.

SongDeva	17 Feb 2004
Pat attention to them. In fact, I suggest you answer the question for yourself: Make note of them everytime it happens, and include them somehow in your reading. Perhaps make them the card of the day as someone suggested. Let your journal reflect their accuracy over time. This will give you the answer that you'll perhaps feel you can trust the most Also, as Sharon mentioned, you'll find that they frequently appear in the reading when you put them back, so make note of them and return them to the deck, and then make note of the times they reappear. Sounds like fun to me!

STARGAZING	19 Feb 2004
This whole thread sticks me as odd. I have never had a flipper. Then I realized I have real piano hands. I do not have a problem handling my decks. (maybe my long fingers help out in that area) But they sound like quite a curve in a reading.

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