78 Career Choices

Lula Jing

Hi everyone,

I received a book called "Tarot Life Planner" by Lady Lorelei as a gift and I found a fun spread called "78 Career Choices" which you can do help you "think, decide and plan" your career (as apposed to a surefire method of determining your next career move).

You ask yourself the following:

What is my best job choice for now?
Which career choices best suit my Body/Mind/Spirit?
Which job will help me pay my bills?
Which job will I find most satisfying?
Which job opportunity is coming to me?

You can draw up to 3 cards to answer each, but I decided on just one, just to get a feel for it.

The fun part is that each of the 78 cards gets a job description and you get to look those up. Rather than detail the whole 78, I've shown the Majors so you get the idea.

0 The Fool: venture capitalist, skydiver, rock climber
1 The Magician: scientist, chemist, engineer
2 The High Priestess: tarot reader, mystic or role related to divination, reiki therapist
3 The Empress: role in health or women's issues, gynaecologiest, gardener
4 The Emperor: prime minister, ultimate authority
5 The Hierophant: vicar or priest, priestess
6 The Lovers: sex therapist, dating agent
7 The Chariot: driver, leader in the military
8 Justice: lawyer, judge, court worker
9 The Hermit: writer, or an actual hermit
10 The Wheel of Fortune: gambler, worker in lottery
11 Strength: large animal trainer, vet
12 The Hanged Man: volunteer or charity worker
13 Death: worker in a funeral director's or with those suffering from terminal illness
14 Temperance: gymnast, polarity therapy
15 The Devil: bartender, worker in media
16 The Tower: disaster relief worker, explosives technician
17 The Star: life coach, whatever inspires you
18 The Moon: astronomer, astronaut
19 The Sun: childcare worker, any outside work
20 Judgement: look to your higher power for advice
21 The World: do it all, or several things

I tried this out for fun and got:

What is my best job choice for now? The Chariot
driver, leader in the military
Hehe, I could do with a company car in my next job! :)

Which career choices best suit my Body/Mind/Spirit? The Hermit
writer, or an actual hermit
I love writing and spending time in my own company!

Which job will help me pay my bills? Ace of Cups
anything I WANT to do

Which job will I find most satisfying? Page of Swords
intelligence agent.
This was interesting, as my line of work is in business intelligence/information :D

Which job opportunity is coming to me? 9 of Cups
hehe, wine taster, market researcher
I have been tasting some wine lately, but not as a job!

Joking aside... this was not far off the mark!

It's a good book and I am enjoying it so far.

ISBN 0 7537 1135 4
ISBN 13 9780753711354

Shy x
 

inanna_tarot

Using the Gothic Majors

What is my best job choice for now?
The Moon - astronomer, astronaut
Ahhhh thats where I have been going wrong! Applying for retail and admin jobs when really I should be looking up the skies and beyond!
Sitting on my moon, getting hunky men to fly up to see me... yes I like that job option!

Which career choices best suit by Body/Mind/Spirit?
Strength - large animal trainer, vet
lol well I would like to be zoo keeper! Or maybe its just referring to be constantly challenged and inspired by the job.

Which job will help me pay my bills?
Star - life coach, whatever inspires you
Hmm I sometimes see tarot readers as being a bit of a life coach, offering advice on how they should do things and cope with life... lol Or maybe I like telling people what to do hehe. Though disappointing flying to the Moon won't pay the bills .
Use my skills from one job and use them to help spark another option.

Which job will I find most satisfying?
High Priestess - tarot reader, mystic or role related to divination, reiki therapist
Telling people what to do based on my hotline to the gods... or in the Gothic being dressed in next to nothing. I would really like that job but alas Astronaut is the way for me :p

Which job opportunity is coming to me?
Temperence gymnast, polarity therapy
You mean I'm not a sexy vampire looking menancingly around a big bubbling cauldron in a room full of red haze isnt coming to me soon?! I'm still looking through the papers to see if there any mad scientist apprentiships going. Its a dying industry I tell you.

Seriously thought, do you think call centre agent comes under 'gymnast, polarity therapy' ? Thats my interview today.

That was fun! Thanks Shy!

Sezo
x
 

Lula Jing

Glad you liked it Sezo!

I guess you could just use the majors for this, it would make sense as then each question would get a major response...

However, using the whole deck might let you know that hey, you don't need a serious job right now - like for me, to pay the bills I could do pretty much "anything I like" with the Ace of Cups. Job satisfaction would seem to be high up on my list.

I'm tempted to list the whole deck, but not sure about infringing copyright and not sure my fingers would cope...

I might crack under pressure tho, if you Tarot types were to twist my arm ;)
 

catlin

5 The Hierophant: vicar or priest, priestess

Ok, maybe I should take the veil and go in an abbey (I am pretty sure our HR department would very much approve it) :)
 

Lula Jing

Minor Arcana

Ok – to make it more fun (and to risk having my wrists slapped!) here are the Minor job descriptions listed in the book: :)

WANDS
Ace of Wands: role in male health
2 of Wands: freelancer
3 of Wands: sailor, explorer, prospector
4 of Wands: civil rights worker, politician
5 of Wands: mediator
6 of Wands: courier for a shipping company
7 of Wands: join a cause you believe in
8 of Wands: pilot, worker in the aviation industry
9 of Wands: stay where you are, stick with it
10 of Wands: care worker
Page of Wands: religious counsellor, church worker
Knight of Wands: opt for something completely different!
Queen of Wands: join a company where you like the people
King of Wands: choose the job that keeps you honest

CUPS
Ace of Cups: what you WANT to do
2 of Cups: marriage counsellor
3 of Cups: social or recreation director
4 of Cups: substance abuse counsellor
5 of Cups: teacher
6 of Cups: photographic consultant
7 of Cups: artist, actor, novelist
8 of Cups: outdoor guide
9 of Cups: wine taster, market researcher
10 of Cups: concentrate on your family and home life for now
Page of Cups: academic
Knight of Cups: office manager
Queen of Cups: spouse, parent
King of Cups: doctor, nurse, therapist

SWORDS
Ace of Swords: ethics teacher or counsellor
2 of Swords: court advocate
3 of Swords: relationship of grief counsellor
4 of Swords: worker at beach, mountain or any tourist resort
5 of Swords: insurance broker
6 of Swords: sailor, travel agent
7 of Swords: circus worker
8 of Swords: prison guard or worker
9 of Swords: therapist, psychiatrist
10 of Swords: suicide hotline worker
Page of Swords: intelligence agent
Knight of Swords: military personnel
Queen of Swords: role in middle management
King of Swords: role in senior management

COINS
Ace of Coins: start your own business
2 of Coins: juggler, entertainer
3 of Coins: construction worker
4 of Coins: banker
5 of Coins: emergency services, hospital worker or role in medical supplies
6 of Coins: non-profit fund raiser
7 of Coins: farmer
8 of Coins: master craftsman
9 of Coins: investment or financial consultant
10 of Coins: estate agent or property investor
Page of Coins: special education worker
Knight of Coins: role in utilities
Queen of Coins: pre-nuptial or marriage lawyer
King of Coins: get better at what you do now
 

Lula Jing

catlin said:
5 The Hierophant: vicar or priest, priestess

Ok, maybe I should take the veil and go in an abbey (I am pretty sure our HR department would very much approve it) :)
hehe - what do you mean? lol I'm sure my HR dept would take a similar view with me too. ;)
 

BLFO

I really needed this spread to do tonight. My dream is to become an actress and I am going to make moves on it now but I need a job flexible enough for me to pursue that dream yet I don't know what type of job to get that will fit actors time schedule and finance decency (ha ha!!)

I will do it tonight definately!
 

Lula Jing

BLFO said:
I will do it tonight definately!
OK, good luck and let us know if it shines a light on your career choices. :)
 

cesara

Nice, thanks for sharing! :)
 

SUNstruck

this is exactly the kind of spread I've been looking for! i can't wait to try this out, thanks for posting!