Ophelea
Good Morning,
I have some trouble with this spread, too.. Right now I am revisiting Tarot.. My first exposure was to my aunt's RWS deck and the LWB that went with it. It was unused, hidden behind some books in her office/library. I was 14. (LOL, that was a long time ago!) I gave it up in frustration. I couldn't relate to the LWB at all - the traditional card meanings, and yes, the difficult Celtic Cross Spread that was illustrated inside. I was naive, and thought this was the *only* deck, and the *only* spread.. Wasn't so - but I didn't know at the time.. To think of all those years wasted!
Anyway, to the topic.. the top card and the bottom card. I'm an astrologer - and to better learn and understand the Tarot, I try to employ some astrology ideas. (I was happy to see the "as above, so below" comments from others here )
The top card = Midheaven. Among other things, this sensitive "high point" in a horoscope has to do with one's public reputation. What a person likes to project to the *general public*. (As opposed to close relations) What one strives for, or rather, the best one can strive for under the circumstances. Totally conscious.
The bottom card= Nadir. This relates to what is personal and private. Your roots, where you come from or are coming from. What one may want to keep hidden. Could be karmic past. Hereditary. Subconscious influence.
I've been employing this method with some mixed results. It is especially difficult for me when the top card is "negative". I'm taking it to mean that there may be something not quite right with what the querant is going/aiming for. Maybe s/he is on the wrong track? I'm thinking it may be well for the bottom card to be studied carefully in this case, to look for the reason...
Anyway - I thought I'd throw this out there... Any and all comments highly appreciated.
Wishing all here a beautiful day-
O.
I have some trouble with this spread, too.. Right now I am revisiting Tarot.. My first exposure was to my aunt's RWS deck and the LWB that went with it. It was unused, hidden behind some books in her office/library. I was 14. (LOL, that was a long time ago!) I gave it up in frustration. I couldn't relate to the LWB at all - the traditional card meanings, and yes, the difficult Celtic Cross Spread that was illustrated inside. I was naive, and thought this was the *only* deck, and the *only* spread.. Wasn't so - but I didn't know at the time.. To think of all those years wasted!
Anyway, to the topic.. the top card and the bottom card. I'm an astrologer - and to better learn and understand the Tarot, I try to employ some astrology ideas. (I was happy to see the "as above, so below" comments from others here )
The top card = Midheaven. Among other things, this sensitive "high point" in a horoscope has to do with one's public reputation. What a person likes to project to the *general public*. (As opposed to close relations) What one strives for, or rather, the best one can strive for under the circumstances. Totally conscious.
The bottom card= Nadir. This relates to what is personal and private. Your roots, where you come from or are coming from. What one may want to keep hidden. Could be karmic past. Hereditary. Subconscious influence.
I've been employing this method with some mixed results. It is especially difficult for me when the top card is "negative". I'm taking it to mean that there may be something not quite right with what the querant is going/aiming for. Maybe s/he is on the wrong track? I'm thinking it may be well for the bottom card to be studied carefully in this case, to look for the reason...
Anyway - I thought I'd throw this out there... Any and all comments highly appreciated.
Wishing all here a beautiful day-
O.