What do you focus on when doing this spread?

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What a great spread! Can't wait to try it. Personally I would focus on "truth and guidance" as a general way of meditating while shuffling.

Alright, I'll do this too. These are good spreads, but they are very deep and intense! It is like going to a counseling session to analyze them. At least the cards I am using!
 

Farzon

What I did (which might have been ridiculous) was I said "I'm doing the spread that was on my computer screen", and whoever was helping me could have a look and pick out the cards accordingly. I also focused on higher self and shadow self.

You are picking the cards. If you believe in spirit guides helping you, they'll rather catch your thoughts than the computer screen, I think.

Talking in general, in a reading, I focus on the question and the spread at the beginning and try to let completely go of it while shuffling. The longer I use the cards, the less I think about this stuff. And the less I think about it, the more I can concentrate on the actual reading.
 

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You are picking the cards. If you believe in spirit guides helping you, they'll rather catch your thoughts than the computer screen, I think.

Talking in general, in a reading, I focus on the question and the spread at the beginning and try to let completely go of it while shuffling. The longer I use the cards, the less I think about this stuff. And the less I think about it, the more I can concentrate on the actual reading.

I did everything people suggested here. I focused on the questions, I did it separately, I shuffled until I felt like I should stop. Then I set down the cards, and recorded everything. 7/9 cards were upside down. And again I felt blocked mentally trying to figure the cards out.
 

Farzon

I did everything people suggested here. I focused on the questions, I did it separately, I shuffled until I felt like I should stop. Then I set down the cards, and recorded everything. 7/9 cards were upside down. And again I felt blocked mentally trying to figure the cards out.

Maybe just stop using reversals? I heard of readers turning all the cards upside-down when more than 50% of a spread show up reversed.

About the mental block: how long do you use the cards? In the beginning it's usually more complicated to figure out larger spreads. Just don't let this stop you!

About the shuffling: I find it more easy to set myself a shuffling ritual, this reduces the skeptical thoughts if I have shuffled enough already. But we're heading off topic now...
 

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Maybe just stop using reversals? I heard of readers turning all the cards upside-down when more than 50% of a spread show up reversed.

About the mental block: how long do you use the cards? In the beginning it's usually more complicated to figure out larger spreads. Just don't let this stop you!

About the shuffling: I find it more easy to set myself a shuffling ritual, this reduces the skeptical thoughts if I have shuffled enough already. But we're heading off topic now...

I made a post about shuffling some weeks back! I haven't kept track with how long I use them. Maybe it wasn't a mental block, maybe it was just feeling frustrated because it was a larger spread. I felt the same way when I was in school trying to solve a math problem. But it confuses me because sometimes I do big spreads and the answers come very easily. This wasn't easy.