Physical Death - The cards really do know 8-0

[Scibility]

Originally Posted by Girl Archer

I had the four of swords and ten of swords pop up randomly in a celtic cross when I asked what was going on with someone I have not spoken to in a very very long time... Less than 24 hrs later my neighbor was hospitalized and he is pretty much on the brink. Then I come home to get a call from a relative half way across the world that I have not spoken to in months and I find out that someone's great grandfather whom i have never even seen passed away............

Also, i would like to add five of pentacles to the death cards pile. After I heard this news, it stopped appearing.

Girl Archer I certainly wouldn't call it a coincidence, but maybe a skeptic would... It would be hard for me to dismiss any of these experiences people have posted on this thread for one main reason. One thing they seem to have in common is when the person drew the card (whichever card it was), for whatever reason, the card(s) stood out to them in the reading. They noticed the card, and might have even had a sense (in that moment) that the card(s) meant something more than what would normally have been interpreted.

Some would call this Synchronicity, and I would agree with that, but it still does NOT explain the rest of it... What I do know is that once you've experienced it, it makes you pause, and reflect deeply...

You said it better than I did when you said, "And yet, how can this pop up in someone else's reading? Tell me this is all a huge coincidence please? How does it even tie up? Once again i am stumped by how small the world is and how connected each one of us is, to the Universe. Not to forget the marvel that the tarot is and its way of passing on messages!" I couldn't agree more. It's mind-boggling.

I don't know Girl Archer... I often read posts where people speak with such absolute certainty about what tarot is or isn't, and how it works, and whether it can or can't do something. None of us know for sure. Yes the cards may be made from paper, but the paper was once a living tree, and until we come up with an explanation for the concept of what life/spirit/ or whatever we want to call it really is, how can we speak with any conviction about any of it. We are so limited as human beings, and with all of our technology and brains, there is still so much we cannot explain.

I'm a pretty rational person, and logic usually prevails for me, but with Tarot, I concede... I no longer have to know how, I just know there is something more involved that we don't understand, and may never have the capacity to.

For me, that's humbling. I always approached tarot with seriousness and clean intentions. Now, even moreso. I don't believe there's anything sinister or harmful about it, but I do believe that there is something very meaningful or maybe even powerful about using the cards.

Thanks for adding your experience to the thread. I think all of them collectively (if nothing else) may be valuable to those who are spiritually seeking. All these experiences can't just be coincidence IMO.

P.S. re: 5 of pents... with my first experience, the original question I asked was, "what is the nature of the emergency". I drew the 5 of pentacles and sensed it meant poor health. Then when I asked the second question and drew the 6 of swords, I just knew.

[YDM42]

Yes Indeed, I'm glad to see someone else's experince with that instance when u are getting nonsensical cards. You just know that u have to keep pulling until u get the message.

Originally Posted by Scibility

I just thought I would share this experience. I've had two occasions recently where physical death was clearly evident to me in the cards, and I documented them hesitantly... Unfortunately they were both confirmed in short periods of time.

In one situation the 6 of swords showed up to a question I was asking on behalf of someone else about a person I didn't know. There was great concern about wether they were going to recover from a serious accident. Within two hours of pulling the card, I found out the person passed away... When I pulled the card and saw the woman in the boat I just knew... Every hair on my neck stood up, and I had chills and goosebumps all over my upper body. It was a very chilling experience (no pun intended). I now know without question that this is called the widow card for a reason.

In the second scenario, I was asking personal questions, about something creative I was working on. In total over the course of the afternoon I asked about 4 questions, and I pulled all the 5's except the 5 of wands separately.

It didn't make any sense to me, and I was trying to figure out why? So I pulled cards a fourth time. To make matters worse, I drew the Knight of Wands, and the tower together.... This made me halt, and I wrote in my notes that I felt all the 5's combined with these two cards may be representing a physical death. It was just persistent. No matter what question I asked, I drew a 5... and it had an unsettling feeling about it.

The next day, I was asking similar questions, and I drew the Death card FOUR times in a 12 hour period... I knew for sure then. I just didn't know who. When I woke up the following day I received a phone call telling me the parent of a friend passed away.

Lesson learned TWICE in one month. I knew the cards could foretell physical death, but I never do health readings or use them in this way, so I always interpreted various combinations to mean transformation. In the second case, it didn't matter what I wanted to ask or not, there was a message to be delivered, and I got it loud and clear without asking or wanting to know.

SO for anyone else out there who isn't a professional, and just uses the cards for personal use, just know that it really is true... the death card can mean Physical Death; and various combinations or repetition of cards can also be a warning about Death.

A mind -opening experience for sure...

[Girl Archer]

Originally Posted by Scibility

Girl Archer I certainly wouldn't call it a coincidence, but maybe a skeptic would... It would be hard for me to dismiss any of these experiences people have posted on this thread for one main reason. One thing they seem to have in common is when the person drew the card (whichever card it was), for whatever reason, the card(s) stood out to them in the reading. They noticed the card, and might have even had a sense (in that moment) that the card(s) meant something more than what would normally have been interpreted.

A day or two before the TOEFL exam, I kept getting Death + Tower repeatedly and to top it all, I dreamed of Death calling me to Him.. Plus, I had this sick, queasy feeling in my stomach and I could sense this dark presence around. I got spooked but I am happy to report nothing happened then. Not on the 26th, 27th or 28th of April'12 unless it happened to someone I don't know (which would definitely have happened given how a soul passes on and a new one comes into the World, every single day). So, I guess I was wrong. BUT, my test admission was refused because my documents were not in order. So the bad feeling I had did come true, but not in the way I thought they would.

Some would call this Synchronicity, and I would agree with that, but it still does NOT explain the rest of it... What I do know is that once you've experienced it, it makes you pause, and reflect deeply...

You said it better than I did when you said, "And yet, how can this pop up in someone else's reading? Tell me this is all a huge coincidence please? How does it even tie up? Once again i am stumped by how small the world is and how connected each one of us is, to the Universe. Not to forget the marvel that the tarot is and its way of passing on messages!" I couldn't agree more. It's mind-boggling.

I don't know Girl Archer... I often read posts where people speak with such absolute certainty about what tarot is or isn't, and how it works, and whether it can or can't do something. None of us know for sure. Yes the cards may be made from paper, but the paper was once a living tree, and until we come up with an explanation for the concept of what life/spirit/ or whatever we want to call it really is, how can we speak with any conviction about any of it. We are so limited as human beings, and with all of our technology and brains, there is still so much we cannot explain.

I'm a pretty rational person, and logic usually prevails for me, but with Tarot, I concede... I no longer have to know how, I just know there is something more involved that we don't understand, and may never have the capacity to.

I know! I was pretty much the same. An INTP type, that had much difficulty relating to emotions although I am a very emotional type. I don't know how Tarot came into my life but it did and then turned my whole life around. I always feel like my cards aren't just paper. Of course they are not living breathing creatures, but I feel like they have a life of their own. Do I sound crazy? Hope not. Anyhow, you are absolutely right. Even with all our technology, there is so much mystery in the Universe that we have not decoded and won't be able to perhaps....for a loooong time. And some things, I do believe Man has to leave alone, than try and understand/explain them in which case their beauty may be diminished.

Tarot humbled me too. I always thought we were the masters of our destiny but the cards showed me there is a higher Force at work, neither negative nor positive but just....there. I have become a more spiritual person by nature ever since the Tarot. I see a lot more in people, good and bad since studying the cards (and I keep studying them till date. Every new deck has a new meaning. Sometimes the same old deck and same card bring a fresh perspective and that to me is simply fascinating how Tarot is a life long study.)

For me, that's humbling. I always approached tarot with seriousness and clean intentions. Now, even moreso. I don't believe there's anything sinister or harmful about it, but I do believe that there is something very meaningful or maybe even powerful about using the cards.

Thanks for adding your experience to the thread. I think all of them collectively (if nothing else) may be valuable to those who are spiritually seeking. All these experiences can't just be coincidence IMO.

P.S. re: 5 of pents... with my first experience, the original question I asked was, "what is the nature of the emergency". I drew the 5 of pentacles and sensed it meant poor health. Then when I asked the second question and drew the 6 of swords, I just knew.

To me, the 5 of Pents has always been a scary card. The last time I got it, it helped me realize that my jerk bf was just "using me" financially and that he wasn't worth my trust. What an amazing eye opener Tarot is! I am, and will always be truly thankful for Tarot I have added the rest of my comments in orange.

[WyrdRaven]

Some years ago I was doing the Hourglass Spread for the coming year. In the future position I drew Death flanked by the Queen of Swords and the Sun reversed. I instantly knew what this meant and was overcome with a feeling of dread. Everybody peered at the spreadcloth to see what had turned up. There was a hush in the room. Even my new age friend, who reads Death as "transformation" and tends to view the Swords as warm and fuzzy opportunities for growth, was at a loss for words. I read the QS in this position as the Widow Card and the Sun as failing health. At the time I thought the spread was telling me that my father was about to die (he was in the final stages of a terminal illness). In less than two weeks, my beloved uncle (who was elderly but not ill) died suddenly in his sleep. Losing my uncle was a much harder emotional blow than losing my father, who actually outlived my uncle, contrary to all expectations. This experience greatly quelled my enthusiasm for predictive spreads.

[BeyondtheVeil]

Originally Posted by Girl Archer

Wow, this thread really made the hairs on my nape stand. , the three of swords in another case where the heart looked to be split open a bit and three weeks later (corresponding with the timing even), that person underwent an open heart surgery. Weird or what?

I am rather scared to interpret when the Death card comes up as outcome in health readings. The seeker is also left wide eyed and scared, and I mumble something about breaking old patterns, ending cycles, transformation etc... but in my heart, I fear the worst and pray for the best Which is why I don't do health readings anymore.

I don't do health readings, but they do me! It isn't pleasant,so I stopped reading the cards for a long time. It is funny because even if one doesn't do Tarot.. if there is a message you need..you will just get it another way!

As for the Three of Swords. I, too, have had it show up to mean a heart attack and then open heart surgery. That has happened twice. I wasn't expecting it because I had asked about a friend and her relationship. {Basically what was going on with her since I hadn't seen her in over a year}. The Three of Swords came up and I just 'assumed" it meant that she finally left her loser husband. lol Unfortunately, it meant that her FIL had had a heart attack & open heart surgery. They were dealing with all of that. That is my first time getting the Three of Swords to mean anything other than a broken heart.

Thanks for sharing!
BeyondtheVeil

[BeyondtheVeil]

Oh and right before I joined this group, I had drawn the Five of Pentacles as my daily draw. My tarot card didn't show the man on crutches, but rather two people looking sad outside a church window. Up until that point, I had always used that card to mean "down & out", etc. That day, I fell and broke my leg and ankle bone! So..now when I see the Five of Pentacles I get REAL nervous!


BeyondtheVeil

[Girl Archer]

Quick update- Lovers + Three of Cups (reversed) also came up in a reading to represent a very peaceful passing on, the man's hand held tightly by his sobbing wife and the three cups reversed could of course be a funeral... In my culture, the funeral ceremonies last nearly 14 days after a feast is thrown to everyone, celebrating the soul departing into the other world.
I, of course had no idea it could represent this...It was only after my friend informed me and I cross checked the dates in my tarot journal.. So, I know now...

[Melia]

Originally Posted by Girl Archer

Quick update- Lovers + Three of Cups (reversed) also came up in a reading to represent a very peaceful passing on, the man's hand held tightly by his sobbing wife and the three cups reversed could of course be a funeral...

How beautiful those cards are as a representation of death!

[Girl Archer]

Originally Posted by Melia

How beautiful those cards are as a representation of death!

true.. As beautiful as they may be though... It is never a pleasant experience.

[LRichard]

When my father was diagnosed with lung cancer, I asked the cards if he was going to die, and I drew the Death card. He did die of that disease a couple of years later. I really don't know if the cards themselves know anything, but I think that we, perhaps unconsciously, know things that are communicated to the cards psychokinetically, so that the appropropriate card comes up. It is uncanny, but as Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet: "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."