Owl Song
I've been reading Tarot for twenty-five years, mostly for myself, but also for family and loved ones. I've also read quite a bit for the Aeclectic community through exchanges.
I think the last time I read was during the summer of 2016. It's ironic -- because I don't even believe in predictive readings per se -- but nothing prepared me for political events in my country in 2016. I had a true Tower experience. My world view was completely turned upside down. And for months now, I've felt that Tarot should have warned me. I've felt as if an old, trusted friend suddenly became unreliable.
It felt like a betrayal.
More accurately, I suppose what I've been going through is more a spiritual crisis than a Tarot one. But Tarot has been a huge part of my spiritual practice. So the two are intertwined.
A friend, yesterday, asked me if I would pull some cards for her. She recently applied for a job and wanted to know what the energies around her were looking like. She's a dear friend and I did the reading for her. The messages flowed forth; I fell back into reading with ease. It felt good.
So maybe it's time to pick my cards up again. I've stopped reading during other times in my life but it was due to being busy and preoccupied, rather than feeling that I could no longer trust myself to interpret messages from Divine Spirit or that Tarot was even valuable.
I know experiences like this are not at all uncommon. If you've felt like this, what was the process like for you of getting back into Tarot? Any tips or advice? Was your Tarot experience / practice different afterwards?
I think, in the end, this could be a huge opportunity for growth. I've become quite involved in activism, finding a voice I never knew I had. As the dust inside myself is settling, and as I'm getting my feet back, maybe I'll be able to embrace these changes within myself and my spirituality. Like anything, it's going to take some time.
Thanks for "listening."
I think the last time I read was during the summer of 2016. It's ironic -- because I don't even believe in predictive readings per se -- but nothing prepared me for political events in my country in 2016. I had a true Tower experience. My world view was completely turned upside down. And for months now, I've felt that Tarot should have warned me. I've felt as if an old, trusted friend suddenly became unreliable.
It felt like a betrayal.
More accurately, I suppose what I've been going through is more a spiritual crisis than a Tarot one. But Tarot has been a huge part of my spiritual practice. So the two are intertwined.
A friend, yesterday, asked me if I would pull some cards for her. She recently applied for a job and wanted to know what the energies around her were looking like. She's a dear friend and I did the reading for her. The messages flowed forth; I fell back into reading with ease. It felt good.
So maybe it's time to pick my cards up again. I've stopped reading during other times in my life but it was due to being busy and preoccupied, rather than feeling that I could no longer trust myself to interpret messages from Divine Spirit or that Tarot was even valuable.
I know experiences like this are not at all uncommon. If you've felt like this, what was the process like for you of getting back into Tarot? Any tips or advice? Was your Tarot experience / practice different afterwards?
I think, in the end, this could be a huge opportunity for growth. I've become quite involved in activism, finding a voice I never knew I had. As the dust inside myself is settling, and as I'm getting my feet back, maybe I'll be able to embrace these changes within myself and my spirituality. Like anything, it's going to take some time.
Thanks for "listening."