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Daily Tarot reading
Jul. 29th, 2014 08:31 amToday I am in a bit of a hurry as I have some temp work to do with one of my agencies, so today's spread is a one-card spread, with a clarification card because, y'know, I wanted more clarification. One-card spreads are the most common kind of "daily" spread, and I should probably start keeping a proper notebook of them. I even know what notebook I want to use! (I have to count it and see if it has enough pages, though.) I am still using the Scapini deck, trying to break it in a bit before I try to make other souls attempt to shuffle the damn thing. (The biggest issue with Tarot cards, I've found, is that they tend to be big, and therefore very difficult for most mere mortals to shuffle properly. They are maybe half as big again as a standard-size deck of playing cards.)
Today's card was the Page of Coins (Pentacles). The Scapini deck shows a sort of military-looking youth in a fabulous big red hat that looks like wings, and I'm. . . not really sure what to make of that, actually. In my elemental system, the Page of Coins represents someone who is focused on their grand passions and ambitions (Page, fire rank) and who approaches these questions in a practical, material manner (Pentacles is the earth suit). This, to me, suggests that today I have to keep my "big picture" and grand passions in mind, but that it is a time to be focused on creating a practical framework for getting it done, not necessarily to run off and do the creative work today. Maybe. In my little book, the Page of Pentacles is Studiousness, and represents "A small financial gain. Education." Its keywords have "Educational opportunities" twice, which is likely a typo, but possibly a significant one. The keywords also include things like "Realistic goals" and "Skill at detailed work." As a situation card, it cautions to "Be sure t do your homework so you can be in a positive position of advantage," and notes that "Pentacles indicate a need to care for physical and material needs." So I think I am correct in guessing that it is a time to work towards my big goals by sitting down, shutting up, and being attentive, careful, and prudent about my material situation.
To get a better idea of how to go about this, I drew a clarification card, which turned out the Seven of Coins, Perseverance, which represents "Slow and steady growth. Taking stock of one's investments." I suppose common sense could have told me that perseverance is necessary, but it doesn't hurt to have the deck doubling down on the idea that I need to put in "Patience. Persistent effort. Practical skill." This card has "Patience" in it twice as a key word. As a situation card, it indicates that I "may feel as if [I] have been wasting time on a project, but this is not the case" and advises me to "reassess and reevaluate [my] progress, to decide what [I] still need to do to accomplish [my] goal, and to apply consistent effort until [I] succeed." So I think my path for today is pretty clear.
There are no threes today, but both cards drawn are Coins/Pentacles, indicating a strong focus on the material, which is probably going to be eating up most of my brainspace and shaping my days for a while to come.
Today's card was the Page of Coins (Pentacles). The Scapini deck shows a sort of military-looking youth in a fabulous big red hat that looks like wings, and I'm. . . not really sure what to make of that, actually. In my elemental system, the Page of Coins represents someone who is focused on their grand passions and ambitions (Page, fire rank) and who approaches these questions in a practical, material manner (Pentacles is the earth suit). This, to me, suggests that today I have to keep my "big picture" and grand passions in mind, but that it is a time to be focused on creating a practical framework for getting it done, not necessarily to run off and do the creative work today. Maybe. In my little book, the Page of Pentacles is Studiousness, and represents "A small financial gain. Education." Its keywords have "Educational opportunities" twice, which is likely a typo, but possibly a significant one. The keywords also include things like "Realistic goals" and "Skill at detailed work." As a situation card, it cautions to "Be sure t do your homework so you can be in a positive position of advantage," and notes that "Pentacles indicate a need to care for physical and material needs." So I think I am correct in guessing that it is a time to work towards my big goals by sitting down, shutting up, and being attentive, careful, and prudent about my material situation.
To get a better idea of how to go about this, I drew a clarification card, which turned out the Seven of Coins, Perseverance, which represents "Slow and steady growth. Taking stock of one's investments." I suppose common sense could have told me that perseverance is necessary, but it doesn't hurt to have the deck doubling down on the idea that I need to put in "Patience. Persistent effort. Practical skill." This card has "Patience" in it twice as a key word. As a situation card, it indicates that I "may feel as if [I] have been wasting time on a project, but this is not the case" and advises me to "reassess and reevaluate [my] progress, to decide what [I] still need to do to accomplish [my] goal, and to apply consistent effort until [I] succeed." So I think my path for today is pretty clear.
There are no threes today, but both cards drawn are Coins/Pentacles, indicating a strong focus on the material, which is probably going to be eating up most of my brainspace and shaping my days for a while to come.