Tuesday, August 9, 2011

The Reading pt 2

     In my previous blog I explained my layout. This blog I will do a preliminary reading stating the facts as they are. For anyone with any knowledge of Tarot readings I will let you know this is my first attempt at a reading. I am an amateur, but I am choosing to do this the way that feels right to me. I am using "The Druid Craft Tarot" Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm as my reference. In this blog I will type up the meanings as I understand them. Next blog I will put it all together. This is a good exercise for me to gain some understanding of the tarot as well as some insight into my life.

ME

     Court Card = King of Wands

     The ideal person to be in charge of an orginization. They inspire others to co-operate with them. They are often lively adn amusing, freedom loving and ambitious. They make passionate lovers but have a longing for freedom. Decisive and strong-willed they can be unsympathetic towards others negativity  or weakness.

     Pip Card = Five of Pentacles (reversed)

     The message of the fives

     Initiation, change, freedom, rebirth, embodiment. Beyond the pain the ecstasy.

     A turning point may have arrived. You could be emerging from a difficult period. A reconciliation may be possible.

MATT

     Court Card = Prince of Swords
(Funny story before I start. I read through the Court Cards before I had even decided to attempt a reading. When I got to this card I thought this card is Matt. Take that as you will. It's a true story)

     An intelligent, articulate and quick-witted person. They enjoy an intellectual challenge. They will often engage in an argument or discussion for pleasure alone. They can suffer from being too impetuous or too righteous. They are inventive, insightful, skilful, and brave. They are witty, though their wit can sometimes be cynicl or ironic.

     Pip Card - Two of Wands (reversed)

The message of the twos

     Join the dance. Expierence it's beauty and it's depth. To dance courageiously with commitment and with consciousness is to live life to the fullest.

     This card revolves around the release of tension. A miracle can occur, a sudden change (usually joyful) can take place. A decision can be made in a moment that resolves a long period of tension.

     Major Arcana = The Hanged Man

The message of The Hanged Man

     Go deeper now, and let go of your striving. True freedom and independence is found through surrender.

     The Hanged Man signifies a time of waiting and paitence. Part of this waiting involves experiencing emotional life at a deeper level. It symbolizes the surrender to a greater power.

Jack (Jacobus)

     Court Card = King of Swords (reversed)

     This may suggest the corrupt and heartless use of power, or an unscrupulous person who deliberately with holds information. Communication has been distored so that it is now used in a hurtful, schemeing, or slanderous manner.

     Pip Card = Eight of Cups (reversed)

The message of the eights

     Working with the flow of life. I sow and I harvest. I give birth to my world.

     It is  possible you have considered leaving a situation or relationship, but the time to leave may not have come. It may still give joy and be of value. The card can indicate that you fear intimacy or commitment, or tha you are resisting spending time alone. It can sometimes signify emotional exhuastion.

     Major Arcana = The Lady

The message of The Lady

     Open yourself to the fertile nurturing power of the Goddess. This power will fill you with passion and the ability to be creative and to enjoy a life of abundance and sensual delight. 

     The lady signifies abundance and fertility. You may be experienceing a phase of passion in your life, either sexually or motherly. You will be living life through your feelings and your sensuality rather than your intellect. While the card traditionally represents marriage or pregnancy, these terms should be understood in thier widest and deepest sense. The Lady encoursages you to open to love and to trust.

Joel

     Court Card = Prince of Pentacles

     This represents stead, reliable, and practical people. They will be abitious, but know how to work patiently and realistically towards their goals. Beneath their conventional appearance they are sensuous and passionate. They value security, order, and dependability.

     Pip Card = Seven of Cups (reversed)

The message of sevens

      Looking within I explore the shining stars.

     This may mean that you have made a mature decision not to satisy your immediate desires, but instead to work towards a goal that will bring it's own rewards later. Alternativley the card could indicate either losing touch with reality or making realistic plans based on common sense.

     Major Arcana = Justice

The message of Justice

     With clarity and discrimination, poised between past and future, the decision is made with compassionate understanding. 

     Time for making a decision or a choice. All things have their season and your job is to act with he honesty and integrity demanded by justice. It's possibly you are being called to account for your actions

     When coming to a decision you may have to judge whether the time has come for severity - in other words, to discipline, for saying no, or for removing something from your life - or for mercy, for acceptance, for saying yes. Both approaches can be undertaken with compassion and understanding.

The Unknown

     Court Card = Princess of cups

     This represents love. Someone who is sensitive to the world of feelings and of dreams. The chalice symbolizes the heart and they cradle it tenderly and with care.

     Pip Card = Six of Cups (reversed)

Message of the sixes

     Meeting at last, there is union. Serenity flows from me at this point of balance. 

     This sybolizes a need to release old wounds and difficult memories. You may be clinging inappropriately to someone or an event that has long since ceased being of value to you.

     Major Arcana = The Wheel

The message of The Wheel

     You can see the patterns in your life and the wider pattern in the cycles of Birth, Life, Death and Rebirth. Harvesting the seeds of destiny, you continueto sow seeds of love.

     Trusting in the process of life. May indicate that one season or cycle in your life is coming to an end and another is beginning. You can release some of the control you try to keep over your relationships and trust to the wheel of life.



Monday, August 8, 2011

A Neko Reads the Tarot part 1


A few months ago I purchased a tarot deck. It isn't a traditional tarot deck. It's "The Druid Craft Tarot". The art is amazing. But I hadn't had a chance to do anything with it. Today I decided to play with them. My focus of course on my totally messed up personal life. I choose a layout made mostly of intuition. Okay it was made totally out of intuition. I place the cards and named them based on what sounded right.

     It's a basic cross type layout. I placed the card representing me in the middle. On my left I placed Matt. This seemed right. He is closest to my heart on this side. The left side is traditionally where an honored guest would sit. It was the side of Jesus that Judas sat at the last supper. It shows my great affection and love for him. It is also the hand of the betrayer.

     Jack I placed opposite Matt. In my head they are opposites. They both have things in common with me but those things are on either side of my personality. Jack states communication is important to him and then does not communicate. Matt states he's not good an communication but works hard to make sure I understand him. So opposite Matt seems the best place for Jack.

     Joel I placed above me. I don't have a specific reason for this. It seemed important to me that he be there. It seemed the right place for him to go. But I have no reason for this.

     And below me an unknown factor. Because in life there is always an unknown factor. The unknown is always below. Under the bed waiting to jump out.

This is the layout. I placed a court card in each of these spots representing each of us. I then placed a pip card representing the connection between us. The pip card on me represents my state of mind regarding my personal life. And finally, a major arcana on each of the boys represeting a possible solution or step forward.

The card layout was as follows:

    Me: Court card - King of Wands.
        Pip card - Five of Pentacles (reversed)

    Matt: Court card - Prince of Swords
          Pip card - Two of Wands (reversed)
          Major Arcana - The Hanged Man

    Jack: Court card - King of Swords (reversed)
          Pip card - Eight of Cups (reversed)
          Major Arcana - The Lady

    Joel: Court card - Prince of Pentacles
          Pip card - Seven of Cups (reversed)
          Major Arcana - Justice

    Unknown: Court card - Princess of cups
             Pip card - Six of cups(reversed)
             Major Arcana - The Wheel

     For anyone who reads this and knows something about the tarot The Princess cards are more commonly known as the Paige and the Prince cards the Knight.

     Coming soon to a Neko blog near you ... The reading as read by me. It's late and I am messaging with an unknown factor. I'm having some concentration issues.