The Tarot Room – Georgianna

If you’ve just gotten yourself a new Tarot deck, and want to learn a little about it, try out this quick five-card Deck Personality Spread …

1. What does this deck [but use its name] especially like to talk about?
2. How does it like to communicate?
3. What emotional tone can I expect from it?
4. How does it inspire?
5. How can I get the best practical advice from it?

If you noticed that these five questions seem to roughly reflect the Major Arcana, and the four suits of the Minor, you were right, that’s exactly what they’re meant to do.

I used to do this spread all the time when I’d get a new deck, but forgot about it until recently when I was playing with my first new set of cards in a while.

Of course you can read your cards whether you check in with their personality or not, but it’s a fun spread to try as you get to know a new deck.

It starts a conversation, giving you a chance to learn the deck’s language before diving into questions that might matter to you more.

This isn’t a formal creativity spread … more like a small group of questions about creativity and getting inspired. They were questions that were coming up for me the other day so I threw some cards and got some insights. Maybe you’ll find them useful too …

•How am I best expressing creativity in my life right now?

•Where is creativity, or inspiration, lacking?
•what might be a remedy for the lack in this area?

•What are two general suggestions for sparking new creative inspiration… pull two cards

•How might I inspire others to tap into their own creativity?

New questions might arise as you see how the cards respond to these ones. If that happens, go with it – ask as many questions as you’d like. But try not to get too carried away – sometimes a lot of cards can just confuse an issue.
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One other thing … after I asked the questions listed above, I pulled one more card. It was a Wisdom Question á la the late, great Rachel Pollack …

What is Creativity?

Using the Tattoo Tarot by Megamunden, I got the 6 of Swords:

Creativity is new ideas arising from the ideas, or thoughts we already have.

Have an inspiring and creative day.

This Tarot Spread is meant as an exploration of an existing relationship – romantic or otherwise …

1. What do I want/expect from this relationship?
1b. How is this need/desire being fulfilled or not

2. What does the other person want/expect from this relationship?
2b. How is their need/desire being fulfilled or not

3. Describe a source of positive unity between us
3b. How might this unity be further nurtured

4. Describe a source of possible disunity between us
4b. How might we work through this potential issue

5. Attitudinal recommendation to maintain and/or strengthen the relationship, ie. what attitude would be useful at this time

6. A suggested behaviour and/or physical action to take toward maintaining and/or strengthening the relationship

Here’s a quick 7-card spread you can use to check in on a particular goal you’ve been pursuing …

Goal – name you goal

1. Where are you now in relation to your goal
2. What have you been doing especially well on with regards to the goal
3. What area might need some more focus
4. Recommended attitude for this stretch of the process

Three Recommended physical behaviours or tasks to further you along …

5. Suggestion One
6. Suggestion Two
7. Suggestion Three

If you’re feeling a little off, emotionally or otherwise, try going through your deck and consciously choosing a card or two that you think describes how you’re feeling and why you might be feeling that way.

Then shuffle your deck up and randomly choose another card or two asking the same question.

Take a look at how the cards relate (if at all) and maybe journal about all the cards you pulled and how they match your mood.

Whenever I try this out I’m always amazed at the insights I get. Hope it’s interesting for you too!

Tarot doesn’t have to be just a tool for personal self-development and/or readings about what’s going on in your own life. It’s also a great tool for gaining insight into all sorts of non-personal issues, including questions about politics and events on the world stage.

I’ve been pulling cards about politicians and political questions/circumstances for many years now, and I always find them fascinating reads. If you aren’t already doing that yourself, but are interested in trying it out, I’ve listed a few possible questions you might ask your deck below …

•What is the nature of ______________ (name of politician or political player) with regards to ______________ (circumstance or political question)?

•Why are ______________ (name of politician or political player) acting as they are regarding ______________ (circumstance or political question)?

•What are the pros and cons, or different view points regarding ______________ (circumstance or political question)? ← pull two or more cards representing various perspectives

•How does ______________ (circumstance, political question, or political player) impact our democracy?

•How is ______________ (circumstance or political question) likely to play out if things keep moving as they are now?

•What are the biggest issues facing the ______________ (world, country, city or neighbourhood) right now? And what type of action is necessary to help correct what might be going wrong, or support what might be going well? ← pull two or more cards

And on a more personal level …

•How might I act towards achieving political change or support in ______________ (circumstance or political question)?

•How do my personal feelings/situations impact my response to ______________ (circumstance or political question)?

•What can I do to try to understand and connect with other people’s feelings/situations surrounding ______________ (circumstance or political question)?

This list is, of course, just a sample of what you might ask; the options are virtually unlimited. Come up with your own questions and see where your cards take you.

And if you have more than one deck, try testing out the same question with various sets of cards. I find it’s especially interesting comparing the different voices, and it gives me an opportunity to get to know decks I don’t use as often.

Take a look at this absolutely gorgeous new deck in the works – The Brady Tarot by Emi Brady.

Filled with the birds, flora, and fauna of North America, this deck is being made using the old fashioned method of hand-coloured linocut illustrations and press printing.

Watch the video below and/or visit The Brady Tarot project page to learn more.

In honour of my parents’ wedding anniversary, celebrating 52 years of good times, here’s a relationship spread you might be interested in trying …

The School of Life video below called Philosophical Meditation is a great guide to clearing some of the unconscious clutter that can accumulate in our minds. In it they suggest we find 20 minutes or so every few days to sit with a pen, a notebook, and our thoughts, and ask some basic questions.

1. What am I currently upset about?
2. What am I currently anxious about?
3. What am I currently curious or excited about?

These are all great questions, and well worth exploring. Jot down your thoughts as you consider each one, and if you have a Tarot deck nearby, you might even want to draw a card or two as well.

Take a look at the video, and if you’re interested in getting deeper, download the School of Life’s written guide to help further focus your thoughts.

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Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day!!

To prepare for this fine Holiday of Love, I’ve pulled a card asking for advice on how to make the day especially happy and romantic. The card I got was the Four of Wands.

The picture on the Rider Waite Smith version of this card pretty well speaks for itself – CELEBRATE!!

The Four of Wands is all about celebration, gathering with others, and enjoying life.

As advice, this card suggests the importance of letting your partner know you’re serious about the relationship, but it’s also asking you to just have fun.

Don’t get all heavy, or overly sentimental, just get out there and enjoy each other.

Have a great day, and let love rule!

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