Oh, and one card I always pull, no matter what the spread: energy to bring to the situation. If what’s actually happening doesn’t match up with your own perceptions, then again you are in a place to get back into alignment. And from that place, you can take action, or at least not take action from a place of knowing. So, you pull two cards and if the Truth matches up with What You Think Is True, then you know that it’s not all in your head. You can’t argue with Truth (or you can, but that’s the easiest way towards going nowhere fast). Two cards, and no bullshit:īecause, yeah, what we think is “true” is often just our brains going hog wild.

But sometimes - like the morning after you didn’t sleep a wink, for example - you just need something that cuts straight to the core.

Sometimes it’s awesome to pull a gigantic Celtic Cross and nerd out about how all the cards fit together. I could spend all day reading about tarot spreads (I even started a Pinterest board, which is kind of a big deal). I still will go out on a privileged limb and say that challenges are a form of learning, and there is something greater that has the best intentions for all of us). (Note: I know some people have WAY more challenges in life than others, and I respect that. You know? And that’s where having the truth reflected back to you can make everything feel as okay as it really is. And not to generalize, but here I go: I’d dare to say that we all know that we’re okay and supported by something bigger, even if it’s hard to feel it some or most of the time, even if you never consciously feel it. But the bigger truth is that I already know I’m okay. Yes, maybe there is a part of me that pulls cards hoping to be reassured that everything is okay. They are just these beautiful, symbolic tools that were created by our fellow humans to help us all see ourselves more clearly. And that’s exactly the case with tarot cards. We are sparking something that is already there deep inside waiting for us to rediscover it. What these writers and great teachers are doing, and what we are all doing for each other, is just reflecting our collective wisdom back to each other in ways that our souls can understand. When I read self-help books and listen to Pema Chödrön audiobooks, it’s never anything new. And we already know what’s there, even if we’re not fully conscious of it. But here’s the reality of it: you can only see what’s there. They think that they’ll learn something that they don’t want to know, or that would be better off learning down the road.

And that’s perhaps where a lot of people get scared around pulling cards. I don’t think the tarot has ever told me anything that I didn’t already know. It’s the magic of having a mirror that allows you to see clearly, even for a second. For me, tarot cards are all about the magic of having the truth (and I do believe in truth, even if it’s gray a lot of the time) reflected back at you. Because tarot cards are all about magic and I’m not talking about looking into crystal balls and seeing the future type of magic. I felt like I was supported, and, yes, I felt like the world was, in fact, magic again. Because when your life is great, and you still feel weighted down by “problems,” then maybe what’s in your mind is not the most accurate reflection of reality.Īnd after sitting on the floor pulling cards for a good 15 minutes, hmm-ing and hum-ing to myself, I felt like I was back in my body. I sat myself down on the floor and I pulled out my Rider -Waite tarot deck. When I finally did “wake up” (those are quotes because I wasn’t actually sleeping), I didn’t text a friend about my woes, or say anxious things to my girlfriend, or smoke a joint (which may have helped actually). This is not an uncommon occurrence, although it surely has been happening less and less. I tossed and turned, and got up to go the bathroom ten times for no reason.

Road to nowhere oracle deck