Cards of the Day

Lots of people think that Tarot and oracle cards are mostly for “fortune telling”. Today, I’d like to show how consulting the cards helps me with the ups and downs of everyday life.

This morning after my usual “stuff” - like taking care of my dog and 4 cats and cockatiel, I booted up the computer and checked my e-mail. There was a letter from a lady I’d gotten to know through her blog telling me that she was quitting blogging and had deleted her blog. She is a very private person and hadn’t wanted her blog publicized at all - didn’t want to be added to a blogroll or anything like that. 

This really upset me for some reason and started me thinking about another blogger I miss – Aristede.  Then, I got to thinking about blogging and wondering why I do it and if it was the right thing to do and yada, yada, yaha (you know how you can go round and round in your head). Then I started reading all my favorite blogs and thought about it even more – should I really be doing my own blog or just reading other people’s blogs? It was one of those times when you feel like everyone else does something better than you do.

Next, I sat down with my Sharman-Caselli Tarot to draw a card for the day. While shuffling, I was thinking about the whole blog thing and wondering why I blog and should I continue blogging – I fully expected I would draw something like the 8 of Cups. Surprisingly, the 3 of Cups turned up. Well, I thought, this card is totally unrelated to how I’m feeling or thinking right now. Then, I started to really think about it – that 3 of Cups was telling me why I blog! I get a lot of happiness from being a part of the blogging community and feeling a part of things – especially card things. After that, I felt so much better and could understand why blogging was important to me.

On a whim, I pulled out my favorite Lenormand deck – the Lenomand Oracle and drew three cards while asking – what can you tell me about all this? These are the cards I drew:

It’s so clear! My lucky stars stand between the ring and the sycthe- preventing a severed relationship.  Drawing the 3 of Cups was the lucky intervention that stopped me from breaking off a relationship with blogging!

To me, today’s experience with the cards shows how helpful cards can be in everyday life. They allow you to look more closely at why you are thinking the way you are and have the vision to see if there is a better way of thinking. Kind of like giving yourself a kick up your own behind! I guess, what I’m trying to say is – Tarot and Oracle cards are valuable as psychological tools for knowing yourself better.