a tarot reading for @blackbirdwinter since they generously contributed towards obtaining the yokai tarot deck (my precious or whatever that gay little frog said). if you want a reading(s) as well check it out.
anywho their question had to do with dreams. and yeah, this is a Beefy One (to match their beefy kindness! ok that beefy was too much).
This is read row by row, starting at the bottom left.
Bottom row (the problem). Observations: all reversed. the nightmares are bad. duh. but it also means traditional methods may have failed. night lights can only do so much. feel free to get creative with it. there was an insomniac who kept two beds that he’d switch between when he woke up at night. said it helped him fall back asleep.
The anchor. Queen of wands, reversed. The way others treat you in your dreams is an echo of how they treated you. It is not them, it is your view of them. As such, it is not their behavior that matters, only your feelings about it. Do not take this to mean their actions were meaningless, rather, the impact their actions had is far more important, as when an asteroid becomes a meteor.
The buoy. The magician, reversed. Think of your actions in this realm before you turn to the next. What is it you do before bed? What is it you do when your conscious thoughts turn towards those that plague your subconscious? Rituals before sleep are important, whether that be brushing your teeth or praying to the gods. Or both.
The lighthouse. Two of cups reversed. In general, people want to help. It makes them feel good. Asking for help is a good thing on all sides. Help can come from within or without. If the effigies of those that harm you can lurk in your dreams, so can those that help. Seek them out while awake, it will transfer through practice.
The rocks. The fool reversed. The message will be repeated until the lesson is learned. And then it will be repeated some more just for good measure. There is a line of thought that all dreams have messages, either from the mind or the universe, to be dissected and understood. There’s also a line of thought that they’re just a mess of experiences and thoughts being randomly sorted through. To return to the beginning: impact matters over action.
Second row (the cause). Observation: all upright. you’re stronger than you think.
The tome. The star. Now it is time to analyze the narrative. Imagine your dream as a short story. You are an English student looking for symbolism. But this time there’s no rules but what feels right to you. Your instinct and your subconscious are twins, when it comes to analyzing one, it helps to use the other. They can both tell tales about each other, though.
The narrator. Four of swords. There is a message pounding at your door. It wants to be heard and understood. But communication is hard, even— especially with yourself. You are deciphering a code with no key. The good news is that humans are very good at finding patterns in chaos. That’s also the bad news. Sometimes chaos is just chaos.
The author. Judgement. Taking no action and doing nothing are not the same. There is wisdom in weathering the storm.
Third row (the obstacles). Observation: the balance between blood and mercy is a hard one.
On the one hand… Eight of wands. Something has shook this loose. Regression is not without it’s source, as goes for relapse, and reflection. The comorbidity might not indicate causation, but links are links. Examine them. Once the roots are identified, they are easier to purge.
But on the other hand… Justice reversed. “Life isn’t fair” as if you don’t have two hands and free will with which to change that. The ones announcing life isn’t fair are often the ones making it so. Use this phrase as a warning sign; stay away.
Top (meaning the way forward). Observation: wand heavy reading. there’s a pit, like a peach pit, somewhere inside of this. take your time digging it up.
The hearth. Ten/two of wands. You have too much on your plate. No amount of scheduling or planning or sheer white knuckled effort can overpower burnout. Learn which balls are plastic and which balls are glass. Be ok with dropping a few to juggle the others.
