I DID IT!! An ADHD friendly complete chart for Tarot Readings WITH REVERSALS! (Link to the chart here)
I gotta find the poem I wrote that sums up the major arcana, this is only the minors, sorry 😅
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I DID IT!! An ADHD friendly complete chart for Tarot Readings WITH REVERSALS! (Link to the chart here)
I gotta find the poem I wrote that sums up the major arcana, this is only the minors, sorry 😅
Shadow Work Info 🧿🌀🥀
[via @risingwoman on Insta]
Hands of the Mysteries. The alchemical symbol of apotheosis, the transformation of man into god, is traditionally represented by an image of a hand with other symbols, including skulls, crowns, stars, fish, keys, lanterns, astrological symbols and the all-seeing eye. The Hand of the Mysteries goes by many other names, including the Hand of the Master Mason, Hand of the Philosopher, and the Emblematic Hand of Mysteries. It is said that the hand holds the keys to divinity, and is used as an invitation to discover the ‘great secrets’.
Dream Journals and Dream Work
What are Dream Journals?
Dream Journals are notebooks or journals that contain information recorded about one’s sleep patterns and dreams. These dreams recorded can be everything from simple dreams, to dream interpretations, to nightmares, to daydreams/waking dreams and self reflections on one’s own dreams. To a witch who does dream work, they are also important record keeping books used to write down own’s notes on dream divination, astral travel, dream walking, visions, lucid dreaming, spells and their effects.
What can I put in my Dream Journal?
All sorts of things! But some suggestions on what to put in it:
Dream Records
Dream Interpretations
Your nightly routines
Sleep records
How you feel before and after going to bed
Nightmares and the effects of them
Correspondences in Dream Work/Dream Magic
Crystals, herbs, incense, colors, animals, etc
Astral Travel notes and experiences
Daydreams you have and how they make you feel
Memorable dreams you had years ago that you still remember and why you may still recall them
Illustrations and doodles from daydreams or dreams
Images of things that keep reappearing in your dreams
Dream Divination predictions and results
“Deja vu” events that happen that relate to a dream you had
Tea and potion recipes for sleep or dreams
Meditation exercises/breathing exercises
Favorite types of dreams (ie: flying dreams)
Notes on recurring dreams or nightmares
Information on nocturnal creatures/beings that can effect or enter dreams
Perhaps your own experiences with them
Sleep spells and dream spells
Notes on said spells
Dream encounters with deities and entities
Lucid Dreaming notes
Conditions in which you are sleeping in that night
Location, stuffed animals, blankets you’re using, number of pillows, if there is light or music/sound, etc
How do I take notes on Dream Spells?
This is a question I get rather often. Dream spells can be more difficult to ‘keep records’ of in a sense that their effects happen when you are asleep rather than your waking life. Well here are some images of how I take notes of my dream spells straight from one of my own Dream Journals.
First, I write down what spell I am using. Here I list the spell, the ingredients in the spell and what they are suppose to contribute to this spell, my intent and things that I feel should also be noted related to the spell. Here I am trying to work on a spell to improve my dream experience and my dream recall as well as see if I can still lucid dream while using this spell. I made note of where I put this crystal sachet and also the food I ate before going to bed.
Immediately the next morning I began notes in my Dream Journal about the dream I had the night before. Here I speak of what I can remember visually and “plot-wise”.
I then recorded how I was when I first woke up. In this case I felt a bit tired though this is most likely due to the fact I slept longer than I usually do and how I did not immediately recall my dream until I had been moving around a bit.
After that I began notes on my spell and how each thing either did or didn’t do its job. I then began dream interpretations in both the sense of how they are interpreted by the book and in some cases how I personally feel about certain things.
After my interpretations had finished I read over them again and made a summary of what the dream most likely meant.
I finished this particular Dream Journal entry with other miscellaneous notes such as what time frame I slept, how I wish to prepare for bed tonight and notes on the spell and some changes to it I am considering after some more trials.
I hope this has been helpful to anyone new to Dream Work and Dream Journals. Treat them as you would a Book of Shadows and a Grimoire, they are a magical tool to help you. They are highly personal, use whatever you wish in them. I personally like using notebooks and mine are rarely super artistic. But make them how you wish to make them, they are an extension of your craft. Good luck and happy witching~
This is really thorough and good.
Be angry, Great Lord, of the injustice that plagues the earth
Be angry, Great Lord, of the wicked who have taken the banners of peace and burned them
Be angry, Great Lord, of the foul ones who have struck the innocent with misery
Be angry, be angry, be angry
Hear me Sutekh, Inciter of Change, Bringer of Storms, and hear the cries of the oppressed
Lord of Crocodiles, King of Hyenas, let your power rise and rage
See the profane ones before you, see them and be enraged
Strike down the dreaded ones, the demons of cruelty
Mighty Sutekh, let your wrath burn through them the cowardly and dangerous
Scatter our enemies, the enemies of Ra
Destroy our enemies, the enemies of Ra
Let justice reign, let justice reign
Let your fury be known and directed against the evil ones
Cast the demons out of this land and bring strength onto the powers of Maat
Let it be done, Great Lord, let it be done
For under your gaze wars are waged and won
Under your gaze nations are born and transformed
Hail Great Sutekh, Lord of Furious Passion
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Are You Ready to be Teaching?
Especially on witchy discord, it’s really not hard to find servers offering free classes, lectures, etc. all being developed within a tiny community. Which is great! Unless the speakers and teachers are underqualified. A lot of us want to jump into an educators role really quickly, and that’s very admirable! But we don’t want to contribute to the spread of misinformation and make it harder for students to find really in-depth information.
Signs you are ready to teach:
You’ve known the material for a long time. A teacher should have extended experience with the material they’re teaching. A few months isn’t that long. A year maybe, if you’re only teaching the most surface level intro.
You’re knowledgable in theory AND in practice. Both are extremely important. If you’re teaching somebody to ultimately do a thing, you should have done it yourself. Would you take cooking classes from someone who has read a lot of cookbooks but never made anything in them?
You pull from a wide range of sources. Where are you getting your information from? Best case scenario, you can offer your students a mix of books, hands-on experience, testimonies and tips from other practitioners, academic articles, and other classes/lectures/workshops. Worst case scenario, the only source is tumblr, or your own UPG.
You’ve studied more than just what you use regularly. Your students WILL ask you questions you aren’t prepared for. They will pull in comparisons from paths you don’t follow, and ask simple-sounding questions with complicated answers. I’d say you should know at least 110٪ of what you’re prepared to teach, to account for this and not hit a wall the second you go off script.
You know how to teach it in different ways. There are many different types of learners. One must be ready to tailor the lesson to all of them.
You can handle the responsibility. Teaching is a big deal! Especially mentorship (in which case multiply everything I’ve said by five or more.) People are relying on you and putting their trust in you. You’re taking an active role in shaping their craft. Are you ready for that? Can you stick with them? Sometimes accidents happen and life hits the fan, but in general don’t sign up for anything you can’t trust yourself to follow through with.
Potential Red Flags:
The teacher is speaking for a group they are not a part of. An outsider’s perspective on something specific to a group may lack nuance at best, and be deeply culturally insensitive at worst.
They’ve supposedly finished their studies. That isn’t a thing.
They have an agenda. This isn’t always horrible, but it’s important to keep in mind. How might their agenda influence the material they’re teaching you? What might they be leaving out?
It’s all about the NEXT lesson. If you’ve already taken a (paid) class or two but you really need to go to the next level/go on that retreat/shell out more money to “get it,” then it’s probably a scam. Especially if you benefit from bringing in more people.
How to Approach the Netjeru as a Beginner
I’ve seen a few questions off and on about how to start forming connections with the Netjeru when you are first starting your practice. I wanted to spend a little bit of time talking about some ways you can approach them and start to connect with them. I would say that the biggest rule is to approach them with respect. I do not believe that you have to know every piece of mythology about them, or a never ending list of offerings, or that you have to have an elaborate ritual. Just come to them with respect and an open heart. -Give them an offering. Look up some ideas online of what to offer, or ask someone in the community. You can start simple, leaving the offering and telling them you wish to work with them. -Try meditation. Some find it easier to make connections to the divine through meditation. -Try talking to them. It can seem weird at first, but this was a big thing I did at the start of my practice. I would pray and talk to Bast throughout the day. Even about small mundane stuff in my life. Some things to remember:
-It can take time to strengthen bonds between yourself and the Netjeru. -Sometimes a particular Netjeru isn’t meant to work with you in your path at that time, or they aren’t one that you will work with much at all. And that’s okay. -You may find that the Netjeru you work most often with changes as you develop personally and spiritually.
6 Alternative Altar Inspirations for Witches that are Bored of Altar Tables
No matter what path you follow as in witchcraft are, chances are you have some sort of sacred space. If you are a witch whose practice is part of your religious beliefs, this might be a place to communicate with your deities. If you work with spirits, this could be a place where honor your ancestors. Non-religious witches like myself often use altars as a space where they can connect with their magical and spiritual sides. Even though we all share this desire to have a place all our own dedicated to our craft.
That doesn’t mean we all need the same type of space. Whether you are a new witch who can’t show off your craft publicly (we’ve all been there) or just a witch who isn’t really into the more standard altar table setup, there are plenty of options for customizing and creating an altar space that meets your needs.
Window Altars
One easy way to create an altar is to take up a windowsill. Depending on the arrangement of the room you’re using, your personal preference, and the space available, the size of this type of altar varies.
This generally small altar space can be good for witches in the broom closet and green witches who like to keep their altars populated with plant friends. Because it is literally a window to the outside, these altars are also great places for charging things like crystals, spells, and water under the light of the moon.
Benefits:
Good for altars that are heavily planted (hello, sunlight!)
Generally discreet
Keeps your altar space contained (for all us witches that do not know when to quit)
Garden Altars
While pretty much any altar can include plants, there is something else to say for an altar that is almost completely plants. If you have some space indoors, why not design a witch’s garden that doubles as an altar space?
A small tray planted with succulents with offering bowls and candle dishes set into the soil and crystals scattered around can be a unique, and even moveable altar! You could also use potted plants so that you can change the arrangement or plants out whenever you need a refresh.
Benefits:
Deeply connected to nature and the earth
Pluck herbs for spells right off your altar
Generally pretty moveable
Bath Altars
If you love bath magic as much as I do, you’re a water witch, or your bathroom is one of your most sacred places (self-care anyone?), a bath altar could be the perfect thing to give your craft a physical home.
We’ve all seen those pictures of wooden tray tables for baths surrounded by eucalyptus and candles. Add a statue of your deity (or a symbol of something important to your craft), some crystals (check how your crystals are affected by water and humidity first!), and some jars of your favorite things to mix into bath spells, and your bath altar is set.
Benefits:
The perfect place to combine witchcraft and self-care
Perfect for witches that incoroporate the water element in their craft a lot
Magic really does belong in every room in the house
Travel Altars
If you tend to practice on a whim rather than waiting to be in a specific place or if you need to be able to stash your altar quickly, a travel altar is perfect. These altars can be fit into matchboxes, Altoids tins, jewelry boxes, and even hollowed out books! If you can carry it with you and find supplies small enough to fit, anything goes. (I’ve even seen locket altars!)
Some witches will create multiple travel altars for different purposes or focuses, but don’t feel like you need to collect them if that’s not your thing.
Benefits:
Small and discreet, it’s hard to make a mess with these
Very customizable (and easy to have multiples of!)
Perfect for witches in the broom closet
Virtual Altars
Tech witches, I haven’t forgotten you. If you’ve been following me for a bit, then you might know that I threw out the idea a while ago about a altar lockscreen/wallpaper for your phone/tablet/etc. Now that I’ve talked to some tech witches, I know this is actually a pretty sound idea!
Whether you commision an artist or design one yourself, a lock screen wallpaper for an electronic device (you could even go as big as a laptop with a touch screen!) could make the perfect altar for a tech witch. Even if you decide not to use it as a wallpaper, designing an image that serves as an altar and opening it in GIMP or Photoshop where you can create additional layers for placing other virtual elements could be useful.
Benefits:
Travel friendly
Can be synced across devices, so your altar is always with you
Easy to change and “redecorate” throughout the year
Paper Altars
(This incredible paper altar was created by Stella Witchcraft! Please click here to check out their full post and their blog!)
Similar to a virtual altar, a paper altar is a portable, customizable altar. Many witches choose to include paper altar setups in their grimoires, but there’s nothing stopping you from making larger paper altars with poster paper that can be rolled up and stored away.
If paper altars are attractive to you, don’t be deterred if you aren’t an artist! Minimalism in paper altars is perfectly fine. You can always outline your altar with symbols or even words alone. If you’re happy with it, it is perfect. You don’t have to meet any requirements for aesthetic or any other witch’s expectations.
There you have it! Of course, there are so many more types of altars, and even table altars can be created to fit your own personal needs. If you’re attracted to more than one of these, why not try combining the elements that call to you to make something entirely your own? The possibilities are endless.
Looking for more? Check these out: 6 More Alternative Altars for Bored Witches
Who else loves making spell bottles but can’t find easy items for what I want it to do?
Well y’all are in luck cause I got annoyed and so I made a list of commonly found kitchen items that have properties that are often desired for spell bottles! ~please note that other items that you may have also have these properties but I wanted to make something very generic~
Courage- Thyme
Luck- Clove, Clover, Dill, Hazel, Mint, Orange
Protection- Clove, Clover, Basil, Cinnamon, Cumin, Fennel, Garlic, Grass, Lettuce, Lime, Olive, Onion, Parsley, Pepper, Radish, Rosemary, Sage
Love- Clove, Clover, Orange, Basil, Cinnamon, Ginger, Jasmine, Lemon, Lettuce, Lime, Parsley, Peach, Pear, Pineapple, Rosemary, Thyme, Vanilla
Success- Clove, Clover, Cinnamon, Ginger
Money/Riches/Wealth- Dill, Mint, Orange, Ginger, Jasmine, Oats, Onion, Pecan, Pineapple, Basil
Health- Thyme
Wishes- Hazel, Peach, Sage
Healing- Mint, Fennel, Garlic, Lime, Olive, Onion, Rosemary, Thyme
Travel- Mint
Anti-theft- Garlic
Power- Ginger
Longevity- Lemon, Peach, Sage
Friendship- Lemon
Purification- Fennel, Lemon, Parsley, Thyme
Sleep- Lettuce, Rosemary, Thyme
Fertility- Olive
Potency- Olive
Lust- Olive, Pear, Radish, Rosemary, Vanilla
Employment- Pecan
Youth- Rosemary
Immortality- Sage
Wisdom- Sage
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Tarot A History and Brief Overview of Spreads
A History
The tarot, first known as trionfi and later as tarocchi or tarock is a pack of playing cards, used from the mid-15th century in various parts of Europe to play games such as Italian tarocchini, French tarot and Austrian Königrufen, many of which are still played today. In the late 18th century, some tarot decks began to be used for divination via tarot card reading and cartomancy leading to custom decks developed for such occult purposes. The word Tarot and German Tarock derive from the Italian Tarocchi, the origin of which is uncertain but taroch was used as a synonym for foolishness in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
Playing cards first entered Europe in the late 14th century, most likely from Mamluk, Egypt, with suits of Batons or Polo sticks which are commonly known as Wands by those practicing occult or divinatory tarot, Coins which are commonly known as disks, or pentacles in occult or divinatory tarot, Swords, and Cups. These suits were very similar to modern tarot divination decks and are still used in traditional Italian, Spanish and Portuguese playing card decks.
The first documented tarot packs were recorded between 1440 and 1450 in Milan, Ferrara, Florence and Bologna when additional trump cards with allegorical illustrations were added to the common four-suit pack. These new decks were called carte da trionfi, triumph cards, and the additional cards known simply as trionfi, which became “trumps” in English. The earliest documentation of trionfi is found in a written statement in the court records of Florence, in 1440, regarding the transfer of two decks to Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta.
The original purpose of tarot cards was to play games. A very cursory explanation of rules for a tarot-like deck is given in a manuscript by Martiano da Tortona before 1425. Vague descriptions of game play or game terminology follow for the next two centuries until the earliest known complete description of rules for a French variant in 1637. The 18th century saw tarot’s greatest revival, during which it became one of the most popular card games in Europe, played everywhere except Ireland and Britain, the Iberian peninsula, and the Ottoman Balkans. French tarot experienced a revival beginning in the 1970s and France has the strongest tarot gaming community.
Italian-suited tarot decks
These were the oldest form of tarot deck to be made, being first devised in the 15th century in northern Italy. The so-called occult tarot decks are based on decks of this type. Three decks of this category are still used to play certain games:
The Tarocco Piemontese consists of the four suits of swords, batons, cups and coins, each headed by a king, queen, cavalier and jack, followed by the pip cards for a total of 78 cards. Trump 20 outranks 21 in most games and the Fool is numbered 0 despite not being a trump.
The Swiss 1JJ Tarot is similar, but replaces the Pope with Jupiter, the Popess with Juno, and the Angel with the Judgement. The trumps rank in numerical order and the Tower is known as the House of God. The cards are not reversible like the Tarocco Piemontese.
The Tarocco Bolognese omits numeral cards two to five in plain suits, leaving it with 62 cards, and has somewhat different trumps, not all of which are numbered and four of which are equal in rank. It has a different graphical design than the two above as it was not derived from the Tarot of Marseilles.
Italo-Portuguese-suited tarot deck
The Tarocco Siciliano is the only deck to use the so-called Portuguese suit system which uses Spanish pips but intersects them like Italian pips. Some of the trumps are different such as the lowest trump, Miseria (destitution). It omits the Two and Three of coins, and numerals one to four in clubs, swords and cups: it thus has 64 cards but the ace of coins is not used, being the bearer of the former stamp tax. The cards are quite small and not reversible.
French-suited tarot decks
The illustrations of French-suited tarot trumps depart considerably from the older Italian-suited design, abandoning the Renaissance allegorical motifs. With the exception of novelty decks, French-suited tarot cards are almost exclusively used for card games. The first generation of French-suited tarots depicted scenes of animals on the trumps and were thus called “Tiertarock” (‘Tier’ being German for ‘animal’) appeared around 1740. Around 1800, a greater variety of decks were produced, mostly with genre art or veduta. Current French-suited tarot decks come in these patterns:
The Industrie und Glück (Industry and Luck) genre art tarock deck of Central Europe uses Roman numerals for the trumps. It is sold with 54 cards; the 5 to 10 of the red suits and the 1 to 6 of the black suits are removed.
The Adler-Cego animal tarot is used in the Upper Rhine valley and its neighbouring hills such as the Black Forest or the Vosges, and has 54 cards organized in the same fashion as the Industrie und Glück. Its trumps use Arabic numerals but within centred indices.
The Tarot Nouveau has 78 cards, and is commonly played in France and is somtimes used to play Cego. Its genre art trumps use Arabic numerals in corner indices.
German-suited tarot decks
German-suited decks for Bauerntarock, Württemberg Tarock and Bavarian Tarock are different. They are not true tarot packs, but a Bavarian or Württemberg pattern of the standard German-suited decks with only 36 cards; the pip cards ranging from 6 to 10, Under Knave (Unter), Over Knave (Ober), King, and Ace. These use Ace-Ten ranking, like Klaverjas, where Ace is the highest followed by 10, King, Ober, Unter, then 9 to 6. The heart suit is the default trump suit. The Bavarian deck is also used to play Schafkopf by excluding the Sixes.
Tarot Card Readings
The earliest evidence of a tarot deck used for cartomancy comes from an anonymous manuscript from around 1750 which documents rudimentary divinatory meanings for the cards of the Tarocco Bolognese. The popularization of esoteric tarot started with Antoine Court and Jean-Baptiste Alliette (Etteilla) in Paris during the 1780s, using the Tarot of Marseilles. French tarot players abandoned the Marseilles tarot in favour of the Tarot Nouveau around 1900, with the result that the Marseilles pattern is now used mostly by cartomancers.
Etteilla was the first to issue a tarot deck specifically designed for occult purposes around 1789. In keeping with the misplaced belief that such cards were derived from the Book of Thoth, Etteilla’s tarot contained themes related to ancient Egypt.
The 78-card tarot deck used by esotericists has two distinct parts:
The Major Arcana (greater secrets), or trump cards, consists of 22 cards without suits:
The Minor Arcana (lesser secrets) consists of 56 cards, divided into four suits of 14 cards each;
The Magician, The High Priestess, The Empress, The Emperor, The Hierophant, The Lovers, The Chariot, Strength, The Hermit, Wheel of Fortune, Justice, The Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, The Devil, The Tower, The Star, The Moon, The Sun, Judgement, The World, and The Fool. Cards from The Magician to The World are numbered in Roman numerals from I to XXI, while The Fool is the only unnumbered card, sometimes placed at the beginning of the deck as 0, or at the end as XXII.
Ten numbered cards and four court cards. The court cards are the King, Queen, Knight and Page/Jack, in each of the four tarot suits. The traditional Italian tarot suits are swords, batons, coins and cups; in modern occult tarot decks, however, the batons suit is often called wands, rods or staves, while the coins suit is often called pentacles or disks.
The terms “Major Arcana” and “Minor Arcana” were first used by Jean-Baptiste Pitois (also known as Paul Christian) and are never used in relation to tarot card games. Some decks exist primarily as artwork, and such art decks sometimes contain only the 22 major arcana.
The three most common decks used in esoteric tarot are the Tarot of Marseilles, the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot deck, and the Thoth tarot deck.
The six most common Tarot Spreads are the;
Love Spread
Here is a little you should know about the ‘love’ spread. This type of reading evaluates the relationships relevance, how strong and happy they are. Every relationship has its ups and downs and with this six-card spread you will be able to evaluate your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual connections with your partner. The ‘love’ spread has its own 6 cards which represent the following:
#1-The first card signifies what you currently feel about your relationship, your approach, and your outlook.
#2-The second card represents your partners current emotions towards you, his attitude, and expectations about your relationship.
#3- The third card is a connection card. For example; common characteristics of both of you
#4– The fourth card indicates the strength of your relationship.
#5– The fifth card shows the weaknesses in your relationship.
#6– This final card is your true love card. It interprets if the relationship is going to be successful or not.
Success Spread
Briefly about the ‘Success’ spread; it is a remarkably situational spread. It’s often used when a person is facing an obstacle or hardship. It can also be helpful if you don’t know how to face or overcome a problem as it will point you in the right direction.
#1- it helps you to find out about the true colours of the challenge in front of you. It will help you to identify what sort of skill set and resources you will need in order to not just solve but also overcome the challenge.
#2- this further clarifies on your current problems and challenges.
#3- The third card reveals the hidden factors affecting your current situation. You need to have knowledge about what these factors are to really overcome the obstacle you’re facing.
#4- The fourth card represents new plans, people, or objects that can help you grow further. By adapting yourself to these new aspects, your vision of the situation will change, leaving you with better solutions to your problems.
#5- The final card shows what requirements you need to fulfill in order to be proven successful and things you should avoid as they will lead you to failure. It will point you towards success if proven to be a positive card but in other cases it could be a negative card and will warn you about an upcoming disaster in your life.
Celtic Cross Spread
Despite its complications the ‘Celtic Cross’ Spread has stood popular for many years. This is most likely due to the fact that its importance lies in its difficulty. Each result of the Celtic Cross can be illustrated in a variety of ways depending on the direction of the of the fallen cards. Though not recommended for beginners, once anyone understands it, he or she can use this spread to find out the full depth of the situation. With enough practice it can it can be taken in use to find the answer to any problem. Celtic Cross deals with intricate situations.
#1– presents the current situation the person finds themselves in the and the reading is about the question they are facing.
#2– is placed over the first card, pointing to the left and is always read in an upright position. It shows what the basic challenge is that needs to be solved or the mental or physical object holding them back.
#3– The third spread reveals the subconscious influences. These strange influences have an extremely strong and powerful effect on one’s everyday life, especially in scenes relating to the question.
#4 – The fourth card shows what resources one has and the things they can use to face and solve the problem shown by the second card and in the process reach their ultimate goal, shown by the third card.
#5 – The fifth card shows the prologue of the scene. A negatively influenced past may have an effect that prevents their success on their current situation and they will need to let the memory go in order to stop it from negatively influencing their current situation so they can face and eventually overcome the problem at hand as shown by the second card. A positive past should be can simply be called inspiration. Even though the person may be facing a challenge in their current part of life, the problem
They are up against is natural growth of the positive past they had the benefit of experiencing and after they have overcome all their challenges, things will look even brighter than they were in the past.
#6 – The sixth card is the headlight. If the card states there is some form of negative energy on the way the five previous cards should give a good reasoning of why this is taking place and what we could do to prevent it.
#7 – The seventh card represents the person’s attitude. It illustrates your physical actions, thinking and ideals regarding the current problem. This will give you more to work with into whether the person’s attitude is conducive to a likable outcome or whether it’s time to retrack the way the person perceives the information.
#8 – The eighth card is an energy card. It talks about the energy surrounding them and the energy other people and the environment is letting off and if these energies are helping in any shape or form.
#9 – The ninth card tells us about what the person’s desires and fears. This is a revelation card. It gives importance to the things a person should be aware of in their current situation and might change the way a person acts which should not be neglected by them.
#10 – This is the final outcome and emphasizes on the energies, if they are complementing or conflicting. It also tells the person about the future that will take place immediately and if it is necessary or not to face the future.
Spiritual Spread
Similar to the Success Spread, the Spiritual Guidance spread is used when faced with problems that are of a spiritual nature. These sorts of challenges are usually related to spirituality in a person.
#1 – The first card represents your main concerns. You may think you know about the problem but this spread goes more in depth with it.
#2 – The second card looks into your motivation for looking for guidance.
#3 – The third card looks into the things about your life you are insecure or worried about.
#4 – The fourth card emphasizes on the parts of your life that you are not aware of.
#5 – The fifth card is your advice card as it will guide you to the steps to face your fears. It ties in with the previous cards.
#6 –The sixth card guides us to a life with no worries so that we could move forward on our spiritual journey.
#7 – The seventh card teaches you to deal with the situation with the resources you have at hand.
#8 – Finally, the eighth card finishes the Spiritual Guidance Spread by telling us that the result of the tarot cards all depends on our reaction to it whether we focus on the positive or negative.
Career Path Spread
This spread is for times where we feel left out on our career. We work hard hoping for a promotion but to no benefit. It helps us with these kind of challenges that we face in our professional life.
#1 – The first card basically asks us if our job that we have right now is indeed our ideal job
#2 – The second card emphasizes on the actions we must take to further boost our career. A positive card means we should stay at the same position we are in right now whereas a negative one means we should make some changes.
#3 – The third card tells us about certain things about our job that we can no longer alter. The card may tell you to look for a job in the same category we are working in right now.
#4 – The fourth card refers to our skills on our job to see if they’re enough to get us a promotion or if we are behind everyone else.
#5 – The fifth card tells us about the things we can do in our career to improve and start a new one or just small things we can do in our current career to at least get noticed.
#6 – The sixth card gives us the answer to the question that if our past mistakes are influencing our career now.
#7 – The final card tells you that if the card is negative it might lead to a bad outcome as it might result in you making other bad career choices.
However, if you aren’t sure of the outcome, use the card again after a few days or weeks to see if the reading changes as your attitude changes.
Three-Card Spread
The simplest and the most useful spread, ‘The Three Card Spread’ only uses three cards. This is what makes it the most popular. This is one of the most powerful spreads and can find answers for you really quickly for almost anything, let it be overcoming a problem or an obstacle or if you are simply just feeling lost or left behind.
Linear 3 Card Tarot Spreads
As you can imagine, this layout is good at suggesting some sort of linear path, sequence of events, cause and effect, or a way of getting from point a to point b.
Past, Present, Future
You, Your Path, Your Potential
You, Relationship, Partner
Situation, Action, Outcome
Idea, Process, Aspiration
Balanced 3 Card Tarot Spreads
In this layout, each card of the spread has a common intersection. They are all equally important, like three sides of a pyramid. Without any of these, the whole structure collapses.
Mind, Body, Spirit
Physical State, Emotional State, Spiritual State
Subconscious, Conscious, Super Conscious
Option 1, Option 2, Option 3
What I think, What I feel, What I do
Foundational 3 Card Tarot Spreads
I think think one is a little harder to explain, but I like thinking of these spreads being communicators of advice in a way such that “given X and Y, the result is Z”. X and Y attempt to give you a clearer understanding of options, and Z is a summary, a crux, a way to move forward given the information that is there. In fact, even when phrasing these spreads, I like saying them in a way that follows this formula to make the point clearer. The bolded items represent the actual card positions.
Given your strengths and weaknesses, this is my advice.
Given what worked well, and what didn’t work well, this is the key lesson.
Given that this brings you together, and that this pulls you apart, you must focus on this.
Given that you want this from the relationship, and your partner wants this, your relationship is heading towards this.
Given Option 1 and Option 2, This is what you need to know to make a decision.
Crossed 3 Card Tarot Spreads
As the layout would imply, this is about understanding conflicts and obstacles. The card that crosses over is something that stands in the way and that needs to be overcome, something that blocks you from attaining your ultimate goal, while the third card acts as a sort of advice card, looking at the situation from a more distant viewpoint. These can also be used as simpler 2 card spreads if you want to use only the crossing cards.
Situation, Obstacle, Advice
Aspiration, Obstacle, How to Overcome
Opportunities, Challenges, Outcome
Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis
I will be doing card meanings on a later date :)
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Resources for Spirit Work
Please note - though I myself am not a spirit worker, I’ve done enough research and seen enough of other people’s personal stories to say this: spirit work is not always light and fluffy and happy (obviously it can be, but not all the time). Spirits are not all willing to work with you peacefully - some are even downright rude or aggressive. It can be dangerous, and there are risks of getting involved with other entities not of this world. Make sure you know what you are getting into completely and are well prepared before engaging. Read and practice at your own discretion.
Updated: August 18th, 2016
General
[A Beginner’s Guide to Spirit Companionship]
[All the Spirits, All the Places] (tw: gif)
[Are You Overcomplicating Spirit Companionship for Yourself?]
[Bonding 101] (tw: gif)
[Boundaries - The First Component of Constructive Spirit Work]
[Branches of Spirit Work]
[Caution: Calling/Attaching Spirits]
[Common Spirit ‘Scams’]
[Considerate Spirit Offerings]
[Dealing with Spirit Anxiety]
[Dealing with Spirit-Induced Trauma and Injuries]
[Dealing with Spirits You Don’t Want to Deal With]
[Discernment and You]
[Guardian/Protective Spirits]
[House Rules]
[How to Make Your Home More Inviting For Spirits]
[I Have No Time for My Spirit Companions]
[If an “Unbound” Spirit Approaches You]
[A More In-Depth Guide to Dealing with House Spirits]
[On Large Spirit Families]
[Settling In: Getting to Know Your House Spirits]
[Spirit-Caused Wounds]
[Spirit Companions: DIY]
[Spirit Companionship]
Spirit Companionship: [What Is It?]; [Why Choose Companionship?]; [Misconceptions]; [It’s a Commitment]
[Spirit Companionship and Insecurity vs. Trust in Yourself]
Spirit Companionship FAQ: [Part 1]; [Part 2]
[Spirit Defense]
[Spirit Do’s And Don’ts]
[Spirit Etiquette]
[Spirit Guides vs. Companions]
[Spirit Work]
[Spirit Work Basics]
[Spirit Work: The Importance of Putting Yourself First] (tw: gif)
[Spirit Worker Reminders]
[Spirits And Astral Walking]
[Spirits and Demons and Where to Start]
[Spirits and the Danger of Spirit Work, FAQ]
[Thoughts on Spirit Work]
[Working with Spirits]
[Working with Spirits: Contracts]
Communication
[Communicating with House Spirits]
[Contacting Spirit Guides and Other Entities]
[Contacting Your Spirit Guides]
[Guide: How to Communicate with Spirits, Gods, and Other Unseen]
[How I Communicate with Spirits]
How to Communicate With Your Spirit Companion: [Part 1]; [Part 2]
[In-Depth Psychic Communication Guide for Spirit Contact]
[So You Want to Talk to Spirits?]
[Spirit Communication: Tips]
[Spirits: Communications And Customs]
[Ten Things to Avoid When Communicating with Spirits]
[Tuning to the Dead]
Channeling
[Channel a Spirit] (an ask)
[Tips on Channeling Spirits] (an ask)
Possession
[How to Avoid Getting Possessed] (an ask)
[On the Topic of Possession, Attacks, and Other Spirit Problems]
[Spirit Vessels]
[What Exactly is Horsing] (an ask)
Banishing / Exorcism
[Dealing With Dead People - Banishing & Exorcism]
[Exorcism 101]
[How to Banish a Spirit]
[Kicking Them Out - An Intro to Banishings, Cleaning House, and Astral Relationship Intervention]
Spells and Magic
[Banishment Spell, Spirits Begone] (tw: sigil)
[Bottle of Spirit Be-Gone]
[Candle Spell to Banish Negative Energies or Spirits]
[Creating a Spirit Trap Stone]
[For Pleasing Household Spirits]
[“Get the Fuck Out!” Spell - Dead People Verison]
[Quick Protection Ward]
[Ritual to Invite Spirit Contact]
[Samhain Spirit Spell]
[Séance Water]
[Selective Spirit Door-Bar]
[The Soul Alchemists Trap Box]
[Spirit Drive-Out]
[Spirit Poppets]
[The Spirit Vessel]
[Spirit Working Powder]
Sigils
[A variety of spirit companion sigils]
[“Get out of my house, you wispy motherfuckers”]
[“I am not fearful of otherworldly entities”]
[“I am protected from malicious spirits”]
[“I am protected from negative spirits”]
[“I can easily channel spirits without negative impact”]
[“I can see spirits and ghosts”]
[“I communicate easily and quickly with spirits around me”]
[“I communicate with spirits with ease”]
[“I easily communicate with ghosts”]
[“I see and communicate with spirits with ease”]
[“I will have success in spirit work”]
[“Nice, positive spirits are attracted to me and communicate with me”]
[“No malicious beings may enter”]
[“Only kind spirits may enter and stay here”]
[“Protect this dwelling from all negative and evil spirits”]
[“Spirits bring me knowledge not harm”]
[“Spirits cannot enter through these portals without being invited”]
[“Spirits will not and cannot enter through this portal without being invited first”]
Blogs
[blackbearmagic]
[spiritconnect]
[spirithighway]
[spiritvexer]
[thedragonslibrary]
[thiscrookedcrown]
[urbanspellcraft]