hello, hello! honestly, i never thought the day would come where i had enough traction on my blog to warrant a rules page, so firstly: thank you! thank you all for coming on this journey of learning about tarot with me. i’m so happy that i’ve been able to make PACs that resonate with you and that you’ve been willing to support me. that being said, with more traction comes more people, and with more people comes more funky asks. since i haven’t made it clear in a formal page till now, i won’t blame these people, but i hope that after i clear everything up, this won’t happen anymore. so, onto the faq/rules.
CURRENTLY: making the next pac!!
NEXT PAC: send suggestions!
PAC idea! future spouse—
thanks, but i am pretty much not going to do any further future spouse readings, for three main reasons. one, i think we owe it to the people that will matter most to figure them out on their terms. two, fs and sm readings are the biggest offenders in leading to people becoming obsessed with a person/concept, so i cannot condone it. three, people sometimes don’t get married, people get two spouses, and it doesn’t quite make sense that these readings are only for people who will have one spouse, especially when we ourselves don’t even know what will happen in the future.
do you do personal readings?
no. i have never offered to, and i likely never will.
but i swear i saw you reply to someone the other time...
yeah, you probably did. when this blog first started out, i responded to basically every ask since i really didn’t have any. i’ve gotten increasingly stricter about this rule over the last two months. that being said, i never responded with any spiritual or intuitive reading. i have always been open to giving practical advice to anyone who needs it, but not in the form of tarot readings.
practical advice? what?
above my intuition i am a university student preparing to work in finance. i took exams, applied for jobs, i failed some, i aced some. i got pissed at my boss, got mad at myself, worked till 3am for something that should’ve been inconsequential. i worried about my love life, had crushes, barely escaped heartbreaks and trusted the wrong people, just like many of you were, are, or will be. my practical advice comes from a place of “i’ve been there”, not from tarot.
basically, my inbox and DMs are always open for someone who needs a listening ear or advice, but not for people who want predictions or for me to guess what their lives are like.
why not though??
one: time and energy. when i’m busy, i barely have enough time to do PACs as it is. i am not the kind of person to force myself to portion out time for tarot. my cards would get pissed at me for it anyway. two: i haven’t been reading tarot all that long, honestly. i have quite a ways to go before i can read consistently and precisely for people i have never met, who are in situations vastly different from mine.
what about paid readings, then?
nope.
interpretation help, perhaps?
maybe? at least 2 cards and nothing beyond a celtic cross, and i’ll probably respond.
okay, what about...
dunno, but shoot me an ask or DM, and i’ll let you know my feelings on it. i only delete asks when they get repetitive.
what’s your PAC schedule?
sorry, but it’s always work first, PACs second for me, so i can’t have a schedule. i try my best, but there are periods of time like midterms, finals or presentation weeks where i will drop off for 2-6 weeks to get stuff done.
if you’re curious about me, then hi! i’m ella, pronouns are she/her. full disclosure, that’s not my real name, it ended up being my alias because my friend was saying i have disney vibes. irl i am a computer science and data science student, but at home i’m basically a 24/7 software technician. i don’t mind though, i find coding fun, even after having to do it for work. outside of responsibilities, i’m pretty into kpop and taylor swift (basic, i know right). i can sing a little, dance a little and play some instruments, but nowadays i only perform for my mirror in the middle of the night.
i started my occult journey learning about astrology when i was 14. i wasn’t terribly invested, however, until i was introduced to my family’s occult line when i was 18. i simultaneously began picking up tarot and oracle cards, and it’s been about two odd years since i’ve been doing card readings. i’m still pretty new to all of this, but i hope you will find the answers and advice you need here at twentytarot!
legal disclaimer: my readings are made in good faith for entertainment purposes only.
Hello I wanted to ask you something. If you have time and energy allows please answer. I am a new tarot reader and I have two tarot Decks I mostly use only one and the other one is just lying there. I don't use it and I think I never will. So, can I just throw it? Or I have to do something else. because throwing it away just doesn't seem right to me.
Hi anon! Yeah I agree just tossing it out isn’t the move here. For me, my secondary deck is only for certain topics that my primary deck doesn’t respond well to, or for spreads that need two decks. Sometimes I also use the secondary deck as strictly a clarifier deck. Some ideas you may find useful! But if you’re really not connecting with your second deck, maybe ask your first deck about it. If your first deck says it wants the second one out the door this instant, then you know you have to move it away, maybe downgrade it to a decoration piece or something. If you’re short on cash and it’s safe to, maybe give it to someone or sell it? I always hear of people finding tarot decks at second hand shops so I guess people do that often. Hope one of these alternatives work for you!
my pac tag | tell me about the reading, suggest new readings, tell me about your day
PILE ONE: BREAKFAST
someone would like to give you some advice, but they don't because they're afraid they might be overstepping. you might not be familiar enough with this person, and they don't want you to feel bad about yourself. you seem to currently be in some sort of conflict, one that has trapped you for quite a while now. this is likely about your family and career. you very much need to break away from something— both emotionally and physically— but you're not sure how. this person seems to feel some alone time and solitude would do you good. you haven't had much time to sort your thoughts out, have you? you just keep getting into these small fights that take up all of your brain power and energy, but the root problem remains.
this person sees huge potential in you. they feel like a mentor of some sort, maybe a counsellor, professor or your manager. they feel that once you ground yourself and set your priorities straight, you'll have a huge upgrade in your mental state and life, and this will give you the ability to also scale up at work. they want you to know that you shouldn't be sweating the small things (but they sympathise, and that's also part of why they have trouble telling you all of this).
lastly, they want you to know that you have a supporter in them, and they'll be happy to lend a hand whenever. they just think you would find them too invasive and weird, so they just watch you from afar. it doesn't seem they think you need help either, per se, but if they can give reassurance or pointers to make your life easier, they're more than happy to.
PILE TWO: ICED TEA
this person wants you to know that they can't help but feel inferior to you. this manifests in different ways for different people— for some of you, you may find that this person lashes out often to try and get you, or undermines you frequently. for others of you, this person has decided to avoid you completely. some of you may have even liked this person a lot in the beginning, but this person turned against you quickly. they'd like you to know, for the sake of closure, that they turned against you because they perceived this gap in strength and success too big for them to handle. ultimately it looks like they truly want the best for you, and so they'd rather just... leave instead of resent you.
this person strikes me as maturely immature, if you will— like they're still in their beginning stages of adult life and they don't have much figured out but they're self-aware enough to know that they're still immature. i think it's entirely possible that this person will return, but for now, it's probably best that you take care of yourself first, don't try and be any less of a queen because you're afraid of stealing limelight, embrace your abundance. this person wouldn't want you hung up on them, they hope and think you were never affected by their presence in your life in the first place, and although that isn't true, for now you'll just have to make peace with the facts. they don't realise the impact they had on your life; you don't know when you'll ever get the chance to tell them. if you need to, talk to your maternal role model, whether that's your mom or someone else, about it. wishing you the very best!
PILE THREE: MIFFY TEA
this person is referencing an event that may have happened when both of you were younger, or, at the very least, they were quite young when this event happened. they'd like to thank you for the wake up call you gave them, unintentionally or otherwise. yes, you fought, yes, it was ugly, but they learned a lot from it. for some of you, i'm feeling this may be your first ex. they feel lucky that it was you that appeared in their life when they needed someone to smack some sense into them. they're glad you made them make a choice and commit to it; even though they resisted in the beginning, now they understand that life without these hard choices and commitments is empty. they'd like you to know that they've grown a lot since then and they're so much more independent than who you knew them to be. they like to think you contributed to this, even if just a little.
i doubt the two of you are in contact anymore, and that's the biggest reason why this person won't tell you this personally— they can't. however, they think of your memory with a lot of fondness, and sometimes they wonder if you think they resent you for the fight that happened, and they really wish they could tell you that they don't; not at all. they're grateful for the opportunity to grow, and they feel everything that happened was meant to happen and it was for the best. they have so much love for you!
PILE FOUR: INSTANT NOODLES
hi, and welcome to the romance pile! high fives all around, bring it in. i was honestly getting worried that this entire PAC would just be filled with heavy messages, but the last 2 piles have been a lot lighter than the first two. now, let's get the obvious aside: someone has feelings for you but won't tell you because they are terrified. this person feels very put-together, like they're always capitalising the first letter in every sentence, even if they're just sending a casual text. they're not the kind to reach out for no reason, and so the two of you have probably not interacted as much as they would have liked. still, they think you're really cool and they like it when you're happy.
they biggest thing holding back is that they strongly feel something has to change for a romance to be able to blossom from this, and they suspect it's them. this is kind of two-fold because yes, they're probably not going to have a successful romance if they continue guarding their heart obsessively the way they're doing right now, but they don't actually have to change to be in a romantic relationship, they're just panicking. i'm a little all over the place typing this right now, so i think they are too. i don't think they even know what they want to tell you yet, they just threw this whole jumbled up mess into the universe and prayed for the best (are they me??? lol).
overall, no rush. they're not ready at all. with their anxious personality and tendency to overthink, it'll be a long time before they're ready to face you head-on. if you know who this person is, like them and don't mind making the first move you could go for it, but if you're not then you could just leave things as they are and watch. things are pretty up in the air and up to the two of you right now, i'm not seeing that much divine intervention at this point. good luck!
For a pac, what is this person (anyone xyz) thinking about me? Something like that? Just a suggestion! have a wonderful day🌸💗🌺💕
Hmm, you guys seem to want to know what other people think in general, so my next topic shall be “what someone wants to tell you but won’t say”. Hope this works for you, anon? 😉
hi everyone! squeezing in one more PAC before college starts again and this time it's just one thing you can look forward to this year. it feels like a lot of us are bracing ourselves for yet another difficult year, so i decided to come through with one that'll be at least somewhat positive! pick a stone that means something to you and scroll down for your reading~ 🐯
AQUAMARINE
my aquamarines, it looks as though you've been wanting to be a leader in some way for a while. some of you have been wanting to start a business, others of you have been eyeing a leadership position. regardless, you'll finally get there this year! now, i want to first remind you to research, research, research! you'll need to constantly update and upgrade your knowledge to stay ahead of the pack. if you have a senior in your field, which i feel most of you do, don't be afraid to go up to them to ask for guidance on how life is like as you climb this career ladder. the second thing i want to mention is imposter syndrome. you are in the right place, you have earned your right to this leadership opportunity. yes, you were not completely ready before, but that doesn't somehow make you un-ready in some weird mental gymnastics way. you have the universe's full approval to go for it and take control. the last thing is: don't feel that you owe the people you beat anything just because you beat them. it's a competition— people win and people lose. that's just how it goes. you play your cards right, you get a better outcome. one last little thing that might resonate for some of you: know that you don't have to cave to every one of your parents' requests just because you can. your ultimate happiness and peace comes first!
AMETRINE
hello, dear ametrines! this year, you're going to be handed a sword. and with this sword, you'll shatter glasses and cut off people, but i promise you it will all be for the best. you seem to be surrounded by very superficial and egotistic people, and i don't think things have been horrible with them, but brace yourself— they might be soon. in my opinion, these periods always come right after huge improvements and successes in life, because that's exactly when jealousy rears its ugly head. so i'm sorry that this isn't entirely positive, darlings, but it's something that has to happen, and you're going to be much stronger and clearer because of it. you'll see things and people for what and who they are, you're ready to ditch the crutches. you may take some time this year to rehash things you thought you were over and re-heal from them. and there's no shame in that at all! sometimes we go back and realise we were more hurt than we were ready to realise back then. point is, you're becoming much more aware and clear about the world around you, and that's a great thing.
you'll also have more clarity in terms of your spirituality. you'll be learning loads about what works and doesn't for you in terms of rituals, habits, and so on. your intuition will be crystal clear and sharp at the end of this!
and if you remember nothing else from this reading, then when you're staring at the shattered wine goblets, i hope you remember and trust me when i say they were all filled with poison anyway.
PERIDOT
hi, my peridot friends! this year, you can look forward to some companionship. i'm getting a hard-to-love vibe from this group, maybe it's hard for you to make many friends, maybe you lost a couple last year, or maybe you let someone who was just a little more get away. maybe you're like me! all my friends are going overseas on their exchange programmes this year, and most of them won't be back until we all graduate. regardless, the year does start off a little lonelier and quieter than you would have preferred. it won't be this way for too long, though, because the tables have been a little unfairly not in your favour for a while now, and they're about to spin the other way and become unfairly in your favour. i'm seeing one really stable friend, at the very least. it's probably a libra, but if you're venus dominant then it'd be a mercurian. anyway, if you're single then i know what you're thinking... is this love?? unfortunately, i don't have a straight answer to this. for the better part of the year this person is a friend, but the cards are not ruling out romance per se. i would suggest leaving ulterior motives at the door for this one, but i don't think you really need that warning. you're probably someone who already takes all types of relationships slowly and carefully anyway. regardless, i don't think you'll be scrambling for more, because i see you being very fulfilled by this new connection and just thankful that you're not as alone as you were bracing yourself to be after everything that happened with that person that tampered with your heart. take your chances and believe in your worth!
ROSE QUARTZ
okay, there's definitely a burdensome connection over here. i can see it being a partner, co-worker or boss. it seems that whatever heart you've been putting into this has been ignored because of how result-oriented the other end of this connection is. and yeah, results are important, but we can definitely spare 30 seconds to acknowledge effort and ask "how did everything go?" instead of... whatever the hell is going on right now.
sometime this year you lose your patience. and it's kinda sad, because i think at one point you thought this was a match made in heaven. you were excited to be with or work with this person, but it just didn't go the way you hoped. and everything is stable, and the cogs are turning fine, sure, but what happened to feelings, really? why should you be feeling so empty and discontented with life? i see an ultimatum here— you're done waiting so either this person does better (whether that's connecting better with you or just a pay rise lol), or you walk. it will be different outcomes for different people, but you will get the best out of this situation, and that's what you should look forward to! you haven't been properly valued for a while now, so you're getting what you deserve this year. this journey will lead you to realise what it is that makes you truly happy, and it will help you protect your ego and heart better. stay strong, upgrades are on the horizon!
hi everyone! i'm finally back with another reading, and this time it's just a little thing on romance. i basically just pulled cards and rambled below, so maybe a better title for this is "romantic advice from a girl who finally found out what romance is"... there's also a quickfire answer section after your reading, so you can skip to that if you're impatient and just want to get an answer. remember to pick the image that sets your thoughts off (pick no more than 2), and then you can scroll down to your reading! wishing you all the love🤍
PILE ONE: A MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE IS ALL I CAN DO
you're not quite in the state of mind to be in an actual romantic relationship, pile one. i do see that someone, maybe one of your good friends, likes you. however, they also seem to feel as though you wouldn't be able to return their affections, or that you'd turn on them and break their heart, and so they've presented you with a more argumentative, brash, and less caring version of themselves which is nothing like what they actually feel for you.
to them and to me, it just looks like you'll find more romance in your work for now. you're in the state of mind to win games and close deals right now, and not really in the state to trust someone new, or hand over a little control to someone else, or put your heart in someone's hands knowing they won't always be able to keep it pristine. and that's totally okay! we all have different phases in life. but you will need to finish everything you started and put aside some time where you don't have to constantly be fighting to be the best or to balance out the score sheets if you really want some romance in your life. i know it's hard! and it feels like everything is on some arbitrary timeline and why do you have to set aside time, shouldn't the person just appear? and i'm here to tell you that if the person just appears when you're not ready and you hurt them, that would, by far, be the worse outcome compared to this. until you're ready, there's really no rush! do what you need to first, and meet them later. when you make them smile for the first time, you'll be glad you did.
does someone like me at all? yes.
does my crush like me back? does it matter?
should i do/say it? not right now, no.
PILE TWO: LOVING HIM WAS RED
did you just come out of a breakup, pile 2? whatever the case, i see that your definition of romance right now is more passion, fun and [REDACTED], and hey! good for you. in fact, i'm seeing you'll meet someone who's exactly on your wavelength. not looking for anything serious, just looking to destress. you may even be chilling with more than one person (not in the cheating way, in the everyone-knows-and-nothing's-serious kinda way). you may want to keep one of these people around in particular, though, because i'm seeing that not only are you on the same wavelengths, you work together well and have a lot of fun together. you'll be the main character that went through something, ended it, then glowed up and now swears up and down they're done with romance, and your person will be the good looking lead that makes things happen and builds you up. together, you'll give off power duo vibes.
i think you became wiser because of the things that happened to you in the past. you lost something dear to you, but at the same time a burden was lifted and you can continue finding yourself now. so have fun, be safe, and if something becomes something more, don't resist it too much, alright?
does someone like me at all? sorta? they're attracted to you but don't have deep romantic feelings as of now.
does my crush like me back? you have a crush??
should i do/say it? if you're prepared for the consequences, sure.
PILE THREE: I MISS YOU LIKE IT WAS THE VERY FIRST NIGHT
hmm... you might be more in love with the idea of romance than the romance itself, dear. i'm getting some escapism vibes from this pile, as if you think a lot about getting a s/o, in fact you may even obsess about it, but really all you're doing in writing fanfiction in your head to escape the chaos of your daily life. you know it's not a thing, but you still harbour hope that you'll be the one exception and get swept off your feet anyway. maybe you even live vicariously through a friend's blossoming romance. you are not as alone as you feel, darling, but seeing love from this point of view will get you nowhere. what will get you somewhere is you understanding what it is you really want out of a relationship. it's like everyone wants to get into one, but why? so many of us want a relationship because we want more attention, or we want more external validation and feel like a s/o will increase out "social net worth". others of us just want to prove a bully who left a scar too deep wrong. we want to win an imaginary competition. we want some tangible proof that we're not unlovable.
honestly, i make it sound like a bad thing but the truth is all of these reasons are valid. we are human, and we all feel this way. and when you do find someone, you may raise your bruised heart to the light and realise most of the scars have faded. asking you to make these reasons disappear would be cruel. but understand that your person will have these feelings and insecurities too, and with every wound they heal, you should heal one of theirs too. above everything, that's what sets fanfiction and true love apart. as for your person: 7 days, weeks or months from now, expect something new! romance is in your foreseeable future.
does someone like me at all? maybe. if they do, you probably have some inkling.
does my crush like me back? not if you're pining from a distance, yes if you're in contact.
should i do/say it? you don't have to jump right now, but yes, sometime soon.
PILE FOUR: YOU TOOK THE TIME TO MEMORISE ME
it's so funny to me that the pile with almost guaranteed romance is also the pile that's the most unsure about it. it makes sense, though. you know it's there, you know it's coming, and you have no idea what to do with that information other than freeze. maybe it's been a long time coming, maybe you thought you were ready (you are!) and now instead you're standing there with your heart in your trembling hands, scared to death.
you need to take control of your situation now, as much as it scares you. the last thing you need right now is to stand there and imagine scenarios where your person leaves you behind, or stands you up, or cancels last minute... have a little more faith in them. they deserve that, do they not? up till now, have they given you any reason to believe they are not stable? so why project those fears onto them?
no longer, darling. a stable, kind and transforming relationship is in your future. you'll be getting more romance than you bargained for. it has or will change you in ways that even people who haven't seen you in months will be able to feel. with it will come clarity and promises kept... so long as you release your mental blocks and fears, and love them with all your heart. it's scary, and it's so hard to convince ourselves that someone just genuinely wants to be with us for who we are, but that's romance. wildly unpredictable, comes in just when you stop looking for it, makes you reel and regret ever wishing you wanted a partner. enjoy the ride!
does someone like me at all? yes.
does my crush like me back? if you're unsure about this person, you're not looking at the right one.
should i do/say it? yes.
Hey! I´m glad you´re back, you are one of my favorite tarot readers on Tumblr!
I don´t know if you did such a PAC already, if yes, feel free to ignore this suggestion; "What does your crush think of you?" or something along those lines.
No matter if you do this or not, I wish you a lovely day <3
Thank youuuu☺️ Hmm… actually, recent events have made me feel like I could tackle this reading, I’ll see what I can do!
Hello I want to ask you something... I hope you will answer. My younger sister and my mom made me a small cloth bag. And it is very sweet. I also started with tarot. So, i got my first Tarot deck. I want to ask that can I keep my deck in that bag??? It won't harm my decks and my energy. Right?
hi, congrats on your first tarot deck!! there's no right answer to your question— i'd say just ask your cards yourself! i'm not sure if it sounds weird to you, but just shuffle while saying "i'm gonna put you in this bag, it's from my mum and sister, that okay?" and just see what cards come out. most of the time i get the okay; only once my cards told me they wanted nothing to do with a crystal, so i moved it out of my room, simple as that. your cards will tell you whether they're chill with being in that bag too. have fun learning tarot!
