Your daily tarot card

Gilded tarot four of swords with tarot journal pageFabulous! My free tarot journal template download has been flying out just like that time when your hands couldn’t hold the deck properly and the cards jumped all over the place! Please spread the word and let others know about it.

I wanted to write about one of the sections in more detail, as I think we have trouble sometimes in connecting the cards to our actual, confusing, complicated real lives. We put our cards away and think they are just a hobby, a diversion, perhaps something we turn to when life gets tough, or when we need an answer to a specific question.

The section in question is worded: Thinking about your day, how did the *whatever card* manifest itself? This can be about your emotions, memories, events, people – anything.

Let’s say you drew the Four of Swords as your card of the day. I don’t know about you, but I find this one of the ‘lesser’ cards. It rarely turns up for me in a reading and when it does, I tend to gloss over it.

So… you pick or draw randomly, the Four of Swords. Huh. You stare at it. The image doesn’t connect with you apart from reminding you that you’d rather be snoozling in bed than having to get ready for work. Think about that for a moment – you just made a connection. The figure on the card, lies comatose – either sleeping or maybe even dead. If you’re anything like me in the mornings, either option is attractive.

You pop the card in a special pocket in your purse or prop it up on your dresser ready to contemplate it later. Instead of ignoring it and going about your routine, make an effort to hold the image in your mind. You might need a physical reminder – such as an alarm beep on your phone or a bracelet that reminds you to visualize your card of the day every time you notice it on your wrist.

You get to work, bumping into an acquaintance in the car park. She looks tired and under the weather. You politely ask how she is and she mentions her recent illness. You sympathise, remembering that the Four of Swords is about recovery and recuperation.

When you reach your office, a coworker seems stressed out. You put a hand on her arm and offer to relieve her of some work. She’s grateful and visibly relaxes. You feel good that you were able to help.

Much later, you are back home and looking forward to a hot bubble, bath, a glass of something nice and a peaceful evening. You feel gratitude for the opportunity to chill out after the hurly-burly of the day.

You get the idea. When you begin to write up your tarot journal, you will have several occurrences of the manifestation of the Four of Swords to write about. Be sure to mention your thoughts and feelings as you encountered each scenario.

Let’s try another card. The Queen of Cups is your card of the day.

A little like Groundhog Day, you meet the same woman in the car park. She shares her tale of illness. This time you give her a little more attention – all she wants is someone to listen to her and five minutes won’t make any difference to your day but it might make a whole lot to hers.

Your stressed-out coworker is rushing about trying to get all her tasks done in preparation for her bosses’ meeting. As you take over one of those tasks, you remind her that she is doing a really good job and that she is appreciated. She glows with relief and pleasure.

Later, when you get the chance to relax, you remember the Queen of Cups is about loving yourself as well as others, so you give yourself a little pampering and listen to a guided meditation. Again when you take the time to fill in your journal, you can tune into that Queen of Cups energy and make connections between the card and your daily life.

Don’t neglect your thoughts and memories either – a random recollection of childhood may pop into your head on the day you pick the Six of Cups. You may get a moment of utter clarity having drawn the Ace of Swords earlier that day. The important thing is to write (or type) it down. Only by doing that will you be able to cement the essence of the card into your psyche.

Instead of treating the tarot as a hobby, immerse yourself into each card and day by day, you will develop a knack for viewing every situation through the lens of tarot. This will enable you to become a better reader and also will enhance and contribute to your life experience.

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2 thoughts on “Your daily tarot card

    1. theraggededge Post author

      Thank you, Elle. I like my common sense approach too. I think I’d abandon tarot if it was compulsory to be fluffy and flowery (not that there’s anything wrong with fluffy and flowery). x

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