Storytelling
with tarot is something I really love to do. Mostly when my card of the day is not quite what I expected or hoped for, I
start asking questions and drawing more cards until the story unfolds and the message
becomes clear to me.
Today I started
out with the Eight of Cups from the Legacy of the Divine Tarot. Usually I love pulling this card. It gives me permission
to leave everything behind and to spend some quality alone time but today it
felt a bit challenging so soon after all the shadow work I have been doing last
month. My initial reactions was: "Oh no, not again!" So I pulled the Four of Cups, where a man is longing for the cup in the sky and doesn’t see the beautiful
ones in the grass. This card tells me how I felt in the beginning of October. I
had all those grand ideas of how I would spiritually grow and although I did grow/change, it was so entirely different than I expected
it to be. And the Three of Coins is showing me how different it all was. I found
my creative fire again and the courage to do something with it. Up until now the cards
haven’t told me anything new. It all feels like a big intro to the main plot:
the Six of Swords. This card is all about a journey again. I think it is about taking
all the ideas of how finding creativity has been my “salvation” under
consideration and asking myself questions like: “Why do want to create? How do
I feel when I create? What part of me do I share with others when I create? Etc.
Making a painting is not the destination of the journey it is the beginning of
a new journey. And then I pulled the last card: Judgment which is to me the
call to an authentic life; when we step out of the box of who we thought we
were and to sing the song of our soul of who we really are.
Great idea to "tell a story" with the cards that are drawn. And even better, its YOUR story! :)
ReplyDeleteIt is alsdo a very quick and fast way of reading the cards! Sometimes I even make it into a game☺
DeleteBeautifully written. We are never 'finished' with anything really.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sharyn Once we can embrace this notion we will fully grasp the beauty of it :D
Deleteha ha. The title of your entry instantly reminded me of the "Story Spread" from my Chronicle's of Destiny deck. The guidebook actually references how when a young child tells a story they forge ahead without pausing, using lots of "and then"s. It suggests reading the cards that way, by putting "and then" in between each one. I really enjoyed reading the cards like a story. It's awesome how you were able to link all those cards into your personal story. Very well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks WM! Reading the cards this way does suite you "story telling deck"perfectly! I am glad to hear you enjoy telling stories with your cards too
DeleteStory defines who we are, and what it means to be human. The tradition of oral story telling has always been such a powerful thing. Though in our Western culture we have lost much of this vital tradition, it is definitely coming around again, because I believe people are hungry for it. This is especially what I love about Tarot, it is the story...of life.
ReplyDeleteLovely insightful post Ellen.
Thanks Catherine! I love this story telling aspect of tarot too . Some decks are more equipped for this kind of reading than others. Yes where would we be without stories. As a former teacher I've learned to tell stories by heart and I loved it just as much as my pupils loved listening to them
DeleteYou confirm my belief, that good teachers are good story tellers ;)
DeleteThanks :D
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! And the sum of the minor cards is 21 = World - synthesis. That is such a lovely message <3
ReplyDeleteThat's great. I never add up the minors but it is a nice way to wrap up a reading. Do you also include the courts if there are any?
DeleteAh yes, I love Judgement as the final card, it was my card yesterday. And what a great way of seeing it: a call to live authentically!
ReplyDeleteThanks Chloe. Seeing it this way makes this card more accessible to me.:)
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