Saturday, July 5, 2014

Tarot Exercise - Creating your own Wish list

Tarot of the Hidden Realm Julia Jeffrey, Fortune FairyFor today I wanted to write about a little exercise I've created: Creating your own magical wish list
Sometimes we exactly know what we want and we  can wish for it. But other times our desires remain a bit foggy and cloudy. Deep down we know, we feel what we want, but it is difficult to put words to those feelings. Now isn't it handy  we have a deck of 78 cards which contains numerous words which pop up immediately when even we look at such a card. Yes, tarot can be our instant wish list. Similar to my Gift boxexercise this is a free association game, which is also a fun way to get acquainted with a new deck.
So this is how is goes:You sit quietly with you deck, shuffle it thoroughly, pick a card, say : “I wish…...”  and turn the card around. Then say whatever comes to mind and that will be your wish. You can repeat this as often as you want and wish and wish and wish…..
These are a few of my wishes, triggered by The Hidden Realm Tarot:

Tarot of the Hidden Realm Julia Jeffrey,XX Life Renewed, Ten of CUps, VII Fairy Stallion, Nine of Swords, five of Pentacles

Life Renewed: I wish it was Autumn
Ten of Cups: I wish I was a more passionate cook
Feary stallion: I wish I could go horseback riding along the seashore
Nine of Swords: I wish could let go of fearful thoughts more easy
Five of Pentacles: I wish I could be more compassionate
You might want to put the most prominent and surprising wishes on you altar or a cabinet so you won’t forget what you've wished for.
When you want to take it one step further you could rephrase your wishes (passive) into affirmations (active): “I  wish I was a more passionate cook” versus “I am a talented cook who enjoys to cook a tasteful dinner for her family”

I hope you will enjoy this little exercise 

9 comments:

  1. You always come up with the coolest exercises to do with tarot cards! And what a perfect card to illustrate making a wish (Fortune). :) I will definitely give this one a try later; I find it much easier to state what I don't want than what I do, so this could prove very helpful.

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    1. Thank you Bev!
      Yes, this Fortune Fairy is a real wish pro. :)
      "What I don't want" is much easier for me to discover too. But eventually "what you do want" will emerge :D

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  2. well done. I love using my cards for everything except...tall dark stranger. I'm using runes this coming week but I'm thinking about doing some 3 card spreads the following week.

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    1. Thanks Sharyn I'm not so keen on fortunetelling myself either
      Runes were my first oracle. I made a set for myself because, living in the Netherlands, it felt the most natural thing to do, I i will be looking forward to your readings

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  3. I agree with Bev - another lovely exercise! I was surprised by your "I wish it was autumn". In that card I see "I wish to share the potential for growth and expansion" :)

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    1. Yes everybody has their own associations. Mine can be very mundane sometimes :D

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    2. Don't get me wrong, I love autumn, too :) Just I see an acorn and I think of an oak… Even in terms of seasons, it would make me think of the growth of spring! A surprise, then, but not a bad one. It's lovely we can all see such different, beautiful things :)

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  4. I love this spread, and will do it later using my HIdden Realms deck, which I purchased after seeing one of your earlier blog posts. I had never resonated with it, when it first came out.I love it now, and use it alot - so thank you for that inspiration ; )

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    1. Hi Carol we have had similar experiences with this deck. After the second time I'd bought it, I fell for it right away and now I use it a lot too. I feel grateful for having inspired you :)
      Hugs

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