Alright, let’s talk about this… uh… cosmic tarot deck thingy. I ain’t no fancy expert or nothin’, but I’ll tell ya what I know, the way I know it.
First off, what the heck is it? Well, from what I gather, it’s a bunch of cards with pictures on ’em. Pictures of all sorts of things, ya know? People, stars, cups, swords… sounds kinda crazy, right? But folks say these pictures can tell ya stuff. About the future, about yourself… I dunno, maybe it’s just hogwash, maybe it ain’t. But people seem to like it, so there must be somethin’ to it.
Now, there’s different kinds of these decks, like they say. Some are old-timey, like them “Mar-sales” decks. Sounds Frenchy, don’t it? Reminds me of them fancy folks in them history books. Then there’s them “Rider-Wait” ones, and some other “original” ones. Honestly, it’s all a bit much for my old brain. Too many names, too much confusion.
- But the cosmic one, the one we’re talkin’ about, well, it’s got all sorts of purdy pictures. Pastel colors, they say. Not too bright, not too dull. Just right, I guess. And they got all the usual cards, 78 of ’em, just like them other decks.
- They got kings and queens, and numbers, and all sorts of symbols. I saw one with a fella on a throne, a Capricorn goat behind him. They call him the King of Pentacles. Sounds important, huh? They say he’s good with money, patient and all that. Maybe I shoulda pulled that card years ago, mighta saved me some trouble!
Now, how do you use these things? Well, that’s the tricky part. You gotta shuffle ’em up, think about what you wanna know, and then lay ’em out in a certain way. There’s all sorts of ways to do it, they call ’em “spreads”. Like plantin’ seeds, I guess, gotta spread ’em out just right. And then you look at the pictures, and you try to figure out what they mean.
It ain’t easy, let me tell ya. It ain’t like readin’ a cookbook, where it tells ya exactly what to do. It’s more like lookin’ at the clouds, tryin’ to see shapes and stories in ’em. Sometimes you see somethin’ clear as day, sometimes it’s just a bunch of fluff. And sometimes, you just gotta use your own gut feeling. What does that picture make you feel? That’s what matters, I reckon.
I heard tell of one card, the Ten of Swords. Sounds scary, right? Like gettin’ stabbed in the back ten times! Well, they say it means you’ve hit rock bottom. That things can’t get no worse. But maybe that’s a good thing, ya know? Sometimes you gotta hit bottom before you can start climbin’ back up. Like fallin’ in a ditch, you gotta get yourself up and dust yourself off.
And then there’s the Seven of Wands. That one’s about standin’ up for what’s right, even if it’s hard. Even if everyone else is goin’ the other way. Reminds me of that time old Bessie refused to sell her land to that big company, even though everyone else was doin’ it. She stood her ground, that old gal. And she was right to do it.
So, is this cosmic tarot deck worth a darn? I dunno. Maybe it is, maybe it ain’t. But if you’re lookin’ for some guidance, somethin’ to help you figure things out, maybe it’s worth a try. Just don’t go expectin’ it to tell you the lottery numbers or nothin’. It ain’t magic, it’s just pictures. But sometimes, pictures can speak louder than words.
And if you wanna learn more, you gotta find yourself a teacher, they say. Someone who knows their way around these cards. Like learnin’ to bake a cake, you need someone to show you the ropes. You can find ’em all over the place, online, in books, maybe even down at the town hall, who knows? Just gotta keep your eyes peeled, and your mind open. And remember what I said, it’s all about what you see and feel.
Tags: [Cosmic Tarot Deck, Tarot Cards, Tarot Reading, Marseilles Decks, Rider-Waite Decks, King of Pentacles, Seven of Wands, Ten of Swords, Future Telling, Symbolism]
