Okay, so today I decided to do a little experiment with the Justice and Death cards from the Tarot. I’ve been feeling a bit stuck lately, like I need some clarity on a situation, and I thought, why not let the cards guide me a bit? No magic spells, just a bit of introspection with some pretty pictures.
First, I grabbed my favorite Tarot deck. It’s nothing fancy, just a standard Rider-Waite deck I picked up a while ago. I shuffled the cards really well, you know, thinking about the general situation I needed some insight on. I didn’t focus on a specific question, more like a “What do I need to know about this whole mess?” kind of vibe.
Then, I laid out a simple three-card spread. I like to keep it basic when I’m just looking for general guidance. I don’t do all the complicated Celtic Cross stuff, not my style. Card one was supposed to represent the past, card two the present, and card three the potential future.
The Reading
- Past: Guess what? I pulled Justice. Makes sense, really. This whole situation started because I felt like things were unfair. I felt wronged, you know? The card kind of validated that feeling, like, “Yeah, you were right to feel that way.”
- Present: And here comes Death. At first, I was a little freaked out. Death? Yikes! But then I remembered that the Death card doesn’t usually mean actual, physical death. It’s more about endings, transitions, letting go of the old to make way for the new. So, I figured it meant I was in the middle of a big change, and I needed to let go of how things used to be.
- Future: nothing, i just analyze the above two.
I just focused on the past–justice and present–death.
I didn’t pull a card for the Future. I was too shocked with “death”. I just focused on the two cards and tried to understand how my feeling(past) connects the transformation(present).
So, I spent some time just looking at the cards, thinking about what they could mean in my specific situation. No mystical revelations, just plain old thinking. I jotted down some notes in my journal, trying to connect the symbolism of the cards to what’s been going on in my life.
The Justice card, with its scales and sword, reminded me of the need for balance and fairness. Maybe I was holding on too tightly to being “right” and not seeing the other side of things.
The Death card, with its skeleton and scythe, well, it pushed me to think about what I needed to let go of. Old grudges? Expectations? The idea of how I thought things should be?
Honestly, I didn’t get any instant answers. But the process of laying out the cards, thinking about their meanings, and writing about it all did help me see things from a slightly different perspective. It was like having a conversation with myself, with the cards acting as prompts.
I even found my answers from that, the next step is trying to understand the things from other’s prespective and let it go some stubborn thoughts.
It wasn’t a magical solution, but it was a helpful little exercise. I might try it again sometime, maybe with a different spread or a more specific question. Who knows, maybe the cards will have more wisdom to share next time. For now, I feel like I have a little more clarity, and that’s a good start.
