Death.... Oh No

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The thirteenth card in the major arcana of a tarot deck is the DEATH card. This is a pretty ominous sounding card. DEATH.... of course when I say this I use my spookiest most ominous voice. Try it... DEATH... So spooky.

This card as made many new readers nervous. How do I explain the death card to my querent?

When I do a reading, I ask my angels and guides to provide a positive reading, this being said I do not expect for every cards to be positive, I want my querent to get the proper information for them to get the best results for their reading. I find it is important to read the negative of a reading so that the querent is fully equiped to positively impact their life. If I have strayed from my path, I want to know so that I may realign myself or prep myself for what may be coming.

The death card is the most feared card in the tarot deck because it is the most misunderstood. Traditionally the Death card shows a skeleton in armor riding a white horse with a black banner with a white flower on the center.

The Gilded Tarot shows many of the same symbols but in a more zoomed in view.

The Green Witch Tarot has renamed the Death card, as with most of the major arcana cards in that deck and changed the imagery but it still captures the same ominous feeling.

Doreen Virtue in her Archangel Power Tarot deck decided to remove the Death card altogether and replaced it by Peace. That is one way of dealing with avoiding a negative feeling for this card.

I know some tarot readers that opted to simply remove that card from their deck but I do not think this is necessary. I encourage you do not in fact. If you learn to interpret the Death card properly, there really is no reason to fear it.

Right side up: 

The death card represents big changes, a period of ending and new beginning. A cleansing and purifying time. A significant transformation is taking place.

Reversed:

I still interpret this card as a period of change and transformation when this card is shown in a reverse position but there is resistance. The querent is holding on to what was and is not letting this change happen as it should.

I read with the basic card meaning and then let intuition lead the way so in some reading, the Death card may take on new nuance but generally this is how I see this card.

In one of my latest reading, I was doing a Mystic Seven Spread regarding the start of a new business. The Death card showed up in a reversed position for the obstacle card. For this lady, the obstacle with her new business will be to do the changes that her new business would require for her to be successful. She's resisting these changes and isn't fully sold on the concept that have been presented to her. No actual death here.

This post was created for the purpose of a blog hop I joined with the Tarot Rebel group. Be sure to check out the post of my fellow bloggers regarding the Death card.

Sometimes It's Not Meant To Be

During a reading exchange I read for to see if she would get pregnant again. I ended up doing a Pregnancy and Fertility spread. I know, I know, an other massive spread. I like to use detailed spread in my readings, I find this reveals more in the different aspect of the question for the querent.

This particular spread was designed to have grouping of cards for different topics. Please note I did not design this particular spread. I found this one on https://etalariculenormand.wordpress.com website.

1-3 Her overall health and well being
4-6 His overall health and well being
7-8 Advice regarding 1-3
9-10 Advice regarding 4-6
11 How the soul about to incarnate feel about the prospect
12-14 Most likely outcome
15-16 Environmental factors that could affect conception in first half of time period
17-18 Environmental factors that could affect conception during second half of time period

Shortly after this reading I found out that Brianne was pregnant. Not too long after that, she contacted me to informed me she has miscarried. She pointed out that her reading had mentioned there could be a miscarriage as a reader herself she appreciated the accuracy of the reading. It's amazing how much the cards can see sometimes. In this case we would have preferred to have been wrong.

What's in a Life... or Two

Today I exchanged readings with Eve. She didn't have a question in mind and asked for a general reading. So I decided to have fun with it. I've been wanting to practice working on spreads using more then just one deck so I ended up doing a past life reading.

For this spread I used the Past Life Oracle cards and the Gilded Tarot deck for further clarification.

This was Eve's response to her reading

"Wow Thankyou that's very interesting I can understand that about the arts and this like affecting mine now I get that cus I just recently had a couple of singing lessons out of the blue and love musical theatre. The spose card I can understand cus my husband and I clicked when we met & I've always believed we may have shared previous lives together. The spirituality and religion card makes sense as I grew up being believing in God and was more of a Christian now I am a spiritualist and medium and have changed learnt and grown with this. Very interesting thanks again xx"

This is definitely a spread I will use again and a reading I would love to practice some more. Anyone need a past life reading?

Shielding and Cutting Cords

After my oldest son had first approached me about his abilities and we had met with a medium that could provide him more guidance.

Months later my boy came home from school really upset, asking to not having to go back to school the next day. We sat and had a heart to heart talk to get to the heart of the matter. We talked for hours. And all I could find out was that his friend had gotten upset with an other little boy. His buddy had being really upset and had being crying. I ask if the other little boy had upset him as well, and to this he said no. It was his buddy that had gotten upset.

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So why was he so upset now refusing to go back to school?

The next day, I sent him to school and it was fine. But before the end of the week he comes home again. More upset than ever. Refusing to go back to school again. I told him he had to go to school. With tears in his eyes he pleaded for me to allow him a few days before going back.

What is going on??

From the conversation of that day I found out the music teacher had gotten upset and yelled at the class as most where not listening. I asked if he was upset that the teacher yelled at him. He said no, the didn't wasn't yelling at him specifically since he had being listening.

I decided to contact the medium and connect with her again. She agreed to do a reiki session with him and see if she could shed some light. So I did keep him home for a few days so we could meet with her.

When we got there, he laid down on a massage table and she started the test his chakras and look for blockage. She started with the crown chakra. She told my son to let her know when he could feel her. She rubbed her hands together to build up the energy and  palm toward his head she started to move it towards his head. Almost right away he said that he could feel her. She looked up at me with a startled expression mouthing the words "Oh My God!!!" The she said, he's gotten stronger since I last saw him.

After the reiki session was over, we discussed the issues he was dealing with. She agreed with my assumption that he's being absorbing the other kids pain. In the first meeting we had with her she had said that he would be a healer. Now she is explaining that when people around him hurt he absorbs the brunt of their pain from them because he knows he can shoulder it. But then he's got all of that hurt that is not his own and can't release it.

So she suggested my son learns how to shield and to cut cords.

When shielding, my son needs to envision a white light surrounding him. She suggested he visualize something that would represent power and protection to him. She was hinting at a super hero cape, but my son, being who he is, opted for a tank. So he needs to visualize a tank surrounding him, made of white light, very powerful and protective. He should ask Archangel Michael to assist him with this. I can also help shielding him by visualizing the same shield around him. She said while shielded he can still help his classmates but instead of absorbing their pain, it will bounce off his shield.

She also recommended that he cuts the cord to the people he's come in contact with throughout the day. To help do this she gave him a large black ragged edged crystal, I believe it's a black tourmaline. So he his to visualize the cords connecting him to the people he was with and use the crystal to cut off the cords starting from around his head down to his toes. She recommended he also help cut my cords connecting me to the people I had been in contact with and the same with my husband.

He still doesn't love school, which kid does. But he's no longer burdened by the energy and pain of those around him.

I also use shielding in my readings for protection. Before I do a reading during my prayer I ask Archangel Michael to surround me in white light to protect my reading so that only divined messages come through. When I do this with my eyes closed, I "see" the white drop all around me.

When do you shield or cut cords?

Three Card Challenge Spread #7

Well I am on the road for work this weekend. I must say, I love my work!! I travel across North America aiding in teaching investing strategies.

Staying in hotel rooms does make recording my readings more complicated. I do still travel with a deck or two. I also can't really burn sage or candles in a hotel room so I use my Sweetgrass Blessing Spray. I feel reading in a hotel room where multi people stay in the same room at different times could use a cleansing most of all.

The spread for this challenge was "What conflict am I facing in my life / What solution can I find / What will be the resolution of making this charge."

For this spread I used my Gilded Tarot spread.

1. The Hanging Man Reversed
2. Ace of Swords Reversed
3. The Hierophant

The querent is dealing with delays and indecision. Not sure what the best step she should take next. If would be best if she tried to get more clarity on the situation. This will help have everything come together. 

I'll had the video at a later time when I'm back home in my serene space.

Three Card Spread Challenge #6

Well we are fighting fear with this challenge. The spread that was drawn for this challenge was

"Fears / How to fight them / Likely outcome"

Lovely subject! I do, however, love the message that this reading provided which was not to ignore your worry, they won't go away on it's own... or at least in this situation.

My Gilded Tarot deck was starting to feel a little neglected so I decided to use that deck for this reading. I must say I love reading with pretty decks.

Three Card Spread Challenge #5

I found this challenge trickier from the other ones. The spread that was drawn was

Your conscious mind / Your subconscious mind / Your super-conscious mind

First thing I had to do was find out what super-conscious means. I found an article online that explained the different level on consciousness. You can find the full article here.

The levels of consciousness are: subconscious, conscious, and super-conscious.
The conscious mind is what we operate with during our daily activities and waking hours. It represents only a small portion of our consciousness and awareness.
The subconscious mind, lies below the level of conscious awareness. Its physical seat in the body is the lower brain and the spine. It records everything we do: every activity we engage in, our thoughts about those activities, our likes and dislikes about what we encounter each day. Although nothing is forgotten by the subconscious mind, for the most part this part of our consciousness remains hidden from our everyday awareness. The subconscious has a tremendous influence on how we think and act when in the conscious state.
The super-conscious mind encompasses a level of awareness that sees both material reality and also the energy and consciousness behind that reality.
If we have a really good meditation and feel “fully calm” as you have stated, then we are beginning to experience a level of super-consciousness. As we go deeper in meditation and experience a deepening peace, calmness, divine love, and even bliss, then we are experiencing deeper levels of the super-conscious. The super-conscious is where true creativity is found. Expressions of this kind of creativity are distinctive from those that come from the subconscious. The super-conscious is where ideas for truly great works of art, music, prose, poetry, great scientific discoveries, and deep spiritual experiences are found.

Well now that that's all cleared up, Let pull the cards.

1. Your conscious mind - 6 The Lady and The Lord
2. Your subconscious mind - Four of Chalices reversed
3. Your super-conscious mind - Three of Chalices reversed 

Protect My Heart

I did a love spread in the past for a gentleman. The spread had said to take a break from the hunt for true love and allow it to come to him. You can view the post from his last reading here, but here is the video of that specific reading we did last time.

Since that reading, his ex fiancee contacted him again to reconnect. So things got confusing. On the one side it's an ex, and she became an ex for a reason. On the other side, is this what the card meant when the last reading said to let love come to him?

So we did a relationship spread to shed some light on the situation. The relationship spread is a fifteen card spread.

1. What you provide to the relationship.
2. Where you stand in the present.
3. Where you hope to stand in the future.
4. What they are hoping for.
5. Where they stand in thee present.
6. What they provide to relationship.
7. How the other person is viewed.
8. How the other person views you.
9. How you perceived you in the past.
10. How they perceived you in the past.
11. Your present fears and doubts.
12. Their present fear and doubts.
13. External influence motivating you.
14. External influence motivating them.
15. The future of the relationship. 

Warren commented that this reading really resonated with him. His ex as just divorced and is looking at having to sell some assets. Confusion as been lifted, better protect your heart from this one my friend.

Three Card Challenge #4

Our guides work in mysterious ways. I drew for the next spread of the Three Card Spread Challenge. The spread that was picked was...

What am I thankful for / How can I show this gratitude for myself / How can I share my gratitude with others

Now in Canada, where I live, it's Thanksgiving weekend. This is the perfect spread for today.

For this spread I used the Green Witch Tarot deck. It's my newest deck and I'm still excited to use it.

I would love to see your reading on this spread. Share your picture of video on the Divined Solutions Facebook page.

Three Card Challenge #3

Welcome back for the third spread of the three card challenge. If this is your first exposure to this challenge I invite you to join us. You can post the reading of the challenge on the Divined Solutions Facebook page. You can join at anytime and do the spreads in any order. That's all up to you.

The third spread for this challenge is:

What am I overly emotional about / What am I appropriately emotional about / What can I learn to be more emotional about

For this reading I used the Green Witch Tarot deck. This is actually a new deck in my collection. I was in a book store, and this deck followed me home. Funny how things work out that way sometimes. ;) This was actually I very first reading with this deck. To know more about how I prep my deck for readings you can read about it in this past post explaining my process.

I really enjoyed this reading. The cards was very specific in what they had to say. Ok, Message received, I'll get back to work now.

Three Card Spread Challenge #2

Here is the second spread for our challenge. Drum roll please....

"My income situation now / Near future income / Long term income"

The cards really resonated with this challenge. The pentacles came up many times which would make sense for an income spread to have cards representing resources.

I really enjoyed doing the spread for this challenge, and I look forward to see how the cards resonated for your spread. Be sure to post your spread to the Divined Solutions Facebook page.

Three Card Spread Challenge #1

Well here is the first spread of this challenge. We put all the different three card spread in a bag and the draw was...

What you want from the relationship / What they want from the relationship / Where the relationship is heading

This reading can be done for yourself or for someone else, no need to specify which. You can share your reading with pictures or video on the Divined Solutions Facebook page.

Looking forward how the tarot answered you challenge.

Everyone Loves A Challenge

I've been looking for a tarot reading challenge to get more reading and more spreads to practices with. But I was not really finding what I was hoping for so, I'm creating my own. I would love if you join this challenge and perform your own readings. You can find the challenge on the Divined Solutions Facebook page.

This challenge is a combination of different three card spreads that have been located from different sources. Can not take credit on those, it was mostly Pinterest.

If you would like to get a copy of the three card spread challenge you can request a copy of the PDF emailed to you.

The reading can be done for yourself or for someone else. Provide pictures or video of your reading.

Enjoy the challenge.

Promised

I was asked for a reading from a lady who had questions about her fiance. She is promised to him in an arranged marriage but she believes he is being unfaithful.

I ended up doing a relationship spread for her. This spread does not necessarily answer her question. I consulted with the pendulum which confirm to use this spread.

The relationship spread is a fifteen card spread.

1. What you provide to the relationship.
2. Where you stand in the present.
3. Where you hope to stand in the future.
4. What they are hoping for.
5. Where they stand in thee present.
6. What they provide to relationship.
7. How the other person is viewed.
8. How the other person views you.
9. How you perceived you in the past.
10. How they perceived you in the past.
11. Your present fears and doubts.
12. Their present fear and doubts.
13. External influence motivating you.
14. External influence motivating them.
15. The future of the relationship. 

She asked me for an other reading. I do not believe in doing the same reading twice. We should trust in the message from our angel and guides. Turned out an other tarot reader had done a relationship reading for her as well, she did a different reading from her side only and it matched my reading. So I did an other reading but this time I did a Past-Present-Future with Options spread for further information.

Past-Present-Future with Options is a nine card spread.

1. Past
2. Present
3. If you remain on the current path this is the future
4. Option "A"
5. Advice or Warning for option "A"
6. Advice or Warning for option "A"
7. Option "B"
8. Advice or Warning for option "B"
9. Advice or Warning for option "B"

Sometimes the message we receive is not the one we wish for.