InsaneJournal

Tweak says, "i like juice!"

Dominic Chambers (knowhow) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2015-05-05 19:51:00

Entry tags:

journal: adrian, journal: cho, journal: cormac, journal: dominic, journal: millicent, journal: romilda

Journal: Tarot
If anyone is looking for the enormous book on Tarot Interpretation that's been in the Corner every day since we opened, I've got it.

My card is the Nine of Swords which apparently means something lost or stolen, no time for a gamble. So I guess I won't be putting money on Ballycastle winning the league.

Who else got their fortune told on Saturday? I'm bored and curious, which is a pretty dangerous combination. Also willing to look stuff up if anyone else wants to know what their tarot cards supposedly mean.

(Read comments) - (Post a new comment)

astoryuntold
2015-05-05 07:16 pm UTC (link)

There seems to be lots of possible ways to interpret tarot cards. And it can depend on what it's paired with and where in a reading it is. However, since these are on its own, it's a bit different, I suppose. I know the Nine of Swords can also do with fear of the future, worry and excessive worry, pain from within, potentially being hard on yourself, depression, anxiety, and nightmares. Assuming the little fortune teller was accurate, it may also have to do with you being hard on yourself, your concerns and concerns for the future, any stress you may currently be experiencing, or even just some bad sleep. But, at this point, I think you're the only one who can figure out how accurate it is.

From what I remember from Divination, mine has to do with choices, change and thinking about change, material wealth, time for assessing after working hard, desire to invest in long-term things and that whole planning for the long-term type thing, that the extra effort and work will pay off, future success (that will likely have to be worked toward), that a new level has been reached, and a lot about free will, which I guess can go back to choices and change. That's what I think at least, but my tarot books are still packed, and I've not done any kind of reading in awhile so I could be very off! This is all from memory, and, presumably, for fun.

(Reply to this) (Thread)

knowhow
2015-05-05 07:37 pm UTC (link)

Absolutely. The book goes into way more detail than I have - and there are entire chapters about different decks of cards, and different places in the reading and all that stuff. I'm just focusing on the basic 'this is what the card means' stuff at the beginning because otherwise my head might explode - no matter how interesting it all is. The page on Nine of Swords talks a lot about inner anguish, which is cheerful.

You didn't mention what card you got. If you like, I can compare what you remember to what my book says - though if you have Divination books that weren't printed in the 1970s, yours are probably ~~less rambling~~ more insightful.

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

astoryuntold
2015-05-06 02:20 am UTC (link)

Yes, the Nine of Swords is obviously one of the most cheerful cards in any deck! There are so many books out there about the cards and meanings and spreads that I think if you did read it all even in just your one book that it'd be enough to make you a bit bonkers. I always tried to keep it open and simple in my head when going over them.

The Seven of Coins (or Pentacles, depending on the deck). I don't mind the comparison! I think it's fun. It's a bit like a puzzle, but one I definitely wouldn't take too seriously (though I think, sometimes, they can be a nice way to nudge yourself into certain things you may be wondering about).

(Reply to this) (Parent)

(Read comments) -