Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Tarot Reading - 5 Card Love Spread

I'm just getting into learning tarot, and I thought it would be fun to share a few things with you. You might not believe in tarot, but there are times when the cards I draw are so accurate, it's scary. Does this have anything to do with dreams? Not really, but I believe tarot and dreams are things that just require the right insight, interpretation and intuition to be completely understood.

The Spread:
A simple, straight-forward 5 card spread (taken from here - posted by Jema)

1 - How you love yourself
2 - How you love others
3 - What might be blocking love from yourself
4 - What you can do to invite love into your life
5 - What you need to do to keep love in your life

The Reading:
1 - Eight of Pentacles
2 - Nine of Pentacles
3 - Seven of Wands
4 - 10 of Cups
5 - Devil

The Interpretation:
This turned out to be a great reading. The first two and last three are all connected. I seem to love myself through others by the things I have and the things I treasure. Interestingly, the nine of pentacles is about, to an extent, spending money on yourself. But since this card showed up in the "others" spot, it suggests that I spend more money on my loved ones than myself - a possible parallel for the notion that I love others more than I love myself.

The seven of wands is really interesting, because it's about control and protecting what I have. Note that the wands in front of him look almost like a fence - I can't deny that I often put up a wall between me and a potential love interest out of fear of getting hurt.

The next card suggests that I should just let it go and enjoy what I have - just celebrate love and accept it. Embrace it.

Lastly, there's the Devil. A somewhat intimidating card for the most part, but in this case, it is just reaffirming what I need to do - relinquish control and be more open - that will help me just enjoy love at its fullest.

I just love it when everything falls into place like that!

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