Cristini P's Tarot Journal

  Been missing my grandma lately and so I asked what lesson she wants me to learn in life. (Deck is a mini size Wild Unknown.) 2 Cups: focus on relationships.  7 swords: stop doubting yourself, believe in yourself, be honest with yourself. Star: have hope. No matter how tough things are, keep having faith. What a sweet message 🥰😍 What else do you intuit? 🔮

  I’m the dork that like to do readings for dead rock heroes. Today I saw a video of Foo Fighters doing a ‘Teen Spirit’ version of Rick Astley’s ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ and I was tickled pink by how much fun they were having. I wondered what Kurt would have thought and I was moved to pull a reading about it.  In the first two cards I can see the trajectory of his success: His creativity, ambition, risk-taking, and charisma was the embodiment of the Knight of Wands.  At the end of his life he had a spiritual crisis - represented by 5 Pents - where he felt creatively destitute. He felt like a fraud and thought everyone could see him failing.  In the end, the 6 Pents seem to say he feels joy seeing his band mates carry on, having fun, being successful, and forming personal connections with their audience.  What do you see?

  I feel like these cards just told me “mind your own business!” But maybe it’s just a message of self care? How do you see it? Deck: Northern Animal Tarot My question: Are we finally going to get on track financially??  King of Swords Rv is basically how I see my husband in relation to money. He’s REALLY BAD at it and we’re in the shit because of his poor decisions. And because of the construction slowdown, he’s just now going back to work Monday after being laid off since Dec 2019.  8 of Pents shows what I’m up to right now. I’ve been making graphic designs for maybe shirts, stickers, fabric patterns etc and planning to open an Etsy or something.  Queen of Cups is also me nurturing and taking care of everything. We’ll be back on course soon!

  Mind: The Fool: Haha - of course! Body: 5 of Cups Rv: Moving on. Soul: 8 of Cups Rv: All the feels. Thoughts: King of Wands: Setting goals for success. Energy: 2 of Pents Rv: Getting my poop in a group. Putting it all together, I am going on faith that the job will be good, and I will just keep moving forward even though my feelings are all over the place. I’ve made up my mind and setting goals for myself in order to get my priorities in order and balance work & life.

  Top: Past Ace of Swords Rv: Rethinking a situation, admitting mistakes Ace of Pentacles: New beginnings career-wise, greater prosperity 3 of Pentacles Rv: Working alone, out of harmony As I got through assessing all the cards, I can see this is work-related, a recap of sorts. The “rethinking” in the Ace of Swords I think points back to the leadership team who decided to reinvent my team. For me, I was rethinking whether I wanted to continue on at the company. But the Ace of Pents show I committed to starting over with my position, changes and all. Once it was known I was staying on while my two co-workers were leaving, the vibe was a little awkward, and I was working hard to prove myself while the other two could give two shits - hahah!  Mid: Present Kn of Wands Rv: Scattered energy, rushing, frustration 5 of Wands Rv: Letting go of stress, avoiding conflict The analysis of the present is right on the nose. I am feeling a little all over the place, trying to put all the piec...

 Short answer: The relationship is fine - solid actually (she's just really busy), get your self-saboteur under control and focus on your new project idea!

  3 of Wands Rv: Small steps, unable to see the path ahead or larger picture The Empress: Fertility and abundance 4 of Wands: Time to party, family harmony My gut impression of the image in the 3 of Wands Rv is that things are all upside-down with the pending possible layoff situation. Duh, of course I can’t see my way ahead as I am in suspense! The Empress looks to be reminding me to be confident and own my talents; literally I RULE and whatever happens I am headed toward greater prosperity. 4 of Wands is telling me to get ready to celebrate! We are coming out of the second Covid winter of isolation and I’m looking forward to warmer weather and socializing!  Update: I totally got the job AND a raise!! I think the “homecoming” theme of the 4 Wands is welcoming me back to the team as a permanent member.

Hi all!! I pulled this reading after a surprisingly good job interview and wanted to reflect on how I did. Lately I haven’t been using any particular “spread” as such; I just go with the flow. These three suggested recent past, present, and near future.  When I first got notice that my job was ending I felt so defeated and considered just giving up (8 cups rev), but then I caught a second wind of inspiration. Now I’m full of ideas and ready to take on this new project (Kn cups). To be successful, I need to get much more self-disciplined (Kn pentacles rev).  Is there any significance having 2 Knights? Or 2 Cups?  😘TIA!

 As I mentioned in  Part I , sometimes I pull readings that don't seem to make sense, but that doesn't mean it's a throw-away! The second of the two readings I couldn’t decipher was from Dec 29: I was trying out a new spread, and didn't really understand how to interpret the cards to the positions, which align to the 4 directions and 4 elements: North/Earth = King Swords Rev: Inner truth, misuse of power, manipulation East/Air = The Emperor Rev: Domination, excessive control, lack of discipline, inflexibility South/Fire = 7 Swords: Betrayal, deception, getting away with something, acting strategically West/Water = 10 Swords: Painful ending, deep wounds, betrayal, loss, crisis Center/Spirit = Ace Cups: Love, new relationships, compassion, creativity I literally had a stabbing feeling above my left eye after pulling this spread from all these SWORDS! WHAT is this even about?? I could tell it was bad, and it didn't seem to correspond to a present or past situation. I p...

 I have pulled two readings for myself in the last month that just don't make sense, and I could not figure out what the lesson, or how to apply it to my life.  The first was this one from Dec 3: First of all, I don't even remember the question, but I think actually that will help me get clarity. I will often pull a spread that has nothing to do with what I'm after, but still makes sense in some other aspect of my life that actually has higher priority.  9 Pentacles Rev: Self-worth, over-investment in work, hustling 7 Pentacles: Long-term view, sustainable results, perseverance, investment 8 Cups: Disappointment, abandonment, withdrawal, escapism At first I could see how being obsessed with work and material gain can lead to disappointment and giving up, but I was not sure how it fit with me right now. In the two jobs previous to this I definitely hustled my ass off and was  not  rewarded fairly. I got major burnout. Yes I was disappointed and I quit both jobs....