I just had an AI tarot reading…..
In this blog I end up comparing an AI three card reading to one I pulled a few days ago. My ‘question’ was say something, give me some insight that describes ‘where I am’ and ‘where am I going?’
I’ve been losing my confidence around Tarot. Not my ability to read it but more a feeling of frustration that I can’t quite work out how I want to develop my work. Sometimes I feel more like a conjurer or performer doing magic tricks, answering questions as if they are the answer. Being asked to predict an outcome, just like that. It makes me uncomfortable because I don’t think tarot ‘should’ be used as a predictive tool that gives you answers mainly because I believe we can affect the future and what happens with every thought, word, deed, action. I’m more than happy to predict an outcome, AFTER we’ve explored where and how we can act. My favourite question is ‘shall we pull an advice card?’ as I like the idea that we take responsibility for our actions and how we behave and that what we do will make a difference…. that is if we take heed and do it. And the idea that we are in a process of co-creation rather than Fate. So yes I’m very happy to pull an outcome card after that kind of exploration.
Am I on the right path?
I completely understand coming for a tarot reading feeling confused with lots of questions, and yes I would like the tarot reading to answer said questions but in a way that builds confidence in our own ability to trust our intuition. Readings that bring more self awareness, and is part of our self development. Readings that encourage Growth and Healing. Because while the Tarot is great at telling you what is going on, I would ALSO like to leave with a sense of Agency, that I have gained more clarity and insight and now know how to go about making the most of the potential at hand. More understanding has been brought to the situation, why things happened perhaps. More of that kind of insight.
My frustration is that I haven’t found a clear way of doing or saying that. Perhaps I should ask AI ? As AI seems to be delivering tarot readings. I just had my first one as an experiment and got the shock of my life.
He follows his own light and intuition on the life path that is right for him
I asked for a general reading and it seemed so accurate, if erring on the very positive. And perhaps it didn’t quite get to the underbelly of things. By that I mean, there was no mention of all the self doubt, lack of confidence, inner conflict and turmoil I’ve been going through. I was just given the most positive aspect of this inner work (you could say) the Hermit, which is someone who goes inward (become introspective) in order to learn to follow their own instincts about what path that is right for them! Spot on in the positive sense, but what hell it has been! And perhaps if I was comparing my reading to the AI, I might say having full acknowledgement of what i’ve been putting myself through (self sabotage) instead of seeing it as a period of of self reflection…might give me the confidence to believe the future cards. Still I didn’t ask for a clarifying card for the Hermit? AI might have pulled the 8 of swords!
from overthinking and losing my confidence to being encouraged to keep and making steady progress to materialise my work our into the world
In the three card spread I pulled for myself, the first card was the 8 of Swords! Self sabotage. Losing my nerve. Losing Self confidence. Getting caught up in negative thinking mostly in my direction. Wondering whether I was on the wrong path etc. CORRECT.
My second card was The Knight of Pentacles, he moves forward slowly but steadily, he’s accountable and reliable and makes good steady progress. Which reassured me greatly. Keep on trucking you’ll get there.
A I gave me the 8 of Pentacles for Tarot. Keep honing your craft…..for success…when we get to the 9 of Pentacles, it’s the lucky bonus because we deserve it. So very similar theme to the knight of pentacles. The 8 of pentacles is all about doing the boring stuff too, sticking to it, turning up. Doing to work. The card of perfecting….not very exciting but.
My third card was the SUN (where its heading) Besides coming out into the sunshine, positivity, energy, its also a card about materialising what you want out into the world. Yeah, so perhaps all the knight of pentacles work will pay off.
A time of bright hopes and new prospects….
The second card in the 3 card spread that AI gave me was the STAR….bright hopes and new prospects.
And the third (where its heading) WHEEL OF FORTUNE….a CHANGE of fortune for the positive, a new cycle…..jump in to activate.
I must say having AI endorse my reading has filled me with optimism.
Me in a field of sunflowers!