Yes or No answers with the Tarot…

We always say Tarot isn’t good at yes or no answers and that its all about how you pose the question.

I had a quandary about accepting an invitation…..to go or not to go? A bit of a yes or no question. I decided to do a three card reading. The first card to represent the invitation. The second to represent accepting. The third to represent not going.

A three card reading. The crowning card describes the situation. The two below reflect the different options.

The card I got for the invitation was the eight of swords.  Sure enough it reflected not only my state of mind about the invitation, feeling tied up by all sorts of negative feelings and feeling trapped…..but equally it was easy to imagine my hostess had the same feelings of entrapment.  An invitation offered full heartedly initially had got sabotaged over confusion about dates and now had a tinge of having to re arrange plans all over again and go through with it with underlying feelings of potential self sabotage. On both sides I would say. I won’t mention more specifics, but it is quite possible I was the one that sabotaged the whole situation. But enough for this blog.

Safe to say it very accurately reflected my feelings around the invitation.

So I pulled a card ‘on going’.   Not should I go? Yes or no?  I was asking for a card that reflected going.  The Hermit.  Well, as you might know I rather admire the Hermit, his integrity and how he follows his own inner light.  In my situation I could see different aspects of the hermit applying to going.

A.    It was the right thing to do, as someone of integrity. Not going would potentially create a rift in the friendship

B.    The Hermit might also be referring to me becoming a bit of a loner, not necessarily a good vibe on holiday, so perhaps I need to temper being true to myself and my path, as a tarot reader, such a different path to my friends, and the potential of feeling like an outsider. Which is slightly what I am afraid of, and feel. And perhaps also reflected in the eight of swords.

C.     Still the hermit is someone who follows his own light on the path that is right for him, and therefore the decision to go must be right for me, was my overall thinking.

In a barren landscape the Page of Wands finds fresh sprouts of new inspiration

Then I pulled a card on not going.  The Page of Wands.  Now I like the page of wands in the sense that he’s excited about new ideas, new adventure.  If you look at the illustration he’s looking up a new green shoots that are growing on his wand/staff.  And indeed of course if I didn’t go I would slightly be closing one door and looking for inspiration to open another. The only thing I feel about the page of wands while there is an opportunity for new inspiration its a bit open ended, there’s no actual plan   Applying that to me, and with the respect I have for the Hermit, I decided to book my flight.

Let’s see.  Will report back.  I offer this as an example of turning to the Tarot for guidance.  And while I am sure I would have made the same decision without the cards, I found their insight uncanny and useful to reflect upon.  For instance, am I just continuing on the same ol’ hermit path and missing out on new horizons?    Or am I in danger of over thinking all this and self sabotaging myself!!! I am sure I will continue to ponder. 

Do come and have a tarot reading with me in Battersea, or online. I promise to try not to confuse you :-)