tarot for the cyclist

[Xrayted]

Oh the looks I'm gonna get in the elevators today when I'm taking my patients back up to their rooms. Yer dern right I'm gonna be singing to them. I sound like a dying cat, but that's beside the point. (I always have a song in my head. That doesn't count as hearing voices, does it?)
Thanks for the chocolate sacrifice, Trek!!

[mimitabby]

http://www.facade.com/tarot/


you can always go here for a reading. There are other sites like this one.

[Kitsune06]

-Went to Mimi's site for a Celtic Cross on the Rider-Waite.
the atmosphere surrounding the central issue: Knight of Cups
-the obstacle that stands in your way - it may even be something that sounds good but is not actually to your benefit. The Lovers
-your goal, or the best you can achieve without a dramatic change of priorities: Two of Cups (Love)
-the foundation on which the situation is based: Knight of Pentacles
-a passing influence or something to be released: Six of Swords (Science)
-approaching influence or something to be embraced: Two of Pentacles (Change)
-your role or attitude. Five of Pentacles (Worry)
-your environment and the people you are interacting with: Three of Swords (Sorrow)
-your hopes, fears, or an unexpected element that will come into play: The Tower
-the ultimate outcome should you continue on this course: Strength

Huh. Didn't know the Rider-Waite deck was made by the Golden Dawn. The things you learn! It scares the heck out of me to see the Tower come up (again!) Hopefully it's in reference to the hard work I'm doing to change my lifestyle- going to the gym 3x/wk and working hard on the things I'm not so good at. It's hard and hurts a little, but it'll bring strength. I just don't want to go through the kind of pain the Tower brought me last time.

So I go back and ask the deck "Will the tower bring the same change as last time?" Single card.
Answer? The Sun. "A time of contentment and freedom from restraints. Creative inspiration. Achievement, success, and warmth. Light and love in personal or business matters. Happiness and faithfulness in a relationship." So... I don't think so.

[Trek420]

same site same Celtic cross same cards:

King of Swords: The essence of air, such as a clear blue sky: A mature leader of unwavering ethics and indisputable authority. An incorruptible judge, whose devotion to the law cannot be swayed by emotion or material concerns. Perfect clarity of thought, directness of action, and eloquence of speech. One who, like a great general, inspires not love or devotion, but absolute trust and loyalty.

The Lovers: A caring and trusting relationship. Beauty and inner harmony. A decision calling for emotional control and faithfulness to spiritual values.


Page of Wands, when reversed: The dark essence of fire behaving as earth, such as dry wood: The surprising appearance of a new passion or inflammatory news. A trickster who can unexpectedly ignite a dangerous situation. The intensity and childish imagination that can send even the most stable venture spinning wildly out of control. Can represent a person outwardly timid, but harboring unexpected inner fury. May indicate the birth of a child.


The Hierophant, when reversed: Authoritarianism. Inflexible and dogmatic thinking. A calcified old regime. Bad or incompetent advice. Inability to hear a higher or inner voice, or pretending to hear it for personal gain.

The Moon: Cyclic transformation covering the mysterious forces of the night. Feminine beauty and the intoxicating vitality of youth. The metamorphosis from beauty to beast and vice versa. Occult forces, sensitivities and intense dreams. Dangerous situations and perilous times.

Seven of Wands (Valor): Standing courageously for your beliefs in the face of adversity. Fear of failure overcome by the will to succeed. Great obstacles met with heroism and determination. Inner strength brought to bear at a critical moment.

Page of Swords, when reversed: The dark essence of air behaving as earth, such as a sandstorm: The approach of an unexpected challenge, met with muddled thought and unjust action. A person filled with a destructive appetite for all matters of mind and logic. Voyeurism, espionage, and misguided witch hunts. The use of clever argument and eloquent speech to mask the truth.

The Hanged Man: Pausing to reflect. Surrendering to an experience. Adjusting to new ideas through sacrifice. Opening oneself to intuition and enhanced awareness. Letting go of past patterns and growing beyond them. Inner peace, faith, and serenity.

Nine of Swords (Cruelty): Debilitating mental anguish or ill health. Being dragged down by the dishonor of others. Participation in a shameful or regrettable act. Inescapable guilt, mistrust, and doubt. May indicate a death or other catastrophic loss.

Five of Swords (Defeat), when reversed: Refusing to achieve success through personal degradation. Friendship maintained through the abandonment of a dishonorable gain.

[KnottedYet]

yeah, your medium is definitely chocolate. Go get one and tell us what it says.

[Kitsune06]

Sorry, Mimi, I don't like your site. It's really negative, and I'm going to postpone any readings on it until I've had a decent amt of chocolate.

[Dogmama]

I've been reading Tarot for years!

Favorite deck: Motherpeace (round cards). Favorite books for interpretation: Motherpeace-A Way to the Goddess Through Myth, Art and Tarot and Tarot Handbook by Angeles Arrien.

The Motherpeace deck can be interpreted differently. Round cards mean you'll have cards that are tilted right or left as well as reversed. Right tilt means the energy is being pushed, or you are pushing the energy. Left tilt means the energy is being held back. Motherpeace book goes into Goddess mythology when interpreting a card.

The Tarot Handbook interprets "bad" cards positively - i.e., a seven of swords is the central sword knowing what it wants and the other six being the "yes but" tapes. It says: "In the next seven weeks or seven months you are no longer willing to sabtoge what it is that you want. The number seven is associated with the Chariot which is the motivator of change..." I like books that give solutions.

The Tarot Handbook has a section about Tarot & numerology. You can find your birth and soul cards and the card that represents your current year, (growth symbol) through your birthday+the year. The growth symbol goes like this:

Month of your birthday + date of your birthday plus current year of your birthday

So, I was born 8/18 and I'm 52.

8+18 = 26.
2006 + 26 = 2032
2+3+2 = 7.

So my current growth symbol is seven which is the major arcana Chariot.

Note - if this was before 8/18, I would be 51. The year of my birthday (the year that I turned 51) would be 2005.

If your total equals a double digit, do not reduce it further but go to that major arcana card.

If anybody needs help, or you want me to post the other formulae, let me know.

[Trek420]

KnottedYet "yeah, your medium is definitely chocolate. Go get one and tell us what it says."

it says "write a real letter, not e-mail"

[LBTC]

Dogmama, I like your formula - very cool!

I'm a 10 - the Wheel of Fortune, my birthday was just a few weeks ago, so I'm guessing it will be a year of ups and downs.

Not surprising. I'm currently waiting for the go ahead for gallbladder surgery, man, the medical system works slowly!! Once that is over, I hope to go through a decent recovery and finally be able to work on training this year so I can ride my bike faster and stronger.

Oh, and I have several opportunities in my new town for selling my pictures.

Sounds good to me.

Namaste,
~T~

[Kitsune06]

I'm a 6- the Lovers. (geez... the Lovers have come up a lot for me lately....)
Harmony and union, choices to be made using intuition and not intellect. Difficult decisions to be made not necessarily about love. Some form of test and consideration about commitments. Abstract thought, internal harmony and union, second sight. Possibly a struggle between two paths.

I've gone off intuition in almost all of my choices in my current relationship (because if you look at my decisionmaking and then look for logical basis, you'd freak) Interesting thoughts on commitment, etc. hmm. I like that, Dogmama. =)

[luv'nAustin]

help! I'm a 3. What does that mean?

[mimitabby]

and, me, I'm a 9!

ah... okay I am bugging you people enough for one day; i'll go clean the kitchen now.

[Kitsune06]

Luv'nAustin, 3 is the Empress- one of my favorite cards. <3!
The promotion of well-being and security. Creativeness in financial affairs, love and parenthood. Maternal care, domestic stability, abundance and material wealth. Fertility, security, achievement of goals and growth. Depending on surrounding cards - sometimes marriage and pregnancy.

Mimi- 9 is the Hermit. A good time to meditate and see the forest for the trees.
Caution. Discretion. Need for prudence. Counsel sought and taken. Inner calm. A need to reach into one's inner resources. Assimilation. Planning. A wise guide or spiritual mentor. A time to stand back and reflect upon circumstances.

[Trek420]

Dogmama "If your total equals a double digit, do not reduce it further but go to that major arcana card."

I think my total = 11 so does that mean I'm a 1, or do I add the two or "hit me" oh, this is not blackjack.

[Kitsune06]

then you're 11. Justice.
Amicable and favourable resolution of conflicts. Triumph over bigotry and prejudice. Legal action. Litigation. Contracts. Settlement. Divorce. Sometimes marriage depending upon the other cards and normally only when marriage contracts, legal or financial documents are a necessary part of the intended union. Clarity. Fairness. Arbitration. A straightforward choice. Judgement.