tarot for the cyclist

[LBTC]

Do any of you use the Svetlana Alexandrovna Touchkoff Russian Gypsy Fortune Telling Cards?? http://www.learntarot.com/rgdesc.htm They take longer to read sometimes, but I love them and use them at times when I'm needing more specific or detailed timing on a matter.

Yes, a friend gave them to me a few years ago. They do take a lot of room and more time, but, yes, the specific messages can be more helpful once in awhile.

Namaste,
~T~

[LBTC]

Today I learned that the last test showed my gallbladder is functioning normally. Surgery is not necessarily the answer, yet I had hung my hopes on it. I feel defeated.

Next step is a referral to a gastroenterologist. I'm guessing the wait is about 2 weeks. We'll see.

So I pulled one card, asking what I should be doing.

High Priestess.

I've read about her, but interested to hear what you all have to say about it....

Thank you!

Namaste,
~T~

[Dogmama]

Interesting that you would pull a major arcana card. This card is self trust and going within to find answers. Trusting what you feel inside, a need for harmony. Knowing that you have all of the resources you need inside. I would think that if you meditate on what is going on, you might get a sense of what you need. Also, as a number two, it represents balance. You can look at the number twos in the minor arcana as possible offshoots of this interpretation. You need to trust what you feel. You had said (I think) in a previous post that this thread has led you back to the cards. Interesting that you would now pull this card.

I would hold this card in my left hand and go into a meditative state. Ask the Goddess to show you where you need to go to start your journey. Shuffle the deck and cut it three times. Fan it out and wait. Let the energy of the card and of the Universe guide you to your correct card. When you are ready, with eyes closed, select it.

If that is a tad too "woo woo" - try doing a meditative body scan and see where the energy is blocked. OK, maybe that is too woo-woo too. If you have access to a Reiki level two or three, he or she might be able to sense where your energy is blocked.

[mary9761]

Try to be patient while you wait for the doctors to figure out what is wrong. Do listen to your instincts that there is a physical cause for your discomfort, but trust that the human body is still very much a mystery and it may take time to find the root of the problem. Hang on to your inner strength during this time.
That's my read.. good luck

[Dogmama]

So I pulled one card, asking what I should be doing.

High Priestess.
~T~

One other thing - look up the Goddess Hestia for answers.

[mary9761]

I have my own request for a second (third etc) opinion on a reading this morning. I'm going through a problem right now and would like some help with this celtic cross interpretation. I know what I got, but I'd like some more opinions as well.

1. Eight Wands
2. Six Pentacles
3. Seven Pentacles
4. Four Pentacles
5. (Judgement) - reversed
6. (Two Wands) - reversed
7. (Emperor) - reversed
8. Seven Swords
9. Magician
10. (Nine Cups) - reversed

I followed with a fan spread and pulled these three cards

1. (King Pentacles) - reversed
2. (Justice) - reversed
3. (3 Wands) - reversed

[LBTC]

Mary and Dogmama, thank you for your thoughts on my card....and your ideas. I forgot to say that she was reversed.....if you have new or revised comments or ideas, please let me know.

It's still dark and too early to try to read your cards, Mary. I'll look at them after work tonight.

Thank you and namaste,
~T~

[roguedog]

ok.. i've had tarot many times.. mmm... dim sum.. but i've never had a reading so i went to mimi's site and i let it choose for me.

asked for a sginificator? so i chose the queen of swords

then it went and did a cross and triangle spread with a palladini deck. btw i have no idea of what i'm typing.

anyway so this is what i got.. and i have no idea how to read any of this and the side seems to just lay out the cards with not much explanation or not much to this newbies eyes, anyway..

i'm not sure how much you need so i just copy and pasted.. sorry for the long post if you didn't need all this



The first card, the significator, is placed in the center of the cross. This card represents the prime energy manifest in your life. Queen of Swords

The second card, placed above the significator, represents Air. It describes your spirit, process of thought, and the influence of reason. The Star, when reversed: Lost hopes, doubt and failure. Physical health and mental outlook lost in the outer darkness. Desperation leading to blind faith in false solutions.

The third card, placed to the right of the significator, represents Fire. It describes your motivations, creative energies, and the influence of passion. The Empress: The essence of femininity and matriarchy. Creativity, productivity, and the foundation of civilization. Initiative and practical actions that promote prosperity, comfort and luxury. Fruitfulness and motherhood.

The fourth card, placed below the significator, represents Water. It describes your emotions, meditations, and the influence of love. Eight of Pentacles (Prudence): Dedicating yourself fully to a task. Learning a new craft or skill. Applying painstaking attention to detail. Industriousness and the efficient completion of tasks. Sticking with a project long enough to see it through.

The fifth card, placed to the left of the significator represents Earth. It describes your physical presence, position in life, and the influence of the material world. Four of Swords (Truce): A time of tranquility and intellectual repose in the midst of a great struggle. A temporary retreat from stress to regather inner strength, reaffirm convictions, reorganize thoughts, and formulate a new plan. The need for vigilance in a moment of calm. May suggest a withdrawal from the material world to find spiritual guidance.

At this point the cross is complete and the triangle is formed. The sixth card, placed on the bottom left of the triangle represents one of two opposing forces. Knight of Pentacles, when reversed: The essence of earth behaving as fire, such as molten magma: One slow to action, even in the most urgent circumstances. A force of nature that cannot be diverted from the wrong path. The voice of duty and honor utterly divorced from reality. Lack of imagination and the complete unwillingness to try a different approach, even if the face of complete failure. Idleness and stagnation.

The seventh card, placed on the bottom right of the triangle represents the force that opposes the bottom left card. These forces may be external, but they are frequently one's own inner archetypes in conflict. Two of Rods (Dominion), when reversed: The erosion of power and influence. Failing to articulate goals or establish a vision for the future. Being caught off guard, due to an inability to come to grips with the impact of past decisions. Obstinate and irresponsible leadership. Loss of interest, clarity, or faith in a venture.

The eighth card, the reconciler, is placed below the cross in the third vertex of the triangle. This is the force that will resolve the conflict between the bottom left and bottom right cards. By meditating on this force and bringing more of it into your life, you can bring the matter at hand to a swifter conclusion than would naturally occur. Ten of Cups (Satiety), when reversed: Dissipation, debauchery, and stagnation. Taking one's good fortune for granted. Problems in domestic and social matters. A false love or infatuation, leading to a lack of fulfillment.

The ninth and final card, placed in the center bottom of the triangle, represents the final outcome unless you change course. 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.


btw, i'm a 12 if that matters as well?

[Dogmama]

Mary and Dogmama, thank you for your thoughts on my card....and your ideas. I forgot to say that she was reversed.....if you have new or revised comments or ideas, please let me know.
~T~

I've been thinking about this. The Motherpeace book says (and I agree) that you are having trouble accessing your inner wisdom. You may need to take more action, e.g., an afternoon of reflection, writing and meditation, time on the yoga mat, etc., to reach what you know is true. I think my initial reaction about pulling another card and asking for guidance and/or consulting a Reiki practioner would hold too.

[pooks]

I have another question about the year thing. If I'm coming to the end of a Hanged Man year (which it certainly has been, professionally) would Death/Rebirth mean things are going to start moving again, or another slow year professionally?

The only changes I've been able to make were thrust on me; my own attempts to make changes have been stagnant, partially due to the fact that I haven't summoned the energy to put as much effort into it as I should.

So, just curious how a move from 12 to 13 would change things!

[LBTC]

The Motherpeace book says (and I agree) that you are having trouble accessing your inner wisdom.

Lessee.....my inner know-it-all is in a snit because the doctors haven't figured this out.

You're right, though, she's so far painfully silent. I sat on my yoga mat last night, holding the card, breathing, trying to focus inwardly. Tried several different ways of trying to gain access. I didn't feel any revelations. Then I laid flat on the mat and gently pushed and prodded all through my belly. The discomfort is definitely located in the area of my liver and gallbladder. And, curiously, my stomach seems hard, but not painful.

During this morning's yoga session in the dark, I felt close to a revelation, a visualization just beyond my mind's eye. I'll try to not be surprised by that should it happen again tomorrow, and pay attention to what I see instead....

This may be progress. But my question is: If my inner wisdom says this is my gallbladder, but the tests are inconclusive at best, how do I convince a doctor that it's my gallbladder???

Too much to do this morning, to pull cards, though. We'll see what tonight brings.

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~