for the past couple of weeks I’ve been clearing away a lot of things. still, every time I shuffle a cup card—ten of cups or three of cups—would pop up, followed by the strength, and the wheel of fortune. don’t worry. you will make it through. but everybody worries, even though they do always make it through. and maybe it’s one step back for every two steps forward, but I’m there with you. I feel like I have to stand on my own, and so many things, unexpected things, even the things you love could stand in our way. but eventually we’ll all break out of the shell. I trust that we’re not just floating around on this giant ball with nowhere to go. I trust that I am strong on my own. and you are too.
knowing how to read cards can be cool sometimes. I discovered that young. reading for other people made me distinctive. but in the end it gave me more of a feeling of isolation, of having a barrier between myself and the person sitting across me starry-eyed, and only recently did I start to feel like I have a bridge in between me and that person instead of a wall.
I didn’t really practice with books, I just learned as I went because I’m not big on reading a large body of information, trying to cram it in my head. but I did read these two books over and over again which really helped: seventy-eight degrees of wisdom by rachel pollack & tarot for today by joanna watters. the first one is really good for general information, the technical stuff. and the second one was more for tuning better into my intuition. it taught me ways to think differently in a reading. I don’t think you can buy the latter one anymore but try checking out used bookstores if you want to get your hands on it. I highly recommend both of them though.
