Birthday Spread
1. The Birthday Girl: Where I stand today.
2. Past Growth: What I've learned over the past year, that I can take with me into next year.
3. Garbage: What I need to release from the past year.
4. Preview: What is coming up for me this year.
5. Future Growth: What I will learn this year; how I will grow.
6. Heads Up: (Bottom card of the deck) What I need to watch out for. Something I will deal with better if I am prepared ahead of time.
Here's the card layout that I used:
..........1..........
3....2......4....5
..........6..........
I used my Halloween Tarot deck for my reading. (Click on the image to enlarge)
1. The Birthday Girl: Where I stand today.
King of Pumpkins (Pentacles)
Hmmm. Well I don't particularly feel like the King of Pumpkins, but I guess I can see in a way why this would come up for me. I am more in control of my health than I have been this past year. I have overcome my sugar addiction, which is a huge thing for me. The King's foot rests on a gargoyle's head, proving his power over the demons that tempt him. There are ways in which I feel more in control of my life than I did a year ago, that's for certain. But I do have more work to do as far as being the financial king of life.
2. Past Growth: What I've learned over the past year, that I can take with me into next year.
Four of Bats (Swords)
I have learned to release and relax when faced with adversity. I have started taking better care of myself, and not allowing stress to overcome me is a big part of that. I'm on the right track as far as that is concerned, and I need to take that with me into next year. This card also tells me that I need to return to my daily meditation routine. I really need to do that this year.
3. Garbage: What I need to release from the past year.
Eight of Ghosts (Cups)
What I see when I look at this card is a figure walking away from all the ghosts of his past. I need to let the past die away and look only to the future. I tend to hold onto things in my mind longer than necessary, and it never benefits me. I need to let the ghosts go, all the things that happened this past year that upset me... they are dead and gone, and I need to release them from my mind, and make room for better things.
4. Preview: What is coming up for me this year.
The Fool
This is the only Major Arcana card in the reading, and it's the very first one of the deck, so it seems that this year will mark a huge new journey for me. That is exciting to hear. My eyes were drawn to the suitcase on the ground, so I can only hope that this indicates a move to a whole new place for me.
5. Future Growth: What I will learn this year; how I will grow.
Seven of Imps (Wands)
In this card I see a bunch of imps, with the leader pointing up to a creepy house on a hill. There is one youngster dressed in an imp costume, trying to fit in. It looks like the leader is going to try to make him pass a test, to see if he can really hang with the big boys. Will the boy take the challenge? Or will he remove his costume and realize he's happier being himself?
This card tells me that I may be faced with such a challenge, and I will grow from the decision I make. From where I stand right now, I am guessing I'm more likely to be my own person and not give in to peer pressure just to prove a point to someone else, when it's not even something I care about myself. I'm no stranger to the Seven of Imps. I am used to living differently than most. Maybe this year I will grow more comfortable in my own skin and it will bother me less when I have to defend myself. Maybe I will come to a point where I no longer even describe it (or consider it) as "defending" myself, and instead I will have a more positive and empowered position on the subject.
6. Heads Up: (Bottom card of the deck) What I need to watch out for. Something I will deal with better if I am prepared ahead of time.
Two of Ghosts (Cups)
Ha! Ha ha ha! I chuckled when I turned the deck over to view my warning. With all the recent talk about love in my cards, I have had this feeling that it would be about a year before I encountered this possibility. So it looks like this timing seems accurate. The Two of Ghosts is giving me a heads up that this year I best be preparing for this meeting!
Overall, it looks like I'm headed in a good direction this year. And I have some good advice on what to take with me, what to let go of, and what to be prepared for!
King of Pumpkins (Pentacles)
Hmmm. Well I don't particularly feel like the King of Pumpkins, but I guess I can see in a way why this would come up for me. I am more in control of my health than I have been this past year. I have overcome my sugar addiction, which is a huge thing for me. The King's foot rests on a gargoyle's head, proving his power over the demons that tempt him. There are ways in which I feel more in control of my life than I did a year ago, that's for certain. But I do have more work to do as far as being the financial king of life.
2. Past Growth: What I've learned over the past year, that I can take with me into next year.
Four of Bats (Swords)
I have learned to release and relax when faced with adversity. I have started taking better care of myself, and not allowing stress to overcome me is a big part of that. I'm on the right track as far as that is concerned, and I need to take that with me into next year. This card also tells me that I need to return to my daily meditation routine. I really need to do that this year.
3. Garbage: What I need to release from the past year.
Eight of Ghosts (Cups)
What I see when I look at this card is a figure walking away from all the ghosts of his past. I need to let the past die away and look only to the future. I tend to hold onto things in my mind longer than necessary, and it never benefits me. I need to let the ghosts go, all the things that happened this past year that upset me... they are dead and gone, and I need to release them from my mind, and make room for better things.
4. Preview: What is coming up for me this year.
The Fool
This is the only Major Arcana card in the reading, and it's the very first one of the deck, so it seems that this year will mark a huge new journey for me. That is exciting to hear. My eyes were drawn to the suitcase on the ground, so I can only hope that this indicates a move to a whole new place for me.
5. Future Growth: What I will learn this year; how I will grow.
Seven of Imps (Wands)
In this card I see a bunch of imps, with the leader pointing up to a creepy house on a hill. There is one youngster dressed in an imp costume, trying to fit in. It looks like the leader is going to try to make him pass a test, to see if he can really hang with the big boys. Will the boy take the challenge? Or will he remove his costume and realize he's happier being himself?
This card tells me that I may be faced with such a challenge, and I will grow from the decision I make. From where I stand right now, I am guessing I'm more likely to be my own person and not give in to peer pressure just to prove a point to someone else, when it's not even something I care about myself. I'm no stranger to the Seven of Imps. I am used to living differently than most. Maybe this year I will grow more comfortable in my own skin and it will bother me less when I have to defend myself. Maybe I will come to a point where I no longer even describe it (or consider it) as "defending" myself, and instead I will have a more positive and empowered position on the subject.
6. Heads Up: (Bottom card of the deck) What I need to watch out for. Something I will deal with better if I am prepared ahead of time.
Two of Ghosts (Cups)
Ha! Ha ha ha! I chuckled when I turned the deck over to view my warning. With all the recent talk about love in my cards, I have had this feeling that it would be about a year before I encountered this possibility. So it looks like this timing seems accurate. The Two of Ghosts is giving me a heads up that this year I best be preparing for this meeting!
Overall, it looks like I'm headed in a good direction this year. And I have some good advice on what to take with me, what to let go of, and what to be prepared for!
Deck: Halloween Tarot in Tin (by Kipling West, published by US Games Systems Inc.)
~ Kiki
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5 comments:
Loved the reading and this deck. I recently purchased it and have not used it yet in a reading. You've inspired me to pull it out and have a go at it. Thanks!
I'm glad to hear that Joanne! I hope you enjoy your new deck. It's a fun one! :)
I like this birthday spread! =D
Thanks AJ!
Hey, Kiki--
Super-belated 36th birthday greetings!
I wanted to share my take on the Seven of Imps. To me, I always see the non-imp kid as someone who is being helped up the road by a group of imps who are kindly showing him the way.
The house on the hill is "higher ground," a place where, while he might have to defend himself, at least he has the advantage of some perspective: From up on the hill, he'll be able to see who's coming, and there is a fence that will act as a boundary, offering some measure of protection.
This is one of my favorite Seven of Wands-ish cards, b/c I see the little guy as being kindly guided to a more fortified position.
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