Today I got out my brand-new-to-me Radiant Rider deck. I can't promise that the cards will retain their borders all week. I wanted to trim it before I even recevied the deck. But it's a very busy week, so other priorities might delay me from the trimming process just now.
This deck's coloring is like the polar opposite of the deck I've been working with the past couple of weeks (Smith-Waite Centennial Tarot). I have scanned side-by-side comparisons to share here later, because I found them fascinating.
So the first thing I did with this deck today was this: I was curious about a spread that I've been doing lately, and wondered how it would be if I rearranged the order in which I laid out the cards. The middle section of the spread would now be a mirror image of its usual placement. I wanted to know which way would work better for me. So I shuffled and mindlessly laid out the normal spread, but in the opposite direction as I normally do. I didn't focus on anything, nor did I have a subject in mind. It was more of a test to see how it felt to lay the cards out differently than normal.
Boy was I surprised when the center cards fell like this:
Instantly I recognized them as the mirror opposite of the order in which these three cards fell for me this week. A few days ago, the Hermit was directly behind (to the right of) the Queen of Cups here, then the next day the King of Wands was directly behind (to the right of) the Queen of Cups here. (First the Hermit followed the Queen, then the King of Wands followed.) As I was using a different deck for this exercise, I thought this was so spectacular.
When I flip these three cards so that they reflect the way they would normally fall, the way I usually lay out this spread, I would get this:
This shows the precise order in which the cards previously fell for me in my daily draws this past week.
So my thoughts here were that this was a pretty damn clear sign that I should keep the spread as it is, as it's clearly showing me the proper order of things.
If only ALL of life's signs were this easy to interpret!
This deck's coloring is like the polar opposite of the deck I've been working with the past couple of weeks (Smith-Waite Centennial Tarot). I have scanned side-by-side comparisons to share here later, because I found them fascinating.
So the first thing I did with this deck today was this: I was curious about a spread that I've been doing lately, and wondered how it would be if I rearranged the order in which I laid out the cards. The middle section of the spread would now be a mirror image of its usual placement. I wanted to know which way would work better for me. So I shuffled and mindlessly laid out the normal spread, but in the opposite direction as I normally do. I didn't focus on anything, nor did I have a subject in mind. It was more of a test to see how it felt to lay the cards out differently than normal.
Boy was I surprised when the center cards fell like this:
Instantly I recognized them as the mirror opposite of the order in which these three cards fell for me this week. A few days ago, the Hermit was directly behind (to the right of) the Queen of Cups here, then the next day the King of Wands was directly behind (to the right of) the Queen of Cups here. (First the Hermit followed the Queen, then the King of Wands followed.) As I was using a different deck for this exercise, I thought this was so spectacular.
When I flip these three cards so that they reflect the way they would normally fall, the way I usually lay out this spread, I would get this:
This shows the precise order in which the cards previously fell for me in my daily draws this past week.
So my thoughts here were that this was a pretty damn clear sign that I should keep the spread as it is, as it's clearly showing me the proper order of things.
If only ALL of life's signs were this easy to interpret!
Deck: Radiant Rider-Waite Tarot (published by U.S. Games Systems, Inc.)
~ Kiki
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3 comments:
Spectacular is right!!
How do you find the Radiant, Kiki? It's one I have considered for many years, have picked up and put down on many occasions in stores. I would usually prefer the original drawings by Pamela Coleman Smith, but looking at them in contrast here, the Radiant is so bold in comparison - but not overbearingly so.
Annette: :)
PL: I'll have to let you know. I'm just starting to work with it this week. I do like the bold colors. But it's begging me to trim the borders off. :) It's funny you say you have been considering the deck for years, as that has been my exact same position. Always on my radar, but never quite committed to it. But I'm quite glad I have it now. Will see how it reads for me this week!
I'll post some side-by-side comparisons to the Smith-Waite Centennial soon.
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