As a tarot enthusiast I often find that the daily draw makes me think more about the implications of my actions, reactions and inactions. I am being cute with my language, once a writer always a writer, but the essence of it is true, despite my cuteness.
For a good while now I draw cards daily without a specific questions, just wanting to know what they cards think I should know about the day, and I have to say they are really helpful to manage my anxieties and focus my mind.
I find it quite fascinating that no matter what cards I draw I find something to learn from them. I assume this is the magic of the tarot, the power of projection through which the mind will always find something to work with in the archetypes of the cards.
Since the world was young humans have loved, have had to work, needed to do all the things that makes us human, so we are all different, yet so much alike. This means that we are all able to relate to the symbols of the cards, and they will always speak to us even if sometimes at an unconscious level.
The idea of writing this post formed in my mind when, through repeated use of the daily draw, I saw that it helped me become more grounded, more mindful about my interactions and honestly, more in tune with myself, with the good and the more challenging areas.
For example, I tend to be quite impulsive and sometimes react disproportionately to certain events in my day to day. But with the warning of the tarot I became a lot better at managing my emotions.
Several tarot cards can carry this meaning, but the strongest and most direct are:
Strength: not ‘suppress emotions’ but mastering them. Calm control over impulses, anger, fear, pride, ego. The classic image is someone gently taming a lion, not beating it into submission. Very ‘respond, don’t react’.
King of Swords: think clearly before acting. Logic over emotional turbulence. Detached judgment, strategy, measured words. The ‘sleep on it before sending that message’ card.
Justice: emotional balance plus consequences. Step back, evaluate fairly, avoid impulsive reactions. Often appears when emotions are distorting perspective.
Temperance: moderation, emotional regulation, patience, integration. Probably the most psychologically mature answer. It says: don’t swing from one extreme to another just because feelings are loud today.
The Hanged Man: pause. Don’t react yet. Reconsider from another angle. Sometimes the wisest move is temporary non-action.
And so on.
Sometimes, often really, I feel and think that the tarot is that truly intimate friend and supporter we all need, that gently nudges us without judgement or ulterior motives. The friend that will always keep your secret and will be there for you no matter what.
Or like a therapist but cheaper!
What cards did I draw today?
These ones:
I know! My cuteness knows no bounds!
These cards are part of a learner tarot deck by Wyspell which I love. I have three decks with cards that have the meaning on them, two RWS and one Marseille, and I recommend them as I find them really useful to learn meanings easily.
So yeah, if you ever thought about using the tarot but was overwhelmed by its complexity, get a learner tarot deck and start small, one card per day and you will be surprised of the effects!
Side note: The Hulk card! So great! AI outdid itself there! I love it and it represents my idea so well! I gave it the prompt but the execution is so great! After I created it I checked online if there is a tarot deck for the Avengers but there isn’t. There is a book weirdly called Tarot, but it seems it is not an actual deck.