Alright, let me tell you about this three-card tarot thing I did the other day. I was feeling a bit stuck, you know, just generally unsure about which way to turn with a little side project I’ve been tinkering with. Felt like I was spinning my wheels.
Getting Started
So, I decided to pull out my trusty old tarot deck. It’s seen better days, a bit worn around the edges, but feels right in my hands. I didn’t do anything fancy. Just sat down at my kitchen table, cleared away the breakfast crumbs, and took a few deep breaths. You gotta center yourself a bit, right? Quieted my mind as much as I could, focusing on that feeling of being stuck with the project.
I picked up the deck and started shuffling. I don’t have a specific ritual, just shuffle until it feels ‘done’. Sometimes it’s quick, sometimes I’m shuffling for a good few minutes, really getting my energy, my question, into the cards. This time it felt pretty quick.
The Pull
Once I felt ready, I cut the deck into three piles, just using my left hand like I usually do. Then I stacked them back together in a different order. Felt right. Then I fanned them out a little, face down, and just let my intuition guide my hand. I pulled three cards.
I laid them out in a simple line, left to right. My go-to spread for a quick check-in: position one for the past or the basis of the situation, position two for the present challenge or situation, and position three for the potential outcome or advice.
- Card 1 (Past/Basis): Turned it over. It was the Five of Swords. Ah, makes sense. There was some conflict earlier on with this project, some disagreements, maybe even feeling like I’d ‘won’ an argument but lost something else. Or maybe just inner conflict, fighting myself. Yeah, that resonated.
- Card 2 (Present): Flipped the middle one. The Hanged Man. Well, isn’t that just perfect? Literally feeling suspended, stuck, needing to look at things from a completely different angle. The card was basically mirroring exactly how I felt right then. Can’t move forward, can’t go back.
- Card 3 (Outcome/Advice): Took a breath and turned over the last card. Three of Pentacles. Okay, now this was interesting. This card is often about teamwork, collaboration, skill, and building something solid. Seeing this after the Hanged Man felt like clear advice.
Putting it Together
So, looking at the three cards together: The Five of Swords showed the messy start or the internal struggle that got me here. The Hanged Man confirmed, yup, you are definitely stuck and need a new perspective. And the Three of Pentacles suggested the way out: stop trying to force it alone (maybe related to the Five of Swords conflict?) and either bring others in, focus on honing the specific skills needed, or simply get back to the basic work, the craftsmanship of it.
It didn’t magically solve my problem, of course. Tarot doesn’t really work like that for me. But it did cut through the fog. It shifted my thinking from just feeling stuck to seeing why I might be stuck (past issues, needing a perspective shift) and gave a clear pointer towards a constructive next step (collaboration or focusing on the craft itself).
So yeah, that was my little three-card session. Just took a few minutes, used my old deck, and got some useful clarity. Sometimes the simple methods are the best.
