So, someone gave me this Angel Deck Tarot Cards set a while back. Wasn’t really looking for it, you know? I’d seen tarot cards before, the regular kind, looked complicated. Lots of memorizing what each picture meant. These angel ones looked different, simpler maybe. Honestly, I just stuck them on a shelf for a bit.
One day, feeling a bit frazzled, I pulled the box down. Opened it up. The cards felt nice, smooth. Pictures were bright, lots of gentle-looking figures and light. Not like the sometimes moody pictures in the standard decks I’d glanced at. Each card had a main word on it too, like ‘Trust’ or ‘Listen’ or something straightforward. Came with a little booklet explaining things.
Getting Started With Them
I figured, okay, let’s see what this is about. Didn’t want to get into complex spreads or anything. The booklet suggested just shuffling and pulling one card when you needed a little guidance. Sounded easy enough. So that’s what I did. I’d just hold the deck, think vaguely about my day or a little worry I had, shuffle them around in my hands – not very expertly, mind you – and pull one out.
I’d look at the picture, read the main word. Then I’d flip through the little booklet to find the page for that card. It usually had a short paragraph, like a positive message or a gentle suggestion. Things like ‘Be patient with yourself’ or ‘A happy change is coming’. Nice thoughts, mostly.
Did this most mornings for a couple of weeks. Shuffle, pull, read. It didn’t take long, maybe a minute or two. Became part of the coffee routine for a bit there.
What I Actually Found
Here’s the thing: Did these cards predict my future? Nah. Did angels literally start talking to me? Of course not. But it wasn’t useless either. It was more like… forced perspective shift? Sometimes you get stuck in your own head, you know? Worrying about the same thing over and over.
Pulling a card like ‘New Beginnings’ didn’t magically create one. But it did make me stop and think, okay, what could I start fresh today? Even something small. Or if I pulled ‘Communication’, I’d think, right, maybe I should actually talk to that person instead of stewing about it. It was like a little nudge, a reminder of simple, positive actions or viewpoints I already knew but wasn’t focusing on.
I remember one time I was really stuck on a decision, going back and forth. Pulled a card, I think it was ‘Trust Your Intuition’. Now, that didn’t tell me what to decide. But it did make me pause and ask myself, okay, what does my gut actually say, underneath all the overthinking? It kind of cut through the mental noise for a second. Didn’t solve the problem, but helped me approach it a tiny bit differently.
So yeah, they’re not magic wands. I don’t use them every day anymore. Sometimes weeks go by. But now and then, if I feel a bit cluttered upstairs or just want a simple, positive thought to start the day, I’ll pull one out. Shuffle, pull, read. Still feels kind of nice. Just a simple tool, sitting there on the shelf, for those moments you need a little reminder to be gentle or look at things from a slightly different angle.
