Alright, so I wanted to try this past life tarot thing I’d heard about. Wasn’t sure what to expect, really. First, I just found a quiet spot in my house where I wouldn’t be bothered. Grabbed my regular tarot deck – nothing fancy, just the one I always use.
I sat down, took a few deep breaths. Just trying to clear my head, you know? Didn’t do any complicated ritual stuff, just wanted to be calm and focused on the question, like, “What’s something from a past life that might be influencing me now?”
Then I picked up the deck. Held it in my hands for a bit, thinking about that question. Started shuffling. I shuffle a lot, maybe more than needed, just until it feels right. Overhand shuffle, cutting the deck a few times. Kept thinking about past lives while doing it.
When I felt done shuffling, I spread the cards out face down in a kind of arc in front of me. Closed my eyes for a second, then just let my hand hover over them. Picked out the cards that felt… I dunno, ‘right’? Pulled out five cards in total.
I laid them out in a simple line, left to right. Didn’t use a super complex spread. Just wanted a straightforward story.
- Card 1: Figured this was like, the setting or main theme of that life.
- Card 2: Maybe the challenge or struggle back then.
- Card 3: How I dealt with it, or my role.
- Card 4: The lesson learned (or not learned!).
- Card 5: How it connects to now, the influence.
Looking at the Cards
Turned them over one by one. Didn’t jump to conclusions. Just looked at the pictures first. What characters were there? What were they doing? What was the overall vibe of the card?
For the first card, I just absorbed the image. Then thought about how it might relate to a ‘setting’. Did the same for the second card, focusing on ‘challenge’. I didn’t grab the book right away. Tried to see what came to my mind first, just based on the pictures and the position’s meaning I’d decided on.
After looking at all five and letting my first impressions sink in, then I grabbed my little notebook where I jot down meanings. Compared my gut feelings with the keywords. Sometimes they matched up, sometimes they made me think differently.
It was… interesting. Some card combinations felt strangely familiar, others were just confusing. Didn’t get some massive revelation or anything. More like little nudges, things to think about. Like, “Huh, maybe that’s why I always react that way to that kind of situation.” Felt a bit reflective afterwards.
So, that was my go at it. Simple process, really. Just needed a deck, some quiet time, and a willingness to look at the cards and see what comes up. No magic required, just shuffling, picking, looking, and thinking. It didn’t give me a detailed movie of a past life, but it gave me some food for thought about patterns in my current life. Worth doing if you’re curious, I guess. Just kept it basic.
