Okay, so I wanted to share something I did recently when I was feeling a bit stuck, you know? Just needing some general pointers on where things might be headed or what I should focus on. I decided to pull out my tarot deck and try a spread specifically for life guidance.
Getting Started
First things first, I needed some quiet time. It’s hard to focus with noise around. I went to my little corner table, the one near the window. I just sat there for a minute, took a few deep breaths. You gotta clear your head a bit, right? Get centered.
Then I picked up my deck. It’s an old deck, kinda worn, but I like it. I started shuffling the cards. I don’t have a fancy way of doing it, just a regular shuffle, thinking about my intention – just asking for some clarity, some guidance on my path right now. I shuffled until it felt right, you know? No specific number of times, just a feeling.
Laying Out the Cards
I decided on a simple spread I sometimes use. Not one of those huge complicated ones. Just five cards.
- Card 1: Where I am now.
- Card 2: What’s blocking me or challenging me.
- Card 3: What resource or strength I have.
- Card 4: What I need to focus on.
- Card 5: Potential outcome or direction.
I cut the deck into three piles with my left hand, then put them back together in a different order. Felt right. Then I pulled the top five cards and laid them out in a cross shape, with the fifth card on top of the center one.
The Cards I Pulled and My Thoughts
Okay, so here’s what came up. I won’t go super deep into textbook meanings, just my gut feeling at the time.
Position 1 (Where I am): Got the Four of Cups. Yeah, that felt spot on. Kinda felt like I was overlooking things, maybe a bit bored or dissatisfied, even if good things were around. Staring at my navel, basically.
Position 2 (Challenge): The Five of Wands. Ugh. Conflict, but maybe more like internal conflict? Or lots of small, annoying struggles and disagreements. Felt like a lot of chaotic energy, people pulling in different directions, or maybe just my own thoughts battling each other. Seemed about right for feeling stuck.
Position 3 (Strength): The Queen of Pentacles. Okay, this was nice to see. Grounded energy. Practical. Nurturing. It felt like a reminder that I do have common sense, I can manage things, and I have a stable side I can lean on. A reminder to be resourceful.
Position 4 (Focus): Two of Swords. This one always makes me think of a difficult choice or needing to make a decision but being unwilling to see the truth. Maybe I needed to stop avoiding something? Or make peace with a situation? It felt like I needed to face something I was blocking out.
Position 5 (Outcome/Direction): The Star. Wow, okay. This felt hopeful. Like after facing the challenge (Five of Wands) and making that tough decision (Two of Swords), leaning on my practical side (Queen of Pentacles), there’s hope, inspiration, and healing ahead. A guiding light, sort of.
Putting It All Together
So looking at them all, the story felt pretty clear. I was feeling meh (Four of Cups) because of inner or outer chaos (Five of Wands). But I have the practical ability to handle stuff (Queen of Pentacles). The key step is to face a decision or reality I’ve been avoiding (Two of Swords). If I do that, things look much brighter and more hopeful (The Star).
It wasn’t like a magic bullet solution dropped in my lap. But it gave me stuff to think about. It shifted my perspective from just feeling vaguely ‘stuck’ to thinking, “Okay, what decision am I actually avoiding here? What practical steps can I take?”
It felt helpful. Just laying it out like that helped organize my own jumbled thoughts. Sometimes you just need a different way to look at things, and this did that for me this time around.
