Alright, felt like sharing something I did today. Just a simple thing, really. Needed a bit of focus this morning, things felt a bit all over the place in my head. So, I decided to do a quick, one-card tarot pull.
First thing, I went and grabbed my deck. It’s pretty worn, sits on the bookshelf most days. Found a clear spot on my desk, just moved some papers out of the way. Taking a moment just to sit there, you know? Quieted things down a bit.
Then I had to think about the question. That’s the key part of the ‘one card’ thing. You gotta boil it down. Couldn’t ask about ten different things. So I just settled on something like: What energy should I focus on today? Simple. Direct.
Okay, question in mind, I picked up the cards. Started shuffling them. I don’t do any fancy shuffling, just a basic overhand shuffle, letting them mix. Did that for a minute or so until it felt kinda right. Then I just spread them out face down, hovered my hand over them for a second, and pulled one card.
Let it sit face down for a breath. Then flipped it over.
Strength
Huh. Okay. My first reaction was honestly a bit like, ‘Great, means it’s gonna be a tough day, gotta power through’. That’s usually where my mind jumps with this card.
But then I actually looked at it. The picture, the woman gently holding the lion’s mouth. It didn’t feel like brute force. More like quiet confidence, patience. Taming something wild, maybe within myself? Like managing my own reactions or impulses. It shifted my perspective a bit. Made me think less about pushing hard and more about managing my energy calmly through the day. That felt… more useful, actually.
It’s funny, why I even lean on this one-card method. I remember years ago, when everything felt super complicated. Job stuff was messy, life felt like juggling too many balls. I was pulling these massive tarot spreads, trying to get answers. You know, the ten-card layouts, the fifteen-card ones. Spent ages trying to figure out how Card A related to Card X while considering the position’s meaning… Honestly? It just made me more confused most of the time. Felt like drowning in possibilities and warnings.
One particularly frantic evening back then, completely overwhelmed by one of those monster spreads, I just swept the cards aside. Said ‘screw it’. Closed my eyes, asked ‘Just ONE thing I need to know right now’. Pulled a single card. It was the Two of Cups, I think. And suddenly, it clicked. Partnership. Connection. That was the missing piece in all the noise. Simple. Clear.
Ever since then, I often just come back to this. The one card pull. It cuts through the mental clutter. Doesn’t give you the whole roadmap, sure. But sometimes you don’t need the map. You just need a compass point. What direction to face right now.
So yeah, Strength today. Not about gritting my teeth, but about that calm, inner resolve. Feels like a good focus point. We’ll see how the day goes, but having that single image in mind? It helps. It just… simplifies things. And sometimes, simple is exactly what you need.
