Alright, so things felt a bit stagnant career-wise lately. Not bad, just… stuck in a bit of a rut, you know? Couldn’t quite put my finger on it. I remembered seeing folks talk about a simple 3-card tarot spread specifically for career stuff, so I thought, why not give it a shot? Nothing to lose, might give me something to think about.
Getting Started
First off, I grabbed my tarot deck. It’s nothing fancy, just a standard Rider-Waite I’ve had for ages. Found a quiet spot where I wouldn’t be interrupted. Took a few deep breaths, tried to clear my head of all the daily noise. My main thought was just generally about my career path, like ‘What’s the situation right now and where might it be heading?’ Simple stuff.
Then, I started shuffling. I don’t have a super specific ritual, just shuffled them pretty thoroughly for a few minutes, keeping that career question loosely in mind. Wanted to get them mixed up good.
Drawing the Cards
When it felt right, I stopped shuffling. I cut the deck into three piles and then stacked them back together, just felt like doing that. Then I drew the top three cards and laid them out in a row, face down, left to right.
I decided the positions would represent:
- Card 1 (Left): My current situation / The main energy around my career now.
- Card 2 (Middle): The challenge or action needed / What I should maybe focus on.
- Card 3 (Right): The potential outcome / Where things might lead based on the current path or suggested action.
Looking at the Cards
Okay, time to flip them over. Deep breath.
Card 1 – The Situation: I turned over the first card. It was the Four of Pentacles. Hmm. My first gut feeling was about holding on too tight. Maybe being a bit resistant to change at work, or maybe focusing too much on security and not enough on growth? It felt kinda accurate, like I’ve been playing it safe.
Card 2 – The Action/Challenge: Flipped the middle card. The Knight of Swords. Whoa, totally different energy! This guy looks like he’s charging forward, full speed ahead. My take was that this was suggesting I needed to be more decisive, maybe take some bold action, cut through the hesitation (that Four of Pentacles vibe). Stop overthinking and just do something, even if it feels a bit impulsive compared to how I usually am.
Card 3 – The Potential Outcome: The last card. Turned it over… Six of Wands. Okay, this felt more positive. It usually speaks about public recognition, success, feeling victorious after a struggle. So, connecting it to the other two, it felt like if I could loosen my grip (Card 1) and take that decisive action (Card 2), the result could be feeling proud of my achievements and getting some positive feedback or progress at work.
Wrapping Up Thoughts
So, that was my little 3-card career reading session. Did it magically solve all my problems or tell me exactly what job to take next? Nope. But honestly, just sitting down, shuffling, and looking at those three images laid out really helped me think. It put words, or at least pictures, to feelings I couldn’t quite pin down.
Seeing the ‘holding on tight’ card next to the ‘charge forward’ card, leading to the ‘victory’ card… it gave me a narrative. A possible path. It made me reflect on how my cautiousness might be holding me back and that maybe a bit more boldness is needed right now. It didn’t give me answers, but it definitely gave me some solid food for thought about my approach to work. Felt like a useful exercise just to check in with myself.
