This is it! Even My Tarot Card Says So...

It's been a while since I last held my deck of tarot cards. I've been pretty much busy with my moving on process (Read related post here: 100 Happy Days Project - I'm Back!) that I forgot to seek guidance from my trusted spirit guides through my tarot cards. 

So today, after waking up at 4 am and playing in the kitchen to make an all-day pasta feast, I rested for a little while in the living room, propped myself up for meditation and saw my deck sitting on the wooden bench. I picked it up, opened the box and dealt the cards as I asked my spirit guides to let me know if I am somehow on the right track with my most current decisions (which is to find true love... see related post here: My Quest for Finding True Love Begins Now and to soon have a baby). 

I Am The Fool

I woke up late today. I am usually asleep at 9am and awake by 5pm. But because I had to run errands pertaining to life insurance, I got to sleep at 5pm and woke up before 11pm. I still did my usual routine. Like I said in my other blog post, Moving On and Starting a New Chapter, I am a routine kind of gal. So after doing all the chores around the house, I was watching one of my favorite movies of all time, Armageddon, when my eyes got diverted to my tarot cards just lying there on the wooden bench in the living room. I was pretty emotional again, feeling confused and sad. So I thought that might be a good time to take a breather, talk to my spirit guides and pick my tarot card for the day. And guess what I picked? THE FOOL. 

5 of Wands - Time to Choose

The moment I picked up this card from my reading, I knew I was in a bit of trouble. I've been feeling it for so long but I haven't got the conviction and the drive to really move forward with it. I was still enjoying all the other things I do on a daily basis, but if there's one thing that has been nagging me on and off for several years now, and most especially lately, it is all about making choices.

Time for Halloween - 6 of Cups

Gosh, it's been so long since I last posted here. Offline, I've been quite regular with my tarot readings, meditations as well as dream interpretations though and I think that's more important. I've also started getting more serious with Feng Shui and I'll be sharing some of my thoughts about it here soon. The rest of my time has been spent doing productive stuff at work and lately, preparing for Halloween, my favorite time of the year! In fact, not only have I been reminiscing past Halloween celebrations through my facebook page, but my hubby and I have also been decorating the house, not just for a small party we're having this weekend, but mostly because we want to feel and enjoy the season even when we're just at home, just the two of us, most of the time.

The most recent daily tarot card I drew, 6 OF CUPS agree with my sentiments.

My Juggling Act Was Written on the Card

The past two weeks of September have been the most interesting. I have been doing my tarot card readings and meditation regularly and the messages given to me by my spirit guides have been very right on the spot.

Last week, I started juggling a lot of work in order to increase our household income while my husband gets his business off the ground. I barely slept but I was happy and energetic enough to accomplish them all. Meditation gave me the energy, power and focus to achieve my goals, and I believe it helped that the daily cards I drew were really symbolical of what I was going through. All of the cards kept telling me that success is in my hands and that this is the time to be happy and abundant. And out of all those tarot cards telling me a variety of good news, there was one card I couldn't forget which really touched my core. This card further encouraged me to continue this path I took because it resonated with me the most... 2 of PENTACLES.

How to Use Everyday Tarot Spreads

I've been using tarot cards for several years now. I've used numerous spreads before, some more than others, depending on the current concerns that need to be addressed. On this particular post, I want to share with you how you can use the everyday spreads. Everyday spreads are different from relationship spreads, revelation spreads and destiny spreads,which I will discuss separately on subsequent posts.

Boracay Tarot Card Reading: Six of Swords

I haven't been writing here for a long while now because since March 25, I have been spending my summer vacation / soul searching journey on this beautiful island of Boracay. I'm on my 19th day today and this whole journey will end come April 26. But until then, I am here to relax, enjoy myself and try to look deeper into my heart and soul.

Prior to today, I was just doing beach stuff day in and day out. When I ran out of new things to do since I must've probably already done all the things one can do in Boracay, I thought, why not do this soul searching journey for real. But where to start? I am generally happy and content. I am typically grateful for all the blessings I'm continuously being showered with. So I went about my day and that's when it hit me and tears just started to fall.

You see, apart from past hurts, in the midst of all this, I have some recent, deep and painful secrets that I won't anymore divulge in here. This negativity has been affecting my happiness levels for quite a while now. Even when I focus on the good things in my life right now, they're like ghosts that just keep on coming back and haunting me. Then I remembered that I brought my tarot cards with me. I think it's about time that I should start formally communicating with my spirit guides and guardian angels once again.

The Ten of Wands are Stopping Me!

I was about to do my morning ritual (workout+ watch old DVD movie + play guitar + play drums + videoke + 1st meal of the day + shower then work) when I almost forgot to do a tarot reading. You see, last week, I let go of a VA job that I've been doing for a long time. I kept one part time VA job since I liked my tasks there and then I just went on investing in small ventures and mostly resting. Then at the start of this week, I got offered another VA job which sounded very exciting. I accepted it and since Tuesday, I was doing these 2 VA jobs. Then today, three more offers came in. Knowing myself, I've really been considering doing everything. If Justin Bieber never says never, well I seldom say no to an opportunity. So I replied to these offers and we're now in the process of negotiating further. Then I slept and after eight blissful hours of sleep, I woke up and did this tarot card reading.

When I read tarot cards for myself, I meditate first. I talk to God, to Mama Mary, to all the saints, to my spirit guides and guardian angels. It's like I'm just conversing with them. I tell them about my day, I thank them for all the magnificent blessings they're continuously showering my way, I ask for forgiveness for all my sins... basically I go into this trance-like state and talk to them. Towards the end of every meditation I do, I ask them to give me any message to help me live a better life each and every day so I may better myself and be a source of inspiration and service to other people. I tell them that through the card I'm about to draw, they can tell me their message.

Then I drew Ten of Wands.

Ten of Swords: I drew the card after I quit my job.

I have been thinking about quitting one of my more regular virtual assistant jobs since the start of this year. The flexible schedule, however, kept me from pulling the trigger since I was still enjoying it. Every time I'd do a tarot reading, I'd pick up similar cards that tell me the same thing --- to pursue other things where my heart really is. However, being the kind of person who will do so many things all at the same time, as long as she can do them, I normally won't say no to any opportunity. Then finally, the flexible schedule I was allowed was taken away from me. A part of me was considering going back to regular working hours but it didn't feel quite right. So after drafting two kinds of email replies, I sent the one that says I'm resigning.

Three of Cups: What My Spirit Guides are Telling Me

Even before I went crazy and psychotic yesterday, my spirit guides already knew the solution to my deep-seated problem. Aside from forgiving what happened to me in the past, the tarot card I drew was telling me that it's about time that I go out, be with friends and celebrate! This is actually something I've always dreaded during the Yuletide season and I guess now is the best time to just get it over with and for once have genuine fun celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.

Me Against the World

I've been thinking about quitting my virtual assistant job on and off for some time now. Only this time, I'm not falling for it. Knowing me, I'm just bored right now with what I do, day in and day out, 50 hours a week. These feelings of boredom and negativity work-wise usually happen every year from November until about January when all I wanna do is vegetate, or vacay somewhere exotic, or watch my favorite DVD movies, or read all my unread books. If only I can afford it. Sigh. We got seven more years to go with the house mortgage and 2 more years with the car. Add to that our monthly credit card, utility, insurance and miscellaneous bills then it's easy to see why it would be a huge mistake to get carried away with the current flow of my emotions. Timing-wise, the answer is a clear and big NO. But oh God, my whole being is just screaming for FREEDOM! And if and when I finally do get my FREEDOM from online work, I just want to focus most of my energy (and neuroses) on my beaded accessories and my Sexy Nomad apparel biz. Double sigh. Sometimes, being a responsible adult sucks... big time!

So anyway, I consulted my Spirit Guides about it through my Tarot Card. I got a major arcana card, which just proves that what I'm dealing with right now is no simple matter. It's not as mundane as the usual answers I get from my usual requests (things like should I go to this & that event? ...should I wear these clothes? ..should I get out of the house? ...should I travel at this time? etc...). The card that I've drawn --- THE WORLD --- is actually telling me something a lot deeper and more important:

The Tarot Card Reading That Gave Me The Creeps

I've been doing my daily tarot card reading for quite a while now. It helps me center and focus my energies on the tasks I need to get done every single day. My daily tarot card reading is especially helpful when I feel burnt out, or over fatigued, or emotionally drained. Because it involves meditation and communing with my God, my Spirit Guides and Guardian Angels, the readings act as their way of communicating with me the things I need to learn, or know, or realize for that particular day. It is similar to how I do it when people ask me to do a reading for them. Depending on their situation, I choose an appropriate spread and let the Tarot cards convey to me their messages.

Last week, for two consecutive days, I got the same card for my daily reading - The Tower. This is the very first time this happened to me. I've never drawn the same card two days in a row before. What are the chances???! Could this mean that the message this card is telling me is a lot graver than it normally would? Possibly.

The Importance of Daily Tarot Reading

I have shared with you some of my knowledge about the card that make up the Tarot cards - Major Arcana and Minor Arcana. Now that you have a bit of knowledge about these things, you can then do a reading. But not yet the complicated kind... we will study that much later on. For now, I will just teach you a simple reading you can do for yourself everyday, to help guide you in your daily life and help make you become a better individual.


No complicated spreads are needed for your daily Tarot card reading. Just you, your full concentration and a card. What I try to do is set aside a time everyday when I can do this in peace. You can choose to do this when you wake up in the morning, or in the middle of the day, or before going to bed. The important thing to note here is that this card is drawn to help guide you with your actions all throughout the day (or the next day in case you choose to do this before sleeping at night).

Tarot Cards: The Minor Arcana

I shared with the other day how the major arcana symbolizes the universal themes of our life. This time, I'm going to share with what the rest of the Tarot, composed of 56 cards called the minor arcana is really all about.

Just like what its name suggests, the minor arcana of a Tarot deck, when drawn during a reading, tells something about the little things in our life --- our concerns, emotions, activities... all those mundane stuff that make up the every day drama of our existence.

The 56 cards of the minor arcana are divided into four suits: Wands, Cups, Swords and Pentacles. Let me discuss the importance of each...

Tarot Cards: The Major Arcana

A standard deck of tarot cards consists of 78 cards divided into two classifications or sections: the major arcana and the minor arcana.

The word arcana is plural for the word arcanum which means "profound secret". According to the alchemists of the Middle Ages, the arcanum was the secret of nature. Therefore, the tarot cards are actually a collection of the secrets of our universe.

Tarot Card - The Rider-Waite Tarot Deck

Tarot Sutra Deck

Since 2004, I have been using my Tarot Sutra Deck when I do my tarot reading. My husband bought it for me after looking practically everywhere. It was the only tarot deck available at that time. Then last Christmas, one of my bestfriends gave me a new deck as a gift. It's the The Rider-Waite Tarot Deck. It's what I use now in my readings, unless I want something specific to lovemaking and sex. ^_^

The Rider-Waite Tarot Deck

The Rider-Waite tarot deck is the most well-known Tarot deck that is being used today in the world of the English-speaking people (for Latin and other foreign countries, they use the Tarot de Marseille deck). Alternative names are used for this such as: the Rider-Waite-Smith, Waite-Smith, Waite-Colman Smith or simply the Rider deck. The card illustrator was Pamela Colman Smith from the instructions of academic and mystic A. E. Waite, and published by the Rider Company.