"The important thing to remember with tarot readings is that they are wonderful and, if not, are changeable: if your reading warns of a finanacial struggle in your future then you will know to batten down the hatches and to start spending more wisely. The path of tarot is called that for a reason: if you were walking on a path and saw a large mud puddle you would change course, slightly, to avoid getting covered in it? Probably! Does this mean that the puddle will go away? No. Does this mean that you will stay 100% neat and unstained? Not specifically, a wagon on the same path might still splash the hem of your pants
but the damage done would be much less compared to if you had walked straight through! This is what the tarot gives us. It also gives us things like little treasures one might find while off the beaten path, which never would have been seen had we stayed on!
Tarot is a tool in which we are given a glimpse into the universe and what lies before us, behind us and around us. It gives us a look into our own motivations as well as others and can save us a lot of suffering as long as we are willing to do the extra work to avoid it if needed. I had someone call for a reading a while back that was worried about money. His cards clearly showed this and he had good reason to worry, (he was out of work and had been for some time), *however*, one card also symbolized the reading that I was giving him and the counsel he was seeking. I told him of a local employer that is always looking for good people of his trade. Being that he lived in the same town as this business, this was a solid lead, (my husband worked for the same company for 10 years and I used to, also, so I have pretty good inside sources, beside the obvious ones. :) ).
He was seeing his choice as being: 1) money was going to fall into his lap or 2) he was going to lose his home of many years. I was seeing his choices differently, and possibly more logically because I am looking from the outside in and I had the tool of the tarot, showing me clearly that he had his blinders on. I saw his choices as 1) get a job, even if it's not 100% of what you dream of doing and keep it until you find another job or 2) pray! (3 was also a good choice... do both 1 and 2).
My parents are both counselors and I went to college with them when I was in high school, the professors often liked having me sit in class in case they needed a teenager's perspective on something they were discussing, (and since the courses were for guidance counseling in high school also, this was frequent). I liked being there, also, because I learned a lot. Tarot is not only about listening to the universe but also listening to fate and to reason.
This man, above, called me, in specific, for some reason. He was meant to find me. To me, since I did the reading and was objective, it seemed obvious... I had information that he needed. Was this information karmically influenced or given to me by an angel etc. or was this information just what this man needed to hear? The answer, in my opinion, is that it doesn't matter. The end result is the same. "Ask and Ye Shall Receive" can mean many things and, in this case, it meant information and a gentle kick in the pants. As the cards often show, WE MAKE OUR OWN REALITIES. Sometimes the circumstances are beyond our control but often they are not and the cards remind us of this. There is ALWAYS hope and there is ALWAYS something/someone to believe in!
The tarot can help people use the tools they have or find someone to give them the tools they need. It is an amazing gift that unveils mysteries and unravels deception but it is also a look into the mirror that shows us not only what we are but what we can be!
I am an honest reader, I won't tell you that $1,000,000 is going to fall into your lap unless I see it but I will also tell you that, no matter how intense or potentially scary the cards look, that each one has a good side also so 'doom and gloom' is not what I am about either. Tarot readings and talismans have helped me greatly and I hope they will be allowed to help you as well. Life is a gift and the tarot is a reflection of that gift!
