Remember how the Tower card showed up in reading after reading for weeks?

[moonbeam23]

So today i thought" this is the tower moment"...and was told this is just ONE of the tower moments.

A little bit ago sat down with a deck and asked what is going on with the orange menace?

It shows him sitting pretty and not really worried...he has gone full madman.

And the card in the near future was...wait for it... the TOWER...and the ultimate card the Eight of Swords.

i know you guys have been getting messages as well...please share if so moved.

Thanks

[thinkingagain]

1. Can you explain tower in the meaning of a swords?

I’m very new to this.
I’ve never really followed it, but it’s where I’ve landed for hope
So trying to understand when people talk about this and read the cards. What exactly the meanings are.

[moonbeam23]

2. The Tower

was originally called "the lightning struck tower" . It implies a bolt out of the blue causing destruction of a castle. It means unexpected fortune, either for good or hardship. Usually, but not always, negative. Today was definitely a tower moment.

Swords are related to the Air element, the mind. The Eight implies being tied up by circumstances and making it worse for yourself by your own choices. The Swords suit in the Tarot has the most "bad" cards followed by the Cups (Water).

Any questions on the Tarot or the meaning of individual cards...if you just google it a whole bunch of good info will come up, unless AI is screwing with it now, of course lol. Google free Tarot reading and a very good site comes up, among others.

[thinkingagain]

4. Thank you

Lightning bolt out of the blue is interesting

Cause sometimes I often think of him at one of his rallies and then out of the clear blue sky comes a lightning bolt striking down

[WhiteTara]

3. One way to understand all the symbology

you might want to own your own deck of cards. There are many different decks and styles, my own deck is Motherprsce Round deck. This one is female centric and teaches about the Goddess with a Buddhist slant.

But the standard is Waite deck. It has the standard card shape. I started with that deck, but I love my Motherpeace cards.

[thinkingagain]

5. Thanks

I was looking at a few. I think it was Amazon and trying to figure out what was a good one.

[WhiteTara]

6. I tend to think of reading cards as

a deeper look into my psyche

[in2herbs]

17. I have 5 or 6 different tarot decks but Linda Kohanov's Way of the Horse deck is among my favorites along

with Star-Spider Speaks tarot.

[moonbeam23]

9. Your own deck is the key

If you can get to a metaphysical store, you can look at them in person and see which one vibes for you.
i personally started with the Thoth deck. Very intense and complex but fascinating.

i am now also loving Spirit Within Tarot by Steven Bright. The pictures are a little bit Rider Waite and the book is very much aligned with Thoth. On Ebay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/305344218950?_skw=spirit+within+tarot&epid=236927592&

It takes quite a while to really learn...it's a language so be patient. What really helped me is to shuffle the deck, pick a card, and then wait and see what happens that day as you live your life. After a while, it will start tripping you out lol...and you will get direct experience of the Tarot and not just from a book.

Blessings

[thinkingagain]

12. Interesting what you said about

really helped me is to shuffle the deck, pick a card, and then wait and see what happens that day as you live your life.

I like it

[Nigrum Cattus]

11. This site has many dozens of Tarot types

https://www.llewellyn.com/

[thinkingagain]

13. Thanks I'll look into that

😊
I appreciate everybody on here being so helpful

[SheltieLover]

23. If you enjoy Greek mythology, The Mythic Tarot is great

Each suit follows a story in mythology, making meanings of cards easier to discern, but Liz Greene & Juliet Sharman Burke, the cocreators are both astrologers (astro.com - lots of free reports & charts there) & Jungian Analysts.

The way I learned to read tarot was to immediately verbalize the first thoughts I had after flipping a card face up. Worked like a charm. Lol

Also, imo, the type of info you are likely to pick up from a deck is often dependent or at least heavily influenced by the intention of the person(s) who created it. Example: The Mythic Tarot tends to reveal psychological dynamics, whereas Hanson Roberts tends to show more mundane aspects of life.the Inner Child deck has absolutely gorgeous artwork & is based upon fairy tales...

Loads of great books are available on tarot & goodness knows the symbology holds infinite potential for interpretations, but you will learn by watching Maryanne & others do readings.

Once you choose a deck, you can practice by laying out a few cards, then formulating a sentence about what you are seeing.

It's an interesting journey. Enjoy!

And, of course, our community here is always open for discussion on such matters. I for one would welcome a hearty discussion on the tarot!

Sallie Nichols' book Jung and the Tarot, an Archetypal Journey is exceptional if you happen to be a fan of Joseph Campbell.

[Delphinus]

18. I used

to have the Motherpeace deck - loved them!

[fierywoman]

7. If you start out with the RIderWaite deck, then you have a common language with almost all

tarot readers. But after you get the basics down with the R-W, then pick the deck that talks to you.

[thinkingagain]

14. I like the common language theme

I will probably go with your suggestion. I’m gonna go look at them.

[2naSalit]

8. Just ran across these...

And they are really interesting.

She just put these out a few hours ago.

[thinkingagain]

15. Oh, she's one of the ones I like

Give me a bit of hope and comfort with her readings

[2naSalit]

20. I messed up...

And posted the same one twice! I was in a hurry as I had a long drive ahead, now I'm halfway across the state and checking in.

Here's the other. A little over ten minutes.

[thinkingagain]

21. No problem for me

I’ve been going to YouTube on my TV and finding them instead of trying to watch him on my phone

[2naSalit]

22. I use...

A laptop exclusively, I forget that some people are on their phones.

[Clouds Passing]

10. Lightning is Uranus, fast change, air. Dump is a Gemini, air, putting US to a test.

He has a woman, the US, bound and surrounded by power, money, sex, addiction. Can she survive his fast electric change?

[thinkingagain]

16. If you mean, the US

I hope we can

[Clouds Passing]

19. Raising our vibration will help soften the impact and possibly flow the harsh energy away

from us.

Pam Gregory, Dr David Clements, Sarita Solhenge are some who lead meditations to connect with our higher selves and help heal our personal and collective traumas.