I’ve been having a hard time connecting with the deck I got this past Christmas. Despite the few successful readings I’ve managed to achieve and the phenomenal artwork of gorgeous mermaids, I can’t seem to make heads or tails of the energy these beautiful cards produce. To combat this problem, I’ve decided to pull only one card for this week’s Tarot To-Go so we can all get a better feel for this incredible deck.
Let’s dive in, shall we?
Whenever I am preparing to make a selection, I shuffle the deck to get myself tapped into the Universe. I start with several grounding breaths and then sort the deck into four piles, naming aspects of life that come in groups of four as I go (the four cardinal directions, elements, etc). Then I gather back up the piles and repeat the process with three piles and then again with only two until finally I remind myself that all of those other numbers are merely an illusion — all that exists is One.
Then I continue to shuffle the deck, pulling out whatever card(s) either fall out of my hands or call to me. I try not to think too hard on it and kind of trust that inner voice when she says, “that one!” Sometimes the cards give off energy that can be felt as heat or intense cold. Sometimes they glow ever so slightly around the edge.
Then the divination can begin. I continue to breathe, focusing on the Oneness and connection to the Universe radiating through me and see what imagery jumps out to me. See, to me tarot is best when used as a tool for self development — the images that pop up bring to the forefront of your thoughts what’s been hiding in the subconscious.
Today, when the SOUL CAGE card literally fell out of the pile while I shuffled, I felt a jolt in my heart. The gorgeous mermaid with her flowing hair, tumbling down her fair skin in tendrils of red curls reminds me of myself; I’ve been looking for romantic love for the vast majority of my life, sometimes to the point of detriment. This ginger mermaid seems to be pushing a man — her lover? — towards the surface while she remains ensnared in a cage of seaweed and other plants. But what’s keeping her trapped below? It appears to me that she can swim away whenever she wants to but chooses to remain — perhaps the real reason I’ve been so unlucky with love is because I push it away. Why? To keep the other person safe by sending them up above so they can breathe? Or to keep me safe by staying in the reeds?
What do YOU see when you look at this card? Try grounding and centering yourself and let us know in the comments what this card says to you! Thanks for reading another installment of Tarot To-Go here on Oddball Era.
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