Oh, My Fickle Heart!

I’ll admit it willingly.  I am an absolute commitment-phobe.  In my mind, I don’t make a very good wife (although my husband would beg to differ) and I can’t stand the feeling of  “obligation”.  The very word sends shudders down my spine!  I like to keep one foot out the door and I prefer to feel as if I always have an option (an option to what I don’t know).

I am even like this with my tarot cards.  For different reasons. I’ll use a deck for a long period only to put it in a dark corner if I get sick of it. I may pull it out again, but usually once I am done, I am really done.  Rarely do I like looking at the same thing for years and years. I’ll even give the deck away if I feel it is low energy (people are anxious to get a well used deck for some reason – but for me, once it has lost it’s juice it never works the same).  I’ve even been known to flippantly toss a deck if I perceive someone else is using the same deck to copy me in some fashion (imitation is never flattering to me).

But some times there is a very good reason to switch decks up.  Here’s why: often times we get so familiar with our decks that the images become stale. We become complacent in our readings and start to use rote meanings rather than inspired intuitive insights. 

Years ago, when I used to teach tarot reading, we would start out with the Rider Waite deck (I always recommend it for beginners).  After the students developed confidence in reading with this deck, I would pull out another deck without warning.  Often, this left the students stuttering and scared.  But then, when they relaxed, something wonderful happened: new meanings would emerge and their readings would get new life!

So if you are rather fond of your deck, I encourage you to shake things up a bit. Try a deck that is completely unfamiliar to you. Maybe even one that is not appealing to your senses.  Pull out a deck that you haven’t worked with in years. Use someone else’s cards. See what you can do to nudge yourself in a new direction.  Freshen up your readings in this manner from time to time and you may just stay commited to learning tarot thoroughly!

Blessings!
Theresa
www.thetarotlady.com

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