Most recent reading has me spooked.

#1 10-08-2012, 10:31 PM

I do a reading for myself everyday. I'd still consider myself a newbie to the world of tarot but I learn something new everyday. However, I've never got a reading that packd a punch like this last one:

Past = The Tower
Present = The Hanged Man
Future = Death

I keep wondering now if I'm going to die, or someone around me. Most all of my readings have been positive, or not so negative. Can anyone tell me if there is any hope after this fortell?

#2 10-08-2012, 10:38 PM

First off - don't panic!!! While these cards indicate great changes and challenges, they DO NOT show death for you.

The Tower denotes massive change in your life, like a thunderbolt striking a building once thought strong and invincible. The Hanged Man is about suspension; one thing has ended, another has yet to begin. (a natural outcome from a time of huge shifts) Sacrifice has been made. Death denotes the 'death' of some aspect of your life or your inner life, but also re-birth and transformation.

I'm not a practiced user of traditional tarot, so no doubt someone will come along and give you more on this, but let the negative go and focus on what positives can and will come from change.

Native spirit · #3 10-08-2012, 10:43 PM

Hey Geanie

Im not a reader of tarot cards to be honest i dont like them they dont resonate with me,but from what i do know is the death card is nothing to fear it doesnt mean death,it could be the closing of one chapter and going into another, i cant tell you about the other cards you nentioned because they are not my thing,i do read cards but mine are the Native American Healing cards, and i have got a couple of angel cards,

Namaste

gypsymystique · #4 17-08-2012, 07:24 PM

Both the tower and death represent ends of something. The tower is an abrupt ending. Sounds like you are going to have a couple of endings and beginnings. You will live though. :)

norseman · #5 17-08-2012, 07:39 PM

geanie, it is not a good idea to read for yourself. A self-reading is either over-optimistic or over-pessimistic.

#6 17-08-2012, 08:13 PM

Sounds a reasonable reading to me.

Tower, All that is old and decayed being swept away.
Hanged Man, Not much you can or even should do about it.
Death, After the dissolution hinted at by the tower A Brand New start.

In summary..A good few eggs are getting cracked to make an ommelette

Kaere · #7 17-08-2012, 08:35 PM

I think it's quite a positive reading actually. Going along with what others have said...

The Tower - Flash of insight, quick destruction of the old...

Hanged Man - Seeing things from a new perspective, pretty much all you can do. You can hang there upside down with your eyes closed (ignoring everything) or you can open your eyes and have a look around. See what's showing now that the Tower has fallen and things are no longer blocking the view.

Death - change change change! Good stuff, says to me you're going to see what you need to while hanging upside down and it just may be something you never expected.

#8 31-10-2012, 01:42 AM

Thanks everyone for your input on this spread. I'm so sorry for not saying so much sooner. Sometimes I just lose track of things. I actually wanted to say that I remember doing this layout on myself and during that time I was speratically pulling all three of these cards (along with the two of swords) for quite some time and then *BAM*..hit rock bottom, totalled my car and got in a world of trouble. But it's okay now because it's only up from here. I'm picking up the pieces and it's a new me. A whole new chapter. :)

#9 31-10-2012, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by geanie

Thanks everyone for your input on this spread. I'm so sorry for not saying so much sooner. Sometimes I just lose track of things. I actually wanted to say that I remember doing this layout on myself and during that time I was speratically pulling all three of these cards (along with the two of swords) for quite some time and then *BAM*..hit rock bottom, totalled my car and got in a world of trouble. But it's okay now because it's only up from here. I'm picking up the pieces and it's a new me. A whole new chapter. :)

Woah!! How long did was it after you did the reading that you got into the accident? I'm sorry. But it's great you are transforming this into the positive!!

#10 01-11-2012, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by xdxb

Woah!! How long did was it after you did the reading that you got into the accident? I'm sorry. But it's great you are transforming this into the positive!!

Hi xdxb :) Thanks for saying so.
My crash ( I rather like calling it that because I mean it in a literal AND metaphorical sense ;p ) happened less than a month after this reading. And like I had mentioned, I was pulling these cards quite often even after this initial reading. See, I had my heart broken and I was blindly traveling a very self-destructive path. The universe got very mad at me because I was hating myself and due to a matter of unfortunate circumstances that I placed upon myself, I ended up getting myself into an accident and a load of trouble. However, after this incident, my eyes were so wide open to all of the blessings in my life and I haven't seen a tarot spread like this one since then. In fact, immediately after this had happened, I began seeing the wheel of fortune, the universe and the star. I made a lot of changes in my life since then. I quit destroying myself and I've also been using my talents to contribute wherever I can. I've become closer with my family and just an all-around better me. I also seen cards such as justice and the emporer, informing me of the legal troubles I now have. I feel like this rock bottom (dark knight of the soul) was a step in my spiritual awakening and I feel so much more in tune with the universe and my higher self. It was a lesson I aparently needed to learn. :)