schitzophrenic tarot cards..

[Teshuva3D]

:spaceman: :crystalba Hello all...
Here's my question..usually when doing a reading for myself,I'll do two in a row asking the same question..and usually the answers are consistent...but recently, my readings are very contradictory...I feel a little embarrassed to admit this, but base my important life decisions on what the cards say..and they've never steered me wrong so far..but as of late this schitzo tendency they are developing of first saying "yes" and then "no" is baffling me :ringaroun ..any insights would be most welcome..
Blessings,
Tesh/Rachel

[hedgecub]

Perhaps you should put your cards on a low dose of olanzapine. I've got some left over from my last prescription. *proffers*

(Sorry, I couldn't resist ;))

Seriously, I think perhaps your cards are getting sick of being asked everything twice. I've heard that the more often you ask your cards the same question, the less accurate the answer is going to be.

But that's just one possibility out of many :)

[veinglory]

it is generally considered bad form to double dip -- off course the cards will say different things, they alrready *told* you the other stuff and it was your job to listen -- if asked again they will play up, or go a layer deeper to elborate their meaning. I don't read more than once a month on the same issue -- the divine wants to see us making an effort to act in its guidance before be beggered about it again.

[docdoo]

Hi there!

When I first began reading I used to consult the cards all the time for ALL of my decisions. Quite frankly I dont think they liked it and I began to see The high priestess reversed which points to using occult type knowledge carelessly.

Eventually after getting unheeded warnings by my cards I began to see the moon reversed, finally my cards just stopped showing me anything at all. Literally I would just get goofy spreads that mean absolutely nothing to me.

I finally did a full cleansing on my deck...apologized and let them rest for awhile and now I take care to not consult them very often about myself. I think that is why so many people have such a hard time reading for themselves....simply put your own destiny should rely upon mostly YOU and not on the cards.

I would recommend a thorough cleansing and a bit of restraint...personally I think that this type of thing (not being able to read for ourselves) is a safeguard put in place to keep the temptation of having too much knowledge under control.

I admit when I got my cards I was VERY interested in finding out all about myself...the cards obliged me...for a time and then just got fed up. Its all about balance and there is no balance in having all the answers laid out before you...this is the universal check for Tarot readers and psychics and the very reason that there are always "Reading swaps" on this board.

We're just not meant to know everything I guess.

Til next time,

[Aine of the Fae]

Ok, you ask the same question twice. Think of it this way:

Think of the Tarot as a person who you are going to for advice and here is your conversation:

You: "Hi, Tarot, I need some help."
Tarot: "Ok, what can I do for you?"
You: "Well, I have this really big decision to make and I'm not sure what to do."
Tarot: "Well, here is how I see it.... {insert tarot reading here}"
You: "Ok, I understand. I have this really big decision to make and I'm not sure what to do."
Tarot: "I just told you but.... {insert tarot reading here}"

After weeks of this, here's how the conversation might go:

You: "Hi, Tarot, I need some help."
Tarot: {grumbling slightly} "What now?"
You: "Well, I have this really big decision to make and I'm not sure what to do."
Tarot: {still grumbling} "Well, here is how I see it..... {under breath: 'not that you'll trust me the first time...} {insert tarot reading here}"
You: "Hmmm, well ok. I have this really big decision to make and i'm not sure what to do."
Tarot: {grumbling noticably now} "Here, this is how it is.... {thinking: "ha, I'll show her. *snicker* she'll never get this one...."} {insert tarot reading here}"
You: "Uh, but you just said....."
Tarot: "Yeah, and you didn't listen to it, so apparently it wasn't what you wanted to hear...."

The Tarot taps into our subconscious minds. When you ask the same question again and again, our subconscious begins to tell us what we want to hear. It's like it assumes we didn't like the first answer so it gives another and another until we get what we like.

P.S. I hope that didn't come off as rude or anything, just trying to make a point.

[Dagda Moon~Lily]

I agree with the narrative! lol

I would also say that sometimes you just have to make a decision and not let the cards do it for you....and conflicting readings would be the Tarot's way of telling you that same thing. Personally, I don't think you should ask Tarot to make your every decision. You're giving up control of your own destiny then. You could ask the tarot what would happen if you made one decision over another, but not to make the decision for you.

Or, who knows, it could be a simple case of mis-interpretation of the cards.

There are many possibilities.

~D

[Gala]

I use Runes, but they tend to get grouchy if you ask the same thing more than once.

Also I noticed that for one matter that I was having much worry about several years ago. That the runes began to tell me what I wanted to hear.

Or maybe I just interpreted them that way.

[Teshuva3D]

I use Runes, but they tend to get grouchy if you ask the same thing more than once.

Also I noticed that for one matter that I was having much worry about several years ago. That the runes began to tell me what I wanted to hear.

Or maybe I just interpreted them that way.
Hi All,
I must admit i never thought of my asking a question twice as making the cards "grouchy"
but I can see your point.
I also got a kick out of the post in which my "twice" technique was described as "double dipping"...lol..hadn't thought of it in that light either..I appreciate everyone's posts..and have purified my poor babies and put them away for a little rest anyhow.
a good friend also suggested to me that this "yes" and "no" thing the cards are doing is perhaps there attempt to let me know the pros and cons of whatever I'm considering..I'm in a uniquely difficult situation right now in my life,and there are absolutely pros and cons to whatever move i make at this time..
Well,Thanks and Blessings to All,
Tesh/Rachel3D

[docdoo]

Hi there Teshuva,

I posted earlier as well but also wanted to repost as there was something else I wanted to say. Im glad to hear you cleansed your cards and gave them a rest...as I said earlier when I first began working with the cards I desired practice more than anything.

I used myself as a 'human guinea pig' and read for myself on a daily basis...part of the reason was because I wanted to read and practice. I found out only later that I didnt need to have a 'live' querant sitting right there. Instead of throwing cards for myself for practice I began to throw them for friends, family and even the odd celebrity or newpaper current events.

I still do these types of readings when I want to work with the cards but have no live querant there to work with. I keep them in a 'Tarot Journal' and weeks down the road will many times go back in and look over these past 'practice readings'

Anyway that gave me an outlet to use the cards but not on myself....just a thought, plus it gives you practice with connecting with the energies of other people without them being right there. Now I do 'remote' readings for my family (that lives 1000 miles away in Florida) and can connect freely with the energies of the people I know.

Just a thought.....til next time,

[Teshuva3D]

yes,I enjoy doing readings for absent querants also..I especially like to do ones online for complete strangers because I can't have any ( or lets say very few ) pre-concieved notions which could effect the reading..oddly enough, I have difficulty doing readings for loved ones because it seems my cards tend to reflect more of what I THINK THEY WILL SAY, rather than what is likely true..now if the loved one has a specific question that they don't tell me..then it goes fine..
Thanks for you post!!
Blessed Holidays,
Tesh