Body/Mind/Spirit Spread - 1st practice reading

[SilverMaiden]

I'm using the Sacred Circle Deck. We may have questions when using different decks, but we'll figure it out.

1. The World Tree (Card 21)
2. 7 of Wands
3. The High Priest (Card 1)

1. Body: How you're doing physically
2. Mind: How you're doing mentally
3. Spirit: How you're doing spiritually.

[Astara Moon]

Are we posting comparison readings on this spread?

[Faeawyn]

What the heck...I'll take a stab at it :)
If I were doing a reading, and got these cards...this is what I'd probably tell the person...of course it depends on the vibrations from the person you're reading too..etc...but here goes.

1. The World (body) - Physically, things are looking good. You're feeling great and your on track to staying healthy.

2-7 Wands (Mentally) - You're dealing with some challenging decisions right now, but you have a good idea of the direction you want to take. Go with your instincts.

3-High Priest (Spiritually) - You have at your disposal the ability to manifest your desires...to find what you seek.

It's not much, but thats what I have :)

[Astara Moon]

I'll give you my take on these cards too - I use the Lord of the Rings Tarot

1. The World (Card 21)
2. 7 of Wands
3. The High Priest (Card 2)

Physically, everything is balanced at this point. However, the empress shadows the world and tells us to be aware that new challenges are on the horizon for you - so listen to your body and make sure you continue to stay balanced.

Mentally, you seem to be dealing with a lot of little problems right now - try not to let your emotions control your decisions - but continue to stand up and fight for what you believe in - if you don't stay in control of your actions and your emotions you can put an undue stress on your body that would unbalance you physically. You may end up feeling very tired, possibly run yourself down so much that you get sick.

Spiritually, you need to look within yourself to learn the path you need to follow - you need to trust yourself and trust that it will feel right when you are on your true path - again - if you are not true to yourself then this too can put undue stress on your body and throw you out of balance.

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I would also point out that an underlying theme I see in this spread is one of new beginnings - and the need to be patient with oneself and let things grow and develop at their own pace - now is not the time to rush things - consider all your options before making any major life decisions.

[SilverMaiden]

Here's mine. Before I've read the others.

1. Physcially - The World Tree
Although it is good to have ideals I have an ideal of myself physically that I want to acheive and it may not be realistic. I need to think about my goals and define them better for myself, then figure out a plan that will help me achieve those goals.

2. Mentally - 7 of Wands - Rivalry
I'm mentally creative and very intuitive. I have been wanting to expand/hone my capabilities. It's time to get busy studying/working on it. Something has held me be back and it's time to use my creative to resolve the issue and move forward.

3. Spiritually - The High Preist
I'm searching for knowledge and anwers to my spiritual path and abilities. I need to spend quiet time listening to myself to figure out what I'm looking for and who I am.

[aftershocked]

Here's what I got.. I use the Ancestral Path tarot, so my wands are staves.. but

Physically: To me the world usually means giving it your everything, sometimes to a dangerous level. Physically, this could mean that you've had that perfect body in mind, and have been working yourself almost to exhaustion to get it. The card also seems to mean that you're gaining what you want to, but I'd be careful of keeping up this pace too long, it could do more harm than good.

Mentally: (I love my seven of staves.. very colorful depiction of a priest praying in a temple. It's gorgeous!) This card seems to show that you've been hard on yourself lately- forcing yourself to do the absolute best to gain someone's approval.. or a title or grade. But whether you have now or are about to, you've earned what you wanted to, whether it was merely a learning experience or physically embodied as a grade or something similar.

Spiritually- The Magician has always led me to starting new projects. A very strong creative force is going to enter this part of your life. If you've been wanting to study a new tradition, try that new spell or take some other sort of leap spiritually, the Magician has shown or is about to show you the tools you'll need to do so. It's not guaranteed, though- you'll have to be the one to use these tools for your advantage.

[Faeawyn]

Here's what I got.. I use the Ancestral Path tarot, so my wands are staves.. but

Physically: To me the world usually means giving it your everything, sometimes to a dangerous level. Physically, this could mean that you've had that perfect body in mind, and have been working yourself almost to exhaustion to get it. The card also seems to mean that you're gaining what you want to, but I'd be careful of keeping up this pace too long, it could do more harm than good.

Mentally: (I love my seven of staves.. very colorful depiction of a priest praying in a temple. It's gorgeous!) This card seems to show that you've been hard on yourself lately- forcing yourself to do the absolute best to gain someone's approval.. or a title or grade. But whether you have now or are about to, you've earned what you wanted to, whether it was merely a learning experience or physically embodied as a grade or something similar.

Spiritually- The Magician has always led me to starting new projects. A very strong creative force is going to enter this part of your life. If you've been wanting to study a new tradition, try that new spell or take some other sort of leap spiritually, the Magician has shown or is about to show you the tools you'll need to do so. It's not guaranteed, though- you'll have to be the one to use these tools for your advantage.
Wow...you got all that?? I've got sooooo much to learn :lol:

[mudweed]

OK. Here's mine! (Using the World Spirit Tarot)

Body: Everything's in balance... your self esteem is great, you're comfortable with your body, and you're just plain healthy. This card speaks of a harmony among the three components of body, mind, and spirit. (if you can see the card in the picture I'm attaching, just look at how languid she is... definitely comfortable with herself, there. :) )

Mind: You are creative. You may be having problems asserting your own unique ideas: the symbolism on this card is usually of a solitary figure facing a bevy of poles.... Don't let others' resistance to your ideas thwart you: step forward!

Spirit: Your approach to spirituality is very much rooted in the mystical, and you feel you have all the tools necessary to be spiritually fulfilled. Your spiritual life right now is fun and rich. You're a magician, making your own kind of magic!

:lol: OK. I may have been having too much fun with that one. ;)

[aftershocked]

Wow...you got all that?? I've got sooooo much to learn :lol:

I've really just begun to learn.. I'm a very long winded person :rolleyes: ... comes from the Irish in me, no doubt. :lol:

[Faeawyn]

I've really just begun to learn.. I'm a very long winded person :rolleyes: ... comes from the Irish in me, no doubt. :lol:
:lol: Well, I thought it was great :)

[SilverMaiden]

Wow this is very interesting. I really like the difference nuances in the meanings. Especially in regards to the World card.

When you do a reading with yourself as the focus do find you're more critical in the reading? Is it something that requires time and experience to level out?

I had a tough time with the world card. Mainly because it touches all realms and has the knowledge of life and to me that is what I strive to do. An ideal.

At first I was going to approach it as if I hadn't drawn the cards but someone else. I thought that's foolish because I did draw the cards and I chose the spread. It was about me and pretending otherwise would make the interpretation almost false maybe.

[Faeawyn]

To me, the world card always represented that everything was falling into place. Depending on the questions, it shows an end to a cycle and a positive outcome for something new. I found it so interesting that others found any possible negativity with this card. I guess thats where intuition in the reading is so helpful :)

[aftershocked]

I don't know why I got that little warning from my World card, to tell the truth. Odd..

I still get a little caught up in personal expectations when I do readings for myself, especially decision-making readings. That's why I value this place- somewhere to get non-biased readings to hep keep my Capricorn self from over-analyzing my own readings :lol:

That being said, does anyone want a little test-reading that I could do for an example tomorrow? Nothing big; maybe a celtic cross or a decision making spread of some kind. I'm using the Ancestral Path, like I said.. if you do, go ahead and drop me a PM and I'll do it tonight before bed. :)

[Faeawyn]

Sure....I love being read. I ordered the Ancestral Path deck a few days ago..it's on its way. I'm so excited :)

[SilverMaiden]

Actually I think your warning was similar to mine in making sure I'm being realistic and not idealistic. Which we Libras do like to do on many occassions. At least this Libra does. :lol: