One Card Draw

[clare_dragonfly]

The one card draw is now closed! Thanks to everyone who stopped by!

Welcome to Clare-Dragonfly's one card Tarot draw!

I've been studying the Tarot on and off for, oh, the last fourteen years. Now I'm back to it, I remember how much I love it, and I want more practice. In particular, I want more practice reading for people besides myself!

To receive a card, all you need to do is leave a comment. Or, if you'd prefer more privacy, you can PM me via Dreamwidth or email me at gwraig [dot] annwn at gmail. If you include a specific question, the card will likely be easier to interpret, but it's not necessary.

When I respond with your card and my interpretation, I would really appreciate any feedback you have, so that I can improve my reading!

You can choose among these three decks, the ones I am most comfortable with:
- The Hanson-Roberts Tarot (a traditional Rider-Waite-style deck with soft colored pencil illustrations)
- The Shadowscapes Tarot (less traditional but still following the same style, this deck has fantasy-inspired watercolor illustrations; it does not use reversals)
- The Incidental Tarot (the least traditional of my decks; it uses different suits, and all of the court cards as well as many of the Major Arcana have different names)

If you can't or don't want to decide, I am happy to pick a deck for you.

Even though I'm doing this mainly for practice and not to make money, I will accept donations! If you donate $5 or more, I will draw two more cards to clarify your reading. If you want to donate more or would like a larger reading, contact me privately using either of the methods mentioned above and we can work something out.

Also, I have a special link incentive! If you boost the signal by posting a link to this somewhere else (and please tell me in your comment if you do), I will draw a card for you from the Fantod Pack, Edward Gorey's humorous take on the Tarot. But beware--the Fantod likes to predict truly horrible things!

I may not be able to get to requests immediately, but I promise I will draw your card within 12 hours of receiving your request.

This offer will be open until approximately 6 PM EST Saturday, February 2. Anyone who comments or contacts me before I close the offer will have a card drawn for them.


Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, a lawyer, or an accountant, and this is not, nor is it a substitute for, medical, legal, or financial advice. If you need any of those, please go to the appropriate professional.

Comments

[aldersprig]

Comment!

And please pick a deck for me.

[sharpeningthebones]

I'd love three cards from the Shadowscapes. I'll be paying you tomorrow. I get paid then and plan to be donating to a few different things.

And now on the right journal! Victory!

[clare_dragonfly]

:D!

I chose the Hanson-Roberts Tarot for you, because... it's on top. Your card is the Nine of Pentacles. This suit of pentacles refers to money, family, and home life; this card suggests that you do what you enjoy, express your values, and seek out things you find beautiful. I think it's encouraging you in your home remodeling efforts!

[aldersprig]

Thank you!

Hurrah, one card draw!

[syntaxofthings]

I'm glad you started this. :D I'd like a card from the Incidental Tarot, please! (I am terrible at coming up with questions for these.)

[magentagirl]

I would like a card, please. :) (I don't have a preference as to deck.)

[clare_dragonfly]

Hee, I was a little puzzled ;)

Your first card is the Six of Wands. This is a card of confidence and triumph. Whatever you're thinking about doing, go for it! It might be hard work, but it will bring you success.

Your clarifying cards are the Eight of Swords and Strength. The Eight of Swords refers to struggle--the swan it depicts is trapped between swords and brambles. However, there is a hummingbird hovering just above, there to help the swan. This card tells you not to give up the struggle, because there is hope and help. Strength is a card of power, but not violent power--the woman holds the beast's jaw in her hand, but she is soothing it, not forcing it down. This card urges patience and persistence, and promises success.

Re: Hurrah, one card draw!

[clare_dragonfly]

I sympathize!

Your card is The Rose King, reversed. This may refer to an actual person, in which case you should be wary of a man who seems inconsistent, extravagant, or dishonest--because he probably is. Or it may be advising you to be more like the reversed Rose King, in which case you should not feel guilty about being selfish or flaky--you need that time of your own--and perhaps perfect honesty is not always the best policy. In fact, the latter may be a good way to deal with the man...

[clare_dragonfly]

Sure! I will use the Incidental Tarot, as it's the one I have in front of me now.

Your card is the Three of Quills, reversed. The quills are the element of air and usually refer to the intellectual life. The reversed three is a warning--there may be interpersonal challenges ahead for you. The advice may be to buckle down and focus on intellectual work (I see in your profile that you are a writer), or at least to pull in and focus on yourself, as the three quills depicted on the card point together to the bottom of a heart.

[lilfluff]

Huh, this is reminding me I picked up a copy of the Whimsical Tarot to use as an imagination prodding and plotting tool and have hardly used it.

One from Shadowscapes please.

(Edit: Oh! And one double checking I see the Whimsical Tarot was put together by Hanson-Roberts, but I'll stick with Shadowscapes for the draw for variation)

[magentagirl]

Thanks very much! I really do need to buckle down this month...I don't want to fritter away the year with nothing to show for it!

Re: Hurrah, one card draw!

[syntaxofthings]

in which case you should not feel guilty about being selfish or flaky--you need that time of your own--and perhaps perfect honesty is not always the best policy.

Oh, wow. This kind of IS something I've been dealing with. Not wanting to be selfish or flaky, and feeling guilty when I am. And just how honest I should be with certain people (I definitely tend toward TOO honest.) Thank you!

[clare_dragonfly]

Oh, cool! I bet if you just play with it you'll come up with all kinds of stuff. I also have a book called Tarot for Writers, though I haven't read it yet.

Your card is the Seven of Wands. This card depicts a fox defending her kits against a badger. It tells you to fight if it becomes necessary! But hopefully it won't be: the fox and badger are surrounded by bamboo, quick-growing and flexible. It will outlast the fight. Take a stand for what you believe in, but be flexible--you don't want to fight so hard you break.

[clare_dragonfly]

I totally understand that! Thanks for the feedback :)

Re: Hurrah, one card draw!

[clare_dragonfly]

Yay, I'm glad it was helpful! And thanks for the feedback!

Re: Hurrah, one card draw!

[syntaxofthings]

You're welcome! I just signal boosted in my journal. Edward Gorey? ^o^

[adeliej]

I'd like a card - Shadowscapes, please?
I'll be graduating very soon, and while the next stage of life involves yet more full time education, so isn't as different as it could be, I'm wondering - how can I best prepare myself for the new challenges ahead?

Thanks :)

[thistleburr]

Can I have a single card from the Hanson-Roberts tarot, please? :)

[gehayi]

Could I please have a card from the Incidental Tarot? (I have a billion questions about my writing, but I don't really know what to ask.)

[theora]

Would love a card from the Shadowscapes Tarot please. Question: where should I go with my spiritual path? Thank you!

Re: Hurrah, one card draw!

[clare_dragonfly]

Thanks! :D Your Fantod card is: the Ancestor! This is a creepy card showing a man with a fur coat, a beard, and no face. It relates to April and could mean loss of money, morbid dependency, megrims, or unstable furniture (among many other things).

[clare_dragonfly]

Your card is The Hermit. This shows a man carrying a lantern alone atop a high cliff of rock. He is alone to seek his wisdom, but he may not be alone for long. This card encourages you to continue in the next step of your education--you are meant to find your wisdom! And when you do, you may find yourself in a teaching position, passing on what you have found to others who are not as far along their journeys as you are. Even if you don't seek this out, others may see you in a teaching or mentoring position anyway.

[clare_dragonfly]

Certainly! :)

Your card is the Two of Rods, reversed. This card shows a man holding a globe and looking sadly out onto the sea. He wants to see the world but can't. You, on the other hand, are a sailor! I believe this card is encouraging you to make the opposite choice: get out there, see everything. I recall you mentioning a training opportunity--if you haven't decided yet whether to apply, I say go for it!

[thistleburr]

Nice :) Thanks a lot :)

[clare_dragonfly]

Certainly! I'll keep "writing" in mind as I shuffle the cards :)

Your card is the Nine of Quills, reversed. (I would have been quite surprised if a quill had not come up!) These quills are dripping and writing with red ink--or blood. But the reversal turns aside the fear and pain of the upright card. The message is simple: this too shall pass. If you've been dealing with writer's block, don't let it worry you. The problem isn't you, but some temporary circumstance.