#may tarot challenge
I wanted to develop a challenge that helps diviners develop core skills that sustain long term practice. Or in less clinical terms, there’s a ton of stuff for newbie card readers but you, my friend, are in this for the long haul. You’re gonna need a strong foundation for when you’re reading cards ten, twenty years from now.
This month we focus on self awareness.
I have trouble putting into words just how important this skill is. Knowing how your perception is colored and limited is key to giving good readings. A reader needs to have a sense of when their personal bias is creeping into a reading. Just went through a break up? You need to know when you’re projecting that unhappiness onto other readings. Just got a new job? You need to know when you’re feeling unreasonably optimistic given the cards in front of you.
For this challenge, you’ll pull two cards. One you select and one you shuffle/draw at random. The goal is to see how closely your perspective of yourself aligns with your deck, to give your deck a chance to check you. Feel to start this challenge whenever you feel like it, well after May even. If you post this somewhere else, please credit me and link to my tumblr if you can. Use the tag “#hillbillyoracle may tarot challenge” for posts so we can all support each other.1 T – What is your current situation?
2 W – Who are you in your situation?
3 T – What happened leading up to this situation?
4 F – What will happen in the immediate future?
5 S – What is the root of the situation?
6 S – What advice are you getting from gods/spirits/the Universe?
7 M – What talents do you bring to the situation?
8 T – How do the people around you see the situation?
9 W – What are your hopes?
10 T – What are your fears?
11 F – What have you been ignoring lately?
12 S – What should your next action be?
13 S – What lesson are you learning from your situation?
14 M – Who in your life should you make amends with?
15 T – How should you make amends with them?
16 W – What’s the state of your friendships?
17 T – How can you improve them?
18 F – What’s the state of your relationships with family?
19 S – How can you improve them?
20 S – What’s the state of your romantic life?
21 M – How can you improve it?
22 T – What’s the state of your relationship with yourself?
23 W – How can you improve it?
24 T – What’s the state of your relationship with the world around you?
25 F – How can you improve it?
26 S – What the state of your relationship with spirits/gods/The Universe?
27 S – How can you improve it?
28 M – What is holding you back in your spiritual path?
29 T – How can you break free?
30 W – What has changed over the last month?
31 T – What lessons did you take away from the challenge?
I am so here for this.
