Crow Tarot Deck - Introductory Spread
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radiantfractureI am drawing a card from yhlee's deck, in that I've long admired the practice of meeting a new Tarot deck by using the Fool's Journey spread, and since I've got a new deck for the first time in ages, I thought I'd try it out. yhlee also has the Crow Tarot deck, and interviewed it here, but of course decks have different lessons for different people.
Sigh.
At some point I started to avoid Tarot readings because they always seemed to come out very, very sad, and I decided I just didn't want to know. This deck is so lovely that I ordered it anyway.
Frac meets the Crow Tarot
Note: I tend not to read reversed cards as such because again, so sad. So, so sad. Someone told me once to read reversals as the upright card meaning, but blocked/stalled/delayed/mitigated, so that's what I usually do.
Tell me about yourself. What is your most important characteristic?
Two of Swords
Indecision -- feeling stuck, difficulty making an important decision, missing the full picture
Okay, well, that's grim but good, in that this is my central problem right now and possibly always.
What are your strengths as a deck?
The Hierophant (Major Arcana V)
Conventional approach, education, higher learning, mentor and spiritual teacher
As a good anarchist1, I always feel leery of the hierophant, who defaults to representing conventional spiritual authority. However, the Crow Tarot booklet also says this: "he is deeply connected with the divine and could represent guidance that comes from connection with our higher self through a professional healer" (14).
So: a spiritual guide, somewhat rule-bound.
What are your limits as a deck?
Queen of Cups
Compassion, self-love, intuition
This I found very difficult to read -- did it mean that the deck would lack compassion? That it would offer an excess of compassion? I drew a clarification card, and got
Knight of Cups
Creativity and intuition, dreaminess, creative thinking
I took that as a positive sign.
What are you here to teach me?
Three of Swords
Heartbreak
Neat. One of the top six Cards of Agony2 in the Tarot.
Still, I can't say it isn't a useful lesson.
How can I best learn and collaborate with you?
Seven of Wands
Self-defense, the need for courage
From a position of strength and self-determination.
What is the potential outcome of our working relationship?
Two of Wands
Travel, change, initiative, choice
This is a particularly attractive card in this deck, and I liked it as an outcome -- it looks like collaboration and success to me, and a transformation of the initial Two of Swords.
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If you'd like me to draw a card for you sometime this weekend, just for fun or to see more cards, comment below. No promises of a speedy turnaround.
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1. Okay, a terrible anarchist.
2. I chose the number six only because five didn't sound spiritual enough.
yhlee's deck, in that I've long admired the practice of meeting a new Tarot deck by using the Fool's Journey spread, and since I've got a new deck for the first time in ages, I thought I'd try it out. yhlee also has the Crow Tarot deck, and interviewed it here, but of course decks have different lessons for different people.Sigh.
At some point I started to avoid Tarot readings because they always seemed to come out very, very sad, and I decided I just didn't want to know. This deck is so lovely that I ordered it anyway.
Frac meets the Crow Tarot
Note: I tend not to read reversed cards as such because again, so sad. So, so sad. Someone told me once to read reversals as the upright card meaning, but blocked/stalled/delayed/mitigated, so that's what I usually do.
Tell me about yourself. What is your most important characteristic?
Two of Swords
Indecision -- feeling stuck, difficulty making an important decision, missing the full picture
Okay, well, that's grim but good, in that this is my central problem right now and possibly always.
What are your strengths as a deck?
The Hierophant (Major Arcana V)
Conventional approach, education, higher learning, mentor and spiritual teacher
As a good anarchist1, I always feel leery of the hierophant, who defaults to representing conventional spiritual authority. However, the Crow Tarot booklet also says this: "he is deeply connected with the divine and could represent guidance that comes from connection with our higher self through a professional healer" (14).
So: a spiritual guide, somewhat rule-bound.
What are your limits as a deck?
Queen of Cups
Compassion, self-love, intuition
This I found very difficult to read -- did it mean that the deck would lack compassion? That it would offer an excess of compassion? I drew a clarification card, and got
Knight of Cups
Creativity and intuition, dreaminess, creative thinking
I took that as a positive sign.
What are you here to teach me?
Three of Swords
Heartbreak
Neat. One of the top six Cards of Agony2 in the Tarot.
Still, I can't say it isn't a useful lesson.
How can I best learn and collaborate with you?
Seven of Wands
Self-defense, the need for courage
From a position of strength and self-determination.
What is the potential outcome of our working relationship?
Two of Wands
Travel, change, initiative, choice
This is a particularly attractive card in this deck, and I liked it as an outcome -- it looks like collaboration and success to me, and a transformation of the initial Two of Swords.
* * * * * *
If you'd like me to draw a card for you sometime this weekend, just for fun or to see more cards, comment below. No promises of a speedy turnaround.
{rf}
1. Okay, a terrible anarchist.
2. I chose the number six only because five didn't sound spiritual enough.
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Date: 2019-08-25 06:08 pm (UTC)This deck seems to be good at it without much help from me.
Cards for you:
Six of Wands: I know this as the Victory card.
I didn't choose it consciously, but if I were going to pick a card for you, that's the one I'd pick: a parade of you. Not just success but credit, and a reward for hard work.
The booklet notes "acknowledgement of your hard work (!!!) and an encouraging message" (40).
Ten of Wands: I know this as the "burden" card. The booklet says: "From a distance, the Ten of Wands didn't appear so big to the crow.... you may have taken on responsibilities that could prove to be a bigger burden than anticipated," but also notes that "the Ten of Wands ... may reflect an inner strength that will assist you during a time of struggle" (37).
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Date: 2019-08-25 10:04 pm (UTC)I just got two notifications from the course I'm taking.
Notification 1: High grade + encouraging comments from the prof that made me feel really validated.
Notification 2: The next eight assignments are now open and I need to start working on them.