Halloween readings
Since I found my Halloween tarot so covienently right before Halloween... I've decided to offer Halloween readings! Since Halloween is a powerful night for me I'm only going to do the readings on Halloween night... so... I can't do an over abundance of them... so I'll say the first 10 replies to this post I'll do that night... I'll do others too if you like just not that night.
How I do my readings:
I use the celtic cross layout... It is pretty common, and I know that there are other layouts, but this one is the one that works best for me. I like to do my readings quietly and alone. I need to relax, I lower the lights just a bit and light a candle... usually with scent that helps me focus and cleanse the space. Then I start shuffling the deck and think about the person I'm reading for... I keep going until something tells me that its enough... then I deal out the cards. I keep a notebook beside me and write down the entire spread... then I have to meditate on the cards, I take notes on my feelings and try to uncover the story that the cards are telling me. It takes a day or more sometimes... but people have been freaked out at times with what I've read.
Now AS A WARNING : I HAVENT DONE THIS FOR A WHILE... so I may be a little rusty... so if I do a reading for you, and it comes out wonky, I'm sorry. I'll try to focus in on you best I can, and I hope Im not too rusty. But lets face it, I cant get "un-rusty" if I dont work at it.
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So... the back story for the benefit of newer members.
A while ago now I was having an odd flash that I get when something is about to happen... and at the time I was trying to find information on my paternal grandfather that I hadn't seen since I was two or three. I finally came across a bit of information, including the date he died. It was this date that spun my mind into circles. He died on October 31st when I was 13. My flashes always happen 13 days before an event or happening... in my past lives that I've delved into, the most dramatic events, the turning points always happen at age 13. The number combination of 13 and 31 have long been considered a magik set as they are the first set of inverse numbers that are prime... and therefore indivsable. And Halloween has always been a special night for me... feeling more alive in a way... sensing more. Not to mention that the veil between the worlds is thinner that night...
Anyway, that day I found out the information, my head was spinning and pulsing... My breathing was quick and sharp.... it was hard to focus. I called a friend, told her what happened and she recomended going to a cafe or something, so I could relax and get my bearings...I followed her advice. I went to a book shop and wandered around, making my way to the metaphysical section... hoping something would pop out at me as having an answer to something I couldnt even figure out the question to.... I circled the books there, becoming crestfallen that nothing was pulling me in... then I turned the corner... and found myself face to face with a glass case full of tarot cards, and the one right at eye level... the Halloween tarot... I felt then, as I still do, that my grandfather, a man that adored me... had visions of the future... and could read a deck of regular playing cards without being taught.... he was my guide, and led me to this deck. Halloween, the numbers... they were his signs for me to follow. And so I bought the deck... and after having handed over a gift card for my pile of books and deck of cards... I got another sign that gave me chills... the total after the gift card was $13.31...
When I got home, I immediatly did some readings for friends... in the same way I said above... the next day I told them my readings... and I got a lot of " how did you know that? I didnt tell any one that..."
Since then I've tried to keep my deck with me where ever I go... with the exception of misplacing it recently. (as it turns out I didnt really misplace it so much as put them in a black bag... in a black purse... and didnt see it laying there on the bottom...)
How I do my readings:
I use the celtic cross layout... It is pretty common, and I know that there are other layouts, but this one is the one that works best for me. I like to do my readings quietly and alone. I need to relax, I lower the lights just a bit and light a candle... usually with scent that helps me focus and cleanse the space. Then I start shuffling the deck and think about the person I'm reading for... I keep going until something tells me that its enough... then I deal out the cards. I keep a notebook beside me and write down the entire spread... then I have to meditate on the cards, I take notes on my feelings and try to uncover the story that the cards are telling me. It takes a day or more sometimes... but people have been freaked out at times with what I've read.
Now AS A WARNING : I HAVENT DONE THIS FOR A WHILE... so I may be a little rusty... so if I do a reading for you, and it comes out wonky, I'm sorry. I'll try to focus in on you best I can, and I hope Im not too rusty. But lets face it, I cant get "un-rusty" if I dont work at it.
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So... the back story for the benefit of newer members.
A while ago now I was having an odd flash that I get when something is about to happen... and at the time I was trying to find information on my paternal grandfather that I hadn't seen since I was two or three. I finally came across a bit of information, including the date he died. It was this date that spun my mind into circles. He died on October 31st when I was 13. My flashes always happen 13 days before an event or happening... in my past lives that I've delved into, the most dramatic events, the turning points always happen at age 13. The number combination of 13 and 31 have long been considered a magik set as they are the first set of inverse numbers that are prime... and therefore indivsable. And Halloween has always been a special night for me... feeling more alive in a way... sensing more. Not to mention that the veil between the worlds is thinner that night...
Anyway, that day I found out the information, my head was spinning and pulsing... My breathing was quick and sharp.... it was hard to focus. I called a friend, told her what happened and she recomended going to a cafe or something, so I could relax and get my bearings...I followed her advice. I went to a book shop and wandered around, making my way to the metaphysical section... hoping something would pop out at me as having an answer to something I couldnt even figure out the question to.... I circled the books there, becoming crestfallen that nothing was pulling me in... then I turned the corner... and found myself face to face with a glass case full of tarot cards, and the one right at eye level... the Halloween tarot... I felt then, as I still do, that my grandfather, a man that adored me... had visions of the future... and could read a deck of regular playing cards without being taught.... he was my guide, and led me to this deck. Halloween, the numbers... they were his signs for me to follow. And so I bought the deck... and after having handed over a gift card for my pile of books and deck of cards... I got another sign that gave me chills... the total after the gift card was $13.31...
When I got home, I immediatly did some readings for friends... in the same way I said above... the next day I told them my readings... and I got a lot of " how did you know that? I didnt tell any one that..."
Since then I've tried to keep my deck with me where ever I go... with the exception of misplacing it recently. (as it turns out I didnt really misplace it so much as put them in a black bag... in a black purse... and didnt see it laying there on the bottom...)
