Spiritual Wonders

Good Evening All!

Over the last number of months I have been experimenting with the metaphysical properties of tarot cards, oracle cards, crystals, runes...I have been doing research about charkras, Taoism, Buddhism, had my palms read (which was incredibly informative in and of itself) and all of it is completely and totally fascinating.

The first experience I had with tarot cards and runes came when I was in grade 10. I chose to do a project on them in my religions class. I immediately felt a strong connection to what I was studying. While doing research for the project my sister got me my first set of tarot cards. She was out with my mom yard sale shopping and found a deck. She knew I was doing a project on tarot and got the cards for me. I think the only reason she was able to get the cards while my mom was there is because I was doing research on them for school.

My mom thinks all this stuff is pretty close to devil worship. She wouldn't even let us watch the TV show Charmed when we were kids...too much evil! Charmed, by the way, is one of my all time FAVOURITE TV shows. So much love for that show.

Anyway....that is a whole another story. 

So! My Sister gifted me my first tarot deck. She gave me the Robin Wood Tarot. I don't know if she realized the impact that those cards would have on me and my spirituality. I was about 15 when I got those cards and I still have those cards. I dabbled with them off and on feeling drawn to them, drawn to their beautiful images. I would do readings for myself and for my Dad. They were the first cards that I used and I felt trouble connecting to them. That is likely because of my pretty strict Christian upbringing...you know...where anything that was not spoken of in the Bible was a gateway for satan...cause that is true. My Dad has always been receptive of my use of tarot cards and likes me to do readings for him. It was quite wonderful to have one of my parents supportive of my new endeavour and interested in what I was learning. I truly believe that my mother would flip her lid if she knew that I have been doing tarot readings for my Dad off and on for a decade.

I used the cards fairly regularly when I was doing that religions class project but when it was over the cards got put away. Every few months though I would pull them out and play with them. Something just kept pulling me back towards them.  I still have those cards in my collection though I do not always use them. I use a different tarot deck right now. I find the images in the new tarot deck to speak to me more. Since my study of the tarot has been so completely sporadic I do not do readings for people other than myself and my Dad right now. One day though I would love to do readings for others. I think that the knowledge and wisdom that can be gained from the cards is something that should be shared with world. If you have the chance to bring people clarity, joy, happiness, wonder and help then I think that it is something you absolutely should do.

Alas that is all for tonight. 

Namaste and Much Love.