I think the Death card is really about transformation and letting go. That fits Emily perfectly. Her true 'death' moment isn't her tragic murder, but her final choice to release Victor and move on. I chose the glowing butterflies to represent both her spiritual rebirth and her literal release at the end of the film.

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Basically the title. How do you improve your question asking for tarot? I find myself defaulting to yes/no questions or something really vague. Sometimes, I feel like when I get too specific the cards that come don't make any sense to me in the context of what I'm asking. For example, I've asked about some recent dreams I've had and tried to figure out if it was my own head or if it was a message or something from someone else. The cards I got didn't give me any sort of clarity about it.

I don't want to overdo asking questions about a specific topic but I have a hard time distilling down what I'm trying to get at sometimes. How do you find that middle ground? Is it just something that comes with time?

Going through my quarter life crisis. I’m 24, just got a divorce ending my 6 year relationship, moved on my own to NYC. Having one of the darkest periods of my life. Letting men use me because I feel a desperate need for partnership and realizing how hard it is to be alone. Oscillate between feeling nothing, extreme euphoria when I meet someone new, and almost immediate grief or disgust for the person to follow depending on what ended up happening. I feel so lost. Asked my deck what my energy is right now. In order received these cards.
My interpretation: high priestess (my identifier card) signaling that deep down I know what I need to do, I know I’m worth more and I need to trust myself enough to be on my own. Death meaning I need a complete change in how I’m currently operating and perceiving my life, hanged man meaning I’m stuck in these patterns and that’s what’s causing my suffering? Usually I don’t pull all three major arcana at the same time and wondering what this could mean or if anyone has another interpretation I’m not seeing. Fairly new to tarot and trying to develop my own intuition. Thank you in advance

Hello, a friend's mom recently passed, and I saw this card at her wake. She found it on the side of the road and unknown amount of time ago, but I suspect several decades.

I think it's probably from an oracle deck, not necessarily tarot but I thought this might be the place to ask.

Thank you!

So In these last two weeks, first I got a seven of hearts lying on street and today I got this six of diamond and both of the time the backside was up and I was just drawn to pick them up. I just need help with what kind of message are being sent? And yes, I have been thinking to get myself a tarot deck from months, and my inner life is also in disruptions so I just meed insights how would you interpret them if you find them lying on street just like that.

I got seven of hearts on 12th of Oct, in evening, sun was down already.

Got this six of diamonds on 26th of Oct in broad daylight.

My interpretation is like this - seven of hearts (or cups) for I was unable to differentiate between what is real and illusion, kind of being on the crossroads. Six of diamonds (or pentacles) for justice or karma, kind of light amidst the chaos, like the broad daylight? plus it being the day of full moon.

Hello everyone, I have a question. I know that some people associate wands with air and swords with fire in their magickal practice, rather than the more common correspondences of wands with fire and swords with air.
Do you still use tarot decks that follow the traditional correspondences of swords with air and wands with fire? If so, do you find it easy to work with both systems by keeping the two sets of associations mentally separate?

Usually tarot is used to ask about the future or the present, but can it be used to ask questions such as if I had chosen this path what would have happened and so on ? I don’t think I’ve seen tarot spread like this so far!

with a dragon in the background symbolizing Paarthurnax from Skyrim (that's also the Hermit)

**Edit: pic of full costume + me wearing it in the comments!**

I have gotten this card more than any others from my spreads this year, so I decided to be her for Samhain! I also made with witchy circle focaccia loaf "coins" but I can only put in one pic!

Thrifted the dresses from goodwill and then made a stamp for the flower + used arcylic/fabric medium and the coins are repurposed cardboard and paint!

Sure, it can be encouraging once the Star comes along, and I suppose you can look at it as clearing of whats nessacery to attain clarity (Star), but how else can this be viewed as a uplifting message, even though it heralds a tough experience to get there? Would love to see some opinions on this!

For context, ahead of me today is studying(crunching) & doing much needed chores, I interpret this as yes, im in the middle of a Tower-esqe moment, but its temporary and I have the power to make changes to get to the other side, I just have to wield that power with more focused action.

Deck: Thoth Tarot (trimmed large edition) Author: Aleister Crowley Artist: Lady Frieda Harris

4 of Pentacles: Telling me I should be appreciative and more grateful of what I currently have

10 of Wands: Telling me I have spread myself too thin and I should try letting go of a few responsibilities

Im fairly new to tarot so I just wanted to check if my interpretation is correct?

​​ I'm sure this was asked here before, but I did a reading for someone and she really didn't like the answer that I gave her. Her questions were​​ related to finances and health and housing stability but I just kept pulling up cards that said she had to do the work and also deal with emotional issues that are blocking her. She really didn't like that answer. I ended up pulling 15 cards before I just stopped pulling cards.

​​ what do you do when someone really doesn't like your reading or doesn't want to accept the answer?

It’s been more than 20 days of no contact. What does it mean?

Searching for my fire stick desperately, hopefully will find.

Format : location, direction and possible blockages

Hello! I’m having some trouble figuring out the meaning of 9 of wands in reverse in my horseshoe spread. Context is, I am retaking an incredibly important exam I took last year (didn’t get the result I wanted) that I prepared all year for now.

Here’s my spread and interpretation:

1. The past - The Hermit: The experience made me hide within myself, but there was a reason it all happened. There was some protection from above involved in this event taking place.

2. The present - Queen of Swords: I’m in a much better position now study wise, I have my swords out and I feel prepared for this exam.

3. Hidden influences - 6 of Cups: My mental state is influenced by my own doubts stemming from childhood trauma or from my past failure.

4. Obstacles - 7 of Cups: I’m confused, there are a lot of options ahead of me and ways to approach this. Could also be referring to my 4 career options after passing the exam.

5. Any influence out of my control - The Tower: Strong influences are at play which can shake up my plan and there’s nothing I can do about those.

6. The solution - The Lovers: I have to make conscious choices during the exam that require me finding a balance between both my heart and my mind. Probably listening to my intuition where I’m unsure.

7. Outcome - 9 of Wands reversed. Upturned, I interpet it as reaching a point where I’m stuck after wading my way through the problem. Reversed, I see it as burnout, exhaustion, finding a way through the “wall” in front me.

I also asked for clarification and got Ace of Pentacles and 4 of Pentacles. 4 of pentacles matches my 4 options if I pass the exam, while I interpret the Ace as the ultimate card of success, which could I will be given one of the 4 options.

The reason I’m confused is, I’ve seen 9 of Wands reversed interpreted as reaching a point where you have to give up the fight, where the battle is lost at the finish line, which is the total opposite as it seems. It’s difficult not being subjective in my own reading, but at the same time I don’t see how the meaning of this card could be negative when correlated with Queen of Swords, a Major Arcana as the solution and the pentacles clarification.

Any help/advice is greatly appreciated! Thank you!

This image has embedded itself in my mind since I saw it. Could someone help me identify the deck? Thank you!

I just wanna see how gilded edges tarot decks looks like after long excessive use, like how will the foiled edges chips away etc. I would appreciate it to see some pictures 🥀 it was for reference to buy new tarot deck for myself, and I wanted an Ultra version with foiled magenta edges

In the last couple of weeks our beloved dog went downhill fast and ended up passing awsy.. While she so sick i myself ended up getting very ill and ended up in the ICU. I nearly passed myself but now that im healing im having a lot of guilt and crushing sadness.. I feel like i didnt do enough or couldn’t do anything and i dont know what to do with those feelings

Life has really been sucking lately but am trying my best. Despite trying best I still keep getting my ass kicked and have no choice to persevere despite wanting to curl up in a ball until I start decomposing. So… asked cards for some words of encouragement.
Please help me interpret this because my own self is blinded by my feelings on my circumstances regardless if I read them as positive or negative.
Please do not interpret them positively for the sake of positivity.
Not trying to be a pity party. Just telling the truth.
Please be honest in your interpretations.
Let me know. Anything helps. Thanks.

1. Princess of Swords

2. Seven of Wands

3. Five of Pentacles R

4.Knight of Wands

1. Eight of swords

2. Six of Pentacles

3. Queen of Pentacles (R)

4. Seven of Cups R

5. Five of Swords:

6. Nine of swords R

This is my first Celtic cross and I wanted to see any other interpretation regarding my reading my question was What do I need to know about my current career path

Final card in a spread this morning from my favorite deck. But I notice something I hadn’t seen before.

It’s the wrong number.

Misprint?
Or Lebowski in-joke?

I mean, whether it tied the room together or not, was stealing a rug Justice?