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First ever Card of the Day…Page of Pentacles

Now for those of you new to tarot, you may not know what a ‘Card of the Day’ is. Put simply it is a widely used exercise in the tarot community, where you draw a card each day, and contemplate how it’s energy may be playing out as the day progresses. To expand upon this you can also take the card as being representative of something that may happen during the day, or how I think I will proceed with this excercise, as possible messages of things to work on/towards.

I’ve put this practice off for quite some time for various reasons, but it is a big part of The Alternative Tarot Course so I wouldn’t be doing the course justice if I didn’t partake in this ritual. Let alone the fact that it is a really good way of learning the cards 😃. So this morning before getting ready for work I took out my deck, shuffled my cards and drew my first Card of the Day…the Page of Pentacles.

Page of Pentacles - Shadowscapes Tarot
Page of Pentacles – Shadowscapes Tarot

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Hello, my name is Shadowscapes. How are you? … My first Deck Interview.

So a couple of weeks back while reading through the Little Red Tarot blog I stumbled across a few posts in which Beth interviewed her decks to learn a little more about them. After a quick perusal I thought that it would be fun to interview my Shadowscapes deck, and hopefully become closer in the process. And here is what she had to say about herself…

Six of Wands, Nine of Cups, Three of Pentacles, Knight of Cups, Nine of Pentacles, Knight of Pentacles - Shadowscapes Tarot
Six of Wands, Nine of Cups, Three of Pentacles, Knight of Cups, Nine of Pentacles, Knight of Pentacles – Shadowscapes Tarot
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A Reappearance – Welcome back to Miss Dryad…

I need some help. I’m sick of falling into sadness without a way forward. I feel as if the energies are better today than they were last night so I’ve decided it’s time to consult the cards about the issues I have been having, which I outlined in yesterday’s post. I decided to go with a simple three card spread asking “How best can I deal with my thoughts and feelings around my breakup? This is what came up…

Four of Swords, The Moon, Ten of Wands - Shadowscapes Tarot
Four of Swords, The Moon, Ten of Wands – Shadowscapes Tarot

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How can I move on from this stage of sadness?

So for those of you who haven’t read my previous three posts the last four or so months have been really hard for me emotionally. In May my partner and I broke up, and this truly shook me to my core. I always saw us moving through our lives together and when I thought of my future I always saw him by my side. Travelling to Europe for the first time together, having a place we could call our own, getting our first pet, all those small things that you take for granted until you realise they are no longer possible. And while I wish things didn’t have to be this way, and that I could speak to him again, unfortunately we only have true control over ourselves and our own actions. We have no real power when someone has made up their mind.

Before I came to realise this, I decided that I needed some guidance, so I pulled out my deck, and using a lovely spread I found on Little Red Tarot, which I believe Beth got from a friend of hers, I asked, “How can I move on from this stage of sadness?”

Two of Swords, Ten of Wands & Two of Wands - Shadowscapes Tarot
Two of Swords, Ten of Wands & Two of Wands – Shadowscapes Tarot 21/08/15

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My first Tarot Stalker – And quite the beautiful one at that – The Empress (Part 1 of 3)

We have now moved through March and into April. With my first personal reading under my belt, my apprehension was slowly starting to fade away…

Over the next month I did around 6 or so readings for myself, some more structured, with specific questions in mind, while the others were more for practice sake. And I kid you not, every single time, there was one lovely lady who persisted on popping up, that’s right, you guessed it, the beautiful mother of all mothers, The Empress.

The Empress - Shadowscapes Tarot
The Empress – Shadowscapes Tarot

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