I stole a deck of tarot cards from a shop hawking souvenirs a few days ago. I used it to give my friends readings at a party yesterday. Now I will give you one if you ask for it as well.
Fair warning, a lot of people pulled the tower. I pulled it twice (both for how I should handle the coming year, and for how I expect it to go.)
Here's how it goes: You ask me to do a reading. I pull three cards for you and that's just about it. You can figure out what they mean on your own, I like to use this website: https://www.thetarotguide.com/
But maybe this one is better https://littleredtarot.com/about/
If the cards suck I'll happily pull three more for how you should handle it. If they suck too? Too bad.
Also I might not do it anyway, I have a hangover and I'm close to falling asleep.
The numbers! What do they mean mason?
From reddit
In RWS (and the various decks derived from it) and Thoth, the influence of qabala adds to, and in most cases, outweighs the previous influence of traditional cartomancy in the "context" penciled in for the numbers one through ten. If one wants to understand the minors, it may help to know a little bit about qabala.
The problem with this is that given the increasing influence of Jewish culture during the last 100 years, when we wish to study just what Chokmah, Binah, Chesed, Geburah, Tiphareth, Netzach, Hod, Yesod and Malkuth (two through ten, respectively) mean, we are liable to encounter much more modern thought and scholarship than may have been available to the late 19th/early 20th century men and women who are responsible for much of what tarot "means" today.
But there is a set of simple, one or two-sentence definitions available that reflect what the contemporary thinking of people such as Lévi, Papus, Mathers, Waite, Colman-Smith and Crowley might have been: the Book T. We know, at a minimum, that the latter four in particular had direct involvement with the Order of the Golden Dawn.
Here are those definitions, as abbreviated as possible:
Chokmah (2): ...generally imply the initiation and fecundation of a thing.
Binah (3): Action definitely commenced for good or evil.
Chesed (4): Perfection, realisation, completion, making a matter settled and fixed.
Geburah (5): Opposition, strife and struggle; war, obstacle to the thing in hand. Ultimate success or failure is otherwise shown.
Tiphareth (6): Definite accomplishment, and carrying out of a matter. Nezach (7): Generally shows a force, transcending the material plane, and ...then show a possible result which is dependent on the action then taken.
Hod (8): ...solitary success; i.e., success in the matter for the time being, but not leading to much result apart from the thing itself.
Yesod (9): ...very great fundamental force. Executive power, because they rest on a firm basis, powerful for good or evil.
Malkuth (10): ...fixed culminated completed Force, whether good or evil. The matter thoroughly and definitely determined.
The suits mason, what do they mean?
Swords: Air – Thoughts, communication, intellect, and conflict.
Wands: Fire – Action, passion, movement, and energy.
Cups: Water – Emotions, intuition, relationships, and love.
Pentacles: Earth – Finances, work, material possessions, and the physical world.
The court cards, what do they symbolise mason?
They might be literal people.
Pages: Beginnings and Curiosity
Pages represent youth, learning, and new opportunities. They are messengers and symbolise a fresh approach or exploration of the suit’s energy. They also represent children, immature people, or those who are young at heart, who embody the characteristics of the suit.
Knights: Action and Pursuit
Knights are about movement, ambition, and determination. They embody the active pursuit of goals and are driven by the suit’s energy. They represent young adults, or people who are starting over, who embody the characteristics of the suit.
Queens: Nurturing and Mastery of the Inner Self
Queens symbolise inner wisdom, maturity, and nurturing. They represent mastery of the inner aspects of the suit, often showing a calm and composed approach. They represent mature women, feminine people, or people with emotional maturity, who embody the characteristics of the suit.
Kings: Authority and Mastery of the Outer Self
Kings represent leadership, control, and mastery of the external world. They signify the full command of the suit’s energy and the ability to direct it outward effectively. They represent mature men, or masculine people, who embody the characteristics of the suit.
It's interesting how different people have different takeaways. In RWS, the card is pictured with Yod, aka hand of G-d. I mainly get my interpretations from kabbalists of all flavors, and see the cards as a tool for self reflection. I also don't see being called out for not doing the proper work or kidding myself that whatever I'm building as cope as much as an indictment that this could have been avoided if I'd been honest with myself from the jump or not been remiss in laying the foundation and putting in proper effort. It's not very comforting, in short, and goads for getting uncomfortably real with myself.
But do you, I'm of the opinion that it's up to the reader how they choose to interpret the cards. And up to the querant to choose whether to accept or reject their readings. Certainly no decisions should be made based on the cards, just that they allow one the opportunity to self-reflect.
That said, I'm curious how you interpret star reversed? Every man and woman is a star...
Sorry I didn't mean to say that you were doing cope! Seems like you tried to cheer me up, which I appreciated. I was just being tongue-in-cheek as I feel like saying, about myself, "oh yeah I'm gonna experience something incredibly traumatic, but it will help me to realize I actually can't trust my best friend" or whatever the unstable foundation would be. With it reversed it might be narrowly avoided, as far as I know, which is nice.
I also mainly take it as self-reflection. I got a lot of good stuff out of it, I've been in a rut and I took the cards as a sign I gotta get my act together, or it's gonna get bad soon. I've been relying too much on luck and now is the time to take charge.
The star, how I know of it, is a good omen, but not for anything specific. It's just a general blessing for whatever you're reading. Good vibes. Likewise the star reversed is a bad omen. It can also mean that the course one is on is cursed, so a change of some sort is needed.
I take it to mean that nothing good will come of letting the tower collapse.
No sorries needed! Interpret what works best for you! I wish you all the best, and an alignment of your star for the best you are able to do with the resources currently at your disposal, for the brightest, happiest New Year possible!
Feel free to toss me a card, if you wish; and to not, if you are ready to rest, now.
A day late but January 2nd is really when the new year actually begins, right?
::: spoiler Your cards
Thank you!
I get quieting my thoughts will bring the abundance and stability; alternate 4 pent, holding on too tightly to something.