Thanks for letting me know what you thought of the two cards when Elemental interactions are considered.

Thank you for dropping by

I am going to go against the grain here and say that the daily card has offered great value to me in that it offers me DISCIPLINE. While I am not always able to sit and record my thoughts on the card, the process of pulling a card a day make me reconnect daily with the cards, and I have to think about it.

I’m glad you did go against the grain

I can understand how the “discipline” aspect of a card a day can provide enormous benefit, especially with helping us keep connected with the cards. Perhaps the card a day method can either assist people or take away their confidence; it all comes down to why we use certain techniques, and also what mind set or expectation we have with the technique itself.

You have been able to demonstrate how this technique can be positive, yet I’ve also met people who find the opposite.

I think knowing why we use a technique makes all the difference.

All the best,

Doug

Thanks for sharing your experiences with both the one card and the two card daily readings

Your interpretation of the Chariot and the Page of Wands is excellent.

If we were to add some Elemental rules to the interpretation – Fire and Water weaken each other – then we could reword this slightly to gain greater insight. For instance, this Elemental combination might produce the feeling of frustration; therefore, it might become, frustration whilst going after what interests you (the cause of the frustration would be, outside influences, distractions and time delays).

I like the idea of card combinations, but I also really like pulling one card a day.. That card usually lets me know what kind of day it is going to be or what to be on the lookout for.

Thank you for the information.

Peace. Love. Light.
astromama aka adiaha

This is an interesting variation on the card a day method. It reminds me of dream interpretation.

The practice of dream interpretation involves recording your dreams every morning (as best you can), whilst adding some initial impressions, ideas and feelings that the dream invokes. After a period of about three months it’s advised that you review the dream diary. The idea is to look for connections and patterns over that three month period. The real benefit of this kind of practice begins to happen (although everyone is different and this is only a general rule of thumb) around the six months mark.

Given enough time and with enough diary entries, a whole host of different patterns, themes, locations, characters and situations become apparent. At this stage, the person who follows this kind of practice has a fair amount of information from which to analyise their dream life; and they have effectively created their own dream interpretation book.

From what I understand from your comment, it appears that this is similar to how you’re approaching the Tarot. This could end up being a very valuable excercise. I would imagine that the cards would start to develop rich, unique and interesting meanings.

One of the key benefits of the kind of dream practice I outline above is to develop a relationship with the hidden and unconscious areas of the mind. It seems to me, that by following the practice that you have described, something similar might occur.

I’d love to hear how you progress with this technique and whether or not you’ve found it’s created a deeper connection to Tarot

I had a mental block to doing that. I think part of it was knowing it would take 78 days to go through the entire deck, one card at a time.

I had the same experience . Although learning the Tarot can take time, I just don’t believe we should place unnecessary restrictions on our own capacity to learn.

Do you have all the Golden Dawn multiples memorized? I’m aware of them but never memorized them.

I did have them memorised at one point. Nowadays, I have a vague recollection. I still look for that kind of pattern in a Tarot reading because I find that some form of meaning develops from it. What I mean by that is, a certain image or idea will come from noticing them, although it’s not always the same as the Golden Dawn’s. Having said that, I’ve found that two Aces does tend to mean, a change in career and/or a relocation of property.

I think the talking advice is good; a couple of other people have emphasized the benefits of talking aloud, even when practicing alone. My belief is that this helps build a stream of consciousness (your momentum), and acts as a feedback loop. Basically I see this as creating a mini hypnotic trance state, which helps get the conscious mind out of the way.

I completely agree. By simply talking, a mini hypnotic state develops that allows connections to be made between the cards that wouldn’t ordinarily occur. Even when practicing alone, it’s always good practice.

Interestingly, once a momentum has been built and an interruption occurs, you may find it difficult to remember what you were talking about. When this happens it’s a good bet that you had entered into a mini hypnotic state.

I like the examples you gave for practicing combinations. The Heirophant and Eight of Swords is a great one that I can totally see if one is “going with the flow.” This might have been harder for me, as I have preset notions about what a Heirophant is that could prevent this brilliantly simple interpretation.

Thank you for your kind words .