Tarot: Busy, Versus Calm And The Comfort Of Normality!
Often many different themes jump out of a spread, and this is extremely exciting for the client and for me as the reader! Sometimes there is so much going on, it’s important to unravel the messaging carefully so that there is absolute clarity and that each ‘theme’ gets given plenty of focus!
However, I wanted to write about a recent reading, where instead of a multitude of various aspects, there was just one overriding issue that coloured the rest of my time with the seeker. We were able to explore this in depth which proved not only beneficial, but also then prompted a lovely dialogue about how Tarot can also reflect the boredom of parts of our lives…
What do I mean? Isn’t Tarot wildly dramatic, isn’t it full of constant surprises, the unexpected, sublime, or occasionally terrifying?
Well, I’m sorry to disappoint, but at times, it’s just erm, well, life!
Our human existence daily swings between high and low points and often is mundane. Going shopping, washing clothes, cleaning our houses, all essential tasks but I am sure you’ll agree, not always wildly fascinating!
Tarot is our life reflector, the major arcana can throw up some ‘big secrets’ in our lives, and the minor cards might make us question the behaviours and motivations of our family friends or colleagues, but at times, there can be aspects of just the reassuring normal, and this is a life comfort.
Drama can galvanise us into action, our hearts beat a little faster, our minds race, but I’m sure you’ll know what I’m talking about when I say that the daily drudge provides well, comfort.
Everything ticking along nicely, we know the bills are paid, that we have planned our lunches for the week, it’s a cocoon, an oasis of calm.
Not exciting, not wild, but oh my goodness, it feels safe!
And hopefully as readers of this you will find this reassuring. There are not always tall dark handsome strangers coming into your life, or the Devil tempting you into wanton wickedness.
Like our lives, to which we hold up the mirror with the readings, it’s just the equivalent to a nice cup of tea and repeats on the television.
So, remember, your reading might be a combination of all these aspects.
— Nicky Osborne
(If this speaks to you, you may wish to explore the approach behind this work more deeply.)
