Tarot Tip Tuesdays - Keep It Simple Again: Another Reading Using Tarot And Numerology

Whether you are new to Tarot and in the throes of building a connection with your Tarot cards or an advanced Tarot reader diligently honing your Tarot reading skills, I am putting out a Tarot tip a week to help you to consistently make Tarot a part of your everyday life.

So here goes your Tarot Tip for this Tuesday:

After posting last week's blog post for  Tarot Tip Tuesday,  I had several emails and messages from clients, protégés and friends who thought that the blog post was very useful.  So I had decided to do another one.  Someone requested that I included some basic traits of each number for a high level numerological interpretation that were "easy-to-remember".  That was a fabulous idea and I certainly hope that true to the spirit of this blogpost, the content will help you keep your readings simple.

Numerological Traits

Here are a list of numerological traits attached to each number. Although these traits listed here are brief and provide you only a high level summary of the vibrational energy attached to each number, they are quite useful whenever you calculate a querant's basic numerological makeup like his or her character and lifepath numbers, 

1:   Ambitious, Aggressive, Stubborn, Innovative

2:   Tactful, Thrive in peaceful, harmonious situations, Clingy, Intuitive, Sensitive

3:   Creative, Expressive, Communicative, Happy-go-lucky, Fun-loving

4:   Organized,  Structured, Disciplined, Hardworking

5:   Restless, Needs mental stimulation, Easily bored, Loves travel, Adventurous

6:   Nurturing, Giving, Selfless, Family-oriented, Good with communication, Soft persuasion skills

7:  Thinker, Analyzer, Loner, Spiritual

8:  Entrepreneurial, Business-minded, Financially savvy, Hard-nosed, Hardworking, Persistent, workaholic

9:  Generous, Humanitarian, Protective of space, Knowledge seeking, Idealistic

Step 1: Obtain the basic information from your querant.  All you would need is a birthdate and a focused question. Remember to keep the question focused so that the advice provided can be a focused one.

The Client: Brian

Birthdate:  26 July 1979

Astrological Sign : Leo

Question: I have been looking for a job for the past 1 year after resigning from a previous job due to my inability to get along with a new boss that joined the team after a re-organization happened in the company. What is the possibility of finding a new job ?

Step 2: Calculate your querant's character and lifepath numbers. These will offer you a glimpse of your querant's attitudes and behavior and how he or she responds to a given situation.

Character (behavior and attitudes ) : Add the compound number of your querant's day of birth.  In this case, his day of birth is 26, so his character number is 8  (2+6 = 8).

Brian's character number was 8, corresponding to the Strength card in tarot. This indicated that he was a  very persevering person in the face of challenges. 8 was the number of one who had a special gift for business as he could conceive ideas and plans on a grand scale. He had good executive skills and was a good judge of values. With his dogger personality, Brian would not have a problem looking for that job because he would leave no stones unturned. If he wanted to try his hand at establishing his own business, that could be an alternative option with which he could meet his goals too.  Brian's character number is aligned with the traits of his astrological sign Leo too.  As a Leo, he was dynamic and ambitious and enjoyed making an impression on others, although sometimes he could come across as being quite aggressive and domineering.  He had to temper his  aggressiveness, and forward attitude so that he did not come across as being too overbearing and consequently intimidating to the hiring managers  whom he had interviewed with.  So my advice to Brian was to harness the strengths of his character 8 and his astrological sign Leo to approach his job search with optimism, confidence and determination.  

 Life Path (Opportunities and lessons in life) : Add the day of birth, month of birth and year of birth.  Then add up the individual numbers of the compound number.    In this case, by adding up his day of birth 26, his month of birth 7 and his year of birth  1979, the compound number is 41. On further reduction of that compound number, his life path number is 5 (2+6+7+1+9+7+9 = 41).  Then reduce the compound number (4+1 = 5).

Brian's life path was  5. This told me that life offered him opportunities to be catalyst for change and required him to be flexible and resilient to these changes. He needed freedom of thought, freedom to explore new things. He needed to walk a journey that was off the beaten track, and  travel to gain more knowledge.  With his lifepath 5, I advised Brian to be opened to job opportunities that may stretch him outside of his comfort zone.  This will offer him opportunities to learn new skills and gain new knowledge.  I also advised him to roll with the punches when he came face to face with organizational changes in future,  by viewing such changes as an opportunity to step up and shine, he could possibly make a difference to his team or the company.

Step 3: Now that you have got a glimpse of your querant's attitudes and how he or she might respond to a given situation, you can create a simple Tarot spread.  Use the birthdate numerology to deepen the insight from the cards and guide you as you provide your querants a focused advice. 

Tarot cards picked:  Past - Queen of Swords ; Present - Page of Pentacles Reversed; Future - 2 of Cups 

Past - Queen of Swords

If the  Queen of Swords was a manifestation of Brian in his past, it seemed to be a reflection of his sentiments that he had the skills, experience and knowledge needed for whatever job he set his sights on.  However, knowing that he had a character number 8 and was a Leo and that he might have come across as arrogant, domineering or overbearing, I cautioned Brian that he needed to sell his skills and talent with an approach that convinced the hiring managers he was not only talented and skilled but was a humble person who could work cohesively within a team.  As the Queen of Swords, it could also be a manifestation of Brian in his last job trying to assert his independence and shine above his new boss with his experience and skills, when what he should have done was to proactively assure his new boss that his skills and experience would be a good support for the boss. I would not be surprised with this and his "Queen of Swords" hard-edged attitude could have come between them both.  

This was a good experience for Brian because what he should have done was to harness the resilience and flexibility afforded him with his lifepath number 5 to manage that boss.

Present - Page of Pentacles Reversed

The reversed Page was a manifestation of the current blockages standing in the way of his achieving his career goals. He might have been nurturing ideas in his mind, and trying to think about his goals and the best type of jobs that suited him but he was possibly not doing enough to put an action plan together to ensure he could achieve these goals in a practical manner. This lined up with the restlessness from his lifepath number 5 so Brian was advised to be more grounded in his approach to evaluating his career goals and the direction he was steering to get to his goals.  At the same time, the Page also indicated that in his job search, he was focusing too much on short-term goals, for example, his need for financial security  rather than sustainable and long-term goals. He would  need to move beyond material satisfaction and towards what would bring him sustainable happiness and fulfillment.

Future - 2 of Cups

The 2 of Cups assured Brian that he would be able to find a job soon that would fulfill him and would tap on his creativity.  There would be organizational fit between him and his new role and he would be enjoying a lot of connection with his new boss and colleagues.  With the persistent nature of his character 8, I had no doubt that Brian would be able to find that job he wanted and achieve his career goals.  As a Leo, I advised that as long as he remained true to his vision and went out there to make an impression with his optimism and confidence, his hiring managers would find that he could be an asset to the company.

As you can see, the Tarot spread is small and all it took was the querant's birthdate to add another dimension to the advice given. Although the process was quite straightforward and simple, the advice given to the querant is robust enough to empower him to work on it and change his course of action to achieve his goals,

You can try it some time.   If you need to understand the different vibrational energy and traits attached to each number when you calculate one's numerology, do refer again to the list of numerological traits appended within this blogpost.

May your Tarot cards provide you with a full deck of possibilities throughout your day.

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About The Writer:

The writer of this blog post is a marketeer by trade, and an intuitive reader by accident who deploys the combined modalities of a Tarot, Numerology and Astrology overlaid with her Clairvoyant and Clairsentient skills to deliver her readings with authenticity. She was awarded a Certified Professional Tarot Reader qualification from the Tarot Certification Board of America (TCBA) and is also a certified numerologist.  She is currently running a consultancy based in Singapore called Sun Goddess Tarot,  which provides confidential intuitive readings combining the metaphysical disciplines of Tarot, Numerology and Astrology via face to face and emails as well as readings at corporate and private events and workshops.  A member of the American Tarot Association (ATA) and the Tarot Association of the British Isles (TABI), she is also a reader for the Free Tarot Network and mentors Tarot protégés on behalf of the American Tarot Association

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Finding Career Fulfillment With A Tarot Spread Inspired By The Hobbit

Feeling Disengaged And Uninspired

As a professional Tarot reader that operated within the central business district with clients that were mostly mid-level careerists in the finance, technology or creative industries I had often gotten career-related questions.  These clients sought guidance to manage their careers particularly when some felt disengaged and uninspired at specific moments. They trusted me to provide them with guidance through my Tarot cards because they knew that as a mid-level careerist in the financial industry myself, I could empathize with their respective situations.  

Like my clients,  these feelings of disengagement would creep up on me from time to time.  And I felt it increasingly this month.  I was not sure if it was because it was the year-end period at work when our minds were mostly focused on the family and the year-end festivities.  For me, this was compounded by the fact that Dad suffered a stroke suddenly and threw the family into a period of stress and worry.  This had put my work in the back seat for awhile as I tended to what mattered most.  And when I could finally settle down upon Dad's recovery to scroll down my emails again, I was filled with a sense of dread at the seemingly insurmountable pile of issues waiting for me to tackle when I got back into the office after the New Year.

Light of Earendil Tarot Spread Inspired By The Hobbit

Thankfully, a friend Olivia Destrades, created a very interesting Tarot spread inspired by The Hobbit, for the recent Yule Tarot Blog Hop.  It is called the Light of Earendil Spread and you can read her blog post here http://firstearthtarot.blogspot.com/2013/12/yule-blog-hop-2013-bringing-light-into.html    

I had the chance to put the spread into practice.

Card 1: Gollum (What shadow am I currently encountering?) - 7 of Cups

Card 2: Frodo (What hidden/unrecognized strength may help me work with this shadow?) -The Devil Reversed

Card 3: Light of Earendil (What illuminates the darkness for me?)- 6 of Cups

Card 4: Gandalf (How can I master my power?) - 4 of Pentacles Reversed

Card 5: Elrond (What counsel will help me confront my current obstacles?) - King of Wands

Card 6: Mirror of Galadriel (What may the immediate future hold?)- The Chariot Reversed 

Card 1 - 7 of Cups:   

The Seven of Cups was a reflection of my constant habit of dreaming big dreams, some of which would be unrealistic and some were just dreams that I had never had the guts of putting a plan together to turn them into reality. My dreams got bigger when I had to maneuver many daunting changes in the workplace.   I would escape into a world of fantasies when the going got tough at work and  start working through my career choices built out of ideals.  And we all know, ideals alone would be unsustainable if they were not balanced with practicality.  The shadow that I am currently encountering was escapism.  I really had to be more grounded

 This situation corresponded with my Moon Persona card which is the Knight of Cups.  The Knight  is a highly sensitive dreamer, full of insecurities and craves recognition and attention.  As a figment of my shadow the Seven of Cups warned that if I got too caught up in all my wishful thinking without discerning the "do-able" ones with wisdom or without confronting them with a practical plan to turn some of these into reality, they would forever be hidden in the closet as a shadow, wheeled out only to fill the void of mundane and unfulfilling days when I felt disengaged and uninspired.  

The 7 of Cups card was a warning that there were indeed choices that I had to make.  These were not career choices, as in, what job I should be pursuing next, particularly when the workplace environment got muddier with the usual corporate changes.  Rather, the choices should be about i) the clarity of my career goals and ii) if I was unhappy about a situation at work, what I should be doing about it.

Card 2 - The Devil Reversed:  

Recognizing that the shadow cast on my career choices were often driven by my insecurities, fear of change and my career ambitions, the Devil reversed showed up as an advice for me to remain emotionally detached.  By being detached from the bonds that had strapped me tightly into what I had momentarily considered  a career rut, I would free myself to gain more  clarity of mind and heart to make the right choices for my career. 

Card 3 - 6 of Cups:   

The memories from the past from which I drew lessons for the present, were what I needed to throw some light onto my shadow of escapism.  I remembered how I callously changed jobs for the sake of money and big titles years ago when I was younger and dumber.  When I worked for a local bank without seeing the light of day and having had to manage a very difficult manager fond of micro-managing his staff,  I fell very ill and was diagnosed with severe hypertension that needed daily medication.  Hello, Joanna, do you remember those dark days?   

At the same time, the 6 of Cups was also an advice for me to look back at what I had  endured in the last couple of years with the management changes at my current  work place.  It assured me that whatever trials and other changes that might lay ahead, I would have the strength to overcome them the way I overcame the difficulties these current changes brought.   So I need not have to 'escape' just because I was tired of changes and the usual quagmire of corporate politics.  I had experienced these before in the last 20 years of work life and my experience had taught me well enough to manage more of these in the years ahead.

Another advice the 6 of cups gave me, was the reminder that I was doing  what I loved in my current role.  It gave me room to express my creativity.  As I has been a marketing professional for almost 20 years,  I was very familiar with the work in my current job and should be confident in my skills and experience enough to know that I could create a lot of fulfillment in whatever I put my heart, mind and soul to.

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Card 4 - 4 of Pentacles Reversed:  

The 4 of Pentacles reversed suggested that I could do better and allow more room for strategic and creative thinking if I could just learn to let go.  I  had spent so much time focused on career-building rather than on intrinsic things that could benefit my team and I, for example, further training and skills upgrading, mentoring the team and maybe even not getting so fixated over my turf and trusting others to do a job well without being over-critical of them.   Sometimes, others might not be as experienced and skilled in a job, but they might bring new perspectives to it.   The 4 of Pentacles reversed asked that I loosen my hold in my need to feel secure and be recognized for my efforts all the time.  I could master my power, if I acknowledged that letting go would go a long way to developing myself as a better leader.

Card 5 - King of Wands:  

The counsel that could help me confront my obstacles would most appropriately come from my boss.  I had to make an effort to articulate my career goals, and be open about what I needed from my boss to help me find fulfillment in the work that I did.  I came across situations quite often amongst my Tarot clients when communication between boss and subordinates were not opened and each side was left to second-guess the other, thus creating tensions and conflicts at work when expectations were not met.  I believed that the King of Wands beckoned me to step forward boldly and stake a claim on the future of my own career path by getting the necessary support I needed from my boss.

Card 6:  The Chariot Reversed:

My immediate future might see me letting go of my worries and insecurities about the changes in the workplace and the usual corporate dynamics.  Let's face it.  These are decisions made by the powers that be which they have considered as beneficial to the business.  I would instead be  focusing my energies on what is within my control as far as own work, projects or career growth within the company are concerned.  If I felt disengaged or uninspired again within these areas, I should make the effort to evaluate how and what I could do to make necessary changes to help myself and the team.  I should not be distracted by everything else that did not quite matter to my own project or career goals.  More importantly, I should never allow any changes within the corporate environment to rock my confidence and personal power.  

I always advised my clients that if they could change a situation to make it better, than change it.  If they could not change a situation to make it better, then change how they think about the situation.

I should really take my own advice. 

The Light of Earendil Tarot Spread is reproduced here with the kind permission of Olivia Destrades.

About The Writer:

The writer of this blog post is a marketeer by trade, and a tarot card reader by accident. She was awarded a Certified Professional Tarot Reader qualification from the Tarot Certification Board of America (TCBA) and is also a certified numerologist.  She is currently running a Tarot consultancy based in Singapore called Sun Goddess Tarot,  which provides confidential intuitive readings combining the metaphysical disciplines of Tarot, Numerology and Astrology via face to face and emails as well as readings at corporate and private events and workshops.  A member of the American Tarot Association (ATA) and the Tarot Association of the British Isles (TABI), she is also a reader for the Free Tarot Network and mentors Tarot protégés on behalf of the American Tarot Association

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