Just something random this morning. When I walked into office this morning, the receptionist had a tarot spread laid out. She’s dressed up as a fortune teller and had the cards out to add to the effect. She was away from her desk, so I took the opportunity to peer at what she had laid out. My mind immediately weaved together a story from the archetypal pictures.

So, this is how the spread looked. At the centre was The Tower reversed, crossed by Death. Would indicate that at the spread is talking about some sort of sudden physical and transformational change. The basis card was the 9 of Swords picturing someone awake at night, crying in bed. The near past card was the Queen of Wands reversed. The Queen of Wands usually portrays someone as a beacon of health. With it reversed, it’s kind of indicating that it’s failing. The near future card was the Wheel of Fortune reversed indicating that something will happen a bit fast, but perhaps out of control. The possible outcome was the 7 of Wands indicating a struggle. The hopes card was the 10 of Pentacles reversed. That 10 usually indicates a good comfortable rich life. With it reversed my mind went to inheritances. The outcome card was the King of Pentacles reversed. Reminds me of someone that would normally be benevolent, but the joy would no longer be there.

This is how the story went in my mind.

There was a woman who recently fell out of good health and was hit by the news that she was suffering from a cancer of some sort. It was devastating news for the whole family to be sure. She vowed to fight against it as best she could, but in the near future the cancer would progress really quickly. She will pass away, leaving a hefty inheritance, but that’s cold comfort to her husband. It will affect him deeply, changing his personality, if only briefly due to grief.

So, when the receptionist came back, I asked her about the cards and she said that she intentionally pulled out some of the more vivid cards from the deck. The imagery in the Rider Waite deck is strong. I kind of enjoy being able to weave together stories from the pictures. All in all, it’s a good way to exercise the mind to see connections and weave together something that’s totally coherent. I can totally see why some people use the cards for meditation purposes.