Cultivating My Ideas

Deck is the Antique Anatomy Tarot by Claire Goodchild.

I’m going to be putting disclaimer on this that some of the images might be a bit graphic given that these are anatomical drawings. Please read this at your own discretion.

This is going to be about the most obvious thing for me to say but all of us have ideas we’d like to see through. Maybe you enjoy creating new dishes to share with your family, perhaps you’re an artist with a need to create new pieces all the time *waves and points to self* Perhaps you’re in the works to plot the next Great American Novel. Whatever it is, you and I have ideas running through our heads all the time. The question becomes, how do we see these ideas through? Sometimes, it is not as easy as we’d like it to be. In this case, perhaps digging into my cards will help me figure out my process. Here we go…

The cards:

The Magician: manifesting, focused energy, spiritual power, problem-solving, determination

The Sun: Illumination, joy, celebration, happiness

2 of coins: Harmony, balance, work/life management fluctuation

5 of Elixirs: loss, despair, grief, negativity, a devastating blow, old wounds

The Empress: beauty, abundance, potential, creation, luxury, fertility, Mother Nature

9 of coins: fulfillment, comfort, security, wisdom, prosperity, foundation

10 of Rods: Persevere, scale back, ending, burden, overload, pressure

The first thing I’m noticing about this reading is that three of the cards come from the Major Arcana what is especially interesting about this is that all of these work together in my mind. At the top of the reading is the Magician and this card represents basic aspects like problem solving and determination but also manifesting the energy and power to make your ideas come to pass. The Sun and The Empress work together in that there is light, happiness and joy in knowing that there is potential, abundance and the opportunity to create the beauty one desires. Though there might be some sadness in this reading with the 5 of elixirs (cups), there is the strength to persevere and come through because there is harmony and balance, as well as comfort, fulfillment security and balance on the other side of the difficulty. In some interpretations of the 5 of cups, it is mentioned that while one may have lost some of what they had, they still have some left to work with. It’s best to look around and know that while something may not have worked the way you planned it, not everything about it is lost.