The Mindful Deck Collector’s Tarot Spread

Reading the Tarot cards for self or others can be part of a spiritual practice… Yet there is precious little spiritual influence affecting how many of us hoard decks rather than mindfully acquire the decks Spirit would have us work with. I’m not saying there is anything wrong with owning several decks; I’m just saying that I have noticed anxiety about overspending both in myself and others, as well as a tendency to acquire decks that we never actually read with and then have to either sell or give away…

It struck me that a good way to become a more conscious deck collector would be to do a reading on they ‘why’ as well as look at what further advice Spirit might have for us about our deck collecting habits, so I created the Tarot spread you see above and below you will find the reading I did for myself with the digital version of the Frideborg Tarot in Orphalese software.

The Mindful Deck Collector’s Tarot Spread – Sample Reading

1. My attitude to acquiring Tarot decks – The Devil. Addiction, pure and simple. Ouch… seeing it spelt out is a bit of a wake-up call, though I can’t say I’m surprised to see the Devil here. I have a bit of an addictive personality in general, so it makes sense.
2. Main challenge in becoming a more conscious/discerning deck collector – Judgement. I definitely have to become more discerning and conscious regarding the choices I make. Judgement calls me to make sure that the choices I make help align me with my calling rather than distract me.
3. An aspect of my habit Spirit/Higher Self would have me transform/be aware of – 10 of Pentacles. I’m collecting rather selfishly at the moment. I believe the 10 of Pentacles is a heads up to be more aware of future generations, since my collection will become part of my legacy. At the moment, it’s a total mess, and I don’t even know how many decks I own.
4. Unconscious influence on my deck-collecting habit –The Queen of Swords. The opinions of others play a much bigger part than I’d like to admit, since I want to see myself as an independent and a free agent. I especially value the opinion of ‘learned females,’ often seen as the ‘cool kids’ in the nerdy Tarot community.
5. Outside influence (the role of ‘enablers’) – Page of Wands. ‘Deck lust’ springs to mind hahahahaha… Oh yes, the enablers never fail to get me… If they’re playing, I want in! But it’s equally about bonding over something and feeling part of a community.
6. Pause, decrease or mindfully keep expanding collection – King of Swords. Thoughtful removal of some decks, with ‘surgical precision,’ seems to be what I need to do before I consider any more purchases.

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