The Coffee Moderation Tarot Spread

In today’s post, I’m sharing a ‘Coffee Moderation Tarot Spread.’ On Sunday, I completed a seven-day fast. I felt at the top of the world and genuinely thought I would never need coffee again. Coffee is the one addiction I never managed to beat after 40 years of drinking coffee almost every single day. Yet, I felt so convinced that I would never touch the stuff again that I washed my coffee pot out and posted a picture on Instagram.

However, I genuinely did not miss or want another cup of coffee at the time. Now that I’ve been eating for a few days, and feel depressed (and constipated!), I’m reassessing my decision. Was it wise? Or is it too late to give up coffee after 40 years of dependency, using coffee to self-medicate to be able to function as a neurodivergent person?

Then it occurred to me that I didn’t do a reading about my decision. On a post-fast high, I simply concluded that I would remain in that state even though I knew better deep down. That’s why I decided to create the Coffee Moderation Tarot Spread below. I am open to what the cards have to tell me and abandon the all-black-or-white thinking my CPTSD-wired brain still often defaults to. Choosing extremes is still compelling to me but rarely ends well; I’ve finally learned to recognise this blind spot which affects so many areas of my life.

The Coffee Moderation Tarot Spread

Coffee, in moderation, is appreciated by many for its taste and stimulating effects, yet its consumption is often debated regarding health and mental well-being. This tarot spread is designed to explore the pros and cons of drinking coffee in moderation and to offer insights on how to maintain this balance.

Position 1: The Benefits of Drinking Coffee

Card Interpretation: This card will reveal the potential positive impacts of coffee on your lifestyle, mood, and physical health. It might highlight the energy it brings or the comfort of a routine.

Position 2: The Downsides of Drinking Coffee

Card Interpretation: Here, uncover the negative aspects that coffee might exacerbate or introduce, such as anxiety, dependency, or physical discomfort. This card asks you to consider the trade-offs.

Position 3: Your Body’s Response to Coffee

Card Interpretation: This position will help you understand how your body specifically reacts to coffee. Is it a source of nourishment or a trigger for less desirable reactions?

Position 4: Emotional and Mental Influence

Card Interpretation: Analyse how coffee affects your mental and emotional state. Does it enhance your focus and mood, or does it lead to mood swings and stress?

Position 5: Impact on Daily Life and Productivity

Card Interpretation: Explore how coffee consumption influences your everyday functioning and productivity. Does it truly enhance your performance or is its effect short-lived?

Position 6: Potential for Dependency

Card Interpretation: This card will illuminate the potential for developing a dependency on coffee and what that might mean for you personally.

Position 7: Strategies for Moderation

Card Interpretation: The final card provides strategies and practices to help keep your coffee consumption within moderate, healthy limits. This might suggest the best times for coffee, alternative drinks, or mindfulness techniques related to consumption habits.

Sample Coffee Moderation Tarot Reading

1. The Benefits of Drinking Coffee

The Wheel of Fortune suggests that coffee brings dynamic energy and excitement into your life. It might play a role in cycles of high productivity and creativity, bringing a sense of optimism and expansion to your daily routines.

2. The Downsides of Drinking Coffee

The 4 of Pentacles indicates a clinginess or a fear of letting go, paralleling a dependency on coffee. This might mean you’re holding onto coffee as a crutch due to fear of losing a coping mechanism, suggesting a potential rigidity in lifestyle habits.

3. Your Body’s Response to Coffee

The Hierophant card reflects tradition and conformity, suggesting your body may have become accustomed to or even reliant on the ritual of coffee consumption. It could also imply that coffee contributes to maintaining a certain social or cultural norm for you. (Truer than true, as any Swede will recognise!)

4. Emotional and Mental Influence

The Page of Pentacles shows a learning process. Coffee may stimulate your mental alertness and capacity to focus on new tasks. This card signifies growth and the pursuit of knowledge, influenced by the grounding yet stimulating nature of coffee.

5. Impact on Daily Life and Productivity

The King of Wands is all about leadership and charisma, suggesting coffee boosts your confidence and energy, potentially enhancing your leadership skills and zeal for taking on life’s challenges.

6. Potential for Dependency

As a nurturer, the Queen of Pentacles here might indicate that coffee provides comfort and a feeling of being cared for. However, it also highlights the danger of becoming overly dependent on this comfort.

7. Strategies for Moderation

The 9 of Pentacles card advises on self-discipline and enjoyment of the fruits of your labour without overindulgence. It suggests finding balance in enjoying coffee as a reward or a small pleasure without letting it dominate your routine or well-being.

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