Working With Tarot Card Meanings For Self-development (Part 3) – A Negative Response
Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at
1:58 am
admin asked:
So we have drawn or chosen our card and allowed it, as best we can, to speak to us.
But what if I get a card that we are not happy with – one that produces a decidedly negative reaction?
A negative reaction to a card is an indication that the image is activating some repressed part of yourself, or is a call to look at a particular problem. The more reluctance you feel to working with the card, the more important it is to continue!
In this case, get a friend to sit with you, to witness the messages you get from the card – you’ll have to work out loud in that case if possible. They are more likely to notice if you miss important clues – and it’s surprising how easy it is to ignore something that is really important! Encourage your friend to be objective and to say anything they think might be useful, even if you may not like what they say!
If you haven’t got a friend who will help close at hand, record all the intuitive links, however disturbing they may seem, and come back to them a few days later. You will probably find a strange recognition dawning – congratulations! Just stay with it, and the message will become clearer with time.
If you find at any point that your imaginary stories or identification with the figures in the cards are bringing up particularly painful memories, or feelings of fear or anger, use your own intuitive guidance to decide whether you should stay with them or turn away. Although you are perfectly at liberty to turn away, most of the time it is best to stay with the emotions if you can, feeling them as fully as possible.
Accept that they are part of you, and that by acknowledging them you are recovering a precious part of yourself (it is not feeling itself that is dangerous, it is repressed feeling). However, if you find it impossible to stay with these emotions, or decide intuitively that it is not a good idea, trust this intuition. You are your own wisest guide, and this may be your psyche’s way of protecting you.
If nothing at all appears in your awareness, you may be tired, or trying too hard, or missing the messages through inexperience. Indicate your willingness to your subconscious and higher consciousness that you wish to remain open to any flashes that may come through other people, books, films, or dreams, in the days ahead, and ensure you have a notebook to hand!
Cilla Conway
Cilla is a visionary artist who has been reading since 1981, when The Intuitive Tarot was completed. Her approach is psycho-spiritual, based on Jungian philosophy, and she is a member of the Tarot Association of the British Isles.
http://www.theintuitivetarot.com
http://tarotcardmeanings.qarf.com
So we have drawn or chosen our card and allowed it, as best we can, to speak to us.
But what if I get a card that we are not happy with – one that produces a decidedly negative reaction?
A negative reaction to a card is an indication that the image is activating some repressed part of yourself, or is a call to look at a particular problem. The more reluctance you feel to working with the card, the more important it is to continue!
In this case, get a friend to sit with you, to witness the messages you get from the card – you’ll have to work out loud in that case if possible. They are more likely to notice if you miss important clues – and it’s surprising how easy it is to ignore something that is really important! Encourage your friend to be objective and to say anything they think might be useful, even if you may not like what they say!
If you haven’t got a friend who will help close at hand, record all the intuitive links, however disturbing they may seem, and come back to them a few days later. You will probably find a strange recognition dawning – congratulations! Just stay with it, and the message will become clearer with time.
If you find at any point that your imaginary stories or identification with the figures in the cards are bringing up particularly painful memories, or feelings of fear or anger, use your own intuitive guidance to decide whether you should stay with them or turn away. Although you are perfectly at liberty to turn away, most of the time it is best to stay with the emotions if you can, feeling them as fully as possible.
Accept that they are part of you, and that by acknowledging them you are recovering a precious part of yourself (it is not feeling itself that is dangerous, it is repressed feeling). However, if you find it impossible to stay with these emotions, or decide intuitively that it is not a good idea, trust this intuition. You are your own wisest guide, and this may be your psyche’s way of protecting you.
If nothing at all appears in your awareness, you may be tired, or trying too hard, or missing the messages through inexperience. Indicate your willingness to your subconscious and higher consciousness that you wish to remain open to any flashes that may come through other people, books, films, or dreams, in the days ahead, and ensure you have a notebook to hand!
Cilla Conway
Cilla is a visionary artist who has been reading since 1981, when The Intuitive Tarot was completed. Her approach is psycho-spiritual, based on Jungian philosophy, and she is a member of the Tarot Association of the British Isles.
http://www.theintuitivetarot.com
http://tarotcardmeanings.qarf.com
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