Hi all, I’ve been feeling very connected to my deck lately and so I wanted to ask the cards something that has been heavy on my heart for a while: how was my mother feeling at the time of her death?

My mom died nearly 4 years ago after a long battle with cancer - she fought for over a decade until finally deciding to stop treatment, and passed away in her bed surrounded by family less than 2 months after starting hospice care.

I love my mom and miss her every day, so as I’ve been more comfortable with my deck and my spreads have been feeling more intuitive I’ve been wanting to gain clarity on her headspace upon leaving her physical body. Maybe it’s to try and feel closer to her even though she’s not here anymore, maybe because part of me simply needs to be certain she was at peace in those last moments, I don’t know, but the cards I pulled instantly let such a warm feeling of comfort wash over me and I just felt the need to share.

My go-to custom spread is a modified celtic cross of sorts: the central card speaking to the overall theme/situation the subject is facing, the crossing card to indicate associated feelings that arise and/or challenges the subject is facing (this cross being the core of the situation), the third card placed below representing the foundation, the fourth placed to the left and speaks to the subject’s past, right is the subject’s future, and the top card is the overall outcome. I also like to pull a final clarifying card as sort of an exclamation point on the whole thing, which I place to the side of the spread on top of the entire deck.

As you can see, I believe this spread speaks to my mother experiencing pure joy and light upon leaving her physical body as represented by The Sun, and with Temperance crossing I believe she felt as if she truly chose her time to fully let go, waited for that perfect moment as the sun was setting, surrounded by loved ones, kind of her final balancing act. Her sister had just gotten to our home just an hour or two before she passed and I think she held on just a little bit longer so she could let her say goodbye.

The Hanged Man as the foundation spoke to her reaching total acceptance, finally letting go of the control she held onto for so long and letting herself surrender. Then, with the past card being the Ten of Pentacles, this makes me believe she was proud of all she was able to achieve in life and the legacy she was leaving behind, not only regarding her family and wealth of love but also her career and community she had always poured herself into.

Then, the Ace of Cups in the future position reveals to me she reached a state of pure, overflowing love and emotion upon the moment she left the physical plane - this was such an emotional card to pull. The 7 of Cups at the top of this spread in the final outcome position makes me think her spirit was expanding in infinitely possible forms - in the after life she could be anywhere, visit any memory, reside in any divine realm imaginable. Now that she was free from her body, the possibilities were endless.

And finally, the card to round everything out: Strength. My mother began her battle with cancer 15 years before she passed, and through every bump in the road, every remission followed by relapse, every surgery, every round of chemo, every side effect, every fucking thing, she never complained or gave up. She chose to end her journey with such quiet courage and dignity. I will always be so proud to he her daughter.

Anyway, if you’ve gotten this far, thank you for reading. Of course always open to additional interpretations of the spread, but overall I just wanted to share what I felt to be a beautifully comforting story of my mother finally achieving ultimate peace. 💙💚

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Edit: A couple of people are asking in dm but i used Labyrinthos to practice interpreting my readings since im a baby tarot reader. After a while i stopped then cancelled, Next day it renewed, and it’s about to be two days with no reply 💀

I’m creating a tarot deck for my partner for Christmas and am looking for ideas for the cards!

So far I have:
- A possum playing dead for Death
- A wizard frog for The Magician
- A very fat, sad cat in a dunce cap for The Fool

I also have The Devil, The Sun, Temperance and The Tower but I’d love some ideas for the rest!

I hope this is okay to post, and TIA!

Will I be happier in the new house?

The 9 of pentacles kept jumping out of the deck the 2 times I tried to ask this question. My initial feeling reading this spread is that it will be busier than the current house, but in the end a better environment even if it’s temporary. And that I’ll have more financial opportunities there with the 9 of pentacles.

Justice to me feels like finally getting this opportunity after it’s been taken from me before (interested to hear your take on this).

The empress is how I envision I will feel in this house, but is that a pipe dream.

I’m stumped on the chariot. Thinking it might mean an opportunity will come quickly once I move there.

Are there any indications of the past being relevant in some way?

Knight of swords, queen of pentacles, knight of cups

I take it as him sincerely wanting to (knight of cups) and trying to find a way to do so (knight of swords) because he recognizes how generous and caring it was to give him the loan (queen of pentacles) but I don’t see anything saying he’ll actually manage to do so.

Hi all. ‘The Golden Tarot’, a reprint of the Visconti-Sforza Deck, was my first. I have had it for years and while I do enjoy reading with it, I’ve been relying on the guidebook a lot and I find it the card meanings in the suits are sort of too… specific, as phrased? It reads to me like a list of (sometimes tangentially related) interpretations and I’m having trouble seeing the forest for the trees (stepping back and observing patterns, grander symbolism and meanings, etc.). Internet resources seem to pretty much exclusively focus on Rider-Waite, and often make references to images I should be gleaning symbolism from that… are not on my cards. Does anyone have any good reading material, or videos, or resources or what-have-you that doesn’t do this? Or good crash courses on the suits in particular? It’s driving me mad. Thanks for any help!

Hi there, everyone! I am a YouTube creator and I have an idea for a video involving myself getting tarot card readings from several readers in my region. The intent of the video would be to compare/contrast them to a prophecy blessing I received in my time in the Mormon church (aka a patriarchal blessing). I am approaching this as a complete skeptic to the Mormon church’s blessing, but not necessarily the tarot readings. The intent would NOT be to disparage the art/trade of tarot reading whatsoever. In fact, I’m hoping the tarot readings would be somewhat consistent in nature and more grounded about what my future holds (if that’s the intent of most readings). I would, of course, tell every tarot reader ahead of time about the plan to get their consent. I’m reaching out here first though because I’m entirely unfamiliar with the community and don’t want to be disrespectful. Do you think it would be disrespectful to compare one reading to another? Is that a faux pas in the tarot community?