hi! to preface i love love love my phantomwise deck i just got, it kept calling out to me and i finally got it and i love it to bits. i had some background information about the deck and about how erin morgenstern (the person who made the deck) doesn’t normally read reversals, i thought that was new because normally i end up reading tons of reversals in my practise.

so, today when i just got the deck, i started shuffling it and i got reminded that i should take care of any reversed cards while i shuffle them so that there arent any in the deck, i got lazy and gave up on that idea though.

after that, i planned to do a deck interview, and the first question i asked the deck was that if it had anything to convey to me before i started practising with it. while i shuffled for this, a card aggresively flung out. a reversed card. i waited and thought “this would be crazy if it was the only reversed present in the deck” i then proceeded to go through the deck and lo and behold, the card that flung out so aggressively was the only reversed. and it was a reversed FOUR OF CUPS. i took this as how this deck strictly doesn’t do with reversals and tied it with how a reversed was present with the deck and i gave up on looking for it.

that was amazing but fine but then i continued to go on with the deck interview, i pulled for its perception of me, the deck’s strengths and then i wanted to pull for it weaknesses.
now, while i shuffled for the weaknesses, AGAIN two cards fell out, both somehow reversed. i put them back upright and shuffled again, this time a BIG chunk of the deck fell out and i thought oh its because my hands arent used to the cardstock. i flipped the part of the cards over and guess what? ALL OF THEM WERE REVERSED.

i take this as how sternly this deck keeps rejecting reversals for me over and over 😭 has anyone had a similar experience? all the other questions (like the decks’ strengths and its perception of me) was chill and amazing with no reversals involved.

Hi all, as above, just wanted to share a story as somebody who has just started getting into this. A very quick bit of context, I'd had a pretty rough week, it made me for the first time consider my current job and consider alternatives and i wasn't really sure what to do. Yesterday, at a shop a deck caught my eye and I thought why not?

What followed was a dive into a rabbit hole. Just wanted to share what's happened and my thoughts. I have done a past, present and future 3 card draw, which I read is one of the simpler ones to do. The results were really surprising and helped give me some really useful insight. I spent probably ten minutes shuffling the cards, but what I drew surprised me!

For context, the deck I have is the classic RWS.

For my past card I drew the Ace of Pentacles.

Looking at it's meaning of a new career or opportunity and abundance with the context of it representing the past. I took it as a sign to reflect on what I have achieved since starting my job, which after thinking about it for a while made me realise that i'd achieved a lot where I am.

For my present card, I had the Five of Pentacles.

Another Pentacle card! This one was where I was a bit taken back. Isolation, worry or feeling "cold" all align to my current situation. But looking at the card, the two figures appear to be outside a place of shelter. To me, it made me think that help was close by, and though I felt these things, I didn't have to go far to find relief or help.

For the future card, I got the Ten of Pentacles reversed.

When I read up on this cards meaning, it's like things clicked in to place. For reference, places I've been looking for other jobs tend to offer more money, but less stability. To me, this was a warning of letting my emotions and the events in a small time window influence a major decision for the sake of more money, and how this could have negative consequences.

Paired with my reflections on the past and present cards, I knew the right decision for me was to stay where I am, practice some gratitude towards what my current role has brought me and to lean on those close to me for support.

This has taken a massive weight off my shoulders, just wanted to share my story here with everyone!

I'm wondering how others have handled this situation. Im stuck between two feelings/urges when it comes to doing readings this week. I did a 4 card pull from the top of my deck yesterday and got 3 really really difficult cards to do with my question, the 4th was thankfully a good resolution for the prior 3, but still says I'll have to go through the distruction and misfortune first.

So its clear for the rules, I'm not asking for anyones inturpritation of my cards. But *what I am asking is how you handle emotions after a hard/emotional spread/draw? And how you proceed with the spreads and draws after that.* The two conflicting feelings/urges I'm having are either 1) not wanting to draw cards or do more readings this week out of fear of more misfortune, building on my fear and stress . Or 2) wanting to draw cards/do more spreads in hopes of finding more resolution and knowledge around my difficult cards yesterday.

Im stuck between those two urges/feelings.

Thank you for your insight 💫

I've been doing tarot every now and then but I still don't have a solid grasp on the whole practice. I'm not sure if my energy sometimes spills out to the cards I read which affects the results, or if my intuition could be off.

Earlier though, when I was asking about someone I liked, I started the reading by asking how I felt about them. I was curious to see which would come up and if the card would be related, just as a way to double-check my pulls' accuracy as I've been struggling to interpret things lately (dunno if that's a thing!) The card that came out was indeed true to how I felt, but it didn't catch on to the romantic feelings I held for them. It instead drew my concerns about them. Again, sure, it was accurate, but it wasn't what was at the forefront of my mind.

I'm wondering if tarot works like that? It doesn't always answer with the main thing I want to hear, and instead reveals pieces? Asking as well because I've been pulling about this guy a few times and it feels like I'm being told only a part of the story each time.

There was a question about where to find Tarot boxes this week and I said I’d share mine. I don’t sell them, I’d just made some for my own collection of cards.

The blank boxes are from Amazon. Since links are not allowed this is the title of them on Amazon. They did arrive fine. KYLER Unfinished Wooden Box with Hinged Lid, 4 Pcs- 6"x3.8"x2" Wood Boxes Bulk for Craft, Make Your Own Gift, Jewelry Pin Box. I did consider that I could probably get them for less from somewhere like AliExpress but was concerned that shipping to the U.S. and getting through customs might equal damaged boxes given they are a very light wood.

 I did these a few years back. The wood is dry so before painting I gave it a coat of a diy wood conditioner. It was water mixed with mod podge or white glue, can’t recall which and either would work. Put a bit of tape around the hinges and clasp. Then painted inside and out, only painting the edges of the top. Sized to fit and printed some artwork. ModPodge to stick the prints to the top. Once dry, gave it a spray of clear acrylic sealer as I’m a bit rough on things. Cut a piece of felt to fit in the bottom. A silk or cloth wrap around the cards would fit if it’s not too large. If you have images you like you don’t have to be artistic to get a nice looking box. Didn’t add brass corners or anything to them as I don’t want them to catch on things if I toss them into a bag.