The DIY Tarot Reading

Here's a fun post.

It seemed a bit stingy to post about Judy's return and not provide any insight at all into what she said. So I'll describe something that happened at the very end of the session.

After a rapid hour of intense discussion regarding the course of my life, Judy did something she's never done before: she asked me to draw three cards. There was no question or context for the draw; the intention of this exercise was to yield the floor to any unaddressed points or final thoughts the universe wanted to make to me.

Those of you reading at home can play along and attempt to interpret this simple three-card spread. The beauty of this exercise is that there is no context or question for the spread, which means you are working with the same amount of information that Judy had. I have listed the cards in the order I drew them.

Here's a helpful guide to the deck to get you started. If you get stumped, check the comments for a bit of Judy's reaction to the draw.

1) The Lovers


OMG! This is exactly like Live and Let Die, where Bond seduces Jane Seymour by asking her to draw a tarot card, and she picks The Lovers. Except it turns out that Bond carries a special tarot deck in which every single card is The Lovers, and that's why the playa gets with the medicine woman and you don't.


2) Temperance


Some sort of intense angel-looking type, making magic cocktails. Cheers!


3) Three of Wands


A badass Greek dude looking real serious, about to grab some poles and throw down. IN THE SHADE, if need be.