Grabbing the Cards and Clearing My Head
Woke up feeling kinda foggy today, so I shuffled my worn-out Rider-Waite deck near the window. No fancy ritual, just wiped the sleep from my eyes and focused on my coffee cup while thinking “Alright, what’s today got in store?” Realized I only had 10 minutes before breakfast, so figured a quick two-card pull would do the trick.
Doing the Actual Spread
Split the deck rough and messy – didn’t worry about perfect cuts. Slapped down the first card right in front of my oatmeal bowl, thinking it’d show the day’s overall vibe. Flipped it fast: Three of Pentacles popped up dusty-side down. Then yanked a second card and crammed it sideways to the left, guessing it might hint about work stuff. Peeled it over slow – The Chariot glared back all shiny and upright.
Making Sense of This Mess
Stared at the Three of Pentacles reversed first like it owed me money. Felt like: “Probably means teamwork’s gonna suck today”. Remembered my manager cancelled our stand-up meeting already – made sense. Then eyeballed The Chariot sitting there all confident. Shrugged and thought “Guess I’ll brute-force through problems alone?” Didn’t overcomplicate it – just linked the two ideas: Flipped team card + hustle card = DIY day ahead. Scribbled that chicken-scratch note directly on the tablecloth with a pencil.
How It Actually Played Out
Coworker pinged me midday exactly about that project from the flipped pentacles card – dude totally ghosted his part. Instead of chasing him down? Did what the chariot whispered: Gorilla-taped a solution together myself before lunch break. Felt good crushing that solo. Afternoon meeting got rescheduled too – team card was upside-down for real. Finished everything wheel-spinning fast like The Chariot’s maniac driver.
My Takeaway After All That
Two-card draws ain’t rocket science. Just slap’em down dirty and see what sticks. When I keep it simple like:
- Card 1 = “What’s the situation?”
- Card 2 = “How do I roll with it?”
…it actually works with my trash attention span. Might keep doing these micro-readings when cereal’s getting soggy and I gotta bounce.
