Last weekend felt like the perfect time to try something new – grabbed my trusty tarot deck during that big bright full moon night. Honestly, I’d always heard people rave about full moon readings but never understood why they’d be any different. Figured I’d test it myself with a simple three-card spread.
Setting the Scene
First thing after sunset, I cleared my messy kitchen table – pushed aside coffee mugs and unpaid bills. Lit this cheap vanilla candle I found in my junk drawer. Opened the window wide so moonlight hit the table directly. Felt kinda silly standing there shuffling cards while my neighbor walked his yapping chihuahua past my yard.
The Pulling Part
Decided to go super basic with positions:
- What’s surfacing (first card)
- What’s peaking (middle card)
- What’s releasing (last card)
Shuffled until three cards literally jumped out onto my cat’s favorite sunbeam spot. Drew The Tower reversed, Nine of Cups, and Eight of Swords.
The Weird Clarity Moment
Here’s where it got wild – normally I’d stare at cards like “uh what?” but everything clicked instantly. That reversed Tower showed my stuck anxiety about changing jobs, Nine of Cups screamed “stop waiting for perfect timing!” and Eight of Swords was obviously my mental trap of overthinking. Felt like the cards were shouting what I’d been whispering to myself for weeks.
Why Moonlight Changes Everything
Finally get why folks insist on full moon readings:
- That crazy bright light makes it impossible to half-ass the process
- Feels like cosmic pressure to confront stuff
- Everything becomes stupid obvious – no overcomplicating meanings
Woke up next morning and actually updated my dang resume after months of procrastinating. Still got rejected from that dream job though! But at least now I know why my applications keep failing – hadn’t realized how timid they sounded until those cards called me out.
Gotta say – doing tarot under regular light now feels like texting instead of talking face-to-face. That moonlight? It’s like the universe holding a magnifying glass over your life. Just try not to do it near open windows unless you want neighbors thinking you’re summoning demons.
