What I Actually Did Step by Step
First, I dug out my trusty old Rider-Waite deck from the back of my bookshelf where it was collecting dust next to some half-finished journals. Cards felt kinda stiff, like they hadn’t stretched their legs in months. Gave ’em a quick shuffle – not too fancy, just a basic mash shuffle on my coffee table.
I knew I needed just one card for the whole year vibe, right? Simple and clean. Fanned them out face-down on the worn wood grain, closed my eyes for a sec, and just let my fingers hover. Took a deep breath, feeling kinda silly but also serious? Focused hard on “2024… what’s the main energy?”. Felt drawn to this one card slightly sticking out near the middle. Yanked it. Bam.
Flipped it over. And it was… The Wheel of Fortune. Huh. Big, colorful wheel with weird symbols, guy up top, guy sinking down. My first thought? “Well, that figures. Guess I’m just along for the ride in 2024.” Mixed feelings about that! Half excited cause it means change, half nervous cause… well, change!
- Initial Reaction: Laughed out loud. “Really? The cosmic roulette wheel? Great.” But kinda felt true.
- The Good Stuff: Realized quick it ain’t just random chaos. It’s cycles! Ups mean eventually downs, downs mean eventually ups. Reminded me stuff actually moves in 2024 instead of feeling stuck like last year.
- Got Stuck Here: Stared at the snake and the sphinx on the card. Scratch my head. What were those even about? Googled like a madwoman for 5 minutes. Turns out snake is shedding skin (old stuff gotta go!), sphinx is about mysteries (stay curious!). Made way more sense then.
Where I Went From There
Didn’t just leave it at pulling the card. Wanted to make sense of it for me. Grabbed my notebook – the cheap one with coffee stains. Wrote “2024: WHEEL YEAR” at the top real big.
Scribbled down:
“Embrace the Spin: Roll with surprises, don’t cling.” Because fighting what’s turning? Dumb.
“Notice the Ups AND Downs:” When things are sweet, enjoy it deep. When they suck, remember the wheel turns. Don’t wallow forever.
“Old Skins Gotta Go:” Kept thinking about that snake. What habits, stuff, beliefs are like dead skin I need to peel off in 2024? Added “clean out closet?” as a joke, but maybe not.
Flipped the card around a few times while thinking. Put it upright on my little shelf. Now, every morning when I grab my keys? Wheel of Fortune stares back. Reminds me it ain’t about perfect control, it’s about finding my balance while the darn thing spins. Makes me take things less seriously when plans blow up, honestly. Still figuring out what the sphinx part means practically… curiosity, maybe learn something unexpected? Dunno. Bookmarking that.
