Okay so here’s the thing – I saw these tarot sidhe cards online last week, right? Looked kinda mysterious and different from regular tarot. Figured, why not give ‘em a shot? Always up for trying something new. Ordered a deck online, bam, got ‘em yesterday afternoon. Box was fancier than I expected, kinda heavy cardstock. Felt fancy holding it, I won’t lie.
Just Diving In (and Fumbling)
Opened the box. Whoa. Okay, way more cards than my old Rider-Waite deck. And the artwork? Wild. More like fantasy creatures and nature vibes than kings and queens. Little overwhelming honestly. Shuffled ‘em. Or tried to. They felt stiffer, kinda slippery. Cards went flying everywhere. Laughed at myself for a good minute. Picked ‘em all up off the floor. Lesson learned: shuffle carefully over a table.
Right. Needed a starting point. Found the little white booklet crammed in the bottom of the box. Flipped through it. Some words sounded made up! Sidhe? Seelie? Unseelie? Weird. But the booklet had short meanings for each card. Phew. Good enough for now.
My Simple 5-Step Messy First Try
Didn’t wanna overcomplicate it. Just wanted to see how they felt. So here’s exactly what I did, step-by-step, chaos included:
- Got quiet-ish. Sat at my desk after dinner. Turned off the podcast. Didn’t meditate or anything deep, just took a few breaths. Cleared my head kinda. Was still thinking about dishes though. Oops.
- Asked a simple question. Mentally thought, “What should I focus on tomorrow?” Kept it super basic. Beginner brain here!
- Shuffled (gently this time!). Held the deck, thought about the question, and shuffled. Felt weird, like the cards wanted to slide around differently. Kept going until one card popped out. Seriously! Just flipped out onto the table. Okay, weird. Decided that one counted.
- Looked up the meaning. Grabbed the flimsy booklet. Found the card picture. Title was something like “Hearthkeeper of the Glade”. Meaning said something like “nurturing small growth, domestic harmony, foundation.” Huh. Laughed again. Tomorrow I’m planning to finally repot my dying houseplant and tackle the laundry mountain. Spot on, card! Spot on.
- Jotted it down. Wrote in my notebook: “Card jumped out – Hearthkeeper. Book says: focus on nurturing home stuff tomorrow. Repot plant? Laundry?” Didn’t try to force a deep mystical revelation. Just kept it real simple.
First Impressions and What I Learned
So yeah. Wasn’t perfect. Felt clumsy. The cards were strange to handle. But honestly? It was kinda fun. Didn’t stress about getting it “right.”
The main things I figured out:
- These sidhe cards feel different. Less rigid than traditional tarot somehow? More… earthy, maybe mystical fairy realm energy.
- Don’t fight the deck. Let it fall how it wants. That “jumping card” thing? Weird, but I’m rolling with it for now.
- The booklet is your friend. Don’t pretend you know what the Weaver of Shadows means. Just look it up. Beginner move, totally fine.
- Keep the question stupid simple. “What’s tomorrow’s vibe?” beats “What is the meaning of my existence in relation to the sidhe court?” by a mile.
- It’s okay to feel silly. Half the time I thought “is this nonsense?” But the Hearthkeeper thing? Made practical sense for my actual next day. So, maybe not total nonsense.
Gonna try again later this week. Maybe pull two cards next time instead of relying on the jumper. Need to figure out how to shuffle these slippery suckers properly too! Bottom line: just grab a deck, make a simple start, and see what clicks.
