Past Lives Tarot Spread: "Who Was I In My Past Life?"

The :sparkles: Spell-A-Day: December 10, 2023 thread brought my attention to the Past Life Tarot Spread page shown below:

Here is my attempt at using the “Timeless Wisdom Tarot Spread” to delve into a significant past life and any potential wisdom it may provide.

The Sun: What challenges did I face in my past life?
In my past life, it seems that the challenges I faced were akin to the imagery of The Sun – surrounded by an aura of optimism and strength, much like the depicted Asiatic lion skull haloed in its mane. My past was marked by power and prosperity, but not without the trials that tested my resilience. The warmth and brightness of the sun seems to indicate that despite difficulties, there was always a sense of comfort and growth. The presence of the three dots on the chin of the lion, warding away the evil eye, suggests that I was constantly striving to accumulate good fortune and ward off negativity.

The Devil: What accomplishments did I achieve in my former life?
The Devil depicts a Chain Viper, suggesting that my achievements were, perhaps, similarly tinged with the dangers and entrapments associated with this card. The loosely hanging snake and the bird’s-eye chilli pepper plants signify some encounters with vice and the overcoming of the evil eye. My past life must have had some struggle with addiction, sexuality, and a lack of control, yet it would seem that I emerged with significant accomplishments in spite of these challenges.

The Hierophant: How can I better understand the purpose of the challenges and experiences I faced in my past life?
The Hierophant, haloed in gold and gesturing upward in this card, signifies turning from the physical to the divine. It suggests that my past life’s trials and triumphs were deeply rooted in spiritual growth. The alma branches’ affiliation with Amrit symbolises the quest for divine wisdom and knowledge, guiding me to learn from my teachers and mentors. It appears that these challenges continue as I once again pick up from where I left off in my previous life.

Nine of Rings: What past life experience is most impacting my current life?
The Nine of Rings suggests that success and discipline were the most impactful experiences from my past life. The card shows a blooming rose within the largest ring, symbolising an expansive perspective – seeing beyond the immediate and appreciating beauty in the broader scope of life. It claims that this experience of success, discipline, enjoyment, and safety influences my current life, guiding me towards similar paths.

Queen of Wands: What karmic lessons did I learn from my past life that I should be aware of today?
The Queen of Wands indicates that the karmic lessons from my past life revolve around developing a steady and well-deserved confidence. The charisma and strength of the Queen, akin to the sunflowers shown in the card, reflect a self-awareness that I had achieved. It was a life where I became comfortable with my identity and projected it confidently to the world. This is a call to question my current level of self-awareness and to strive towards achieving this state of confident being.

Two of Cups: What guidance or wisdom can my past life self offer me to help me navigate my current life journey?
Finally, the Two of Cups points to the importance of partnership and the energy of romantic endeavours. The skulls gazing at one another in the card symbolise the deep connections and relationships I formed. My past self advises me to embrace new relationships and opportunities with the same excitement and to find ways to ensure that old love endures. It emphasises the significance of strong partnerships in navigating life.

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How amazing. How do you feel about this reading?

I think I’ll do this one. I’ve had alot of issues fitting into societys norms, over the years, and the healer I go to, said this ran in my family line, possibly past family members persecuted during the trials. I’m going to do this tonight, though I’m not as good at reading them as you. I’ll be using my demon tarot (as it’s the only one that’ll work with me at present :rofl:). Wonder what will come out :green_heart:

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I really like your reading. I was wanting to do mine also.

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This is my spread using the Soul Tapestry Spread. I’ve made some notes on my gut feeling and the demons behind the cards, but I’m going to sleep on it, and see if any more information comes to light.


:green_heart:

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I will come back to this. :black_heart: I think I also need to sleep on it.

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I also did the timeless wisdom spread.

  1. What challenges did I face in my past life. I got the queen of swords. It shows as being a witty analytical woman. One who suffered loss or hardship. Thought dominated feelings, perceptiveness, keen insight, fair judgement and right decision.

  2. What accomplishments did I achieve in my former life? I pulled the king of cups.
    My accomplishments were of a mature stable person. And emotional intelligence . Accomplishments of trust, wealth of knowledge, caring, healing, and providing good advice and being able to understand unconscious motivations. Also being in touch with emotional life.

3.How can I better understand the purpose of the challenges and experiences I faced in my past life? I pulled the devil :smiling_imp:
Which has to do with addiction , depression, mental health issues, secrecy, cheating, materialism, hopelessness, abuse , violence, assault, negative thinking, and finding it hard to let go. Looks like I went through a lot that has spilled over into this life. Which I have overcome most of already. I’m honestly not sure about this one.?

  1. What past life experience is most impacting my current life? I pulled the two of wands. It seems the past experience that most effects my current life is having two paths, decisions or options, deciding to stay or go. Restlessness, detachment, withdrawal and wanderlust.

  2. What karmic lessons did I learn from my past life that I should be aware of today? I pulled queen of cups A mother substitute may play a significant role in future events. To base my choices on sincere feelings, imagination, , empathy, occult interest and deep feelings?

6.What guidance or wisdom can my past life self offer me to help me navigate my current life journey? I pulled seven of cups.

Warns against making choices that are driven by lust or desire to have what others have.

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Devil sisters! :smiling_imp:

I think the reading you’ve done for yourself is better than you might think it is. I get the feeling that you’re unintentionally holding back a little. Like, you can see and know more from that reading than the self-doubt at the front of your brain is willing to admit.

There’s no rush to overcome that. Just know that you have nothing to worry about, and no one here is going to give you any pain over your personal interpretations.

Sorry if that’s a bit blunt, but really, don’t worry. You’ll feel more confident in the future. An improved environment is step one and the rest naturally follows.

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Trigger warning :warning:

Your right I hold back. I hold back in what I’ve shared. I finally finally told y’all about my addiction. Idk why I couldn’t tell anyone here for most the time I’ve been here. In the past some of my replies that I was gonna send were heavily revised and deleted half of some stuff. I know I’m safe here but it’s tough still. To be completely vulnerable. When my whole life everytime I shared something with someone I was made to regret it. This has made me draw in. I know that eventually I have to spill it. I’ve been through more than most. Definitely everything listed under devil has spilled into this lifetime. I mean I got clean like two years ago. But I was still on something to help me from going back. I was so afraid to get off it and go back because that’s what always happened before I’d get off it and go back. I’d be asking myself why can’t I stop. I wanted to stop but it was like I wasn’t in control of me anymore. Anyway I got off the medicine like six months to 8 months ago on my own. I had been decreasing the medication on my own for almost a year before that. I wanted to stop. I wasn’t ready before all the other times. I want to delete this but I won’t this time… I have to leap. I know I do…

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:people_hugging: :black_heart:

You’ve done great. And those are remarkable achievements.

It’s great that you didn’t delete this post. I think it’s a nice little reminder and celebration of your achievements so far.

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@Devenne Head high sister. Well done you. Love you :green_heart:

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Thankyou both. I appreciate you truly and love you too. :two_hearts: :two_hearts:

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Had a weird night with the reading. I didn’t follow traditional tarot rules, so have the tarot cards, but also looked at the meaning behind each demon and what they were saying. The trickster popped up to in the reading, no surprise there :partying_face:. But got some interesting stuff. I may redo the same reading with my runes and then compare. :thinking::green_heart:

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Can’t wait to hear about it! No pressure :muscle:

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So the reading. Here goes.

Certain similarities popped up with my reading. First, Andromalius, he keeps showing up, several readings now.
I pulled an oracle for the same soul search.
Pulled Lucifer and Abigor, again keep pulling these cards. (All my cards both in the above tarot and oracle jumped out the pack!)

Runes, I was going to pull a rune but my eye was drawn to Andromalius sigil


It contains 2 runes. :isaz: :iwaz: So I pulled 2 runes, but got 3

The blank rune is the unknown, to surrender control and trust that you will make the self change in your ongoing life progress. I’m not going to do this reading in order as that’s not how my brain works, and Andromalius is requesting first hearing and that’s linked to the question 3
How do my past life experiences influence my current Life choices and interests

This is important to me as there are times when I’ve felt a curse, ancestral curse and we have had persecution energy in past generations. Or so I’m told. :person_shrugging: I pulled the 7 of swords. The vibe I got was in deceit. That not everyone I’ve ever had dealings with has always had my best intentions, and that I need to be more aware of those that are trying to manipulate me for their own agenda. This is interesting as it shows I have a trait of naivety where I and my past still don’t see the bullet coming, until it’s hit! :person_facepalming:. This is where Andromalius has come to assist. A demon of justice and revenge. Though I don’t seek revenge or even justice, from those that did this to me and my family, in this life, (yes I missed it again :person_facepalming: I think this is the “curse” in that I’m a ditz :rofl:)., I do seek to heed the warnings and meditate on what Andromalius can teach me in self protection, raised awareness of dangerous people so as to change the pattern for the next life, so to speak. So what of the runes both in Andromalius sigil and my pull.
:isaz: Obstacles, they have been there strong in my line, someone blocking me, however the :isaz: can also show us that such a block can cause a delay that we can use to our advantage, gaining necessary skills to be better prepared for when we have cleared the blockage. There’s alot of :isaz: in Andromalius sigil indicating either I have and potentially could still have blockages to my progress, periods of stagnation, or that Andromalius is the one to help clear that away.
The next rune :iwaz: Positive, good health, success. The ability to gain victory over the darkness but only if I use the light to uncover the shadows so as to clear them away.
And finally, Odin’s rune, the blank. To allow higher powers to guide me and trust they know what they’re doing. This is where :kaunan: appeared, Loki’s rune along with :berkanan: also associated with Loki. The need to throw chaotic energy into :isaz: to stop me from stagnating, clearing blockages sometimes with a bang. :partying_face:
When I pulled the oracle, the first card was Lucifer, position 3, but follows 2 so:

Now I’m going to mess up the way this reading has been laid out (Mr Chaos working here) as it feels right, and links in with The Star ( card 2) question
In what ways can I heal or release any trauma or blockages from my past lives

My first thought when I saw these 2 cards together was The Morning Star. Well things have been tough on many fronts, and obviously in the past, but I wish to break the cycle or curse so these cards are telling me, first, I’m surrounded by cosmic forces, always have been, just too dumb and blind to see it, the ditz again :person_facepalming::rofl:. But by keeping faith in these forces good and better times are for me. I can and will break the cycle by lighting up shadows both inside and outside, and relying more on these entities that are wanting to help. Mr Lucifer has obviously played a role in my life for longer than I know, as had Loki (from a dream I had awhile ago where he showed me a family crest, he’s been around for generations! :flushed:) Spirituality is important and needs to be aligned correctly. Where I’ve failed in that, that’s where the blockages and devious behaviour of others has stemmed from. Wake up, this card is saying. Everything is there, just see it and shine. So what of Gaap. He’s a demon that sees the past present and future, he can help with trauma, he can enhance magical skills. The star follows the Tower, so chaos will smash down the old, to release me from it’s traps, but Gaap here can help me rebuild the new, and if I allow Mr Lucifer to shine his light I can break this cycle for good!

So that takes me to question 1
What positive qualities or strength did I possess in my past lives that I can draw upon now
I pulled 5 Pentacles Gamigin.
I thought of home and hearth. The most important things to me. This could be a doom and gloom card but it reminds me of one card image, where people are walking past a church window, they’re so wrapped up in their own issues they don’t think to ask for help. Taurus the ruling sign of this card, knows I’m wanting safety and security but can’t see the wood for the trees. So what positive strength did I possess to stop that cycle (I’m terrible at asking for help) Gamigin. He’s invoked to talk to the dead. Another necromancer (I seem to get alot of death demons what with Murmur and Eurynomous) He can help with creative endeavours, inspiration and talking. Well my psychic tells me my ancestors have always been with me, always wanting to help (I just took a long time to acknowledge this). So what of the oracle card, I pulled Abigor, another strong leader that pulls together a team. So what’s this saying? My feelings where I felt isolated where infact me not seeing just how surrounded I really am. The help, family, team has always been there, don’t wallow in the dire, step inside the church (for me it would be demonic temple :rofl:) and ask!

So that leads me to my final card and question
What struggles will follow me from my past lives into this one
I pulled 3 of swords Raum
Not great, everything I’ve dealt with before, emotional pain, upheaval, sorrow, hurt grief etc. Or is it! It’s a minor card, so these rifts are temporary. A reminder that each life will have it’s share of pain and darkness. To remember that this period that will roll on from one life to the next, is not a curse but just life. It too shall pass and the :iwaz: sun will shine.
So what does Raum say, that he can help you to find personal strength when the odds are stacked against you. I am not alone. There is a team both earthly and divine, both in the living and across the veil. Call on them.

I know this is perhaps a chaotic unauthodoxed way of doing this reading, but here it is. Consider the curse broken :partying_face::green_heart:

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So wonderfully detailed. It sounds like the spread really gave you a good opportunity to explore your lives, ancestry, and the demons, too. :black_heart:

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This called to me too, I did the Timeless Wisdom spread :blush: :hourglass_flowing_sand: :sparkles:

Card 1: What challenges did I face in my past life?

Two of Cups reversed: Difficult relationship(s), romantic or otherwise. Toxicity and ego, either my own or those I was involved with. Possibly falling in love with the wrong people.

Card 2: What accomplishments did I achieve in my former life?

Ace of Cups: I had lots of love in my previous life, just like this one. I was most likely an empath too, well in touch with my emotions and those of others. Accomplishments… maybe that side of me was repressed, and I learned to express that side of myself? Or relating to the previous card, I finally acknowledged my needs and stopped putting them after others’.

Card 3: How can I better understand the purpose of the challenges and experiences I faced in my past life?

Nine of Cups reversed: Yearning for perfect fulfillment, that always seems to be just around the corner. Our own dreams can blind us to what’s actually in front of us. I can relate to this a lot… even if I know that everything is perfect as it is, that we have it right here in this moment, having big dreams and living life through them is just way too delicious and intoxicating.

Card 4: What past life experience is most impacting my current life?

Death reversed: Letting go. It’s hard, and I’ve had to do a lot of it. It can both hurt and be the best possible thing for us. I’m drawn to paths that teach this.

Card 5: What karmic lessons did I learn from my past life that I should be aware of today?

Four of Cups: The first thing that came to me was “there are worse things than being bored” :sweat_smile: I’ve been doing a lot of quiet introspection, it’s possible that I’ve still needed to integrate some of the lessons from my past life too. All action creates karma, the Hindu teachings say. This is a card or non-action.

Card 6: What guidance or wisdom can my past life self offer me to help me navigate my current life journey?

Three of Pentacles: Surprisingly a non-Cups card :smile_cat: But then, this is about dreams and goals too. Fire and water are a good start and keep the motivations high, but earth is what keeps us grounded. Seeing things for what they are, not what we wish them to be for one. And also remembering to put in the work. In the card the woman and the man are working together. I generally like to do things on my own to get them just the way I want… my past self might be saying to let others in and do more things together :revolving_hearts:

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Lovely. These readings are amazing I think.

It was full of surprises for sure. But good :green_heart:
Were you happy with yours, did it resonate? It was an in-depth reading. Funny what a few cards can say. I always find these cards amazing :green_heart:

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Oh, right. I completely forgot that I was meant to return to that thought.

I guess it generally did. 7/10. Not bad.

Some of it was a bit generic. Like the stuff about overcoming hardships? I feel like that’s kind of generic.

The bit about needing to work on confidence was a shot through the heart (and I’m to blame). :musical_note:

I also spent my younger years not very self-aware. Some of the stuff I Tweeted when I was a kid… Cold. Disowned that baby self. Not cool.

This is something I’ve been learning to appreciate over the past couple of years. I make it sound like my regular hangouts with friends have always been happening, but they only became weekly this year.

It’s like everyone finally stopped needing an activity to facilitate socialisation, and we can all just sit around and talk all night. So, that’s what we do.

I mean, we usually eat dinner together first. But still…

Next adventure, we’re going to cook pizza for dinner together before one of them goes overseas to holiday with their girlfriend. (They’re long-distance right now.)

Why’d I mention that? I don’t know. Maybe I’m hungry. :pizza:

This felt like a curveball. Like, what’s that about?

It’s interesting that it mentions addiction. Maybe I fried my addiction-capable nerves in that past life or something because the substances I’ve tried haven’t stuck in this life. I don’t know, but people say I’m weird, so I’ve adopted the same mentality – I’m weird.

But I’m not willing to try more to find out if any of it is true. My body is a temple reserved for unhealthy food and drinks instead.

The sexuality stuff is also curious, I guess. No idea what it’s about. In this life, I can imagine a message like this would be warning me not to date guys just because I thought I should date guys when I was younger. But it’s ten seasons of X-Files too late for that – I can’t just go back and undate them now.

Last thing that sticks out…

I know, that’s a huge chunk. I’ll point out the main word: Amrita - Wikipedia

I’ve had some side-quest-tier kind of obsession with immortality my whole life. Actually, I’ve been obsessed with death my whole life, too. I had this constant weird dance of both wanting it (I used to be very depressed) and wanting to never face it. I’m weird.

But we’re all mad here, so it’s okay.

On the other hand, if you read this:

Amrita is composed of the negative prefix, अ a from Sanskrit meaning ‘not’, and mṛtyu meaning ‘death’ in Sanskrit, thus meaning ‘not death’ or ‘immortal/deathless’.

Guess what Atanasova means?

Yeah, the same thing. Absence of thanatos – immortality.

What does that mean for my life? Who knows. I guess we’ll have to wait and see. So here I leave you, on this:

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Insightful. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: Might do something like this annually, be interesting to track it and compare, like a tarot BOS. Thanks for sharing this my lovely :green_heart:

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Thank you, so was yours :blush: :two_hearts:

I had a cold side too… turns out it needed love and warmth to grow more empathetic. Please don’t disown parts of yourself, that’s how we create our shadows that control us.

I always thought this was a weird need for people… “shall we meet for lunch or dinner? Watch some movies?” Sure, those are nice, but I don’t really need an excuse to be with you :black_heart:

Awww, I hope you have a lovely time together :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

You too, huh? :smile:
I can sign all of that :smile_cat:

Awww… :people_hugging:
Guess I learned this one in my past life, and in this one went straight… or shall I say not straight for the girls :laughing: :black_heart: :dancer:

I’ve encountered that word a few times when reading about tantra :sparkling_heart: There was some rite about having it drip right on your Vishuddha chakra or something. I can’t find it right now, but I’ll tell you when I do :black_heart:

I think we all dance that dance one way or the other. Eros and thanathos and all that :heart: :black_heart:

Huh, interesting! :blush: :black_heart:
You’re interesting! :wink: :black_heart:

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