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Scariest Tarot Cards . . . DEBUNKED!
Recently, some of my reader colleagues at Portlandia Fortune Tellers and I made a reactions video of the recent horror movie Tarot (follow my new Instagram to be the first to see it!)
We knew it would present the Hanged Man with a noose and the Death card as pure mortality, which is tiresome. It also tried to creep out other archetypes like the Fool, High Priestess, and Magician, which at least felt creative.
Today I want to take a closer look at the scariest cards to get in Tarot.
Obviously, cards specific to your situation are actually the scariest. If you’re asking about whether the person you’re falling in love with will be the one, and the 2 of Cups reversed comes up, that’s a real bummer. If you’re about to head out on a road trip and the Chariot reversed comes up . . . ack!
In both of these cases, it’s an opportunity to consider honestly whether you are just high on oxytocin hormones, or maybe it’s wise to have a mechanic peak in before you drive into the open freeway.
Most of us fear the general eerie cards though.
You hopefully all know that the Death Card doesn’t mean death, it means puberty, which is actually intimidating because change is hard.
People in the scene know that the Tower Card is the WORST. Why? Because it’s the part of our lives built on false foundations. It’s our patterns that we keep cycling unhappily through. it’s the brutal familiar habits we struggle to quit. Rough stuff there.
The Devil Card can relate to some of these vices. it can be that side of us that is selfish and greedy. It’s the hedonist who identifies with the ego most.
The Hanged Man is the opposite, but gets a bad rap anyhow. This is knowing you have to make a sacrifice to lean into your higher spiritual self.
Of the Minors, the Ten of Swords looks like he was already a human sacrifice with a man lying prone face down with a back full of stabby wounds.
Here’s the way to approach these cards from a more empowered angle:
Death Card: remember that awkward, gangly, zit stricken pre-teen? Hold that image in your heart. Imagine who they wanted to be. Then envision the shiny late-teen they emerged as. You are going through this again, but you get to decide how you want to be shiny on the other side of the uncomfortable phase you’ll likely face.
Tower Card: It’s a time to reflect on the patterns that you want to overcome and how you want to steer a new direction. If it’s reversed, you can likely see them more clearly and begin to shift small habits into big changes. The good news is that you can get ahead of this before it bites you in the butt yet again.
Devil Card: Maybe you need to accept your less than pure self? Or perhaps you need to keep any eye out for someone with ill intent? Either way, recognize that you can choose to be less concerned about what other people think of you, and more curious about who you want to become.
Hanged Man: Time to get a fresh perspective on life through some meditation or volunteering. Get quiet inside and see things from new angles. Embrace your goodness of heart to serve something greater in your self-growth.
Ten of Swords: Time to chuck those limiting beliefs out the door! The coping mechanisms that once served to protect you are now weighing you down and you get to pluck them from your back! Better times are ahead when you do the mental mind-shift needed.
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Prefer to have a friend there to hold your hand through the jump scares? Bring them in for a Tarot Together session.
Want to know your own High Priestess within? Try out an intuition coaching session.
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Know that the cards read by the right reader are inherently compassionate, and want to only draw you nearer to your best life.
Happy Halloween,
Jenna Lynne Roberts
Present Path Tarot 