March has been a bit busy for a couple reasons. The first: I started a job (yay!); I like it a lot but I have less time to write about tarot! Second, I have been putting a lot of my creative energy into the #createthisoracledeck challenge on Instagram. This is literally my first experience with any kind of oracle cards, curated by Over The Moon Oracle Cards. You can see my responses to the prompts at my Instagram account.
But I really want to get back to some solid tarot practice and writing, so I was pleased to find another challenge going on in March: the #tarotnerdschallenge, also on Instagram (but I double post all of my responses to Twitter, too). This challenge isn't about creating your own cards from scratch, but rather sharing your practice by responding to a few questions.
Today, I am posting a combo of cards inspired by a few of the prompts from the first week of the challenge. From left to right, you see my birth card, my zodiac card, and my moon/rising card.
But what do those things mean, exactly? Well, you know here at Down Home Tarot I really don't do a lot of numerology, so I actually had to look up how to calculate my birth card (which turns out to be the Wheel of Fortune). You may remember that my Zodiac card is Justice, since I'm a Libra. But it turns out there are actually other elements to your astrological reading: You have a separate sign for where the moon was when you were born (your moon sign) and also, what constellation was on the horizon when you were born (your rising sign). For me, both of those happen to be Aquarius, so I only need one card (the Star).
I am not somebody who goes deep into astrology, so I don't really know how to read a star chart or anything. However! If you want to know what your moon and rising signs are, you can have a star chart generated for you at Astro.com, and then do what I did and head over to Astro DIY at Little Red Tarot and have Tabby walk you through the process.
I'll be posting with more of my #tarotnerdschallenge as well as regular content. Be sure to check Twitter and Instagram for more posts! Are you participating in any creative challenges this month?
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