As someone with the Emperor pattern, you may find yourself enjoying being in control of the situation at hand. You also may use this control as a means to protect yourself from being vulnerable with others, or even yourself. But if you don’t let down your guard, then you won’t ever be able to go through the changes and transformations that will help you reach your fullest potential. You have to risk being hurt, taking off that suit of armor your hiding under your robes, and let change wash over you. Your shadow card for this pattern is Key 13- Death. This is also the pattern for people who receive the number 22 when they calculate their birth cards. In tarot, you have multiple cards that represent you, called your birth cards or your soul cards which tell you more about your identity, your inner psyche, and your journey in this life. Your birth cards can be broken down into 3 different cards, your Personality Card, your Soul Card, and your Shadow Card. Your Personality Card tells you what you are here to learn in this lifetime. The Soul Card tells you your soul’s purpose throughout all lifetimes. Our shadow card shows us the parts of ourselves that we fear, reject, or don’t see. This is similar to a shadow card in a tarot reading, except this card is representative of you, based on your birth date, not just in relation to the tarot reading. In addition to your personality and soul cards, there is a third card that can arise from your birth card pattern. This is your shadow card. A shadow card will show you the areas of your life where you are holding onto fear and keeping yourself from reaching your full potential. Sometimes finding your shadow card can be a little confusing, so below is a chart that includes your shadow card for each set of Personality and Soul Cards that you can have. Your shadow card is one or two of the cards in your tarot pattern that does not match your Personality or Soul Card. I chose 2 dates, one is my birth date and the other is a random date chosen after the year 2000 as from my previous post, these are years that people have the most trouble figuring out.

If you have birth cards that are either Key 17 The Star or Key 8 Strength, then you are someone who has mastered themselves on a basic level and have set out to help others do the same. You may have more of a “lead by example” kind of mentality, inspiring others into action and self-control by just being around them and being yourself. Your shadow card is Key 17- The Star. Conducting a successful tarot card reading isn't as hard as you may think. In fact, it's a spiritually uplifting practice that anyone can do. It all comes down to centering yourself and following your intuition to open yourself up to receiving guidance from the Universe. find the sum of this number the same way until you arrive at a sum that is less than or equal to the number 22 ( ie 3+4= 7 ); this number will represent your 1st card (personality);Sometimes these cards can be the same card. That means that you are learning the lessons in this life that you are meant to learn throughout your soul’s journey. The third card that I think helps us understand who we are is our Shadow Card. The more you use these cards, you will find that your connection to the divine universal life force will grow. Additionally if your perform readings for others, profound realisations will occur in your life, as well as in theirs. 12.5cms x 7cms x 2cms This set of 52 powerful beautiful images will speak directly to your soul. The accompanying guide card suggests ways to deepen your experience of the cards and foster personal insight. This is the stage where magic is about to happen! Close your eyes, set an intention and ask a clear-cut question you seek the answer to. For example: What is happening in my love life? How can I be more successful? How can I advance my career? What do I need to do to make the most out of this situation? Step 5: Pull a tarot card.

This is the most important step. To start, surround yourself with objects that bliss you out. We love crystals, candles, incense and sage. We also suggest journaling your intentions and doing some breath work before the reading, which helps focus and balance the mind. Step 2: Shuffle. Have you ever wondered what your purpose is here on Earth? Or wondered what you're supposed to learn while you are here? Looking at your tarot birth cards can help you to figure out what your soul's purpose is in this incarnation. Now that you have found all of the cards that tell you a little more about who you are, take them all out and lay them out in front of you. find the sum of all 8 numbers by adding each number from your birthday together ( ie 1+2+1+2+1+9+9+9 = 34; Pretty self-explanatory, right? Just be sure to shuffle your cards really well. Throughout the process, reflect on your intentions and let the good energy flow. Step 3: Spread out the cards.

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Find Your Souls Purpose with a Tarot Birth Chart In tarot, you have multiple cards that represent you, called your birth cards or your soul cards representing your identity, inner psyche and journey in this life. Your birth cards can be broken down into 3 different cards: Your Personality Card is 10. But this is a double-digit number, so we need to add the digits together again. These cards are wonderful. Done with beautiful colors you will find that there is no right and wrong answers for these cards. They are remarkable. There isn't a book that tells you what each image means, instead the pictures speak to you as the reader. These cards are great for readings. Finally you can take each card and lay them out in front of you and take em alllll in, notice symbols, colors, any intuitive meanings you may get, how the card makes you feel.

There's so much to know about tarot meanings, so we've put together an extensive Soul Cards guide, which you can access here! Once you understand what each cards signifies, reflect on your initial intentions and take the guidance you've just received to heart. Keep journaling to see how everything unfolds. Hope you enjoyed! Be sure to comment below with any questions, comments, concerns - and schedule your Soul's Purpose Tarot Reading:

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Find a table or any other surface to spread the cards. You can lay them however you wish, whether it's one row or many. You can even do a past/present/future reading by dividing the spread into 3 rows. Just go with what feels right! Step 4: Express your intention, ask a question.

Here are some simple tips to get started! You've got this. Step 1: Set the mood and calm your mind. IF you can further reduce the number you arrived at for your Personality card, do so until you arrive at a single digit number ( ie Personality card = 19, 1+9= 10/ and 1+0=1 ); this number represents your Soul card.

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Use these cards in your mediation practice to really get to know the cards and see what they’re trying to tell you. If you received a single-digit number after the first sum, as I do in Example #1 below, then your Personality and Soul Cards are the same. There are subtle symbols in the cards themselves. One only has to look to see them. Again, these cards are a must for beginners and professionals. So in addition to the major arcana cards that tell you your personality and your soul purpose, you have the minor arcana cards which can tell you some of the challenges that you may face in your lifetime. The only way that this pattern is going to get any traction or movement is by continuously breaking down old patterns, old beliefs and mastering a new way of being. Repeatedly. The more that you allow change to come into your life, the more adaptable you become. This in turn can allow you to master a variety of different situations that lead to total mastery of the self. Your shadow card is Key 16- The Tower.