Deanne
So, yesterday marked one month of keeping a tarot journal. I use it to record every reading I do and to reflect on them afterwards. I do a small reading each morning (about the day), and occasionally add larger spreads about specific topics (usually do these in the evening).
Today I decided to go back and look through my daily readings for the first month. I tallied up the number of times each card appeared. I found a few things interesting:
-There was a very even distribution of Majors (31), Swords (10), Wands (12), Cups (16), and Pents (15). I know this is statistically likely, but expected to see very few pents (I don`t tend to relate to that suit very well). I`m surprised that there were nearly as many as the cups (which I correctly expected to come out on tops of the suits)
-There were 3 cards that showed up 4 times: The Emperor, 9 of Wands, and Page of Pents. I don`t really identify with any of these cards. Maybe this is a sign that I need to focus more on these cards, see what lessons they have for me.
-One card showed up 5 times - the 6 of cups. This is not surprising in hindsight. I tend to live in the past much more than the present or future. I`ve been working on this, but maybe not well enough!
-Quite a few cards didn`t appear at all. Some of those I`m quite happy about (like the 3 and 5 of swords...). However, the Moon card is one that didn`t make an appearance. I find this extremely odd as I have always felt closer to this card than any other. It was the first card I was drawn to, and I feel it represents me very well. I`m curious if this past month may have been more about my relationships with others than with myself, or if I didn`t need anything from the Moon, or if there`s some other reason it`s staying out of the readings? Hmmm...
Anyway, I`m curious if anyone else here has done this sort of exercise (looking for trends over daily or weekly readings), and if they had any interesting results to share.
Deanne
Today I decided to go back and look through my daily readings for the first month. I tallied up the number of times each card appeared. I found a few things interesting:
-There was a very even distribution of Majors (31), Swords (10), Wands (12), Cups (16), and Pents (15). I know this is statistically likely, but expected to see very few pents (I don`t tend to relate to that suit very well). I`m surprised that there were nearly as many as the cups (which I correctly expected to come out on tops of the suits)
-There were 3 cards that showed up 4 times: The Emperor, 9 of Wands, and Page of Pents. I don`t really identify with any of these cards. Maybe this is a sign that I need to focus more on these cards, see what lessons they have for me.
-One card showed up 5 times - the 6 of cups. This is not surprising in hindsight. I tend to live in the past much more than the present or future. I`ve been working on this, but maybe not well enough!
-Quite a few cards didn`t appear at all. Some of those I`m quite happy about (like the 3 and 5 of swords...). However, the Moon card is one that didn`t make an appearance. I find this extremely odd as I have always felt closer to this card than any other. It was the first card I was drawn to, and I feel it represents me very well. I`m curious if this past month may have been more about my relationships with others than with myself, or if I didn`t need anything from the Moon, or if there`s some other reason it`s staying out of the readings? Hmmm...
Anyway, I`m curious if anyone else here has done this sort of exercise (looking for trends over daily or weekly readings), and if they had any interesting results to share.
Deanne