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How to ALWAYS Pick the Right Card ✨

I too used to waste a lot of energy watching and reading Pick a Cards that were irrelevant to me.

But over time, no matter how general and just-for-fun these readings on YouTube and tumblr are… I began getting extremely accurate messages. They would not only resonate in the present, but the predictions would come true too.

I realized that this is what I have been doing.

1) When picking from different cards

If a reader gives you options where Pile 1 is a different card or deck from Pile 2 and Pile 3… pause and take time to look at each pile one by one. Wait for whichever one sparks a memory. Maybe the pattern on Pile 2′s card looks like a tablecloth from your childhood home. That pile contains your message.

2) When picking from crystals, charms or other markers

Same thing. Take the time to look at each crystal or marker. Wait for whichever one sparks a memory in you. Maybe the crystal on top of Pile 4 looks like the candy your grandmother would give you each time you visited. That pile will have your message.

3) When picking from the same cards

When a reader uses the same deck for all piles, then labels them with numbers, ignore the numbers. Do the same thing. Look at each pile. And wait for one to spark a memory. Maybe as you shift your gaze from Pile 2 to Pile 3, you will realize that the cards’ pattern looks like the curtains at your first apartment. Pile 3 will contain your message.

But what if they all spark a memory?

One time, a crystal looked like the tiles at my bathroom, and another looked like a necklace I had as a kid. So I chose the one that sparked the stronger memory. When I remembered my bathroom tiles, they were just that — tiles. But when I remembered my necklace, I even smelled the cologne I was wearing back then.

But what if none sparks a memory?

It only means you have to gaze at your choices for a little while longer until one does. It will, I promise.

One last thing…

When you first start doing this, your memories may not be vivid enough yet. Just do it anyway. No matter how weak or short a memory, the fact that it was sparked at all means you have a connection with that pile of cards. And then as you keep doing it, your memories will get stronger. Almost like time travel.

Have fun picking! 🌹

Hi Diana! What are the children of each god forbidden to do? You talked about Venus and Pluto, but I’m curious about the rest. Thanks!

Traditional Worship of the Old Gods

I hail from an unbroken line of Greco-Roman pagans. Traditional worship is not something we do in our spare time. It is our way of life. In fact, it occupies the whole first third of our family grimoire. That is why I cannot possibly tell you everything. But here is a primer that should be enough for beginners.

Apollo, Lord of Light

Approach him for the first time after you have gained a significant victory in life. Offer it to him. Your medal, your trophy or simply your pride in your triumph. But do not greet him empty-handed, or he will leave you in the middle of your prayer.

He does not tolerate self-pity, so never come to him with yours. As his child, you were born with the potential to become a champion. Honor him by harnessing it, not by doubting its existence.

Offer him a music box… jewelry… honey… anything gold or that makes a beautiful symphony.

Diana, Lady of the Hunt

Approach her for the first time on a full moon at the witching hour. Do not dare come to her with a problem. She hurts anyone who introduces themselves already seeking a favor. She finds it opportunistic and disrespectful.

She demands that you honor your masculinity and femininity. Attain physical strength. Learn how to defend yourself. Wear your hair down. Keep it long. Have thin, light fabrics in your wardrobe.

Offer her weapons. A dagger, a knife, a gun. You want her protection. So arm her.

Mercury, Lord of the Mind

Approach him for the first time with your favorite book. Something thought-provoking you have owned and loved since childhood. Transfer the ownership to him. That is your first offering.

As his child, you were born with the ability to think critically. You may speak to him freely of your emotional pain. But never of anything caused by your idiocy. Avoid such mistakes, or fix them before you speak to him again.

Offer him handwritten quotes from literature. He prefers ancient writings. Write letters to people you cannot reach, and implore him to send them for you through dreams.

Venus, Lady of Love

Approach her for the first time at your most beautiful. Bathe. Wear your most glamorous attire. Paint your face. Do your hair. Wear jewelry. Bring her a freshly picked red rose and place it in a glass dome.

As her child, you cannot disrespect your natural beauty. Wearing colored contacts would be you complaining that she could have made your eyes prettier. Same goes for dyeing and perming your hair. Style it for an occasion, but otherwise wear it the way she gave it. No surgeries for the sake of vanity.

Offer her chocolates… perfume… anything luxurious or beautiful. She will protect your beauty, and give you even more.

Mars, Lord of the Battlefield

Approach him for the first time at a turbulent moment in your life. When you are battling an illness, poverty or villains. Give him a handwritten list of your ambitions.

As his child, you are not allowed to back down from a fight. He gave you the gift of drive and ambition. Apollo’s children are your leading rivals. He expects you to beat them.

Offer him steak or ribs you cooked yourself. They do not have to be beautifully presented. But use the best cuts only, and flavor them richly.

Jupiter, Lord of Abundance

Approach him for the first time after you have received a windfall. Winnings… a bonus… anything material. How ever much it is worth, give him ten percent, never to be spent.

As his child, you were born lucky. Money and happiness should come to you easily. You are to always count your blessings. That will make them multiply. But if you count your woes instead, he will also multiply them.

Offer him souvenirs from your travel. For that is how he wants his children to spend his gifts – on exploration and vacation.

Saturn, Lord of Earth

Approach him for the first time after a day of hard work. Recount to him all you have done in life and all you are still planning to do. He despises flattery but admires dedication.

As his child, your honest efforts will always be rewarded. Laziness will be punished. You are to take great care of your health, your possessions, your property. You must honor the physical and the material, for they are his domain.

Of all the gods, Saturn is the one who watches his children all the time. Your deeds and words, when matching, are counted as your offering.

Uranus, Lord of Chaos

Approach him for the first time after you have had a vivid dream or a waking vision. That lets him know you are indeed his to nurture. Otherwise, he will not accept your invitation.

As his child, you are not allowed to be normal. You are required to disrupt your community and society. Not with devilry, but with inventions, acts or words that are revolutionary. Declare to the world that you are psychic. If you hide his supernatural gifts, he will take them back and forever turn his back.

Offer him tokens. Anything unique, bizarre or strange. As long as it is priceless to you. Never offer him anything of no intellectual, creative or occult value.

Neptune, Lord of Mysticism

Approach him for the first time at your weakest. He loves comforting his children. Offer him your tears, so he knows you really need him. Tell him of your pains, and he will heal them.

As his child, you are not allowed to shy away from his supernatural gifts. He gave you the Sight so you can embrace the otherworldly. If you run away from your visions and premonitions, he will take them away… along with your sanity.

Offer him your own prose and verse. Stories and poems birthed by your imagination. Tell him of your psychic experiences and your desire for mystical intelligence.

Pluto, Lord of Death

Approach him for the first time when you have been wronged by someone you could not possibly avenge yourself from. Beg him for retribution. Come to him shaking with rage. Anything less will be ignored.

As his child, you were born with power. Power to control this world, and the one beneath it. The dark arts are as natural to you as breathing. Fully embrace them. So long as he feels your hunger for the occult, he will help you master it.

Offer him a list of your enemies, old and new. Never forgive and forget. Show him you crave his vengeance and protection. Place a black mirror on his altar. So that when you pray to him, he can see you, and you can see him.

Lady Diana 😍 the way your voice sounds 😍 the way you position your camera 😍 the way you decorate your table 😍 the way the cards seem to love talking to you 😍 the loving way you talk about the cards 😍 Is there a way for me to do tarot so beautifully too? 🥺😍🥺😍🥺😍

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Is there a way to predict number of children, their gender, and traits?

How to Glimpse Your Future Children with Tarot

This method works with the Rider-Waite deck and with faithful clones of it.

STEP 1: Confirm the number.

Overhand shuffle your deck, as you ask, “How many children will I have?”

Wait for a card to jump out. If more than one did, take only the first that landed.

Count how many human and discernibly humanlike elements there are in the imagery. That is your answer.

Examples:

• The Lovers shows Archangel Raphael, Adam and Eve. You will have three kids.

• Death includes the Reaper, a priest, a king, a mother, a child. You will have five.

• Eight of Wands has nothing human. You will have none.

Needless to say, if you get zero as an answer, no need to proceed.

STEP 2: Determine the sex.

Do this for every child.

Overhand shuffle your cards, including the one that was previously drawn, as you ask, “Will my child be born male or female?”

If any card jumps out, put it back in the deck. After shuffling, take the card on top and the one at the bottom.

Observe both cards to see if the human and discernibly humanlike elements in the imagery are male or female. The majority is your answer.

Examples:

• Two of Swords (1 woman) + Three of Pentacles (3 men) = Your child will be male.

• The World (1 woman, 1 male angel) + Eight of Swords (1 woman) = Your child will be female.

• Judgement (1 male angel, 2 men, 2 boys, 2 women) + Three of Cups (3 women) = Draw. Repeat Step 2.

STEP 3: Ascertain the personality.

Do this for every child.

Overhand shuffle your cards, including the two that were previously drawn, as you ask, “What will my child be like?”

If any card jumps out, put it back in the deck. After shuffling, cut the deck in half. Take the card on top of the second pile (i.e., the card that was in the middle of the deck before it was cut).

Read the card. That is your answer.

Examples:

• Five of Cups – Your child will be melancholic, gentle, quiet, sensitive, pensive. 

• King of Swords – Your child will be intellectual and ambitious, but at times cold and distant.

• The Sun – Your child will be optimistic and charismatic, joyful and playful.

Hello! Hope you're having a good day! I wanted to ask if you could tell me anything about astral projection? I really want to do it but I'm worried if it's dangerous and also wanted to know how to exactly go about it? If you could help, that'd be great. Thanks a lot ♥️

We call it wandering.

I first did it when I was five.

I woke up after a nap crying. I told my dad I saw a dollhouse in my dream, and that I wanted it. He gave me the equivalent of USD 20, told me to go back to sleep and buy it.

Of course he really gave me the money so I could get one from the mall. But the cash was gone by morning. I was angry. I thought my dad took it back. He swore he did not, and had my brother take me to the mall to find a dollhouse.

That night, I woke up at 3:00 AM. Instead of the dollhouse we bought hours before, what I glimpsed on my desk was the one I had seen in my dream. I went back and bought it after all.

Even now, when I sleep over in my childhood home and wake up in the middle of the night to pee, I still see it on the desk, as if waiting to play with me.

It is only our body that requires sleep. When we dream, our soul stays awake, journeying in limbo to places our body cannot go. We either find ourselves in our memories of the past, in a hidden corner of the present, or in the future. Even in a parallel reality, or beyond the veil. Oftentimes, we come across other people.

Wandering, or astral travel, is simply setting a destination instead of merely going with the flow; as well as making sure the mind remembers the expedition.

The first step is to decide where you wish to go. A moment from your childhood? A year into the future? In a parallel reality where a loved one who has passed on is still alive? Or the day when you will walk the aisle as a bride?

Wherever it is, you will visit as a spectator, unable to influence what is happening in that reality, but capable of interacting with other wanderers. Think of it as watching a movie. But instead of being in front of the screen, you are inside it.

On a night when the moon is full or waxing, go to bed wearing the appropriate shoes. If it is cold where you are going, bring a jacket. If it is likely to rain, hold an umbrella.

Once you are used to wandering, you will no longer need the help of the moon and the protection of clothing.

Lull yourself to sleep by slowly reciting:

“Neirtsalop, sutidar. Samre, rutacirep. Udnapret, atartso.”

Hum the words slowly. Chant them rhythmically. They are powerful words that lift the veil, allowing your soul to leave this reality. As you speak them, think of the place you wish to be.

The moment you surrender to slumber, you are guaranteed to get there. What is uncertain is if upon waking, you will remember your journey. If you do not, it only means you are not yet strong enough.

Keep trying. Some witches succeed on their second night, others on their ninth. There are those who can do it on their first, but only for a few moments, before being thrown back into our world.

You know how the saying goes. Anything that is worth doing is worth failing at, at first.

Absolutly in love with your blog/pick a card ! Also Big fan of your tarot spreads, do you have one for love reading ? Thanks 💙💙

It is not your traditional spread in that I have a conversation with my deck instead.

How to Use Tarot to Identify Your Soulmate

• There are ten things to ask. Overhand shuffle your cards for every question.

• The card on top and the one at the bottom of the deck are the pair that gives every answer. Read them together.

• Note down each answer, as you need to put them back. The deck should always have 78 cards each time you ask.

THE CONVERSATION

PRESENCE

Is my soulmate presently in my vicinity?

SEMBLANCE

What does my soulmate look like?

NATURE

What kind of person is my soulmate?

SETTING

Where will I meet my soulmate?

INSTANCE

When will my soulmate and I unite?

EXPRESSION

How will my soulmate treat me?

BLESSING

What will I love most about my soulmate?

BLIGHT

What will bother me most about my soulmate?

PURPOSE

What will my soulmate teach me?

DESTINY

Will my soulmate be my life partner?

SAMPLE CONVERSATION

PRESENCE

Is my soulmate presently in my vicinity?

Not yet (The Hanged Man), but he soon will be (Three of Wands).

SEMBLANCE

What does my soulmate look like?

He has long wavy locks (The Chariot) and an athletic build (Knight of Wands).

NATURE

What kind of person is my soulmate?

He is charismatic, cheerful and optimistic (The Sun). He is a Leo (King of Wands).

SETTING

Where will I meet my soulmate?

Online (Eight of Wands + Page of Swords).

INSTANCE

When will my soulmate and I unite?

Between three weeks (Three of Swords) and a month (Ace of Cups).

EXPRESSION

How will my soulmate treat me?

He will shower you with presents and attention (Six of Pentacles + The Empress).

BLESSING

What will I love most about my soulmate?

That he is everything you ever hoped for and imagined (Judgement + The High Priestess).

BLIGHT

What will bother me most about my soulmate?

That he can be jealous and possessive (Four of Pentacles + The Devil).

PURPOSE

What will my soulmate teach me?

What it is like to love deeply and be loved as much in return (The Lovers + Ten of Cups).

DESTINY

Will my soulmate be my life partner?

Yes, you will get married (The Hierophant) and grow old together (The Hermit).

Dear Diana, how can I calculate my dominant element and modality? Thank you🙏

HOW TO FIND YOUR DOMINANT ELEMENT AND MODALITY

Step 1: Create your natal chart.

If you do not know how to do this yourself, here are some natal chart generators. Co-Star is the one I use below. Let us talk about it as if it is yours.

Step 2: Identify the players.

Depending on the natal chart generator you use, you could also see the asteroids and the nodes. But the only players that matter are the 10 astrological planets and the Ascendant, highlighted below.

Step 3: Identify your Zodiac signs.

“Your” Zodiac signs are the Zodiac signs where the 11 players are. Out of the 12 Zodiac signs, there are 6 that you can call yours, highlighted below.

Step 4: Tally your Zodiac signs.

How many players do you have in each of your Zodiac signs?

Capricorn – 3 (Ascendant + Uranus + Neptune)

Scorpio – 3 (Mars + Pluto + Sun)

Aquarius – 2 (Saturn + Moon)

Virgo – 1 (Jupiter)

Libra – 1 (Venus)

Sagittarius – 1 (Mercury)

Step 5: Tally your elements.

Use these correspondences:

FIRE – Aries, Leo, Sagittarius

EARTH – Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo

AIR – Libra, Aquarius, Gemini

WATER – Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

Capricorn having 3 players in it means 3 points for Earth.

Scorpio having 3 players in it means 3 points for Water.

Aquarius having 2 players in it means 2 points for Air.

Virgo having 1 player in it means 1 point for Earth.

Libra having 1 player in it means 1 point for Air.

Sagittarius having 1 player in it means 1 point for Fire.

So far, Earth leads with 4 points. Water and Air follow with 3 points each. Fire gets 1.

Now, identify the element of your Sun and Ascendant. They are the most important parts of your natal chart. So add 1 point for each. In our sample chart, the Sun is in Scorpio, and the Ascendant is in Capricorn. That means an additional 1 point for Water (Scorpio’s element) as well as for Earth (Capricorn’s element).

The final count is:

Earth – 5 points

Water – 4 points

Air – 3 points

Fire – 1 point

Your dominant element is Earth. Your secondary element is Water. Air and Fire are considered weak in you.

Step 6: Tally your modalities.

Use these correspondences:

CARDINAL – Aries, Capricorn, Libra, Cancer

FIXED – Leo, Taurus, Aquarius, Scorpio

MUTABLE – Sagittarius, Virgo, Gemini, Pisces

Capricorn having 3 players in it means 3 points for Cardinal.

Scorpio having 3 players in it means 3 points for Fixed.

Aquarius having 2 players in it means 2 points for Fixed.

Virgo having 1 player in it means 1 point for Mutable.

Libra having 1 player in it means 1 point for Cardinal.

Sagittarius having 1 player in it means 1 point for Mutable.

So far, Fixed leads with 5 points. Cardinal follows with 4 points. Mutable gets 2.

Now, identify the modality of your Sun and Ascendant. They are the most important parts of your natal chart. So add 1 point for each. In our sample chart, the Sun is in Scorpio, and the Ascendant is in Capricorn. That means an additional 1 point for Fixed (Scorpio’s modality) as well as for Cardinal (Capricorn’s modality).

The final count is:

Fixed – 6 points

Cardinal – 5 points

Mutable – 2 points

Your dominant modality is Fixed. Your secondary modality is Cardinal. Mutable is considered weak in you.

Step 7: Interpret your dominant element and modality.

In a nutshell:

Fire means a passionate personality and an enthusiastic energy.

Earth means a practical personality and a grounded energy.

Air means a logical personality and an intellectual energy.

Water means an emotional personality and a spiritual energy.

Cardinal means an initiating attitude and an enterprising character.

Fixed means a determined attitude and a consistent character.

Mutable means a harmonious attitude and an adaptable character.

Since your dominant element is Earth, and your dominant modality is Fixed, it means that a sense of practicality and realism influences the choices you make in life. It also means that your determination will be your key to success, and that other people may think very highly of you because of your trustworthiness.

Discovering Your Life Purpose with Tarot

You may have more than just one passion. But which is meant to give your soul ultimate satisfaction?

Step 1: Prepare your deck.

Remove the Major Arcana, the Pages and the Knights. Set them aside.

You should have 48 cards left: the Minor Arcana’s aces through tens, the Queens and the Kings.

Step 2: Ask 12 times.

Shuffle your cards as you ask, “What do the powers that be declare this incarnation’s purpose to be?”

Focus intently, ensuring you do not stumble on the words. In case you do, stop. Take three deep breaths, and begin the count from one again.

Step 3: Read the rogues.

If, while shuffling, certain cards jumped out of the deck, read them now, using the meanings you know.

They are clues from the divine. The positive-leaning cards are what will help you achieve your purpose, and the negative-leaning ones are the obstacles you need to overcome.

Step 4: See the answer.

Turn over your shuffled deck, so that the cards are facing you.

Set aside the first 11 cards you see. The 12th is your answer.

Step 5: Heed your purpose.

The Aces

Your life purpose is not only to accept or love yourself, but to admire and worship it. Your past lives were filled with insecurity and self-loathing. In this incarnation, the powers that be want you to set that right.

The Twos

Your life purpose is not only to experience material abundance, but to revel in it. Your past lives overflowed with nothing but scarcity and lack. In this incarnation, the powers that be want you to experience the opposite of that.

The Threes

Your life purpose is not only to speak your mind but to be admired for it. You had no voice in any of your past lives. In this incarnation, the powers that be want you to sing to the world and know what it is like to be applauded.

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