One year ago....

....I started my Tarot journey and it has been an amazing one so far. When I look back where I started and where I am now, I'm stunned. That being said I have to be honest that the hardcore studying part of this cartomancy system only began in December last year. Before that it was all about admiring the artwork of different Tarot decks and occasionally drawing one card and trying to remember the meanings. It was a time of me getting acquainted with the cards.

One thing that intrigued and still does is the story telling aspect of the Tarot. It's like a picture story, where a Tarot reader has to find the narrative within a constellation of cards. This always brings back memories of the first essay we had to write in primary school. All we got were a bunch of pictures that where thrown on the wall via an overhead projector. It was about a dog in the kitchen, ogling a bowl of dumplings on the kitchen table and it was clear that this dog wanted them so badly. The other pictures suggested how she (it was clearly a she to me, cause I had a she-dog back then) could propably get herself in the right position to munch them right away.

As a girl of 8 or 9 years I was electrified to imagine, I was the one that was allowed to find the words for this picture story. I just simply ignored my classmates, who had to do the same. From that moment I loved making up my own stories, but also finding stories in pictures. I had a strong visual imagination and was always drawn to writing, drawing or painting, but also immersing myself in the art of others. It is no wonder then Tarot and also oracle cards are having such an impact on me.

Since the beginning of 2016 my journey with the Tarot is now on a whole other level. I started to delve into hard core studies, I swapped ideas and musings with the gorgeous Tarot community online, took part in challenges, used the cards for shadow work or manifestations and journaled a lot on spread meanings. This urge to learn is like a fire. It is simply that I can't pass by a stack of Tarot cards without feeling the need to shuffle and see, what wisdom they have to offer.

It is the same thrilling feeling that runs through my veins, when I'm puzzling over a card spread, the same feeling the little girl had, when she was given the task of choosing the right words to bring those pictures on the wall of the classroom to life.

I'm excited what I will further learn about and through the Tarot. I'm eager to explore how it will aid my spiritual practice as well as my creative endeavours. From what I've experienced so far it will be an amazing journey.