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Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will. - Jawaharlal Nehru, Former Prime Minister of India |
The Question
The Spanish playing cards can be used to discover concrete answers to everyday questions revolving around your daily life, such as work, romance, money and health. They can also be laid out in complex spreads that reveal deeper insights into your most spiritual and philosophical questions.
It is important to spend some time to enter a calm, peaceful and relaxed state of mind when framing your question. When you consult the cards, you are consulting the divine to answer your question. Divination is by definition a connection to the divine. You may personally perceive the divine to be part of a traditional religion, a natural force or something more personal.
Be specific with your question if you want an answer that is detailed and to the point. A general question will produce a generalized answer, which nonetheless may bring up some unexpected aspects to the question that may surprise you.
The cards reveal the framework of the situation that is surrounding you, the reactions of people around you, and the paths that lie ahead. But it is still up to you to choose how to react to these conditions and how to use the resources that the cards reveal to your best advantage.
Regardless of those elements in the reading that are immutable and unchangeable, your free will still allows you to choose your own individual approach and personal reaction to each and every situation, both good and bad. Exercising your free will gives you the ability to learn and grow from even the most constrictive and negative situations.
The one thing you should not do is ask the same question over and over again, hoping for a different outcome. If you do not understand the message of the cards, write it down and come back to it later after some time. Sometimes an outcome seems impossible until further events take place, often unexpectedly, and then it all begins to make sense and falls into place.
And remember that if the outcome seems negative, nothing is final. The one thing you can count on is change. Often the failures and dead ends we encounter in life are necessary to force us towards our greatest successes.
One thing you can always rely on is that circumstances will keep evolving and changing, no matter how sunny or stormy the present day might be. Luckily, the cards are there to give you a helpful “heads up” on what’s around the corner.
Shuffling and Cutting the Cards
Either the reader or the querent (the person who is receiving the reading) shuffles the cards. Calm your mind, concentrate on the question, and shuffle the cards.
Place the shuffled cards on the table, face down and cut the cards once so that you have two piles. Restack the cards so that the pile that was previously on the bottom is now at the top.
Some readers prefer to cut the cards twice, creating three piles, before restacking the deck and laying the cards out.
Laying out the Cards
There are many spreads that you can choose from, and it is usually comes down to a matter of personal preference after a process of experimentation and practice. You can also create your own spread if you prefer. Read more information about spreads.