how did this asylum become where i sleep
Tal's observation left Alys mimicking his expression: her brows snapped together as she frowned slightly. It wasn't that she was unhappy about the question, but rather that she was concentrating as she mulled things over. "It's... difficult to explain," she admitted. "The deck isn't alive, exactly, but each deck has a certain... tone, I suppose?" She paused thoughtfully. "I say it's like a personality. It's - well, it's a bit like a message from the Universe, i suppose, and the cards are the messengers. Some people look at it as a message from the gods, but I... prefer not to involve them." She didn't like the gods. Why should she, when they had abandoned people with magic?
"Anyway, I suppose it is about interpretation, but the message didn't come from me. I'm just relaying it," she said matter-of-factly. "When I do a reading, I think of the question I want answered and draw a card, or maybe more than one, depending on the question. And then I think of what the card represents and try to determine how it applies to the question. For yours, the Wheel of Fortune represents a turning point in life, change, that sort of thing. In relation to your query, it lines up with what you said - you're thinking about expanding. Then the other cards build upon that."
She pointed to each card as she spoke, turning them so that Tal could see them more easily, if he wanted to. "The Ten of Wands represents burdens. It being reversed usually means that it's some kind of internal burden, or something you're carrying yourself. So, in relation to business, I'd say that you're wearing all of the hats. You might need to get help or take a break sometimes. And then the Ace of Pentacles represents new opportunities, which seemed fairly self-explanatory for this particular question."
She sat back with a shrug. "The Universe gives me a message through the cards, I interpret it and pass it along. It's just... experience with the cards, I guess. Their personalities, I mean. The more I use a deck, the more it feels like it has a personality. This one is one of my oldest, and most reliable. I guess because I've used it so much? I don't know, I never really thought about it."
"Anyway, I suppose it is about interpretation, but the message didn't come from me. I'm just relaying it," she said matter-of-factly. "When I do a reading, I think of the question I want answered and draw a card, or maybe more than one, depending on the question. And then I think of what the card represents and try to determine how it applies to the question. For yours, the Wheel of Fortune represents a turning point in life, change, that sort of thing. In relation to your query, it lines up with what you said - you're thinking about expanding. Then the other cards build upon that."
She pointed to each card as she spoke, turning them so that Tal could see them more easily, if he wanted to. "The Ten of Wands represents burdens. It being reversed usually means that it's some kind of internal burden, or something you're carrying yourself. So, in relation to business, I'd say that you're wearing all of the hats. You might need to get help or take a break sometimes. And then the Ace of Pentacles represents new opportunities, which seemed fairly self-explanatory for this particular question."
She sat back with a shrug. "The Universe gives me a message through the cards, I interpret it and pass it along. It's just... experience with the cards, I guess. Their personalities, I mean. The more I use a deck, the more it feels like it has a personality. This one is one of my oldest, and most reliable. I guess because I've used it so much? I don't know, I never really thought about it."
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