Trust Your Own Self: No. 145

[@scottvoelkerding2270]

Thank you John. I've been experimenting with different ways to use the tarot and this "trust your own self" is interesting. I'm also trying to elmiminate confirmation bias so I tried something new on a creative project I'm working on. I'm writing a book about reconnection and there are a handful of people from my hometown who I wanted to call on a trip home but I only had time for 1 or 2 on the 2 night trip. To help decide if I should call any of these people and who to call, I went through the deck face up and assigned one person to three of the cards based on the image and meaning in relation to my relationship with the person. I only assigned 3 of the cards out of entire deck to the people and I drew three random cards and, what do you know, one of them came up that I had assigned to a person. I texted him and he responded right away. The "interview" is tomorrow. The 3 card spread also seemed relevant to expectations for this meeting. A good example of "trust your own self" (and the cards of course!). Your videos are so insightful, thank you!

[@orollins61]

Thank you. I just purchased my first set of Waite Tarot. This is extremely informative and a great help... 😊

[@katedwards3528]

I bought one as well so I could follow John's videos better and not have to worry about how to "translate" the lesson to the images in my alternative decks. It's made a big difference for me.

[@ela4la]

I came to watch the tarot lesson and ended up with a tarot reading that directly applies to my current career status. Thank you John! 🔮💫👏🏾

[@hansjuker8296]

John, you are a great ambassador for Tarot!

[@thepowerofyourtrueself4794]

Thank you for another video and sending my best wishes to you and your wife :)

[@TarotwithKerstin]

Thank you. That is such a great point about disrupting confirmation bias 🌿

[@RobinRaynor-gy6nz]

I really enjoyed your video! I have an important thing coming up, and your video has reinforced "Trust in Own Self". You know you can get paralyzed by self doubt! Thank you so much.

[@deerhart]

Really useful, thank you. 🙏🏻

[@johnballantrae001]

Dear Silvija: I think the word you are looking for in English is BIAS. If this is not what you want, let me know.

[@Anodreth]

Thank you! 💚

[@katedwards3528]

This video was about trusting yourself, which is a big issue for me. How do you trust yourself?...Just do it. But in some earlier videos, you spoke about something like not assuming or not reading a card based on assumptions. Or confirmation bias. Any advice on how to trust that the idea is coming from the Higher You and not your mind splitting out an idea?

[@silvija9277]

How did you named that: confirmation bea**? I needed that words 😂 I always tell people tò learn at least one divination tool which is allowed to tell you whats hard to hear. This is done by sticking to the tradition. Now I can explain why I say that its to avoid "confirmation bea**"! 😃😍

[@kmtkmtkmt1]

Thank you for this video! I am very confused with the issue of how to turn cards over. Always have been. I turn left to right. You turned top to bottom which reverses the card. Can you please help me to understand the correct method?

[@johnballantrae001]

Since you ask, think of it this way. Imagine the horizon - sunrise to sunset. If you turn from side to side, you are going from beginning to end or vice versa. Then think of the vertical line between midnight and noon - from darkness and mystery into the light of day. If you turn from bottom to top, you are symbolically bringing darkness, and the possibilities of a new day beginning, into the light. I was taught to turn from bottom to top and that is what I do, but I'm not really reversing anything because I know how Im going to turn the card so I assume that my inner self or whatever it is that shuffles or already knows the answer, is going to set things up so I get the right upright or reversed card.

[@kmtkmtkmt1]

Thank you so much. :)

[@timbob1145]

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