Need help on a Past Life Spread.

[Dancing Bear]

Hey well I've been playing and being adventurous with spreads. I found a spread for past lives

I have been having quite a bit of fun with them. With some really interesting results. I am stumped though with a couple of interpretations. I'm only relatively new to reading Tarot.
explanation me being stumped.

I'll give you the spread then the cards i chose.
Any feedback would be good.

ABOUT YOUR PAST LIFE SPREAD.

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1. Mind
2. Body
3. Spirit
4. Birth
5.Childhood
6. Teens
7. Adulthood
8. general attitude/ actions
9. social enviroment
10. intimate relationships
11. hidden/unconscious influences
12. circumstances surrounding your death.

OK! now for the cards i chose.


1. Queen Wands-This is my personal card saw it i was female, fire sign and pretty much same type person as i am now.

2. 2 swords

3. Hanged man

4. page Wands- a welcomed birth, surrounded by loved ones, Maybe born into wealth? Would have been nice this time round LOL

5. 10 wands- was under a lot of pressure coming from somewhere? Maybe pressures to behave well, and lady like, unable to play in the mud. Stumped a bit on this one.

6. Queen pentacles- denotes to me the person i was becoming.

7. King Wands -Maybe all the pressure and disipline that i endured as a child has payed off to this point.

8. six cups- always seeking a better way of life and a happier serene way of mind?? Dont know really sounded good

9. knight cups- married in a happy loving relationship

10. Ace pentacles- Contented in relatioships surrounding me

11. Temperance-Maybe means i had the ability to adapt to most situations,and harmonise within my surrounds??

12. 6 swords. (ouch!!) death while travelling, Car plane train or even carriage(probably explains my phobia of travel now).


I pretty much got most of it except the 1st three. I guess what I'm trying to do, is intergrate all three to give a 3d picture of the type of person i would have been. Probably not as scatty as this life though .LOL!


I have a few more different spreads along these lines too if anyone is interested.

Dancing Bear


P.s i modified my post here to give what i thought the cards meant. I am maybe looking at using a clarifier on all cards, or keep searching for a more in depth spread. I have got one for Past relationships spread but it is for 2 people not one, maybe i could cut it half and see if that works. It has quite a few cards in it and takes about an hour to do but really rather interesting

[andin]

Wow...that looks like an interesting spread. Unfortunately, I probably cannot help you much since I'm new at tarot too. I'd be interested in hearing how these cards are interpreted before trying it myself. Thanks for sharing the spread!

[~¤LilacSky¤~]

dancing bear that is interesting..but to me its quite vague, I mean the spread does not go into much detail of these cards, hmm,..it is hard to read for me as well.
but the six of swords could have been by traveling since it is a travel card for even oversea's sometimes, by boat/plane/car etc..

[Dancing Bear]

Modified my post above to put in my interpretations of the Cards.
A couple i am still stumped on

[Anise]

Ok what I see in this spread and your cards...

First of all I happen to enjoy spreads like these...as they are an interesting way to interact with the cards.

The mind, body and spirit (first 3 cards in this spread) can give you a brief overview of a time period. I believe that these cards can change "themes" over time such as when we grow older our general ideas and thoughts change. But in this case I think it is meant to sum up and make for a very vague generalized overview of a past lifetime. I don't think you should really put much importance on these cards. But you do do what you feel is best for you. I can only tell you what I believe and my thoughts on this and they may or may not coincide with your own thoughts.

So for what I see in these three cards:

Q wands in the mind position...I see as a person who displays self confidence, generosity and passion. I see this person as someone who is spontaneous and can have a quick temper. One a lighter note I see this person as one who can inspire others.

2 swords in the body position...I see this as someone who is uncertain with conflicting ideas and/or perspectives. Possibly easily swayed on way or another?

Hanged man in the spirit position...I see as an ideal card to represent the spirit. I view the hanged man as an opportunity to see things from a different perspective and taking the time to listen to your inner voice. I also see the hanged man as an opposite or the "flip-side".

[~¤LilacSky¤~]

hmm interesting ..I see a few things here in the mind/body spirit cards..maybe the queen of wands is suggesting a person who wished to be a star or was perhaps famous, I often see the queen of wands as someone who has fame and fortune as in actress/dancer/singer etc..
this may be the type of person you were or wanted to be since the mind card is two of swords which often means stagnation for months even years of no movement what so ever, meaning we are stuck in a situation in our lives we don't wish to be in, however we accept it by settling..now in the spirit is shows you gave up something for something else that to me is the hanged man and often is the case with people when the card shows itself in a spread, perhaps you sacrificed something but was not happy still.
hmm, that is what I see here though.

[~¤LilacSky¤~]

oh I just had a thought, perhaps the hanged man is suggesting you gave up your spirit to live in the physical world..?

[Dancing Bear]

Funny you should say that about the Queen of wands because i have a deep love for the theatre, Moulin Rouge style,Favourite movie by the way.Maybe a famous actress Hehe.. Also says to me why i paint in that style and from that era this lifetime,I Just Love Lautrec, Renoir, Degas,Cezanne, Monet, The list goes on, note all French too! I wonder LOL!! My walls are filled with these artists works by me. (cant afford the real thing). And i still have a strong pull towards the theatre, (would love to do background props and Costume and makeup) but need to be patient because my family are too young for me to be gone for too long.from home.
I am a Leo this Lifetime, Queen of wands again!

Yep!! You hit nail right on the head there Lilacsky,re Hanged man this is what i exactly did not just in the past lifetime but this one also to a certain extent. I also see the hanged man as being stuck in the intellectual and material and it is time to heal the spirit to open the heart. Hanged man to me is a very spiritual card, a card that denotes movement on that front or the need for movement, and to take the fools leap.

This spread has not only made me look at this lifetime and the similarities but also see the depth that Tarot card meanings can have. I am finding more and more meanings to just one card by doing this spread .
One of my major aims is to perfect readings like this, i have always had a innate curiosity for pastlives and reincarnation on the Karmic lesson level and working with mine will hopefully give me insight to be able to share with others to help them understand their own, What better way to explore than with the Tarot. I have been so very lucky and honoured by someone who has offered their help in perfecting my readings of this kind, and to work through this reading, exploring its meanings relating to this lifetime.

I will post with my progress on working with this spread .
So far there is obvious need to change the way i have seen the world and come out of my intellectual pursuit I think i have learned enough to progress to the Heart.


Sorry forgot to mention i did choose an extra 5 cards to go with this Spread to see how this past life affected this one.
card 1 How does this past life affect you now?
Card 2 Fears you have brought over from the past.
Card 3 Challenge/goal present life presents to you
Card 4 Talents gifts you've brought over from the past
Card 5 Summary/ overview of reading.

1; 2 swords (again)
2; The Star clarifier The Sun
3; Judgement (Karmic card)
4; Strength
5; Ace Swords.

1; The need for a sense of balance between my rational and intuitive faculties, reducing a one eyed perception on life based on early and pastlife conditioning.
2; fear without a sense of personal direction- clarifyer cloudyness and lacking clarity, fear of happiness. like it will be taken from me, My star and sun are failing to shine.
3; Challenges are spirituaL, challenge to leave the old self behind and move forward. Karmic lessons need to be worked through here, which have surfaced in this life time also. repeating karmic patterns.
Trust my intuition here.
4; strength, says it all really. I have brought the strength over with me enough courage and will power to be able to work through this time of transformation to become a more spiritual person than what i am.Knowing Love is stronger than hatred, Love conquers all!!
5; The need to use both logic and intuition to clarify matters, need to explore my personal powers holistically and not remain divided.

Love and light
Dancing Bear

ps. will keep you all posted.

[~¤LilacSky¤~]

cool dancing bear, Im happy this spread helped you see some things, ya know it is fascinating I may try this too.However I do not beleive in karma..lol well I don't beleive it exists really , I think we create it, which means we can uncreate it. does that make sense?lol I think we choose our paths here and we choose our fate as well.., but karma is something we create by not dealing with issues or by not letting go of something we need to, therefore it follows us around, but to me if you are honest with yourself and others karma will not exist, because it is our own doubts/fears/etc that is the very thing karma is, that is just how I see it, of course I respect everyones opinion, and Im still not sure if I believe in past lives, however this spread is still interesting.
hmm, so lol Im happy to help you though and it is neat that your into theatre perhaps that was your role in one of your past lives..very cool!

[Dancing Bear]

Hey Lilacsky.
Yep!! I do understand where you are coming from with the Karma thing. I also beleive we create it and can uncreate it. Hoping to acheive it this time round. I beleive what we were and did in the past lifetime,Or this lifetime, if it wasn't from the heart and it was more material earthly bound.It Is creating a karmic path for ourselves. Lets say my entire life was dedicated in the pursuit of material wealth, and saw absolutely nothing wrong with it, at all.( we all know is wrong but some really dont) I have created many many lessons to learn, I need to learn where the heart is, how to be a more spiritual, emotional person to create a more fulfilling life. These lesson may come as gentle reminders, or a great big smack in the back of the head. LOL. Until one day or lifetime, i actually wakeup, smell the rose's and go that spiritual path to contact myself to the higher self ( or whatever one wants to call it) and build a life that is more emotionally fulfilling and a more spiritual life. I see this as my Karma. And as much as I like to think I am highly spiritual already, I have my flaws, These flaws are only human, but also some are conditioning through growing up and taught to us, some flaws come from traumatic events and we say lose faith and trust. If we continue to go along with these flaws that stop us from being 100% of all our potential we are building up a list of Karmic lessons to be learnt.this is how i see how we can bring Karmic lessons from one life to another.Cause and effect. When we die we go where we go ( havent worked out where that is just yet LOL) to evaluate the lessons needed to learn and choose a life that will enable us to learn those lessons. when we are here it is then up to us then to find that path and work with it.or not we have the choice.I think after reading this again Karma is just a word for me to put to Lifes Lessons.

Also can see where you are coming from too.

I hope the spread helps, i found even though it is a past lifetime spread, i find the results reflect strongly on this one. Initially i did this for fun, but i am seeing how this spread can be turned into something that can be quite a good learning excercise. And have started to take it on quite seriously. I am learning a lot about Tarot,And astrology with this spread.
I am finding how important Astrology is in regards to Tarot.

LOL!! Lilacsky Yep!! I probably was a showgirl or something. definately not a singer ( i am dreadfull )Maybye i was the backstage Gypsy Hehe...Always liked the Gyspies.

Love and light
Dancing Bear

[Dancing Bear]

Ok! I am still working with this spread, And a couple more a good friend has helped me with, I cannot go into it all tooo much, but i will say it is damn interesting to see the souls path from this perspective.And even seeing the Soul on a perspective never even thought about before, a bit boggling at times.
I have had some deep seated blocks i will call it, to deal with and have not been able to move forward for sometime, like a broken record, looking at these past life spreads they are helping to see the individual blocks and work with them. I am happy to say i have been freed from some real fears I have had for years. I dreamt of two birds coming to me last night The Hawk (messenger) and the Owl ( Wisdom) They showed me where my fears came from and how i can reprogram (so to speak) my mind and see it all for what it is. I'm free!!! Just an Amazing feeling.
The block in this Spread with the Sun and the Star, I also dreamt where this block came from, and i honestly didnt think i tried to conform to fit in with society, but with this dream it showed me a different aspect of conforming to please, It was a real eye opener, I can now work on releasing this habit i have had and start letting the Sun and Star shine through me and be me!! YAY!!
I have my work cut out for me here, but I have gathered the Strength not just in past incarnations ( as the spread above indicates)but this one also, to be able to cope with whatever comes my way. Watch out here i come !!!
This is just an amazing journey, and a unique way to sift through baggage, and a very exciting time.
I really owe a lot of thanks to a Good friend of mine who has helped no end to understand the Souls Journey, and put a whole new persective on life for me. I have no words for her that can describe my Thanks to her, to describe the way i really feel, I am Honoured.
And Oh Boy how can this help with my Tarot readings, What insight will i have, It is just so exciting to even think about, I willl be able to share so much more, and hopefully touch many!!

Love Dancing Bear xx