FALL 2024

Explaining how tarot readings work using colors, shades, tints and tones

See energies the way you see colors. At least this is how I make sense of it. Imagine this, everyone has a specific color that belongs to them. Each color has a slightly different shade, tint, and tone. Colors (left) & tints, tones and shades of the blue color (right).

Let's say my color is blue and your color is blue; they are within the same color 'family' (i.e. blue, cool colors). This may allude to some similarities between us as people; maybe you like the same thing that I do or maybe you think about a particular topic the same way I do or maybe the way we respond to life is quite similar. Hence the same color.

However, because we are two different people and no one individual is completely the same as another person; mine might be French Blue, and yours might be Midnight Blue. When we classify the color blue like this, the difference (french vs midnight) is more obvious, highlighting our individual differences as people. The more we got to know each person, the clearer we could see the tint, tone or shade of their colors (i.e their individuality) so to speak.

In a PAC, each pile represents a specific color

With different tints, tones and/or shades. Let's say in a PAC from Reader X, we have four piles representing four different colors; Blue, Purple, Green, Orange. Example:

You might find pieces of yourself in the message of the Blue Pile since your color is Blue. But the reading probably wouldn't be that resonating, because the Blue Pile's tint, shade and/or tone is Turquoise. Look at the color scale, Turquoise is closer to Green than it is to Purple. Your Midnight Blue is closer to Purple than it is to Green.

In this case, I wouldn't be surprised if you were also attracted to the Purple Pile; since your Midnight Blue is closer to the Purple Pile than it is to the Blue Pile. OR neither Blue Pile and Purple Pile could describe your energy well; because their tints, shades and tones although have some similarities to your Midnight Blue, they still look very different don't they?

It's like that. If the color of the person you are asking about is Green and your color is Blue; and both of the colors are present in a PAC, then you can definitely find a pile to represent you and your person respectively in the same PAC; how accurate the representation is depends on how close the shade, tint and/or tone of the Pile Color is to yours (look at the black lines).

CONCLUSION

After you asked a question to tarot, imagine the Universe (or whatever you believe in) gave you a HTML color code of the answer. Each person/answer has their own color code. Now what you need to do is look at the PAC in front of you and use your intuition to see which pile contains a color that is the closest to the color code in your hand; is it Pile 1, Pile 2, Pile 3, Pile 4?

Some PACs don't have a color that can represent the color code in your hand, so you may not feel attracted to any pile. Some PACs have the color but the shade, tone, tint are a bit too far off from your color code (picture below); so the closest pile to represent your color code may contain some messages for you but may not resonate that well. Some readers can communicate your color code clearly, some readers can't. Some call it "blue", some call it "sky blue". That could be why some readings resonate more, some resonate less.

Basically, there needs to be a close match between the color code of the answer to your question and the color code in a PAC you are reading/watching; the more similar the color, shade, tone, tint-- the more accurate the pile will be for you. For personal readings, the tarot reader themselves is the person who needs to make the reading match the color code in your hand-- as close as possible-- and communicate it in the way you see the color. Below are some comics to help you understand (because I'm feeling extra):

PAC READINGS:

PERSONAL READINGS:

💌 i would like to absorb ur sense of fashion 😳

AW OMG thank u......

my techbique™ (i say as if i domt dress like weird al's and jack black's crackhead lovechild) is putting ALL the colors and patterns together but like in a Good Way. make sure u gota good focal point in ur outfit so tht no mattr how tacky u are the eyes r drawn to th focal point of ur piece ur most proud of! the Theme of the outfit i suppose! thts why i tend to have like,, an ugly shirt and then solid colors/monochrome patterns that vaguely compliment the shirt, so that the whole outfit is A Lot, and migraine inducing, but its also like.. congruent? and you're eyes arent drawn away from the Main Attraction in ur outfit!!!

othr tip is raiding weird thrift stores tht are usually in churches or are charitable, bc theyre dirt cheap and have lots of weird clothes. or just depop DHSKDJ (salvation army n value village r the WORST for ugly clothes bc they kno gays want them so they hike up the price, at least where im at)

Masterlist for Master Manifestors

The 3D is Real and It's Coming Out of You Boo

All You Have to “Do” is Acknowledge It’s Already Done. Seriously. That's It.

You Aren’t Creating Anything. You Are Remembering Everything.

Ignoring Reality Makes No Sense When You Are Reality

Embrace Lazy Manifesting!

Manifesting and Why Feelings Don’t Matter. They Never Did.

How To Always Get What You Want

Trust Yourself. That’s How You Win.

Divine Timing is Your Timing.

Logically, You Already Have What You Want.

"Nothing to Change but Self" is Lowkey Bullshit

Stop Falling for “New Techniques” And Just Use Your Mind. It's Not Hard.

stop calling your desires "desires" when they are a part of your everyday life.

Nothing Is Hard. Nothing Is Difficult. It’s Just Done.

creds to @anitalenia for the beautiful dividers

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💗Masterlist💗

💋WTF is going on? general

💋WTF is going on? love edition

💋What makes you sexually attractive?

💋Who’s jealous of you + why?

💋What’s their sexual fantasies?

💋How can you bring in more abundance?

💋What is being hidden from you?

💋What do you need to heal?

💋Whats your vibe?

💋What’s your sex appeal?

💋How does your person feel about you vs. the 3rd party?

💋Who’s stalking you?

💋How are you elevating in life?

💋Who wants to be your valentine?

💋Who is obsessed with you?

💋What’s your next accomplishment?

💋What’s the gossip about you?

💋What will your next friendship be like?

💋How do men view you?

💋How do women view you?

💋Why are you successful?

💋Your next sexual encounter

💋What’s blocking your success?

💋Why do you trigger others?

💋What do people say when you leave the room?

💋What is their karma for hurting you?

💋What have the angels been trying to tell you?

💋How do people view you in the bedroom?

💋How will April be for you?

💋How will summer be for you?

💋What’s the tea on your haters?

💋How would your celebrity crush react upon meeting you?

💋How does your crush feel about you?

💋What about you turns people on?

💋Why are people scared of you?

💋What will your sex life with your future spouse be like?

💋How can you improve your finances?

💋What shadow work do you need to do?

💋What do they think of your voice?

I’m the only Michiko that cares about you, you got that?

Communicating With Deities

How do I communicate with my deity?

How do I know if a deity is trying to reach me?

How can I tell if my deity accepted my offering?

How can I receive messages from my deity?

The topic of communicating with deities is the question I get asked the most so I figured it was time to give it its own post. Especially because this question doesn’t have an easy answer.  It’s not as simple as learning to give an offering or how to devote yourself to a deity. There’s no step by step, made for everyone and every deity, guide to communicating. Its ultimately something you have to figure out yourself, though I can offer some help in ways to go about figuring it out. But first I want to clear some things up about communication with deities. I feel there are a lot of misconceptions that surround it and I also need to explain WHY it’s a topic I can’t give you an easy answer to. So let’s get to that!

Faith- So I’ll admit that the obsession that a lot of people have with communicating with their deities confuses me. When I started I didn’t really think much of the hows of interacting with Aphrodite because I, just like with any other religion, assumed that I had to have faith that Aphrodite was listening. I feel like a lot of people are missing that, like being a Hellenic Polytheist means you have constant, consistent, and direct messages from the gods, but that’s not the case. Faith is still an element and honestly it remains an element even when you have been devoted for years. You’re not always going to get confirmations on things you do or ask, actually most of the time you don’t. You just have to have faith they are there and listening

Tumblr - This point is directly related to the first point. I believe that a lot of the misconceptions of communicating with deities and even the obsession with it has a lot to do with our community here on tumblr. I’m not here to accuse anyone or point any blame. I’m not even saying that people are lying or exaggerating. I just think because of everyone sharing their wonderful experiences it’s creating an image of communicating being a natural part of a devotee’s everyday life with their deity. I mean maybe it is for some, but not all. Honestly, a lot of what you are looking at on tumblr are snapshots of worship. Maybe that devotee received an AMAZING sign or message from their deity but perhaps that was the first one in a few months. The truth is, just like with most aspects of our lives, we like to share the fantastic on social media, so don’t take everything you read as the “normal” or the “standard” of devotion. The truth is there really isn’t one and definitely not one for communicating with deities.

Skills - It’s important to keep in mind that communicating with deities can be seen as a skill. And just like with any skill there are those who are “naturally gifted” and others who have to practice practice practice in order to see any results. This is also a reason why you shouldn’t look to others’ experiences as the way it works for everyone. They could be one of those naturally gifted people who are just born tuned into the god frequency or they could also have been practicing and doing a lot of work to get the point where it’s easier to receive messages. So those of you starting out shouldn’t automatically think you will begin getting signs and messages right away, it most likely will be something you have to work towards.

Deities Communicate Differently - A big reason it’s nearly impossible to say how or if a deity is communicating with you is because they do it in different ways. The way Aphrodite and me communicate may not be the same way she communicates with another devotee. A lot of it depends on the devotee. We each have a way of communicating that we will be more receptive to, whether you know it or not. Your deity might know that and choose to use that form, even if you haven’t exactly figured that out yet (fun, right? lol). A deity also may choose a way to communicate depending on the message they are trying to send you. They could also pick a way simply because they find it amusing and/or ironic (i’m looking at you, Hermes). It’s really hard for someone on the outside to tell you for sure how your deity is going to interact with you specifically. I can’t speak for the gods and I can’t speak on your personal relationship with them. Again, it’s something you have to journey through and find answers to yourself.

Now that the bad news is over with, how about I give you some good news? As I said above, I can give you some advice/tips on ways you can figure out how to communicate with your deity yourself. Remember this is a process, a journey, it’s not a faucet. Doing one of these things isn’t going to automatically start the flowing of messages. Just keep that in mind! Now onto the list!

Divination - Probably the most popular form of communication with deities is using some form of divination. There’s A LOT to choose from so do your research and see what calls out to you and give it a try! Some examples are tarot, oracle, runes, pendulum, scrying, bibliomancy, shufflemancy, just to name a few.

Meditation - I strongly recommend everyone try meditation because there’s a ton of benefits to it and one of those benefits is connecting with your deities. Not only can you receive messages and signs while mediating, the act itself opens you up to be more receptive in your everyday life!

Astral Travel - This is another popular method used to communicate with deities. Many people talk about not only receiving messages from their deities, but also full on interaction with them. Make sure you do your research before attempting it! It also may help to practice meditation first.

Dreams - Okay so this is one of the easier ones on the list to do. Basically start recording your dreams and see if you notice anything either popping out at you or that’s repeating. Sometimes your deity may just simple show up like “hey, what’s going on? You dreamin?” but other times they aren’t that obvious (why would they make it easy on us?). Recording your dreams is a great way to notice patterns because sometimes it can take multiple dreams to get a message. This applies to the universe as well. Like it took me a good chunk of my life to realize that when the universe wants me to pay attention it throws an abundance of something in my dream, where I’ll be like “shit thats a lot of elephants!” and then another dream years later “What is with all these fucking spiders!?”. Keeping a dream journal makes it easier to notice things like that. You can also ask your deity to appear in your dreams if you so choose (of course whether they do or not is up to them). Also if you’re into it you can use herbs and stones to better receive messages in your dreams and to remember them when you wake up.

Journaling - Anyone who has been a follower of me for awhile can probably tell you that my answer for most things is “Keep a Journal” and they are probably eyerolling me right now, lol! But I really believe in the benefits of journaling because they are abundant! I won’t go into all of them because we are talking about communicating with deities and damn it I WILL stay on topic! Just like recording your dreams, recording your waking life can help you spot patterns and possible signs that you might miss otherwise. If you’re like me and interact a lot with your deity through emotions and feelings, journaling is truly wonderful! You can start making connections between actions and your emotions that could help you better understand your deity. I also recommend doing this even if you choose to do one of the other ideas listed above. Recording your progress and your emotions is great for looking back on and seeing how far you come especially in those moments when you feel like you haven’t done much. So yeah, everyone keep a journal!

Open Yourself - So those of you who are witches don’t really need much explanation on this and honestly you might have already started on this one, but for the sake of those who might not know let me explain. There are different ways you can better open yourself up so receiving messages can be easier. Using certain stones, burning certain herbs/incense, using oils, casting spells, doing rituals, etc. There’s a lot you can do to help open yourself up to the universe! And these aid a lot in the techniques above!

Talk To Others - I know what you’re thinking “Wait, didn’t you say that looking at what someone else does is part of the problem?” Yes, i did, but it can also be helpful as long as you find the balance! Seeing how other devotees of your deity interact with them can at least give you ideas and a direction to go in. The key is not to compare and to not see their devotion as the “one true way”. Think of it more as a brainstorming session!

I just want to add that this post is my own personal opinion and personal reasons why I feel I can’t answer questions of this topic. I hope this post was helpful to those of you who took the time to read it!

Meme credit goes to my hilarious, wonderful and talented wifey @nerdywitchmomma 

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