When I first got into the world of tarot, the significator card really got me scratching my head. I mean, what’s this card supposed to represent? How do I pick the right one? I was like a lost puppy in a big city.
I started by grabbing a basic tarot deck. It was one of those beginner-friendly ones you can find at a local bookstore. I sat down at my kitchen table, all excited but also a bit nervous. I opened the box, took out the cards, and just stared at them for a while. The pictures on the cards were so vivid, but I had no idea where to start with the significator card.
I remembered reading somewhere that the significator card is like a stand – in for the person getting the reading. So, I thought, “Okay, I’ll try to figure out which card represents me.” I looked at the court cards – the pages, knights, queens, and kings. I was trying to match my personality, age, and gender to these cards. It was like trying to find a piece in a jigsaw puzzle that kind of fits but not really.
I decided to go with the Queen of Cups because I thought I was an emotional and intuitive person. But then I started to doubt myself. What if I was wrong? What if I should have chosen the King of Pentacles because I’m also practical and down – to – earth?
To get more clarity, I started doing some simple practice readings. I shuffled the deck with the significator card on top. I was so clumsy at first, the cards kept falling all over the place. But I kept at it. I laid out a three – card spread, with the significator card at the center. I tried to interpret the other two cards in relation to the significator.
I also watched a bunch of YouTube videos. There were these tarot experts on there, talking about how to choose the significator card. One guy said that you can also consider the astrological associations of the cards. That just made my head spin even more. I’m not an astrology buff, so I had to look up a bunch of stuff about which signs go with which cards.
After a few weeks of practice, I started to get the hang of it. I realized that choosing the significator card isn’t an exact science. It’s more of a gut – feeling thing. Sometimes, the card just jumps out at you, and you know it’s the right one. And when I did readings for my friends, I found that it was easier to pick the significator for them than for myself. Maybe it’s because I’m too close to my own situation.
Now, I’m still far from being a tarot master, but I’ve come a long way with understanding the significator card. It’s been a wild ride, full of trial and error, but it’s also been really fun. If you’re a beginner like I was, don’t be afraid to make mistakes. Just keep practicing, and you’ll start to understand it better, too.
