You know, life throws you curveballs sometimes. A few years back, when the whole world just kinda shut down and everyone was stuck at home, I found myself with way too much quiet time on my hands. My usual busy schedule? Poof, gone. My head was just buzzing with all sorts of thoughts, worries, and ‘what ifs.’ I remember just sitting there one night, staring at my laptop screen, not really doing anything productive, just letting my mind wander. I felt pretty adrift, honestly.
I vaguely remembered friends talking about things like tarot cards, but I always pictured some super serious, mystic type in a dark room, all very dramatic. That wasn’t really my vibe at all. But then, as I was poking around online, I kept seeing mentions of ‘oracle reading.’ It seemed different, you know? More about simple cards, pictures, prompts — less about predicting your doom and gloom, and more about giving you something to actually chew on, something to make you think. My first reaction was, ‘Nah, that’s just a bit silly.’ But I was bored, and truthfully, a little desperate for anything to just shift my perspective, even just a tiny bit.
So, I thought, ‘What the heck? I’ll just give it a go.’ I wasn’t looking for some grand spiritual journey or a guru to hold my hand. I literally just fired up my old computer and typed in something really basic, like ‘free oracle cards’ or ‘start oracle reading online.’ Man, the results page just exploded. There were websites, apps, all sorts of digital decks with different themes. It was a bit overwhelming at first, not gonna lie. I had no clue about different artists or what kind of questions you were supposed to ask. I didn’t even know what an ‘oracle deck’ really was beyond being a bunch of cards. I just scrolled through, found one that looked appealing, one with some colors and pictures that just kinda caught my eye.
I clicked the link, and there I was. It was a simple setup. It told me to ‘focus on a question’ or ‘think about my day.’ I kinda mumbled something to myself like, ‘What should I focus on today?’ Then, I saw a button that said ‘draw a card.’ I took a deep breath, like it was some big deal, and clicked it. A single card flipped over on the screen. It had a picture and a few sentences of text. I read them. They weren’t profound or anything, just a gentle nudge, a different way of looking at something that was probably already rattling around in my head. I remember thinking, ‘Huh. That’s… interesting.’
The first few times, I felt a little awkward, like I was doing something I shouldn’t be. But I kept at it. Every morning, before I really got my day going, I’d open up that simple little site or app. I’d just sit there for a minute, think about how I was feeling, or what kind of energy I wanted for the day, and then I’d ‘draw’ a card. I didn’t overthink it. I just read the message, let it kinda sit with me for a minute, and then carried on. Sometimes the message felt really spot on, other times it felt a bit random. But the act of doing it, that small ritual, that’s what started to make a difference.
I wasn’t looking for answers written in stone, or for some future prediction. What I slowly realized was that this whole online oracle thing wasn’t about magic at all. It was about creating a moment. A tiny little pause in my day, a chance to step back and just reflect on something simple. It gave me a different lens to view my own thoughts, my own feelings. It was like I was asking myself a question, and the card was just giving me a starting point for my own internal conversation. It helped me clear out some of that mental clutter, just by having a fresh thought to consider.
It’s become a small, quiet part of my routine now. No big fuss, no heavy commitment. Just a simple click, a quiet moment, and a gentle thought to carry me through the day. If you’re feeling a bit lost, or just curious, and want to try something that gives you a little space to think differently, I found that just diving in and messing around with an online deck was the best way to just start today.
