Man, sometimes life throws you for a loop, especially when it comes to work. I’ve been there, staring at my ceiling at 3 AM, wondering what the heck I was supposed to be doing with my career. That’s when I first really started messing around with tarot cards for more than just fun. I mean, I’d seen people do it, thought it was kinda cool, but never really applied it to something so real, you know?
My first few tries were a disaster, frankly. I’d pull out a deck, spread ’em all out, and then ask super simple, dumb questions. Stuff like, “Will I get that promotion next month?” Or, “Should I leave my job for this other one?” And honestly, the answers were always… crap. Vague. Unhelpful. I’d get a card like The Sun and think, “Great, everything’s sunny!” but then nothing actually changed. Or I’d pull The Tower and immediately panic, thinking my career was about to blow up, without any real understanding of why or what to do.
I almost gave up on it, figured it was just mumbo jumbo. What was the point if it wasn’t telling me “yes” or “no” or giving me specific instructions? I remember one particularly frustrating night, I’d done a reading about a job offer, and the cards were just… cryptic. Nothing concrete. I pushed the deck away, totally fed up. Then, it hit me. Like a ton of bricks. I was asking the wrong damn questions. The cards aren’t some magic eight ball. They don’t tell you the exact lottery numbers or whether your boss will actually give you that raise next Tuesday. They’re more like a mirror, or maybe a really good, quiet listener who helps you figure out your own thoughts.
So, I shifted my whole approach. I started thinking, what do I really need to know? Not “what will happen,” but “what can I understand?” or “what should I focus on?” I grabbed a cheap notebook and started jotting down every question I asked, what cards came up, and then, most importantly, what it felt like. What was my gut telling me? What new perspective popped into my head?
Over time, I started to figure out that the best questions were the ones that weren’t about external outcomes but about internal shifts, about my part in the whole mess. They needed to be open-ended, inviting insight, not just a prediction. It was about digging into me and my role in my career path, not just waiting for the universe to drop a fully formed job offer in my lap.
Good Questions I Started Asking:
- For understanding myself and my current path:
- What hidden talents or skills am I currently overlooking that could serve my career?
- What passions or interests am I not prioritizing that could bring more fulfillment to my work?
- Where am I resisting growth or change in my current professional life?
- What aspect of myself needs more attention for my career to truly flourish?
- What is the core energy or theme I should embody in my work right now?
- For clarity about my current situation:
- What opportunities am I currently blind to in my professional environment?
- What is the real, underlying challenge I’m facing in my job that I haven’t acknowledged?
- How are my current work choices impacting my long-term career trajectory?
- What am I taking for granted or not appreciating about my current employment?
- For overcoming blocks and moving forward:
- What specific belief or fear is holding me back from pursuing a new career direction?
- What small, tangible action can I take today to start unblocking this professional stagnation?
- How can I better communicate my value or needs in my current role or in a job search?
- What kind of support do I need to seek out to effectively move past this career hurdle?
- What lesson do I need to learn or integrate before I can successfully move to the next stage?
- For exploring future direction and potential:
- What kind of work environment would best nurture my skills and growth at this time?
- What potential outcome might I see if I commit to pursuing (a specific career idea/project)?
- What core purpose or mission should I be focusing on when thinking about my next career move?
- What qualities do I need to cultivate within myself to attract the career I truly desire?
I remember this one time, I was absolutely convinced I had to switch industries. I was miserable, felt totally stuck. My old questions would have just given me a “yes/no” or some vague thing. But using these new kinds of questions, I asked, “What lessons am I meant to extract from this current role before I can truly thrive elsewhere?” The cards gave me a strong message about patience, building solid foundations, and mastering some communication skills. It forced me to look at my current job not as a prison, but as a classroom. I spent another year there, intentionally honing those specific skills. And when I finally did move on, man, I felt so much more confident and ready. It wasn’t the cards telling me to stay or go; it was them helping me see what I needed to do while I was there.
So yeah, that’s what I learned. Tarot isn’t about predicting the future in some crystal-ball way. It’s about getting real clear on your own head, your own feelings, and what actions you can take to shape your damn future. It gives you a roadmap for your internal journey, not a lottery ticket for easy answers. It really helped me out, honestly.
