If you haven't noticed, there's been a lot of woo woo around these parts! Especially over on my instagram. Tarot & oracle cards have quickly become my go to way to align myself and focus on my highest good. (oh and working with my Chakras! The Connected Chakras Affirmation deck is available here!) There are a ton of ways to work with Tarot cards beyond choosing a spread, asking a questions, and reading or interpreting them. For example, choose a specific card that appeals to you - like the 7 of Swords - and bring the meaning into your life. Study it, work with it, journal with it....and then in the next week or month, choose another! Today, though, I want to share with you Tarot Birth cards and why I love working with mine!
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Tarot can reveal to you a lot about yourself. I've said before that to me Tarot is not a predictive tool but rather a reflective tool. Tarot reveals to us what we may not be seeing in our current situations. Working with your Tarot Birth card can reveal a lot about who you are and where your path might be in life. Coming back to these guys when you're feeling down, confused, and misaligned will help you remember your purpose & nudge you back on the right track!What is a Life Path Number?
Your life path number is determined by adding the month + the day + the year of your birth. For example:
March 29, 1978
Month : March is the third month, so 0 + 3 = 3
Day : 2 + 9 = 11, then continue to add the numbers until there is a single digit. 1 + 1= 2
Year : 1 + 9 + 7 + 8 + 25, continue to add the numbers until there is a single digit. 2 + 5 = 7
Life Path Number : 3 + 2 + 7 = 12, continue to add the numbers until there is a single digit. 1 +2 = 3
This persons Life Path Number is 3!
Each number has an assigned meaning based on numerology. Each number can give an individual an idea of their life purpose as well as any challenges, obstacles, opportunities, and habits that may appear in the their life. These numbers are reduced to single digits, though there are resources that list Life Path numbers as including both 11 & 22 as master numbers (this also comes into play with your Tarot Birth Card). My favorite resource for reading more about your Life Path Number is Astro Style because of how in depth, but clear the outline of each number is. I also love that the site shows you what alignment with your number looks like and what being out of alignment looks like!
Now that you have your Life Path Number you can translate this into your Tarot Birth Card.
What is a Tarot Birth Card?
Your Tarot Birth Card is three things - firstly it is the card of your Life Path Number, secondly is is the card of the numbers that create your Life Path Number, and finally it is only pulled from the 21 Major Arcana cards of the standard 78 card deck. Most often the Fool is excluded..though I have see that used as 22 in some cases. So from the individual in the example above has the Life Path Number of 3. This means their Tarot Birth Card is the Empress, the third card in the Majors, but also the Hanged Man, the twelfth card of the Majors. This is because 3 = 1 + 2, so 12.
Working with Tarot Birth Cards & Life Path Numbers
My life path number is 7, which is the Chariot & the Tower. The Tower scares the crap out of me and when I realized this was part of my Tarot Birth Card combo....it all sort of made sense. This also goes a long with my Zodiac signs too, but that is another post! I first learned about Tarot Birth Cards from the Biddy Tarot Podcast (part 1 & part 2) and found this article about the card pairings on one of my favorite Tarot blogs, Labyrinthos. I also tend to use my personal Tarot associations as I work with my birth cards.
Working with your Tarot Birth Cards & Life Path Numbers can be personal to you but journaling can be a great way to connect with your numbers:
Start & Keep a Journal
Designate a place to keep all your information, reflections, and realization when it comes to your numbers. Start off with the basic info you have about your number & your cards and build upon that foundation as time goes buy. Use this as a place to reflect on how these numbers are showing up in your life. Journal about how you feel aligned or out of alignment with these numbers. Keep track of all the times you feel you're on your path & all the times you're off. You can even journal about how you may feel this is bullshit too! But chances are if you're journaling about it....you're at least a little bit open to it.
Gather Your Cards
Pull out your Tarot Birth Cards from the Major Arcana and pull out all of the cards from the 4 suits that match the single digit number. So, I'd pull out the Tower & the Chariot as well as all of the sevens. Keep these cards, or images of these cards, in your journal in order to have physical reminder of what each card looks like. It might even be helpful to find the cards in multiple decks as the imagery of one deck may speak to you more than the imagery of another. My two favorite decks to work with are the After Tarot & The Wild Unknown. The imagery between the two is vastly different but comparing two decks like this can bring information forward that you may not identify in one deck by itslef. Begin to work through & journal about the meaning of that number in each of the suits. You can get started by reading more about connecting with the Tarot Card meanings here & downloading the study guide in the same post.
Implement What you've Learned
The most significant way to become aligned with your Life Path Number & your Tarot Birth Cards is to release what isn't serving you in order to get in line with your highest good. If anything, these numbers give us a reason to be a better person. These numbers allow us to strive to be our best selves. It may be helpful to set intentions that will help align you with your path at the New Moon in order to form new habits. Working with the moon & moving with the lunar cycle has really helped me discover more about myself!
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The whole point of these numbers is to be our best selves. Here's the thing, there are some people out there who have no problem living their best life without things like Tarot cards, mediation, essential oils, and crystals. But for me all of those things are physical reminders of the person I'd like to be. They help me to switch into the mindset I'd like to be in. And that is why I find things like this important. We all want to live the best life we can, I just want to share with you reflective ways we can do that!
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