Psychometry practice! (5 cards)

[Albalida]

After UHF's "what's in my envelope" and codenamesmiley's "what's in the bag", I thought I'd jump on the bandwagon... what are the symbols under these cards? These aren't Zener cards, so it won't be that easy, but please do share whatever you do sense from each, and/or how. I already have a picture of these same cards face-up, which I'll upload after 5 days.

[codenamesmiley]

Are these tarot cards?

[Albalida]

Yes, indeedy! So, if my calculations are correct, that's a chance in 2'533'330'800 of guessing all correctly for those who are familiar with the tarot, at least 1 in 78 for getting one correct, which I hope is okay for those who aren't tarot readers.

[codenamesmiley]

First Impressions..and probably way off.

I thought at first, these were animal flashcards. I seen an elephant, a zebra, a lion..then i began to see a sailboat and the moon....

I will guess Heirophant(lol elephant)
The Moon(moon)
Strength (lion)
Chariot or The World (Zebra, black/white sphinx)
2 of Pentacles or 6 of swords (sailboat)

But, part of me feels that perhaps ALL 5 of them are the major Arcana.

Blessings,
Rebecca

[codenamesmiley]

Oh C'mon,

You mean to tell me that NOBODY is going to take a stab at this, now that it is actually labeled as "psychometry"?

I guess that means that defending the "guessers" in the other threads, proves to have been a waste of time. I was really looking forward to seeing participation from more than just me.

Albalida, Thanks for posting this. I am dying to see how far off I was. I'm sure it is taking more patience for you to hold back a response, than it is for me to get one, tho.

If I were to change any of my original response, it would be where I called the "elephant" vision, the Heirophant. I am thinking now, that it may be the "Sun" card.

Blessings,
Rebecca

[Albalida]

LOL, thanks Code-- I was actually feeling a wee bit snubbed! Just takes one to turn that around.

Really, though, it's all right. I posted that same image on a psychometry thread on another forum, and I just thought since I've got the pic uploaded already might as well cast the net wider. It's all in good fun.

[purplegirl]

Hi All,

Here are my selections via meditating on the cards:

Empress
Magician
Fool
Heirophant (possibly Hermit)
Knight of swords

I do also think that most are major arcana, but images of swords came through fairly strong.

I have started dabbling with learning Tarot cards on and off for the past 6 months or so. Tarot is still pretty new to me, but I thought I would give this a shot.
Laura

[wachusettgirl]

Here's my guess:
Lovers, Moon, The Fool, World, Queen of Cups

[Albalida]

And...


Well done, everyone, considering such a small sample number... I wonder why Death came over so weak, though.

[codenamesmiley]

Ah, the Universal-Waite deck. I KNEW it!!! What I haden't thought to try, tho....was ask my deck...der. I guess that wouldn't have been psychometry tho, huh.

I think if it had been posted a little longer, it would have had more participants....but it would have been torture waiting that long.

Way to go Purp!!!

This was alot of fun.

Thanks Albalida.

Blessings,
Rebecca

[nad4321]

wow, purple that was seriously amazing

could you do a reading for me?

[purplegirl]

Thanks Albalida for posting the cards!

That was fun!

nad4321 - I have never done a reading for anyone yet, but maybe sometime soon.

[wachusettgirl]

Could someone please say what the cards were because I'm not that familiar with the tarot, and was having trouble reading the text... This was fun!!

[codenamesmiley]

wachusettgirl

They were....

Empress
Moon
Magician
Heirophant
Death

[wachusettgirl]

Thanks!! sorry for being so inept, but I got one right. yay! And awesome results for purplegirl...

[Albalida]

Originally Posted by wachusettgirl

Could someone please say what the cards were because I'm not that familiar with the tarot, and was having trouble reading the text... This was fun!!

Actually, I kind of regret announcing that these were tarot cards, because the complex illustrations made me curious as to how different people would sense it. Would some say "the first card as a feminine energy, but not sylph-like, more like a mother" or would they just get "a strong sense of the color green-- grass, trees, green fabric, just green everywhere"? Or, would they just get the information of a Queen?

For the rightmost card, for example, I think I have just plain weird associations...

From left to right:
The Empress. A rotund woman, perhaps pregnant, sits on her throne, wearing a bright green gown. She has a shield beside her, with the sign of Venus on it. Denotes a fecund earth and the creative powers of the feminine.

A poster on another forum said he sensed "blue" perhaps a way of interpreting the protective mother aspect, "balanced, leaning towards positive" in the way that mother nature provides for us both predators and food as a cycle of life. The Empress is the spring and summer, the agriculturally fertile time.

The Moon. A moon shines above two pillars, the left pillar being higher to indicate dominion of the intuitive. A lobster creeps up from the lake at the bottom of the card, up to the bank, to bring a strong denotation of the deeper and darker nature of water. Two dogs, perhaps hunting dogs, indicate the "wild self" and a connection to the Huntress, the goddess Diana. The path leading from the bank to the vanishing point is not straight, denoting the changeable, illusive nature of this "Scorpionic" water.

For a card that stands for illusions, this seems to have come though pretty clear and literal.

The Magician. A young man dressed in a white tunic and red robes stands behind a table. The sign of infinity floats over his head, and on the table lay four "magician's tools": plate, cup, wand and dagger. This echoes in the tarots minor suits, which have become our playing cards (clubs, hearts, diamonds and spades.) The orange sky behind him indicates the dawn. The Magician is the masculine "initial" force, and consequently can be as immature as he is necessary. By the colors of his robes, he should be a holy man, with the rose vines of secrecy "sub rosa" draped around him-- but by his pose he is showy, turning magical mysteries into something vulgar and available to all. In that sense, the magician is also a scientist.

The Hierophant A pair of crossed keys indicate secrecy. Still, two acolytes bow before an elderly wise man, in order to share in the spiritual knowledge. The Hierophant, Rabbi, or Pope, being more mature than the magician, will present this knowledge as is proper: through rigid structure and ritualism. Denotes religion, law, bureaucracy, and tradition.

An elephant never forgets!

Death A skeletal rider on a pale horse moves from the left of the card, to the right. A king lies dead under the horse's hooves, indicating how great an equalizer Death truly is. In the background, you can just see the silhouette of a fleet of ships or sailboats as they make their way over the water. Instead of a scythe like most other decks, this Death waves the flag of the five-petaled rose, indicating a strong feminine energy-- it is negative in the sense of absence, a vacuum whose force sucks us back into the cosmic mother who birthed us. It may also be an elaborate reversed pentagram, showing spirit under matter rather than transcending it.

Because this Death is a soldier, rather than the farmer in other decks, he has a sword strapped to his hip. I see him as a samurai, waving the flag of the short-lived sakura (cherry blossom) and knowing that all life is ephemeral.

[wachusettgirl]

Thank-you so much for posting that, because I thought that the one I got right was the Fool, and it was the Moon!

[Doxic246]

When doing this, I just took a quick look at each of the face down cards, knowing very little of tarot cards, and got: Heart, fire, rose, castle, black knight. I was sort of right for some, but does it mean anything? I don't know, to answer the question of how I guessed, the first one I felt my heart beat, the second I suddenly felt hot, and the rest I just saw pictures in my head...hmmm...Idk, so confused...never even heard of psychometry.

[Albalida]

Originally Posted by Doxic246

When doing this, I just took a quick look at each of the face down cards, knowing very little of tarot cards, and got: Heart, fire, rose, castle, black knight. I was sort of right for some, but does it mean anything? I don't know, to answer the question of how I guessed, the first one I felt my heart beat, the second I suddenly felt hot, and the rest I just saw pictures in my head...hmmm...Idk, so confused...never even heard of psychometry.

I think that means that you're most naturally attuned to interpreting information through tactile/conceptual and visual means. Some call that clairsentience or psychic "feeling", claircognisance or psychic "knowing", and clairvoyance or psychic "sight" respectively. Neat

Anna Conlan (a member here) wrote an article on clairsentience on her site, which includes a short explanation on psychometry... but even without knowing what psychometry is, don't worry, you did it right and pretty well to boot.