UNDERSTANDING THE CARDS
The Packs, The Interplay, The Potential
I’ve created a 100-card deck, divided into three packs. This provides thousands of combinations for individualized spreads, with many options on how to tailor them for your specific needs. This is a truly self-directed, self-awareness tool.
This deck grew out of years of experience as an energy therapy practitioner. I wanted to provide clients with a tool they could use to enhance their self-awareness through self-directed, individually tailored guideposts and methods. My goal was to provide this tool to help them access higher spiritual guidance, regardless of their belief system.
STRUCTURE OF THE DECK
Fitting The Packs Together
38 cards + 1 guide card
The ideas on these Contemplation cards are designed to elicit memories, reflection, resonance, or resistance. They might remind you of something relevant to your life or the life of someone you know. Do you disagree with the content that's offered? Get curious, why did your energy guide you to this card? Ask yourself questions!
Some of the subjects deal with profound emotions and while they may not mean anything to you at first sight, often the subconscious offers information related to them throughout the day.
If you notice resistance to the card or a particular statement on it, be glad! Resistance is a valuable signal that there is some juicy self-awareness information behind this.
21 cards + 1 guide card
The Intention cards provide the attitude/energy to bridge the theme from the cards in the Contemplation pack. Each card in this pack suggests an attitude that you intentionally embrace for the day. It sounds theoretical and simply a mental exercise, but it’s very energetically designed. An attitude carries with it a particular energy, or in other words, a frequency.
For each card, take a moment to read the description and call up any memory that resonates with it. If you don’t have one, imagine what it might feel like. If you know someone who does carry that attitude, intentionally mimic them until you get a feel for what that energy feels like and embody it. Your intention focuses the energy, so this is a very vital and vibrant part of the three-card process.
The intention cards provide the deliberate energy that can support you in letting it rustle in the back of your mind before the relevance becomes obvious, or even if it’s just a difficult subject for you to look at.
41 cards + 1 guide card
The Action cards offer a variety of experiments, referred to as awareness activities. These activities provide a structure that integrates the cards from the previous two packs. We act with the intention of embodying a specific energy (attitude) to observe ourselves, including our reactions, discomforts, and moments of elation. This self-observation offers feedback about the theme from the Contemplation pack.
Notice if events trigger any memories related to the theme on the Contemplation card you’ve drawn. Is someone talking to you about something in their life related to that theme? Does it unexpectedly appear in a book or YouTube video without you consciously seeking it out? The thoughts and attitudes we hold are the underlying elements that combine to create the personalized experience of a particular spread.
This is a non-sectarian approach to deliberate self-awareness for the purpose of living a life with more positive oomph, self-love, and compassionately engaged personal power.
Think of this as expanding inward to the deeper parts of you, beyond the icky, scary parts you might have avoided, to the glowing parts that radiate good things into your life and the world around you. That can only materialize completely with self-awareness, and these cards can guide and accompany you through that wonderful adventure!
How?
By helping you access your inner wisdom beyond the wounded ego; by developing a deeper connection to your higher mind and (if your model allows it) your guides and angels and sacred wisdom from ancient cultures. And by simply choosing to embark on a journey of self-discovery, you have set a powerful intention to grow. Shhh….did you hear the Universe applaud?
Whether it’s a 3-Card Self-Awareness Experiment, a Situation Specific Spread, a simple Single Card Option, or something you create yourself, it’s all up to you and your wise inner self that’s always guiding you to your best life.
For guidance on potential formats, see the Examples and Printable Guides page.
