- Hello, so today we're doing some tarot with Rosianna.
- Hello.
Collaborate with others in our communities.
- Oh my god. - Eh! (laughs)
- That's what we're doing!
- After writing a thesis about
female puberty and sexuality.
What?
Tarot is real. (Hannah laughs)
(upbeat music)
- And this is your tarot deck?
- Yeah, so this is a deck I actually got in Salem
when I went to Salem.
- Okay, that's pretty cool. - I had to kinda
get a deck in Salem.
It was the most hipster witch shop
that I have ever been into.
(Hannah laughs)
It was very trendy, millennial, rich shop,
but I had a lot of fun in there,
and actually this deck is all women throughout history
and of contemporary importance,
and it's just really cool cards.
- Tell us a bit about tarot.
I invited you into this video
because of all my friends, you know the most.
(laughing)
But that more goes to show that I don't really
have many friends that are into tarot.
- Yeah, well so, I got into it because my sister
is really, really, really into tarot.
She's very new age-y in a lot of ways,
and likes different things.
- Is that the crystals and the sage as well?
- Crystals, she likes--
- Horoscopes?
- Yeah, I think she's just much more open
than I am in a lot of ways.
- If it's not science then I have no interest.
- I'm a bit of a cynic, and initially,
I was a bit like, "What is this?"
But for me, what I found that I like about it,
is that it helps me figure out
my responses to problems.
- Exactly, yes. - And I use it as a tool
to kind of learn to listen to myself
both what I'm worrying about,
because you start, or I start,
every tarot reading by asking a question
as I'm shuffling the cards and thinking
about what I'm going to approach it,
so it kind of helps me think like,
what is actually the thing that I want an answer for?
And then as I respond to certain cards
and get certain readings,
my responses to it are most telling.
- I try and compare it to that scene in Friends
where Rachel's doing the pregnancy test
and Phoebe tells her that it was negative
and she gets really sad, she's like,
"No, it was actually positive
but that's your real reaction to it,"
and my mom always says when it comes to making decisions,
flip a coin, but it's how you react to the coin flip
and not actually what the coin flip says.
- Oh, that's so interesting.
You know, I've done tarot with a lot of our friends.
(laughing)
Sometimes they're really creeped out by it,
and I think it just depends
what your relationship is to,
again, different ways of thinking.
- Yeah, my first introduction to tarot,
this woman did a past, present, future draw for me,
and the past and the present cards made so much sense to me.
I was like, "Oh my god, yes."
And the future card, I was like, no fricking clue.
She read the interpretation of it,
and I was like, I have no idea.
But that kinda makes sense 'cause it's in your future,
so you're like, whatever.
And I was trying to grasp at straws
of what it could mean in my life.
Oh, I asked her a question about my love life,
and then in hindsight, I was like,
oh my god, that card was predicting
my current partner, Dan.
- Yeah.
- But obviously, anything could have happened to me,
and I would've been like, oh, in hindsight,
that card predicted it.
Okay, so what are we doing today?
For me.
- For you. - All about me.
- (laughs) It's all about you.
So I was thinking we'd do a Celtic Cross,
because that's quite a common tarot spread.
So you can do lots of different things.
You mentioned the three-card spread.
That's what I do most, which is this idea
of putting three cards to represent
past, present, and future of a specific situation.
But with this, it gives you a bit more
of an expansive view about what's going on with a situation.
- Okay, yeah.
- The first thing that you need to do is
think of a question, and while you're thinking,
also shuffle the cards.
- I've actually been struggling to think of a question
'cause at the moment I'm like, my life is pretty great.
- (laughs) It doesn't have to be a problem.
- I'm not making any decisions.
- Sometimes even when I don't know what to ask,
I can ask things like, what do I need to know?
What are the cards I need right now?
And it's quite open, it's not specific, but it's helpful.
- Maybe I'll ask something like that.
What am I missing? (laughs)
- Yeah.
Or what am I not seeing clearly?
I find like asking the questions
and also taking the time to do things like shuffling,
even though sometimes I think it feels
a little bit gimmicky. - You're already
thinking about the answers whilst you're shuffling.
- Yeah, and you're also putting yourself
in the headspace of, for the next however many minutes,
I am going to focus on where I'm at, where my head's at.
Which is good, 'cause I don't do that very often.
- The turbulence that I've had in the last year,
I feel like I'm so settled now.
There are a few areas that still,
obviously, there's always gonna be bumps in the road,
but in the grand scheme of things,
when you zoom out I'm like, whoa.
What do I need to look out for?
What's coming up?
How should I approach this next stage
in my life now that I'm doing good again?
Yeah, so those are some general questions.
That's what we're gonna-- - What's on your mind?
- That's what's on my mind, there we go.
- I'm gonna do these face up.
Sometimes I do them face down and reveal them,
but face up I feel will give us a good idea.
So this is your present card, this is the challenge.
- [Hannah] That, and what's that one?
- [Rosianna] The past, the future.
- [Hannah] I don't know about this one.
- [Rosianna] Above, below.
- [Hannah] Oh my god, I got the Hermit
in the first ever draw I did.
- [Rosianna] Did you really? - [Hannah] Yeah. (laughs)
- [Rosianna] That's really funny.
Advice, external influences.
- [Hannah] (whispering) Eleanor of Aquatine.
- [Rosianna] Hopes and, or fears.
Yeah, Eleanor's popped up a lot today.
- [Hannah] Yeah, she's a civ. - [Rosianna] And outcome.
- [Hannah] Awesome. - [Rosianna] Lovely.
- I feel like, at this point, I need to say
that this video is not sponsored by Big Potato Games.
(laughing)
- They're completely, completely unrelated.
- Now what?
- So now we go through them,
each section of the Celtic Cross,
so that we can understand what's going on.
So the present is what's happening right now at present.
It's like in your past, present, future--
- Which is the present?
- [Rosianna] Which is underneath here.
- [Hannah] Oh, okay.
- So we've got under here, we've got Mary Lou Williams,
who is the Page of Pentacles.
- [Hannah] The Page of Pentacles.
- The Page of Pentacles is a card
that indicates manifesting opportunities,
often in places one wouldn't expect to find them.
As the Page of Pentacles, Mary Lou
encourages us to collaborate with others in our communities.
- Oh my god. - Eh! (laughs)
- That's what we're doing, right?
Right now! - It's the present! (laughs)
- It's the current present!
- Tarot is real.
(Hannah laughs)
And to seek out new venues for performance
whatever that may mean in your life.
The Page of Pentacles encourages
you to seek inspiration in your surroundings
without being afraid to ask others for help.
How can you share your gifts-- - Oh my god,
I just hired an assistant.
- You have? - Yeah.
- Oh, me too.
(laughing)
How can you share your gifts and skills with others?
What work do you find yourself most drawn towards?
I feel like that's a really hopeful first card.
- That's a really good one - I like it.
- I like it.
- That's really good.
And then I think the second one is the challenges.
- [Hannah] And that's what Harriet Tubman is currently.
- [Rosianna] Yeah.
- [Hannah] Obstructing my present.
- Yeah, and even if it's not a negative thing,
it could still be a challenge.
Motivation, momentum, travel, and relocating.
So, that could be a challenge.
- That can be a challenge. - Motivation.
- If I relocated.
- Motivation is always a catch.
- Not planning on relocating, but.
- She bears an important message:
Find your North star and run towards it.
Making a decision is one thing,
but acting on that decision is often much more difficult.
It's possible that during your journey,
you will face obstacles that will
make you want to turn back.
Stay where you are or simply stop making progress.
Harriet tells you that this is not an option.
(Hannah laughs)
Go forth, have faith, move ahead.
What decisions are you going to take
to advance in your life?
- I like that.
Well, obviously, I'm projecting
onto this as my own experience,
which is that I do make a lot of decisions,
which is I come up with a lot of ideas,
but then I never act on them.
- Interesting.
- I just come up with excuses of like,
I don't know how, I don't have enough time,
and Dan is always calling me out on it.
I'll come up with another idea,
and he'll be like, "I'll care about that
"and listen when you do those other things you said."
(laughing)
- 4 of Cups, this is your past.
- [Hannah] My past.
- So, your past is rediscovery,
take notice, and contemplation.
Often, a difficult or undesirable situation--
- (laughs) Sorry, I know immediately
what I'm thinking about with this.
- I wonder.
Is fertile ground for creativity,
epiphanies, and finding new sources of joy.
As this card reminds us
that sometimes this takes a little bit of work.
Sometimes it may take a great deal of work.
Don't be afraid to explore new,
previously unknown ways of living and thriving.
Is there an unseen gift to be found in your experiences?
- This is so ridiculous.
I hate it when it's like this,
'cause I'm like, obviously tarot is real.
And it's perfect. - It's creepy, isn't it?
I understand why some of my friends are hesitant to do it.
- You probably guessed I'm thinking
about my surgeries and stuff last year.
- I think Sun is your future card, and that's one of my
favourite cards. - [Hannah] Oh, I got the sun?
Oh, I was told that if the Sun is in your spread,
then it generally makes the whole spread more positive.
- I think it does, it brightens the spread.
The joy, triumph, musical.
- Oh my god, I'm gonna be in a musical. (laughs)
- Cheerfulness, optimism, summer.
Summer is our future. - Summer is,
summer is in the future!
- Tarot is real. - [Hannah] It knew.
- The Sun represents a choice to be joyful,
like the self-possessed
and consummate performer, Sister Rosetta.
What gifts do you possess that you could share with others?
How can you enlighten those around you and bring them joy?
- (clicks tongue) Aww. - That's quite lovely.
- Oh, I like that it's not just about
you receiving joy but you--
- Sharing. - You sharing the joy.
- I feel like there's a lot of collaboration
so far in this spread.
So this is the above card.
- [Hannah] What does this mean?
- [Rosianna] It reflects the querent's
goals, aspiration, or best outcome
with regards to the situation.
It is what the querent is working towards consciously
as they attempt to resolve the issue.
- So, I'm working towards becoming a hermit?
- (laughs) Maybe.
The Hermit traditionally represents growth and achievement,
and in other decks the card depicts
a solitary hooded figure holding a lantern.
This card represents a quest for truth
and the sharing of knowledge.
Emily pursued writing throughout her life as her passion,
and unwittingly passed on her wisdom
to future generations, guiding others towards their own
spiritual and intellectual awakenings.
As a single woman who lived her life
largely apart from others,
she embarked on a quest of personal fulfilment
that left little room for socialisation
and she abandoned the conventional parts
of marriage and motherhood for the more difficult roads
of scholarship and creation.
(Hannah laughs)
While we cannot all live as she did,
we can certainly take lessons from her life.
How can you be content in your solitude?
What knowledge lurks within you,
wanting to be shared with others?
- So I need to break up with Dan.
- Yeah, and become a writer.
- And become a writer.
And become an introvert.
- Yeah.
And then live at the end of someone's garden.
- Or, no, wait, no, that's not what I have to do,
this is what it's telling me that I actually want.
- Yeah. - Or that I, I don't know.
I still haven't quite got to the place
where I'm not always getting FOMO,
always feeling like I still need
other peoples' validation and that kind of thing.
So, to me I'm like, cool, the best situation
is that I actually can finally let go of those things
and be 100% content without needing...
- Yeah. - Other peoples' approval.
Maybe.
- No, I feel like that makes a lot of sense,
and that will say, like,
♪ Speaks to me ♪
(laughing)
So I think this is your below card,
is the unconscious, subconscious?
Yeah, subconscious realm, and delves much deeper
into the core foundation of the situation.
- [Hannah] Oh, damn. - [Rosianna] The underlying
feelings and trends associated with a situation
and can indicate what is truly driving the querent.
Wit, learning, observations,
idealistic, storyteller, energetic.
The Page of Swords is attentive to her surroundings,
preparing herself for whatever comes next.
This card also represents a youthful idealism
in the face of society's restrictions.
Jane's card reminds you to keep your eyes open
for humour and for love.
Notice the funny things happening around you.
What difficult situations in your life
can you make light of?
- Yeah, this is like inner child.
That is 100% what drives me.
(laughing)
- Thanks, Jane. - Thanks, Jane.
- Yeah.
The advice card takes into account
all that is happening within your life,
and presents a recommendation
for what approach can be taken
to address the current challenges,
and that is the 9 of Cups.
Who is on that 9 of Cups?
- [Hannah] It is Eloisa Diaz.
- Great, I think she's an artist maybe?
Satisfaction, accomplishment, and good health.
- Good health!
- Eloisa obtained her degree in early 1887
after writing a thesis about female puberty and sexuality.
What? (Hannah laughs)
She was the first woman to become a doctor of medicine
in the continent of South America.
This is really cool.
- Guys, guys, tarot is real. (laughs)
- Eloisa Diaz as the 9 of Cups
asks what are the qualities, events,
people, and things in your life
that already give you satisfaction?
How can you increase your own level of gratitude?
Is there something you can do
to make the world a healthier place for other people?
- Aww. - That's so great!
I love that, I love that you got her. (laughs)
- Me too, thanks for the advice, Eloisa.
I'm very excited to learn about whatever this next one is.
Eleanor of Aquitaine.
- This is your external influences,
so what are the things around you
that are gonna maybe help or affect
the way you could get to your outcome.
So the main themes of her are,
many options, wish fulfilment, dreams come true.
The 7 of Cups is a card of choices.
Many are good, but this isn't always the case.
(Hannah laughs)
Eleanor of Aquitaine was born into a life
that would grant her not only material wealth,
but richer and more varied choices
than any other mediaeval European women had.
(laughs) The 7 of Cups indicates
to us that we make our destiny through our decisions.
We greatly influence how we feel
through what we think and visualise for ourselves.
Eleanor's card asks us
to be consciously aware of our desires.
What innermost or even subconscious thoughts
and feelings are affecting your choices?
What options do you need to consider
before making a decision?
- Okay so if it's about external influences.
- I feel like she had a lot of choices to make,
a lot of decisions, and then people telling her
which decisions were important,
but actually it came down to her at the end,
and I feel like that's kind of maybe
one of the challenges of the external influence.
- Yeah, but-- - Other people telling you
what your desires are.
- It just feels very ridiculously coincidental
that the card about decision making
and external influences came down
in the position of external influences.
I'm like, tarot is real. (Rosianna laughs)
The 8 of Swords, Georgiana Cavendish.
- That is the hopes and, or fears.
- (gasps) My hopes and fears.
- Our hopes and fears are closely connected,
so sometimes a hope can also be a fear
or a fear can also be a hope.
Trapped, repressed feelings,
mistakes, and false appearances.
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire,
represents the ominous circumstances of the 8 of Swords.
The 8 of Swords indicates a situation
in which you feel trapped, much like Georgiana may have felt
trapped by her unhappy marriage and her mounting debts.
The 8 of Swords also tells
you that there are-- - Oh my god, I'm in
a relationship and I have a mortgage.
(laughing)
- The 8 of Swords also tells you
that there are happy possibilities
that you may not be acknowledging.
Georgiana's example represented here in the 8 of Swords
reminds you to ask yourself how can you untangle
yourself from a negative situation?
There are people out there who can help you
waiting for you to find them.
Seek those people out.
- I always liked being in a position
where I'm always free to do what I wanna do.
And make my own decisions.
Outcome card, 7 of Pentacles, Eartha Kitt.
And it's sunflowers, so, this is going well.
- So it's representative of where
the situation is headed and whether/how it will be resolved.
Acknowledgement, benefits of an accomplishment,
and promotion
- Oh my god.
- I'm so excited for your promotion.
- Can I promote myself?
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- I promote myself all the time.
(laughing)
Eartha Kitt embodies the perseverance
of the 7 of Pentacles.
This card is linked to having a vision.
It means looking at your accomplishments
and understanding how they all fit together
to form a life well-lived.
The 7 of Pentacles also represents
investing in what's important to you
and patiently awaiting the rewards.
Eartha Kitt worked hard and passionately
for decades through ups and downs
and despite shifts in public opinion.
The card prompts us to ask, where do I want
to invest my time, talent, money, and energy.
What could the results be?
- I thought that's a nice, open-ended one for the future.
Not the future but the outcome if I continue.
Cool.
- It feels very focused.
- [Hannah] Yeah. - [Rosianna] I don't know,
I think this is a really good little spread.
I feel like it talks to itself quite nicely.
- The only one that doesn't feel like it fits
is the hopes and fears, but that kinda makes sense
that hopes and fears is like, I don't know.
Aww, I loved this.
- Yay, I'm glad. (laughs)
- Thanks.
- And it's always really fun when someone really unlikely
whips out a tarot deck and I'm like,
"Oh my god, you do tarot?"
- 'Cause if you think about
when you're trying to make big decisions in life,
there are so many different things that people do.
Some people write pros and cons lists,
some people sleep on it, you know?
This is just another tool in your kit.
- Yeah. - Thanks so much, Rosianna.
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