Fort Collins Tarot Meet up group

Handouts on the Cups Suit! Bring snacks if you'd like.

## 1. The Mirror Spread Practice

Purpose: Develop self-awareness and emotional intelligence through Tarot.
How it works:

• Everyone pulls 3 cards:
  1️⃣ What I show to the world
  2️⃣ What I hide from the world
  3️⃣ What I need to integrate to feel whole
• Give everyone 10–15 minutes to journal.
• Then, small groups share insights — focusing on how the cards mirrored inner truths, not fortune-telling.

✨ Takeaway: Builds emotional fluency and confidence in personal reading.

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## 🕯️ 2. Elemental Balancing Exercise

Purpose: Deepen understanding of suits and personal energy.
How it works:

• Lay out one card from each suit (Wands = Fire, Cups = Water, Swords = Air, Pentacles = Earth).
• Ask: “Which element feels strongest in my life right now? Which feels depleted?”
• Discuss how to bring balance using those suit energies in daily life.

✨ Takeaway: Strengthens elemental interpretation and self-application of Tarot.

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Practice Tarot reading with each other. One person reads, the other is the querant. This time we get into pairs, and we take a turn reading for each other!

## 🔮 3. One Card, Many Voices

Purpose: Expand interpretive flexibility.
How it works:

• Draw one random card (same card for everyone).
• Each person must interpret it from a different perspective, such as:
• The querent’s emotional state
• The advice being given
• The obstacle
• The hidden influence
• The spiritual lesson
• Compare answers — notice how the same card transforms with context.

✨ Takeaway: Builds multidimensional understanding and adaptability.

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## 🌙 4. The Shadow & Light Exercise

Purpose: Integrate shadow work with card interpretation.
How it works:

• Each person pulls 2 cards:
• Shadow: What part of myself I avoid or suppress
• Light: What can help me heal or integrate it
• Journal or discuss privately in pairs.

✨ Takeaway: Encourages depth, compassion, and grounded spirituality.

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## 🪞 5. “Step Into the Card” Meditation

Purpose: Strengthen intuition and symbolism through visualization.
How it works:

• Choose a Major Arcana card.
• Spend 2–3 minutes with eyes closed, imagining you’ve stepped into the scene — what do you see, feel, hear, or sense?
• Afterward, discuss insights — did the experience reveal new details or emotions about the card?

✨ Takeaway: Trains intuitive and sensory reading — excellent for intermediate readers.

Everyone pulls a card for the group reading: What am I taking away from this group today?