Daily Tarot Card: Not Just a Journey – but a Truly Valuable Experience

🧘Why I Took on the 7-Day Daily Tarot Card Challenge?

I have sometimes drawn a daily tarot card before out of curiosity. A daily tarot card reading is good because it doesn’t just give you a card — it usually comes with an analysis, and so you learn to understand the tarot better.

This time, however, I felt I needed support. Of course, I also have friends who support me in difficult moments, but this time it was different. The period at work was very complicated and stressful. I had just changed jobs out of necessity and started in a completely new, freshly created company. So, I decided to take a week-long journey with daily tarot cards, hoping for guidance. Naturally, I was a bit afraid, because you would like every daily tarot card to be positive. On the other hand, you know that it cannot always be so.

I don’t even remember what exactly I hoped for in my confusion at that time. I just took a daily tarot card each day and tried to live one day at a time. As you can read from this, my daily tarot readings ended up connected with work, because that’s where my life had been revolving for months.

📖Daily Tarot Card – How I Kept a Tarot Blog

I took a card for the following day already the previous evening. Below, I have written down what I felt and thought at that moment. On some days, the card’s influence was felt more than on others. It’s possible I simply didn’t notice all the signs amidst the whirlwind. I started on Monday.

Day 1 – Four of Swords

I must honestly admit that before I even drew the card, I thought: I wonder if it’s worth it. For me, sword cards never bring anything good. And there it was: the Four of Swords. At first, I panicked — was tomorrow even worth getting out of bed for? The Four of Swords isn’t directly bad, but it makes you slow down, retreat, or pull back.

In reality, the day turned out like this: everyone around me seemed lazy, so most of the workload fell on me. By evening, I collapsed into bed exhausted — exactly as the daily tarot card reading had suggested.

Day 2 – Knight of Wands

For me, wands are always about work and effort. Although the picture might hint at new adventures, in reality, it was simply an active workday. However, the energy was different from that of the previous sword card. There is a big difference between being forced to carry a burden and enjoying the work of the day.

The Knight of Wands also takes negative news more lightly. In this daily tarot card, I saw inner peace, stability, and confidence.

Day 3 – Four of Wands

Yesterday’s hard work bore fruit today. As a daily tarot card, this is a card of small victories.

Day 4 – Eight of Cups

It should be a pleasant day, since this daily tarot card reading points to hard times passing. My doubts proved true — there really was more space to breathe and lightness throughout the day.

Day 5 – Three of Cups

Again, a good card. Cooperation went well with everyone, and there was even something to celebrate. A very suitable daily tarot card for a Friday.

Day 6 – Eight of Wands

A perfectly fitting daily tarot card for a day off. I had 100% of my time to myself: reading, sauna, swimming, and recharging. Although the Eight of Wands usually points to action, here it reminded me that it was time to rest.

Day 7 – Ten of Cups

This was simply a pleasant, social day — exactly what the daily tarot card suggested.

🪶Why I Continued Drawing Daily Tarot Cards

Looking back, from the first week’s blog, there wasn’t really anything bad, but the burden and weight on my shoulders still grew. There were no solutions, and I planned to leave everything and quit my job. Everything dragged on, nothing worked, and help didn’t seem to come from anywhere.

Rather, I felt that, having been a valued employee for 20 years, I was nobody anymore today. Even when there was sometimes a kind word, it was too little compared to all the mistakes I supposedly made. I didn’t see myself like that — I was just curious and not afraid to experiment.

But this wasn’t a place for creativity. I felt as if my hands were tied and blinders were on. On top of everything, the workload was unbearable. I literally worked through tears.

At the same time, some part of me didn’t allow me to leave yet. Why? I didn’t know the answer then. So, I continued my journey, accompanied by my daily tarot readings.

🫶Daily Tarot Card – What I Learned

In tarot, the people depicted on the cards can also symbolize events, but for me, most often they represent actual people who have influenced something in my life. The King of Cups and Queen of Cups were exactly such examples.

The Temperance card once came today, " Slow down. That day I listened — I dropped the pen and left work on time.

The Eight of Swords and Seven of Swords, which I drew again and again, reflected the feeling of being trapped, fearful, or hiding. I learned to live with these daily tarot cards, simply breathing deeply and keeping a low profile when they appeared.

I also noticed patterns:

• Threes were always about communication and teamwork.

• Knights meant active days, no matter the suit.

• The Hierophant brought lessons, sometimes repeating old scenarios, reminding me to pay attention.
  
  

This card became a fitting conclusion to my journey: the Hierophant had spoken, and I had to bow my head.

✨And Why I Still Stopped Drawing Daily Tarot Cards

After one week of daily tarot card readings, nothing much had changed. But after a month, I noticed repeating patterns. Week after week, my daily tarot cards were a mix of swords and cups.

My emotions followed the cards: joy with positive cups, sadness with negative ones, fear and limitation with swords. This couldn’t go on — it was time to face myself. I couldn’t leave, but I couldn’t stay either. What I could do was look inside myself, change my thought patterns, and take action.

One day, I finally told my managers, 'I can’t go on like this.' To my surprise, instead of criticism, I received gratitude for honesty and courage. Problems that had been unsolved for months were fixed in a week.

It turned out my contribution had been noticed all along, even if unspoken. Too often, mistakes are noticed, but successes are taken for granted. By speaking up, I discovered I had much to gain.

They say courage is half the victory. My practice confirmed it. Maybe Caitlin is right when she often says: The world doesn’t belong to the wise, but to the brave.

🪞Daily Tarot Card – Not Prediction, but Guidance

Now I know that life has given me a great opportunity. It was a tremendous experience in self-development — both in my work and in how I view myself. I simply hadn’t valued myself enough, and fear had held me back.

The daily tarot cards guided me throughout. At first, I didn’t understand their message, but over time, it became clear: they weren’t just about what to avoid or embrace each day. They had a bigger mission — to show me the need for change and to help me untangle my thoughts.

Don’t fear challenges, don’t fear tarot cards, and don’t fear the guide.
And most importantly — be brave.

With love,
Gerly & Caitlin
Soul Sisters Tarot

*From the Tarot Diaries series - this is the first part.