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2024 October - Tarot Card Challenge



Are you ready to read by fate this October? This October, in the spirit of Halloween, let the cards guide your reading journey through the eerie and the unknown.


Only books completed from 1 October 2024 will be counted! You will get your first tasks before though to plan ahead


The Challenge

1. We will play a Bookish version of the Tarot Card Reading

2. You will be reading for 15 prompts from a total of 78 cards deck. I will shuffle a virtual tarot deck and you will choose a number. I will then reveal the card. It is all based on positive interpretations or constructive guidance!

Your 3 set of tasks will depend on what it symbolises in the aspect of love, career and finances.
You need to read for only one of those 3 tasks. Or you can read a book in which the cover connects to the card in some manner.

3. If you feel stuck, you have 1 skip available which you can use to read any book. For skipping more, please use 1 point to draw another card to get the tasks related to another card.

4. You will win 2 points per task and additional 5 points for completing all 15 tasks!

5. If you don't have a personal point account thread yet, request one here.

Sample game:
I shuffle the deck and you choose a number. The number gives you Magician card which symbolises the following:
1. Love: creating opportunities for love, being proactive in love
2. Career: harnessing career opportunities, determination and drive
3. Finance: pursuing financial opportunity, making use of skills
So you can read a book where a character is being quite proactive in love / character has a lot of drive / character is making use of all their skills to make money.


Or you can read do a cover based task: something magical on cover / a character with one hand risen in the cover / someone wearing red and white on cover / flower vines or cover

A little about Tarots

🔮 Tarot began in the 15th century in Europe as a card game called Tarocchi. It was originally used for playing, not for spiritual or fortune-telling purposes. In the 18th century, tarot started being used for divination and mystical purposes, especially in France and England.

🔮 Tarot card decks will always have 78 cards within it. You're going to have 22 major arcana cards or trump cards and then you'll have 56 minor arcana or minor trumps or pips.

🔮 While many people think of tarot as a way to predict the future, it's actually more about self-reflection and gaining insight into current situations or challenges. Think of it as a way to explore your thoughts and feelings.

🔮 Famous artists like Salvador Dalí and writers like Italo Calvino were inspired by tarot. Dalí even designed his own tarot deck with surrealist imagery.

How the Tarot Deck is Structured:

Major Arcana (22 cards):

These are the "big" cards that represent major life themes or lessons. Some well-known cards are The Fool, The Magician. They deal with big ideas like change, growth, love, and power.

Minor Arcana (56 cards):

These cards are more about everyday life. They're divided into four suits:
Cups (Emotions and relationships)
Pentacles (Work and money)
Swords (Challenges and intellect)
Wands (Creativity and action)
Each suit has cards numbered 1 to 10, plus four "court" cards: Page, Knight, Queen, and King.

Points: 10


Your Draws





Summarised Reading:
1. The amount of money that you bring in and your expenses are balanced well, and you are fortunate enough to not have any stress
2. You are sensitive as a leader and you are careful with the way others respond to your emotional needs
3. The things that you desire for, or your most perfect dream is bound to happen.
4. You may have the urge to explore and discover some things on your own. This can be an effective approach if you want to assert your independence and bypass group agreement.
5. You are enjoying enjoying working together as part of a team, and also in the initial success of this bigger project.
6. You may have been exploring your options, flitting about from one choice to another, tasting the wine in each cup, as a means to sort out what it is that you really want with your life.

Completion Post:
Book & Author:
Date read:
How it fits:
Next number:

Choose a number from 1 to 78 to start. The cards are shuffled in each turn so you can choose the same number again.

You have 1 free skip available to read a book of your choice. For additional skips, please spend 1 point and choose another number to get another card.

Choosing number 9. Thanks.

Six of Pentacles – Generosity, charity, giving

"The Six of Pentacles means is that you are in a position where you have a good relationship with your income. Like the main figure in the card, the amount of money that you bring in and your expenses are balanced well, and you are fortunate enough to not have any stress. You are also grateful for all that you own and can happily share your wealth with others."

1. Love: supportive relationship, generous lover
2. Career: being a valued employee
3. Finance: financial support, donations

Completion:
Six of Pentacles – Generosity, charity, giving

Book: The Darkest Curse: A Rapunzel Retelling
Author: Rachel Rowlands
Date read: 10/04/2024
How it fits: Love: Cyrus Lockwood even after knowing about Annice curse and briefly hurt by it, is very supportive to her and helps her to find a cure for her curse and remove it

Next number: 1

King of Cups – Emotional control, stability, wisdom

" The King of Cups represents creativity, emotion, and the unconscious. He represents a balance between the intellect and emotions. He indicates that there is a strong relationship between understanding and feeling. The King of Cups shows that you are sensitive as a leader and you are careful with the way others respond to your emotional needs. "

1. Love: using head and heart in love, a compassionate but calming partner
2. Career: balancing emotional, practical and logical needs, wisdom leading to respect and admiration
3. Finance: financial stability, being realistic but hopeful about finances

Completion:

Book: A Study in Scarlet Women
Author: Sherry Thomas
Date read: 10/15/2024
How it fits: Career: Charlotte Holmes, setting up business as a private detective under the assumed name of Sherlock Holmes, balances emotional, practical and logical needs and her wisdom and analytical abilities lead to respect and admiration from her clients.

Next Number: 2

Nine of Cups – Contentment, satisfaction, wish fulfillment

" After a long journey, the Nine of Cups symbolizes the finding of self-satisfaction. This is also referred as the wish card, which means that the things that you desire for, or your most perfect dream is bound to happen. The Nine of Cups is normally associated with extreme happiness and satisfaction. "

1. Love: appreciating current love life, positivity leading to romance, cheerful romance
2. Career: satisfying career, recognition and respect at work
3. Finance: abundance, financial comfort, financial security, material rewards

Completion:

Book: The Reluctant Jesus
Author: Duncan Whitehead
Date read: 12/15/2024
How it fits: Career: Seth Miller, MC, has a satisfying career as a successful architect
Next number: 3

Please send me the set of tasks for #3. Thanks.

Seven of Swords – Deception, strategy, betrayal

" When you get this card, it may imply that you or someone else in your life is having difficulty getting away with something. There are instances when we are forced to be sneaky, hoping that we will not be discovered. There are instances when the Seven of Swords may indicate the willingness to go solo. You may have the urge to explore and discover some things on your own. This can be an effective approach if you want to assert your independence and bypass group agreement."

1. Love: lies and deception, affair, sparing feelings, feeling suspicious
2. Career: gossip, sabotage, jealousy at work
3. Finance: shady business deals, fraud, theft, scams

Completion:

Book: The Hoyden and the Rake
Author: Victoria Price
Date read: 12/25/2024
How it fits: Fiona's cousin Harry Albrighton is involved in shady business deals, gambling and fraudulently uses money from Edward Cavendish's estate for his misdeeds
Next number: #4

Three of Pentacles – Teamwork, collaboration

"Successful projects usually require different kinds of expertise, and at this moment, the Three of Pentacles means that all the skills required are coming together. In short, you are enjoying enjoying working together as part of a team, and also in the initial success of this bigger project. "

1. Love: doing projects with partner, feeling like a team
2. Career: working as team, collaborates with others, diverse skill sets and opinions
3. Finance: learning about finances, getting advice on creating budget

Completion:

Book: The Fateful Bargain
Author: Betty Neels
Date read: 01/06/2024
How it fits: Sebastian van Tecqx, MC, is a surgeon who works as a team and collaborates with many hospitals
Next number: #5

Eight of Cups – Abandonment, withdrawal, moving on

" The Eight of Cups signifies time for change or transition, by means of walking away from something. You may have been exploring your options, flitting about from one choice to another, tasting the wine in each cup, as a means to sort out what it is that you really want with your life. You are now experiencing a feeling of exhaustion - and are coming to a realization that you must step away from what is familiar. It is a choice, and a recognition that true happiness will not be found in what you have already created. "

1. Love: leaving unhappy relationship, abandonment issues
2. Career: leaving unfulfilling job, taking vacation, escapism
3. Finance: choosing happiness over financial security