Transformation Cards: Devil, Death, Tower and Reversed Meanings

By Carolyn Gwiazdzinski

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I am writing on these cards, to once again share with others what these Tarot cards mean, during these very new and changing times. Recently, someone had contacted me for more information on “The Devil” ~ they shared with me what had happened in a phone reading. In this reading, they were told that they had a dark cloud over them and was surrounded by evil.

Well, to say I felt outraged by this, was putting it mildly. First, this is truly a false representation for what these cards mean, now…during 2012 and how humanity is awakening to the inner calling of their life; soul blueprinted awareness.　 Second and most importantly, even if we are doing a psychic reading for another, we seriously have a responsibility to making this exchange as uplifting as possible, not by lying or sugar coating any information presented, but to present from a heart centered and as kind as is possible…we no longer live in the “doom and gloom” meanings of the Tarot.

Back in the day, when readings were done for another, Tarot cards in reversed positions; or the Devil, Death and the Tower cards from the major arcana, were seen as true evil and negativity. However, based on my 27 year journey and 1000s of readings later, I was guided to understand the Tarot through the many life changes that came to me and allow these cards specifically to guide me toward deeper and greater understanding for the purpose of the negatives that are actually life changes coming to us now.

Back in September of 1984, I had my very first reading. My ending card in this layout was the Death card. Well, even tho’ I had no idea of the meaning of this card…I knew deep down, that this card did not mean death in the physical sense, but Death of change to relationships or a known way of life.

In this moment, prior to my awakening journey, I knew that there was something on the horizon for me. Once my journey began, Death, Devil, Tower and reversed positions became the theme in the readings that I would do for myself. The more change I was experiencing, the more these cards would appear in my readings.

To say that seeing these cards, at times, appear all at once, would tweak me out, however, seeing these cards regularly, eventually showed me that many changes would be happening in my life quickly and immediately…a pretty much thinking on my feet and experiencing the negatives at the same time.　 Were my buttons being pushed?　 You bet!　 Was I afraid and scared out of my wits?　 Beyond Belief!　 Did I survive this awakening to deeper knowing and conscious awareness?　 I did!　 Am I tired?　 Beyond what I could imagine!　 The point is, at times we may feel pushed to our absolute max and yet I am here to share that there is a way through it, we will just have to roll up our sleeves and become part of our healing journey to do this and to also have the courage to be open to the idea of a new approach to our life changes: also known as negatives, challenges and obstacles.

Some will be called for a deeper awakening and some will continue on the path they are on.　 There is no right way or wrong way for any of this and one size does not fit all.　 If there are a lot of negatives taking place in your life and the normal way of handling them is not making the negatives go away, then there is a very good chance you are being called to the next part of your journey.

As a fully awakened and conscious empath, with high and way too many levels of　 intuition and sensitivity front and center to my life, every moment of everyday, shifting through a lot of changing emotional highs and lows, I knew that I needed to learn how to clear myself fast.　 I knew that I would not be able to band aid the emotional gaping holes from my past by bypassing the feeling of it all, to heal it genuinely and authentically.　 I knew that I needed to go deep within for the answers to my questions and the true meaning for these cards. This became quite the journey, and the clearing was a constant, all the time, everyday…but as a teacher and a guide for this awakening, there was no other way for me to walk my talk…I needed to be in it to do it right.

It is now 27 years later, and the insight and wisdom that were gained, through deep inner awareness, became my godsend and the light through the many changes, challenges and obstacles that required and requested understanding and awareness.　 For each negative/life changing experience that comes to us, if we give ourselves a chance to not run and hide from feeling what we need to ask, to gain better knowing and understanding, we must feel our journey.　

Utilizing the Tarot as a guide for deeper healing and awakening, teaches us to go within for each and every experience.　 Most often what we experience, that really pushes at our emotional and psychological buttons, are requesting that we go deeper for intuitive and spiritual meaning and purpose to our experiences…we clear once and something else comes up, we clear again.　 We repeat this process of utilizing the Tarot, until it becomes second nature to our everyday normal life routine, until you begin to understand that not only are you rebuilding a new and stronger inner foundation and although each of us carries our deeper soul blueprinted knowing within, we are also creating the new path that we begin to walk.

When choosing a reader; be very, very clear about the purpose of your reading for yourself and to yourself. Predictions take away your right to choose or to be in true inner alignment with soul knowing. Ask questions or read up on the type of readings available. Readers; whether they are psychically reading or tuning in to another level, do not have the right to tamper with anyone else’s personal space in this way. Whether we are tuning in psychically, energetically or consciously, being in tune, as our way of life, means that we are here to uplift the energy not scare the crap out of another with the “dark cloud hanging over you” way of reading…we are not living in the dark ages and the Tarot when used with the greatest of respect and care, can truly shed light on the changes taking place in our lives.

Each one of us, whether we choose to learn how to tap into our heart knowing, wisdom or soul awareness, have our own blueprint to our life journey and a good reader will guide their perspective client to tuning into their inner journey.

Be picky; be choosy about how and where to put your energy for a reading. Because these days, when a reading like this is done to another, not only are you feeling your own fear about the lack of information that was projected, but the reader just projected their own unclear energy into your personal space and if your skills are undeveloped at this level, this very energy can send you off into a tailspin.

We are living in very different times now. We are being called to clear our imprinting, by bringing understanding and awareness to our experiences, not to get rid of them or forget that they are there, but to bring them into balance, alignment and healing, to our normal and everyday moment, everyday life experience.

We all have a voice of wisdom. Some of us are naturally tuned to this way of life and some are just waking up to this way of life. And trust me, what I have shared here is not sugarcoated or watered down, but has been a 27 year experience to truly learn how to keep searching and digging for absolute clarity to the purpose of the experiences we are having now.

This is your journey…choose wisely…ask questions and listen to your instincts, your deeper inner knowing.