PSY cards

I am still loving and using John Hollands psychic Tarot oracle deck, but Kaphs posting about the l'oracle de la triade got me thinking.......... always dangerous!

Found what appeared to be a 'light hearted' parlour game type deck but it gives a very accurate reading. It also has an interesting spread which I have not used before.

The psy cards are based on Carl Jung's archetypes and symbols. The pictures are rich and strong - not unlike John Hollands deck. Here's an example.


There are 40 cards in the deck

The Inquirer

4 directions - Yes, No, Never, Now.

7 Fundamentals - The Body, The Home, Work, The Skills, Money, Friends, Fortune.
7 Archetypes - The Father, The Mother, Birth, Libido, Death, Destruction, Peace
7 Symbols - The Sun, The Moon, The Stars, The Tree, The Scales, The Tower, The Wheel
7 Characters - The Beauty, The Warrior, The Liar, The Stranger, The Sage, The Fool, The Beast
7 Happenings - The Message, The Voyage, The Puzzle, The Prison, Liberation, The Cave, Union

The spread called 'the vital 7'

You start by taking out the inquirer card and placing it face up in the centre. Shuffle the deck divide the deck and reshuffle. Take the first 6 cards from the top of the pile.

Place them face down as follows and turn up one by one.


Place card 1 (left) and 2 (right) next to each other above the inquirer card

Place card 3 to the left of the inquirer card and card 4 to the right of the inquirer card in line

Place card 5 (left) and 6 (right) next to each other under the inquirer card - 7 cards in total.

The top line (1+2) = the past

The middle line (3+4) = the present

The bottom line (5+6) = the future.

Cards 1, 3 and 5 (top to bottom to the left of the inquirer card) are cards/ people / situations that influence you.

Cards 2,4 and 6 (top to bottom on the right of the inquirer card) are cards/ people /situations you have influence over.

This gives a very different reading from John Hollands deck.

I think it could also be used to clarify a John Holland reading as it has definate answer cards like Yes and No.


This is a very intuitive deck. The rich symbolism in the cards give you plenty of scope for interpretation. I shall be posting some of my readings.

Sally:flower:

OK .......well no time like the present!

Here is my first reading using the vital 7 spread as described above.

The two cards for the past were

1 Peace 2 The Beast

The two cards for the present were

3 The Wheel 4 Fortune

The two cards for the future were

5 The Libido 6 Death


Peace and The beast show a definite conflict in my past between a desire for a quiet life(!) and having to face my dragon - and possibly slay it too!

The present also refers to life's ups and downs as represented by the wheel but also that I am on the correct path to good fortune

The libido and Death show that the life force is very strong and death represents the unknown of change that I am heading towards.

The cards that are influencing me

Peace, The Wheel and Libido

Interestingly the peace card shows the inside of a church looking towards a rose window that echoes the wheel card. This shows me that no matter how much I may desire peace and quiet the force of life is too strong and the wheel is going to turn regardless so I had better be prepared!!


The cards that I have influence over are

The Beast, Fortune and Death

Well this is very good, as I control the 'dragon' and the death card which are linked as fear of the unknown is always pretty scary. But if I do, then I am on the right path and there is good fortune at the end of it.

This is a very accurate reading of how I would view things at this time.

Sally:flower:

Thanks for sharing this Sally! The card you posted from this deck is beautiful and the spread looks interesting. I wonder if it would work with another type of deck. I may have to try it out and see if it's any good.

Cateye

Hi Cateye

I seem to go for the cards with LOTS of visual clues and these certainly have. I also like this spread and have yet to try it on the John Holland deck. There would be a random Inquirer card which would be another aspect to the reading.
I would be interested to hear if works with other decks too, let me know when you get a chance to try it!


Sally:flower:

Have done a vital 7 spread using the John Holland cards and it works! I am going to post it on the John Holland Daily reading thread.

Sally:flower:

I did this with Lenormand and it seems to work great. It's still a basic PPF but I like that it shows what is influencing me and what I have influence over. I'll post this reading on the Lenormand practice readings. Thanks again for the great new spread.

Cateye

Thanks for the info Cateye. I too found the influences an interesting twist and made for a fuller reading.


Sally:flower:

Another draw for an important question. My daughter has been offered an amazing deal for her honeymoon and has to make a hard choice.

The deal is truly amazing but still costs far more than she anticipated. So the choice is:- should they really push the boat out and go for it or should they go for something much more modest and carry on saving for the much needed house?


I did the vital seven spread

The past

Birth and The Tower


The present

No and The Beauty


The Future

The Beast and The Scales



The past shows the new idea of this deal, the tower in this instance shows 2 things one financial stability, and two the house that they are trying to save for - but in the current climate they are chasing the rising market and lack of mortgages!

The present shows the No card which is what her head is telling her and the Beauty who is looking in the window at her reflection and in this case shows the 2 minds that she is in.


The future indicates the beast - the dilemma being tamed by the balance of the scales. So she is going to have to weight up very carefully and make a decision based on what is best all round.


The cards 'Birth', 'No', and 'The beast', are all influencing her. These indicate very strong desires and reflects the real conflict going on!

The things she has influence over though are 'the tower' - house or finances 'The beauty' -herself and 'the scales' - being able to make the right decision.

Over all I think she should wait a while (there is some time before she has to make a final choice) and see how her finances pan out over the next few months.

Sally:flower:

I find the PSY cards give a VERY different sort of reading than my John Holland Deck and interpretation is sometimes difficult- but I enjoy the challenge.

I think they make me tap into my intuition more. My John Holland deck is like a comfortable old pair of slippers whereas the PSY deck is like a slightly tight pair of new shoes and they 'pinch' a bit!!

Hopefully with more practice I shall have two well worn decks!

Sally:flower:

I'll Let you know if they ever get there !!!


Sally:flower:

I know what you mean about time...................... You start getting
into the quantum stuff too, where past present and future are all
happening now you just choose this reality. So you can get 'echos' of
your other times and realities'.

However intent comes into this as well so I agree, the psy cards give
you a definite way of pinning down time - as the questioner intends it.

I must look at the other draw options and see if there is one for when a questioner wants to put a time scale on a question.

As I see it you could take out those cards before you do the normal
draw. Then shuffle them separately and choosing one to put on one side.
After reading the rest of the draw you could then turn up the time
scale one. which should put the rest of the draw into perspective?

I will have an experiment


Sally:flower: