I don't have major dissatisfaction with my current job. But lately, I've been feeling the desire to challenge myself in a new role.
In such moments, rather than immediately deciding on a job change or transfer, I sometimes want to first organize which direction I want to move toward.
This time, I consulted with Yōri about a turning point in my work, and we explored three tarot card results through conversation. Rather than having the cards decide the conclusion, we worked through a process of thinking all the way down to a small step I could try this month.
The content of my consultation was as follows:
Recently, I've been feeling the desire to continue my current job while also challenging myself in a new role. However, I'm uncertain whether I should move now or prepare a bit more before doing so. Rather than just meeting others' expectations, I want to organize the direction I truly want to move toward. Could you look at tarot as a hint for thinking about my current situation? Rather than predicting the future, I'd like to think together about how to approach this turning point.
Instead of just saying "I want to do something new," I first shared that I also have feelings about wanting to continue my current job and that I'm uncertain about the timing of any move.
Yōri treats the cards not so much as deciding the future, but rather as "a single light for reading through the current wavering." This approach also works well with consultations about turning points.
When you send your consultation, you can also choose the card-drawing method within the conversation.
This time, I wanted to see the flow up to now, my current position, and the direction ahead separately, so I chose a three-card spread.
This is the actual results screen from this time. The card results change with each conversation.
The three cards that came up this time were:
- Past: Queen of Cups, upright
- Present: Eight of Pentacles, reversed
- Future: Three of Pentacles, upright
The screen displays: "We will read the card's symbolism as a guideline to help you think about your current choices." Rather than predicting the future, this is a way of reading to see your current situation from a different angle.
Past: Queen of Cups
The Queen of Cups was read as a card of receptiveness, empathy, and deep emotion.
In this conversation, it was a card reflecting back on how I've carefully considered the feelings and expectations of those around me. Even when thinking about a new role, there's a foundation of wanting to value relationships with others, not just "what I want to do."
Present: Eight of Pentacles, reversed
The present card was read as dissatisfaction from familiarity, or as a time for relearning.
Perhaps because I've continued in my current job, I'm now feeling the desire to acquire different skills and try things in a different way. Though it's reversed, rather than a bad result, the reading was "this is a time to pause once and change how you learn."
Future: Three of Pentacles
The future card was read as showing collaboration, skill, and building up.
Even if I move toward a new role, rather than making a large directional shift alone, the flow would be to work on small tasks together with someone while confirming what direction suits me.
Of course, this is not a predetermined future. I received it as one possible direction I could choose going forward.
Rather than ending there, I asked to translate the card results into "something I could do this month."
If I were to translate this result into a concrete first step I could take in my current workplace, what would be good to try this month? Rather than rushing to decide on a turning point, I want to move forward while thinking it through.
Yōri gave me the following response:
The Eight of Pentacles reversed tells of "relearning," and the Three of Pentacles speaks of "collaboration and building up." Rather than rushing to change your role, it would be good to find one place within your current job where your skills can overlap with someone else's. For example, this month, try working on a small document or proposal related to your new role together with a colleague. Rather than holding the preparation alone, try asking someone just once: "Could you take a look at this part?" That alone becomes a foothold for confirming your direction while moving forward.
The meaning of the cards transforms into actions you can actually try.
The first step that emerged from this conversation is not immediately choosing a new role.
- Create one small document or proposal related to the new role.
- Ask a colleague just once: "Could you take a look at this part?"
- Based on how it feels to try it, think once more about the direction you want to move toward.
A turning point can feel like you must make a big decision. But if you try something small first, you can think while moving forward.
If you only listen to tarot results, the reading ends in one session. But if you ask back, "What does this mean for my situation?" and "What could I try this month?" the card's symbolism returns to your own reality.
When you still can't decide whether to continue your current job or move toward a new role, talking with Yōri while first exploring just one direction you could try might be a good approach.
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※This is one example of a conversation. Rather than deciding important work judgments based solely on divination, please enjoy it as an entry point for organizing your thoughts.
