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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: 12


Your Draws





Summarised Reading:
1. Need to keep your relationships balanced
2. When you have good moments in your life, make sure that you enjoy to the fullest, for what comes up must always go down. When you are in a bad situation, things will eventually become better again
3. You are or will be facing competition in an area that you are not used to.
4. You have a feeling of security and freedom that material wealth can bring
5. Curious, always asking questions, and gifted with a sharp tongue and quick wit to match.
6. You are sensitive as a leader and you are careful with the way others respond to your emotional needs.
7. The things that you desire for, or your most perfect dream is bound to happen.

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.

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Two of Swords – Indecision, choices, stalemate

"When we see the Two of Swords in a reading, we are encountering a stalemate. Two equal and opposing forces are joined in battle, and there seems to be no end in sight. The Two of Swords is often related with balance and partnership. It signifies the need to keep your relationships balanced.

1. Love: choosing between lovers, choosing between love / family / work
2. Career: choosing between career paths, conflicts at work, taking sides
3. Finance: avoiding financial decisions, unclear finances

Book & Author: Alice in Borderland, vol. 7 by Haro Aso
Date read: 26 Feb 2025
How it fits: Borderland citizens choose to stay in the borderland and play more games with new arrivals. They choose the side of boderland
Next number: 30

Wheel of Fortune – Fate, karma, cycles

"The Wheel of Fortune communicates that life is made up of both good and bad times, and that the cycle is one that we cannot control. When you have good moments in your life, make sure that you enjoy to the fullest, for what comes up must always go down. When you are in a bad situation, things will eventually become better again. "

1. Love: relationship changes, navigating change with partner, making adjustments
2. Career: luck in career, new opportunities, adapting to changes at work
3. Finance: being flexible with finances

Book & Author: The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
Date read: 16 Mar 2025
How it fits: The gang gets a hold of 20 million pounds and guess what, instead of diving it among themselves or giving some of it to their family, they donate the entire sum to a charity - talk about being flexible with finances
Next number: 23

Five of Wands – Conflict, competition, disagreement

"There is form of conflict in one’s life. This may be an existing conflict or brewing and eventually blow up in one's face. It may also depict a problem in communication, for example in a situation where no one really wants to listen to the other - meaning that no agreement or understanding takes place. The Five of Wands can also mean that you are or will be facing competition in an area that you are not used to. "

1. Love: competition between suitors, conflict between lovers
2. Career: competition between colleagues, competitive work environment
3. Finance: financial instability, conflicts about money

Date & Author: SPY×FAMILY 6 by Tatsuya Endo
Date read: 29 March 2025
How it fits: Spy family 6 is a captivating piece of story where Nightfall tries to get close to Lyod and away from her wife Yuri. Its a fierce battle that ends up in broken racekts and sliced up balls ( Not Lyod's )
Next number : 20

Nine of Pentacles – Independence, self-sufficiency

" This Nine of Pentacles card indicates that the querent has reached a stage in their lives where they are confident, independent and self-sufficient. Through hard work, this person is now ready to enjoy money, leisure and material comfort. The Nine of Pentacles conveys not only joy, but also the feeling of security and freedom that material wealth can bring. "

1. Love: balance of love and independence
2. Career: achievement in career, hard work paid off, success
3. Finance: financial abundance, property purchases

Date & Author: Watchmen
Date read: 13 May 2025
How it fits: Adrien is a bright young man who ammasses immense wealth through his intelligence and hard work. Using that money to drop squids on cities might not be the best use but hey, rich people have weird hobbies.
Next number : 57

Page of Swords – Curiosity, intelligence, vigilance

" Bright and alert, the Page of Swords is someone who never seems to run out of ideas. She is curious, always asking questions, and gifted with a sharp tongue and quick wit to match. Her aptitude for language also makes her an incredible communicator, and with her love of ideas, you may find her always engaged in some passionate debate."

1. Love: intellectual relationship
2. Career: ambitious, intelligent person, new career
3. Finance: financial curiosity, ideas for making money

Book & Author: Wolverine: Old Man Logan
Date read: 16 May 2025
How it fits: Logan is a tired old man who just wants to live peacefully with his family. Sadly, the days of crime-fighting are over, and villians rule the world. Running out of money, Logan agrees to transport some cargo for cash for his old friend, Hawkeye. What happens on this journey is full of rage, blood and lots of salt n pepper beards
Next number : 44

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

Book: All You Need Is Kill
Date read: 18 May 2025
How it fits: Stuck in a time loop, Keiji relives the same day again and again. Destined to fight mimics and die on the battlefield, Keiji improves his skills daily, perfectly balancing emotional and practical needs to get to his objective of defeating mimics. There is also the ever-hot Rita who had the powers as Keiji a while back. Keiji falls in love with Rita but Rita cannot reciprocate the same warmth since she only ever knows him for one day. On the final day, Keiji and Rita have a fight and Keiji uses his head even though he is heads over heal for Rita
Next number : 31

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