Cannabis + Tarot
I originally began smoking weed as a teenager, recreationally with friends. In early adulthood, severe depression gradually took over my life. All big decisions from 18-30 were made because I was trying to outrun it – joining the Army, moving to different states, leaving jobs, abruptly ending relationships. In my early 30s, I finally found an anti-depressant and therapist that helped me immensely. I had been drowning in darkness for so many years, it’s who I believed I was.
It was also around this time I was re-introduced to cannabis. I realized that when I smoked weed, depression wasn’t around. Even better, cannabis could help pull me out of a bottomless depression spiral. I was able to find my footing after backsliding and ground myself. Fortunately, my therapist was very supportive of this discovery. Cannabis helped me remember I wasn’t only filled with negativity and hopelessness. Cannabis helped me find hope and imagination.
Combining cannabis and tarot has been powerful for me.
My relationship with tarot is deepened with cannabis use because it helps me connect with my magic and creativity. Cannabis is an anchor for me when I explore other worlds through meditative journeying, drawing, and tarot.
Cannabis dares me to dream bigger for myself.
Cannabis helps me dream of best case scenarios. That mindset combined with tarot allows me to hear positive messages the cards share with me. I am also able see difficult news as an opportunity for growth.
Cannabis gets my creative juices flowing.
Creativity is about making unexpected connections. Having free flowing access to my creative mind when I’m pulling cards is not only fun, it allows me to consider a variety of possibilities, and then sitting with what resonates most.