Okay, so yesterday I was messing around with this idea for a Tarot Combination Calculator. You know, something simple that could give you a quick reading based on a couple of cards.
I started by thinking about what I wanted this thing to do. Basically, you pick two cards, and it tells you what that combo might mean. So, I got out my old notebook and started jotting down some ideas. I figured I’d need a way to store the meanings of each card. I thought about using a simple list or maybe a dictionary. I wanted to keep it super basic, you know?
Then, I started playing with some code. I made a list of a few tarot cards and their meanings. Just a few to start with, like The Fool, The Magician, and The High Priestess. I wrote down a basic meaning for each, nothing fancy, just enough to give an idea.
- The Fool: New beginnings, innocence, spontaneity.
- The Magician: Manifestation, resourcefulness, power.
- The High Priestess: Intuition, subconscious, mystery.
After that, I made a function that takes two card names as input. It looks up their meanings from the list I made earlier and then combines them into a single interpretation. It’s pretty rough, just stringing together the individual meanings with a bit of extra text to make it flow.
I tested it out with a few combinations. For example, I tried The Fool and The Magician. The tool spit out something like, “With The Fool’s new beginnings and The Magician’s manifestation, this combination suggests a fresh start where you have the power to create your own reality.” It wasn’t perfect, but it was a start! I tried a couple more combinations, like The Magician and The High Priestess, and it gave some basic interpretations for those too.
But I quickly realized this was just the tip of the iceberg. There are so many cards and even more possible combinations. Plus, the meanings can change depending on the order of the cards. And some people read reversals, too. It is more complicated than I initially thought!
Next Steps
So, I have some more work. I need to add all 78 cards with their meanings. Also, maybe think about how to handle card order and reversals. I’m also thinking about making a simple user interface, so it’s easier to use. Nothing complicated, just something to select the cards and get the result.
Anyway, it was a fun little project to start. It’s not going to replace a real tarot reader anytime soon, but it’s a neat way to get a quick glimpse into the cards. I’ll keep tinkering with it and see where it goes. I’ll keep a record of what I do and share my progress, just in case anyone’s interested in following along.
