Okay, so the other day I got this idea to make a little tool, a calculator for tarot card combinations. You know, something to help figure out the meanings when you pull more than one card in a reading.
I thought, “Hey, this could be fun!” I mean, I’ve always been kind of into tarot, doing little readings for myself and friends. And I’ve been messing around with coding for a while now, building little things here and there. So, I decided to give it a shot.
First, I had to think about how this thing would even work. I figured I’d need dropdown menus where you could pick the cards, maybe two or three at a time. And then, once you’ve got your cards, the tool would spit out some kind of interpretation. Easy peasy, right? Hah, not so much!
Working on the project
- I started by sketching out the basic layout. You know, just boxes and arrows on a piece of paper, nothing fancy. I just wanted to get a feel for the flow. Where would the dropdowns go? Where would the results show up? Stuff like that.
- Then, I started messing around with the code. I decided to use JavaScript for this because it seemed like the best fit for a simple web-based tool like this.
- I created the dropdown menus, which was pretty straightforward. I just had to make sure they had all 78 tarot cards, from The Fool to The World.
- The next part was the real challenge: figuring out how to interpret the combinations. I spent hours reading through my tarot books and browsing websites, trying to understand how cards interact with each other. It’s not as simple as just adding up their meanings. There’s a lot of nuance and subtlety involved.
- I started by creating a database of sorts, just a big ol’ JavaScript object where I stored the basic meanings of each card.
- Then, I wrote some functions to handle the combinations. I tried a few different approaches, but it was tough to capture the complexity of tarot in simple code.
After a lot of trial and error, I finally got something that worked, sort of. It wasn’t perfect, but it was a start. The tool could take two or three cards and generate a basic interpretation based on their individual meanings and their positions relative to each other. It also provides some basic info about birth cards, you know the cards associated with your birth date.
I showed it to a couple of friends who are also into tarot. They thought it was cool, but they also gave me some helpful feedback. They pointed out some combinations that didn’t quite make sense, and they suggested some additional features, like the ability to save readings or share them with others.
So, I’m still working on it. It’s definitely a work in progress. But I’m learning a lot, and it’s been a fun little project. I’m thinking about adding more features, like maybe incorporating astrological aspects or numerology into the calculations. The possibilities are pretty endless!
Anyway, that’s where I’m at with my tarot combination calculator. It’s not ready for prime time yet, but I’m excited to keep tinkering with it and see where it goes. Who knows, maybe one day it’ll be a useful tool for tarot enthusiasts out there!
