Tired of Chasing Numbers and Likes? Let Tarot Set Your Creative Soul Free!

Hi there! I'm Aries Yoko, the fortune-telling manga artist. Are you enjoying your creative activities?

Every time you open SNS, numbers like "Likes" and "Follower counts" jump into view, making your heart feel restless... we've all been there.

"That person is growing so much, but I'm..." "I'm scared of the numbers dropping, so I can't draw what I really want to anymore."

When you find yourself bound by the "curse of evaluation" called numbers, I recommend borrowing the power of Tarot cards to receive advice that will lighten your heart!

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🔮 What If These Cards Appear? Here is a Reading Sample

Let's peek at the hints the cards give on how you should face "numbers" to enjoy holding your pen again.

[Card: 4 of Pentacles]

"Let go of the 'fear of loss' and free your hands." This card represents hugging coins (evaluation and numbers) tightly and not letting go. The obsession with "I must maintain current numbers" or "I don't want to lose evaluation" might be locking away your free imagination. It's time to set those numbers on the table for a moment and, with your now-empty hands, regrasp the excitement you felt when you first thought, "I want to draw this!"

[Card: Judgement]

"Awaken your 'soul's satisfaction' rather than 'outside scores'." The Judgement card symbolizes "awakening" to true value. The response you felt the moment you finished drawing—"I did it!" or "I love this character!"—is the one and only truth, not the number of likes someone else gave. Shut out the noisy outside voices for a while and listen to your own heart. You are already creating something more than wonderful enough.

[Card: Death]

"Time to let the 'evaluated self' rest and be reborn into a new you." Though it may look ominous, this card signifies a reset for "rebirth." If you're exhausted from trying to draw "what everyone likes," it's okay to break that style once. By going all-in on something you think is "strange but I like it" without worrying about numbers, a new door, different from anything before, might open.

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2. A "Mental Fortress" to Avoid Being Swung Around by Numbers

[Card: The Hermit]

"Leave the sea of information and withdraw into your own 'sanctuary'." This card recommends introspection and silence.

• Turn off notifications: If you're too worried about reactions, taking a break from SNS for a few days is a fine creative activity in itself.
• Enjoy time alone: Draw sketches "just for yourself" that you won't show anyone. Time where no one's evaluation intervenes is what enriches your sensibility the most.

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A Message from Aries Yoko

If your heart feels like it's breaking, remember this card at the very end.

[Card: The Star]

"Look at the 'Star of Hope' shining in your heart rather than the earthly records of numbers."

Numbers flow away, but the feelings you put into your work and the light someone received from looking at it will never disappear. While using the Tarot results as a reference, ultimately, please permit yourself the luxury of "drawing not for anyone else, but for yourself."

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In Closing

Numbers are one index to measure "the distance your work reached," but they aren't a ruler to measure the "value of your talent."

To gently relight the fire of your creation, if you want more specific advice, please come visit Aries Yoko's fortune-telling room through the button below. I'm rooting for you with all my might so that you can face your creation with a smile again!