Jumpers: you’ve seen them. The cards that fly out mid-shuffle like they’ve got something urgent to say. 

But not every card that falls is a message. Sometimes it’s just… you, dropping your cards.

So how do you know if a jumper is an actual jumper?

If I drop 10 cards–5, even 3 sometimes–I don’t read them. That’s not a jumper. That’s me being ungrounded or distracted. 

But if a single card flips, sticks, or literally leaps from the deck, especially when I’m shuffling with intention, that’s different. That gets my attention.

That’s what I call a true jumper. It doesn’t just fall–it throws itself at me.

‍For me, when that happens, I don’t stop and immediately read it. I finish the reading as planned, pulling the cards I intended, then look at the jumper at the very end.

Sometimes that extra card adds nuance to the story I’m already reading. And other times, it brings something unexpected. A thread I didn’t know to pull.

It’s like the deck saying: hey, there’s more here to look at.

And because that ‘s how I’ve decided to work with jumpers, that’s how my deck responds. But that doesn’t mean it’s the only way to use them.

What matters more than following someone else’s rules is setting your own intention. Decide how you want to treat jumpers. Be clear about it and then stick with it. 

One thing I don’t recommend? Shuffling until a card jumps out and calling that your reading. 

That’s not intuition. That’s outsourcing your power to gravity and a random flick of the wrist. 

There’s real power in choosing your cards. In saying: this is the card I’m pulling. That moment of choice matters.

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So here’s my general rule:

• One jumper per reading? Set it aside and revisit.
• Big drop? Ground, gather, reshuffle.
• No jumper at all? Also perfect. Pull your cards and trust yourself.

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Let your own consistency and clarity lead the way.

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