I need interpretation help...for record keeping.
I read only for myself and those close to me and keep detailed records of each reading. I buy blank large journals and use different colored pens for each section to keep things from blending together and being confusing (ex. the date, the situation, the question, the cards, their individual meanings--even though I know them already--and finally how I interpret them together to reach my answer)
This is messier process than it sounds like because I have to constantly mark what each section is, sometimes I lose the proper color pens that mean certain things depending on color. The card number differs since I often do unstructured readings rather than spreads, sometimes I need space for brainstorming and a whole other host of little inconvenient minutia that's pointless to mention but I'm sure you folks understand.
So I went to Amazon to look for a very basic tarot journal that already had things like Question, situation, cards, meanings, personal interpretation and the date on each page. And oh boy did I run into a problem.
I discovered a LOT of these "tarot journals" are the POD books that people make as a business, which is fine, but it means they feel the need to really pop that journal full of diagrams, activities, spreads, etc. Not to mention these journals are often 6x9--waay too small for my needs. And they always contain beginner instructions.
A large basic log book for people who are already familiar with meanings, spreads, etc. and just want to keep track of their own readings is just...not there.
So I have an idea and I need to know if it's crazy or not.
Can I make and design exactly what I need and put it up on Amazon knowing that I'm probably the only one who is going to buy it? If it were to help someone else, great, but I'm not looking to side hustle with journals. I just care about having the exact book I need and every time I run out, I can just buy my own journal again. Then I'm set....and I can save so much time hunting around my house for my colored markers.
I can't be the only person who logs each reading in detail, right? Or is that an OCD thing and most of you just read, get your answer and think nothing more of it? Designing this would be a bit of a hassle so If what I want already exists and someone can point me to it I would be ever so grateful, but I really have searched far and wide to no avail, and I need this book.
So, is it crazy to just make it myself? I need my records to be more organized-looking than they are.
I'm sorry this post was so long, but my records are pretty important to me.
TL;DR: All the tarot journals I find on Amazon are too small and aren't purely for record keeping of readings. They seem to be geared for activities (to make them more attractive for sales?) and marketed to beginners. I want a large tarot journal just for record keeping. Can I design and list my own to get exactly what I need even if I know I'm going to be the only person buying it? Or is that insane?