Thank you for providing this forum and your valuable insights.

I recently began experimenting with a contemplative tradition alongside my longtime magical practice, but quickly found the two are not compatible: the contemplative tradition effectively overwhelmed my former practice, rendering me incapable of doing the work, both physically and mentally. This was frustrating, as the work was maturing and delivering powerful results after many years.

I performed Tarot divination (Rider-Waite) on the subject, and would like a gut check on the reading.

I pondered whether I should continue with my usual ritual practice.

Result: Wheel of Fortune, Temperance (reversed), Emperor

The Wheel of Fortune I associate with the ritual itself, as the card layout has some similarities with the ritual space. My view of this was that the disharmony/incongruity between the two practices (as represented by the second card) would give way to a kind of power/triumph, as represented by the third.

Unsure, I reshuffled and asked again. Result: Temperance (reversed), Emperor, Magician (reversed). The repetition of the cards was curious--it seemed to be a refining of the previous response, suggesting (to me) that this power/triumph would lead to a block in my magical practices (third card).

Finally I considered whether I should continue with the contemplative practice. Result: Devil (reversed), Wheel of Fortune, Lovers (reversed). If we assume the Wheel of Fortune is representative of my ritual practice, it seems to suggest that if I proceed on that road I will not find fulfillment.

All of these taken together seemed to suggest, to me, that I ought to for now abandon the ritual practice and continue with the other road. Does this seem correct? Any other angles here that you can see?

Thank you once again for your time and thoughtfulness.