The Tarot deck is a deck of seventy eight (at least seventy eight, sometimes more, but any less and the cards aren't Tarot). The seventy eight cards are split into two, the twenty two cards of the Major Arcana and the fifty six of the Minor Arcana. The fifty six cards of the Minor Arcana … Continue reading Suit and Element in the Numbered Cards of the Tarot
Fewer tarot decks. Less space. Careful purchasing. Ecologically mindful. In depth awareness of the messages of the cards. A raise of the rude finger to the materialism machine. I'm not talking about one deck forever. I'm talking about a carefully created clutch of divination loveliness put together not on a tide of want, but in … Continue reading Tarot Cards – Making the Case For Less
Ungrounded opinions don't matter much. They're just thoughts and often loudly professed interjections on any given subject. I hope that my experience in reading and teaching Tarot, learning and using Lenormand and more lately playing cards gives my opinion a sturdy structure to be based upon. Lots of people claim that they know the one … Continue reading The ‘Secrets’ & ‘Truth’ of Tarot & Other Card Divination Systems
My morning cards today reminded me of those cartoons where there's a delightfully naughty little demon on one shoulder and a sickly sweet, nicey nice angel sitting on the other, whispering into Sylvester's ears. Aaaand my brain went into overdrive I really, really dislike this materialistic culture we live in where people want more … Continue reading Temperance to The Left of Me, The Devil to the Right, Here I am Stuck In the Middle Like a Fool
This morning, I gave myself a good shake and decided that it's time to choose to make some changes in my life. It's been a long time coming. Because it's Sunday afternoon, and Sunday afternoons are made for clarting (North East of England slang for messing about in a most enjoyable fashion), I conducted an … Continue reading Experiment – One Question, Four Tools – Tarot, Playing Cards, Oracle Cards, Lenormand
Or, who or what, if anything, do you call in when you read cards, runes, scry, or work with your pendulum? Is it even important to consider this? Does it make a difference? What do you intend a reading to be/do/serve? Over the years my calls and covenants have changed. At times I've done nothing … Continue reading Tarot Influencers
You've got the hang of the structure, tried a few spreads and a deck or two and you're curiously reading books by various authors. And they all say that their method/deck/style/esoteric system is the only way to read Tarot. Some of these authors are really cool. They're very learned. They're ceremonial magicians so they know … Continue reading Tarot People, Tarot Ways
