The Thoth Tarot is a Love It or Leave It deck. It can be used without knowledge of Thelema or the means by which Crowley arrived at his meanings. Or you can peek into the rabbit hole, and find a new world to explore.
Today’s cards: Ace of Swords, 5 of Cups “Disappointment”, & The Hanged Man. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? June 03 2014
The Fey Tarot is the work of Mara Aghem and Riccardo Minetti. While the card names mostly track conventional tarot naming, the scenes differ from Pamela Coleman Smith’s renditions. Not all minors display the full pip count of their number. Rather, the scenes are meant to evoke the intuition of the reader rather than depend on long lists of regurgitated meanings.
Today’s cards: 6 of Wands, 6 of Pentacles, & 8 of Swords. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? June 02 2014
The Universal Waite is Mary Hanson-Roberts’ recolored rendition of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck. Nearly identical lining is softened by gentle coloring. Some faces have been reworked to be more pleasing to the eye.
Today’s cards: 3 of Cups, 10 of Swords, & The Hierophant. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? June 01 2014
The Bosch Tarot will sometimes read direct, and sometimes it reads like a koan. It is a good deck for introspection and examination of internal motives.
And then there’s those times when I wonder if the cards are drunk.
Today’s cards: 7 of Wands, 5 of Swords, & Justice. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? May 31 2014
Last Friday for the month of May! For many of you, it’s payday! Before you go to play games, don’t forget to pay yourself first.
Today’s cards: 9 of Diamonds, 2 of Hearts, & 8 of Spades.
Today’s post is for Audiences that can handle Mature Content. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? May 30 2014
The Sweeney Tarot was designed to read with reversals. Having the expected 78 cards, one could use any system of meanings with it. However Lee Bradford has put deep thought into the the meanings of the Sweeney Tarot, making sure it is approachable by all and without occult or religious concerns that would restrict its audience or use.
Today’s cards: The Star rv, Wheel of Fortune, & Page of Swords rv. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? May 29 2014
The Legacy of the Divine and the Sweeney Tarot are the only decks in my stable I read reversals for. While Waite does have explicit reversed meanings, I look at the neighboring cards and the context of the query to determine if the cards in question are ill-dignified or not. Having all the cards come up reversed is a significant rarity for me. I don’t “correct” an all reversed throw. If tarot is a game of chance, then all chances are equally valid.
Today’s cards: 2 of Coinsrv, Knight of Swordsrv, & 9 of Coinsrv.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? May 28 2014
The Thoth Tarot is a Love It or Leave It deck. It can be used without knowledge of Thelema or the means by which Crowley arrived at his meanings. Or you can peek into the rabbit hole, and find a new world to explore.
Today’s cards: Death, 7 of Wands “Valour”, & 4 of Swords “Truce”. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? May 27 2014
The Fey Tarot is the work of Mara Aghem and Riccardo Minetti. While the card names mostly track conventional tarot naming, the scenes differ from Pamela Coleman Smith’s renditions. Not all minors display the full pip count of their number. Rather, the scenes are meant to evoke the intuition of the reader rather than depend on long lists of regurgitated meanings.
Today’s cards: 8 of Wands, 7 of Wands, & 6 of Swords.
By changing how we perceive and respond to those things that threaten our stability, we find new ways to mitigate those threats and restore peace to ourselves.
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The Universal Waite is Mary Hanson-Roberts’ recolored rendition of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck. Nearly identical lining is softened by gentle coloring. Some faces have been reworked to be more pleasing to the eye.
Today’s cards: The Hermit, 5 of Swords, & 8 of Swords. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? May 25 2014