In honor of the Full Moon last night, I busted out a big spread based on the 12 astrological Houses. I’ll be doping out the meaning of this reading for days to come! Interesting note: the numbered Minors (not counting the Aces) make up just under half of the deck. So statistically speaking, in a … More 12 Astrological Houses Spread
My strongest aversion to any Tarot card has always come pouring out in response to The Hierophant. See, I never connected to any of the various religious leaders I met while growing up, and I had zero interest in someone like that telling me what I should be doing with my life. Years later, I … More Hierophant as Shaman…
When I first learned Tarot, I focused on the Rider-Waite-Smith deck (“RWS”). I primarily did this by working with a couple of more modern decks that are based on the RWS, but that was my template. And as I like to tell people, I imprinted on the RWS system hard, like a baby duck on its … More Woman of Soul…
Getting a new deck is always exciting. I don’t give in to the urge-to-buy at the drop of a hat anymore – not like I once did! – but whenever I can feel the pull of a deck that I know will have some real impact on me, I’ll still expand my collection with it. … More New Deck Reading/Meditation – The Tarot of the Origins
We got into a great bit of side-chatter in last night’s inaugural Tarot Toolkit session about initiations and initiatory rites: putting yourself through some kind of exacting ordeal so as to evolve and ascend. The Hanged Man always embodies this concept for me. In fact, in this deck, the equivalent card is even called “Sacrifice.” … More Initiation…
“We are, all of us, Scepters!” The line I used as the title of this post was spoken by someone in a dream I had last night. It sounds pretty weighty, huh? I woke up with that phrase resounding through my sleep-fogged awareness, and I decided to use it as the basis for today’s entry … More “We are, all of us, Scepters!”