For a little fun, I decided to work on a writing prompt posted in Cat ‘n Owl’s excellent site (Hi, Jen and Irini!). This prompt uses the Legend the Arthurian tarot and can be found here.
The Magician from Legend the Arthurian Tarot
This the card and here is the prompt: “…place yourself in Merlin’s position. See [...]
There are many schools of thought regarding how to read and learn the tarot. Some people read intuitively, letting their guts help them find their way, and there are those who rely solely on memorized card descriptions and card combinations. There are those who like to read psychically, telling the future in their readings, and there [...]
In this time and place, most of us think that we’ve got it all figured out and, if we don’t, we can just google it and find out the answer in minutes. I urge you, if you are one of those people, to stop for minute and remember that the world is [...]
The Strength cards is one of those cards that I think I know. When it’s come up in a reading for others, I’ve caught myself saying, “Well, it’s the Strength card. It means you’ve got to be Strong. There’s not much more to it than that.”
Talk about robbing a tarot card of it’s value and wisdom! How [...]
RWS Hierophant. Are we throwing the baby out with the bathwater?
If you ever want to start a lively and passionate discussion among tarot readers, ask them what they think of the Hierophant. You’ll actually be able to hear eyes roll in unison.
Nevermind the Tower with it’s sharp, energetic attack or the Death card with [...]
So, why all of the headaches and the sick feeling towards the end of the event? To me, the issue was one of energy. From the beginning to the end of the conference, there were no moments where we collectively gathered to ground the energy that was building up. Not only that, but opportunities to utilize [...]
For those of you who read this blog, you’ll notice that I don’t typically share opinions unless they are directly related to tarot. For this posting, however, I will digress a bit and share with you my reaction to the Reader’s Studio 2009 (RS09), which I have just returned from.
Overall, I am very happy [...]