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I've never used house placements in the GT. So throwing that fact in is the only thing I have to add to your discussion. 🫥 But for details, I learned to start with some specific cards like the corners, then to find the Querent so I can work out what places are near or far from that card, and where the querent sits with regards to number of rows above or below, right and left. Also what's near and far from the Clouds. That's a general feel for the reading and possibly brings up important things that were not asked, depending on which cards are near to the Querent and Clouds. Next I read the cards around a 'subject card' for the question(s). Family, relationships, money, career, home or social life, etc. I might be checking the GT only for the first steps above plus what's around the House card, or I might have several subjects I want to look at. That's it. I was taught counting, knighting etc too, but don't do those, personally. I know the thread you linked to makes a case for the possibility that houses were traditional despite not showing up in the 1848 Phillipe sheet. I don't have a horse in that race. I don't actually mind how anyone reads for me if it's a method that works for them consistently. But proximity makes sense to me, and the Phillipe sheet has things to say about proximity that I can use.

Great point. Another example is the Six of Cups/Vessels. Chesca's guidebook says, "two souls are reunited on an ancient mound." I don't want to spoil for anyone who hasn't spotted it, it's kind of cool when you see it and easy to miss if you aren't looking for it. The Wildwood Book (not the Greenwood Book, so maybe John Matthews get the credit here) elaborates on this in the Reading Points, "An emotional reunion can sometimes refer to the mystical Karmic cycles that bring lovers back through time, space, and lifetimes. The purpose of the 'soul reunion' may be manifold..." That's great if you're using the Greenwood, because that 'soul reunion' is not depicted anywhere that I can find on the Wildwood card. I have looked--in the shadows, branches, rocks, water--it's not there.

Dear card readers, I'm just word crocheting myself through a GT. First time using the 6 x 6 layout (usually 4 x 8 + 1 x 4) and I started wondering about the underlying house sequence in row 4. Tower, Garden, Mountain, Crossroads, Mice, Heart. What is the connection between these cards? Is there some kind of universal evolution indicated by this sequence, a distinct psychological/sociological process? Just some sort of coherence. I'd say no. So then, what is the rationale behind giving all the cards that land in this row (or any other for that matter) the same undertone or background, like a fixed narrative? Why this "forced proximity" of certain modifiers or subtexts? Of course, this also applies to reading boxes within the GT. Sticking with the crochet analogy, or let's say weaving, this seems to me like having predetermined warp threads (colour, thickness, material) in every reading, irrespective of the subjective pattern that wants to appear. For future GT I'll probably use a second deck and place the houses just as randomly as the other cards. I'm curious to hear your thoughts on this. I did use the search function to see if this had already been discussed, but nothing came up. Besides this interesting thread (that I reread) about the Master Method. So please forgive if this is an old hat.

Thank you, @joy 🥰 I am planning on offering readings for feedback (not a reading in return for now) to find my groove again - just read the rules. Does that mean if I was going to do, for example, a 2 week-long offer of one reading a day, i cannot participate in other exchanges until I have received my last feedback?

I'm waiting for the pretty Italian TdM that showed up in the Identify game ! Should arrive today. https://www.amazon.it/dp/B0D2G85ZG3

I looked at the title of this and thought, well, sadly, nothing right now... BUT!! then i remembered I backed this thing: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/geekify-inc/tarot-coins?ref=bk-social-project&utm_source=backerkit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bk-social-project I ordered it in antique copper (iirc), and they start shipping in October I think.

Ryan doesn't get it and never has. You have only to look at the book he put out with the Wildwood - which he first tried to market as the new Greenwood. Lifted in chunks from the book he wrote for the Greenwood - and doesn't even take the trouble to make the text match the card (the most glaring example being the text for the Archer card - which describes the Greenwood card, not the Wildwood.)

Yes, I was able to borrow the Mark Ryan book through a library and I took, shall we say, very extensive notes. The information on the minors is extremely sparse. I've seen little white books with more info. Which I find pretty annoying when there is so much fluff about his childhood and career. For me, the biggest difference between the Ryan book and Potter's writing is the Reflection card. Ryan says it is related to the Hanged Man, and all the youtube creators I've seen have accepted this as well, even when they have self-printed decks courtesy of Mi-Shell. But on her blog, and in Chesca's booklet, it says Reflection is similar to the traditional High Priestess, who was replaced in the Greenwood with the more grounded Seer. She also relates the imagery to the one virtue (out of the four cardinal virtues) that is missing from the traditional deck--Prudence. Ryan doesn't mention any of that.

Perfect sense! 🙂

Hello @karma_eleon welcome to the TT&M Family

I recently came across something that reminded me that we have three "brains" in our body: in our head (logical) in our heart (emotional) in our gut (intuitive) Which inspired me to use them as three facets to determine how we see / feel about someone (persons, in friendship settings, relationship settings, family, or at work or other circumstances ) or something (ideas, opportunities, jobs, news, etc) The idea is to pull a card for each of the brains and get a general picture on how the subject of the question is perceived. It could turn into a decision help, or help determining one's own priorities. I am aware that it might be similar to the "mind / body / spirit" idea, but I think the difference is that it stays on one subject and analyses it from different angles. What do you guys think, and would you try that out? I'd love to hear your experiences with this.

Thank you 🥰 Yes I was very active, but then things changed and I had less time, lost my own connection, and couldn't really find it again. Things have changed a bit again, and while I don't have much more time, I have more bandwidth to decide on my priorities. Tarot, reading and my own development used to be a huge priority, and I plan on getting back into my grooves 😁 I am chomping at the bits to get started reading again! (and while a comment on my reading style is welcome, I won't diss it, my request for feedback will mainly concern the nail - did I hit it on the proverbial head or did I hit my own thumb...)

Welcome to the community @karma_eleon I'm glad you found us over here I joined AT in the last 6 years and remember seeing many earlier posts and threads from Simone around the place 🥰 When you get to 5 posts around the forum you can access the reading and exchange areas. Like AT, you can offer readings for feedback and we still have monthly circles if you want to join them. We chase for feedback on readings posted for interpretation and readings offered. You are welcome to specify what you want from your readings offered, so you can for feedback about your style specifically if you wish. Bascially like AT, you can decide what you are offering and what you want back, as long as there is feedback for a reading meeting the forum rules.

I did not know about 'interview spread' before reading this spread. I wonder if I could do this to my old decks. 😄 For me, to get to know a new deck, I look through all the cards. I pick out the one that catch my attentions and try to figure out why the card(s) catch my eyes. Then I pull a Hello card just to get a 'feel' of the deck. (Hope this make sense). The best way to know the cards for me is to do readings. I try not to 'fix' a deck with initial impression.

This is what I do. I prefer this, randomized. If I pull some cards out and reverse them by hand, I may overthink. Hope this make sense.

Thank you for that, I'm sure I remembered an area that posts like this could go into but I couldn't find it! Oh great spot, thank you, and actually the video does an excellent job of portraying how special the exhibition is. That final installation where you step into a room full of lights is really something else. I really hope they produce one, the gallery does state that its mission is to 'render contemporary art accessible to all'. So why not produce a virtual tour to make it more so? I might email them actually... I was surprised at how short the run of the exhibition is given how much work there is included, and I was also surprised that there was no catalogue produced. I would have loved one. Yes, they ran a day workshop aimed at children as well which I thought was really fun. The date didn't work for us sadly, my daughter would have loved it! They're also running one based around the making of sigils which is so cool, we're away on holiday when it's happening though ☹️

Interesting! Probably wouldn't be able to do that this year, though. (I fondly remember one a loooong loooong time ago, in Framlingham)

Thank you all for sharing your perspectives . I really enjoyed reading the different ways the Empress shows up for each of you. There’s a lot here for me to sit with. I appreciate everyone taking the time to respond.

Hi, Finally got around to saying hello, but here I am now! (Some of you may remember me as Simone from AT) I have been missing a place where I can offer readings, discuss Tarot and other tools, where others know what I am talking about. I have been away from cards for way too long, and then I started searching around, got dragged into Discord servers where I tried offering readings but got just about no feedback or comments on my reading style rather than the reading itself (yes, I seem to have good "bedside manners" as a reader, but that isn't helpful to find out whether the reading made any sense...) So I am hopeful that I'll find my "family" here, and I am looking forward to new card adventures!

Hello, of course it always depends on the context, here is what The Empress has meant for me over the years, enjoy: General Upright Meanings Mothers and/or pregnant women Being in your prime Abudance and growth Something taking shape / The process of creation Self-love and self-worth Context of Job & Career Dedicating yourself to a project / Working at a project Being productive As advice to keep on working at your project and being creative Advice in Love If you want to be loved, learn to love yourself first You deserve love, you deserve attentions Your happiness comes first, find a person who makes you happy and can meet your needs General Advice Learn to love yourself, focus on self-worth Let things unfold naturally Nurture your hobbies and interests Your duties as mother come first General Reversed Meanings An oppressive and controlling mother Mothering someone who's not your child Body-shaming Feeling ugly, feeling like you're not feminine enough Low self-esteem, you don't love yourself Putting others' happiness before yours own I hope this helps!

The book that came with the deck as marketed was one of the many reasons Chesca distanced herself from Ryan and posted her own. I think I did once scan the whole nasty book for someone, and I also have a pdf of Chesca's - so VERY much better. I wonder if the auction is REALLY the original....

@Scozz I've moved your thread to the general discussion area as it's not related to professional or business reading 😃. I think quite a few people make paper notes when they do a reading and then write it up properly later. I used to do this but now I do all my writing in a digital journal. I make notes or bullet points and then write it out longer. It's helpful to me to make notes on my first impressions and quick notes and come back to it. I don't really write it out twice though, just make a longer reading from the original points.