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For some bizarre reason, the update absolutely borked thread sharing 🤷. I've noticed some areas do have it back, it seems to be random. It's on in this area. I share threads all the time and so really notice this but will try and get that fixed. If you right-click on the time and date of a post, you always get a link but it's not as clean and easy. Leave it with me, we will try and get it working again. It's one of those things you realise is so useful around the place 😃

I wanted to "share" a post in the reiki and healing section with someone I thought might be interested - but where you can usually choose report or share, only report comes up. Is this a glitch, or can one actually not share posts in some forums ? ETA - juse idly looking - the same applies in the identify the deck thread,.

Hmmmm........... @PathWalker Alla @Nemia, I am forever displaced as I have a multicultural background, so growing up in my homeland - my body loved the land, but I did not blend seamlessly into the culture. And so on this level - I never quite "fit". Nowhere can ever feel like what your body was bioenergetically introduced to at birth and grew up on - chemically, emotionally and energetically. So you must come to terms with feeling forever adrift on some level. I was born in Kenya on the equator. My father was Kenyan 1 culture, my mother is Swiss, another completely different culture. We would regularly visit my Swiss family, a land quite different to where I live now - which is England, & different to Kenya where I was born. Absolutely everything is different. The soil - there is no red murrum soil on this continent - the flora and fauna, the smells & sounds, the light, the seasons, the microbes... I suffer from seasonal affective disorder, because the light is so different - my body never adjusted. And I secretly believe, that if I could go home to Kenya, and re-populate my gut with Kenyan microbes - half my health problems would disappear. As has been suggested - having items that connect you to home, contemplating them & tuning into their energy can be helpful. I have a variety of these, including recordings of what an African day & night sound like. In my spiritual practice - the places that I go to in my minds-eye (my sacred grove/temple, magical inner space etc.) are all lands from my childhood. These practices are so ingrained, that I walk around with my homeland in me. It took many many years - to form a connection with my new home here. Countless hours getting used to what the soil looks and behaves like, what the local flora and fauna is and sounds like (nothing can replace the natural learning that came from observing wildlife & the land whilst I grew up. An experience that cannot be reproduced of course). What comes to mind also is this: Q: "What shall I do if I'm lost in the forest?..." A: "Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you Are not lost. Wherever you are is called 'Here', And you must treat it as a powerful stranger, Must ask permission to know it and be known. The frost breaths, Listen... It answers - I have made this place around you. If you leave it, you may come back again saying 'Here'. No two trees are the same to Raven. No two branches are the same to Wren. If what a tree or bush does is lost on you, You are surely lost. Stand still. The forest knows Where you are. You must let it find you." ~ David wagoner Grounding with crystals is an interesting thing. I have 2 particular pocket crystals: 1) A shard of Black Tourmaline for protection. 2) A heart shaped piece of Tiger Iron for grounding . Tiger Iron is also for strength and resilience, and is a combination of Golden Tiger's eye, Red Jasper and Hematite - all 3 are grounding stones. Hematite is rich in iron (Heam = Iron) and Red Murrum soil from my birth land, is red - because it has a high Iron and aluminium content. I've just discovered that Tourmaline has aluminium in it, & is peizoelectric and pyroelectric. Piezoelectricity can produce negative air ions. Now - I grew up in a negative air ion rich environment, because my childhood home was in the country surrounded by Savannah and patches of forest. How interesting..... You see the connections? I mostly carry these pocket stones around when I'm feeling vulnerable/burned out/short on sleep/unwell etc. AND - you CAN carry chalk in your pocket... if you keep it in a little zip lock baggie... Then you could take it out when you're feeling weird and draw smiley faces on the pavement like kids do 🤪🙌.

Something else just came to mind that I thought to share: I have a very good Jewish friend (whom to my disgust, decided to return to the mother land during Brexit, so I don't see or hear from his regularly anymore). He invited me to his wedding. I'd never been to a Jewish wedding and it was steeped in tradition - so much so, that I felt overwhelmed for everybody else. Lol. (which I'm sure is ridiculous, but that's how it hit me). Later when we spoke of it, he said to me "Yes - we are standing on the shoulders of giants! 💪". And my expression from my experience was - "rather than being held up by giants, I feel like you are the tiny cogs holding up a giant weight - like Atlas's curse". Further on this story - just because I know you'll all love it 😉: A year or so earlier he and I were entering a class room to hear all about Pamela Coleman Smith's life, and on each of our chairs, there was a Tarot card. We were directed to look at our Tarot card. The card that he had on his chair - was the 4 of Wands. He looked at the card and said to me - "What does this mean?". And I said - "It's a wedding... getting married or going to a wedding anytime soon??" He was silent for a little while, and then he said to me "I've met someone...". Huh -Fancy!!!! AND - then, when I went to his wedding - I saw, the 4 of Wands in the flesh, because traditionally, Jewish people get married under a canopy held up by 4 pillars. I was gobsmacked and excited, because being ignorant I was not expecting this. 1) What a thought... 2) Why 7? fascinating. I was introduced to the 7 generations back idea, through seeing a carving. ...on Etsy. I was spellbound and really wanted to jam it into my already full collection, however, it was a bit out of my price range. It was 7 generations of women and was a bit like a Russian doll. The "mess" will hopefully be far less than in other places around the globe 🤞. Then again... perhaps by then, we'll have had a 3rd world war, obliterated everything and have started from scratch once more... or gone to the stars and terraformed the nearest planets... 🤔... I like the idea of teaching my ancestors. It lends a layer of responsibility to how one lives their life, which I think is a good thing.

Sundays are often my rest days - not for religious reasons, but because I want to be fresh for my Monday lifting sessions 😁. So on Sundays I often clean, declutter and work on small projects. Last week I made the foundation for a guidebook that I’m compiling for the Stella’s tarot. Stuff like that are good to do on Sundays for me 🙂

Welcome to the forum, @perseph . I hope you enjoy it here. It's a great place for exchanges, journals, and study or practice groups, since everything is organized so you can find it later. My go to deck has been the Tabula Mundi for the past decade. But I recently made a deck for myself and have been using that some (when reading for myself). I also love the Roots of Asia, but that's another one I mostly use for myself. (There's a deck of the week group here too, if you find you want to pull out some of your other tarots or oracles ---Ignore me if you've already seen it!)

I'm glad to be a part of this community. I am new here and would like to do tarot exchanges. I am currently trying to deepen my knowledge of the tarot meanings, and am always finding new correlations. I'd love to see what everyone's takes on the cards are. I've been reading tarot for about 16 years now. But I am by no means an expert lol. I think there is always something new to learn. I love to collect tarot and oracle cards. I haven't counted my cards before, maybe I should do that soon 🧐 I know I have 20+ at this point. I only use about 2-3 decks consistently though and one I use everyday. I would love to learn cartomancy as well, I think that would be really fun. Other than tarot, I have 3 cats. I love to go on bike rides when I have to the time to. I am trying to get back to my creative side lately as well. I'm curious what everyone's go-to deck is? Mine is the druidcraft and ethereal visions tarot.

1) But that's just the thing about being "A witch" seeing the magic in the mundane 🙃. Makes like a lot more exciting! 2) It's quite natural to be slow during winter. Winter is, as Winter does - everything hibernates/sleeps & rests.

Welcome back @Bodhiseed and @Rachelcat 😀 Liber T is one of my favorites!

My schedule has been so heavy the last couple of years, that I haven't had time for rituals and craft, even during weekends. I miss it all deeply, though nowadays I take a more 'non-theistic' approach (I remain open, should my own perspectives change overtime, but it's where I stand right now). Strangely enough, Sundays are one of the few days I happen to be able to clean my home, and I have been developing a sort of ritualistic feeling to it… Focusing on the small things of everyday life, that have no glamour and no apparent magic, sometimes makes me feel very in the moment and in touch with something… beyond. I can’t explain it. It ends up being a ritual without meaning to be one (albeit a tiring one, I’ll give you that, lol). There is also the fact that it’s winter here, and my energy levels change during it. Everything seems slower, more subtle to me. I need to rest a lot and just to be in silence. I too love gardening (in pots, as I live in a flat) and watching nature as it changes during seasons. It's winter here, cold, but the sun is already reborn and growing stronger each day. I can see some nature stirring, even though we are still getting a lot of rainy and dark days. But nothing compared to May/June, that's when the cold and dark really hit us where I live.

Hi @witchcraft ! Welcome to the forum and I hope you find what you are seeking here! It's a wonderful place to learn and share!

Welcome @Mirrormoon ! Hope you have fun here! 🌜

Little Red can no longer send to the EU after today - heads up.

Hi crew! Thanks, fire cat! This week will be the last of my Thothy decks, Liber T: Tarot of the Stars Eternal. Besides being a surreal-ish version of Thoth illustrations, it also includes esoteric images assigned to the decans on the minors. I’ll be using Scion’s Handy Guide to the Decans by Shawn Nacol, which he created and generously shared on Aeclectic back in 2005 when the deck came out, to try to figure them out. (It’s a lot of information that I probably won’t do justice to, but I really appreciate it.) Suits are scepters, cups, swords, and spheres. Courts are knight, queen, prince, princess. Interview time: What is your most important characteristic? 5 Swords, Venus in Aquarius, human with the face of a dog + poor person holding a peacock + woman spinning The deck is really its own ideas, which throw other deck ideas for a loop! What is your strength? 5 Spheres, Mercury in Taurus, Osiris with the head of a bull, in the middle of its horns stands the goddess + plowing and working the earth + woman with a child And the tattwas. Another 5. Not only are its ideas a challenge, its physical manifestation, the artwork, is a challenge too. Your weakness? 3 Scepters, Sun in Aries, A woman in green standing on one foot + two-headed with a lotus on its head. Don’t see where the bird theme comes from . . . And the scepters are lotus stems. The deck goes forward and doesn’t wait for the user to catch up! What can you teach me? Prince of Swords, air of air, Sun in Capricorn and Venus and Mercury in Aquarius (the offset court decans with their planets. Interesting.) This is very much like the Thoth illustration, just in this artist’s style. It can lead me down an intellectual rabbit hole, like it did Scion! How can I learn it? 4 Spheres, Sun in Capricorn, a wise woman and a banker gathering his money + having before her book the tail of a fish Goat head for Capricorn and the elements. I can learn a lot of esoteric nonsense by being studious and holding on to the information in physical form (books and decks) I already have. What will be the outcome of our work together? 3 Spheres, Mars in Capricorn, the face of a bull on the body of a man + a man throwing a javelin at a bird above two women embracing a single man This illustration is the cover of the box. Another Capricorn, 4 and 3 Spheres. Two women embracing a man, like the Lovers? I will appreciate this deck as an artifact: something that I’ve had for a long time and want to keep. And as a work of art, odd as it is. Ok, well, we’ll see about that! The starry background is always there but kind of subtle. In case I’m not clear, the descriptions on the first line (with the +s) are info from Scion’s book. The descriptions on the second line are just my observations of the illustrations.

Welcome to the community @Mirrormoon I'm glad you have found us here 😀

Just a shout out to any Londoners or people close by. Treadwell's Bookshop (well known occult book store, with books, lectures and workshops on all things esoteric, in Bloomsbury, London, UK) is having a Tarot deck fair this Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th. Opens at 12 noon. They will have a selection of vintage, rare and indie decks. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/treadwellsltd/2294541 I'm wildly tempted to go myself - however, I've only just been there recently and purchased 2 OOP decks, so I need to nurse my bank account for a while now 🙃. I highly recommend Treadwells - for everything in the aforementioned realm 🧙‍♀️.

I used to 'interview' each deck and record the questions and which cards came up. While this was fun to do, I found it didn't really work for me. So many of the decks resonated differently in use than they implied they would in the interview. So I don't do that any more. Instead, I handle the decks a lot before I start using them. If there is a good book that comes with the deck, I read that. I look at each card, and try to get beyond my first impression of the card. Once I feel ready, I do a few readings for myself with the cards. And go from there.

Thank you Fire cat!❤️ I'm in with the Herbcrafter's Tarot paired with the Green Wheel Oracle. Herbcrafter's Tarot, Ten of Fire/Wands (Comfrey); Green Wheel Oracle, Wren Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying 'yes' too quickly and not saying 'no' soon enough. —Josh Billings I've noticed that when you retire from the work force, people often seek you out to join groups or do volunteer work. Such endeavors can be beneficial, as they keep us active and involved with others. But at times they can become a burdensome demand. Comfrey has historically been used in salves and poultices to treat bruises and sprains. Its message is: "There can be too much of a good thing. Stop. Step away. Soothe yourself. Cut it down and it roars back to life." Like this herb, when we cut down our work and take time to rest, we can rejuvenate ourselves. Wren is a tiny bird with a big voice. It reminds us that people don't always accept what we're trying to tell them, but we need to have the confidence to stand up for what we need. Trying to please others rather than taking care of ourselves only leads to resentment, burnout and health issues. As Anna Taylor said, "You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept."

Deck of the Week Sign-up Thread, Week 475: Aug. 10 - Aug. 16 - Deck of the Week - Tarot, Tea, & Me - A Tarot Reader's Community

A unique version of Reading Circle for those who would like to work through their collection of decks, participants choose decks from their collections to work with for the week. Some use one deck, others use two or more. Some combine methods: Tarot, non-tarot (e.g. oracle), playing cards, or any other divinatory method is welcome. All we ask is that you use at least one tarot or oracle deck. No collection is too large or too small. The only rules we have are the Tarot, Tea & Me Rules; Be respectful of one other. Please join us! Please post with your choice of deck(s) for the week Chat away about your deck, how you're finding it (or not), etc., it's all up to you Participants may either choose to share their readings here in this discussion thread or opt to have their own journal in the Journals Forum and link it here Yet others may even have an offline journal in paper & pencil/pen form Share as often, as much, or as little as you like. You can drop in and out at any time—reality and life permitting. New to tarot? Long time reader? Come on in! Participants fire cat pickles: Tarot de la Rea Bodhiseed: Herbcrafter's Tarot paired with the Green Wheel Oracle Rachelcat: Liber T, Tarot of the Stars Eternal Click here for DOTW 474 (8/3- 8/9)

Well, psychics can get distracted.

Thank you!