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Asking question, will this event ever happen again, the first card was Death card, and then next cards were some positive cards such as Hierophant, Hermit, and some court cards. What could it mean or imply when Death card appears as the first card in the reading? Any ideas or thoughts? Thanks.

I believe it was the Samhain Treats; I had forgotten the name. Thank you. I'll have to look for it again.

I believe that there is dark and light—but also 'meh' and 'whatever.' If you read your own cards every day (outwith some major event you are dealing with) the cards—while dramatic in design—will simply reflect upon everyday issues. Not always a big deal. For example, this morning, in my 5-card daily reading, I received The World upright in the position of what is occupying my mind. This World doesn't represent world peace or any major turning point in my life. For me it represented (finally) getting our phone extensions fixed! It's been a while coming, and it finally did happen today. So that phase is complete, and I can move on. But it hardly shatters the earth, nor would I describe it as 'light or dark.' My project this year is de-catastrophizing my readings. I think this is pretty crucial if you want to work with cards frequently, and you aren't always reading for other people who might actually have pivotal issues ongoing.

You are spot on here .And that`s my issue . How can I read with interest when everything is ,illusion video game ,not important in global sense . I can hurt someone by saying these things or make them worse .And reading for myself if every situation even "super bad" tragedy" ones or just unimportant because they all are leading to LL and are LL in their own right

Hi friend, you’ve been missed!

Well, we all have our own spiritual beliefs but for me, I don't believe everything is Love and Light, there is also darkness and hatred. When reading the tarot, it has to reflect dark things, bad times and give us advice to handle it. There are some decks (like Angel Decks) which are only positive and I am not convinced that reflects real life. I need the difficult cards or my readings would be wildly unbalanced. We all have dark sides of us and difficult things happen in our lives, the tarot has to reflect those things 🙂 .

We aren't on any sort of schedule here @BrightEye 🙂 Welcome to the group! The DOTW Group is a fun and enlightening way to share how your decks can work for others, to highlight new or unique reading techniques and spreads, and perhaps to introduce new decks for other members.

Welcome back to the place @timtoldrum Glad you found us again 😀

Do you think it was this oracle? https://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/halloween-oracle/ I don't know the extra deck I am afraid 😞 Seven Stars with her custom deck printing and Deck of the Bastard Tarot and annual edition of her Samhain Lenormand had a deck of extra cards. She called them Samhain Treats. They were really public domain Halloween postcards from the Victorian Era. I have read with them as an oracle and it went well but they weren't designed as a commercial oracle originally. Some of them are very weird images 🙂 . I wonder if this is something like that.

Thank you much 🤗

Welcome back @timtoldrum aka Andy B. 🤗

I'm sorry to hear the reason for your absence but hope that you are well now. I took your course in 2015 that you generously offered for free with a suggested donation to an organization. It still informs any reading I do with Lenormand. Glad to see you here.

That's excellent news. Thank you.

Long ago when the Halloween oracle (from Australia, I think) came out, the creator was also sending out a deck of images which weren't designated as an oracle; my decks are rather buried right now so I can't quite find it. But has anyone here ever tried to actually use it as an oracle? Back in the day I thought I might try to read with it, but I never got around to it. Thoughts?

Warm greetings, @timtoldrum. While I didn’t have the pleasure to interact directly with you before, I have benefited a lot from your Lenormand teachings and just wanted to thank you, and say that I am very happy that you are back to the forum. May you always be healthy and happy, Moon-Hermit

Personally I would suggest first reading the cards sequentially in a circular fashion (from the upper left across to the lower left), and thereafter considering them in opposing pairs (upper left to lower right, and upper right to lower left). At times, these diagonal pairings serve to reinforce the prevailing theme (of the circle) or to lend a further layer of nuance. But from time to time they can offer additional permutations, such as traditional timing combinations or as a cautionary indicator. The corner cards themselves tend to demarcate and define the scope of the reading. While it is perfectly possible to introduce houses into the interpretation, this constitutes a distinct method and sometimes is best not to be conflated with the reading of the corners per se.

Good evening, My name is Andy B., and after a rather prolonged absence owing to personal circumstances and a spell of ill health, I am very pleased to find myself returning once more. My principal interests lie in the esoteric arts—particularly tarot (with a fondness for the Marseille, BOTA, Rider–Waite–Smith, and Thomson Leng traditions), as well as Lenormand, palmistry, Belline, and traditional astrology (Hellenistic to Renaissance). In former years I had the privilege of teaching, though I am now comfortably retired. I very much look forward to reacquainting myself with the forum, engaging in thoughtful discussion, and observing the developments that have taken place during my hiatus. With kind regards, Andy B.

Hi All It’s Andy. Due to personal circumstances and ill health I took quite an extended break. My site was deleted by friend rather than myself (due to an issue with Scribd). Most of the material is now uploaded to https://thecartomante.wordpress.com. I’ve found out some articles that were not posted (or formed part of my courses or mentorship programs) and will be over the next few weeks. I’m not actively teaching these days, so I can’t promise anything new. But there are loads of good teachers around so it’s no hardship.

24) This is hard one - If If everything is Love and Light (core believe I have) then everything even the "bad" or "good" things are the same . If you react to things like this does Tarot even matter ? If every card you pull leads to love and light ?

Yes, great. Thanks. I never knew about Eudes Picard before. So this is an enlightening moment. I am glad that I asked the question. Learnt something new, https://wikitia.com/wiki/Eudes_Picard I searched more about Eudes Picard, and it seems interesting and useful system to know.

Great info. Interesting. I find this deck very nice. It is just ideal size for shuffling too. I like the vibrant colour of each cards, and I seem to be able to conjure up stories from the reading relevant to the questions. I just found it a bit unfamiliar with the LWB meanings on some cards which are different from what I know as traditional meanings of the cards.

I hadn't seen that. I prefer it plain too.

Thank you for bringing this to my attention. That's right up my alley! What a pitty that one of the stretch goals is coloured edges. I could certainly do without.

@vendrazi since you had taken his class in the past what was the medium of instruction? I attempted contacting the admin of the website where this course was posted about, but i received no reply from them!

For anyone who might be interested in the 200 card oracle deck, School of the Heart, based on the 17th century lottery book emblems, it funded already and is cheapest in the first 24 hours. It posted 9 hours ago, so time yet. (There's also a cheaper 50 card version of the deck.) The School of the Heart Oracle Deck by Una in space — Kickstarter