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Anyone here doing the Serge course?? I have enrolled in it. And so far its wonderful !

About the Moon: sometimes, it helps to interpret the night aspect of the Moon. The intuition and wisdom of the Moon are represented by the High Priestess, and the dark, hidden, confusing, dreamlike, illusionary aspect by the Moon. So sometimes, I call it Night just to make that clear to myself. Another card I re-named for myself (better: added a second name, like an auxiliary verb) is Death. I often call it compost - something has gone off, has turned from something nourishing into something toxic, and you have to get it out of your house and onto the compost heap. (Where it will become, much later, clean, shapeless, nourishing soil again where new things can grow). In the RWS, I find the Five and Seven of Swords difficult to interpret for others because of the sneakiness aspect, and it can be difficult to find the right words without making the querent defensive. I find them also quite similar visually, but the Five is more like a Pyrrhus victory and you regret later, and the Seven tells you that you taking unfair advantages over others. Other decks give their own interpretations, which can make the message clearer (or not ;-) ). Another pair of cards that I found difficult because they are too similar were the Two and Three of Wands. They are both cards of determination, goal-setting and putting your energy into something. Focusing on the images, I could see that the Two is the earlier stage; the figure just stands there and thinks and lays out their plans. In the Three, they are making their move. So I solved that, but I remember that when I started working with the RWS, I found that confusing. I was used to the Thoth where each card has such a speficic aesthetic, such a "feeling of place" that it's easier to read. Going back to the Moon and Death cards - I guess my own auxiliary names for them were inspired by the Thoth as well.

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 Click here for DOTW 480 (9/14 - 9/24)

I have learned so so much from Andy’s amazing teachings. I absolutely can’t wait for his second book! Wonderful news 🤩 Thanks for sharing it!

I loved his first book, can't wait to read his second!

Amazing news!

Welcome to the community @Novareth / Evren Glad you found us here 🥰

I've changed the title for you @Novareth to better reflect what you posted about, or the thread will be lost in feeds 😃

Hello All ! I hope other passionate Lenormand System Reader’s are as excited as I am. Andy Boroveshengra announced today he has a second book in the works. It seems very much a book to take us all to a higher level of understanding of this amazing System. You can find out more at Andy’s website - https://thecartomante.com/ I am not sure if this is allowed to be posted or if it is in the right section. I ask the Moderators to be kind as I am sure others will be as excited as I am and I wanted to share this great news !!!

I have two faves: The Hermit and the Star. The Hermit because I strongly identify with it. 😌 The Star because, in most decks, it's a very pretty card. 😳

It is now in the US also and from what I can tell very recent. Thank you for your inputs.

Nice to see you here, @Novareth ! Welcome and I hope you'll like it here.

Temperance! This card is so important to me. I see myself in the Empress, and the Star is an aspirational card for me. I also love the Death card. In the minors, I really like the Nine of Pentacles and Four of Wands. If I had to pick only one? Temperance.

No.1 ~ is The Priestess, because I find her peaceful & meditative, & aspire to be one. Then 2 ~ I love the hope of The Star - & the reminder of Nut, the Sky Goddess of anciet Egypt who holds back chaos from the earth..., (I'll just add that right now we could reallly do with more of that 🤪) And this also: Q:"And where shall we find religion?" A:"Beneath the open sky. The crystal sphere of silence is surcharged with Deity. The midnight earth, sends incense up - sweet with the breath of prayer... Go out beneath the naked night - & get religion there!". ~ Sam Walter Foss. No.3 ~ I feel a comraderie with The Devil who always nudges me to lighten up. Last, but not least, 4 ~ The Queen of Swords - who's boldness I wish I inherently had.

Barlow and Arrien should go bowling. They'd hit it off well.

I read with reversals when I feel like it 🙃. ...now - presently I haven't access to my Tarot files & neither can I access my memory because I'm on holiday & everything is a bit fluffy 🫠 - so hopefully someone will chime in here & be clearer... There is a contraction of some of the ways that you can read reversals.... is it W.I.N.D...? I is Inverted (the upside-down or opposite meaning), N is Negated (i.e. No it's not happening or present) D is Delayed...(the meaning is delayed in real time)... I can't remember the rest 🤣 & I'm going back to my holiday brain now.

Hello @Novareth! Welcome to the forum!

I love the artwork on devil cards and I relate to temperance as a lifestyle.

I don't read reversals. Not because I think they are difficult or make the reading confusing, but because I don't think reading reversals is necessary if I am careful about what each position in a spread stands for. We've had lots of discussions about this topic here. Have you done a search? Here are two threads with a variety of responses that you might find interesting: Do you read with reversals? - Poll If You Don't Use Actual Card Reversals, How do You Know When To Read Them As Reversed?

I use reversals probably about 95% of the time, although it does depend a bit on the deck I'm using. (Some decks just don't seem to lend themselves to reversals, for some reason.) However, I usually read reversals as either 'the quality of the upright card is reversed' or 'the quality of the upright card is missing—but the missing is an important factor in the reading.' I never read reversals as an intensification or diminishment of the original meaning. That really muddies the water for me. I think some people are reluctant to try using reversals because they believe that means they must learn another 78 meanings! However, once you learn the original 78 meanings, all you need to do is decide what the opposite of those meanings are, when reversals come up. Or how the reading is affected if the quality of the upright card is missing. Simple example: 3 of cups upright: I'm going to enjoy it (have fun) when I meet up with friends this week 3 of cups reversed: I am not going to enjoy it (no fun at all) when I meet up with friends this week. (reversed) or 3 of cups reversed: I was expecting to meet up with friends, but it's not going to happen this week (missing) Cards usually contain more than one potential upright meaning, and the above is just a very simple example. But the principle behind the reversals is the same, whatever meaning seems to matter. Reversals mean you don't have to guess whether a card's main meaning or its shadow meaning is in play. I feel it's a much more straightforward way to read cards, as it eliminates some of the guesswork—especially if you are reading for somebody you don't know. If you're psychic, you probably don't need reversals ...but I certainly am not! Mind you, if you're psychic you probably don't need cards at all. 😀

Hello @Novareth welcome to the TT&M Family

Yes. If I have a querent, I will absolutely try to pinpoint the question before reading - & I prefer using spreads - so at that point I might modify a spread I know or make one up. When reading for myself - it all depends on my mood, what the question is, & who I'm asking.

For me, it depends on whether I'm just practicing reading tarot, or whether I have a situation that needs addressing. I find that the clearer the question—AND the spread itself—nearly always produces a helpful result. I don't ask a question, then throw out a bunch of cards in a random way. This doesn't produce a clear result for me. Instead, I create a spread BEFOREHAND, set up to address the separate aspects of the situation I want to address.

I completely agree. I think refining the question without trying to force a particular answer can make a reading much more useful. I especially like your point about personal choice and responsibility. 🔮

Ain't that the absolute truth. I totally agree with you that it's probably trying to signal authenticity and communicate "I'm not like the other love and light girls..." And to be honest, looking at the "brutal reading" Etsy readings, I imagine some of the readings themselves to be just as riddled with AI ☠️