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@DanielJUK Thanks for the tip, will definitely try it. I didn't put a space in the username, I used underscore. I tried it on my computer and my phone. A mystery. Anyway happy that I finally did it. 😀

I simply cannot believe that the tarot cards were "created" for any one purpose. Servitors, chaos magic or any other. One individual may have created one deck for that purpose - but not the whole shebang. As Misterei says:

@Marina I've changed my mind about Water now that I've studied it closer.

We are moving off-topic here, this section is for tarot in media and we are talking in this thread about the tarot featured in "Cooper & Fry". We can discuss all our fave TV shows in the off-topic section Chatter Room (note: this is a subscriber area) There is an ongoing thread there about what TV shows are you currently watching?

Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom by Rachel Pollack - This is my first tarot book, so I could be a bit biased. It opened my mind about how to read and understand tarot. It is beginner friendly. Mary K Greer books are super. I used the workbook when I started to study the cards. The book on reversal is a must. Tarot Symbolism by Robert V. O'Neill - I read it several years ago. It is informative and more on the academic side. I will re-read it again. (English is not my mother tongue, so sometimes a bit difficult for me to understand). Although some books have ebook version, I still prefer paperback.

What do I need to pay attention to today: The past, and how I left the place of my birth to become the person I am today. — I met up with an old friend yesterday and we took a trip down memory lane. We agreed that we never appreciated the beauty of our home region when we were young. It’s only by living away (moving away from it to seek fulfilment and independence) that we now value what we had. There is a sense of sweetness in the cards - the sweetness of memory and return to the past - but also loss: the woman in the 9oP is alone. I don’t have a community.

Hi @auoto , welcome to the forum! I think Tarot opened the doors to the unconscious, or the spiritual, for many of us. I started when I was 14 (roughly around the time I turned to paganism), and it surely influenced my whole development... culminating with me doing Jungian therapy for 10 years, and then becoming a psychologist myself! So yeah, Tarot can definitely be a awakener! By the way, I am curious about your daily readings! Do you keep a journal? How do you find them helping you in your daily life?

I love British crime/detective series, and have watched many of them via BritBox. Hmm, I should make a list sometime - it would be quite long! Some of the older ones were really very good (like Wycliffe) and I was sad when I finished watching them all the way through and had no more to look forward to. But I am sure what I've seen is only the tip of the iceberg! The last detective series I recently binge-watched for a few weeks is A Touch of Frost, all 16 seasons/series. Quite good! Also love British period dramas. No one does period dramas like the Brits! All the old historic castles and stately homes show up in numerous productions and it's fun to spot one I recognize from some other show, even though they've put different furniture in it or shoot the scenes from different angles. I even once found a blog by a fashion historian who would spot the various dresses in the BBC's collections and post screenshots of the actresses from different shows and movies all wearing the same dress, pointing out which ones were altered and how. I wish I could find that blog again. Not sure if it was the same blog or another one, but there was also a series of blog posts that critiqued the hairstyles worn in popular period dramas and how accurate they were or not. I just finished watching The Other Bennet Sister and enjoyed it a lot. Combine crime or mystery with period drama, as in The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, Cadfael, Endeavor, Poirot, all the Sherlock Holmes adaptations starring Jeremy Brett, or even Father Brown, and I'm in heaven!

@DanielJUK Thank you so much for sharing. I've been doing so much research and its stressful. I'm happy to find a community where other people might get it.

Welcome to the community @auoto Glad you found us here 😀 Getting a deck from New Orleans sounds like one of the coolest places to get one. I am glad it spurred you on to your spiritual awakening. I am sure many other have had a similar experience. Personally, for me, the tarot opened my unconscious somehow when perhaps I repressed my whole intuitive side. So it began a process where I found a new spiritual path. It perhaps opened my mind to many things I've explored since.

Welcome to the community @sophie_moon Glad you found us over here 😀 Were you trying to have a space in your name? Sadly the forum doesn't let you register with a space. However when you get to 5 posts, you can then edit your name in account settings and it lets you have them! We don't understand it either but you can edit your name at a later date so don't worry 🥰

Hello all, I found a tarot deck in New Orleans about 3 months ago in a little shoppe. I knew nothing about it before then. I have done a daily reading ever since. I am a little tripped out about the quickness in which I have found myself opening my mind. I am currently working with a spiritual advisor that has a PhD in Jungian Psychology. I have been open to the idea of collective unconscious but this is the first time iI have really dived in. A little freaked out tbh. Curious if anyone had any spiritual awakenings like this...

That's a good idea! I will look for some flip through videos. I'll also see if I can find anyone actually using the deck, I love seeing decks in action! Thank you so much for everything you have shared so far, @Tanga !

Welcome @sophie_moon ! We have lots of AT oldtimers here, heh! I hope your enjoy our community!

🤣 Ever read Terry Pratchett? Death, in Terry Pratchett's Universe, is quite a character. Dead pan humour 🙃 with straight, literal talking (1). Almost autistic. The other thing that came to mind is a line from a poem by Richard Tillinghast: "If you love the body - you must know the bone, that ribs & peoples it". I like the breakdown of imagery. Thanks.

Well met @sophie_moon , we shall forever moon after AT 🙃. However, "all good things..." & all that. Things are pretty excellent over here.

Welcome! You will find that there are many old AT members here, so I’m sure you’ll love it! 😀

Hi everyone, I was once a member of AT and I missed it so much. Yeah I have found this wonderful community.😄Too bad that I could not use my old username, just could not get pass the security question. I hope to learn from all of you and share my love of tarot with you. ❤️

Personally my faves are Scandi Noir. The Bridge. The Killing. Wisting. Wallander. Outlier.....

I look forward to this. I enjoyed the first season. I appreciate the culture(s) of the cousins across the North Sea, and the British are particularly good at crime drama. The latest season of Midsomer Murders ran in the last few weeks here.

What do I need to focus on today? - King of Pentacles - Sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labour. This is one of my favourite cards in the RWS deck. The colours are autumnal and the grapes have a particular resonance for me I always associate the card with a day many years ago during the grape picking season when I saw a tree on top of a hill with its autumns leaves all red spread out against the sky. The trimmed RWS is nice by the way. The colours are more intense. @Rachelcat Trimmed Thoth is great too! I have one of those as well.

@Chariot Glad you do "I take the cards seriously"! I hope I can one day, 😆🤣

Hear me out on a slightly wild thought I had while staring at my deck today... Imagine if the absolute spookiest person in the room turned out to be the ultimate hopeless romantic. Sounds like the plot of a gothic romance novel, right? But look closely at the Death card: here comes the creepiest guy in the deck—a literal skeleton decked out in full armor—and what is he carrying? A single white rose, gracefully presented on a velvet-black flag. I mean... talk about a dramatic romantic gesture! Move over, Lovers card. Our bony friend is out here bringing flowers! If we lean into this whole "gothic love story" vibe, the symbolism takes on a really sweet, almost romantic twist: 1. The Skeleton: Bare-Bones Honesty Let’s be honest: true love and real connection require taking off the mask. Skeletons represent our ultimate, unvarnished foundation. When Death rides into a reading, he isn't trying to scare you—he’s stripping away the drama, the ego, and the outdated junk. It’s like a partner saying, "I want the real, authentic you—no armor, no fluff, just your core foundation." 2. The White Rose: The Ultimate Love Token Instead of waving a pirate flag or a skull and crossbones, he’s carrying the Mystic Rose (the five-petaled white rose seen with The Fool and The Magician). Handing someone a white flower against a pitch-black banner is the ultimate symbol of commitment: Fresh Beginnings: Proving that beauty and romance can bloom even after a dark period or a painful breakup. The Cosmic Clean Slate: A gentle promise to clear out old emotional baggage so something pure can take root. Undying Devotion: Your outer circumstances or ego might crumble, but your core spirit (and your capacity to love) is totally indestructible. 3. Card #13: Making Room for a New Chapter Card 13 gets a bad rap, but in manifestation and esoteric geometry, it’s all about creation! Creation requires transformation—just like moving past an old version of yourself to welcome a new relationship, a deeper connection, or a fresh life chapter. You can't start the next romance novel of your life if you refuse to turn the page. So, the next time Death pops up in your spread, don't drop your teacup or assume the worst. Think of him as a dark knight offering you a white rose, sweeping away the past to make room for a beautiful new story to bloom.

@Misterei Anything becomes a servitor when you put too much energy into it. Even a simple thoughtform will become a servitor if you feed it enough emotion and energy. Over the decades, tarot cards have gained a lot of attention, thought, and emotion. Even if they weren't originally created as servitors, they have become them—though I strongly believe they were designed as servitors from day one. At the end of the day, they are amazing to use for manifestation and beautiful to connect with.

@Cariabella Yes, of course. I was joking with my post, and appreciating your own sense of humour. In fact, the last sentence you wrote in your original post was : "Honestly, I now can't unsee them bickering over whose turn it was to load the dishwasher!" That summed up what the post got me thinking about. The Mars/Venus split. Of course, when doing actual readings, I take the cards seriously, and see a need for both elements in a balanced situation. But sometimes it's good to bring analysis down to earth with a bit of humour. 😁