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The Magician upright ...I have the enthusiasm and skill to make things happen Chariot upright ...I control how I steer my life and how fast I travel Hanged Man upright ...I am forced to stay still, but I'm gaining a new perspective The Devil reversed ...a Devil is a mythological entity who doesn't actually exist, and I've rejected his hold on me The World upright ...It's done. Now I can relax and/or move on 8 Wands upright ...things are moving along quickly without a hitch 2 Pentacles upright ...I've got a lot on my plate, but I'm keeping it all going well 9 Pentacles upright ...I am free to enjoy my comfortable home life in peace King of Pentacles upright ...A person I can depend on to be level-headed, kind, and proactive

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Welcome back @Bodhiseed!

I'm trying to imagine being "gently on fire." LOL! 🥵🔥🚒

Welcome, youngster!

No, there's just a button that says Other Media.

Thank you Fire cat! I'm in with the Dark Goddess Tarot paired with the Tattwa Cards. If you ever feel like life is too much to bear, remember this: sometimes you just need to laugh. Not because it’s easy, but because it’s necessary. A joke, a smile, a little bit of mischief — it’s a form of resistance against the heaviness of life. It doesn’t erase the pain, but it lets you breathe through it. —Deanna Riddick Baubo is the Greek goddess of mirth, joy, and bawdy humor. Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, went into a deep depression when she lost her daughter. Nothing grew and nothing was harvested. Baubo went to visit her and flashed her 'assets.' Demeter was shocked and confused at first, but it broke through her darkness; she laughed and was then able to do what was needed. Air: Seed of Water is given the keyword Stagnation. It brings to mind cloud seeding when water becomes scarce. Tiny particles are released by planes into clouds. These particles help moisture condense and fall as rain or snow. Sometimes it takes the introduction of the ridiculous and unfamiliar to lure us back into the world.

We all are young, so :)

Welcome! I am not that young, either....

Oh! Here you are :) I am delighted too!

Delighted to see you here, as you know. And - I MAY be the oldest here, at 81...

Awww <3 Thank you all for this warm welcome :)

Welcome back @Rachelcat 😀

Andy on Lenormands is a must read for various reasons and it seems he's gently on fire this time. I'm very much looking forward to it!

I also have two cards, The Moon and Queen of Swords. Not for what they mean but for the Moon is a "friend" in the night, I´m a night person and the Queen is one of my personal cards.

I had a look through at some of your recent photo posts and the cards are more vertical than horizontal in sizing. Standard tarot cards tend to be tall and thin, rather than wider in their shape. The forum seems to really want to turn them into a vertical column. I had a go with one post at dragging them around the post, but didn't save it at the end, just had a go at experimenting with it. You can move the photos around and drag them but the forum really doesn't seem to put them in a line. I think this is something where you have to change the sizes, like make them smaller in display size and maybe it will put them next to each other in a row. If you click on a pic in the post, you can change the size of the photo in the post (and people can click for the full size). It's an automatic displaying by the forum and I found it really tricky to make them a row. It really wants to make them longwise, there isn't an easy solution for this one I'm afraid.

I will post more if I should notice anything. Making room on my bookshelf now

@Rachelcat Do you have the bar at the bottom of posts with the "choose files" option on the left-hand side?

Hi, everyone! I hope all is well with you! This week will be Arcana Folia Oracle Deck, another new acquisition. It’s a sweet, pretty, round deck. It doesn’t call out specific flowers or flower meanings, they’re just design elements, so I haven’t categorized it under plants. It has the item name plus a short “advice” phrase on each card. I was thinking of it more as a sibilla, but maybe not because of the advice. It might work as a spread deck. 50 cards. We’ll see what it can do this week. First the interview! What is your most important characteristic? Lock, Something is hidden or locked. The deck will be able to show me things I’m not aware of yet. What is your strength? Celebration, Enjoy your victories with others. The deck is generally positive and recommends social emotional outlets. Your weakness? Time, Trust in divine timing. It’s not good with timing readings. Also maybe the “divine” thing might get on my nerves. What can you teach me? Detour, Change course. It can teach me about change. How can I learn it? Mindset, Find a different perspective. And how to change. What will be the outcome of our work together? Joy, Enjoy the little things. It’s small and pretty, which will bring me joy in the little things. Ok, sounds good to me!

Any news for me? I'd like to keep attaching photos if I can. Thanks!

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 Rachelcat: Arcana Folia Oracle Deck Bodhiseed: Dark Goddess Tarot paired with the Tattwa Cards 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!