Tarot Talk & Technique

I would like everyone's help in compiling this list. I would love for us to gather all the best links in one place so that those who are new to tarot or who wish to do a deep dive into a specific topic, can easily find a great starting point. I can add to this first post as new tips come in. Lets only list resources that we know are trustworthy and of high quality. And entirely free! You can help me with what categories we will add, here are some that I could think of: Educational tarot sites & free tarot lessons http://learntarot.com/ A free online tarot course https://www.thetarotlady.com/breaking-celtic-cross/ A gr…

I love the music links! It's a wonderful touch, Toadie and Marisa! I have playlists I listen to when I read. If I have a few readings back to back (3 or 4) I really get in the zone and light the incense, put on a wax melt, and fire up my playlists. Even though Industrial music is my favorite music (Rammstein is my favorite band) but for card reading I like music from India, Binaural beats and other types of mind music and trip hop.

This thread is intended to inspire those of us who like to make our own tarot bags. So please feel free to share anything and everything that you have made (or talk about what you are planning/wanting to make). Any style, material or method is welcome. (And if you, like me, are not a pro and just make things up as you go along - then all the better! ;D) I started making my own bags after realizing that most store bought ones were designed for those who prefer the classically "witchy" woo-woo style (you know, the bags that always come in either black or purple and are almost always decorated with large pentagrams or other magical symbols). Of course there is nothing w…

I used this article a few years ago in my tarot group (which has since been disbanded). It's really interesting and I'm going to copy and paste some of the article to have it here on the site do I'll start by posting all the legal stuff. The article was written by: Lee Ann Obringer, Contributing Writer Lee Ann Obringer holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and advertising with an outside concentration in marketing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In­ addition to writing for HowStuffWorks, she works as a freelance marketing communications consultant and designer. The website is: https://www.howstuffworks.com/ Copyright © 2018 HowStuffWorks, a…

Seems to be the best place to post this... I can't find an Altar thread anywhere (please post your Altar pics - or chat on about them here). Happy Imbolc - Blue-Blood Moon! May the spirits of inspiration forever keep your pace.

the common at least far as i know advice today is for a person to start with 3 card spreads before moving on to 5, 7 cards etc.. as the more skill you are the more you can add cards almost like you are leveling up in a video game.. for many the celtic cross may seem old school, an perhaps out of its place old throwback to a time where there wasn't much knowledge made about spreads so you had to do with what you got in the books or little white book . most of your information back in the day before internet and tarot ideas became wide spread ,, the lwb had to have a spread you could use ! so that is how imo,, the celtic cross became the go to spread.. over time you…

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I've been under a rock and am just getting this one. What in the world do you call the cardstock? I'm impressed by the deck, the presentation, the companion digest...but my mind keeps whispering, is it rubber? haven't shuffled it yet, I'm still checking all the cards are here. thanks!

Do you think it's necessary to have a lot of real life experiences to be able to read Tarot better? To see all the different possibilities and paths? The thing is, I have overprotective parents, I've never done things people my age has done and I'm lacking behind most people in terms of experience. I'm what you would call "book smart, but not street smart." So, unlike most Tarot readers, I don't understand the real world or real people well enough. I'm not good at giving advice on most topics because I, myself, don't have any experiences in those areas. I think this is a big obstacle for me in learning tarot and trying to read them from different perspectives. I kn…

What do you think. Do you need to be alert and fully conscious to read? Do you do readings when you're in need of a nap? Does it help or hinder to be five steps closer to dreamy dream land? I'm asking because I'm tired a lot and even coffee has no impact on me. I feel if I'm too tired there's no way I could make sense of tarot cards. Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk

I recently came across the concept of birth cards. There are several websites where you type in your birthdate and get 2 cards that represent you. I'm curious if anyone knows the origin of this. Tradition or gimmick? My bday is March 12, 1980 and I got the Lovers and the Devil. I guess I'll take that as a balanced reading! LOL

For those of you who have a blog about tarot, what is it that you include in your blog? How often do you post? How did you start? I've been debating about blogging about my journey with tarot.

So many of them, even if in the past they've not always had the credit they've deserved! But outside of the obvious big names that spring to mind first and a lot of tarot-y people are likely to have heard of who would you like to mention today? I'd obviously have to mention Chesca Potter, a great artist, environmentalist, and from her writings a feminist, though I don't know if she'd use that label about herself. And getting away from the obvious and to some more recently active creators - Mariza Ryce Aparicio-Tovar, creator of the Gentle Tarot Danielle Barlow, creator of the Greenwheel Oracle and co-creator of the Witc…

I recently came across the Word document for a "LWB" I'd started writing for Tarocchi dei Celti, a majors-only deck with artwork by Antonio Lupatelli published by Lo Scarabeo in 1991 that only came with an Italian LWB (didn't have the benefit of Google Translate back then, although having now done that for a few of the cards it may not have been any great loss). My LWB must have been started at least 20 years ago and been slumbering in the depths of my computer files ever since. It's not so little either - for each card I'd written a detailed description of the card, then started research into the Irish mythology of the character portrayed, then the Celtic symbolism of th…

In a similar vein to the recent Tower thread - or, rather, the direction it was occasionally going - let's talk about the cards that challenge us. The Tower, The Devil, Death, 3 of Swords, etc etc. Let's talk about how we experience them in our lives, what lessons they bring, what growth comes from the experiences! Feel free to jump on with whatever thoughts you have about any card that challenges you, or to continue the conversations started by someone else!

Hi All! I have a lot of concerns with my Rider-Waite Tarot deck. I am currently performing a tarot reading to give spiritual advice to my boyfriend's family which have financial concerns, and while I read it I started to feel extremely uncomfortable, stressed, and tearful. For a backstory, his family is divorced and his Mom's side has been in debt and hasn't paid rent in 5 weeks, therefore cannot hold her own and needs many support from her brothers and other family members. I was trying to look into it and I had started to feel extremely stressful emotions, I was pretty shocked because my boyfriend told me she had been very stressed and tearful about her debt, she …

I did self enquery with the question: "What is my fate?" Temperance King of Swords King of Wands Does this mean I will be a blend of these two attributes? I have tough time understanding what it means. For the record, I have zero confidence and self esteem, a coward in other words. But I am "clever" or intellectually focused if that is anyway related.

I'm not sure if this is in the right place in the forum. I will understand if it gets moved... I am pretty new to tarot, and I'm soaking up information as fast as I can. I have seen people mentioning that they learned a lot by watching videos. But I'm not sure which videos are the best to watch. I've been digging through youtube and watching, but I thought you all might be able to help me narrow things down. If you have seen any that are particularly helpful, or if you could recommend a person to keep an eye out for, I would greatly appreciate it! Many, many thanks! 😊

Hey all! I am curious to hear your take on the ancient old question of whether the querent should or should not handle the deck - i.e. shuffling/ picking cards himself for his own reading . So far I shuffle then let the querent shuffle and draw the cards- but I know not all like it. What do you do and why?

After trying to help someone on another site with a reading involving a card not found in any other deck, I was intrigued enough that I figured it would make for an interesting discussion. I don't currently own a deck that has an extra card in it, but I recently ordered one and will have to reflect on it when I get it. One pro seems to be that it makes certain decks stand out from others, and that gives the card itself a mysterious edge. On the other hand, I can't exactly look it up in Holistic Tarot or on the Biddy Tarot website, so I'm limited to whatever information comes with the deck, if any, and that can also make the card very esoteric. As I've lea…

This video made me sad. I really don't like this current trend in the tarot community where creators are having a harder and harder time to support themselves, partly because of AI and also because of the way big companies such as Amazon run their business. If you are able to, show creators some extra love and buy directly from them. Watch the video below if you want to know how to help Ethony out. I don't think it is the least bit strange that she needs to start charging for her moon guides. I have been sharing her moon spreads a lot in the lunar reading circles over the years, so I went ahead and bought a copy. If you want to do the same, you …

Hi all, It's been a while since I was around these parts and I'm checking in today with a topic fitting for the new year: What's your personal card for 2020? How do you calculate it? I take the day and month of birth and add it to the current year. So 4/9/2020 (following a DD/MM/YY format) becomes: 4+9+2+0+2+0=17 (The Star) which can be further broken down to 1+7=8 (Strength). I'm interested to see what your card for the year is and how you feel it's likely to interact with the energy of The Emperor, who is governing 2020. For the record, I'm currently experiencing my first Temperance year EVER! Which is sort of exciting 🙂 …

Hello! Could you please help me? I'm very worried. I went to see a woman who read tarot cards for me. She told me bad things about the future and how I have my mother's karma, which will cause all my relationships to fall apart for no reason. How far into the future do tarot cards typically show? Don't they usually predict up to a year at most? Is there any way to change my future?

Because the future is uncertain, I read that tarot cannot really foretell the future. Rather, it tells you about the present. Is this true?

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