Tarot Talk & Technique

I absolutely adore perfume. Adore it, especially niche perfume. Essential oils, aromatic oils, ouds, woods, spices, incense; fragrances that originate in the souks of the Middle East and waft along desert winds. And I love my Tarot cards, my oracle cards, my Lenormand... So, I decided to put them together and see if that would also enhance both my relationship with the various decks and my bonding with them. I just bought Tarot of the Hidden Realm. The fey, denizens of the forest, the sidhe... I thought they would be more comfortable if they could be surrounded by the wonderful odours of their forests and streams. I have this wonderful essential oil combinatio…

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Hi, everyone. If you do clear or cleanse the energy of your tarot decks, how do you do that? Usually, if I find my daily readings are no longer accurate. I wonder put my deck back in its original order. Fool, Magician, the High Priestess, the Empress, the Emperor etc... Then I would burn an incense and let the deck absorb the energy. How about yourself? ;)

Hello! Relatively new to the forum, but just curious how you guys charge/cleanse your tarot decks! To cleanse, I turn all of the cards upright and meditate with them. If I have time, I'll wave them over some pine or sandalwood incense and store a crystal (clear quartz, smoky quartz or black tourmaline) on them. To charge, I put some moldavite, herkimer diamond, Satyaloka clear azeztulite quartz, or a crystal that correlates with the type of reading I want to do. Sometimes, I'll make a crystal grid with my deck in the center. What do you all do?

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

I am SO tempted to buy some decks from this site, it really looks so lovely. I am just wondering, do their decks ever smell of incense? I am really sensitive to incense, it sadly makes my nose stuffed and my eyes runny so I am a bit hesitant to take the risk. When you buy mass produced decks they are usually sealed in plastic so the smell would never penetrate the cards, but I'm not sure if indie decks are commonly sealed or not? If you have ever bought decks from this store, please tell me about your experiences. Would so like to be able to place an order without having to worry (I mean, those decks aren't cheap to begin with, but I totally think they could be worth ever…

Hi there! I am interested to know if there is a system of "cross referencing" pip cards, so that the suits mean general things/topics, and then the numbers and face cards also have general meaning. Let's say coins are associated with resources/money and aces are associated with luck or things turning for the better - then the meaning of ace of coins gives itself. 🙂

I wondered what other peoples' experience has been with online or mobile tarot apps...you know, the ones that randomly generate the cards? Personally, I have a hard time with them. I have had good experiences, but overall, I find myself really disconnected from them, and the cards usually don't feel right. I'll get out my physical deck and have a completely different read and experience. Even if it is something I don't want to hear, it feels right. I don't even like to buy decks online. I want to see them, touch them, hold them. I'm sort of the same way about buying cookware, which is a really oddly specific thing, but nevertheless. Is this just a "me" prefer…

I made a comment that people who have been reading for years and years have done a ton of readings. You can find the comment here: https://www.thetarotforum.com/talking-tarot/people-testing-you/msg35906/#msg35906 So I got to thinking it would be fun to find out how many readings for other people this community has performed! It's totally anonymous but if you wish to share how long you've been reading the tarot in relation to how many readings you've done for others would add more to the survey. ;D

One of the bloggers I follow, someone who also helped publish the Normal Tarot, is working on creating a deck that's entirely made up of existing cards from other tarot decks. I was wondering if you guys knew of any public domain decks :0 Heres the general tag for info on the project if ur interested, and some more specific posts about it ( X and X)

I know this is an increasingly nuanced question, but…what do you do when a reading (or your interpretation of it) doesn’t turn out? What do you learn? How do you deal with the feeling of (for lack of a better term) betrayal?

I noticed in one of the other threads some of the respondents mentioned tarot decks that don't have reversals by design. That's very interesting. I've never heard of tarot decks being set up that way. I think Robbin Wood was mentioned, but what are some other decks like this?

I am frequently recreating a reading in a word programming document for a personal record or to send to a client. I always do this by hand, although I have created some of my own templates. I'm just wondering if a program exists that displays different spreads, i.e. a Celtic Cross spread. Then you can import and slap in your own cards? Having set decks in a program just would not work for me. I would want to import my own. I have many many scanned images of many many decks. The decks that I use are a fairly eclectic mix so I would not find them in a program that included various decks. Thanks for your help!

Wondering what these cards mean for feelings keep pulling 5 of cups rx and 3 of swords rx for a person's feelings and not sure how to interpret. I suppose it can be read as moving away from sadness to healing or perhaps trying to block out sadness...some sources say it means extreme sadness but I wouldn't take it as that at all...I tend to pull cards for myself so that I can better read for others but don't think I've ever pulled these for my own feelings so have no real life experience/confirmation of this reversal..what do you think? For now I'm sort of taking these as blocking emotional pain.

Hello tarot fam! So I finally took the plunge and scored a pretty sweet deal on a Swiss 1JJ deck from 1974. Woohoo! The cards are in good shape, but they have spent many of their 45 years in a smoker's house. So they're quarantined from my other decks until the odor dissipates a bit. I've currently got them in a Tupperware with a sachet of dried lavender beside the deck. The box is also in a Tupperware with a sachet of baking soda sitting inside it. We'll see how that does after they've sat today and tonight. Do you folks have any other tried and true methods that you use to eliminate odors?

Hi all... Does anyone speak Russian…I just discovered this deck…it’s beautiful… Tarot of Inspiration by Berenika …I want to order it but there’s one problem…the site that gives the best price is all in Russan… they’re offering the deck for $21…the deck is available from an etsy store but it is $38.61 plus shipping… I was hoping someone speaks Russian and would be so kind as to help me order the deck... Tarot of Inspiration Russian Site...This is the Site from AT Thanks in advance Tarot dance

Okay, it's time to fess up. Has anybody here used the Tarot to guide them when they are/were dating? I'm just curious. :) I have to admit that I sometimes do this, but not in a creepy, stalker-y way. When I perform date readings (which again is not too often), it's only to know how the date would go, if I have anything to watch out for, stuff like that. I rarely read about the other party. I only do so if I have misgivings about them like when the things they say don't add up, if they're quite shady, or if I suspect that I'm being catfished. This is almost de rigeur when it comes to blind dates lol.

I'd be interested to know how many of you use the meanings of numbers, 1 through 10, in interpreting your cards. Here, I'm thinking primarily of the minor arcana pips, of course. But if number meanings play a part in your interpretation of your majors or court cards, I'd like to hear about that too. Oh, and if you use a particular book, or other source for the meaning of numbers, please tell what it is. I do use the meaning of numbers in conjunction with the suits when considering the pip cards. I used to have it all written down, with source references, etc. But that was in years past. I am presently re-compiling that information, and re-reading the books. My p…

Hi. I am new here. I have known about and sparingly had my tarot cards read for me maybe 10 times total over the course of a year and a half. Then I finally bought my own deck, which sat there and I did not hardly use due to lack of knowledge for at least 6 months. I recently realized, a few days ago, that I could ask it yes or no questions and understand the answers by googling the cards. I have an important story to ask. Over the last few days I've been asking it A LOT of questions as I am naturally an extremely inquisitive person, and also have a very specialized knowledge about the truth of this realm. I have been asking it questions I can only …

if...hypothetically, you understand...a certain Thothie who has been out of the loop for years but who was intrigued by M.M.Meleen's decks ever had the funds to buy one of them, which would you recommend? Please discuss pros, cons, fronts, backs, size, stock, companion material etc. Fool's Dog apps are out, I'm afraid. I have one and it leaves me so cold and unfulfilled when I try to use it.

I've been getting a strong urge to purchase a deck for one of my cousins lately. Whenever I do a personal reading, whenever I'm browsing new decks for myself, sometimes just randomly. I think the universe is prompting me to get her started on her journey. Any suggestions of affordable decks for a young female (early 20s)? I want to get her a visually appealing deck, but I also don't have a ton of money to spend. Preferably a deck under $40. I would also be open to oracle decks. And any other tips for gifting a deck, as I've never done it before? Should I cleanse it for her beforehand? Or just leave it be. Thanks! Bee

I'm sure many have already noticed that the posts on the now closed Aeclectic Forums have no time/date stamps. Makes it very confusing to get an idea how new or old any of the posts are. I can't imagine why these would've been removed. ::) Any ideas?

If anyone wants to play along and add more tongue-in-cheek examples, please feel free 😊 An imaginary reading… Sitters question: "What do I need to know about this pregnancy?" Card - The Sun RWS - All will go well, the child looks to be in good health but might be on the bigger side. Possibly a summer birth. THOTH - You may be expecting twins! The angel wings should however be taken as a warning: if you insist on surrounding your kids with scorpions, lions and angry bulls, they may end up as angel babies. LO SCARABEO TAROT - You might require a c-section. Luckily the surgeon will feel confide…

Do others choose decks to use, based on season or based on feelings at the time? Also any good deck recommendations for this time of year winter? I'm using wild wood tarot at the moment.

Hope I’ve posted this in the right section. Basically my first tarot deck (Anne Stokes: Legends) has no images on the minor arcana cards. It just has say 5 swords for the Five of Swords. Is it possible to read these? If not could I take the major arcana cards and court cards and use the deck with only them as they have images?