Tarot Talk & Technique

Anyone want to talk ethics? [surprising it a topic that causes many to start gnawing there own limbs off] I’ve been looking at different codes-of-ethics on tarot sites and there appears to be very little consistency (or indeed actual ethics) 😯 I’m a philosopher and have an interest in professional ethics so keen to hear any forum members opinion on the below (or other) ethical topics. * most so-called codes-of-ethics are just a list of codified rules to follow … not ethics * there is no such thing as ‘personal ethics’ as this would be divorced of any external method of judgement and incapable of assessing right/wrong … it’s just pure su…

I was having a conversation with a friend about tarot decks that follow no system, if the images didn't have a number or title, one would never know what the card was supposed to be (I see this often in theme decks). Decks that are more like an oracle to me, but just numbered like tarot. He said he doesn't need a system or titles, he interprets them himself. I found this really interesting as I have yet to find an oracle (honestly haven't looked really hard, but would like to find an oracle I can work with) I can work with and decks that don't follow a system, to me are basically oracles, you use your intuition. I KNOW some oracles have a book and descript…

It's the penultimate month of the year, and some are already making plans for next year. How about you, what are your goals, objectives, or vows regarding the Tarot for 2018? Have you already drafted a detailed program as to how you wish to conduct your Tarot studies or do you just have a general plan that you wish to implement? Or maybe you just want to wing it? ;) Do you plan to focus on collecting certain decks (like historical, esoteric, etc) or is it grab-what-you-want? Are you going to impose a limit on your purchases? Or are you -gasp!- going to execute a moratorium on deck buying? Please do share your schemes. Who knows, you might just influence someone else…

would there be anything you'd do/fix/work out/create? I still grieve for the loss of the community interaction at Aeclectic Tarot. Get over it, move on, yadayada....but in a perfect world, Dear Santa, I'd like to see Cartomancy, Cult of Tarot and Here, combine. I know it would still never please everyone, nothing does, I know there are egos involved, has to be, we're human. But wouldn't it be wonderful? They each have strengths that would be so wonderful to be sourced in one spot. Witchvox? Come on in too! So much information, so many interesting people, now all segregated... where is the fun in that? I made the decisi…

I was just on Etsy and was surprised to see how many people are offering tarot readings for around $5 or less. I wouldn't even take my cards out of the box for $5 since I think my experience and insight are worth more than that, especially if there is a written narrative involved. Is this typical for on-line readings? If so, I think I'll bow out before I ever get started.

I don't know how many of you have already heard about the concept of 'Depth Year'. It has become a really popular theme in the tarot community at YouTube lately and many people plan on making this next year their personal version of a Depth Year. (Just do a search for "Depth Year" at YouTube and you'll see ;) ) I want to start out with a short definition of what the Depth Year is, then I will provide some quotes and links at the bottom of this post. My hope is that we could all have a chat about our feelings around this. I also want to mention that for some people this is not the right way to go. Maybe you feel perfectly fine in the stage where you are at - or perhaps…

Greetings, I love a well-used deck. One with fading, frayed corners, a bit of discoloration. Here is my personal Thoth, used for years. Let's see yours.

Hi! A little poll (now that I learned how to do that!) 🙂 Honestly I didn't riffle my cards so far, I was used to just shuffle them and to cut, that's all. But since I also need to have reversed cards for the few decks that I use I found that to riffle my cards could be a solution! Therefore lately I began to riffle them, then I shuffle and cut them (generally in 3 paquets). You know everything. This could evolve of course! To riffle the cards is something pleasant to do!

I'm just curious - is there anybody else here who still tries to hide their Tarot practice from others? To whom do you conceal it, and why?

Looks like my deck Tabula Mundi is being pirated on Etsy, by a shop in the Ukraine called "VikingRunesPower". They lifted pictures and text direct from my site, and are reprinting it supposedly in the Netherlands (though they are in Ukraine). My cards are printed in the USA. I see lots of other decks being sold on their site, clearly against Etsy's rules that items must be handmade. Some of the other decks I see on there include: Animals Divine Steampunk Deviant Moon Wildwood Gilded Reverie Prisma Visions Universal Fantasy Masonic If you know any of these deck creators, let them know so they can file a…

I enjoy reading for others. I did a lot of Lenormand readings on AT, I have done some here on TT and Me in the past. But I always just ask for feedback, not an exchange, because at 70, really there's not a question I want answered. How will my lab work come back? NOPE, don't really want to ask that. What part of my body will go first? Nah. It's not because I don't think there are MANY great readers here, it's because I know there are and just don't want the answer to a question I don't want to know. So if I open up Lenormand readings from time to time, and just ask for feedback, just wanted to share it's not because I don't t…

I say all the time what a crazy journey this has been for me. I don't need to go into why but just... getting into this world of Tarot has been a trip. And I have been wrestling with the question of why I want to do this. At first I had these ideas of how I was gonna read Tarot so differently and from my own vantage point of mystical christian values. Then I get on this forum and it becomes apparent that my values don't necessarily make sense in the world of Tarot, and something different is going on. I kept doing readings but I felt weird, I wasn't sure of what I was doing anymore. I started to wonder if this was even good, and yet the fascination was there, I ador…

For a while I've had a feeling that I need to downsize my belongings. I'm fed up of living in a overfull, cluttered, messy house and would like generally to reduce the amount of stuff that I own. Not done too badly so far I think, over the last 18 months I'd say I've got rid of six black bags of clothes, and probably another six of random junk, all happily off to the charity shop. Still loads to do though, and two areas are problematic. Books and tarot decks. In my head it's easy. I can get rid of this book, that deck. Then I look at them, pick them up..... and back on the shelf they go. Books are sort of stable as I mostly buy ebooks these days so…

Hi everyone, I'm looking for some advice on how to use Tarot to pinpoint the whereabouts of misplaced (I hope!) objects. I've never used tarot cards to do that, but I'd like to give it a go. I believe Lenormand is supposed to be a good system for this kind of thing, but I'm a newb when it comes to Lenormand and I'd like to find this misplaced ring sooner rather than later. :) Do we read the cards slightly differently when using it for a more mundane, practical purpose? As in looking at what's in the card - symbols, objects, the location - or do we read the cards with the more usual meanings? Thanks. :)

I'm so interested to see people's thoughts on this subject - well, 2 subjects that are linked enough that I think it warrants sharing a poll and thread. You've got 2 votes: One to vote on how comfortable you are reading the cards for a querent, when you know that they've brought that question to other readers as well. One to vote on how likely you are to go to multiple readers with the same question. After you've voted, I'd love it if you shared your thoughts on your vote, if you're comfortable with chatting about it! I'd love to know about your experiences and feelings in these regards! I'll share my thoughts once there's a bit going on in here!

How do you remember what the cards' meanings are, without referring to books?

I hope this is the right place to post this. I want to avoid using Amazon but I need some recommendations for good alternatives for Tarot, preferrably in the EU (because of customs). Where do you get your mass market decks? I want to buy a couple of new ones but I'm having a hard time finding them elsewhere.

Hi all Having been away from my cards for a while, I've joined a couple of tarot Facebook groups, so that I can interact and do interpretations of card readings. One thing that I've noticed is that more often than not, people will post a photo of cards and ask for interpretations, but give no spread. They will post the question, but then nothing as to which card is in what position. Are spreads optional? Are more people reading tarot cards in a storyboard fashion, or linking key words to form statements? Do you need to have a position to 'frame' the meaning of the card? How many people read tarot without using spreads? T…

My new deck arrived today! Super excited. I've had a few readings done for me over the years but I've never tried doing it myself. But the other day I felt compelled to learn, and this was the first thing that came up when I searched 'tarot deck'. I absolutely love it and feel it's meant to be. Already a card fell out when I was looking through them and when I looked up the meaning it really spoke to me 😊 One question though. The reading info that came with this deck is quite small and for a newbie like me, it doesn't tell me much to be able to do a good reading. Can I search online for more info for the cards (eg a specific card always means a specific thing …

It seems to me there are many ways to choose a significator. I used to choose by identifying with a card, which was the Princess of Cups but these days I feel more like the Princess of Swords. However, I don't really think about it or use it in any readings, and I feel that different cards can draw out different parts of me (or others) in each reading. What do you do? Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk

Happy New Year everyone! My question is do you believe it's okay to do a reading for someone who is in the public eye like a politician or a celebrity...even though they don't know you? I guess what I am trying to say is that I've always avoided questions that have always invaded other people's privacy...questions like "Does Johnny love me?" I would always reframe those type of questions for the sitter. Would I be out of line to do a YouTube video on a political figure (a three-card spread like Issue/Action/Outcome), even if I don't know the person? The person in question here is Elon Musk. He is the richest guy in the worl…

I have always used a simple sort of altar cloth or scarf to lay my cards and read them, but lately have been itching to get something larger and with more weight, and possibly with some card related imagery on them. Would also be great for instagram I admit! Do you have a special cloth/s on which you lay/spread your cards? Where did you get it from/How did you make it? I'd love to see pics of your spread cloths for inspiration!

I stumbled across a book titled “Mastering the Tarot” by Paul Fenton-Smith. I read a couple of pages as I was curious about its potential based on the title. I feel there are more than enough beginner tarot books and not near enough intermediate/advanced ones. However, I scoffed and stopped reading as soon as I saw an entire page about how one should ONLY read for other people and literally NEVER read tarot for oneself. His reasoning being that one is too emotionally invested in the outcome and cannot be objective which will cloud the reading. I find this to be ridiculous. Yes, we are invested in the outcome of a reading for ourselves and we want only good things…

Which non-tarot books have you read which help with Tarot? e.g. History Mythology Symbology Numerology Animal totem Anything else or specific books you recommend or found useful? Edited to clarify: this is to add layers to a reading as we would with astrology. For example, the story of Persephone in Greek mythology might come to mind my eye is caught on the image of a pomegranate on a card.

Hi all, This topic keeps coming up and it just astounds me that it happens because I have a difficult time understanding the concept. Personally, all cards can be positive or negative depending on the reading. I am honestly trying to understand why it is done. So here are my questions about this. Do you remove cards that you consider negative from your deck? If you do why do you do it?