Tarot Talk & Technique

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shown on the book, Tarot: the Cards of Destiny with P. Marsilli and A.Vitali (Le Tarot, Faenza, 1988) found on Giordano Berti's site.

Hey, im wondering what would be the best partner for the knight of swords? If you think about the knights, they move a lot, from here there and everywhere. I cant imagine many women being able to have a relationship with him. So im thinking someone free, perhaps the star or 8 of wands? In fact im curious what kind of woman all knights would go for simply because they are never settled. They are always going somewhere serving some kind of battle and may die the very next day.

So I asked how my boyfriend felt about me and I kept getting the Page of Cups reversed. I read somewhere that this might mean that I need to let go of the honeymoon phase and allow the relationship to move to the next level. I LOVED the honeymoon phases, we have been together ten months and although the sizzle is still there it's not as exciting. But the deep love and the security of that lasting love are formidable and present. I'm also having trouble with down time in the relationship, like we have been so close we've talked about so much, sometimes we have nothing to say. Any other ideas?

Just putting this out here to our American friends who may be interested. I source most of the decks I import from there, and maybe I'll join the melee. Also, (Advanced) Happy Thanksgiving! ;D

Hi all! So, I've been reading cards for about 6 months and this one threw me for a loop: I found a "new love" spread and the Queen of Cups reversed was in the placement of "where you will meet him/her" and now I'm stumped! How would you read this card as a location/place/etc? Thanks!

Since I was having trouble shuffling a new deck (the edges couldn't take a faro shuffle or a riffle), I had to come up with something else. Then I remembered a method my Dad had taught me many, many years ago when teaching me to play poker. The thing is, it's excellent for large decks or fragile because it does not require much flexing of the cards and doesn't cause wear on the edges. See the attachments for examples to go along with the instructions; 1) Holding the Deck; Hold the deck in your dominant hand, face down between your thumb and fingers. I tend to hold the deck by the top & bottom, but if it is too large for you this way, it works just as well to hol…

Do you prefer to buy used or brand new decks? I'm not averse to purchasing used decks, altho they must be clean and they should not look worn out. But I did notice that each and every deck I bought were brand new, like untouched and sealed, brand spanking new. All of my decks are like that, without exception. Maybe I have a subconscious imperative that I should be the first one to touch my any deck I own so that they would be mine and mine alone, and so that I can imprint on them or something.

I am really talking about disagreeing with someone else's interpretation of the cards that they pulled for you. Say you have a different relationship with a card which would lead you to a different outlook, would you accept the other person's view as gospel because that is the situation you put yourself in? Or would you appreciate their perspective but ultimately go with your own reading?

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Just wondering if anyone has used this book and how did you find it if so? I saw it come up for sale at a good price and was curious.

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…

So, this is a general discussion. The sun, the general interpretation is usually about positivity, success, a "yes" to our life, etc. However, do anyone came across where the sun also indicates short term interest? For example, during a career reading, the sun shows up. I know that it will have good prospective and generally it will bring success to ourselves, but does it also indicate that from the other point of view we will only have passion and goodness for a short period of time? In short, it hints that sustainability is not there?

In my daily spread I've sometimes been getting difficult/challenging cards in the advice posistion and I've started to think about what they can mean when they come up like that. I'm talking about cards like The Tower, 9 of Swords, 5 of Pentacles etc. Are they saying I'm a jerk who could do with some of the trouble sometimes implicated by these kinds of cards or is it more of a "it's not as bad as you think and you've survived this before" sort of message? Are they softened by coming up as advice or is that just wishful thinking on my behalf? Hoping someone more experienced than me could chime in on this!

I'm not sure where to post this.... I hope this gets attention ! I was just in Turin, and went to the Lo Scarabeo 30th anniversary exhibition there. It is HUGELY worth seeing, and I advise anyone who may be in that area before it closes in January to make a detour and see it for yourself. It's at the Museo Ettore Fico. http://www.museofico.it/en/mostre/tarocchi-dal-rinascimento-oggi/ There are loads of historic decks, as well as new ones; there is all kinds of information about tarot and the various systems - it really is fantastic. Ric Minetti and Anna Maria Morsucci put it together, and they did a brilliant job. And the Museo is very close to Lo Scar…

I'm off of work next week and I'm thinking about getting a reading from a professional reader, which I've never done before. I've been having issues with being angry and I'd love to get some insight into what's going on and what I can do about it. First off, if anyone can recommend someone in the San Francisco Bay Area - preferably the north bay - let me know. I'd also be down with doing a day trip to San Francisco. Any ideas on how to find someone and what the cost might be? I've been looking online and, despite typing in tarot, I keep getting astrology which isn't my thing. I imagine there's cross over, but if I'm going to do this, I specifically want a tarot re…

For those who perform self-readings, do you blame yourself if something happens which catches you utterly by surprise, and which you feel like you should have foreseen in one of your previous readings and maybe even prevented? Do you try to escape that mindset? If so, what are the most effective techniques that you'd recommend? Or do you hold your regrets and disappointments close to your heart, to remind yourself that you should always strive to be better, or as an impetus to never be careless again?

Sometimes during a reading, particularly when I feel really "in the zone" words will seem to just jump out of my mouth. There are times when I am surprised about what I am saying because I didn't hear it in my mind before the words leap from me! Am I not in control of my readings enough? Also a friend asked me to read her dog, I didn't use tarot but I did draw a picture. She was very amused when the picture of a rectangular shape with dot on it looked EXACTLY like the doggie treats she kept in the cupboard. I've never done this type of reading before - is this a specific branch of reading? After readings I find that spirits in the area get quite energetic, thing…

I’ve gotten this card a lot for a new relationship. There were some issues about a girl involved and him lying about it.. but 9 of swords reversed now show up in retrospect. There are other cards that I don’t think look all good. But in your experience is 9 of swords RX about worries going away and happier times? Or is it just ignoring something and pretend it’s not a problem when you feel deep down something isn’t right..? Or excessive worries that you can’t feally let go of? The old girl said something about the guy that I think is true, but I wonder if the new girl tries to ignore it rather believing his half truths..

We all know that this is one of the central ethical tenets of Tarot reading. I mean, would you ask a neighbor to read for you if she's one of the best in the state, yes, but your whole town's going to be abuzz with your deepest secrets before sundown? For you tho, is this 100% sacrosanct, never to be violated under any circumstance at all? Or do you think there are a few situations which would warrant breaking your silence? Which would these be? Have you yourself divulged the contents of a reading to another party without the querent's express permission? Why?

Hello, I am new here, I have been interested in Tarot for many years and I try to do readings for myself and close friends, but I am not overly confident. Today I did a celtic spread for myself and the cards I think were quite relevant to what I was hoping to get some insight about but I am not too confident with my interpretation. Is there any section of this Forum where I could maybe post a picture of the reading and maybe have some help interpreting it please? Thanks in advance :)

I don't know how to insert images here but the judgement card (in the RW deck) shows an scene from the bible where the holy are taken to heaven. I recently did a reading for a client who didn't like the reference and struggled to connect with the meaning of the card because they had such a strong negative association with organised religion. Have you ever faced a similar issue? It's a new one to me!

Hello, it's been weighing on me for years that I lost friends over a tarot reading and it makes me nervous to read for friends even now. Before I do readings for anyone I always make a point of telling them that I am simply a conduit for information that I deliver and that I may say anything without a filter. Sometimes I don't even recall everything I say in a reading. During the reading it came up that the wife had cheated on her husband and when I said that to her she burst into tears. It seems that he knew about it already and they had worked through it as a couple but when I brought it up again I caused her distress. I was never invited back to their home and …

Like, if you were lusting after a very rare OOP deck for quite some time and what is currently available through Amazon/eBay/etc are horrendously, brazenly priced, and suddenly you spot a copy that's clearly counterfeit but does not really differ from the original quality-wise, would you give it a go? Or you found a bunch of knock-offs of popular decks that are compellingly, temptingly-priced, would you give in? In what cases might you be persuaded to buy an imitation Tarot deck? Altho the decks that I like are very rarely available locally (I think I had to import around 70% of my collection), I have never bought a bogus deck. Maybe that's because they are quite scarc…