Tarot Talk & Technique

While contemplating The Fool for the 78 Weeks study, I've been trying to think of moments that are kind of a Fool moment ... how The Fool fits in with life, songs, and so on. This moment from the show "Third Rock from the Sun" popped into my head;

Hello everybody! I am new here :). In the last few months I have been getting into tarot. So I bought a bunch of books and now I am feeling overwhelmed because I don't know how to start :( :( :(. I bought the following books: * Ultimate Guide to Tarot Meanings- Brigit Esselmont *Ultimate Guide to Tarot by Liz Dean * Tarot Unlocking the Arcana- Angelo Nasios * Fortune Telling with Tarot by Sasha Fenton * Tarot Plain and Simple by Anthony Louis * I also bought keyword sheets from etsy I really made sure to buy the best books for me but the thing is that just by flipping through them I can already tell that they differ in meanings. Also, some of them have reall…

I am searching for a book what tells me more about the Kabbalah related to the Tarot. I have seen that Rachel Pollack has written a book about it called: The Kabbalah Tree: A Journey of Balance & Growth. I was wondering if you would recommend me this book, or that there are other books, that are better on the Kabblah subject related to the Tarot. Thanks.

This post ws SUPPOSED to be just a note on the calendar, NOT a thread :( I have no idea why it made itself a thread :(

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Hello everybody! :) I was wondering if anybody had any suggestions for a book on the more spiritual meanings of the tarot cards? (preferably from a witchy/pagan standpoint). I have meanings for so many other facets of life but no so for more spiritual questions. It doesn't have to be a book either, it can be a blog or any other type of resource. Thanks everybody for the help! ^^

Hi Do any of you know Susannah Conway's online classes about tarot and oracle cards - "78 mirrors" of "Daily Guidance"? They look really exiting - but they're quite expensive... I mean - you could buy A LOT of new decks for the price of the classes - but if they're worth the money I would love to take one (or both) of them...

I was browsing Llewellyn's website and saw that they have a tarot calendar for 2018: http://llewellyn.com/journal/article.php?id=2637. It looks pretty cool! I don't know if it's enough for me to switch from my usual calendar (I love Llewellyn's Witches' Calendar and have been buying it for a few years now) but it's definitely tempting. It looks like they feature various spreads, exercises etc throughout the year.

Gorgeous, is it a deck?

Feeling blah..need to connect.. *Did you know they have over 7000 tarot card readers, and maybe even more, on Etsy? (7,851) That"s Crazy!!! https://www.etsy.com/ca/search?q=tarot%20card%20readings

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

Tarot Theory journaling I was wondering how do you journal the theory side of your Tarot study? I am always busy with the card meanings. If I see, read or hear something which reminds me of a card, I write it down in my paper notebook. And from time to time I will write it down in a computer file. My digital Tarot journal is big, it has already the size of a book. How do you journal? What do you journal? In what form do you journal? Thanks.

So, tonight at work, I did my usual 3-card daily reading. I was using the Dame Fortune Wheel's Tarot. I shuffled as normal (till it "felt right" - 4 times this time), did a cut and laid out 3 cards. I didn't really look at the cards as I'm laying them out - just kind of looking straight ahead without focusing. When I looked down, here's what I found; Knave of Swords-rx ...... Knight of Swords-rx ...... King of Swords-rx :o I should have looked to see if the next card was the Queen (but I didn't think of it till just now). I have never had, in that short of a reading, 3 court cards come up, in the correct order as this. I realize that it is within the realm …

I guess I get to have the privilege of breaking the ice in the Using Tarot forum! (It actually makes me nervous, in spite of how much I would "talk" before. ;)) My daily reading on my eating urges (yes, I still have to deal with that ... especially with the recent loss of our AT home), I had the Queen of Swords for my "Issue" card. I'm using the Karma Tarot and am attaching a photo so you can see her. Here's my thoughts on the card (transcribed from my notes); Controlling my "energy". Not just "control", but directing it in a positive manner. The card has a lion and the word "LEO" which is, of course, my sign. The woman is contemplating her image in the mirror - shi…

As Rose Lalonde mentioned, I was also thinking about a reading circle idea and thought I would share it here to get some feedback-RL and I were talking and were thinking we could maybe start up the two circles :) So this circle would be called Circle of Seasons. It would be a typical monthly reading circle, but the spread each month would specifically focus on the season of the year. For an example, in autumn we might do a harvest themed spread. I'm was thinking of a 3 to 5 card spread each month. Would anyone be interested in such a circle? The rules would be basic- you let me know you're interested in that month's circle by a given date, I assign you a partner, y…

It has now been approximately 12 hours since the Aeclectic Tarot Forums have closed the doors. I wanted to do something to commemorate, in some small way, everything that The Forums was. So, with that in mind, I'm doing a give-away of the Sedona Vortex Tarot! I'm going to set an alarm on my computer (and phone :D) for a secret time on ... oh, let's say Wednesday, 19 July 2017 to give time for lots of folks to hear about this. When my alarm goes of, the last post in the thread at that time will be the winner! So, go ahead and chat away! You can talk about whatever strikes your fancy! Have fun conversations! Edit to add a bit more info on the deck; This deck is …

Would it be a feasible to have a feedback circle for self readings? We read again and again how difficult self reading is, wouldn't it be cool to sharpen that skill? Maybe a 5 card limit and no more than a 5 word question Something not seen elsewhere...

The differences between the Empress and the Queen of Pentacles are a bit fuzzy for me. Obviously one is a Major and the other is a court card, but these two tend to have very similar keywords in the books I've read. "Abundance", "nurturing", "creativity", even phrases like "Earth mother" are shared between them. I haven't had both come up in a spread yet, but if it did I feel like I would have trouble trying to explain how they're different. I'd love to hear any thoughts or explanations!

I'd like to take part in a monthly tarot exchange again, so I was thinking of starting a general one in Reading Circles for August, open to TdM, RWS, Thoth, Continental, other... as long as it's tarot. Would that be of interest? Glass Owl kindly said we could post her spreads. I was thinking mainly 3 cards spreads, at least for now, with people at so many sites. (I haven't hosted one before. I'm happy to do it. Or if someone else would like to jump in to host or to co-host, that's good too. Just wanted to see a circle here. :) ) Thanks

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