VGimlet Posted May 21, 2021 Posted May 21, 2021 (edited) This thread is for those who would like to work through their collection of decks. Each week we will be picking a deck (or decks) to work with for the week. All are welcome. Please join us! The only rules we have are the Tarot Tea & Me rules; be respectful to each other. You can drop in and out anytime, time and real life permitting. New to tarot? Long time reader? Come on in. 1. Please post with your chosen deck for the week. 2. Chat away about your deck, how you're finding it etc., or NOT - it's all up to you. Participants: 1. VGimlet - Tarot de El Dios de Los Tres 2. Amberjune - Circle of Life Tarot and the Camelot Oracle 3. Bodhiseed - Dark Goddess Tarot paired with Tattwa Cards 4. vulpirx - Spiritsong Tarot 5. Madame Squee - Retrospective Tarot 6. AJ-ish/Sharyn - Tabula Mundi (512) Edited May 22, 2021 by VGimlet
VGimlet Posted May 21, 2021 Author Posted May 21, 2021 Although I liked the White Fly a lot (which was nice, because I have little memory of why I ordered it, haha) I will be moving on this week to the Tarot de El Dios de Los Tres.
Amberjune Posted May 21, 2021 Posted May 21, 2021 thank you for the new thread, VG. I'll be working with the Circle of Life Tarot and the Camelot Oracle.
Bodhiseed Posted May 21, 2021 Posted May 21, 2021 I'm in with the Dark Goddess Tarot paired with Tattwa Cards. Thanks for keeping us rolling along, VGimlet!💚
vulprix Posted May 21, 2021 Posted May 21, 2021 I love circular decks, @Amberjune, even though I currently do not own one! (I have been hoping to maybe get the Archetypes deck by Kim Krans and change that...) @Bodhiseed, I JUST pulled out my own Dark Goddess Tarot deck this week. It's been a long time since I visited it 🙂 But that deck is way too intense for me to use for a full week, lol. For me, it is a special occasion, once-in-a-while reading type of deck. I am in with the Spiritsong Tarot this week. 🙂
Madame Squee Posted May 22, 2021 Posted May 22, 2021 Thank you for the thread, VG.🌸 I'm in with the Retrospective Tarot.
Amberjune Posted May 22, 2021 Posted May 22, 2021 14 hours ago, vulprix said: I love circular decks, @Amberjune, even though I currently do not own one! (I have been hoping to maybe get the Archetypes deck by Kim Krans and change that...) Yes, I love them, too. Just finished my work with the Daughters of the Moon (round deck). They are very big and I cannot hand shuffle them, but I do enjoy them a lot . Same for the Motherpeace. I don't have the Archetype one, still getting acquainted with Kim Krans' work. I never feel drawn to the Wild Unknown, though it reads well for me....
Bodhiseed Posted May 23, 2021 Posted May 23, 2021 This week I'll be using the Dark Goddess Tarot, created by Ellen Lorenzi-Prince and published by Arnell's Art (now available from Schiffer Publishing). The oracle I'll be using this week is the Tattwa Cards, based on the teachings of John Mumford. Today's draws are the Lovers and Air > Seed of Ether: Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.' ―Erich Fromm Freya, Norse goddess of love and beauty (as well as chief of the Valkyries), had an abiding love for her husband. When Odr mysteriously disappeared, she searched all over the world for him. At the end of the world and the end of time, she finally finds that he has been transformed into a sea monster. Even this does not change how she feels about her beloved. The companion book suggests that when we meet a challenging situation, we choose a spiritual response - giving more love and creating more beauty. In the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., "We must discover the power of love, the power, the redemptive power of love. And when we discover that we will be able to make of this old world a new world." King's statement reflects the keyword for Air: Seed of Ether - transformation. In order to do this, we need to drop the distractions of what is irrelevant and choose to see beyond our labels and opinions. We then can begin with a fresh perspective. If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything, it is open to everything. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ―Shunryu Suzuki
vulprix Posted May 24, 2021 Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) On 5/23/2021 at 8:50 AM, Bodhiseed said: Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.' ―Erich Fromm Freya, Norse goddess of love and beauty (as well as chief of the Valkyries), had an abiding love for her husband. When Odr mysteriously disappeared, she searched all over the world for him. At the end of the world and the end of time, she finally finds that he has been transformed into a sea monster. Even this does not change how she feels about her beloved. The companion book suggests that when we meet a challenging situation, we choose a spiritual response - giving more love and creating more beauty. In the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., "We must discover the power of love, the power, the redemptive power of love. And when we discover that we will be able to make of this old world a new world." King's statement reflects the keyword for Air: Seed of Ether - transformation. In order to do this, we need to drop the distractions of what is irrelevant and choose to see beyond our labels and opinions. We then can begin with a fresh perspective. If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything, it is open to everything. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. ―Shunryu Suzuki Dang, did I pay you for this reading, Bodhiseed? It hits me where it hurts, in the best way. Thank you for your card insights as always. ❤️ I have discovered so far that although the Spiritsong Tarot is among my favorite tarot decks, I still have so much to learn about it. And when I use it for large spreads in particular, the depth of each individual card becomes apparent. Animal decks can be so expansive in this way—and educational when accompanied by deeper internet research 💡 I still think this deck is very friendly though, and I even like the keywords 🙂 Edited May 24, 2021 by vulprix
Bodhiseed Posted May 25, 2021 Posted May 25, 2021 19 hours ago, vulprix said: Dang, did I pay you for this reading, Bodhiseed? It hits me where it hurts, in the best way. Thank you for your card insights as always. ❤️ I still think this deck is very friendly though, and I even like the keywords 🙂 Sorry for the hurt but I'm glad you found some insights. ❤️ I don't mind keywords when they are more open-ended rather than narrowly defining. 🙂
Mi-Shell Posted May 28, 2021 Posted May 28, 2021 I am just realizing, that my post for this week did not "take" Probably an internet glitch - of which we have many up here.... Anyway, I was using the Sacred Sites Tarot...... I will probably use it for 1 card draws in this coming week, together with the Herbal Tarot.
Mi-Shell Posted May 28, 2021 Posted May 28, 2021 @vulprix seeing your spread, I am still quite tempted to get the Spirit Song Tarot, for my collection of Animal themed decks..... ♥
vulprix Posted May 28, 2021 Posted May 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Mi-Shell said: @vulprix seeing your spread, I am still quite tempted to get the Spirit Song Tarot, for my collection of Animal themed decks..... ♥ I totally recommend it. I have too many animal decks 🙈 Just ordered another one earlier this month (the Brady Tarot), which I have had on my mind for years and finally felt good about committing to. The artwork alone is too stunning to ignore, and I felt that its depiction of the brutality of nature is not seen enough in animal decks. What makes the Spiritsong Tarot special for me is the breadth of the depictions—Australian animals, African animals, North American animals, a fair amount of insects in the mix—and the beauty of the suggested landscapes for the animals. Looking into Paulina’s watercolor swirls is like scrying 🔮
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