Deck of The Week: Sign-up Thread: Week 215 : August 21 - August 27

[VGimlet]

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 - Beauty of Horror Tarot

2. Mi-Shell - Otherkin Tarot

3. vulprix - Green Witch Tarot

4. Amberjune - Bosch Tarot and the Buddhism Reading Cards

5, Bodhiseed - Wayfarer Tarot and the Curious Oracle

6. ballerina - Skele-tarot

 

 

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Edited August 27, 2021 by VGimlet

[VGimlet]

Using the Beauty of Horror Tarot this coming week, a deck I purchased on a whim.   Plus I like a horror comic vibe. 

[Mi-Shell]

I have been missing in action here on the forum, but not at my card table wit my daily morning readings.

Again I am working with my Otherkin Tarot.

 

Blessings to you all♥

[vulprix]

Green Witch Tarot for me 🍃 Happy New Week, everyone 🙂 

[Amberjune]

Thank you for the new thread, VG!

 

I'll be working with the Bosch Tarot and the Buddhism Reading Cards.

 

Happy Reading

[Bodhiseed]

Took most of last week off to do only what was necessary and what brought me joy. Sometimes you just have to pause and take care of your mental health.😊

This week I'll be using the Wayfarer Tarot and the Curious Oracle. Thanks VG!🐢

[Bodhiseed]

This week I'll be using the self-published Wayfarer Tarot, created by Stacy Salpietro-Babb with Margaret Shipman. I'll also be drawing from A Curious Oracle, self-published and created by Holly DeFount. Today's draws are the King of Water (Cups) and Echo:

Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself.

~Mohsin Hamid

 

This King listens deeply and knows how to be empathetic and compassionate. He doesn't sink beneath the waves of emotional drama - he knows that wouldn't be of benefit to anyone. (Misery might love company, but stagnate water never flows anywhere.) Having a nonjudgmental person to listen and talk with can allow us to reflect on our habitual patterns and mindsets that keep us stuck. I'm currently taking an online class with Pema Chodron on the Six Realms (psychological mind states where we get stuck in emotional reactivity and lose our sense of perspective). The internal discussions we have in our minds help each realm take shape and thrive. Chodron asked us to see if we have been a long time resident in any of them:

• God Realm: “That’s just how it is, and I’m right.” (Blissful self-absorption) Because we are privileged to have many comforts (physical and spiritual), we grow attached to our pleasure and expect it to continue. We ignore anything that might upset our mood.
• Jealous God Realm: “I’m the best.” (Competitive yardstick) Even though we have it good compared to many others, we are driven by ego and envy to strive for recognition and a rise in position. We crave feedback, always trying to see if we measure up and are better than others.
• Human Realm: “If only I had…” (Longing for certainty) Our experience is a balance of pain and pleasure, never enough to settle into complacency. Our thoughts are rambling, a constant background noise, as we try to find solutions to make what’s external match our preferences. 
• Animal Realm: “I’m just trying to get by.” (Sticking to the ‘tried and true’) There is a rigid tendency to avoid anything that threatens established patterns. Routine, strict structure and dullness seem safe. Deliberate and defensive, there is a great effort to avoid all pain and discomfort.
• Hungry Ghost Realm: “There’s never enough. I’m never enough.” (Poverty mentality) We have a voracious craving to fill the empty void we feel inside us, but contentment is always just out of reach (regardless of our material circumstances). Our desires become an addiction, and we think of ourselves as a victim. Our life is colored by neediness while we remain blind to the fact that our indulgences will not satisfy us.
• Hell Realm: “You’re against me. Everything’s against me.” (Choked by hatred) There is a hostile attitude toward all others and a disgust of ourselves, enacted with rage and violence or bitterness and passive-aggression. Pleasure doesn’t exist, only uncontrollable anger or depression. Kindness extended to us is met with cynicism.

I've been a part-time resident in many of these realms; awareness is the first step in getting out. As we realize the misery we experience in these realms, we might also begin to feel compassion for the suffering of others who are still stuck there. 

 

 

[vulprix]

1 hour ago, Bodhiseed said:

This week I'll be using the self-published Wayfarer Tarot, created by Stacy Salpietro-Babb with Margaret Shipman. I'll also be drawing from A Curious Oracle, self-published and created by Holly DeFount. Today's draws are the King of Water (Cups) and Echo:

Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself.

~Mohsin Hamid

 

This King listens deeply and knows how to be empathetic and compassionate. He doesn't sink beneath the waves of emotional drama - he knows that wouldn't be of benefit to anyone. (Misery might love company, but stagnate water never flows anywhere.) Having a nonjudgmental person to listen and talk with can allow us to reflect on our habitual patterns and mindsets that keep us stuck. I'm currently taking an online class with Pema Chodron on the Six Realms (psychological mind states where we get stuck in emotional reactivity and lose our sense of perspective). The internal discussions we have in our minds help each realm take shape and thrive. Chodron asked us to see if we have been a long time resident in any of them:

• God Realm: “That’s just how it is, and I’m right.” (Blissful self-absorption) Because we are privileged to have many comforts (physical and spiritual), we grow attached to our pleasure and expect it to continue. We ignore anything that might upset our mood.
• Jealous God Realm: “I’m the best.” (Competitive yardstick) Even though we have it good compared to many others, we are driven by ego and envy to strive for recognition and a rise in position. We crave feedback, always trying to see if we measure up and are better than others.
• Human Realm: “If only I had…” (Longing for certainty) Our experience is a balance of pain and pleasure, never enough to settle into complacency. Our thoughts are rambling, a constant background noise, as we try to find solutions to make what’s external match our preferences. 
• Animal Realm: “I’m just trying to get by.” (Sticking to the ‘tried and true’) There is a rigid tendency to avoid anything that threatens established patterns. Routine, strict structure and dullness seem safe. Deliberate and defensive, there is a great effort to avoid all pain and discomfort.
• Hungry Ghost Realm: “There’s never enough. I’m never enough.” (Poverty mentality) We have a voracious craving to fill the empty void we feel inside us, but contentment is always just out of reach (regardless of our material circumstances). Our desires become an addiction, and we think of ourselves as a victim. Our life is colored by neediness while we remain blind to the fact that our indulgences will not satisfy us.
• Hell Realm: “You’re against me. Everything’s against me.” (Choked by hatred) There is a hostile attitude toward all others and a disgust of ourselves, enacted with rage and violence or bitterness and passive-aggression. Pleasure doesn’t exist, only uncontrollable anger or depression. Kindness extended to us is met with cynicism.

I've been a part-time resident in many of these realms; awareness is the first step in getting out. As we realize the misery we experience in these realms, we might also begin to feel compassion for the suffering of others who are still stuck there. 

 

 

What a poignant card pair, and amazing knowledge about the Six Realms! I hope the rest of the rest of the class goes fantastic!

[Bodhiseed]

@vulprix, Pema Chodron is a fantastic, down-to-earth teacher. I don't have the money to attend in-person teachings, but these online classes are the next best thing. 😊

The DoW group is using a variety of interesting decks this week!

Edited August 22, 2021 by Bodhiseed

[ballerina]

I'm slow to check in but I am working with my Skele-tarot this week.  I needed something I didn't have to think too much about and this deck puts a smile on my face.  😊