Hi from the UK

[Shintoga]

I have dabbled in tarot reading in the past, only have one deck right now, the Tarot of the Cat People, thinking of designing my own at some point but I’ll probably not get round to it lol. I tend to come back to reading the cards when something is worrying me, which probably isn’t the healthiest approach! But I’m guessing I’m not the only person who does it.

[joy]

Hello @Shintoga welcome to the TT&M Family

[LesleyFace]

Hello and I love cats and have recently returned to my decks as well.  I am keeping a tarot journal to help me stay focused and accountable.  

Welcome and glad to of kind of met you 

 

Lesley

[Shintoga]

Thank you, joy and LesleyFace! I’ve been analysing a couple of spreads I did in the last week or so, a journal would be handy and interesting to look back on.

[joy]

Hi @Shintoga once you have 5 posts you can have your own journal here on the forum:

https://www.thetarotforum.com/forums/forum/74-journals/

 

Any comment counts as a post, you do not need to open 5 posts 🙂

[Shintoga]

Oh, cool, there’s a lot more to the forum than I was expecting 🙂 thanks,

[DanielJUK]

Welcome to the community @Shintoga from another Brit! 🇬🇧🙂

I think a lot of us pick up our decks when we are worried or anxious 🙂

[Shintoga]

I’m glad it’s not just me, DanielJUK! I’m thinking of buying another deck at some point - love the Cat People tarot but it’s not entirely readable to me. More like best in a field of one, to borrow from the late, great Terry Pratchett.

[DanielJUK]

Post in our Tarot Decks area sometime to get some suggestions, you will get suggestions and want to buy many 🤣. If you are starting out get a deck with a lot of resources for guidance online, like a RWS deck or one of it's clones (similar to the original). Then my advice is to look for a deck for someone you like! If you like cats, research another cat deck but make sure in the reviews it's easy to read. There are a lot of decks out there, it's about finding one that fits what you want 🙂

[TheWootique]

Hello I'm also in the UK and new

 

I also only went to tarot in times of trouble but I started keeping a deck by my bed and would draw a card in the morning to receive a general message/vibe and then see if that played out during the day. It also helped me to learn the meanings too.

[stephanelli]

On 4/14/2022 at 4:14 PM, Shintoga said:

I have dabbled in tarot reading in the past, only have one deck right now, the Tarot of the Cat People, thinking of designing my own at some point but I’ll probably not get round to it lol. I tend to come back to reading the cards when something is worrying me, which probably isn’t the healthiest approach! But I’m guessing I’m not the only person who does it.

Welcome to the forum!

[Shintoga]

Thanks, stephanelli! I like your avatar - were they crafted by you?

[stephanelli]

33 minutes ago, Shintoga said:

Thanks, stephanelli! I like your avatar - were they crafted by you?

Yes! They are Mushroom Sprites and the pattern isn't one I designed (the designer is known as "Crafty Intentions" on the internet if you're interested.)

Do you craft?

[Shintoga]

I mostly knit, though have dabbled in crochet and needle felting. I did cross stitch for years, as a teenager too! How about you?

 

[stephanelli]

2 hours ago, Shintoga said:

I mostly knit, though have dabbled in crochet and needle felting. I did cross stitch for years, as a teenager too! How about you?

 

Nice!

I do a lot of crafts, it's pretty much my day job now.  I knit, crochet, weave, spin, dye, embroider (cross stitch and blackwork mainly) and sew (dressmaking, alterations and basic tailoring) to varying levels of competence!

[Shintoga]

I tried sewing for a while (plushies, mostly), spinning, too, but I never really got into it and sold my wheel earlier this month. It’s cool that you can make a living from being so creative! I’ve published a knitting pattern (no sales yet, but it’s been 6 months already 😂) and writing more! My patterns are for more novelty items though.

 

[stephanelli]

1 hour ago, Shintoga said:

I tried sewing for a while (plushies, mostly), spinning, too, but I never really got into it and sold my wheel earlier this month.

I love making plushies and soft toys - although I tend to opt for crocheting them at the moment.  When I was little, you could get all these wonderful sew your own plushies kits.  I loved them!

They came with precut fabric pieces which took away what I consider to be the hardest part!  A couple of years ago I found a complete kit in a charity shop so had a wonderful nostalgia hit making that up!  It makes me smile just thinking of it!

 

I think that spinning is not for everyone.  Some people seem to have more of a knack for it than others.

1 hour ago, Shintoga said:

It’s cool that you can make a living from being so creative!

I admit it's not much of a living at the moment and it often comes and goes in waves.  I wouldn't be able to do it if not for my husbands steady job and supplementing it with other income (I'm also a musician..., crafting and music are my two great loves in this world).  But it's good fun and I love it 😊

1 hour ago, Shintoga said:

I’ve published a knitting pattern (no sales yet, but it’s been 6 months already 😂) and writing more! My patterns are for more novelty items though.

Keep waiting, I'm sure it'll get there!  I've published some free patterns and some of those don't have any takers.  From what I understand from other designers I've spoken to, there's a lot of patterns available now and it can be hard to find your corner of the market.  Keep working on it though!

[Shintoga]

Thanks, stephanelli! I’m sure some of the patterns I’m writing at the moment will get some interest, it’s taking ages to get any of them finished though. What kind of music do you make?

[stephanelli]

1 hour ago, Shintoga said:

Thanks, stephanelli! I’m sure some of the patterns I’m writing at the moment will get some interest, it’s taking ages to get any of them finished though. What kind of music do you make?

I'm a folk and classical musician mainly!

For classical it's mainly piano (I teach piano lessons) and flute/piccolo (in a low commitment orchestra).

Folk is my main area at the moment - I play for ceilidh dancing!  It's a lot of fun!  I tend to play recorder, but sometimes bodhran or piano!

[Shintoga]

I don’t have a musical bone in my body, but I did do celiedh dancing in a music lesson in high school - good fun but I don’t remember how it’s done! Do you ever get distracted watching the dancers? Lol

[stephanelli]

1 hour ago, Shintoga said:

I don’t have a musical bone in my body, but I did do celiedh dancing in a music lesson in high school - good fun but I don’t remember how it’s done! Do you ever get distracted watching the dancers? Lol

Actually, watching the dancers is the mark of a good ceilidh musician 😊

[Shintoga]

You learn something every day! 🙂 is celiedh music on piccolo or flute, then?

[stephanelli]

3 hours ago, Shintoga said:

You learn something every day! 🙂 is celiedh music on piccolo or flute, then?

Sometimes, but I'm comfortable doing ceilidh music on most instruments nowadays!

Music-wise, its about learning the tunes so they come easily when I play them without much brain power on what notes I'm playing so I can focus on the dancers and working out what they need.  I've come to realise that playing for dance is fairly complex, particularly when you are playing as part of a band, each player brings something different to the mix and if it all works together, makes the dancers feel like they are in sync with the music and makes dancing seem effortless.

[Shintoga]

I can imagine how good it feels when everything is working together! *wonders if there are heavy metal covers on YouTube* (I mean, everything else has a heavy metal cover 😂)

[stephanelli]

2 hours ago, Shintoga said:

I can imagine how good it feels when everything is working together! *wonders if there are heavy metal covers on YouTube* (I mean, everything else has a heavy metal cover 😂)

For heavy metal folk I recommend the following bands: Glorystrokes, Blackbeard's Tea Party, Powerhouse Not sure if they have anything on YouTube, but I'm sure at least one probably has