Raggydoll Posted March 23, 2023 Posted March 23, 2023 Let’s play a little 😊 These prompts are from a video by Ethony. Answer us truthfully and let’s find out how much of a cliché reader you truly are 😋 Cliché #1. You are a witch Cliché #2. You love to burn incense Cliché #3. You own multiple versions of a single deck Cliché #4. You own backup copies of your favorite decks Cliché #5. You love tea Cliché #6. You own a crystal ball Cliché #7. You are obsessed with tarot books Cliché #8. You have several tarot journals Cliché #9. You’re shuffling cards every day Cliché #10. You love candles Cliché #11. You have a designated tarot reading space in your home Cliché #12. You wear a lot of black and you own several tarot themed accessories Cliché #13. You always have a tarot deck with you
Flaxen Posted March 23, 2023 Posted March 23, 2023 Interesting list! These are the ones which are true for me: Cliché #2. You love to burn incense Cliché #3. You own multiple versions of a single deck Cliché #4. You own backup copies of your favorite decks - only a couple because they were still reasonably priced. I have favourites which are OOP which I can’t afford back up copies of! Cliché #5. You love tea Cliché #10. You love candles Cliché #11. You have a designated tarot reading space in your home
Jewel Posted March 23, 2023 Posted March 23, 2023 OK I'll play! 😁 Cliché #1. You are a witch - No I am not. I do ascribe to pagan/earth based spirituality but I do not have a name for it. Cliché #2. You love to burn incense - I like to, and do sometimes, but it not something I do constantly or when reading Tarot. Cliché #3. You own multiple versions of a single deck - Guilty as charged. Cliché #4. You own backup copies of your favorite decks - Guilty as charged. Not always because they are hard to come by or cost prohibitive, but yes I do own backups to some of my favorites though over the years I have tried to be reasonable and trade or sell the duplicates. Cliché #5. You love tea - like yes, but not love. Cliché #6. You own a crystal ball - No. Cliché #7. You are obsessed with tarot books - At one time I was, but I am very pleased with my Tarot Library. But I suppose I am obsessed with the ones I have. Cliché #8. You have several tarot journals - Guilty as charged, and always looking forward to starting a new one. Cliché #9. You’re shuffling cards every day - No. I do not read Tarot every day. Cliché #10. You love candles - Yes, but do not own many and rarely use candles. Their primary use comes if the electricity goes out LOL. Cliché #11. You have a designated tarot reading space in your home - No. Cliché #12. You wear a lot of black and you own several tarot themed accessories - No Tarot themed accessories, and yes, I do own a lot of black but mainly because it is thinning LOL. Cliché #13. You always have a tarot deck with you - Nope, I always have the Faeries Oracle with me in my purse. I have not read with the deck in years, but like having it with me, I rarely leave home without it. So am I cliché?
Raggydoll Posted March 23, 2023 Author Posted March 23, 2023 Cliché #1. You are a witch. Well, yeah I guess our fair to say so 😁 Cliché #2. You love to burn incense Nope. No smoke and no strong smells for me Cliché #3. You own multiple versions of a single deck I own a vintage RWS and a tinned centennial RWS, so technically yes. But those are the only ones. Cliché #4. You own backup copies of your favorite decks Indeed I do 😆 Cliché #5. You love tea Yes Cliché #6. You own a crystal ball I used to own one when I was younger but it never got used so I’ve gifted it to someone else. So, no. Cliché #7. You are obsessed with tarot books No Cliché #8. You have several tarot journals No Cliché #9. You’re shuffling cards every day No Cliché #10. You love candles I like them but I can’t say I love them Cliché #11. You have a designated tarot reading space in your home No Cliché #12. You wear a lot of black and you own several tarot themed accessories I have lots of black clothes but no tarot accessories Cliché #13. You always have a tarot deck with you No
Chariot Posted March 23, 2023 Posted March 23, 2023 Hmm. Cliché #4 - I own a backup copy of a few decks ...although for some it's because I modified (cut down) one of the decks. A couple are mini-versions of the larger decks, which means they are easy to carry around. Cliché # 10 - I love candles (and Himalayan salt lamps) Cliché #11 - I have TWO designated places in my home for reading tarot (depending on domestic circumstances) Cliché #13 - I nearly always have a tarot deck with me I like tea, but actually prefer coffee! I dislike incense and don't own any. I am not a witch. I don't dress in black or have tarot-themed accessories. I only keep one tarot journal (at a time.) I don't do tarot every day. I own a crystal ball which was given to me (it's only about 2 inches in diameter) but I don't use it. It sits in with my marble collection! I have a few tarot books, but I'm not obsessed with them. Only if they offer something new that interests me am I likely to buy one. Many of them just repeat what I already know, or go into the in-depth study of methods other than the RWS, which I'm not interesting in doing. One tarot cliché that seems to be left out of the list is owning/collecting crystals, pendulums, etc. I own two small wands, (amethyst and clear quartz) but I don't use them in readings. I like them and sometimes just hold them in my hands, but they are unconnected to tarot in my mind. I just bought them to give a new occult shop a bit of a boost!
akiva Posted March 23, 2023 Posted March 23, 2023 Love games like this! 😁 Cliché #1. You are a witch I practice chaos magick, so maybe I'd be a magician? Or a chaote? 🤔 Cliché #2. You love to burn incense Yes! All the time, from tree resins, herbs etc to cones and sticks Cliché #3. You own multiple versions of a single deck Yes for a couple, like the vacchetta and English tdm Cliché #4. You own backup copies of your favorite decks Not 'back ups' but like the above, I have multiple versions of certain decks Cliché #5. You love tea Mint tea, yes 😁 Cliché #6. You own a crystal ball I own 2 one is clear quartz and the other is aquamarine. I also own two scrying mirrors, one pocket sized, the other is a ring 🔮 Cliché #7. You are obsessed with tarot books Old divination books yes, and old cartomancy systems. Cliché #8. You have several tarot journals I don't journal readings anymore, I don't have the patience or dedication 🙁 I get jealous of people who can commit to bullet journaling Cliché #9. You’re shuffling cards every day Yes! Though I usually read everyday. I wouldn't shuffle without doing a reading. Cliché #10. You love candles I can take them or leave them. I do have a pair of candles that are over 27 years old that I only light on the first night when/if I move into a new home. Cliché #11. You have a designated tarot reading space in your home It's not designated, I'm just lazy and read on my sofa Cliché #12. You wear a lot of black and you own several tarot themed accessories I used to wear a lot of black, but now not so much. Cliché #13. You always have a tarot deck with you Yes always. It's nice to have a mini deck in my rucksack always to hand, just in case 😊
Nemia Posted March 23, 2023 Posted March 23, 2023 Oh wow, how do you know me so well....? Cliché #1. You are a witch Yes I am although I don't belong to any coven. I was called a witch already as a child. Cliché #2. You love to burn incense Of course I do. I love the scent. And my incense is kept with my decks to keep them smelling incensy! Cliché #3. You own multiple versions of a single deck Guilty as charged - the Thoth. Cliché #4. You own backup copies of your favorite decks I'm breaking away from the cliche here - I'm sorry but my financial situation is not kind to my obsessions... so no. Although I'd love to. Cliché #5. You love tea I do. And I pick the herbs from my very own herb garden. Favourite: white savoury. So sharp, so fresh, so clean! Cliché #6. You own a crystal ball Yes I do, and I love it. Cliché #7. You are obsessed with tarot books So true. My shelves and my Kindle can vouch for my obsession. Cliché #8. You have several tarot journals I journal every reading I ever do, and I keep my old journals. By now, my active journal has moved to Evernote. Cliché #9. You’re shuffling cards every day I do. If there is no reading around, I shuffle and sort for the fun of it and to keep my decks warm. Cliché #10. You love candles Of course I do, who doesn't? Cliché #11. You have a designated tarot reading space in your home Yes, in my tarotorium. Cliché #12. You wear a lot of black and you own several tarot themed accessories I wear black and made some tarot pendants myself. Cliché #13. You always have a tarot deck with you Bingo. Yes, I always have one with me. At least one I should say.
KiMo Posted March 23, 2023 Posted March 23, 2023 Cliché #1. You are a witch - No. I certainly believe it's possible to work with energy and I'm very curious about it, one day I may start doing so but it would be in a very unique to me way and I likely wouldn't label myself as a witch per se. Although I have deep respect for people who do! Cliché #2. You love to burn incense - No. I love the idea of incense and I have a great respect for its ritualistic use by other cultures and belief systems, but I can't tolerate smoke or overly strong smells in my home. The most I would do is perhaps keep a cone of 'raw' incense or resin in a cabinet for the enjoyment of the smell in a subtler way. Cliché #3. You own multiple versions of a single deck - Yes! I own four versions of the RWS. Cliché #4. You own backup copies of your favorite decks - No, but I've come very close to buying a back up of one or two of my favourites 😅 Cliché #5. You love tea - I do enjoy a cup of tea or two during the day, but I'm far more of a coffee drinker! Cliché #6. You own a crystal ball - No. Cliché #7. You are obsessed with tarot books - Not especially, I'm fairly selective. I'll read the 'essentials' and anything that sounds particularly interesting to me, but I wouldn't call myself obsessed. Cliché #8. You have several tarot journals - Well I have my personal journal that includes deeper dive readings, a rougher notebook that I jot down more mundane readings in, and a tarot work folder that I put all my learning work into. Does that count as multiple journals? Cliché #9. You’re shuffling cards every day - Not really. I don't read every day, occasionally I like to grab a deck and give it a shuffle even if I'm not planning on doing a reading, but certainly not daily. Cliché #10. You love candles - Yes, but I will only burn unscented candles made with pure beeswax. Cliché #11. You have a designated tarot reading space in your home - No, but I wish I did! Cliché #12. You wear a lot of black and you own several tarot themed accessories - I'm actually trying to wear less black and be less afraid of wearing brighter colours 😂I also don't wear any tarot related accessories. Cliché #13. You always have a tarot deck with you - No.
Guest Posted March 23, 2023 Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) Only answered an unequivocal yes to three out of thirteen clichés: #3. I have multiple versions of the RWS (clones), Thoth (sizes), Marseille (types), and Minchiate (types). #4. I own backup copies of the Centennial, Thoth, Minchiate Etruria, Walker, and the Vampire. #9. I only started performing daily draws this year. For #7, I have quite a number of Tarot books but I'm not obsessed with them. As for #11, while I may almost exclusively read in one particular table and in my bed, these are not designated. Aside from the loo, I can pretty much read wherever I want. Edited March 23, 2023 by Akhilleus
Mikhalia Posted March 23, 2023 Posted March 23, 2023 Cliché #1. Yes Cliché #2. Yes but I also make it Cliché #3. No Cliché #4. No Cliché #5. I like it but prefer coffee Cliché #6. No Cliché #7. I am obsessed with books period Cliché #8. Just one it is the digital age after all! Cliché #9. Yes Cliché #10. Yes but I make these too! Cliché #11. Yes Cliché #12. I wear a lot of black but no tarot-themed accessories Cliché #13. No
RunningWild Posted March 23, 2023 Posted March 23, 2023 Cliché #1. You are a witch No. Cliché #2. You love to burn incense No. Cliché #3. You own multiple versions of a single deck Multiple editions by the same artist/printer? Not so much. Different versions of say the RWS by various printers/artists? Yes. Cliché #4. You own backup copies of your favorite decks No. Cliché #5. You love tea No. Coffee for me, please. Cliché #6. You own a crystal ball No. Cliché #7. You are obsessed with tarot books Obsessed seems like a strong word to me. I do have a tarot library but I don't buy every tarot book I come across. Cliché #8. You have several tarot journals No. Cliché #9. You’re shuffling cards every day No but I do something tarot related everyday, including coming to this forum. 😉 Cliché #10. You love candles No. Cliché #11. You have a designated tarot reading space in your home No. Cliché #12. You wear a lot of black and you own several tarot themed accessories No. Cliché #13. You always have a tarot deck with you Maybe not always but most of the time. Just in case. In case of what? I can't imagine any tarot crisis but I have it anyway. 😂
Mister Posted March 23, 2023 Posted March 23, 2023 Cliché #1. You are a witch No. Cliché #2. You love to burn incense No. Occasional liking. Cliché #3. You own multiple versions of a single deck Yes. TdM + curiosity leads to that, as does finding the fit in Lennies. Cliché #4. You own backup copies of your favorite decks Backup for Grimmy and Breppy, so Yes. Cliché #5. You love tea Yes. But I also love coffee. Do they cancel each other out? Cliché #6. You own a crystal ball No. Cliché #7. You are obsessed with tarot books No. Cliché #8. You have several tarot journals No. Cliché #9. You’re shuffling cards every day Indeed. Cliché #10. You love candles Yes. Beeswax ones. Cliché #11. You have a designated tarot reading space in your home No. Instead, I designate any place I am at to reading cards. Cliché #12. You wear a lot of black and you own several tarot themed accessories No. Cliché #13. You always have a tarot deck with you Indeed. 6 Yes, 7 No. Cliché succesfully avoided. 😎
gregory Posted March 23, 2023 Posted March 23, 2023 OK Cliché #1. You are a witch - Nope Cliché #2. You love to burn incense Yes Cliché #3. You own multiple versions of a single deck Of one or two, especially if you count slight variants with re-issues Cliché #4. You own backup copies of your favorite decks Again - one or two Cliché #5. You love tea - it's OK; I prefer coffee. Cliché #6. You own a crystal ball I used to. I wonder where it is - it was tiny. Cliché #7. You are obsessed with tarot books I HAVE many; I wouldn't say obsessed Cliché #8. You have several tarot journals Not a single one. Cliché #9. You’re shuffling cards every day - not every day Cliché #10. You love candles Doesn't' everyone ? Cliché #11. You have a designated tarot reading space in your home Nope Cliché #12. You wear a lot of black and you own several tarot themed accessories Wear a lot of black, yes, but not a lot of tarot accessories Cliché #13. You always have a tarot deck with you Actually no. What about "You have a cat, preferably a black cat" What do I score - several are equivocal....
KiMo Posted March 23, 2023 Posted March 23, 2023 I have not one, but two black cats @gregory! Does that affect my score? 🤔
fire cat pickles Posted March 23, 2023 Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) Cliché #1. You are a witch This is a loaded question. Yes and No. Not by choice but, Yes. I don't identify as one and I choose not to practice, No. (No further comment here. This may generate another discussion thread!) Cliché #2. You love to burn incense No Cliché #3. You own multiple versions of a single deck Yes Cliché #4. You own backup copies of your favorite decks Yes Cliché #5. You love tea Not in this sense this question is intended. I love Southern sweet tea. But this refers to hot brewed tea, so I will say, "No." Cliché #6. You own a crystal ball No Cliché #7. You are obsessed with tarot books No, but I am obsessed with numerology and numbers, so I have several numerology books Cliché #8. You have several tarot journals No Cliché #9. You’re shuffling cards every day Why would I do this? Cliché #10. You love candles Fire hazard Cliché #11. You have a designated tarot reading space in your home No Cliché #12. You wear a lot of black and you own several tarot themed accessories This is two questions. I prefer dark clothing. I usually wear navy blue or black. No tarot accessories. Cliché #13. You always have a tarot deck with you Yes 4 out of 13, with 1 point being 2 "halfs," so not very cliché at all... Edited March 23, 2023 by fire cat pickles
PathWalker Posted March 23, 2023 Posted March 23, 2023 Nope, I don't have a specifically designated reading space, and my poison is coffee.
Mister Posted March 23, 2023 Posted March 23, 2023 1 hour ago, KiMo said: Does that affect my score? It sure does. Cliché, 100%. 😂
Grandma Posted March 23, 2023 Posted March 23, 2023 Cliché #1. You are a witch - no, but I can be a bitch. Cliché #2. You love to burn incense - I love it when I do it, but I seldom do it. I do smudge with sage when I use my reading space. Cliché #3. You own multiple versions of a single deck - not really. I do have a teeny tiny copy of RWS but I only bought it for its adorable teeny tiny-ness. Cliché #4. You own backup copies of your favorite decks - no. Cliché #5. You love tea - yes, but only plain old black tea. Cliché #6. You own a crystal ball - I'm not sure. There may be a little one or two among the various crystals, marbles, and pretty little things in little bowls on my shelves. If they are there, they are not used in their traditional capacity. Cliché #7. You are obsessed with tarot books - not one single bit. Cliché #8. You have several tarot journals - nope. Just Welcome to Grandma's House which is a hybrid journal/diary/community gathering space. Cliché #9. You’re shuffling cards every day - I never shuffle. I randomize my cards by dealing them into piles. Cliché #10. You love candles - I like candles but don't often burn them. I had a wooden candlestick burst vigorously into flames a long long time ago and that kind of soured my enthusiasm. Cliché #11. You have a designated tarot reading space in your home - yes but I don't use it often. I'm more likely to read in my armchair with the cards spread on the ottoman, or at my hangout bakery cafe. Cliché #12. You wear a lot of black and you own several tarot themed accessories - I do wear a lot of black but it started way before Tarot. It's easier to shop, easier to cull - is it faded, does it fit? - and has become part of my "brand". Except for blue denim, shoes, outerwear, and one embroidered hippie-ish dress which I've only worn once, I wear exclusively black. The only Tarot themed accessories I have are a pair of earrings with the Sun painted on pieces of weathered wood. Cliché #13. You always have a tarot deck with you - no, but if I carried a bigger bag I might.
MysticMoonlight Posted March 24, 2023 Posted March 24, 2023 Cliché #1. You are a witch Yes Cliché #2. You love to burn incense Yes Cliché #3. You own multiple versions of a single deck Yes Cliché #4. You own backup copies of your favorite decks No Cliché #5. You love tea Yes Cliché #6. You own a crystal ball No Cliché #7. You are obsessed with tarot books No Cliché #8. You have several tarot journals No Cliché #9. You’re shuffling cards every day No Cliché #10. You love candles Yes Cliché #11. You have a designated tarot reading space in your home Yes Cliché #12. You wear a lot of black and you own several tarot themed accessories Yes, I wear a lot of black. No tarot themed accessories. Cliché #13. You always have a tarot deck with you No My name is Mystic and I AM a cliché tarot reader
Therese Posted March 24, 2023 Posted March 24, 2023 Cliché #1. You are a witch Nope Cliché #2. You love to burn incense No strong smells for me too. Cliché #3. You own multiple versions of a single deck . Very few. Cliché #4. You own backup copies of your favorite decks Very few. Cliché #5. You love tea Big yes. My body reacts to coffee as if it were poison. So it has nothing to do with tarot. Cliché #6. You own a crystal ball Nope Cliché #7. You are obsessed with tarot books Absolutely not. Cliché #8. You have several tarot journals I don't. Cliché #9. You’re shuffling cards every day No Cliché #10. You love candles Not near the cards, because once I bought a used deck that shows that it was used by candlelight. 😅 Cliché #11. You have a designated tarot reading space in your home Nope Cliché #12. You wear a lot of black and you own several tarot themed accessories I don't, twice no. Cliché #13. You always have a tarot deck with you Almost never.
KiMo Posted March 24, 2023 Posted March 24, 2023 13 hours ago, Mister said: It sure does. Cliché, 100%. 😂 Ugh I knew it, I should have kept my mouth shut 🙈😂 Anyway, hopefully it's not too off topic, but here are the two little 'familiars' in question...
Raggydoll Posted March 24, 2023 Author Posted March 24, 2023 1 hour ago, KiMo said: Ugh I knew it, I should have kept my mouth shut 🙈😂 Anyway, hopefully it's not too off topic, but here are the two little 'familiars' in question... They are ADORABLE!!! And they look almost identical to the cat that we used to have, 15+ years ago. It was named Zelda 😁 I think this gives us both several more cliché points 😂
KiMo Posted March 24, 2023 Posted March 24, 2023 27 minutes ago, Raggydoll said: They are ADORABLE!!! And they look almost identical to the cat that we used to have, 15+ years ago. It was named Zelda 😁 I think this gives us both several more cliché points 😂 This is Grover (top) and Moki (bottom) 😊 (by the way I realise that my screen name sounds very similar but I promise that my cat's name is not the root in this case 😅). They're litter mates, brother and sister, that we adopted 13 years ago now! The rescue centre was really struggling to rehome them because they're black, the stigma persists if you can believe that. Grover is my little shadow, he follows me around everywhere ❤️ Zelda is such a great name for a cat!! And you know what, I'll happily raise my hand and admit to being a cliche 😂
gregory Posted March 24, 2023 Posted March 24, 2023 I want those cats. You can FOLLOW Zelda on twitter. She's great fun. https://twitter.com/CuriousZelda
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