Deck of the Week Sign-up Thread, Week 389: Dec 16 - Dec 22

[fire cat pickles]

A unique version of Reading Circle for those who would like to work through their collection of decks, participants choose decks from their collections to work with for the week. Some use one deck, others use two or more. Some combine methods: Tarot, non-tarot (e.g. oracle), playing cards, or any other divinatory method is welcome. All we ask is that you use at least one tarot or oracle deck.

 

No collection is too large or too small. The only rules we have are the Tarot, Tea & Me Rules; Be respectful of one other. Please join us!

• Please post with your choice of deck(s) for the week
• Chat away about your deck, how you're finding it (or not), etc., it's all up to you 
• Participants may either choose to share their readings here in this discussion thread or opt to have their own journal in the Journals Forum and link it here
• Yet others may even have an offline journal in paper & pencil/pen form

Share as often, as much, or as little as you like. You can drop in and out at anytime—reality and life permitting. New to tarot? Long time reader? Come on in!

 

Participants

1. fire cat pickles: Ancient Tarots of Bologna - Giacomo Zoni (LoS)
2. Rachelcat: Melodic Moods Tarot
3. Bodhiseed: Ferret Tarot paired with the Nature's Wisdom Oracle
4. Natural Mystic Guide: Tarot of the Four Elements
5. xStardustx: The Hermetic Tarot
6. Misterei: Mystical Tarot

 

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Edited December 30, 2024 by fire cat pickles

[Rachelcat]

Hi, fire cat!  Thanks for setting us up as always!  This week for me will be the Melodic Moods Tarot by tarotcollectibles based on songs of the 60s-80s.  I always wanted a deck of this theme.  I saw it on a YouTube collection report, and actually paused the video to go order it!  There are 6 alternate cards.  It has a cute full-color booklet (sadly missing a few cards by mistake) and several lovely printed bags to choose from.  I think it’s odd that it identifies most cards with people/artists instead of just the songs, sometimes making it difficult to know (remember!) if the artist for a song is a soloist or group.  But googling can clear that up quickly I guess!

 

I’m not familiar with a few of the songs (and some I didn’t recognize from their titles), but most come immediately to mind!  I chose 3 of the alternate cards to sub out and use, mostly because I’m more familiar with the songs.  I have listened to the unknowns a few times on YouTube, so now I’m ready to go with the interview and readings!

 

 

What is your most important characteristic?  10 of Cups, C’mon Get Happy!

The deck is fun and colorful and for everyone!

 

What is your strength?  3 of Pentacles, Starry, Starry Night

It’s a work of art in itself and helps us understand creative work.

 

Your weakness?  8 of Pentacles, Nobody Does it Better

So the strength and weakness of the deck are very similar!  It also brings forward the more practical aspects of creativity, including (and excluding) marketing and popularity.

 

What can you teach me?  9 of Pentacles, Can’t Buy Me Love

A very straightforward lesson from Ringo.  I have everything I need and don’t need to keep getting more to be happy.

 

How can I learn it?  3 of Swords, A Piece of My Heart

Remember my suffering and how much better things are now.

(Years ago my ex borrowed from the library a FILM of Newport Folk Festival 1968.  Janis completely stole the show.  And rocked my musical world when I watched it.)

 

What will be the outcome of our work together?  Page of Swords, Suspicious Minds

I’ll keep learning about music and how it affects tarot reading.  And maybe appreciate some irony. 

(Elvis is singing about how it’s sad that his wife suspects him of cheating while he’s having sex with anything that moved when he was on the road.  But maybe he didn’t consider it cheating because they weren’t relationships?)

 

All songs I know very well, so that bodes well I think!

Edited December 16, 2024 by Rachelcat

[Bodhiseed]

Thanks Fire cat!💓 I'm in with the Ferret Tarot paired with the Nature's Wisdom Oracle.

 

 

Is this a satisfying thought? Will it liberate me or keep me bound?
―Vanessa Zuisei Goddard

Although we humans don't like to feel anxious, we sure do practice worrying a lot. We ruminate over past actions and project our worst fears on the future. Such mental maneuvering gets us nowhere and provides no solutions. The Honey Bee encourages us to be productive, to create something beneficial with our mind instead of allowing it to trap us in dark, cobwebbed corners. Goddard advocates for us to question our thoughts instead of giving them free reign. Why should we be encumbered by our mind?

Edited December 16, 2024 by Bodhiseed

[Bodhiseed]

@Rachelcat, I LOVE the Melodic Moods Tarot! 🤩

[Natural Mystic Guide]

I remained immersed in my study of the guidebook for Tarot of the Four Elements by Isha Lerner and Amy Ericksen.  I've only done one reading with the deck so far.  I found that it read well, but the meanings, particularly for the Minor Arcana cards were decidedly unique.  Case in point here is the image for the Seven of Wands.  Note the motifs of both the caduceus and the chakras.  It has to do with healing.

[fire cat pickles]

Welcome back @Rachelcat, @Bodhiseed, and @Natural Mystic Guide  🙂

[xStardustx]

My deck of the week is going to be The Hermetic Tarot. I am pulling one card an evening. (I work night shift so my posts will be opposite) 

 

Tonight's Pull....

 

Drum Rolls...

 

Three of Wands! Lord of Established Strength

 

Since I started practicing tarot, I've been using it to strengthen my intuition, mental health help and undo subconscious biases. 

 

I am setting out on a physical journey or starting a business/side hustle or nothing like that. I apply the interpretations to my current project - monetary or otherwise. 

 

Three of Wands is an affirmation for me that has a few moving parts. 

 

A Few Days Ago I Dreamt...

I was at a gas station, crouching by my tire filling it up with air. A strange man approaches and talks to me. I turn my head to respond and his hand wraps around my throat but he doesn't squeeze. 

 

The Feminist in me went off on him. He released me and slowly stepped back. With every step back he took, I stepped forward. I noticed he was wearing a red shirt. 

 

(For those that do not know, red shirt in geek/nerd world means that character is expendable.)

 

I took this dream to mean that it is okay to exist, to take space, to let my voice be heard. While we all should be conscious of our own personal safety and our space, setting boundaries and making noise when something is not okay is what you're supposed to do! There is no shame in that. 

 

Yesterday Morning At Work...

My bag fell off the shelf and my little bag of gaming dice popped open and dice went everywhere. My relief helped me pick them up and asked if I played D&D. I told her I hadn't played since 3.5 (D&D is on it's 5th edition: 5e)

 

She told me she plays with her son and of course I had to open my mouth and tell her that if they were looking for another player to let me know. 

 

My brain is screaming we've been through this before - there isn't a table that can handle a woman attending their table. 

 

Before I clocked out, I gave her my number anyway.

 

When I Got Home From Work...

I had three empty cups in my car. I immediately thought of the three of cups. And it didn't escape my notice that all three of my cups were empty. 

 

I told myself my coworker probably wouldn't text me anyway. Collected my cups, dropped them in the sink, got ready for bed and slept. 

 

When I woke up, she did text me. 

In fact, she was at work when I came in and came to talk to me. 

 

A Few Months Ago...

I did have a circle of friends once. Other gamers too. But you know, I suddenly found myself playing the role of emotional labor mistress and it took a lot to break away but I did! Focused a thousand percent on myself, adopted new ethics to help me avoid the pattern and essentially went into Hermit mode. 

 

A lot of reflection, introspection, systematic deletion of social media (Reddit is the worst) and focused on my own relationship at home. 

 

Learned the art of gratitude and how to be protective of my energy. Resolved a lot of my own emotional traumas and then some. Recently, I've just been focusing on my tarot studies. And I do prefer forums. I did a google search and found this place. 

 

And then I pull Three of Wands. Lord of Established Strength

 

Telling me I am strong enough, wise enough to connect with other people. That cooperation and socialization are entirely possible....with the right kind of people. There are people out there that will take my kindness/friendliness at face value. 

 

That there are people out there waiting for me to be ready to meet them. I have nothing to worry about, nothing to fear because I know I am strong enough and self aware enough to recognize where I went wrong. To let go of the past and give new people a chance. 

 

IF I AM WILLING TO COOPERATE. 

 

Of course, in the back of my mind and in my own secret heart, I am quite comfortable in my Hermit-hood. The whole point of a comfort zone is to be comfortable! And then lament to myself that I have no friends. 

 

Welp. Making friends takes work, takes strength, takes cooperation, takes ethics, morals, principles and not being afraid to speak up when something isn't right. 

 

It is now time to practice my new lessons. The time for application is approaching. 

 

I hate it. 

I love it. 

I dread it. 

I look forward to it. 

 

So yeah, it's definitely pretty loaded for me. 

 

[fire cat pickles]

Welcome to the group @xStardustx!

 

The DoW Group is a fun and enlightening way to share how your decks can work for others, to highlight new or unique reading techniques and spreads, and perhaps to introduce new decks for other members.

 

Hope you enjoy your time with us here! 🙂 

[xStardustx]

Thank you! I am so happy to be here!

[Misterei]

@fire cat pickles

Jumping in late with Mystical Tarot.

 

I've had this deck many years but have a love/hate relationship with it.

It gives strong Sola Busca vibes--and SB seriously creeps me out! OTOH it's a beautiful deck, so I've kept it.

I rarely read with it. It's not suited to general questions [for me]. But I just got a question that's perfect for this deck.

 

Spies and Space Aliens, oh my! And check out the 6 Swords. SO Apropos to the topic!

Full interpretation is here.

Edited December 18, 2024 by Misterei

[Mi-Shell]

Hi folks!

We just made it back home and in order to get back into things I brought out my John Bauer Tarot for the rest of this week 🙂 

[xStardustx]

12/18/24

 

The Hermetic Tarot

 

Eight of Cups 

Lord of Abanoned Success

 

A hand holds water lillies. The lillies look kind of droopy and seem to be struggling to fill two of the eight cups. 

 

Well, this suggests my emotional state is of my own making, haha! I have tried too hard and pressed too hard to create an idea of who and what my social circle should look like instead of accepting people as they are - no one likes that kind of pressure but it's also hard to not do that when they're being idiots. 

 

Today, I paired my reading with Jessica Le's Whispering Woods oracle: 

 

The Night 

Find comfort in the night, where the world switches off and the stars burn bright 

 

The Interpretation: 

 

Stop wallowing in your hurt feelings. (I am lamenting the loss of a toxic friend group) and enjoy your nights off! (I work night shift weekends: 3 12hr shifts in a row: on 3, off four) 

 

[Misterei]

After years of not knowing what to do with Mystical Tarot, I'm discovering I like it for weird topics and true crime. This deck languished on the shelf unused b/c I found it too dark and surreal for general or spiritual topics. The creepy / dark humor vibe lends itself to true crime, urban legends, and other surreal strangeness.

 

This spread is a true crime question. Full interpretation is here.

 

[fire cat pickles]

@Misterei I too am late! Glad to have you back!!!

[xStardustx]

12-19-24

 

The Heremetic Tarot 

 

The Universe 

 

The end of the Major Arcana signifying all is well, I am where I am supposed to be, I am becoming who I am supposed to be...

 

Whispering Woods Oracle by Jessica Le 

 

Uncertainty 

The shades of grey will eventually lift 

 

I have been struggling hard with establishing boundaries when it comes to my emotional energy. I just finished journaling about all of these things: to pull this card was the affirmation I didn't know I needed. 

 

 

 

Edited December 20, 2024 by xStardustx
Added todays date

[Natural Mystic Guide]

Check out these 2 power couples from the Tarot of the Four Elements!        

Edited December 20, 2024 by Natural Mystic Guide
clarification

[Rachelcat]

11 hours ago, Natural Mystic Guide said:

Check out these 2 power couples from the Tarot of the Four Elements!        

 

You're making me feel very re-buying!  We'll see, but this deck IS very attractive, and I might be missing it too much!

[xStardustx]

Heremetic Tarot

Eight of Pentacles/Lord of Prudence 

 

Whispering Woods Oracle 

Hope - an idea, like a single acorn, can start a wondrous forest 

 

The Message: 

 

STOP HOLDING BACK! Don't be stingy. It's okay to give as long as it's within my boundaries. It isn't all or nothing. 

[xStardustx]

12-21-24 

(Using a different deck because I am not at home) 

 

The Wild Unknown - The Star 

Interpretation: Do not lose hope. Keep your eyes upward and see the signs. Follow the light home. Where you belong. 

 

[fire cat pickles]

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