fire cat pickles Posted January 27, 2025 Posted January 27, 2025 (edited) 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 fire cat pickles: Bosch Tarot Natural Mystic Guide: The Fortune Teller's Mahjongg Bodhiseed: Tarot de St. Croix paired with the Archetype Cards Rachelcat: Out of Hand Tarot Deck Pocket Edition 2024 Christina: Tarot of Mystical Moments paired with the Oracle of Mystical Moments Click here for DoW 394 (1/20 - 1/26) Click here for DoW 396 (2/3 - 2/9) Edited February 3, 2025 by fire cat pickles
Natural Mystic Guide Posted January 27, 2025 Posted January 27, 2025 I am continuing my exploration of The Fortune Teller's Mah Jongg by Derek Walters, cards illustrated by Amanda Barlow. A traditional mahjong reading consists of a center card surrounded by 4 3-card groups. These move in a counter clockwise position from East, the bottom sector; to South; then West; and finally North. Today we are looking at my South position cards. These cards, representing the near future, refer particularly to events which are already taking place, or being considered. 7 Dot is entitled ‘Insect’ and symbolizes industriousness. The Insect card reveals bustling activity over a short period, perhaps for no eventual purpose, but sometimes for some temporary achievement. This could refer to our preparations for an upcoming trip to play in an international mahjong tournament; or to preparations for our upcoming Balinese Hindu wedding scheduled for April. The next card ‘North’ — with the keywords of distress and poverty, is one of those bummer cards. The North, being the region never visited by the Sun, is regarded as an inauspicious direction, representing cold, famine, dificult times, privation and discomfort. It can indicate disputes when it is close to the West — which is our next draw, card No. 6. The ‘West’ represents the objective — that which the querent has to face. It may be a partner — in life, or in business — or it may represent obstacles. In many cases, the ‘West’ adversely affects the meaning of any cards in association with it. Notably the ‘North’ card appears again in card No. 7 in the West sector where it reveals trouble with authority. I had not asked a specific question for this spread. I’m just playing around with general readings to start learning the cards and the positions. I would interpret these three cards as advising caution and being aware that trip preparations or wedding preparations could easily go over budget.
fire cat pickles Posted January 27, 2025 Author Posted January 27, 2025 Welcome back @Natural Mystic Guide 🙂
fire cat pickles Posted January 27, 2025 Author Posted January 27, 2025 I've gone back through all my old DoW posts and neglected several decks in my collection. I have a list in my Card-a-Day journal to refer to over the next few weeks. On to the Bosch Tarot for this week!
Bodhiseed Posted January 27, 2025 Posted January 27, 2025 Thanks Fire cat! I'm in this week with the Tarot de St. Croix paired with the Archetype Cards. To understand just one life, you have to swallow the world. –Salman Rushdie The companion book states that the World speaks of wholeness and numinous revelation, showing us that we are connected to all that is. Regardless of outer appearances and the pride we take in our personal views, we are interdependent and thus connected. All things depend on other factors - causes and conditions - to exist. Pull one leg off of a table and it becomes unstable; remove another and it ceases to stand. To understand and embrace this connection is to step through a portal of awakening. Angel reminds us that kindness and a willingness to help those in need is a sane choice, not a weak one. As Marcus Aurelius wrote, "That which is not good for the swarm, neither is it good for the bee."
Rachelcat Posted January 27, 2025 Posted January 27, 2025 Hi crew! A bunch of my ordered decks have come home to roost, so lots of new decks to share with you in the coming weeks. (Only waiting on one more. Unless I order more!) This week will be Out of Hand Tarot Deck Pocket Edition 2024 (that’s the title on the box!) by Jamie Sawyer. I missed out of a full sized edition, so here we are, fresh from Kickstarter. I’m interested to see how it’s like and how it’s different than Tarot of Oneness, a deck that similarly attempts to bring the viewer into the illustration. And it’s added to my “realistic contemporary setting” list. Wash, shuffle, and interview! What is your most important characteristic? 5 of Swords Is it a standardized test or tracking calories? Oh, a choice between continuing working on a frustrating test or taking a soda break. The deck helps us recognize everyday activities with the cards, the good and bad. What is your strength? 16. The Tower Someone is getting evicted and all their stuff is falling and broken. Same as before! The deck relates monumental ideas to everyday occurrences. Although I hope this doesn’t happen EVERY day! Your weakness? Page of Swords A podcast. This is not a king who would be an academic writing a per-reviewed paper, but a young person who is making their ideas known right now. Maybe it’s a bit too contemporary and relatable? Again, it’s combining the now with the traditional, but maybe its approach is still too brash? What can you teach me? 8 of Swords I can’t really see what this is an illustration of. Booklet says they’re desperately trying to get the journal open to get down their thoughts but aren’t slowing down enough to see it’s easy to open the lock. The deck can let me know when I’m overthinking and not getting the big picture. How can I learn it? 9 of Pentacles I like jewelry! I can learn to slow down racing thoughts by being grounded in what I like and what is good for me personally. What will be the outcome of our work together? Queen of Pentacles I like the crown ring. And the blinged out sewing machine. The deck will help me see my creativity and help me make it real. Well, a lot of negative cards out of the gate, but I tried to give them a good spin!
fire cat pickles Posted January 27, 2025 Author Posted January 27, 2025 Welcome back @Bodhiseed and @Rachelcat!
Christina Posted January 28, 2025 Posted January 28, 2025 Count me in again please? I'm going to use my Tarot of Mystical Moments and my Oracle of Mystical Moments
fire cat pickles Posted January 28, 2025 Author Posted January 28, 2025 The second reading with the Bosch is here:
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