fire cat pickles Posted July 21, 2025 Posted July 21, 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: Connolly Tarot Rachelcat: Oracle of the Roses and the Rose Tarot Bodhiseed: Forest of Enchantment Tarot paired with the Mushroom Spirit Oracle Click here for DoW 419 (7/14- 7/20) Click here for DoW 421 (7/28 - 8/3) Edited July 28, 2025 by fire cat pickles
Rachelcat Posted July 21, 2025 Posted July 21, 2025 Hi, everyone! Happy to be back this week! Oracle of the Roses and Rose Tarot for me this week. Rose Tarot is a repeat, but I think I need another week with it, and they’ll probably do well together. Oracle of the Roses is by Cheralyn Darcey, creator of several flower-based oracles. This one appears to be illustrated with existing botanical illustrations, not original art. 44 cards. The cards have archetype-style titles along with the rose variety names. The booklet has these sections for each card/rose: Oracle Meaning, Ethnobotanical Archetype Exploration (a meaning question prompt), Botanical Notes, and Plant Energies (keywords, deities, and astro sign). One thing bugs me: There are two The Alchemist cards and two The Pioneer cards. The varieties and booklet info are different, but it makes me think maybe not enough effort was put into the deck? (Or she doesn’t have a thesaurus?) We’ll see how that turns out. Rose Tarot’s art and book are by Nigel Jackson. I love the art style, including the “pips with vignettes,” and I enjoy the many symbols and allusions throughout the deck, but I think the book comes across as intellectually snobbish. (Think almost, but not quite, as annoying as Waite.) Again, we’ll see how I feel about that after using it for another week. On to the interviews! What is your most important characteristic? The Jester Reynolds Hole was a gardener who didn’t raise roses, but they asked him to judge a rose contest, so he thought it was a joke. Then they named a rose after him. Gardener humor. The deck focuses on idiosyncrasy and pleasure. What is your strength? The Explorer The deck is a fun way to learn more about roses and how the whole flower varieties thing works. Your weakness? The Artist Two white roses. The deck isn’t all that interesting artistically. It’s pictures of roses. What can you teach me? The Lover It can teach me how to love it more than I do now. How can I learn it? The Loner Interesting lover and loner side by side. Not many other people will enjoy this deck the way I do. But that’s ok. I’m fine with studying it on my own. What will be the outcome of our work together? The Architect I will appreciate the deck’s its structure and form. Ok, we’ll see! What is your most important characteristic? Knight of Cups It’s a deck about moving forward with feelings. It’s intelligent, but appeals to emotion. What is your strength? The Wheel I need to read the book to figure out the numbering of the planets . . . Also odd that Mercury is classified with the unfortunate planets. The deck is a good deck for divination, that is, finding out what we don’t know yet. Your weakness? The Star It’s not so much good at pointing out all good and blessings. It gives more, or equal, information on challenges. What can you teach me? 8 of Cups It can teach me to put my mind (8) to understanding emotions (cups). It’s a bridge to cross the rushing stream of feelings to more solid ground. How can I learn it? Knave of Swords, Ogier The deck assigns legendary personages to kings, queens, and knaves that are seen on early playing cards (thus not knights). Ogier is a knight of Charlemagne’s court with a legendary sword. I can learn about emotions by realizing I have more to learn (knave) and through analysis, that is, dividing things, either into their constituent parts or into categories (sword). What will be the outcome of our work together? The High Priestess Three majors along the top. White roses and lilies. The deck will bring me some higher understandings that will seem to come from within more than from learning the deck.
Bodhiseed Posted July 22, 2025 Posted July 22, 2025 I'm late - thank you Fire cat for the new thread! I'm in with the Forest of Enchantment Tarot paired with the Mushroom Spirit Oracle. Posted Sunday at 08:00 AM Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness. —Harold Kushner There are gardeners who seem to know instinctively if their plants need more water or nutrients, which flowers the bees and hummingbirds enjoy, and what trees and shrubs the birds and other animals need. Such is this Weaver, not only with plants, but also with people. She notices details others might miss - whether it's dark circles under someone's eyes or a lack of spring in their step. She'll have some herbal tea, a hearty meal, or a soft spot for an uninterrupted nap to offer. Mycena interrupta, often called pixie parasols, are tiny mushrooms less than an inch tall. Their diminutive nature is misleading, as most of its mass is in the wood it is decomposing. They are like an iceberg, with just a tip above water but massive underneath. People love caregivers and nurturers, but we generally only notice what they do, not what they may need. Perhaps it's time to turn the tables and offer them with a little tenderness too.
Bodhiseed Posted July 22, 2025 Posted July 22, 2025 @Rachelcat, Jackson's Rose Tarot looks like he keeps Cups and Swords as the RWS does, unlike his previous tarot.
Rachelcat Posted July 22, 2025 Posted July 22, 2025 8 minutes ago, Bodhiseed said: @Rachelcat, Jackson's Rose Tarot looks like he keeps Cups and Swords as the RWS does, unlike his previous tarot. Yes, which makes it much easier to read. But then I like a tarot rebel who goes his own way!
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