Putting my card on the table

[EricSpellman]

I’m Éric, a 36-year-old Brazilian and a linguist. My tarot journey began about four years ago, mostly as an excuse for me to jorunal more (and use my fountain pen & ink collection more often!) and I’d say I’m somewhere in the “intermediate” stage — always learning, but comfortable enough to read for myself as well as for friends and my husband.

 

What fascinates me most is the semantic and semiotic possibilities of tarot — the way symbols, images, and language weave together to create meaning. I often use the cards as a tool for journaling and self-reflection, approaching them with a more analytical and psychological lens. I don’t see myself as psychic or particularly intuitive, but I do try to exercise that sometimes, and I deeply respect and enjoy learning from all forms of spirituality. I also dabble in astrology and I love exploring correspondences and the deeper layers of symbolism that could connect tarot to other traditions.

 

I’m very excited to be here. For a long time, I’ve been looking for a tarot community where I could interact and, above all, learn. Until now, most of what I found was the tarot subreddit. I even considered joining a monthly Patreon “club” from one of the tarot influencers, but I realized I wasn’t really looking for a mentor–mentee type of relationship either. That’s why I’m glad I discovered this forum, active and running, and I’m looking forward to learning as much as I can before jumping in with my own questions (and I do have quite a few — but I’ll be sure to check what’s already been discussed first!).

[Rose Lalonde]

57 minutes ago, EricSpellman said:

the way symbols, images, and language weave together to create meaning...

I also dabble in astrology and I love exploring correspondences and the deeper layers of symbolism that could connect tarot to other traditions.

Yes to all of that. The combo of 3 you mentioned has an effect you don't get with language alone or random images alone. Symbols get straight to the heart. 

 

Anyway, welcome to the forum. I hope you enjoy it here. 

 

[DanielJUK]

Welcome @EricSpellman / Éric to the community  Glad you found us here 🙂 

 

When you get to 5 posts around the forum, you get more freedoms and can see the reading and exchange areas. so you can always join in reading exchanges if you want to do that There are also various journalling or study groups you can see then as well. Also do join in any discussions or start your own, we are fine with posting in old threads in this forum if you find an interesting discussion when searching .

[EricSpellman]

1 hour ago, DanielJUK said:

When you get to 5 posts around the forum, you get more freedoms and can see the reading and exchange areas. so you can always join in reading exchanges if you want to do that There are also various journalling or study groups you can see then as well. Also do join in any discussions or start your own, we are fine with posting in old threads in this forum if you find an interesting discussion when searching .

 

Thank you for all this info. I've noticed some areas are off-limits to me, and I figure I'd have to "stick around" for a bit to become a regular, but I didn't know the specifics. The thing about posting on old topics is nice to know. Many other communities dislike these kinds of "bumps".

 

There are plenty of cool study groups around here that can be done at any time. I'll dabble in that whenever I can.

[Sonnenkind]

Welcome @EricSpellman 🙋‍♀️

I am also still quite new here.