Deck of the Week Sign-up Thread, Week 432: Oct 13 - Oct 19

[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 any time—reality and life permitting. New to tarot? Long time reader? Come on in!

 

Participants

1. fire cat pickles: Tyldwick 
2. Bodhiseed: Legacy of the Divine paired with the Tea Leaf Reading Cards
3. Rachelcat: The Mathematics Tarot by Karen West

 

Click here for DoW 431 (10/6 - 10/12)

 

 

Edited 22 hours ago by fire cat pickles

[Bodhiseed]

Thank you, sweet Fire cat, for keeping this thread going! I'm in this week with the Legacy of the Divine paired with the Tea Leaf Reading Cards.

 

  

 

Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.  –Paul J. Meyer

The Sagittarian archer readies to loose his arrow behind eight wands; all preparations have been made and obstacles overcome. Now it is full steam ahead, so as my father-in-law used to say, "Keep your head down and tail up." The Butterfly warns us not to get sidetracked by perfection, flitting from one thing to another, trying to ensure every detail is flawless. That ideal state will never be reached. As Angela Duckworth reminds us, "Time and energy are limited. Any successful person has to decide what to do in part by deciding what not to do."

[Rachelcat]

Hi, crew!  Thank you as usual, @fire cat pickles!

 

This week will be The Mathematics Tarot by Karen West, Anchorite Studios.  I got it way back in the day.  My copy is number 22 of 50.  It has extra majors:  The Empty Set, Möbius, and The Mathematician.  And look at the absolutely adorable bag! 

 

I’m definitely in way over my head here, so I’m glad I have the pdf book.  It looks like there is some overlap with physics concepts. (I also have the Tarot of Physics, but there’s no book for that!  When I finally get around to using that one as a deck of the week, that close out my “Science Club” category.)

 

I’ll probably be doing very small spreads or one card readings as I learn about math.  But in the meantime, a regular interview.  Wish me luck!

 

 

What is your most important characteristic?  Princess of Swords, Integers

Math may seem complicated, but it’s all just numbers we learned as children and we use to count every day.

 

What is your strength?  Prince of Coins, Square

Same idea.  A square is so simple, yet the theory behind it is kind of amazing.  Practical and useful. 

 

Your weakness?  5 of Swords, Seven Bridges of Konigsberg

According to the book, it’s impossible to cross each bridge only once.

The complexity and plurality of the concepts might make the deck seem unusable.

 

What can I learn from you?  The Moon, Divide by Zero

Seems like an appropriate question for sure!  And the first major.  Dividing by zero is always an error and can cause problems, from frustration to catastrophe. 

I can learn there are some things that just can’t be done, no matter how simple they seem.

 

How can I learn it?  5 of Cups, Continuum Hypothesis

Another 5!  I can’t even explain the hypothesis from the book, but something about there are an infinite number of sets of infinite numbers.  It is listed as an unsolved problem, and one that is unproveable.

I can learn about impossible things by feeling in my heart that some things are impossible!

 

What will be the outcome of our work together?  The Empress, Potential Energy

Looks like a physics concept.  This is the equation for gravitational potential energy.

Everything that exists has potential energy.  We will work together to bring out the meanings of the deck, which were only potential when it was just hanging out in my collection desk.

 

Well, I think I did ok, except for the 5 of Cups (appropriate because it’s about frustration . . .).

 

[fire cat pickles]

Welcome back @Bodhiseed and @Rachelcat 😉