fire cat pickles Posted yesterday at 11:34 AM Posted yesterday at 11:34 AM (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 any time—reality and life permitting. New to tarot? Long time reader? Come on in! Participants fire cat pickles: RWS Rachelcat: Vintagia, I Ching Oracle for Psychogeography and Creative Discovery Bodhiseed: Rohrig Tarot paired with the Master Tarot Click here for DoW 434 (10/27 - 11/2) Edited 2 hours ago by fire cat pickles
Rachelcat Posted 23 hours ago Posted 23 hours ago Hi everybody! Hope all is going well for you! This week for me will be Vintagia: I Ching Oracle for Psychogeography and Creative Discovery. It’s a Kickstarter that’s kind of out there, but I had to have it because it’s an I Ching deck! It’s 64 cards for the 64 I Ching hexagrams. The illustrations are photos from DOCUMERICA, a US EPA project of the 70s to document everyday life and environmental conditions of that time and place. Cards also have “VCR panel” icons: record, rewind, play, fast forward, etc. The box looks like a videotape box (but card-sized). The I Ching base is the Wilhelm translation, I think. The booklet has MANY sets of interpretations: “vector drifts,” “psychogeography and intuitive walking,” and “prompts for creative discovery” (containing separate prompt sets for active imagination, fiction and poetry, journaling, music composition, music performance, fine arts, and philosophy). That’s a lot! (And to be honest, it all seems a bit pretentious. But that might be because I’m not understanding it yet.) I’m not sure how I’m going to use this deck. I’ll probably start with spreads in the booklet and then try to move on to some I Ching spreads I’ve used before. And I’m going to have to keep my magnifying glass handy! In the meantime, interview! What is your most important characteristic? 61. Inner truth, silence reveals the real voice The deck is an extra pair of glasses to help me see further within. What is your strength? 49. Revolution (molting), erase to reinvent The deck isn’t shy to recommend out with the old in order to welcome the new. And the world revolves. Your weakness? 27. The corners of the mouth, tend the whole like a garden Meta: The deck might be weak in aligning traditional I Ching meanings with its key phrases. What can you teach me? 64. Before completion, let an edge fray, leave an open space Last card in the deck isn’t about completion, but its opposite. Similar to 49, but more open. Everything is always new if we leave space for it to enter. How can I learn it? 10. Approach, move closer to a crackling edge Crackling? Same as a fraying edge above? I can learn about staying open by not just leaving an open space, but actively moving toward it. What will be the outcome of our work together? 39. Obstruction, where the path blocks, the soul walks I won’t get much out of it this week, but I will be encouraged to return to it later for more study (for my soul to walk through it). Ok for now. I’ll get into the VCR panel thingies next time!
Bodhiseed Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago Thank you Fire cat! Ack, I'm trying to get health insurance and sign up for SS and Medicare while the government is shut down! I'm in this week with the Rohrig Tarot paired with the Master Tarot (used as an oracle). One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do. ―Henry Ford The usual Seven of Wands shows a person standing up to others, fighting for what he or she thinks is right. But as this illustration shows, sometimes what we must stand against is not external, but a deep chasm of self-doubt. This ravine usually opens when we must face a challenge or change that alters our lives in a major way. We might try to bury ourselves in collecting knowledge, but at some point, we need to make a leap. As Dale Carnegie reminds us: "Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy." The Prophet is John the Baptist, the man who saw Jesus for the extraordinary person he was. This card encourages us to seek out those people who can recognize our skills and talents, those who will remind us that we have what it takes to deal with the unexpected paths we must walk.
fire cat pickles Posted 2 hours ago Author Posted 2 hours ago Welcome back @Bodhiseed! That sounds terrible 😕
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