Deck of the Week : Sign-up Thread: Week 1 : July 15 - July 21

[Page of Ghosts]

Also I can't NOT see the fish in the 2 of Cups as eel version Magikarps from Pokemon  ;D

[Scarlet Woodland]

Thursday is my free choice day, when I cheat on my deck/s of the week... so I've been having fun with the Deviant Moon today. It's such a sassypants drama queen :D (Not as much as the Thoth, admittedly :o).

[Bookworm]

I am starting to like this deck (Rosetta Papyrus) a lot. I spent some time yesterday reading the accompanying Book of Seshet on the Fool’s Dog app. I really don’t understand a lot of the basis of the deck, which is Thoth based, especially the Tree of Life references. But I was starting to wrap my head, somewhat, around the astrological associations, which I’m finding really interesting. I used to be into astrology more than I am now, but a lot of what I once knew I still know, so that’s not so difficult. I still don’t understand, though, how the cards have their particular astrological associations. I imagine I would have to spend some time with Thoth books to go deeper. That remains to be seen. If anyone has any ideas about an easy-ish Thoth reference, I would be grateful.

 

I did another reading about our planned renovation. We have now found an architect that I think we should hire. My husband likes her too, but he is happy to drag his feet. I did a two-card Situation Challenge reading on how to get my husband to agree to sign the contract with the architect.

 

Situation: 4 of Disks. The card shows a vault. This seems easy. Our money is locked up in that vault. I need to convince my husband that we should unlock the vault.

Challenge: 4 of Cups. This shows 4 cups, two in a row, which are receiving water from a lotus in the upper center of the card. The book says, “...we have a wish for stability, but the world of security will soon become too small. Just like a child must outgrow its mother, we too must stretch beyond our possessive desire for sanctuary…[A]t some point we must let go and progress.” Seems clear enough. I need to convince him that not doing the reno will ultimately make us unhappy. Leaving the house like it is will never be satisfying. It's time to move forward.

[Little Fang]

I am failing at this week just cause I have so many decks coming in from various sources.  :-[  Oops!

[CharlotteK]

I did a three card spread with the the Tarot Decoratif late last night. It keeps throwing up the Knight of Swords. In the deck he is front facing, very serious and I'm getting a real sense this is about both rigour, pace and holding my nerve. I also drew the Magician and Five of Wands alongside him. I have some huge challenges at work at the moment. I am trying to bring together a large team of around 90 people with a broad scope, and to change many of the ways of working. The smaller individual teams are established, so this is about creating something new that brings them together. The Five of Wands. Well. Yesterday we had some drama where one team felt slighted as they didn't feel their work had been recognised on an equal footing to another team in a weekly note. It turned into a bit of a debate, which I put an end to. I'm taking from this I need to be energetic, creative, clear-sighted and determined and I have to deal with any divisions swiftly.

 

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I can hugely relate to the work dramas - and would love to see Ciro's knight of Swords. If it's easy - can you post the image? I need to channel some of that rigor and nerve-holding!! ❤️

 

 

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I'll dig it out of my suitcase shortly :)

 

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[Rose Lalonde]

...I still don’t understand, though, how the cards have their particular astrological associations. I imagine I would have to spend some time with Thoth books to go deeper. That remains to be seen. If anyone has any ideas about an easy-ish Thoth reference, I would be grateful.

 

 

I did another reading about our planned renovation. We have now found an architect that I think we should hire. My husband likes her too, but he is happy to drag his feet. I did a two-card Situation Challenge reading on how to get my husband to agree to sign the contract with the architect.

 

Situation: 4 of Disks. The card shows a vault. This seems easy. Our money is locked up in that vault. I need to convince my husband that we should unlock the vault.

Challenge: 4 of Cups. This shows 4 cups, two in a row, which are receiving water from a lotus in the upper center of the card. The book says, “...we have a wish for stability, but the world of security will soon become too small. Just like a child must outgrow its mother, we too must stretch beyond our possessive desire for sanctuary…[A]t some point we must let go and progress.” Seems clear enough. I need to convince him that not doing the reno will ultimately make us unhappy. Leaving the house like it is will never be satisfying. It's time to move forward.

 

 

The Thoth's (and RWS I believe) astrological associations come from the Golden Dawn without change. Those associations are tied up with Qabalah, in that the Hebrew alphabet includes 7 double letters (which the GD equated with the 7 planets of the ancients) and 12 simple letters (which the GD equated with the zodiac).

 

The GD assigned the 22 Hebrew letters to the majors in order beginning with The Fool as Aleph. The 7 cards that ended up with the double letters were assigned the 7 planets of the ancients. And the 12 cards that ended up with simple letters were assigned the zodiac signs, beginning with Aries and going in order (or so my calendar tells me - I'm no Astrology expert).

 

It's not the only way to do it, of course, (if you're even going to do it at all). Papus and Levi prior to the GD, assigned it differently. But the GD assignments work for me, so I go with it.

 

As for a basic Thoth book, you may like Snuffin's Thoth Companion, which goes over the symbols in the cards. More often recommended is Duquette's Understanding Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot; it's more about where Crowley was coming from than a straight reference, so it depends on what you want. I'm listening to the Fortune's Wheelhouse podcasts about the Thoth and RWS symbols, and they reference Snuffin a good bit for symbol quick reference, I notice.

 

(Honestly, after 18 months reading with the Thoth, I feel like I learned more about it with the Tabula Mundi, which has the same astrological associations illustrated right  in the art. For example the 9 of Wands, Sagittarius ruled by the Moon, has imagery from the majors Art (Sagittarius) and the Priestess (Moon).

 

That said --- Your reading looks spot on, and as for the Thoth - sometimes it's just nice to see what the cards have to say to you. As someone said on another forum recently, you only get one shot at reading the Thoth just as what you see in the art yourself.

 

This got long - Sorry!

[Mindful Tarot]

That said, I'm finding 78 Cards a bit of a mixed bag. Did a chariot spread earlier today (bottom spread, below.) I love the Moon and (yes!) the Queen of Wands, and both cards make sense to me... but the 4 of Swords is a bit of a headscratcher ... I first misread it as the Emperor, all those sharp lines and stairs, and the mentation coming from the open skull .... I was thinking about the need to order & conquer.

 

I'm sorry for you and your Zen teacher's loss. Hope they are doing okay.

 

Thank you so much, dear Lantana. His heart is broken completely open - and he has an incredible family, and deep deep connection with his wife and other two daughters... hard to know how one is ever okay after a loss like this AND if anyone can survive this kind of cataclysm, it would be him...

 

So we talk about spiritual practice - right? I guess this is the sort of thing we're practicing for....

 

xoxo

[Rose Lalonde]

Was just reading further back in the thread and saw your sad news, Mindful Tarot. I'm very sorry to hear of your teacher's loss and the grief of family, friends, and community. ♥

[Trogon]

Also I can't NOT see the fish in the 2 of Cups as eel version Magikarps from Pokemon  ;D

 

Which deck was this? You had LOLing with just the comment, now I want to see it! ;D

[Trogon]

... trying to work with the great upset in my heart and world due to the death on Monday night of my Zen teacher's 18 year old daughter. Today was the cremation; just heartbreaking - absolutely soul rending. And also: the beauty of ritual and practice - of a community of faith coming together...

 

I missed this! I'm so sorry to hear about the loss you have all suffered. The grief and loss are hard, you all have my heartfelt sympathies.

[Scarlet Woodland]

I'm so sorry Mindful Tarot, it's an even harder blow when they're so young.

[jema]

I've had the pleasure to use Epic Tarot a week. One of those decks I got and stuffed away and forgot all about until I got new tarot shelves. It is the same artist that made the Universal Fantasy tarot and I like his style.

For this week I got all the very dramatic cards though, lot of majors and swords all around yet nothing too depressing. I guess I am in a good mood. (yay medicine that works)

 

I'll try to take some photos and so next week. Just gotta figure out what to use.

And I still got no current list over that decks I have.

Today I decided to just look through one of my faves that TdM Trieste and it took me at least 15 minutes to find it cause i forgotten what bag it was in.

 

Used a simple two card 'spread' most day - Emotion - Action.

Well, it works for me :-D

[Lantana]

Yesterday's pull was the Chariot, which was just the sort of pull I needed to pull up my britches and do all the very anxiety-inducing things that needed to be done. It didn't foretell me getting bronchitis, though. Blegh.

 

Today's pull is Art. Interesting that a RWS deck would use a Thoth title for this card, especially since this isn't Temperance but the Hanged Man.

 

 

[DaughterofDanu]

Between the two decks I worked with this week, the Everyday Witch and the Green Witch tarot I used the Everyday Witch a lot more most likely because it's a deck I haven't worked with much. I think I'll hang onto it another week. The Green Witch Tarot came in handy yesterday when I was having a rough day and wanted a deck I was more comfortable with. I'm thinking about working with my Druidcraft next week as well as carry on with the Everyday Witch.

 

At some point I'd love to take like a month and work almost exclusively with the Druidcraft and the Plant/Animal oracles but the size of those oracles are just so big that it's a pain to work with anytime you want a reading on a whim. The Druidcraft was trimmable but I don't know if the oracles can be. Anyone try?

[Scarlet Woodland]

Between the two decks I worked with this week, the Everyday Witch and the Green Witch tarot I used the Everyday Witch a lot more most likely because it's a deck I haven't worked with much. I think I'll hang onto it another week. The Green Witch Tarot came in handy yesterday when I was having a rough day and wanted a deck I was more comfortable with. I'm thinking about working with my Druidcraft next week as well as carry on with the Everyday Witch.

 

At some point I'd love to take like a month and work almost exclusively with the Druidcraft and the Plant/Animal oracles but the size of those oracles are just so big that it's a pain to work with anytime you want a reading on a whim. The Druidcraft was trimmable but I don't know if the oracles can be. Anyone try?

 

I haven't trimmed mine yet but Kelly at the truth in story trimmed hers :) I'm waiting till I get the plant oracle to see if they'll be combine-able once trimmed.

[Bookworm]

As for a basic Thoth book, you may like Snuffin's Thoth Companion, which goes over the symbols in the cards. More often recommended is Duquette's Understanding Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot; it's more about where Crowley was coming from than a straight reference, so it depends on what you want. I'm listening to the Fortune's Wheelhouse podcasts about the Thoth and RWS symbols, and they reference Snuffin a good bit for symbol quick reference, I notice.

 

(Honestly, after 18 months reading with the Thoth, I feel like I learned more about it with the Tabula Mundi, which has the same astrological associations illustrated right  in the art. For example the 9 of Wands, Sagittarius ruled by the Moon, has imagery from the majors Art (Sagittarius) and the Priestess (Moon).

 

Thank you so much for all of your comments, Rose Lalonde. I am definitely going to check out that Snuffin book. My app for the Rosetta contains Meleen's accompanying book, which is really helpful too.

 

The more I am working with this deck, the more I am liking it. Eventually I'll get the Tabula Mundi, but I guess I will try to learn all I can from the Rosetta first. (Doesn't that sound adult of me? I am really wanting the TM, and I don't know how long I'll be able to resist it.)

[Mindful Tarot]

... trying to work with the great upset in my heart and world due to the death on Monday night of my Zen teacher's 18 year old daughter. Today was the cremation; just heartbreaking - absolutely soul rending. And also: the beauty of ritual and practice - of a community of faith coming together...

 

I missed this! I'm so sorry to hear about the loss you have all suffered. The grief and loss are hard, you all have my heartfelt sympathies.

 

Thank you so much, Trogon! xo

 

 

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[Mindful Tarot]

Was just reading further back in the thread and saw your sad news, Mindful Tarot. I'm very sorry to hear of your teacher's loss and the grief of family, friends, and community. [emoji813]

 

Oh, thank you so much, dear RL. My posts have been very long (apologies!) - so it's not surprising that you missed this detail! xoxo

 

 

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[Mindful Tarot]

I'm so sorry Mindful Tarot, it's an even harder blow when they're so young.

 

Thank you so much, Scarlet Woodland. Yes, it is. ❤️

 

 

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[Mindful Tarot]

Wow, Zellner's 78 Cards hits it, when it hits it...

 

Center: 8 of Swords Rx [stalked by this card, this month!]

Right (light): Moon

Left (shadow): Q of Wands

 

- so note: shuffling is a bit challenging with the very thick, but also somewhat slippery cardstock of this deck. I had two repeat cards here, even after 3 minutes of shuffling... So either this deck is unbelievably willful, or I'm just going to have work harder to achieve what Arthur Rosengarten calls "empowered randomness"...

 

Anyway - loving this moon card. The body of the crayfish, pierced through with the light that yields the moon's reflected glories. For Waite, the crayfish is our debased animal nature, sludging up from the abysmal waters on to the land... but I think this is our unconscious, our intution.. that which moves in the deeps of the land of the Nagas - the dragon-serpent-god beings of the deeps, who protect the dharma... The Nagas swim in the deep caverns of our psyche; and that darkness is also the unknowing from which light bursts forth. And, the phases of the moon - the waxing and waning. The light bursting forth comes to us in the shape of impermanence, in the shape of this and that, now and then.

 

 

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[Mindful Tarot]

Here's that 78 Cards moon card...

 

 

 

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