GreenFaerie Posted July 31, 2017 Posted July 31, 2017 Welcome back GreenFaerie :D Hope you soon feel settled and grounded in your fairy house and cosy new forum. Thanks for the new thread VG. I'm in with The Hidden Waters Tarot and Spirit de la Lune. Will also be using the Burning Heart Tarot for my daily draws as it's been far too long since I've worked with it :) Thank you, SW! Just as a couple of examples - the address of the house is 7 1/2. You turn the lock to the left when you unlock the door. And we routinely have fireflies in our backyard at night. :) I'm loving the house, now that we've unpacked a bit, and starting to really feel at home. And at home in this forum as well! :) Btw, I would love to hear your thoughts on the Hidden Waters Tarot. It looks so interesting - like a Rorschach test!
GreenFaerie Posted July 31, 2017 Posted July 31, 2017 Hello, hello ! GreenFaerie, nice to see you ! I am glad you love your now home ! Thank you! I really am loving the new house. It's very cosy, and actually starting to feel like home. :) It sounds like you had a wonderful vacation - I am so glad! We all need that every now and then.
GreenFaerie Posted July 31, 2017 Posted July 31, 2017 Hello VG! I have returned, and I am so incredibly grateful to have found you all here. :) Victorian Fairy Tarot for me, please. I haven't picked up a deck in weeks, and I feel like I need to ground myself in something familiar and comforting as I get acclimated to my new home. (And this house is a fairy house if there ever was one, for lots of reasons.) Hi GreenFaerie! Glad you found us! When you mentioned your deck and house, my first thought was, you'll have to do a reading on the house with the Victorian Fairy Tarot! :D Actually, it's so funny that you said that! I created a new house spread (I posted it on the AT DOTW forum probably two months ago, now), and I've been longing to do it with the Victorian Fairy Tarot! So that will be the first thing I do this week, and I will let you all know how it goes. :)
GreenFaerie Posted July 31, 2017 Posted July 31, 2017 I'm in with the Ellis Deck and the Brownies Oracle. Thanks VG. Good to have you with us again, GreenFaerie! Thank you, BodhiSeed! Good to see you again, too! :)
GreenFaerie Posted July 31, 2017 Posted July 31, 2017 My tarot deck this week is the Harry Potter Tarot. (All of the images are on the artist's website: http://ellygator.deviantart.com/gallery/46748242/HP-Tarot.) I have several tasks that I must accomplish over the next few days in order to reach a much longed-for goal. As a result, I awakened this Monday morning, feeling giddy and energized to finally be so close, overwhelmed and apprehensive with fears of change and failure. Then, I pulled The Chariot for my card of the day. Gazing on the Hogwarts Express, steaming competently through a deep valley, I realized this is the perfect card for me today. I have a full head of steam and just need to stay on track. I've been planning for this journey carefully and don't need to derail myself now. Just follow through. Just follow through. I am glad the deck is helping you remain on track! :) I am so, so tempted by this deck. It is so gorgeous, and I love all things HP!
GreenFaerie Posted July 31, 2017 Posted July 31, 2017 You are all very welcome, and welcome back Green Faerie! Thank you, VG! So glad to be back with you all. <3
Madame Squee Posted July 31, 2017 Posted July 31, 2017 I am glad the deck is helping you remain on track! :) I am so, so tempted by this deck. It is so gorgeous, and I love all things HP! What a great card to validate your intention and motivate you, Madame Squee! (And thanks for sharing the link to the deck ;D) Thank you, guys! :-* :-* The greatest thing about my one-card reading with Harry Potter this morning -- besides the message -- was that I was inspired to participate and write about it. If you're thinking about adding the Harry Potter Tarot to your collection ;), take a look at Elly's wonderful pdf manual of interpretations. Just hover over the first image (the H shield), and you will see it there. Click, and you can read it or download it. http://ellygator.deviantart.com/gallery/46748242/HP-Tarot In addition to providing correspondences, keywords and interpretations, she explores every card image and discusses its connection to the stories.
Bodhiseed Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 take a look at Elly's wonderful pdf manual of interpretations. Just hover over the first image (the H shield), and you will see it there. Click, and you can read it or download it. http://ellygator.deviantart.com/gallery/46748242/HP-Tarot In addition to providing correspondences, keywords and interpretations, she explores every card image and discusses its connection to the stories. I've got my eye on her Elements deck (which she said in the comments section had been picked up by USG). ;D Her companion booklets are as awesome as her artwork!
Madame Squee Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 take a look at Elly's wonderful pdf manual of interpretations. Just hover over the first image (the H shield), and you will see it there. Click, and you can read it or download it. http://ellygator.deviantart.com/gallery/46748242/HP-Tarot In addition to providing correspondences, keywords and interpretations, she explores every card image and discusses its connection to the stories. I've got my eye on her Elements deck (which she said in the comments section had been picked up by USG). ;D Her companion booklets are as awesome as her artwork! Thank you, Bodhiseed. I hadn't even looked at it yet. Wow!!! That deck packs a wallop! I will keep an eye out for its release, too. She's hoping for later this year.
GreenFaerie Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 Hi everyone! So I had promised Trogon, when I had a moment, to post my self-created Spread for a New Home, and a reading about the new home I have just moved to. I am using the Victorian Fairy Tarot, and as usual, the deck has pulled no punches! Not what I expected at all, but so interesting. First, the spread: XXXXXXX5XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX3XXXXXXX4XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX1XXX6XXX2XXX The Foundation 1. What should I know about this home's history/past occupants? 2. What sort of life foundation will this home help me build? The Rafters 3. How can this home help me fulfill my aspirations? 4. What challenges might I encounter in this home? The Pinnacle 5. What gifts does this home bring? The Doorway 6. What or whom will this home help me welcome into my life? The reading 1. Nine of Winter (Swords) 2. Ace of Summer (Cups) 3. Five of Winter 4. Two of Winter 5. Herald of Spring (Wands) 6. Six of Winter Clarifiers for 6: Eight of Summer and King of Winter To begin with, I am amazed that there were no Pentacles in this reading, since they are the suit most closely associated with earthly things. But nevertheless, this spread tells me so much. Nine of Winter, for example, says to me that the previous families who have lived in this house have been protected and sheltered here. There might have been things that kept them up at night, fears and anxieties and even tragedies that they had to cope with, but this home was a place of comfort that maybe allowed them to see necessary truths. Ace of Summer is such a blessing in this position. This home will help create a foundation of love, emotional fulfillment and nourishment, and healing. Five of Winter seems like an odd card for the third position, but for those of you who are familiar with the VFT, I feel more like the hedgehogs in the illustration than the bullies. Perhaps having a safe and loving home space will help me stand up to people who intimidate me. Perhaps I'll feel more grounded, know when to walk away from a fight, know which fights I can't win. All of those things are important for achieving what one really wants in life. Two of Winter also seemed like an odd card for the fourth position, but it could mean several things. Perhaps a warning of marital strife. (In the VFT, the image is two fairies carrying dueling pistols, facing away from each other). Perhaps the idea of a stalemate or stagnation - it could be tempting to huddle up in the house and shut out the outside world, refusing to continue developing as a person. It is hard to leave a safe space once you have it. Perhaps there will be some difficult choices to be made. For the fifth position, I was so happy to see the Herald of Spring (Page of Wands). He is all about new beginnings, eagerness, and the retreat of darkness. I have been through a long slog, economically and emotionally, to reach this home, so it's wonderful to see him as representing a new beginning here. For the sixth position, I see the Six of Winter as a card of hope. A journey to somewhere new (the new home) that allows me to let go of all the things that were frustrating in my old housing situation, and all of the ways I felt stymied. I have brought my family with me, so I am surrounded by love, and while it has been a hard journey to get here, it really feels like a new start. The clarifier Eight of Summer also indicates a similar idea. I have left behind an old home, and while there are things I will miss, it is time to move on. The King of Winter suggests foresight and wise decisions. All in all, I feel like this is a much more hopeful and warm reading than it might appear at first glance! :)
Bookworm Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 GreenFaerie, that was a beautiful reading! I wish you happiness in your new home. Now for something completely different and not so beautiful (sorry for the abrupt change of tone), I went to the gastroenterologist today to seek help with my indigestion. One thing he advised was to limit my alcohol intake to 4 ounces of wine six days a week. On the seventh day, no alcohol at all. This is going to be a challenge for me. I don’t drink all that much, ordinarily, but more than he has prescribed. I’m going to do my best to follow his advice. My plan is no alcohol Monday-Thursday. A tiny bit on the weekend. I did a Situation-Challenge reading with the Rosetta Papyrus, and I have to say it speaks to me loud and clear. The situation card was the Prince of Wands (equivalent of the Knight of Wands in RWS). The whole card looks like indigestion! Flames and dragons! The book says, “As a situation, this card indicates the initial appearance of future possibilities.” I think this is a warning of the consequences of not dealing with my present situation, which will only get worse if I don’t deal with it. Interestingly, this card rules the decan of Leo we are now in. The challenge card was the Three of Cups: Abundance. There are three cups, overflowing with water from lotuses. The challenge for me will be to feel a sense of abundance without the help of a drink at the end of the day. The book says “When this card appears there is a feeling of plenty and we experience well-being, mirth, true fulfillment and joy.” I guess my work is cut out for me. I’m not all that worried. I know I can do it. I’m just feeling a little sorry for myself. I’m really glad I am sticking with this deck for the present. The two of us are really clicking.
GreenFaerie Posted August 2, 2017 Posted August 2, 2017 GreenFaerie, that was a beautiful reading! I wish you happiness in your new home. Now for something completely different and not so beautiful (sorry for the abrupt change of tone), I went to the gastroenterologist today to seek help with my indigestion. One thing he advised was to limit my alcohol intake to 4 ounces of wine six days a week. On the seventh day, no alcohol at all. This is going to be a challenge for me. I don’t drink all that much, ordinarily, but more than he has prescribed. I’m going to do my best to follow his advice. My plan is no alcohol Monday-Thursday. A tiny bit on the weekend. I did a Situation-Challenge reading with the Rosetta Papyrus, and I have to say it speaks to me loud and clear. The situation card was the Prince of Wands (equivalent of the Knight of Wands in RWS). The whole card looks like indigestion! Flames and dragons! The book says, “As a situation, this card indicates the initial appearance of future possibilities.” I think this is a warning of the consequences of not dealing with my present situation, which will only get worse if I don’t deal with it. Interestingly, this card rules the decan of Leo we are now in. The challenge card was the Three of Cups: Abundance. There are three cups, overflowing with water from lotuses. The challenge for me will be to feel a sense of abundance without the help of a drink at the end of the day. The book says “When this card appears there is a feeling of plenty and we experience well-being, mirth, true fulfillment and joy.” I guess my work is cut out for me. I’m not all that worried. I know I can do it. I’m just feeling a little sorry for myself. I’m really glad I am sticking with this deck for the present. The two of us are really clicking. Bookworm, thank you! I'm still not always sure of my reading skills, so I'm glad you found the reading beautiful. :) And I wish you all the best with your indigestion and your new alcohol regimen. Chronic conditions can be hard to deal with, but as you say, the key is persistence and a plan. And you have both! Hopefully the smaller amounts of alcohol will help you feel better, and boost that Three of Cups feeling in your life. :)
Scarlet Woodland Posted August 2, 2017 Posted August 2, 2017 Welcome back GreenFaerie :D Hope you soon feel settled and grounded in your fairy house and cosy new forum. Thanks for the new thread VG. I'm in with The Hidden Waters Tarot and Spirit de la Lune. Will also be using the Burning Heart Tarot for my daily draws as it's been far too long since I've worked with it :) Thank you, SW! Just as a couple of examples - the address of the house is 7 1/2. You turn the lock to the left when you unlock the door. And we routinely have fireflies in our backyard at night. :) I'm loving the house, now that we've unpacked a bit, and starting to really feel at home. And at home in this forum as well! :) Btw, I would love to hear your thoughts on the Hidden Waters Tarot. It looks so interesting - like a Rorschach test! Oh I'd love to have fireflies around! Your fairy house sounds wonderful :D I still feel like I'm only scratching the surface of what the Hidden Waters has to offer... which is quite fitting really ;D I have started taking things a bit slower and contemplating the images more though. I really do love this deck. Got a giggle last night thanks to the knight of cups... can't say I'm surprised they changed it for the second edition ;)
Trogon Posted August 3, 2017 Posted August 3, 2017 My tarot deck this week is the Harry Potter Tarot. (All of the images are on the artist's website: http://ellygator.deviantart.com/gallery/46748242/HP-Tarot.) I'm a huge-ish HP fan! I'm wondering how you're finding the deck to be, physically speaking? For example, how is the card stock, clarity of the images, the finish and so on?
Trogon Posted August 3, 2017 Posted August 3, 2017 Hi everyone! So I had promised Trogon, when I had a moment, to post my self-created Spread for a New Home, and a reading about the new home I have just moved to. I am using the Victorian Fairy Tarot, and as usual, the deck has pulled no punches! Not what I expected at all, but so interesting. That is exactly the spread I was thinking of! I keep going past it in my notebook. I wrote down that you posted it to the DotW #303 in May. :D The reading was, as Bookworm mentioned, beautiful! Very positive without whitewashing the history, or possibility of difficulties. As we all know, there are always rough patches, but it sounds like your new home is already welcoming your energy. Thanks for posting the reading.
GreenFaerie Posted August 3, 2017 Posted August 3, 2017 Oh I'd love to have fireflies around! Your fairy house sounds wonderful :D I still feel like I'm only scratching the surface of what the Hidden Waters has to offer... which is quite fitting really ;D I have started taking things a bit slower and contemplating the images more though. I really do love this deck. Got a giggle last night thanks to the knight of cups... can't say I'm surprised they changed it for the second edition ;) LOL. That Knight of Cups is very funny! I'm not surprised they changed it either, though! ;D It's nice to hear you love the deck - it looks like it would offer room for all kinds of interpretations, depending on what you are seeing in the card images on any given day. I am really loving the house. We need a plumber already, but it feels like home in a way that I haven't experienced in quite a while. :)
GreenFaerie Posted August 3, 2017 Posted August 3, 2017 That is exactly the spread I was thinking of! I keep going past it in my notebook. I wrote down that you posted it to the DotW #303 in May. :D The reading was, as Bookworm mentioned, beautiful! Very positive without whitewashing the history, or possibility of difficulties. As we all know, there are always rough patches, but it sounds like your new home is already welcoming your energy. Thanks for posting the reading. Wow, you keep more accurate records than I do! :) I knew that I had posted it a couple of months ago, now. Thank you for the positive feedback! I am still so new at this, and so I always feel a little hesitant when I am putting together a reading, even with the help of some of my books. I always try to contend with the potential negatives of a reading as well as the positives - but I also never see anything in a reading as set in stone. There are always rough patches, no matter where you are living, but what form they take is always dependent on the choices you make. Knowing about the possibility of certain kinds of rough patches can also give you warning, so that you can guard against them. Given that the oldest, original part of this house was built in 1875, I am sure that the first family who lived here had much harder lives than I do, in many ways. But one of the things that drew my spouse and I to this house was all of the positive energy in it -despite trials, this seems to have been a happy house and a safe one, and that means a lot.
Trogon Posted August 4, 2017 Posted August 4, 2017 Wow, you keep more accurate records than I do! :) I knew that I had posted it a couple of months ago, now. Thank you for the positive feedback! I am still so new at this, and so I always feel a little hesitant when I am putting together a reading, even with the help of some of my books. I always try to contend with the potential negatives of a reading as well as the positives - but I also never see anything in a reading as set in stone. There are always rough patches, no matter where you are living, but what form they take is always dependent on the choices you make. Knowing about the possibility of certain kinds of rough patches can also give you warning, so that you can guard against them. Given that the oldest, original part of this house was built in 1875, I am sure that the first family who lived here had much harder lives than I do, in many ways. But one of the things that drew my spouse and I to this house was all of the positive energy in it -despite trials, this seems to have been a happy house and a safe one, and that means a lot. Well, most of the time when I steal ... er, borrow ... a spread from someone, I try to make sure I notate the source in my journal. That way, when I do get around to using it, I can try to let them know how it worked for me. And 1875??? That is so cool! I would be digging into the history every way I could ... I love history. I'd be doing readings and meditations to try to get a feel for the people who had lived there over the past 140 some years and the how the history of the country had affected them and flowed around them, and ... and ... just soooooo cool! And that would be especially true if I moved into a place that old that had such a positive feel to it. Gotta admit to being a little jealous! ;D
Trogon Posted August 4, 2017 Posted August 4, 2017 So, I've worked with the Anna K Tarot for a couple of weeks. And I have to say that it is a great deck! The deck is rooted firmly in the RWS tradition, however the images which Ms. Anna used do not adhere blindly to the older deck. Some are relatively close, such as The Fool (though I do miss the little doggie), Justice, 5 of Pentacles or 3 of Cups. However some are quite a bit different, such as the 8 of Wands (which shows a woman receiving a message, rather than the usual 8 wands flying through the sky), or The High Priestess (which has her leaning against a tree, looking at 4 phases of the moon behind her), or Page of Pentacles (which shows a young person fishing in a pond or stream, using a pentacle as bait). As a result, the deck has a level of comfort for me since I'm familiar with the RWS, but has some fascinating differences which tend to lead my intuition in new directions during a reading. The card stock has a nice feel with a smooth finish on the cards which makes them very easy to handle. For doing the faro-style shuffle that I do, the edges of the cards were a tiny bit of a problem as they didn't want to mesh very easily. Though as I've worked with them more, they have broken in nicely. I do have to say that I would definitely recommend this deck to anyone, new or experienced who was looking for a deck which drew on the RWS, but didn't care for Smith's images. The Anna K is very intuitive to work with, has bright colors and images without drawing back from some of the darker aspects of life.
GreenFaerie Posted August 4, 2017 Posted August 4, 2017 Well, most of the time when I steal ... er, borrow ... a spread from someone, I try to make sure I notate the source in my journal. That way, when I do get around to using it, I can try to let them know how it worked for me. And 1875??? That is so cool! I would be digging into the history every way I could ... I love history. I'd be doing readings and meditations to try to get a feel for the people who had lived there over the past 140 some years and the how the history of the country had affected them and flowed around them, and ... and ... just soooooo cool! And that would be especially true if I moved into a place that old that had such a positive feel to it. Gotta admit to being a little jealous! ;D I would love to know how the spread works for you, once you have occasion to use it! :) I love that this house was built in 1875. The family (it was passed down/kept in the same family until about 1993) added a back section in 1940, a new kitchen and two upstairs bedrooms, but even the "new" part of the house is not that young! I love history as well; the previous owners of the house left us a picture of the couple that originally built the house, which is so cool. I would love to go digging in local archives and see what else I could find out about the family. What readings would you do? I have no experience with doing historical readings or trying to do readings about historical people. I would love to have something to try! :)
Trogon Posted August 5, 2017 Posted August 5, 2017 What readings would you do? I have no experience with doing historical readings or trying to do readings about historical people. I would love to have something to try! :) The first one I thought of was a Spirit Spread that I found on The AT Forums. I found it after the shut-down and the date of posting is no longer shown. I put it up in the Tarot Spreads forum here; https://www.thetarotforum.com/tarot-spreads/spirit-spirit-guide-spread-(originally-by-miss_apples)-(5)/ It seems like it would be a good starting point ...
GreenFaerie Posted August 5, 2017 Posted August 5, 2017 The first one I thought of was a Spirit Spread that I found on The AT Forums. I found it after the shut-down and the date of posting is no longer shown. I put it up in the Tarot Spreads forum here; https://www.thetarotforum.com/tarot-spreads/spirit-spirit-guide-spread-(originally-by-miss_apples)-(5)/ It seems like it would be a good starting point ... Oooh, this spread looks so cool! I will definitely have to give it a try. Maybe that will be the spread I post in this week's DOTW. :)
Carojulie Posted August 11, 2017 Posted August 11, 2017 Sorry I posted in the wrong thread :-[ I removed my post.... sorry !
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