Imagine you’re rolling along giving an otherwise insightful Tarot reading, when suddenly your flow is derailed by a dreaded Court Card, that’s turned up in the reading. And now you panic not knowing what this Court Card represents for your Querent (Client) or their reading. If you stumble over reading the Royals, Tarot’s perplexing Court…
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Tarot of the Owls – A Hoot of a Tarot Deck
I’ve just received delivery of my Tarot of the Owls deck authored by Pamela Chen and illustrated by Elisabeth Alba. And, pardon the pun, this deck is indeed a Hoot! For the deck’s owls crack me up as they strike their poses with fained seriousness. They are absolutely adorable as they portray the characters of…
Decoding the Minor Arcana – A Simple Numeric Plus Suit Method
Are you intimidated by the need to memorize the meanings of Tarot’s 40 Ace -10 Suit cards that make up the Minor Arcana? If so you are not alone. Fortunately, there’s a less intimidating shortcut for decoding the Minor Arcana known as the “Numeric Plus Suit Method.” Rather than memorize 40 card meanings, with this…
Tarot of Dragons – Wisdom from the Dragon Realms
The Tarot of Dragons is my fav of all Dragon themed Tarot and Oracle decks, of which there are many. And I think I own most of them, Lol! In this deck, dragon author Shawn MacKenzie has teamed up with fantasy illustrator Firat Solhan. Together they’ve created a stunning parallel universe where dragons reign supreme,…
Foxfire the Kitsune Oracle – Magical Shapeshifting Foxes
The enchanting Foxfire the Kitsune Oracle deck authored by Lucy Cavendish and illustrated by Meredith Dillman features antics of the other-worldly Kitsune foxes of Japanese Shinto folklore throughout the four seasons. The deck was originally published by Blue Angel Publishing, but is currently distributed by Llewelyn Publishing. These legendary Kitsunes are able to magically shapeshift…
The Quick and Easy 3 Card Tarot Spread
Tarot Readers have universally embraced the Quick and easy 3 Card Tarot Spread format when reading time constraints prevent using a longer more complicated spread. Certainly, the 3 Card Spread’s popularity also stems from it’s suitability for quick insights into questions on the go. And for back-to-back readings required by such venues, as metaphysical events,…
Avoid These 7 Pitfalls When Reading Tarot For Yourself
In Tarot circles, it’s often said that it’s impossible for a Tarot Reader to read for their self. To this, I say rubbish! It’s not only possible to give yourself an insightful and helpful reading, at times it can be a necessity. When is Reading Tarot For Yourself Beneficial? Life on the Earth Plane is…
To Read, or Not to Read Reversed Tarot Cards – That is the Question
Whether to read, or not to read reversed Tarot cards in a reading, is probably the biggest debate in the world of Tarot. Reversed Tarot cards are cards that come out of the deck upside down and are laid down in the spread (pattern) that way. There are 78 cards in a Tarot Deck, each…
The Horseshoe aka the Goldilocks of Tarot Spreads
The 7 card Horseshoe is considered, the “Goldilocks,” of Tarot spreads, not too long, not too short, just right. Discovery of this spread really streamlined my professional Tarot readings. I began my professional Tarot readings exclusively using the 10 card Celtic Cross spread for both my face to face, and email Tarot readings, but eventually…
Demystifying the Celtic Cross Tarot Spread
The Celtic Cross Tarot spread is considered, “the Mother of All Tarot Spreads,” and has been popularly used around the world since its initial publication in 1910. Sir Arthur Edward Waite (A. E. Waite) was the first to publish a diagram of the Celtic Cross Spread referring to it as, “An Ancient Celtic Method of…