Tarot, Talk et al

January 2012

2012-01-08T15:52:00.003Z

There's a new type of reading I am trying and it's all about asking for advice. Every month I draw cards for the Month influence, Weeks: one, two, three, four, five; and then I ask for advice on where to focus my attention in the month. I then draw cards for Month influence, Weeks: one, two, three, four, five again.

This is the first time I am trying it.

January 2012
Month: The Devil: the root of all evil. Things you are bound to do; saturn, capricorn, the teach you a lesson card? obsession; getting stuck on some details; chained to something. Physical, sex? not love. Not understanding.

Advice: Two of pentacles: getting busy, juggling lots of things but it is all manageable. This month is about earning money, and taking care of the little things. Don't let anything catch you up.

Week 1: Nine of Wands: getting things done and being physically active in sorting out all kinds of things while almost to the point of exhaustion. One thing left to finish before it's all done.

Advice: The Star: this is your chance to look forward to something. There's hope. There's inspiration. Put your energy in looking ahead at how things could be and this will guide you when you need it. The present doesn't need your attention right now. The future is still to be solidified.

Week 2: Three of Pentacles: sorting things out with colleagues and learning new things. Studying? Being given critique and advice, more likely. Having to cooperate with others in order to get things sorted out.

Advice: Five of Swords: don't take anything personally. This is the week when your ego is going to rear up it's head and tell you that you shouldn't be talked to like that, things should be this way not that way, that you're being taken advantage of, that you need to put your foot down and that you need to bully someone in order to stop them bullying you. Bullshit. Take a humility pill and sit back and enjoy the ride. Your ego is going to take a kicking. Good. Let it. You never needed an ego anyway. You have love and that's enough.

Week 3: Knight of Cups (Strength) - any leisure time is going to be hard work this week. Any travel will be difficult. You will have to grit your teeth and bear it.

Advice: Ace of Cups: Enjoy the time. Let yourself sink into the new emotional space that distance lets you enjoy. This is all about you. When you are on your own , let yourself enjoy it. You don't have to answer to anyone else's demands. Love is building and growing and inviting you to surf along its waves. Refresh yourself on how it feels.

Week 4: Five of Pentacles: money will be tight and this is a warning about not getting into too much financial trouble and not sinking into a sharing of doom. Watch your physical resources and don't share what you don't have. Neither a lender nor a borrower be.

Advice: Knight of Pentacles (six of wands): whatever your goal this week you will be successful but you will need to do it slowly, steadily and methodically. Test everything. Be dull. Be repetitive. Check every clause and every nuance. Your outcome will be successful. Phd News?

Week 5: Ace of Wands: You will find a bit more of a sexual element in the air this week. The excitement will be rising and you'll be thinking, why not?

Advice: Take your time and be patient. There's no need to rush anything. If he isn't willing to wait then he isn't worth waiting for.

Month = 6; The Lovers - deciding , communicating, vacillating, not deciding.
Advice = 5; do things the right way; traditionally; play by the rules; find out what the rules are; you'll be back in a work environment in no time; you may be back at school soon.

Daily Card Exercise #12

2011-05-29T11:32:00.001+01:00

Please make a sentence from the following three cards

Justice - Seven of Swords - Hermit

*These cards are drawn with no question in mind, they are only designed for this exercise which helps with tarot skills.

Comment or email me if you would like to ask a question and have your reading be part of the daily exercise.

Daily Card Exercise #11

2011-05-28T11:30:00.000+01:00

Please make a sentence from the following three cards

Eight of Cups - Chariot - Five of Cups

*These cards are drawn with no question in mind, they are only designed for this exercise which helps with tarot skills.

Comment or email me if you would like to ask a question and have your reading be part of the daily exercise.

Daily Card Exercise #10

2011-05-27T11:49:00.000+01:00

Please make a sentence from the following three cards

Emperor - Nine of Pentacles - Ten of Wands

*These cards are drawn with no question in mind, they are only designed for this exercise which helps with tarot skills.

Comment or email me if you would like to ask a question and have your reading be part of the daily exercise.

Daily Card Exercise #9

2011-05-26T18:26:00.000+01:00

Please make a sentence from the following three cards

Four of Cups - Queen of Cups - Two of Pentacles

*These cards are drawn with no question in mind, they are only designed for this exercise which helps with tarot skills.

Comment or email me if you would like to ask a question and have your reading be part of the daily exercise.

Daily Card Exercise #8

2011-05-25T14:30:00.000+01:00

Please make a sentence from the following three cards

The Sun - Two of Cups - Knight of Pentacles

*These cards are drawn with no question in mind, they are only designed for this exercise which helps with tarot skills.

Comment or email me if you would like to ask a question and have your reading be part of the daily exercise.

Daily Card Exercise #7

2011-05-24T20:41:00.001+01:00

Please make a sentence out of the following three cards

Seven of Swords - Nine of Pentacles - Wheel of Fortune

Daily Card Exercise #6

2011-05-23T10:56:00.000+01:00

Please make a sentence from the following three cards

Hanged Man - Seven of Pentacles - Page of Pentacles

*These cards are drawn with no question in mind, they are only designed for this exercise which helps with tarot skills.

Comment or email me if you would like to ask a question and have your reading be part of the daily exercise.

Daily Card Exercise #5

2011-05-22T11:15:00.000+01:00

Please make a sentence from the following three cards

Knight of Swords - Ace of Swords - Queen of Cups

*These cards are drawn with no question in mind, they are only designed for this exercise which helps with tarot skills.

Comment or email me if you would like to ask a question and have your reading be part of the daily exercise.

Daily Card Exercise #4

2011-05-21T09:21:00.000+01:00

Please make a sentence from the following three cards

Wheel of Fortune - Knight of Cups - Page of Wands

*These cards are drawn with no question in mind, they are only designed for this exercise which helps with tarot skills.

Comment or email me if you would like to ask a question and have your reading be part of the daily exercise.

Daily Card Exercise #3

2011-05-20T08:43:00.000+01:00

Please make a sentence from the following three cards

Two of Cups - Page of Cups - Eight of Swords

*These cards are drawn with no question in mind, they are only designed for this exercise which helps with tarot skills.

Comment or email me if you would like to ask a question and have your reading be part of the daily exercise.

Yasmin Boland's Moonology

2011-05-19T23:42:00.000+01:00

Yasmin Boland's Moonology site is a simple yet beautifully written daily tidbit of advice surrounding the moon's movements. I'm posting Friday's comment to give you a flavour of how simple and useful her work is. She is one of my favourite astrologers.

See her website and sign up (for free) to her daily mailings.

Friday May 20

Moon Meditation: “Love heals…”

Moon into Capricorn: The Moon moves through Capricorn today as the planet of love, Venus, prepares to meet with the planetoid of healing, Chiron. If there is something in your life which is hurting you or has hurt you and you want to heal from it and move on, today is the day to send love to everyone involved in the situation. Simple sit quietly and breathe. Imagine the person or the situation in a pink bubble, send it love and watch it float away – it's that easy

http://www.yasminboland.com/

Daily Card Exercise #2

2011-05-19T14:54:00.001+01:00

Please make a sentence from the following three cards

Temperance - Judgement - The Sun

*These cards are drawn with no question in mind, they are only designed for this exercise which helps with tarot skills.

Comment or email me if you would like to ask a question and have your reading be part of the daily exercise.

Tarot reading, giveaway

2011-05-19T14:25:00.001+01:00

Dear all,

I have been running this blog for a little while now but it has been inconsistent at best. I started contributing more regularly at the end of last year but then gave birth to my little girl and had to take another break.

I am ready to make the effort now and am starting off with a giveaway.

I am offering two prizes: one three card reading and one celtic cross reading. The first person drawn gets the reading they chose.

Rules:

You have to be a follower of the blog to take part.

Just retweet this post and comment to let me know which reading you would like. That's all!

The giveaway closes on June 2, 2011.

Prediction of who will leave the Apprentice, UK, tonight [season seven, episode three]

2011-05-18T10:46:00.001+01:00

The Apprentice is back on our screens in the UK for its seventh season. The first week started with a double treat of two episodes which means two candidates are now gone. Today we have the third episode and the demise of the third rejected candidate.

I thought this would be a good opportunity to try out a new technique. I'm going to draw a card for each candidate until I arrive at the Fool which will indicate the person who Lord Sugar turns to and speaks those fateful words.

Shuffle the deck and cut twice. If doing your own guessing, then please leave some feedback.

Leon Doyle -
~~Alex Britez Cabral~~
Melody Hossaini
Felicity Jackson
Edna Agbarha
Susan MaEllie Reed
Helen Louise Milligan
Natasha Scribbins
Vincent Disneur - the Fool.
Jim Eastwood
~~Edward Hunter~~
Gavin Winstanley
Tom Pellereau
Glenn Ward
Zoe Beresford

Update: Vincent Disneur went into the board room but was not kicked off last night. The person who was fired was Gavin Winstanley. Let's see how we do next week.

What do you do with cards that are missing from the tarot deck?

2011-05-18T10:32:00.000+01:00

This morning I drew my daily tarot cards and I only noticed later that the Knight of Swords was missing from the deck. Sometimes I like to think that the right cards were drawn anyway but today I took it as an opportunity to redo my cards. They weren't looking so fun in the first place.

What do you do when you find that cards that are missing from the tarot deck that you are using?

Daily Card Exercise #1

2011-05-18T10:28:00.000+01:00

Please make a sentence from the following three cards

Four of pentacles - Hermit - nine of swords

*These cards are drawn with no question in mind, they are only designed for this exercise which helps with tarot skills.

Comment or email me if you would like to ask a question and have your reading be part of the daily exercise.

New video : Havaianas Rain or Shine mini-festival (part 2)

2011-05-10T18:31:00.000+01:00

Twitter suggestions #tarotfollow

2011-01-07T20:46:00.000Z

Who? Theresa the Tarot Lady

Why? The Tarot Lady does readings and also teaches tarot. She has been published in Tarosophist International Magazine as well as on other blogs such as TABI Tarot Blog and Tarot Elements. She is also a regular contributor to Astrocreeps and TarotFreaks blog.

She hosts a monthly Blog Talk Radio show, The Tarot Lady show where she offers free live tarot readings for the listeners and co-hosts with Storm Cestavani on Psychic Friends Now bi-monthly. And last but not least you can find her on Beyond Worlds, the Blog Talk Radio show for tarot education.

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Reading for 2011 - January

2011-01-03T18:26:00.000Z

January

6 of Cups - 2 of Pentacles - Knight of Pentacles (2 of swords) >> Page of Pentacles (Temperance)

Spending much time reminiscing and alone while trying to figure out how to get as much sorting out of as the baby is due to arrive at the beginning of February and I have yet to set up the cot. The cards add up to 8 which is the Major Arcana card Strength. This suggests that there will be a lot of physical work but it will be done and with grace. The knight of pentacles combined with the clarifying card 2 of Swords, indicate that the pace may be a little too slow and that I show focus on getting things done rather than feeling nostalgic about what I am letting go. This could also be a good time to revise any thoughts about income and try to deal with financial situations. The balance will need to be maintained (Temperance) for anything new.

Tarot Spreads: A New Year And Tools For Looking Ahead

2010-12-31T17:54:00.000Z

Happy New Year everyone and I thought I would share some of my rituals for ending the year. I have two spreads which I usually do for the upcoming year and one for January and every month.

The first spread is a Horoscope Spread with three cards drawn for each house 1 to 12 and one overall category. This is drawn for each quarter of the year ahead: January to March, April to June, July to September, October to December.

Method:
I shuffle the deck and cut twice and put the piles back together. I draw one card for each house. I then shuffle again and do the same for a second card for each house and then a third. This allows specific cards to come up more than once in each house and this adds to the emphasis.

The meanings of each house are taken from the astrological associations. See the following link for detailed explanations of each one.

House 1: Physical body, Self, beginnings
House 2: Money, income, finances
House 3: Siblings, neighbours, short trips, communications
House 4: Home, family
House 5: Children, games, romance
House 6: Illness, work, duty, daily routine, pets
House 7: Spouse, committed relationships, law suits, open enemies,
House 8: Sex, death, taxes, other people’s money
House 9: Long distance travel, religion, the law, higher education, philosophy
House 10: Mother, career, profession, public standing
House 11: Friends, groups, social activities, societies
House 12: Solitude, hospitalization, sacrifice, hidden matters, secret liaisons, secrets
Overall:

The second spread is a three card reading for each month of the year ahead: January, February, March and on to December.

Method:

I shuffle the deck and cut twice and put the piles back together. I draw one card for each month. I then shuffle again and do the same for a second card for each month and then a third. This allows specific cards to come up more than once and this adds to the emphasis.

I give my three card readings the following positions - 1 - current situation; 2 - base of the matter; 3 - atmosphere or feel of the situation.

January:
February:
March:
April:
May:
June:
July:
August:
September:
October:
November:
December:

I will save the monthly spread for the future. Good luck everyone and I wish you the most wonderful 2011.

Tarot Reading Sale At '78 Notes To Self'

2010-12-29T12:49:00.000Z

There are only a few days left now for the tarot reading sale on 78 Notes To Self. Prices have been reduced by 25% meaning you pay $30 instead of $40. You can also purchase a gift voucher at the $30 price but all of this is only available until 1 January.

http://78notes.blogspot.com/2010/12/holiday-reading-sale.html

Note: Tarot Talk is not affiliated with the 78 Notes To Self website, we gain no money or any kind of exchange for this post. This is not an advertisement but merely a heads up.

Books: Eight of Swords by David Skibbins

2010-12-29T12:02:00.000Z

Tarot Talk does its best to feature all things tarot related and this post is part of our Tarot Book series.

Eight of Swords by David Skibbins won the 2004 Malice Domestic/St. Martin's Press contest for Best First Traditional Mystery and was recently republished in 2006 by Minotaur Books.

As with all the books featured on our blog, there is a tarot connection. See what you think of the plot:

Warren Ritter, a former leader in the Weather Underground, changed his identity 30 years ago; but now he's on the run, both from the Feds and from some of his former associates. Working as a tarot reader in Berkeley, Ritter finds nothing good in teenager Heather Wellington's cards, and she is promptly kidnapped. Soon Warren is being framed for the murder of Heather's mother. With the help of a computer expert, he sets out to solve the murder and escape the frame. (His future on the lam is also in jeopardy after his sister recognizes him.) Ritter's past gives his character some depth, as does his bipolar condition. The first-person narration draws the reader into this likable hero's underground life, and the well-drawn Berkeley setting effectively sets the counterculture tone. Winner of the St. Martin's Minotaur/Malice Domestic Contest for Best First Traditional Mystery. Sue O'Brien
Copyright © American Library Association.

Resource: #9 Maralee Fox-Heins' Blog

2010-12-27T15:11:00.001Z

Maralee Fox- Heins has been a constant and insightful presence in the tarot world for years. Her tarot spreads and advice are an invaluable resource for anyone of any level practising for themselves or working with other people. I would like to share with you her website which contains information on the tarot, provides an oracle and some self-help tips.

Maralee has been kind enough to offer readers of Tarot Talk her Silver Bell spread which at this time of year is a useful and essential tool in any reader's bag of tricks. Please enjoy and I hope you find it useful.

The Silver Bell Spread (© 1991 Maralee Fox-Heins) was designed to reflect upon where you have been as well as taking a peek at where you are likely to be headed in the upcoming year. It is also a wishing spread that should be done either on Yule or X-mas Eve. It is shaped like a bell with a star off to the right. You make a wish and write it down before you begin shuffling the cards. Then you place your wish where Card position #9 will be. After laying out the bell shape, you would then place Card #9 directly over your wish. If the card you chose is favorable then your wish is very likely to manifest within the year. If the card chosen is less than favorable, there is a likelihood of obstacles that need to be overcome or that a possible adjustment is needed to the wish you made.

Card #1 - Significator

Card #2 - What this year has taught you

Card #3 - What you will learn in the coming year

Card #4 - What you still need to work on

Card #5 - What you are leaving behind

Card #6 - Where you are headed

Card #7 - Your hopes and dreams

Card #8 - Where you will find yourself by next holiday season's end

Card #9 - The result of the holiday wish you made.

For more of Maralee's spreads please go to her website. Let us know how you get on with the spread.

http://www.maraleefoxheins.com/

Books: Solange by Rodric Cascio

2010-12-26T10:58:00.000Z

This is an intricate suspense novel that flits between 1932 and the present day. This is a time-travelling, tarot card-reading thriller with the evil Solange doing readings in New Orleans and somehow finding her salvation lies in the story between the main characters.

Solange by Dr. Rodric Cascio is the first in a series of novels featuring Madam Solange Deshotel.