In May I began my oracular survey of the court cards, which can be read here starting with the Pages. Before I go any further, I want to address gender, or rather sex and the court cards. First a statement: as a diviner, I do not make distinctions a priori in regards to the male … Continue reading Sex in the court
Category: Telling Fortunes
Fortunetelling, cartomancy, divination, augury, with tarot, playing cards, oracles, and all things related to the -mantic art.
The pages of the court
Some time ago I began an overview of the Tarot de Marseille pips, which can also be seen as playing card pips. This overview shared my way of seeing the pips, how I read them in a spread, and how they interact with other cards. I have also done something similar with The Trumps but … Continue reading The pages of the court
Tarot Tradition
I began the week by sitting down on Monday to shuffle the cards and see the week ahead. After doing that and looking down at what came up, I decided that I didn't want to divine for the week ahead, week by week, instead I want to try it month to month. Hence, I didn't … Continue reading Tarot Tradition
The Stairway
Continuing from my previous post about having courage and a good deal of agility, I went down that route out of a realization that I am often too headstrong for my own good. Determined to achieve a specific goal, or vision in mind, unwilling to relent even when all fingers point the other way. It … Continue reading The Stairway
To find the treasure…
The Seeker steps through into the unknown, a demanding proposition requiring strength before her. Sharp teeth gnaw at her fingers, threatening to devour her efforts and kill her resolve. The cold sharp blades open to give way for calming waters. A new road of potential opens, an outgrowth of entanglement that she must breath meaning … Continue reading To find the treasure…
Direction and flow
Now that things are picking up speed, July opens with the vector of the 6 of coins. The 6s are all about flow, the direction and movement of the current, where it's headed and how it's moving. With coins being in the realm of wealth, communication, and exchange, it is only natural to see the … Continue reading Direction and flow
The Poetic Arcanum
These past weeks I have been slowly toiling away at creating another project, The Poetic Arcanum. It is a collection of 22 small and pithy poems pertaining to each of the Major Arcana of the Tarot de Marseille. Each of the poems aim at specifically answering the question, Who are you, with each of the … Continue reading The Poetic Arcanum
Spreads as cartography
Tarot spreads as a cartographic map I am exploring of late how the eye wanders around a given shape. This idea was first introduced to me by Camelia Elias through her teachings in Radiant Reading and also here. It is something most of us card readers already do, except this particular approach is an openly … Continue reading Spreads as cartography
Cards: 5 of Coins
We arrive at this juncture in the middle, the 5 of coins. A solitary coin encased within flowering leaves and two open buds above and below. The heart, the center, the core. There is an emphasis here in the center, the excluded, as the four coins around it are balanced and stable. A seed perhaps, … Continue reading Cards: 5 of Coins
The Yes and the No
I read yes/no questions because I make no distinction from one question to another, they are all questions and I ask the cards all manner of questions. The way I see it, nothing is fixed and as we move about our lives we are constantly making decisions and changing the realms of possibilities for ourselves. … Continue reading The Yes and the No