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Celebrating the Crone

Mon, 02/20/2012 - 13:33 — Christiana

In Some Pagan traditions, we see the divine feminine as a triple Goddess.  She is Maiden, Mother and Crone.  We can also see these three faces of the Goddess as the three stages of womanhood.

Sadly, Western society seems to revere women in the maiden stage of life a lot more than  it reveres mothers and crones.  This causes women to long for their youth, rather than choosing to celebrate the wisdom that comes with age.

4,5,6 – Pushing Out of the Comfort Zone

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 13:49 — Christiana

 

I have been thinking a lot about the 4-5-6 cards in tarot.

Traditionally, 4 is the number of security, and stability.  But if you look at some of the 4 cards in tarot, you can see that security and stability sometimes form a comfort zone that is very limiting – we become stuck within a box.

Many tarotists see 5 as a number of conflict, because there is so much conflict depicted in all the tarot fives.

Sacrifice – The Hanged Man

Fri, 01/20/2012 - 09:31 — Christiana

The tarot card 'The Hanged Man'We discussed Card 12 of the Major Arcana in a tarot class last week.  As with any deep study of a card, we looked at it from a number of different perspectives.  That is a particularly funny statement to make about the Hanged Man, though, because the Hanged Man is all about perspective.

The Deck in Your Head

Sun, 12/11/2011 - 17:45 — Christiana

Do you have a tarot deck in your head?  For me, this is really a prerequisite for a great professional (or aspiring) reader.

As beginning students, we spend a lot of time looking at tarot images.  We try to memorize key words and meanings.  As we become familiar with the images, we find deeper ways of understanding the cards, based on what we see in the pictures.  The pictures speak to our intuition, as well as to our logical mind.

How to Really Learn Tarot

Wed, 10/12/2011 - 16:03 — Christiana

So you’ve done it.  You’ve bought a deck of tarot cards, or maybe dusted off the ones in the attic.  You bought a tarot book, or borrowed one from the library.  You’ve started a tarot class at your local adult education program, New Age center or church.  Maybe you found a tarot webinar to attend online.

You attend your first tarot class.  At some point it dawns on you.  There is a lot here to learn!  Tarot is a complex body.  Seventy-eight cards represent a lot of work.

Tarot Friends

Thu, 10/06/2011 - 07:04 — Christiana

Tarot people – that is, tarot hobbyists, students, collectors, philosophers, writers, teachers and readers – are a diverse group of people.  As far as I can see, we hold nothing in common for sure except tarot.  Tarot crosses lines of race, gender, sexual identity, age, politics, religion and class.

But your tarot friends are your best friends.  Why?  It is, I think, because we share a common language.  To be able to say to someone, “Today was the Tower for me,” and have them inherently understand exactly what you mean, creates immediate emotional intimacy and compassion.

Tarot as Storyteller

Thu, 09/29/2011 - 06:29 — Christiana

Tarot is a storyteller in many ways.  First, the cards themselves, in order, tell the story of the Fool, who represents each one of us in life.  Understanding the story of the Fool’s Journey is critical to understanding modern tarot philosophy.

Tarot cards are archetypes; symbols that we all inherently understand.  Each archetype tells a story of human experience.

The Significance of Significators

Tue, 09/06/2011 - 17:26 — Christiana

TemperanceTarot readings styles have changed a great deal over the last century. Tarot is a very young art, and will always continue to evolve and change.

One of the traditions that has changed a great deal is the tradition of significators.

What is a significator?

A significator is a card that signifies a person.

Choosing a Professional Reading Deck

Fri, 08/26/2011 - 16:23 — Christiana

I know a lot of tarot professionals.  Some of them are also deck creators.  For them, I bet it is easy to figure out which decks to use for professional readings.  My peers, friends and students own and use a vast array of tarot decks.

I wear decks out at the rate of about five a year or so.  I have been through numerous copies of Spiral Tarot, Robin Wood Tarot, Hanson Roberts Tarot, Universal Waite Tarot, Connelly Tarot and World Spirit Tarot.

Connecting with the Wands and the Pentacles

Sat, 08/20/2011 - 13:47 — Christiana

Joanne Matthew and I are in a loop of inspiring each other’s posts on this site. In her most recent post, she says that the Cups and the Swords are the most important suits, because most of us spend our time in our head, and in our hearts.
I absolutely agree this is the way it is in our culture. I don’t think it’s always a good thing.
I would argue, too, that all the suits are equally important, we Westerners just tend to focus more on thinking and feeling than we do on doing and be-ing.
In fact, we can use this line of thought to bring better balance to our lives.

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