AUTHOR'S NOTE: Here I've taken the explanatory pull from my previous post about this spread and spun it out into a narrative around an imaginary querent (Lady) and the central focus cards (as well as exploring the "second-line" story suggested by the ten extra cards). I'm only going to examine a few key points in … Continue reading A “Lenormand Grab-Bag” 26-Card Example Reading
Life-reading Spreads
The “Lenormand Grab-Bag” – A 26-Card, 5×5+1 Tableau
AUTHOR'S NOTE: To my knowledge, between the 9-card, 3x3 "box" and the 36-card Grand Tableau there is only one non-linear layout, the 15-card, 5x3 mini-tableau (although the 21-card, 7x3 Gypsy spread might qualify). Here is an unconventional attempt to fill that void using the 36-card deck and a single six-sided die as a pointer. It … Continue reading The “Lenormand Grab-Bag” – A 26-Card, 5×5+1 Tableau
The “Actor Out On Loan” Life-Purpose Spread
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I sometimes see online requests for "life-purpose" spreads. (For example, "What should I do with my life at this particular moment in time?") Here is my latest attempt to answer the call. (In retrospect, because the Lenormand deck includes cards that are distinctly positive, negative and neutral, it may be worthwhile to work … Continue reading The “Actor Out On Loan” Life-Purpose Spread
A French Cross Experiment: The Summer Solstice and the Birthday Boy
Since the Summer Solstice is also my birthday, I decided to experiment with the French Cross spread (tirage en croix) that I just learned a few things about. Because both of these events are kind of a "big deal" (one globally - or at least in the Northern Hemisphere - and the other personally) I … Continue reading A French Cross Experiment: The Summer Solstice and the Birthday Boy
“Low-Calorie” Tarot
AUTHOR'S NOTE: It is a well-established premise that the Minor Arcana of the tarot describe routine or mundane factors affecting the life of a querent, the court cards correspond to social matters (or in some cases personal attitudes and behaviors), and the Major Arcana reflect trans-personal, universal or spiritual "big-picture" implications. For a long time … Continue reading “Low-Calorie” Tarot
Qabalistic Triplets: Adapting the Triangles of the Tree of Life to the Three-Card Tarot Reading
AUTHOR'S NOTE: The Qabalistic Tree of Life presents three triangles in its symbolic architecture, one with the apex pointing upward and two pointing down. Here I've adapted these triangles to the three-card tarot reading. In the cases of Fire and Air I introduced the "hidden knowledge" of Da'ath (to which I've assigned the nebulous planet … Continue reading Qabalistic Triplets: Adapting the Triangles of the Tree of Life to the Three-Card Tarot Reading
“The Wish, The Will and The Way” Self-Realization Spread
Here is a deceptively simple spread that permits the reader to examine four different approaches to a situation either singly or collectively: the Way of Action (forceful); the Way of Feeling (emotional); the Way of Thought (cerebral) and the Way of Prudence (practical). There are no specific "outcome" cards, just those that show the means … Continue reading “The Wish, The Will and The Way” Self-Realization Spread
Tarot and Transits: Energizing the Chaldean Decans
"These are the daysWhen you wish your bed was already made"from Manic Monday by The Bangles AUTHOR'S NOTE: Sounds like The Bangles needed a tarot-reader or an astrologer, not a housekeeper and a day-planner. Or maybe both. I'm here to help. In the past I spent a good deal of time correlating all of the … Continue reading Tarot and Transits: Energizing the Chaldean Decans
“This Is The Way:” A “Middle-Ground” Approach to Life-Reading
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I'm always looking for new ways to bring elemental attributes into tarot spread creation. This experimental layout uses both elemental attunement and midpoint numerology to arrive at an adjusted conclusion that does not end with a lopsided "best case" or "worst case" outlook but rather a compromise position that should ideally be more … Continue reading “This Is The Way:” A “Middle-Ground” Approach to Life-Reading
The One-Card Draw as “Barometer of Well-being”
AUTHOR'S NOTE: A long time ago I lost interest and confidence in pulling a daily card to reflect the circumstances and events of the upcoming 24 hours. I found that it was simply too static and failed to offer much "breathing room" for the environment to evolve without bringing intuitive guesswork to bear on its … Continue reading The One-Card Draw as “Barometer of Well-being”
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 