I just received Ciro Marchetti's Tarot of Dreams (the 2015 reissue) today and decided to run it thorough my "personality profile" deck interview spread. This is Ciro's second tarot project, following on the heels of his Gilded Tarot. I consider it a step up in excellence. All images copyright U.S. Games Systems, Inc, Stamford, CT … Continue reading The Tarot of Dreams Deck Interview
Tarot Readings
A Finger-of-Fate Test Reading
As usual, I ran a test reading with the new spread I just posted to see how well it works. I have a moderately challenging home repair task underway. The first half went well, and I'm finishing the rest of it today. I chose that project as my target, pre-selecting the Thoth "Work" card (3 … Continue reading A Finger-of-Fate Test Reading
A Revealing Bit of “Magic”
I just tested my "Opening of the Key" alternative method for finding the focal point of a 21-card elemental panorama (see previous post). The technique produced a 13-card subset that proved to be too unwieldy to read as a line, so I rolled it up into a Celtic Cross spread with a three-card outcome series. … Continue reading A Revealing Bit of “Magic”
The “Gambler’s Option” Test Case
This spread cracks me up! Using the Gilded Tarot, I asked about the advisability of buying a new tarot deck tomorrow. The "odd" line included the 7 of Pentacles, the 7 of Swords, the 9 of Cups, and the Ace of Swords, with the Lovers as the quintessence. Sevens interest me because they represent taking … Continue reading The “Gambler’s Option” Test Case
A “Personal Encounter” Test Reading
I'm always looking for opportunities to test and validate my self-created spreads, and today I had an opportunity to do so with my "Inconvenient Truths" Personal Encounter Spread. We have friends who are going through an acrimonious divorce, and were looking for some hint of how things might go. I used Robert Place's Tarot of the … Continue reading A “Personal Encounter” Test Reading
“We Have Seen the Enemy, and He Is . . .”
I deliberately left Walt Kelly's "Pogo" observation open-ended here. I performed a test reading with my new "Mystic Traveler" spread, asking "What's up with my tarot-reading gig?" I've been an intermittent ("on-call") reader at a local New Age shop for the last year, and was led to believe that I would be at the top … Continue reading “We Have Seen the Enemy, and He Is . . .”
The World Spirit, Second Edition, Deck Interview
This sprawling RWS-based deck is one that I like to use for mundane (that is, non-psychological) questions. It has a rustic, earthy richness that makes it a good autumn and winter deck. I put my "Tell Me No Lies" Deck Personality Profile spread to it, hoping to learn something new about its inner nature. All … Continue reading The World Spirit, Second Edition, Deck Interview
The Extrovert’s Tale
Although it looks like a road-kill turtle, this layout gives a pretty good indication of how the suppressed extrovert within me can find a way out. As shown by the Swords cards in the key positions of Spirit and Senses, I live quite happily - if self-critically - in my own head. But the majority … Continue reading The Extrovert’s Tale
The Introvert is In
I performed psychological triage on myself using the "introvert-extrovert" map, mainly as a demonstration of the reading method (it didn't tell me much I didn't already know). I used the Chrysalis Tarot (really a tarot-oracle hybrid, but it behaved itself this time) for the introvert snap-shot, and the Gilded Tarot for the extrovert version. I … Continue reading The Introvert is In
Recapping the Week
Here is the complete "situational blueprint" layout for the week. I tried to make a convincing story out of the daily "action" cards but found that, once they perform their triggering duty, their influence doesn't spill over into the following day. It's interesting that the first half of the week had absolutely nothing to do … Continue reading Recapping the Week
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 