Psychosomatic: (literally, mind [psyche] and body [soma] "willing to perform" [matos]); an adjective describing a physical illness or other condition caused or aggravated by a mental factor such as internal conflict or stress. In tarot circles it's generally acknowledged that attempting to divine someone's future medical condition in a diagnostic way is professionally and personally … Continue reading Health Readings: A Psychosomatic View
Tarot Spreads
A “Weekly Tone/Daily Tone” Example Reading
To test my new weekly/daily forecast spread, I used my Retro Thoth deck to perform a seven-day reading for the current week beginning Monday, February 21, 2022. I permitted reversals, but in this spread they merely represent a less evident expression of the upright influence. I'm getting good mileage out of the minor and court … Continue reading A “Weekly Tone/Daily Tone” Example Reading
A Creative Approach to Weekly and Daily Draws
A common practice recommended to tarot beginners is to randomly pull one card each day and contemplate its meaning over the course of that day, with the goal of gradually mastering the complex art of interpretation. Unfortunately, this approach to learning can continue long after its initial usefulness fades; the "daily draw" becomes institutionalized and … Continue reading A Creative Approach to Weekly and Daily Draws
A Missing-Person “Sectional” Suspect and Location Spread
Just when you thought I'd gone off the deep end, here is a very simple layout that I will be using in connection with my other more detailed missing-person spreads. (You will need a board-game spinner or other random "sectioning" method to work with it.) As mentioned in the accompanying text, the thrust of this … Continue reading A Missing-Person “Sectional” Suspect and Location Spread
The “Reasonable Certainty” Investment Opportunity Spread
Here is a spread for you "left-brained" types who appreciate a more deductive, methodical approach to tarot reading when warranted. It can be used when the opportunity for any kind of significant investment arises; this can be a financial initiative or any other commitment involving one's time or resources. Note that if you are of … Continue reading The “Reasonable Certainty” Investment Opportunity Spread
The “Three-Ring Circus” Business Health Assessment Spread
I spent many years as a middle-manager in a medium-sized corporation, and since my retirement I've occasionally brought that experience to bear on my development of tarot spreads for assessing corporate strengths and weaknesses. The title refers to some of the mind-boggling management methods I've seen in my time. If there aren't three middle managers … Continue reading The “Three-Ring Circus” Business Health Assessment Spread
The “Left Brain/Right Brain” Split-Decision Spread
AUTHOR"S NOTE: I will follow this up shortly with an example reading showing how it is to be used. To help resolve the endless debate (or perhaps to generate more debate) on whether an allusive, intuitive approach to reading the cards or a literal, logical one is most informative, I decided to create a spread … Continue reading The “Left Brain/Right Brain” Split-Decision Spread
The “Three of a Perfect Pair*” Tarot Card Selection Method
I'm always looking for novel ways to pull cards for a tarot reading. Here I've adopted and also adapted the "card pairing" method of the Golden Dawn as used in the First Operation of the "Opening of the Key." First, I shuffled the deck and pulled a single card to show the "Heart of the … Continue reading The “Three of a Perfect Pair*” Tarot Card Selection Method
The “Offering of the Dog” (OOTD) Pet-Selection Method
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I figured I'd better post this before someone on Facebook steals it and tries to claim it. (For all of you "copyright hawks," the date of creation was the date of publication, February 1, 2022.) This morning I had a little puckish fun with the Golden Dawn's Opening of the Key (OOTK) method. … Continue reading The “Offering of the Dog” (OOTD) Pet-Selection Method
The “Captains of Industry” Business Dynamic Spread
“Business Management” spreads are some of the most challenging patterns to craft since there so many dynamic variables, vested interests and external influences to consider that it can be difficult to decide where to place the focus. You can quickly wind up with a sprawling, multi-armed monstrosity. (Hint: Despite its appearance, this really isn’t one … Continue reading The “Captains of Industry” Business Dynamic Spread
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 