Within or Without
There are two primary metaphors for describing the flow of spiritual energy in the practice of Reiki Ryôhô. In one, we describe the energy as flowing from above or beyond us. We use words like “channeling” Reiki or being a…
Year 2015
Two of Hearts Tarot Bag
A Romantic Bag For Your True Love Such a pretty bag for such a pretty deck. This lovely bag tells everyone that your heart belongs to tarot! A pair of lace hearts adorns the front of this bag, bringing to…
Peace in Joy
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The Memory of the Sun
On November 3, local author Grace Padilla led the Denver Tarot Meetup in an presentation called “Pen and Ink Tarot.” After opening with a discussion on using tarot for writing and then leading us in a few exercises to warm up our…
Best Practices for Accurate Tarot Readings: Point of View
A student of mine asked me for feedback on a reading she did. Someone had challenged her with a question along the lines of “Will the Muslims take over the world?” Setting aside techniques for rephrasing poorly worded questions, I’d like…
Q&A with Joy: Why Doesn’t the Moon Card Represent the Moon?
Someone posted this question on Facebook in a forum. I’d like to share the question and my response here so that this information is more readily available, and not lost forever in the labyrinth of Facebook. Here’s the question: “As…
Commune, Communicate, Commemorate
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Q&A with Joy: Using the Hebrew Letters in Tarot Divination
A student of the Western Mystery Tradition contacted me asking how the Hebrew letters and their correspondence to the tarot Major Arcana can be used in doing readings. Greetings Joy, Do you use the Hebrew letters of the 22 Major…
Using Tarot to Create a Money Chant
Last night at the Denver Tarot Meetup, DTM Co-Organizer and Tarot Social South Host Linda Bean led us in a wonderful exploration of Paul Foster Case’s correspondences of the musical scale to the tarot cards. After several enlightening exercises, Linda…
Top Ten Places to Find a Lost Tarot Card
There’s nothing like that feeling–both urgent and sinking at the same time–when you flip through a tarot deck trying to locate a particular card and it’s not there. You go through again; you probably just missed it. Not there. Third…
TBH Maninni Deck
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Enterprising Insights: Testimonials
I’ve been working long hours the past couple of weeks developing a new website. My current one was developed in 2009 using FrontPage, an old MS Office program that is no longer supported. And even though my site looks great on…
Golden Dawn Cheat-Sheet Tarot Decks
One of the classes I teach is Esoteric Tarot–reading tarot based on the astrological and qabalistic correspondences as systematized in Book T by Samuel MacGregor Mathers. Each year we are on a mission to find the perfect “cheat-sheet” deck–a deck…
How to Retire a Tarot Deck
Worn. Warped. Dog-eared. Sticky. After heavy use, a deck eventually succumbs to age and grows too damaged to read with. But an elder deck sometimes seems too wise with too many years of experience to just toss aside for a…
Sol in the Small Cards
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The Hopscotch Spread
The Hopscotch Spread is a fun, qabalistically based tarot spread that can provide insight and guidance in working towards a particular goal. Hopscotch Spread Instructions Focus on a question or issue. Shuffle and lay out 10 cards face down according to the pattern…
Ten Steps that Will Guarantee a Great Tarot Reading, Part 2
6. Be open and curious. Don’t close yourself down energetically or physically. Turning away from your reader, crossing your arms and legs, or looking down or away are all common ways people close themselves off from their reader using their physical…
The Hierophant
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Joy’s Lecture on Insurance for Tarot Readers and Reiki Practitioners
If you have questions about insurance for tarot and Reiki, here are some recommendations and resources. I also share which company I currently use! I updated this article in July 2023, editing for clarity, optimizing for Google search, modernizing, and…
Ten Steps that Will Guarantee a Great Tarot Reading, Part 1
1. Take it seriously. Tarot readings really aren’t for entertainment only. In some states, it’s legally required that tarot readers use the disclaimer “For entertainment purposes only.” Even readers who are located where such disclaimers are not compulsory often put…