Q&A with Joy: Yes or No Tarot Questions
Someone who’s been following my blog for awhile contacted me with a question about yes or no tarot questions. In this Q&A with Joy, I share the pros and cons of yes or no tarot questions and provide a few…
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Q&A with Joy: Rephrasing Questions on Health and Other People
The Tarot Taboos: Reading on Health and Other People Reading on health and other people are two very common questions. And every reader’s Statement of Ethics says they will not read on these topics. But reading for clients includes looking…
Q&A with Joy: How Many Decks Should I Take On Vacation?
Be Sure to Leave Room in Your Luggage for Tarot Decks! “How many decks should I take with me?” A year or two ago, I was reading for a client who was preparing for a retreat that would last several…
Q&A With Joy: Astrology of the Tarot Pages
Astrological Correspondences of the Tarot Pages I was having lunch with a friend the other day and he asked me about the Pages in the tarot. He wanted to know if they had an astrological correspondence. Our discussion led to…
Q&A With Joy: Two Different Decan Rulers
Two Different Decan Rulers If you’re studying astrology and tarot, you are familiar with the planet and sign combinations that correspond to the Minor Arcana numbered cards. But if you’ve started exploring where those correlations come from, you very well…
Q&A with Joy: Is It Okay to Cut Up Tarot Cards for Crafts?
In today’s Q&A with Joy we ask, “Is It Okay to Cut Up Tarot Cards for Crafts?” It depends on the intention for the deck. But there are exceptions! The Question: Is It Okay to Cut Up Tarot Cards for…
Q&A with Joy: Is Tarot Always Right?
Finding a tarot reader who is accurate makes life easier. But every once in a while even the best reader misses something. Maybe they’re having a bad day. But also consider what you are bringing to the table. Is tarot…
Q&A with Joy: Religious Symbolism in Tarot
Is Tarot Religious? It is common to find religious symbolism in tarot, especially in traditional and historic decks. Unfortunately, for modern rationalists this can be off-putting. Does this mean that the scientifically minded should avoid tarot? Not at all. Read…
Q&A with Joy: Is Reiki Buddhism?
Q&A with Joy: Is Reiki Buddhism? The system of Reiki is very adaptable. As a result, different lineages — and even different teachers in the same lineage — teach it differently. The system of Reiki promotes healing, and many teach or…
Q&A with Joy: Does A New Tarot Reading Override an Old One?
Does a New Tarot Reading Take Precedence Over the Previous Reading? Every reader knows that if you ask the same question over and over the cards will start babbling in gibberish. However, if anything about the circumstances has changed, it’s…
Q&A with Joy: The Right Order of the Tarot Suits
Q&A with Joy: The Right Order of the Tarot Suits Have you ever wondered what the right order of the tarot suits is? I have, and so did someone who came into the store yesterday. Discover that order and the…
Q&A with Joy: False Cuts in Tarot
Yesterday I was working with a client and we were rounding out the reading with some quick answers to the last few questions she had. For quick questions like these, my practice is to have the client cut the deck…
Q&A with Joy: Breaking Your Connection with a Destroyed Tarot Deck
Someone contacted me through my Facebook page about a tarot deck that was irreparably damaged due to a tragedy. More than asking just how to get rid of the deck, she wanted to know how to disconnect energetically, emotionally, and psychically…
Q&A with Joy: Just MacGyver It
I was doing a mentoring session with an astrology student. When I asked how the week went, she mentioned that she reviewed the material from last week, read ahead for this week, and looked at some charts. Awesome! “How’d the…
Q&A with Joy: Determining Planetary Speed
OK, I totally admit it. This is my question. I searched everywhere and asked some pretty knowledgeable people and didn’t get an answer that helped, so I had to figure it out myself. Once I figured out the answer, I…
Q&A with Joy: How do I Integrate the NOW Into a Birth Chart Reading
Heather Rose of Enchanted Rose, LLC, who completed my Esoteric Tarot certification program, emailed me with a problem she was running into doing astrological chart readings. Here’s the question: “I have done some chart readings. I feel like I have that…
Q&A with Joy: Which Type of Reiki Attunement is Best?
Nicole, a regular participant in the Denver Traditional Reiki Meetup Reiki Shares, emailed me with a question about the different rituals used for Reiki initiations, commonly called reiju in the traditional lineages and attunements in the Western lineages. Here’s the…
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…
Q&A with Joy: The Questionless Querent
A colleague of mine who is a tarot reader emailed me with a couple questions recently. “What do you do about a client who just asks a general ‘what do I need to know?’” “What about someone you read for but…
Q&A with Joy: Reading About Other People
The following is a transcript, edited for clarity, of a discussion we had in my Magician’s Tools Intermediate Tarot Class this week. One class participant asked about reading about other people. Here’s her question and the discussion that followed: Class Participant: Can you do a tarot…