Six Psychic Gifts
Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop! Today’s topic is gifts, provided by Arwen of Tarot by Arwen. She asked, “Do we have them? Do we not? Do we need them?” With this post, I am taking one step back and…
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New Home Tarot Spell and Spreads
If you’ve been following along with my monthly newsletter, you know that I’m in the process of moving from Denver to Seattle. Burien, Washington, to be precise, a suburb immediately south of Seattle. My boyfriend, Hal Weeks, started working for…
Tarot Readings vs. Psychic Readings
Mind Your Own Beeswax A client had a number of concerns that she wanted readings on. I was the second, no third, reader she had ever gone to. What she was about to learn was that there is a big…
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…
Two of Swords: Moon in Libra
September 2019 Tarot Card Astrology: Two of Swords Sailing through her monthly rounds, the Moon drifts through the first third of the sign of Libra on Saturday, September 28, 2019, the day of the New Moon. This planetary placement brings…
Ten of Pentacles: Mercury in Virgo
September 2019 Tarot Card Astrology: Ten of Pentacles Fleet-footed Mercury dashes through the last third of Virgo, the sign of the Virgin, from September 8-14, 2019. We can see the tarot’s Ten of Pentacles unfolding astrologically at this time. This…
Nine of Pentacles: Venus in Virgo
September 2019 Tarot Card Astrology: Nine of Pentacles Venus, the planet of love and harmony, moves through the middle portion of Virgo, the sign of the Virgin, between August 29-September 6, 2019. This heavenly transit plays out the tarot’s Nine…
Cha-ching! Money in the Cards
What Cards in the Tarot Represent Money? Rolling in the dough! Today’s post explores themes of wealth, abundance, and money in the cards. To that end, let’s consider cards that tarot readers love to see turn up when asking about…
Magician’s Tools Beginning Tarot Class Fall 2019
In the Magician’s Tools Beginning Tarot Class, you will learn to read tarot the way I did, by finding the answer in the image on the card. I teach a systematized point-by-point approach that guides you through the steps to…
What’s in a Name: How to Spell the Major Arcana
Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop! Jay Cassels of Sacred Healing posed the question, “What’s in a Name?” Using this theme, the Blog Hoppers are exploring names and numbers. In the esoteric approach to tarot, authors such as Paul Foster…
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…
Ten of Swords: Sun in Gemini
June 2019 Tarot Card Astrology: Ten of Swords The Sun will play the role of the Ten of Swords: Sun in Gemini, completing its journey through the final decan of that sign. This time period brings a conclusion of the…
Tarot Timing Information Chart
Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop! “Tackle timing” is the charge given us by summer solstice blog hop wrangler Arwen of Tarot by Arwen. Timing in the tarot can be a tricky topic. But successfully identifying when something will happen…
Three of Cups: Mercury in Cancer
June 2019 Tarot Card Astrology: Three of Cups Over the course of a week from Monday, June 10, 2019, through Monday, June 17, Mercury enacts the Three of Cups: Mercury in Cancer, traveling through the middle section of that sign.…
Three Types of Tarot Cards
Learn the Three Types of Tarot Cards and Never Buy a Useless Deck Again We all love to collect decks for their beautiful artwork. But many of us also need workhorse decks. How many decks have you purchased that sit…
The Empathic Tarot Reader: Transforming Pain into Healing
By Joy Vernon. First published on the Biddy Tarot Blog in summer 2015. When I was searching for it this week to share with someone, I noticed it was no longer there, so I’m reproducing it here. I edited the…
Four of Wands: Venus in Aries
May 2019 Tarot Card Astrology: Four of Wands Venus moves through the last decan of Aries, the portion of the sign that she rules, for about ten days from late May 6, 2019 to the early morning hours of May…
Tarot Continuing Education
Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop! As the wrangler for this hop, I proposed our topic: tarot continuing education. Last year, Tarot Blog Hop Founder Arwen, of Tarot by Arwen, mentioned in her newsletter that she was taking some tarot…
Five Tips for Reading Tarot for Kids
Kids Love Tarot Cards: Here Are My Top Tips for Reading Tarot for Kids A friend of mine did a tarot reading for kids yesterday. He is a very serious double Capricorn, exclusive Thoth deck user, over age fifty, with…
Good and Bad in Tarot
Good and Bad in Tarot Imagine asking the tarot to advise you on staying in your cushy but unappreciated corporate job or leaving to run your own business. Leave? Five of Coins: A disheveled woman wrapped in a ragged blanket…