Category Tarot Philosophy

Pips and Decans, Q&A with Joy, Tarot, Tarot Card Astrology, Tarot Philosophy

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…

Joy Vernon
February 15, 2021

Introduction to Tarot, Tarot, Tarot Philosophy, Tarot Tips for Beginners

How to Learn Tarot

How a Newbie Can Learn Tarot Are you a newbie to tarot? You want to do readings, so you check out online articles, videos, podcasts, you even head out to some meetups. But everybody tells you to look at the…

Joy Vernon
October 15, 2020

Best Practices for Accurate Tarot Readings, Free Downloadables, Tarot, Tarot Philosophy, Tarot Techniques

Keeping It Real: Getting Practical Answers from the Tarot

Do your tarot readings always tell you you’re in a period of transformation? That you need to seek balance? Do they inspire you to embrace your truth and reveal your higher self in an ongoing unfolding evolution? Sheesh. Some questions…

Joy Vernon
August 11, 2020

Tarot, Tarot Philosophy, Tarot Techniques

Develop Tarot Keywords Specific to Your Deck

This past weekend I taught an online workshop for the Greater Seattle Tarot Meetup on how to develop tarot keywords specific to your deck. These are my notes from that class. I also link to the video recording that showcases…

Joy Vernon
June 30, 2020

Crafts, Q&A with Joy, Tarot, Tarot Philosophy

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…

Joy Vernon
June 19, 2020

Esoteric Tarot, Golden Dawn, Kabbalah, Magic, Meditation, Spiritual Practices, Tarot, Tarot Blog Hop, Tarot Philosophy, Tarot Techniques

Tarot Traditions and Rituals: Sephirothic Names of Power and the Tarot

I was recently re-reading The Mystical Qabalah by Dion Fortune and came across an interesting comment that suddenly made sense to me in a new way. The comment sparked a possible approach to assist in meditating with the cards. To…

Kabbalah, Tarot, Tarot Blog Hop, Tarot Philosophy, Writing

Numbers and Tarot: An Ordinal Story

Numbers and Tarot: An Ordinal Story, or, The Progression of the Pips The spring wrangler, Jay Cassels of Sacred Lotus Healing, enticed us with the topic Fables and Fortunes. He invited us to explore story as related to tarot, perhaps…

Joy Vernon
March 22, 2020

Esoteric Tarot, Free Downloadables, Tarot, Tarot Blog Hop, Tarot Philosophy

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…

Joy Vernon
December 21, 2019
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Best Practices for Accurate Tarot Readings, Q&A with Joy, Tarot, Tarot Philosophy

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…

Joy Vernon
September 29, 2019

Esoteric Tarot, Pips and Decans, Tarot, Tarot Card Astrology, Tarot Philosophy

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…

Joy Vernon
September 28, 2019