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…
Category 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Nine of Swords: Mars in Gemini
April 2019 Tarot Card Astrology: Nine of Swords The tarot’s Nine of Swords: Mars in Gemini will be played out in the heavens between tax day, April 15, and the end of the month. At this time Mars passes through…
Meditations on the Eight of Cups – Saturn in Pisces
Today’s article is a reprint of my meditations on the Eight of Cups that I first published in 2012. You might also find my tarot card astrology series of interest. Decan: First, the cardinal decan (initiating, generating)Calendar dates for the decan: February…
Meditations on the Seven of Swords – Moon in Aquarius
Today’s article is a reprint of my meditations on the Seven of Swords that I first published on Facebook in 2012. You might also find my recent post Seven of Swords: Moon in Aquarius and my tarot card astrology series of interest. Decan: Third,…
Seven of Swords: Moon in Aquarius
February 2019 Tarot Card Astrology: Seven of Swords The Moon enacts the role of The Seven of Swords tarot card, Moon in Aquarius, during the short period from Monday, February 4, 2019 starting at 11 p.m. and lasting through Tuesday,…
TBH: Odd Tarot Associations
Welcome to the Tarot Blog Hop! Our theme for this hop was provided by Morgan Drake Eckstein, formerly of Gleamings from the Golden Dawn, now officially Occult Garden Parties, and co-hosted by Sharron Basanti of Seeds of Shakti. They challenged…