Quite few people are asking me to interpret cards they have drawn for themselves lately. Here, and on a few other sites where I write. I used to try to do it, but I’m not going to any more… Let me explain why I won’t interpret your tarot cards: Continue reading
Revelations Tarot – love that reversed Two of Cups!
I have a confession. I rarely read with reversed cards. I happen to think that the whole of the human experience is accurately reflected in the 78 upright cards. However, I’ve been thinking about it more lately and have tried incorporating reversals into my readings. I have some problems with them though. Continue reading
Here’s a thing. When you use different decks, do you use different meanings for the cards? I 
suppose many do, especially if using oracle decks or those not based on the Rider-Waite system. However, I learned with one deck, the Robin Wood; therefore whatever deck I use, in my mind I reference the Robin Wood. Even when using a very radical deck, such as Songs for the Journey Home. Continue reading
You’re smiling and shuffling your deck of tarot cards, chatting to your client. You pause, tuning in to whatever you use to get yourself in the right frame of mind. You cut the deck and lay down two cards. As you turn them over your heart lurches sickeningly. Right next to each other are Death and the Tower. Continue reading
Long time, no post. Never mind… the reading section has perked up. You should go there and post a question. Talking of the readings, I might well clear them out into an archive, so that they are accessible and I can start the readings 
page afresh.
Meanwhile I noticed that a particular search term was used to find my blog and it sparked the idea for this post. The term was “The Nine of Swords is often referred to as ‘the nightmare card’, do other cards have names too?” Quite a cool question, I thought.
Idly glancing through one of my old tarot journals, I noticed that I always drew my card of the day in the morning. Although I didn’t always check back in at bedtime to record if the card had been useful or accurate, it made me think that perhaps taking a backwards approach might be more useful. If you are still trying to get to grips with the card meanings, how about trying a different tack?
Instead of drawing your card in the morning, switch your journaling habit and draw it at night, when your day is done. Have some questions ready, for example: Continue reading
I’ve had a number of request for readings lately, both here and on other sites, where the seeker has asked, but the card that shows up appears to be unrelated to their question. This can be frustrating and even downright annoying to them, however, I have learned over the years to go with it. Continue reading
Thought I’d write a little piece on one of my favourite cards. This is based on the Robin Wood Eight of Pentacles.
The Eight of Pentacles depicts a boy working in front of a partially shuttered window. He is engrossed in carving pentacles on to round wooden platters. Six completed pentacles, all in various types of wood are fixed to the wall around the window. The boy is working on one and another is waiting to be finished. Through the gap in the shutters we can see a lake, a castle and distant hills.
The Eight of Pentacles relates to focus and concentration. It encourages the viewer to improve her skills, to be able to work alone, to have self-discipline to finish the task at hand. It could be pointing towards a course of study, or the start of a new business or project. It says, “Get your head down and get the job done”. At the same time it indicates that the work is pleasant, something that uplifts you – you are doing something you love. You’re in the zone. Continue reading
When your world falls apart, when your lover leaves, when someone close receives a terminal 
diagnosis, when your house burns down, it feels as though you have been forsaken. Whether you believe in a particular deity, Law of Attraction or whatever, it’s like you’re on your own. Why? You ask. Why me? Why now? Continue reading
Actually, it’s neutral.
I think about death and dying a lot. It’s a subject that fascinates me – the older I get, the more I am drawn to explore what it means. My views on dying have changed a lot since I was a wee, young lass. It was something to avoid at all costs. Of course, it’s still not something I court deliberately but the thought of dying doesn’t hold any fear for me. It’s merely a doorway – whether that be to permanent nothing, or a portal to eternity, none of us really have a clue.
By the way, does anyone know which deck this Death comes from?
“Death doesn’t mean actual death.” You read that all the time in tarot. All the blimmin’ time. Of course it means death, what else could it mean? However, it doesn’t mean you or someone close is about to kick the bucket (though it might). It does mean the end of something you hold dear, or the loss of something you are afraid to let go of. When the Death card appears, know that there is nothing you can do about it, so perhaps it is time to prepare yourself for the inevitable?
If you do persist in holding onto that job or relationship or behaviour or whatever, then the Tower’s gonna come and sort you out good and proper.
