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A Tarot Spread from a Lenormand 3X3
Scythe, Fish, Lilies from the Gilded LenormandThe Lenormand fortune-telling system has become very popular over the last several years, and new decks are proliferating (some quite faithful, some way...
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Thoth Journal: The Fool 0
I’ve recently gotten back to my Thoth Tarot and thought it would be good to revisit and expand upon my initial impressions of this multi-layered take on the Tarot system. I find the deck both...
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Thoth Journal: Princesses and Potentials
Taking a look at the Thoth Princesses (translate to Pages for RWS-style decks, or Knaves for the Marseille). Aleister Crowley and his artist partner, Lady Frieda Harris, have built a rich set of...
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Tarot Journal: Magicians Compared
© US Games, Inc.Today, I’ll compare the Magus from the Thoth deck with RWS (Universal Waite version) and Druid Craft magicians.The Thoth will always be a contrast to most other decks, particularly...
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Thoth Journal: Virtues I, Justice and Fortitude
The so-called cardinal virtues of Justice, Fortitude (Strength), Temperance, and Prudence are all (well, maybe all) represented in the Tarot deck. Only three are explicitly given as cards, though....
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Thoth Journal: Virtues II, Temperance and Prudence
The Justice and Fortitude (Strength) cards are very clear in their association with the cardinal virtues of the same names. They even have an interesting relationship with each other in having their...
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“I Am” Elementals by Suit
Alison Cross, queen of Tarot court card interpretation, is also an awesome teacher/workshop leader. In one online seminar she ran a few years ago, she asked us to pick two suits and their elements, and...
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Thoth Journal: The Yin/Yang Couple
Comparing Empress (3) and Emperor (4) in the Thoth. Talk about your study in contrasts! Lady Frieda Harris, the painter, decided to go all out. I think I can see her feelings about men here, although...
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The RWS Lovers
Universal Waite, © US Games, Inc.Single-card impressions are useful to solidify your intuitive take on a card’s symbolism. Lots of different aspects to your impressions; it’s a good idea not to...
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The Fool’s Journey: Star Wars Style
US Games, Inc.As part of a Tarot course I took when I got started with seriously learning to read the cards, we were asked to apply the Fool’s Journey through the Major Arcana of the deck to some story...
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A. E. Waite as a Beginning
US Games, Inc. Well, sort of. I’ll backtrack to the pre-Golden Dawn origins of the Tarot, but since I began my Tarot journey ten years ago (and then stopped for awhile and restarted) with a...
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