Three Styles of Tarot Reading For Clients

This is the second in a series of articles designed to help my clients get the most out of their readings. The first article is about how to formulate your question(s) for your reading. This article will focus on the style of readings that I offer. I want client to consider not just what theirContinue reading “Three Styles of Tarot Reading For Clients”

Another Exciting Announcement!

Hi everyone! For those of you who are interested in Pagan spirituality, mysticism and all things magickal you’ll be happy to hear that my new YouTube channel with my friend Dru from Creations from the Hallow is up and running. So please check it out! We also started a Patreon community. Some of the tiersContinue reading “Another Exciting Announcement!”

Exciting Announcement!

My good friend Dru and I started a YouTube channel! Here’s the description from the channel: Firstly, we are not a tarot channel. (At least not exclusively.) Our content mainly revolves around Paganism, the Occult and alternative Spiritual traditions. We consider ourselves to be “Informed Mystics”, meaning we form our own personal gnosis based onContinue reading “Exciting Announcement!”

Questions and the Tarot

Very often people who are new to tarot readings often ask for a “general reading” or just don’t come to their session prepared with any questions. Since this is a common occurrence I wanted to write another blog about the importance of asking questions when you receive a reading. Here is an analogy that cameContinue reading “Questions and the Tarot”

Daily Draws

Most books I’ve read, if not all, that teach the psycho-spiritual (Golden Dawn) approach to Tarot recommend pulling one card a day. They encourage recording your observations about that card’s energies and how they manifest in your daily experience in a journal. I did this practice for years and found it very informative. Those inContinue reading “Daily Draws”

Oracular Tarot: The Ninth Gate Effect

Just as a reminder, here is a blurb from my Oracular Tarot series introduction where I briefly discussed the Ninth Gate effect in tarot: “My first area of exploration in this series will be what Gordon White of Runesoup.com coined the “Ninth Gate Effect.” Which is the literal manifestation of the Hermetic principle “as aboveContinue reading “Oracular Tarot: The Ninth Gate Effect”

Oracular Tarot – Context

This blog examines how context plays a role in tarot reading. In the world of tarot context is needed to anchor a reading and connect the messages that come through in a way that is relevant to mundane reality so they can be understood on a conscious level. As discussed in the last blog theContinue reading “Oracular Tarot – Context”

Book Recommendation: Deep Work – Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, by Cal Newport

I think at first when people hear someone encouraging them to quit social media they feel some resistance, okay in some cases a lot of resistance. But most people I talk to about this issue recognize that social media and smartphone use is not something that enhances their quality of life, yet they resist stoppingContinue reading “Book Recommendation: Deep Work – Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, by Cal Newport”

Tarot Predictions: Pandemic Spring 2021

I asked the Tarot what will happen with the COVID pandemic this spring. I started by looking at these cards as one cohesive message. Then I looked at it by month March, April and May. The cards point to 8 more months of vaccines being directed as a result of government taking charge of theContinue reading “Tarot Predictions: Pandemic Spring 2021”

Oracular Tarot Series – Approaches and Styles

In the introduction to this series, I mentioned a quote from Arthur Waite, he said “The true Tarot is symbolism; it speaks no other language and offers no other signs.” Despite my choice to move away from the Rider Waite Smith (RWS) system of reading I must admit I think that Waite is correct, atContinue reading “Oracular Tarot Series – Approaches and Styles”