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”
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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”
Oracular Tarot: Series Introduction
Vocabulary.com defines the term oracular as “mysterious, enigmatic, prophetic and probably a little weird.” This beautifully sums up my preferred approach to Tarot. In my series on Oracular Tarot, I will explore the weirdly mysterious, enigmatic, and prophetic approach to reading the cards. The deeper I go into my practice as a tarot reader theContinue reading “Oracular Tarot: Series Introduction”
Reading for Yourself – Selecting a Tarot System
Probably the first choice you make when you start to read Tarot for yourself is what system of Tarot you want to work with. Most people don’t even realize that they have a choice. The Rider Waite Smith is by far the most popular system of Tarot and has been since its creation in theContinue reading “Reading for Yourself – Selecting a Tarot System”