Ancestral Tarot, Grimoire, & Magick
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Reading Tarot in Pairs When you first start learning Lenormand it’s typical to read two cards at a time. Not so with Tarot. In fact a lot of beginner books start with the 10-card Celtic Cross – an approach I’ve always thought was a bit […]
How Do Tarot Patterns Work? I’ll be talking about patterns more in future months, but want to start with this. Statistically, in a six card reading, the distribution of cards is as follows: Majors: 1-2 Each Suit: 1-2 Court Card: 1-2 Number 1-10: 0-1 If […]
I don’t often use Oracle decks. However this morning I wanted to use the Ancestor Spirit and the New Orleans decks together. My question (to the Ancestor deck) was ‘What do I need to do today?” Not surprisingly I drew the Nature Spirits. By the […]
Let’s look at the imagery of Major Arcana 0, the Fool In this deck (White Numen) we see a young girl examining a blue flower, while accompanied by some mystical-looking critters. Falling about her are pyramid-shaped ‘things’ (dog treats?). Over her shoulder is her hobo […]
I loved being interviewed by Mike Conlon as part of the Red Wheel/Weiser Radio Hour. We chatted about my book, Ancestral Tarot, ancestral and family patterns, and working with the cards when healing family issues.