Cat Tarot Wrap, Purple Tarot Pouch, Purple Tarot Cloth, Four of Cups: This Might Hurt, Ace of Cups: Sasuraibito Your First Deck There's this really pervasive myth that your first tarot deck should be gifted to you. I don't know where this comes from, but to me that seems a lot like gatekeeping. I wouldn't … Continue reading How do I get started with tarot?
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What’s the difference between sympathy, empathy, and compassion, and why does it matter?
Simon Baron-Cohen (yes, related to Sacha) is a British researcher who developed the idea that Autism is caused by an 'extreme male brain'. This is a very controversial hypothesis. It's the idea that Autistic people, regardless of gender process the world 'through a male lens', have typically male interests, and struggle with tasks that women … Continue reading What’s the difference between sympathy, empathy, and compassion, and why does it matter?
3 Magical Musicians To Uplift Your Tarot Practice
You sit down with your deck of cards, maybe a cup of tea ready, perhaps a reading cloth laid out or a notebook by your side. Most of the time, I practice in silence so that I can focus on the cards in front of me. But music can add extra dimension to a reading, … Continue reading 3 Magical Musicians To Uplift Your Tarot Practice
Court Cards: Practical Pentacles
Sasuraibito tarot The Suit of Pentacles is associated with the element of earth. This suit is very grounded, practical and hardworking. Concerned with matters of the material world, this isn't a very spiritual suit, but it does have a love for nature and abundance. Sometimes called the Suit of Coins, it is also associated with … Continue reading Court Cards: Practical Pentacles
Court Cards: Rational Swords
This Might Hurt Tarot The Suit of Swords contains some of the most painful cards in the tarot. The sword can be used to cut through illusion, and it is used by heroes. But it also can cause pain and suffering. In tarot, the swords represent thoughts, communication, and the mind. Many of us harm … Continue reading Court Cards: Rational Swords
Tarot Deck Review: Considerate Cat
Mac enjoying the Considerate Cat Tarot This review is not sponsored. Considerate Cat Tarot is a crowd funded tarot deck featuring the stories of rescue cats. The deck contains over 150 illustrations of cats, most of them real life cats with stories to tell. Each deck contains 78 cards that stay true to classic Tarot … Continue reading Tarot Deck Review: Considerate Cat
Court Cards: Overflowing Cups
Borderless Rider-Waite-Smith The Cups Suit is associated with water, and represents emotions, love, relationships, intuition, and so on. It focuses on your inner experiences, and how you connect to the world around you. Although it can often be a harmonious suit, strong and uncontrollable emotions can cause us a lot of harm. We see how … Continue reading Court Cards: Overflowing Cups
Court Cards: Fiery Wands
Modern Witch tarot A lot of people struggle to connect with the Court (sometimes known as Face) cards. Maybe it's difficult to relate to royalty (for some maybe not!) or maybe it's because there isn't as much of a story in the images. The Pages all just stand there, the Knights are always on a … Continue reading Court Cards: Fiery Wands
Ten: Cycles and Endings
Borderless Rider-Waite-Smith Card 10 of the Major Arcana is Wheel of Fortune, which represents how your fortune changes, how you can be doing great one day and then be at rock bottom soon after. Have you ever been stressing out and dissatisfied with life, and then the next day something truly terrible happens and you … Continue reading Ten: Cycles and Endings
Nine: One-Track Mind
This Might Hurt Tarot It feels like I'm being called out if I'm procrastinating and pull a Nine of Wands. The Nines cards all ask you to do the work, the kind of work depending on which one you pull. Work isn't just what you do to make money, it's also working on yourself to … Continue reading Nine: One-Track Mind
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