Extispex: Tarot and Tarot Readings

I’ve gotten a sudden burst of activity over in the tarot-readings section this morning. I’d like to thank everyone who dropped by to ask a question. I’m hoping to get to most of these this weekend, so I’m asking you to be patient. You’re queries will be answered soon.

When doing readings locally, face to face, I tend to get some pretty strong reactions to the decks I use. “That card looks terrible - is something bad going to happen to me?”
“Um”, I say, “thats the 10 of cups, so unless you think long-term happiness is bad…”

Aces: the Aces are elemental essence. The boiling force ready to burst forth. They are the element of the suit in its purest form, and they are the seed, the spark that begins the Journey. The Aces are raw, but full of potential. They are primal.

Back in March I took a long hiatus from reading Tarot online. And boy did I need it. But I’m happy to announce that I’ve re-instated the readings in a new format, one that will be more casual, easier to use, anonymous for the querent, and with a fun new interface.

At this time I can no longer offer online tarot readings, though I will still be doing readings locally. I may return at a later day when there are fewer demands on my time, but at the moment, I feel like this is the right decision for me, and one I feel good about.

On Saturday I participated in the Blogathon, and gave free Tarot readings to anyone who requested one. One card that showed up frequently that night was the Nine of Wands. It came up so frequently that I began to wonder if there wasn’t some message in it for me. One of the evening’s clients asked [...]

I remember I was once on a road trip with an old boyfriend, a Capricorn named Scott, and his friend Jason, who was a Gemini like me. We stopped to eat in a fast food place, ordered our meals, and sat down. After a while, Jason and I noticed Scott was staring at us.
“Whats [...]

I ran across this little announcement today in the Poughkeepsie Journal, about a class being taught in the East Fishkill Public Library called, “Brush up on your Tarot Skills”.

The Chariot
The Chariot is one of the most enigmatic cards in the Tarot. It seems like every cartomancer has a different interpretation of this card - everything from conquest to journeying. At first glance, the traditional symbolism pictured on the the card has little to do with the Chariot’s astrological attributions. After all, what does [...]

Many cartomancers will say that Death is the card most likely to frighten their clients when it turns face up, but I disagree. When Death turns face up on the table, it’s usually accompanied by a clients vaguely uncomfortable disbelief. “Death!” they’ll say, with a bit of nervous laughter, “hehe… I’m not going to die, [...]