Extispex: Tarot and Tarot Readings

I expected to hate this tarot deck. I assumed the illustrations would be cheesy and the imagery banal and meaningless. From everything I’d seen of it online, it looked more like a gothic fashion accessory than a usable, attractive tarot deck. I’m happy to say that I was wrong, wrong, wrong.
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For me to love a deck, it has to be consistent in the quality of artwork, and in the evocative nature of the symbols and imagery. A few bad, unattractive, or meaningless cards can spoil the whole deck for me.  Its hard to find a deck that is consistent enough for me to want to use, and I almost always do readings with my favourite deck, Crowley’s Thoth Tarot.
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Those mass-produced velveteen bags just won’t do - not for my tarot cards. Nor for my runes, stones, and other magickal goodies. But I can’t sew worth a damn, so I look for good quality bags at an economical price, which are lovingly hand-sewn. Not always easy to find - a quick google will dredge up loads of crap. So for your convenience, I’ve compiled a list of a few of my favourites. It is by no means exhaustive, and if you want to add your favourite tarot-bag maker (or yourself) to the list, then do feel free to leave a comment.
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Richard the Previous says: I don’t really have a focus, but my father strongly believes in past lives. Because it was just his 66th birthday, I’ll do it for him. For some reason, I keep thinking of the 19th century, but I don’t know if it works like that.
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I’ve been reading Tarot for over twenty-five years, but my experience with runes is just a few years old. I resisted exploration of the runes for a long time, even during the 80s when those cheap rune sets seemed to be the fashionable accessory for every would-be witch. Read more

I am happy to offer tarot and divination readings, for free, through Extispex. Some of the issues that can be addressed by divination are relationships, finances, family matters, spiritual matters, past lives and more.

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The Golden Tarot Deck by Kat Black is one of those rare decks that possess not only beauty and artistic quality, but is also very easy to read. The illustrations are gorgeously rendered digital collages of renaissance artwork, and there is a medeival quality about the deck that makes it ideal for those who prefer their tarot images with a more traditional feel.
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It seems every day some idiot out there does or says something stupid to remind me why I am a hermit, why I’ve pretty much withdrawn from society to walk a more solitary path. I love humanity as an abstract concept, but individually there are very few people I actually like.
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As a cartomancer, I hate doing romance readings. To me they’re the worst, and yet those are the ones everyone wants. I would estimate at least half my clients want to know about their love life. Will she meet Mr Right? Will his relationship end? Is she cheating on him? When will he ask her to marry him?
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A few months back I began to feel the urge to seek out a new tarot deck. This happens to me periodically, but I usually end up buying a new deck and within weeks returning to using my tried and true Thoth Tarot, which I’ve been using for over 25 years. Read more