Mar 15

Rider Waite Smith tarot deck: which version?

Following on from my previous post on what I consider to be the best tarot deck for beginners, I thought I'd give a comparison of the...

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Jun 10, 2020

Tarot for Beginners: FAQ

If you are contemplating getting started on the tarot journey, but are not sure where or how to start, here are my insights to 6 common...

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Oct 11, 2015

Trusting the cards, trusting yourself – Part 3 (also titled: do not fear the 10 of Swords)

Part 1 can be read here. Part 2, here. It was early 2009 or thereabouts. I was in the midst of a rather painful and unsettling time. It...

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Mar 11, 2015

Trusting the cards, trusting yourself – Part 2

Part 1 of the series was published here. Another music festival. One of the stall holders, whom I befriended at an earlier festival, asks...

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Feb 23, 2015

Trusting the cards, trusting yourself

It is May 2013 and I am reading tarot at a local festival. It is hot. The sun beams down on the awning shade cloth above me, and the cosy...

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I write predominantly on tarot and astrology, though sometimes I get sidetracked into folk herbalism, natural magic, and spirit work… altogether a mixed bag of goodies.

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I write predominantly on tarot and astrology, though sometimes I get sidetracked into folk herbalism, natural magic, and spirit work… altogether a mixed bag of goodies.

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