Tuesday, May 03, 2005
What’s in the Cards for You?
A new book is comming out that looks at the science behind the tarot. Here is a tid-bit of the article that may grab your interest:
So back to our original question: why bother with Tarot? Here’s one answer, supported more by science than speculation: Tarot cards are a powerful, flexible, visual short-cut to creative thinking on demand. The images, numbers, and keywords on the cards give our powers of associative thinking a jolt, forcing us to see our situation from an entirely different perspective.[Read More ...]
Sunday, May 01, 2005
The Eight of Swords
The book The Eight of Swords was released in this past April. Here is one review that I have found:
The book won the St. Martin/Malice Domestic contest for best first traditional mystery, the first time ever a man has won, and is a good example of how elastic the subgenre often mislabeled as "cozy" can be. The story may be a little short on clues, but the author exactly nails the Berkeley scene, which hasn't changed much since Warren's days as a student radical in the late '60s.It's about a guy who does tarot readings for people, but doesn't really believe in them. He finds that one spread is very disturbing for his client. After his client disappears and her mother is murdered, he does a little snooping with some detictive work. [Read More ...]
Making Friends With the Qabalistic Tarot
Working with the Qabala with your tarot cards can prove interesting and enlightening. I found this small item in the Santa Cruz Sentinal paper from California
MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE QABALISTIC TAROT: A spiritual system that makes peace between the religio-spiritual tradition of East and West. Acquaints you with the basics of the Qabalistic Tarot with author and teacher Amber Jayanti. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday. Santa Cruz School for Tarot and Qabalah Study. Details, call 423-9742.[Read More ...]
The cards speak to you
Priyanka Haldipur speaks with Kamala Ramana, a tarot card-reader who reveals how facing one’s inner fears can be a herculean task.Kamala speaks of chanting the Hanuman Chalisa to help herself stay strong. One rule that she trys to go by is to only do a reading for an individual no less then every six months.
“Sometimes, people tend to get hooked on to the cards. They come running to me for advice on the most mundane of issues. However, I’m careful not to allow dependency.Last but not least, the article closes with a comment about redefining yourself every 10 years.
“I make sure they keep a gap of atleast six months before their next tarot session. I can only read their cards, not live their lives for them,” she states.
“Every ten years you must recreate yourself to be interesting- to your spouse, yourself, and the rest of the world, to sustain relationships and bring something novel to your life.” An interesting mantra to an interesting person.[Read More ...]
Thursday, April 28, 2005
The opinion of Michael Dummett
Many comments on the history of the Tarot today. I believe in Europe, Tarot decks are used commonly to play a card game of Tarot. I haven't seen how this is played, but I have read about it from time to time.
in The Game of Tarot(London, Duckworth, 1980):[Read More ...]
- Dummett suggests the date of the Visconti di Modrone as around 1445.
- His summary of Steele, Decker, Kaplan and his own arguments for the date of the Visconti di Modrone are given below, in the paragraph beginning “However...”
- He suggests that Steele’s argument for the marriage of Filippo and Maria of Savoy is unlikely, since it is too early for Bonifacio Bembo and the marriage was unfortunate.
- Decker’s arguments for a Sforza commission for all three decks is dismissed on the basis of the Coins suit bearing Filippo’s coins (we are not told exactly *when * Filippo Maria Visconti issued these coins however – perhaps a good question)
- Finally he takes issue with Stuart Kaplan’s opinion that the Brambilla is the earlier of the two packs, and that the Visconti di Modrone was a wedding present in 1441.
- Preceding that is a section which concerns an argument between him and the Deckers concerning the number of cards in the earliest pack.]
[Dummett’s comments concerning the cards in the text, notes and bibliography]
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Deceased Tarot reader honored by friends
It's nice to see how people care for each other and take notice of there skills even after death. I hope to be remembered in a similar manor when my time passes.
The small group of eight women who wanted to remember White gathered at an old cemetery overlooking Bennington near Main's home. They shared stories and laughed, said Main, each bringing candles, flowers, feathers and stones into the woods as an offering.[Read More ...]
Thursday, April 21, 2005
2104: Yasmin tells Adam to move out
Soaps & Drama in the UK
Doug warns Babs to keep her tarot predictions to herself in future for fear of upsetting anyone else after Yasmin.[Read More ...]
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
A seer withan ancient system handicaps celebrity romances
Author of "Glynis Has Your Number" and a frequent guest on talk shows, McCants uses numbers relating to a person's birthday and name to figure out individual personalities, attitudes and "life paths." Comparing the numbers of famous couples to predict their compatibility has become her specialty.[Read More ...]
Saturday, April 16, 2005
The Oldest Tarot Cards
The picture "Apollo with Daphne" presents, according to art researcher Maike Voigt-Lüerssen (compare Tarot News of April 2004), the young Milanese duke Galeazzo Maria Visconti and his wife Bona of Savoyen in the year 1468, at the opportunity of their marriage in the role of Apollo and Daphne. We cannot control the validity of this attribution in the moment, so we've no specific opinion about it.[Read More ...]
Tarot or Not Tarot?
A tarot reading tells a story. Each card in its placement within the reading is part of the story. It's a story of influences and energies. Sometimes tarot readings refer to specific things or events in the world, other times the wisdom is shared in the form of amorphous, less specific references.[Read More ...]
Prediction: Tarot decks, readings soon will become mainstream
The images on tarot cards can seem menacing, even evil. But a modern tarot reading doesn’t feel like a journey into the heart of the dark arts. In fact, tarot cards — along with many pursuits under the ‘‘metaphysical’’ label — have moved toward the mainstream.[Read More ...]
Martin unveils tarot secrets
The Women's Center presented an Introduction to Tarot class Thursday night as the final night of their "Discovering the Intuitive You" series. Led by Dawne Martin, a UConn alumna and transformational healing specialist, the evening featured explanations of the art of tarot readings, the meaning behind each card and brief readings for all.[Read More ...]
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
The Lord of the Rings Tarot Deck & Card Game
I got this deck for a few reasons.
1. I like Lord of the Rings movies
2. It's a tarot deck
3. It has it's own game
We played a few rounds of the game when I first got the deck. But since then, I haven't touched it. Cards have descriptions of sceens from the book. The game is simple enough to learn and would make a great gift for anyone you may know who is a large fan of the books, movies, cartoons, etc.
Tarot of the Cat People
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
The Instant Tarot Reader
The Instant Tarot Reader a.k.a. The Zerner/Farber Tarot Deck
I was literally shocked that my sister in-law said I could take a picture of her cards and put them on my tarot blog. I find these cards to be very unique and suits her perfectly. They are a little thinner then the standard playing card. Each card has pictures made from different textiles, lace, and variouse found objects. She pointed out to me that they use the suite of hearts instead of cups. There are also princesses and princes.
There are 78 cards in the deck.
Four suites: Swords, Wands, Hearts & Pentacles
Each suite is identifiable by the background color of the text found at the bottom of each card. There is also an icon on the left of the text.
Court Cards: Princess, Prince, Queen, King
The pattern on the back of the cards is the same when turned upside down. However, upon closer observation, you can read the copyright and some notes. This allows you to easily determine how to flip the card so that it is not reversed.
All of the pip cards, as well as the court and major arcana have images on them.
The book is a hard-back book with 342 pages.
Ravenswood Eastern Tarot
Ravenswood Eastern Tarot
This is my very first tarot deck. I purchased it at a magick shop that I used to hang out at in Pittsburgh called Aziz. I picked this deck because it was small and I could color it in. I figured it may help me to learn tarot a bit more and also let me express my creativity. I colored a few cards with coloring pencils - but the glossy card stock was hard to use. The only thing I can imagine to use on these that would work best is a fine tipped marker. I'm not one who likes solid colors on my tarot cards.
This deck primarily has images depicting those from persia.
Shapeshifter Tarot
Tarot de Paris
Tarot de Paris
I purchased this deck because of the artwork displayed on the back of the box. Most images are of statues around Paris. The illustrator then changed them with graphic editing software to create stunning visuals. Upon opening the box, you will see a very nicely made hard-back book along with a silk-like cloth of a stained class pattern. After picking up the book, my heart sank. The deck is oversized and cumbersome. The paper is light weight - not thick like most card stock. Also, along the edges of the cards I noticed notches as if these cards were punched out of a larger paper. Quality seems to have been poured into the books materials rather then the deck itself.
If you are thinking of getting this deck for someone as a gift, or for yourself, then keep in mind that a lot of statuse are nude but not pornographic.
Tarot of The Old Path
The Dragon Tarot
