posted May 24, 2017 12:52 PM            

Let's share our knowledge and personal insights of the tarot. Our journeys to proficiency are diverse, which means we have a wealth of information to share with budding readers.

Calling all budding readers!
****************************

Do you need help understanding a card?
A spread?
Wondering how one card relates to another?
Baffled as to what a card means in a spread position?

Ask away!

posted May 29, 2017 02:15 PM            

Exchanges are great for applied practice, but discussion is invaluable for understanding!

------------------
'When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside of you as fate' ~ Carl Jung ~

posted June 19, 2017 02:26 PM            

quote:

---

Originally posted by Voix_de_la_Mer:
TIP: Read the cards, not the book!

---

posted June 20, 2017 11:34 AM            

quote:

---

Originally posted by Voix_de_la_Mer:
That is what I was thinking!

Exchanges are great for applied practice, but discussion is invaluable for understanding!

---

posted August 19, 2017 05:50 AM            

I have a question which I would love to have discussion on and hear everyone's views on. Third party readings. So we have heard that it's not ethical to read for someone who's not present, but when the umpteenth querent asks, "How does X feel about me," what's a good way to rephrase/address the issue without being overly patronising, as in, I know what's best blah blah so we'll just change your question for you...

posted August 28, 2017 05:14 PM            

excuse my tardy reply.
Yes that is a very common question. I have found that if you ask it, the tarot usually paints a picture of the energy between two people or gives information about what may be going on around the 3rd party. They may also give information about the querant's behaviour and its effect on the 3rd party. From this, you piece together your answer. So, technically, you are not directly reading anyone without consent per se. In fact, the tarot simply will not directly give that type of information, for reasons I have yet to understand. There is so much about how tarot operates that we do not know yet. Carl Jung's theory of synchronicity is the best explanation I have come across thus far.

It can also depend on how you interpret tarot information given. I have a psychology background, so I tend to piece together fragments of information given and formulate an interpretation based on those pieces, so it isn't just about intuition with tarot, for me anyway. It's good to have a solid knowledge of human behaviour, thought processes and emotions. The cards are the tool designed to trigger your innate knowledge of the energies and archetypes inherent in the human experience.

posted August 29, 2017 05:26 AM            

I'm quite envious you have a psychology background. For non-psych people, can you recommend something similar? I've actually been thinking about further study in psych/counselling but am not sure what would actually be best.

posted August 29, 2017 04:44 PM            

I believe, as Jung did, that we all have an innate understanding of the forces and concepts that characterise and drive the human experience. I would recommend reading Jung, you can get much of his literature on the net - although, don't start with The Red Book - it's best to ease into that one.

To understand how synchronicity may underpin tarot, you could read his book called Synchronicity.

You do not need a working background in psychology to understand tarot in a psychological way. Through studying or reading about psychology you will begin to think about yourself and the world psychologically - this can be enough to assist you with interpretations.

It is also helpful to have an elementary understanding of the old myths - those that are common across the early people's. How they thought about the sun, gods, earth, spirits, maladies, natural forces, seen and unseen.
I have found Celtic, Norse and Tibetan Buddhist mythology very helpful over the years in expanding how I think about the human experience.

All this, with a healthy dose of honest self-reflection, should help you hone your skills.

posted August 30, 2017 04:38 PM            

Thanks Voice. I will think about other questions that I need to ask here.

This threat is a very good idea!

posted August 31, 2017 02:33 PM            

quote:

---

Originally posted by AwakenSky16:
Really very interesting, this answers my questions about some readings for which I may wonder if I don't pick up only the feelings and emotions of the Querent or his/her way of feeling things, emotions, feelings and events about other person...

Thanks Voice. I will think about other questions that I need to ask here.

This threat is a very good idea!

---

posted October 14, 2017 12:01 AM            

quote:

---

Originally posted by poochycat:
Hi voix

I just saw your thread. I hope you can give me your interpretation of these two cards. I was asking about the progression of a relationship with a male. I keep getting death then lovers. It has really picked up so I don't see an ending. Hope you can help🙂

---

Could be the end of one phase. Then you guys would have to choose which path to take.
Lovers can be about choosing between two things. Death isn't always an ending. It could be a transformation as well.

Sorry, I know you as Voix. I was just giving some food for thought.

posted October 14, 2017 11:26 PM            

My question: Should I accept this job at E if I do get an offer from them?

I pulled The Tower in reverse

posted October 21, 2017 06:25 AM            

sorry I haven't responded to your queries, been off the site for a bit.
I meant for all readers to chip in here and for us to all help each other - which I see has happened in my absence (thanks Debby!).

Poochycat, Death is rarely an ending as we usually perceive 'ends'. As Debby has rightly pointed out, it is about moving from one phase to another. To understand Death in the tarot, we have to understand how the earlier peoples regarded death. The death of the physical body was simply a transformation into another state of being (and this may well be true!).

In your reading about the progression of a relationship, Death could refer to a clear milestone, where an aspect of the relationship moves into a new era. If the Lovers was cast after the Death card, or cast in the most future position, it could refer to a clear commitment being made, with the 'honeymoon period' ending (Death).

As always though, this is not my reading, so this is just one possible interpretation. Use your own instincts as a reader over and above secondhand advices