Deck of the Week : Sign-up Thread: Week 208 : July 25 - July 31

[madhatter00o]

Thanks to everyone who took the time to explain the DotW Daily Draws/Readings threads! Again, I'm still a newbie here, and I just didn't know what to expect. I'm really glad that everyone is being so helpful, even though I ask a lot of silly questions.

If I could ask another thing of you guys, though: would you mind giving me some feedback on the Deck Interview I conducted for my Japanese Myth Tarot? (It's posted in full on the Daily Draws thread. And I do have a link to the photo I took of the spread.) I realize it's a little long, so if you feel overwhelmed with it or just don't have time, don't worry. It would be nice to get other perspectives and learn from you all, though! ^_^

Besides that, I'm learning a lot about my deck, which is terribly exciting! I'm currently working on a project of translating the explanation sheet (like a LWB, but it's a folded piece of card-stock with pictures and stuff) and annotating it with explanations of the links between the cards and myths the author chose to link with them. I'm learning so much about BOTH the Tarot and the mythology! They're mutually reinforcing, and I'm getting a much deeper understanding as I pore over the cards and think about the messages these stories can offer us.

Plus, the illustrations are just gorgeous! I just get so drawn in... ^_^

 

[RiverRunsDeep]

would you mind giving me some feedback on the Deck Interview I conducted for my Japanese Myth Tarot?

I enjoyed reading through your deck interview spread. I am relatively new
to tarot, so I am just as likely to learn from you as you are from
me.

I thought your reading was quite thorough. You seem to have a great
instinct for knowing what the cards are trying to tell you and developing your
own personal meanings. Thanks for including the "myth" part of the
interpretation. Very interesting!

My daily draw for today.

 

[madhatter00o]

RiverRunsDeep:

Thank you for your feedback! It really helps to know that my readings make sense to someone else. I guess since I don't have anyone to read for where I am, it's hard to tell if what I'm seeing is too subjective or not. Having other opinions really helps maintain a level of objectivity, which I think we need as readers.

Thanks again for your time!


Edit to add:

I did my Daily Draw for today: http://www.tarotforum.net/showpost.php?p=4385996&postcount=5

 

[Ivy Rhiannon]

I'd like to join the next one is there a sign up thread?

 

[madhatter00o]

Hey guys!

So in my Daily Draw, I got the Demon/Monster (XV Devil) Reversed. Quite simply, the Devil is a card that has always unsettled me because I'm Christian and the overt reference to evil reminds me all too much of the fine line I'm walking. In spite of that baggage, I've become able to see past the Satanic-looking figure of the RWS deck and can read the card for its meaning, without getting hung up on the image. Still, it's just one of those cards that -- perhaps because it creeps me out -- I've never been able to connect with beyond its "textbook meaning."

The myth depicted on the Demon/Monster in the Japanese Myth Tarot is that of a (really sexy... >_>) demon who falls in love with a goddess and takes her away to the Island of Demons/Monsters. (Translator's Note: oni is often translated as demon, but it refers to a specific image/type of demon. Oni might better be classified as "ogres," so "monster" is also a commonly used translation.) I'm sure that if I do a little more research, I'll get the connection, but right now the link between the myth (of the Oni and the Goddess) and the card (The Devil) is really obtuse.

Do you guys ever feel this way when you come across certain cards? How do you get them to make sense? Is there something I could do to shine some light on the card?

Thanks! ^_^

 

[BodhiSeed]

I'd like to join the next one is there a sign up thread?

You can sign up for this week! Just post what deck(s) you'll be using so VGimlet can add you to the list.

 

[BodhiSeed]

Hey guys!

So in my Daily Draw, I got the Demon/Monster (XV Devil) Reversed. Quite simply, the Devil is a card that has always unsettled me because I'm Christian and the overt reference to evil reminds me all too much of the fine line I'm walking. In spite of that baggage, I've become able to see past the Satanic-looking figure of the RWS deck and can read the card for its meaning, without getting hung up on the image. Still, it's just one of those cards that -- perhaps because it creeps me out -- I've never been able to connect with beyond its "textbook meaning."

The myth depicted on the Demon/Monster in the Japanese Myth Tarot is that of a (really sexy... >_>) demon who falls in love with a goddess and takes her away to the Island of Demons/Monsters. (Translator's Note: oni is often translated as demon, but it refers to a specific image/type of demon. Oni might better be classified as "ogres," so "monster" is also a commonly used translation.) I'm sure that if I do a little more research, I'll get the connection, but right now the link between the myth (of the Oni and the Goddess) and the card (The Devil) is really obtuse.

Do you guys ever feel this way when you come across certain cards? How do you get them to make sense? Is there something I could do to shine some light on the card?

Thanks! ^_^

I've always seen the Devil as representing that "hole in the soul" feeling, often caused by chronic fear, sadness or anger. To keep from feeling this way, I might try all sorts of remedies like relationships, alcohol, shopping, eating/starving. Likely whatever I choose will give me a temporary reprieve, but as soon as it wears off, I'm back where I started from (or often in even worse circumstances caused by my "cures"). So I double-up on the antidotes; I might have a string of one-night stands or go on a drinking binge. But of course the morning and reality waits for me... The Devil is a pointed way of reminding me there are some things I need to address, or else my problems are going to get worse instead of better. (Just my two cents ).

 

[madhatter00o]

I've always seen the Devil as representing that "hole in the soul" feeling, often caused by chronic fear, sadness or anger. To keep from feeling this way, I might try all sorts of remedies like relationships, alcohol, shopping, eating/starving. Likely whatever I choose will give me a temporary reprieve, but as soon as it wears off, I'm back where I started from (or often in even worse circumstances caused by my "cures"). So I double-up on the antidotes; I might have a string of one-night stands or go on a drinking binge. But of course the morning and reality waits for me... The Devil is a pointed way of reminding me there are some things I need to address, or else my problems are going to get worse instead of better. (Just my two cents ).

This is a great way of looking at The Devil! I especially like your phrase "hole in the soul"... which I'm probably going to steal (I mean, *appropriate*... >_>) for my Tarot journal.

I guess it makes a lot of sense to look at it this way, particularly for my Daily Draw. I've been filling my brain and consciousness with trash for the last few days and making up excuses as to why I don't have to work. The procrastination leads to an even worse sense of foreboding as the deadlines loom, which, in turn, makes me want to procrastinate even more. The Demon (Devil) Reversed is really telling me to shape up. I've got nowhere else to run, and I need to face my demons (heh... >_<).

Especially considering I'd been feeling a complete lack of grounding, that idea of a "hole" is very poignant. Something is missing: motivation. I need to find that motivation, grab hold of it, and use it to climb the mountain of work I've let pile up.

Man, I knew from the Deck Interview that the Japanese Myth Tarot wasn't going to go easy on me, but I didn't realize it was really going to hit me right where I need to be hit. XD I suppose that's the sign of a good deck, though!

Thanks again, BodhiSeed! Your perspective has been enormously enlightening!

 

[swedishfish612]

Enjoying the Victorian Romantic this week. It certainly helps that my favorite images from this deck have been appearing for my daily draws- the Star, the 9 of Cups, Temperance. I forgot how much I love the cardstock and how easily it shuffles.

It's not going as well with my oracle this week, the Heart of Faerie. These cards feel less like an oracle and more like flashcards that tell me about certain faeries. The artwork is lovely, but it just isn't speaking to me strongly the way that some of my other oracles do. Oh well...can't love everything, right?

 

[Scarlet Woodland]

Enjoying my time with the Bohemian Gothic now I've found the angle to reading it. Do wish I could still get the guidebook for it though, as the Alice one is wonderful. So excited to use my new Alice Tarot next week.